This month’s all-employee meeting will be moved up to a 3:30 p.m. start time Thursday, April 17, in Hoover 105. The meeting will begin with a PeopleSoft presentation that will last until 4:10 p.m.
At 4:15 p.m., three strategic planning workshop chairs will present reports on strategic planning. All employees are encouraged to attend.
You are invited to drop by the Nutrition Expo displays in Klages Dining Room April 14-18. Learn ways to improve the healthfulness of your diet and lifestyle. Presented by students of the Family and Consumer Sciences Department’s nutrition class.
The Faculty Development Committee is hosting a Faculty Research Forum featuring Neal Ninteman and Gary Spivey (Engineering) at 10:45 a.m. Friday, April 18, in Hoover 105. Neal and Gary will present “Servant Engineering: Offering Cups of Cold Water (and other cool things) in Jesus’ Name.”
You are invited to join the English Language Institute for a costumed reader’s theater production of scenes from The Robe, a fictional account of a Roman tribune who participated in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The presentation relates his experiences following that life-changing event. Presented by the Level B speech class of the English Language Institute and friends.
The production is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in Lemmons 8.
Engineering will host its second annual Engineering Expo on Friday, April 18, in EHS. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium, engineering class project presentations will be on exhibit.
Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., industry-sponsored senior design presentations will be showcased in EHS 102. Featured will be a dry food products automated seasoner for PPM Technologies and a ruggedized portable thermal printer for Tripod Data Systems. Refreshments will be provided.
The University Store is hosting its annual PJ sale from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. Wear your PJs to the bookstore and save 10 to 50 percent on select merchandise throughout the store.
The MBA program seeks a temporary administrative assistant to work for the next few weeks at the Portland Center until a replacement for Jan Thomas can be hired. If you know of someone who might be a good fit for this job, please have the person contact Peggy Kilburg by e-mail pkilburg@georgefox.edu or phone (554-2182). The department would like to find someone who can work full time, but may consider less than full time help.
The HR office will closed most of this week as we begin our PeopleSoft training and implementation work. The office will be open Monday, April 14th until 3:00 p.m. It will be open only one hour each day Tues. (15th), Wed. (16th) and Thurs. (17th), between 4:00 and 5:00. We will be open as usual on Friday, April 18th. We regret the inconvenience, but appreciate your understanding and patience.
We will respond to email and voice mail as quickly as possible between training sessions.Â
PBS videos on demand are no longer available through Bruindata, but may still be accessed through the library. These 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.”Â
Multicultural Services is hosting a Luau Tuesday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m. The event will include live music, authentic Hawaiian food, activities and student hula dancers.Â
We are looking for helpers to set up, tear down, and run some games. If you are interested or willing to help on Tuesday between 8:00-4:30 p.m., please contact Amber Nelson at anelson04@georgefox.edu or Burel Ford bford@georgefox.edu or ext. 2318.
Join faculty, students, and staff on Wednesday (April 16) 2-3:15 p.m. in celebrating the contribution of Tom Johnson, who has served for the last 11 years at George Fox University. He has filled the roles as interim president, seminary dean, and professor of biblical theology. Tom and Michele will be moving to Whidbey Island in their retirement. Their presence among us will be greatly missed.
Come to the Duke Atrium in Stevens Center for sharing, music, refreshments and fellowship.
The annual Fox Film Festival is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Cameo Theater in downtown Newberg, and at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in Bauman Auditorium.
The cost is $4 for Friday’s showing and free on Saturday.
Please join the cinema and media communication department to celebrate a year of hard work. The films to be shown each night are:
Friday, April 11
Plight Before Christmas
The Lowly Landscaper
Wayne
Sunday Drivers
Here with Myself
God’s Call
Week on the Street
Saturday, April 12
Choices trailer
Goldie’s Last Days
Cafeteria
Cherry Coke
The Haunting of Quincy Walters
Loneliness
Ferdalangur
Awards will be handed out throughout the evening of April 12.
The Liberal Arts and Critical Issues (LACI) Senior Capstone projects will be on display in the Gregory Atrium in EHS and the Hoover Academic Building lower lobby on Monday, April 14 from noon to 4 p.m. Please come and view the excellent senior projects. The theme is Christianity and American Pop Culture.
For more information, e-mail Caitlin Corning at ccorning@georgefox.edu
The final staff lunch of the semester is set for noon Monday, April 14, in the Cap and Gown Room. In addition to the food and fellowship, entertainment will be provided by singer Jelani Greenidge. There also will be door prizes. The cost is $3.
Thursday, April 10 – Men’s golf in George Fox Invitational II, Chehalem Glenn Golf Course, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, April 11 – Women’s tennis vs. Puget Sound, campus courts, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 – Men’s tennis vs. Linfield, campus courts, 1 p.m.
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926
What are you planning to do with your summer? Faculty responses to such a query typically range from research to relaxing. Come share your summer plans and hear from others about how they use their summer to further their calling as educators and scholars.
A Faculty Teaching Forum, “Summer Reading, Writing, and Renewal,” is set from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.
Guiding questions will be used to help in planning your summer activities. If you’re interested, read Don’t Waste Your Summer and Finally, Some Time for … in advance of the session.
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) at jwithers@georgefox.edu by 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 14. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.
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.
The faculty business meeting on the Newberg campus will return to Hoover 105 this Friday, April 11, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served. Watch your e-mail for agenda and proposals.
The university’s International Justice Mission chapter is hosting a fund-raiser now through Thursday, April 10, in the Student Union Building during lunch (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Support IJM by buying a beaded bracelet and picking up more information about IJM and how you can support the organization. For more information, visit ijm.org or e-mail Joanna Cox at jcox05@georgefox.edu.
The May Serve team traveling to Thailand is hosting a fund-raising banquet from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13, in the Klages Dining Room.
The event will include a silent auction. Free childcare is available (with meal provided), and a gourmet meal will be prepared by a professional chef (a vegetarian option will be available).
Tickets cost $10. To purchase them, contact e-mail Candice Thiessen at cthiessen04@georgefox.edu and let her know how many tickets you’d like, your campus box number, if you’d like the vegetarian meal, and how many children (if any) you’re bringing. She will mail you your ticket via campus mail.
You are invited to attend the 2008 senior graphic design portfolio presentation. Ten senior visual arts/graphic design majors will present their work and discuss design concepts in the creation of their portfolio.
The presentation runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Hoover 105.
