Serve Day changed to third Wednesday of fall semester
Recently the Faculty Senate approved a change of schedule for the university’s annual Serve Day. Beginning this fall, Serve Day for the Newberg campus will take place on the third Wednesday of the semester rather than the second Wednesday. Therefore, Serve Day 2016 will be Wednesday, Sept. 14.
Following are reasons for the change:
- It allows more time for planning and implementation of Serve Day at a busy time of the year. The offices heavily involved in planning Serve Day are also busy with beginning-of-the-year activities.
- It is less disruptive, as the first two weeks are the add/drop weeks for students.
- The timing will be better for employees and students with school-age students since most local schools begin the second Tuesday or Wednesday of our semester.
- George Fox serves a number of elementary, middle and high schools, and it is challenging for them to host a serve group with school just beginning. Moving to the third week allows them to get more settled into the school year.
- Moving to the third week will allow more of a semester rhythm to set in for classes, chapel, etc.
- The change opens the potential for the future of sending more groups by major, athletic team, etc.
Questions? Contact Brad Lau at blau@georgefox.edu.