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What holiday is celebrated on Feb. 1? It’s National Freedom Day. The purpose of this holiday is to promote good feelings, harmony, and equal opportunity among all citizens and to remember that the United States is a nation dedicated to the ideal of freedom.

Major Richard Robert Wright Sr., a former slave, fought to have a day when freedom for all Americans is celebrated. When Wright got his freedom, he went on to become a successful businessman and community leader in Philadelphia. He chose Feb. 1 as National Freedom Day because it was the day in 1865 that President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment – the amendment to outlaw slavery – to the Constitution.

Wright gathered national and local leaders together to write a bill declaring Feb. 1 “National Freedom Day,” and President Harry Truman signed the bill in 1948 to make it official.

You are invited to an MBA informational meeting at 12:00 noon, Thursday, Feb. 7, in the conference room at the Boise Center. The meeting lasts approximately one hour and lunch is provided (RSVP requested).

You’ll learn the distinctives of the program and details of the coursework from the program director, have the opportunity to speak candidly with a current student, and learn about the application process and financial aid.

Join us and/or tell someone you know who is interested in pursuing an MBA.

Questions? Contact Kris Thompson, Graduate Admissions Counselor, via e-mail at kthompso@georgefox.edu or at 208-375-3900.

Bruce Strom and Rae Casey, School of Professional Studies Boise campus, will present a session on Hybrid higher education best practices in February at the Midwest Scholar’s Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

Bruce Strom, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership (School of Professional Studies) at the Boise campus, wrote the following articles:

• Knowledge management. Idaho Business Review (Guest Writer Series) (February18, 2008).

• Updating business plans (The Small Business Advisor), Small Business Success Center News (Greater Boise Area Chamber of Commerce) (February, 2008).

• Find out whether you’re cut out for entrepreneurship. Idaho Press-Tribune. Nampa, ID. (January 23, 2008).

• Strategic small business planning: Intentional planning can help turn small businesses into bigger businesses for the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Success Center News for the January, 2008 issue.

For more information about these articles, contact Bruce Strom at bstrom@georgefox.edu.

All George Fox University students (undergraduate and graduate), as well as alumni from the class of 2007, are invited to apply for the honor of presenting a project during the reception prior to the March 7 inaugural dinner for the university’s 12th president, Robin E. Baker, PhD.

Selected applicants will be invited to attend the inaugural banquet and will give casual presentations to attendees during the reception hour, answering questions and explaining their projects when people approach them.

Additional information Online application

The George Fox University Boise Center will close on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, for MLK day.

On Friday, March 14, 2008, the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Success Center will host an unprecedented learning opportunity for women in business. The Global Athenaeum, to be presented from a pre-recorded live broadcast in New York, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the George Fox University Boise Center.

Cost is $89 per individual ticket, or $80 per person for groups of five or more registering together.

This event is presented by George Fox University and sponsored by Washington Trust Bank.

For more information, click here.

All George Fox University students (undergraduate and graduate), as well as alumni from the class of 2007, are invited to apply for the honor of presenting a project during the reception prior to the March 7 inaugural dinner for the university’s 12th president, Robin E. Baker, PhD.

Selected applicants will be invited to attend the inaugural banquet and will give casual presentations to attendees during the reception hour, answering questions and explaining their projects when people approach them.

Additional information    Online application

Ever wonder about racial issues?

Or how to deal with them as a part of God’s kingdom?

On our journey together to build the Kingdom of God, we encounter many challenges in understanding ourselves and our society. SCORR is the Student Congress On Racial Reconciliation to be held at Biola University Feb. 8 – 10, 2008.  

During this enlightening conference, we will be able to dive in to honest discussion with other Christian College students, tacking the race issue, while also having some “unrelated” fun with them as well!

If this interests you, please contact Burel Ford at bford@georgefox.edu for more information.

You can also check out their site for more details: http://studentlife.biola.edu/diversity/scorr/.

Graduate students leave a lasting impact on their communities by completing Service Learning Projects during their MBA and MAOL programs. George Fox students have worked with more than 70 local nonprofit organizations and the list continues to grow. Final presentations to the organizations are now complete and the projects have been outstanding. Members of the groups are often moved beyond words at the depth and scope of the work completed. One group has been asked to present their findings to the Idaho Legislature in the New Year. Below is a brief overview of the projects completed by the M10 cohort.

Advocates for Inclusion: Students assisted the organization in clarification of their identity by establishing a mission, vision, and values statements. They also developed a marketing plan to identify potential sponsors and provided recommendations for increasing the awareness of the organization.

St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center: Students performed a nursing recruiting strategy research project. Research included local students graduating in the field of nursing, Canadian nursing students, and a selected group of Schools of Nursing. Students made recommendations as to how St. Alphonsus can recruit and keep quality nurses.

Community Alzheimer’s Respite and Enrichment (C.A.R.E. Club): Students performed a comprehensive analysis of the organization’s budget, staffing and benefits, industry comparison, and board of directors. A Standard Operating Procedures and CARE Club promotional PowerPoint was crafted and delivered for marketing and training purposes.

Idaho Community Review: Students reviewed the current practices and business model of the Idaho Community Review organization to enhance the post review process for follow-up. The Idaho Community Review strengthens rural Idaho by connecting communities with professionals who can assist in specified areas to provide communities with analysis and feedback for improvement opportunities.

Please let Beth Schafer, assistant professor of management and service learning project coordinator, know of any organizations you think we should consider adding to our list.

George Fox will close for the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov. 25. All offices will be closed, including the administrative offices and bookstores on the Newberg campus and Portland Center. The Boise Center also will be closed.

The Newberg library will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and be open from 6 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 25. The Portland Center library will close at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed until Monday.

The Richter Scholars Program awards research grants to undergraduate and graduate students. Students in all disciplines are eligible to receive the awards and awards have been used to support everything from summer research in chemistry to a campus film project.

Awards are typically around $3,700 and can include student stipends (undergraduates can include up to $3200 for a summer stipend). Graduate students may apply for stipends; however, graduate student awards typically support direct costs of the research. Students applying for stipends should indicate the amount of time they intend to spend on the project.

The attached announcement provides details about the Richer Scholar program and on what must be included in an application. In addition, there is a guide designed to help students in the preparation of proposals. For more information, visit the university’s website (http://www.georgefox.edu/academics/richter).

Applications must be turned in to Chris Koch, chair of the Richter Scholars Committee, on the Newberg campus (psychology office; Hoover Academic Building, Room 110), and Mark Weinert, director of the Portland Center, at the Portland campus (seminary office). Boise and Salem students should mail their applications to Chris Koch (at George Fox University, 414 N. Meridian St., Box 6143, Newberg, OR 97132). Applications are due by Dec. 3, 2007, at 4 p.m. Awards will be announced no later than Dec. 22, 2007.

Library and IT wish to remind you that a selection of PBS videos are available for viewing for any university employee or student. You can gain access to these “Videos on Demand” via FoxTrax by searching for the keyword “VOD” or on Bruindata by choosing “VOD” on the menu bar.

The university is now using iTunesU (iTunesUniversity) to distribute public events such as chapel. Access it from blogs.georgefox.edu/chapel/itunesu.html and it will fire off your iTunes program.

A number of courses also are beginning to use iTunesU to supplement the distribution of podcasts such as classroom lectures and special assignments.

It is now possible to access all university calendars from any location. Until now, users had to be on the campus network or use the VPN to see internal university events.

To view the internal calendar, go to calendar.georgefox.edu or select the Calendar tab in Bruindata and log in with your regular George Fox username and password. As before, the public calendar is available to everyone from calendar.georgefox.edu/public and does not require a login.

If you have questions about the calendar, contact the IT Service Desk by e-mail or by calling ext. 2569.

To: Summit Borrowing and catalog contacts
From: Nancy Nathanson

Summit will be down beginning late Saturday night, Sept. 8, through Sunday afternoon Sept. 9, at about 4 p.m. We will shut down Summit sometime after 9 p.m. Saturday night, prior to a campus power outage for electrical equipment maintenance and upgrade.

Please contact me if you have any questions.
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Nancy Nathanson, Resource Sharing Program Manager, Orbis Cascade Alliance
nnathans@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-1860

George Fox libraries now provide access to Classical Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound, and African American Song.  These combine to offer tens of thousands of tracks of music as well as drama, poetry, and more.  To access, go to the library’s alphabetical list of databases at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/murdock/alphabeticalindex.html and select the database of choice.   Listeners can create playlists of their favorite tracks.

FoxTALE will be upgraded to version 1.8 on Monday, August 13, from 6am – noon. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time. Faculty members, you will receive additional information via email. Please contact the Service Desk with any questions or concerns.

The Library and IT departments are pleased to inform you that selections of PBS videos are available for viewing for any GFU employee or student. You can gain access to these Videos On Demand via BruinData by choosing the VOD menu. The titles will also be incorporated into our library’s Foxtrax catalog. This program is somewhat experimental so feedback will help us determine how or if this program should grow. Comments can be directed to Greg Smith.

Hey Boise Center, we now have our very own blog! Be sure to check back often as information will be continually updated. You can also access the RSS feed or, if you click on the e-mail icon, you will receive daily updates in your e-mail inbox. You’ll never miss an announcement again! Also, if you have any important news you’d like to share with faculty, staff or students please forward those items to Shelly and she will make sure they are posted here.