A car wash fundraiser is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Newberg Les Schwab. Come and support members of the 2009 May Serve team as they raise money for their trip to South Africa to work with Monte Christo Ministries. Make a donation to a good cause and get your car washed too.
If there is any possibility that you will use tuition remission during the 2009-10 academic year, whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s) be sure to complete a Tuition Remission Request Form for each person and submit it by Monday, March 2.
Please go to this tuition remission instruction page for instructions on completing the forms, and for the link to the forms themselves. It is important to read this information before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form. Incomplete forms will be returned without being processed.
For information about the Tuition Exchange program, contact Karlyn Fleming (Academic Affairs).
The film Grandma Zula’s Legacy will be shown for faculty and staff from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 2, in Stevens 207 on the Newberg campus.
Learn about the issue of racism in Portland through the film. You’ll also get to meet the film’s creator and producer through a talkback discussion.
Please R.S.V.P. to Joel Perez (Student Life) at jperez@georgefox.edu if you plan to attend.
Join the Department of Performing Arts next week in supporting our small chamber ensembles in their presentation of the Winter Chamber Concert. The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Friday, Feb. 20
1 p.m. – Baseball vs. Concordia-Portland, Morse Field
1:30 p.m. – Softball vs. Eastern Oregon (DH), Morse Field
2 p.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Whitworth, George Fox campus courts
4 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Banquet & Induction Ceremonies, Kalges Dining Hall
6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
8 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Feb. 21
11 a.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Whitman, George Fox campus courts
Noon – Baseball vs. Concordia-Portland, Morse Field
6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
8 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym – Homecoming Court
Sports Hall of Fame — The university will induct the following individuals into its Hall of Fame this weekend: Nate Barnett (baseball), Gegi (Bonera) Ward (women’s soccer), Howard Crow (four-sport athlete), Randy Winston (track and field coach), the 1999 Bruin baseball team, and Nike College Basketball Sports Marketing Director Eric Lautenbach (meritorious service). They will be introduced at halftime of the men’s basketball game Friday.
Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament – The Bruins, currently 23-0, are tied for No. 2 in the WBCA national poll and ranked No. 3 in the D3hoop.com poll. The women have clinched the Northwest Conference championship and will be home for the NWC Tournament next week.
The Bruins will host a to-be-determined opponent at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the semifinals. If they advance, they will host the championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Because this is a postseason event, regular-season passes are not valid for admission. Ticket prices for all tournament games are $6 for adults and $3 for seniors 55 and older and students 18 and younger. College students from the participating schools only will be admitted free with their student IDs.
For more information about any of the upcoming events, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.
Homecoming 2009 is set to take place this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, on the Newberg campus. Hosted by Alumni Relations, this annual celebration includes a diverse selection of events designed to help alumni reconnect with each other and with the university.
Highlights of Homecoming 2009 include the Winter Music Concert on Friday night; the Alumni Celebration Brunch Saturday morning; class reunions (for the classes of 1939, 1949, 1969, 1979, 1984, 1989, and 1999) Saturday afternoon; and a Young Alumni Gathering at Abby’s Pizza on Saturday night. Additionally, this year’s schedule features two special affinity reunions — one for alumni of the George Fox football program, and one for alumni of any George Fox business program.
Homecoming also features the final two nights of conference basketball play for both the men and undefeated women squads.
To find out more, visit homecoming.georgefox.edu.
Homecoming basketball games are scheduled this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, in the Wheeler Sports Center. On Friday, Willamette University visits to play the George Fox women (23-0) at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. The 2009 Sports Hall of Fame recipients will be introduced at halftime of the men’s game.
On Saturday, Pacific Lutheran comes to Newberg to play the women at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. Homecoming festivities will take place during halftime of the men’s game.
Join the Department of Performing Arts for a presentation of the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Come wrap up homecoming week with the Department of Performing Arts as the department presents its Homecoming Concert featuring the Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Chorale. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.
A Faculty Research Forum, “Why Faith is a Virtue,” based on the work of Robert Adams and Alasdair MacIntyre, will be presented by Phil Smith (Religious Studies) at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Hoover 105.
One of the best academic experiences that English Language Institute students have each semester is class observation week. If you are willing to have ELI students observe your classes, please e-mail Martha Iancu (ELI) at miancu@georgefox.edu by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, with the following information: course number, title, days, times, place, and maximum number of observers. Students will attend only those classes that you list. Thank you.
A limited number of George Fox “Think Pink” T-shirts that the women’s basketball team and cheerleaders wore at the Feb. 6 “Pink Zone” game are available for $10. Money goes toward breast cancer research. E-mail MaryJo McCloskey or Patty Findley (Athletics) if interested. Only smalls and mediums are available.
The Associated Student Community will discuss the idea of giving money to help remodel the Bruin Den at a meeting between 3 and 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, in the Bruin Den. If you would like to hear more about this proposal, please join ASC members for this time of prayer and fasting. If you have questions, e-mail Matthew Getsinger at mgetsinger07@georgefox.edu.
A Faculty Teaching Forum, “An Introduction to Second Life Educators,” is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in Hoover 104 (Hoover-Hatfield Library).
Over the last two years, several faculty members at George Fox have been exploring and using Second Life, a multi-user virtual environment, for teaching and learning. Join Robin Ashford (Portland Center Library) and Scot Headley (EDFL) as they present on Second Life and its potential for use by professors and other educators.
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation at noon.
All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available at the “Events and Resources†link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Mail Services! Just a reminder, if you are ordering flowers/balloons for someone on campus, they must delivered Friday, Feb. 13, preferably early in the day.
For security reasons, flowers can’t be delivered to student housing. Mail Services is closed on the weekend.
The university’s Associated Student Community is teaming with the AARP, IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue to sponsor a free tax consultation service, Tax-Aide, between 2 and 5 p.m. Feb. 13, Feb. 27, and April 3 in the computer lab on the second floor of the Hoover Academic Building.
Sessions also will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 14, Feb. 18, March 7, and April 4.
Bring the necessary information (for a list, see fliers posted in Hoover and sent in the mail). For more information, visit the AARP site.
Please be aware that we are unable to prepare certain types of complicated returns, including those that involve inventory, depreciation, or rental income.
The university’s library website has been upgraded. You can now search all of the library’s Web pages from a convenient search box on the library’s homepage.
The Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Program will continue its exploration of issues around the future of the American Dream on Monday, Feb. 16. Speaker Shoshon Toma-Sweet will speak about his experience as a legislative assistant in Oregon and as a board member of the Oregon Center for Christian Values.
Also speaking will be Kathleen Gathercoal (Graduate Psychology), who will discuss the role of the church and advocacy on national issues.
The program, entitled “Constructing the Dream: Civil Society and the Role of Government,” runs from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. in Hoover 105. The university community is invited to attend.
Alumna and author Dawn Herzog Jewell will be on the Newberg campus on Monday, Feb. 16, to talk about her work helping victims of sex trafficking. She will be speaking in chapel at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium and host a book signing at 11:45 a.m. in the University Bookstore. She is the author of Escaping the Devil’s Bedroom.
Herzog Jewell’s chapel talk will weave the stories of individual victims of sexual exploitation with an examination of the realities that got them there in North America and overseas. She also will highlight ministries that are reaching one life at a time through prayerful visits to strip-clubs, bars and seedy streets.
George Fox student designers will showcase their fashion creations on a runway in the west end of the Student Union Building dining hall at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Dress is business casual, and there is no admission fee (donations welcome).
