Attention all music majors, minors and enthusiasts: You are invited to hear more about upcoming George Fox music events at a meeting hosted by the university’s music education chapter at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, in the choir room. If you have any questions, just swing by the music department or send an e-mail to Nathan Casteel at ncasteel08@georgefox.edu.
Multicultural Services invites the university community to a “Coffee and Culture” gathering the first Thursday of each month. The first meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Moore House (off of Fulton Street). This is a new event this year.
Student speakers and guests will share their stories and things about their culture. The atmosphere will be fun and casual and give you a chance to meet your George Fox neighbors. Additionally, if any students or employees would like to be a part of this or future events, please contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at syonemur@georgefox.edu or ext. 2318.
The Portland Center will host a one-hour session on biblical entrepreneurship from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. It will include a 30-minute presentation by Wende Jones, a BE-certified teacher, a panel discussion, and an audience Q&A with the panel.
The event will serve as an introduction to a three-day intensive course on how to apply foundational biblical principles to basic business concepts. The course, Biblical Entrepreneurship 1 (BE 1), will be hosted at the Portland Center Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 17-19. Sessions will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Online registration is available, and more information is posted on the course flier and website. Those who register by Sept. 4 receive a $25 discount.
Also, you are invited to hear about biblical entrepreneurship directly from course founder Patrice Tsague on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when he speaks at the monthly Northwest Christian Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 S.W. Tualatin-Sherwood Road, in Tualatin.
Bon Appetit is pleased to announce that the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe now accept credit and Visa debit cards.
In addition, remember to check out our weekly menus in our newly remodeled Klages Dining Room as well as the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe. You can get information related to our commitment to sustainability at cafebonappetit.com/georgefox.
Following is information on music opportunities available on campus.
Band
Symphonic Band: Contact Pat Vandehey if you have any questions. All students interested in band should attend rehearsals during the first week of classes (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 4:40-6 p.m.) to give them a sense of the music we will be playing. Auditions for chair placement will be held on Monday, Sept. 7, during normal rehearsal time. Audition material is posted outside of the band room door, Ross 210, and you will be able to sign up for a time slot during the first week of classes.
Jazz Band: Information about Jazz Band auditions will be released at a later time.
Choir
Women’s Chorale (Monday/Wednesday, 2:40-3:30 p.m.) and Men’s Chorale (Tuesday/Thursday, 2:40-3:30 p.m.) are non-auditioned groups of female and male singers of varying ability. Please show up to the first rehearsal to get permission to enroll in the class. Contact Gary Frame for more information.
Concert Choir (Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 3:40-4:50 p.m.) is an auditioned group consisting of both male and female singers. All students (including students who are auditioning) should attend the following rehearsals during the first week of classes:
Men – Monday and Wednesday
Women – Tuesday and Wednesday
Auditions for Concert Choir will be held Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. If you are interested in auditioning, pick up an information/audition packet and sign up for a time slot outside of the Performing Arts office on the second floor of the Ross Center.
Jazz Choir and Chamber Singers auditions will be held during the first and/or second week of classes, time TBD.
Other Vocal Opportunities: Private applied voice lessons with one of three instructors and voice class (group lesson), of which there are three sections, are available: Monday/Friday, 11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Monday/Wednesday, 1:40-2:30 p.m.; Monday/Friday, 9:40-10:30 a.m. Sign up through MyGFU if you are interested in either of these opportunities.
String
Contact Kathleen Lavengood for information on our String Ensemble.
Contact Ben Brooks for information on the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra.
Small Ensembles: Contact Dick Elliot for more information.
Order Bruin Directories for your department now with our easy online form at bit.ly/bd09-10. The price has not been set yet, but directories should be about $4 each. Please submit one order for your entire department. Questions? E-mail rleslie06@georgefox.edu.
Students are interested in what those who instruct and advise them are reading. They want to know the authors and ideas impacting those employed at George Fox.
The university library would like to create a display of such books accompanied by the name of the employee and a couple of sentences about the impact of the book on the employee’s life. The library will find a vetted synopsis of the book and include that in the display as well. Please consider submitting a title along with your thoughts for this display. An online submission form is available, and forms also may be picked up at the reference desk. The deadline for submission is Sept. 30.
Staff and faculty: For the immediate future, if you need to be issued a parking permit, or need to replace a broken one, please come to the security office during office hours and we can issue it there. If you need to update your vehicle information, please use this new link: webservices.georgefox.edu/forms.
Everybody who has submitted a vehicle registration form this summer should find their parking permit at Mail Services next week. Thank you for your patience during this database switch. Please call ext. 2090 if you have further questions.
It’s time to order university stationery. For detailed order instructions, go to the university communications website.
Elizabeth Holme (Print Services) will work with the Office of Marketing Communications in ordering general university (i.e. non-departmental stationery) letterhead and envelopes. You will continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through her.
Orders are due by Monday, Sept. 7.
Marketing Communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may now submit and view your name tag requests. Provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged. Examples of title or department include: Dean of Students/Student Life and Admissions Counselor/Admissions. The next order will be placed Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Serve Day arrives on Wednesday, Sept. 9. As a reminder, only team leaders have their lunch paid for. All other employees need to bring their own lunch. If you would like to buy a bagged lunch for Serve Day, please e-mail serveday@georgefox.edu so we can add you to a list. Then come to the Information Table on the morning of Serve Day and pay $6.25 before bagging your lunch.
Thank you!
Serve Day Committee
Bruindata will be retired on Thursday morning, Aug. 27. The services formerly accessed in Bruindata are now available at MyGFU.georgefox.edu.
President Robin Baker will provide a university update and introduce new faculty members at a George Fox Auxiliary luncheon scheduled for noon Friday, Sept. 4, in the Cap and Gown Room. Reservations are required and tickets are $7.50 per person.
In addition to Baker, new faculty members scheduled to speak are Michael Bevis, director of the English Language Institute; Annette Nemetz, assistant professor of management; and Nick Willis, associate professor of mathematics.
To make reservations, contact Margene Haworth at 503-538-0604 by Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Students, staff and faculty: Security Services is boxing up the summer lost and found items, so if you have lost something, please come to the security office between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. before Friday, Aug. 28. All items not claimed by then will be donated to charitable causes.
Financial Affairs is offering a training session on how to create purchase requisitions in PeopleSoft. It is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the Wilhite House (Surf Shack).
The session is a repeat of the sessions offered earlier in the summer. Learn to create a purchase requisition and monitor the requisition through the approval and PO process. Please R.S.V.P. to Karon Bell or Sheila Abercrombie if you will attend.
The University Store’s back-to-school hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Sept. 11. The bookstore will also be open this Saturday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The bookstore is also hosting back-to-school specials:
Also, art and school supplies are 15 percent off. Sale ends Friday, Sept. 11.
The faculty courier will be running again this year between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. If you are interested in signing up for this service, please e-mail the following information: your name, location of pick-up/delivery, and a list of persons that may sign for deliveries to rbraden@georgefox.edu.
A message from Mail Services: The courier will leave the Newberg campus after Friday’s all-employee meeting, arriving later than usual at the Portland Center.
Be sure to turn in your requests for library course reserves no later than Wednesday, Aug. 26, if you wish to have them processed before school starts. The form can be found online.
Requests are processed in the order that they are received and can take up to five days to complete. The beginning of the semester gets a little backed up, and we would appreciate your help by getting your requests submitted as soon as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to call the library circulation desk at ext. 2410 or e-mail mlrcreserves@gmail.com.
The Serve Day committee needs your help for the evening carnival on Wednesday, Sept. 9. If you would be willing to help run a game booth for one hour, please contact Michelle Conrad or Danya Ochsner. The shifts available are 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
