Volunteers are needed to help with Kaleo 2008, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23. Volunteers will be needed at various times. Volunteers will receive a $10 discount off of their registration and a free Kaleo T-shirt. For more information, contact Amy Lorenz (Alumni Relations) at alorenz@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134.
Join us in honoring MLK Day with a day of service on Monday, Jan. 21. Service opportunities include the Burnside Rescue Mission and the Next Step Transitional Facility. Transportation will be provided from the Stevens Center lot at 9 a.m., with arrival back at George Fox scheduled for approximately 4 p.m. Please call Burel Ford (Multicultural Services) at ext. 2318 or via e-mail (bford@georgefox.edu) for more details and to sign up.
Religious Studies is hosting an “Intellectual Feast” from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the Hoover Lounge. The program:
“Contemplating Epiphaniesâ€
Kendra Irons and Creative Non-Fiction
What do a tractor and communion have to do with each other?
Come and find out …
David Sherwood (Social Work), editor of the journal Social Work & Christianity for a number of years, will be available this semester to consult with faculty regarding publication, particularly in journals, and to provide editorial assistance with writing projects. Some of the areas David may be able to help with include:
Faculty at any campus may contact David at dsherwood@georgefox.edu and consultation can be conducted via e-mail or face-to-face on the Newberg campus.
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to the inaugural Spring Peace and Justice Symposium session sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice. The event is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Special Collections Room on the second floor of the library on the Newberg campus.
Clint Baldwin (Political Science) will make an opening statement, followed by an introduction by President Robin Baker. Presenters will be Lisa McMinn (Sociology) and Mark McMinn (Psychology).
The symposium will explore and celebrate the diversity of approaches for exemplifying Christ’s all-inclusive call to peace and justice in our lives.
Questions? Contact Baldwin (cbaldwin@georgefox.edu) or Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies and Center for Peace and Justice) at lfendall@georgefox.edu.
Multicultural Services will host a trip to Portland State University to hear civil rights pioneer Marian Wright Edelman on Thursday, Jan. 17. A van will leave the Stevens Center parking lot in Newberg at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. lecture, held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans her entire professional life. She began her career in the mid-’60s when, as the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss. In 1968, she was counsel for the Poor People’s Campaign that King began organizing before his death.
General admission is $10 per person; it is free for those with a valid student ID. For more information, contact Burel Ford (Multicultural Services) via e-mail or at ext. 2318.
Multicultural Services will host a Faith and Film event featuring the movie Amazing Grace, based on the inspiring true life story of British antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce.
The film will be shown 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in Hoover 105.
It’s the age of the Great British Empire and Wilberforce is a newcomer to the world of politics. He must learn to operate in a world of skillful deception and cunning one-upmanship in order to attain his goal: the abolition of the slave trade.
Do you use a portable electric heater in your office or workspace? Please don’t be a fire hazard to yourself or others in your building. Be sure to follow all the directions included with the heater. Keep all combustible material three feet away from the heater and always turn it off when you leave.
– Plant Services
A fund has been established for the creation of a Colleen Richmond Memorial Scholarship. Colleen, a former associate professor in the Department of Writing and Literature, passed away in January 2007, and this scholarship intends to honor her memory and the students she loved.
The scholarship will be awarded yearly to a writing/literature major with particular interest in international literature and gender studies; Colleen was passionate about both areas in her research and her teaching. We will begin awarding the scholarship for the 2009-10 school year. If you are interested in contributing to this fund, please contact Nancy Almquist (Development) at ext. 2120.
The first staff lunch of spring semester will be at noon Monday, Jan. 14, in the Cap and Gown Room. All staff are welcome to this time of fun, fellowship, and food. The cost is $3.
Need contact information for university employees? An updated telephone extension and box number list is available. Click on the link and print for your convenience. Contact Sarah Marvin (Telephone Services) at ext. 2099 for updates and corrections.
The university will host community meetings to introduce the two finalists for the vice president of marketing and communications position.
Applicant Rob Westervelt, director of brand management at Biola University, will present from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, in EHS 102. Candidate Laura Brittain, director of Synergy Advertising and Design of Hickory, N.C., will visit from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in EHS 102.
Both candidates will speak for about 20 minutes on the topic “From what you know or have learned about George Fox University, how would you approach marketing the university and its programs?†A question-and-answer time will follow. All faculty and staff members are invited.
The candidates’ application materials are available online.
Missions Week is scheduled Jan. 14-16. Dr. Samuel Kamaleson, vice-president-at-large of World Vision and co-founder of Friends Prayer Band of India, will be speaking in chapel Monday and Wednesday. He also will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Hoover 105 and host a talkback lunch at noon Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Cap and Gown Room.
Chris Lahr from Mission Year will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Hoover 105. Also, join Chris for lunch Tuesday at noon in the Bruin Den.
This is a reminder that Friday, Jan. 11, is the last day to return books at the University Store’s textbook annex, unless you are dropping a class. You must have a receipt for proof of purchase. It’s also the last day to use the price-matching program.
Bookstore hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, this week and next. The next Saturday opening will be Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Health and Counseling Center still has flu vaccine available. Call ext. 2340 and make an appointment if you would like a flu shot. Flu shots are free with Pioneer Insurance, $1.50 for students with university health insurance, and $15 with any other type of insurance.
You are invited to an opening reception for “Legacy: Ceramic works from prominent Northwest artists and their collections” from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, in Minthorne Gallery (Hoover). The collection of ceramic artwork includes priceless historical artifacts as well as works from internationally prominent contemporary artists. The exhibit runs through Feb. 1.
Marketing and Communications has scheduled photo sessions for faculty and staff who wish to update their pictures on the university’s website. In Newberg, sessions are scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 15-16, from 2 to 4 p.m. both days. Photos will be taken at the River Street House, located at the base of the Stevens Center.
For Portland Center employees, a photo session is set from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in PDS 296.
Employees who have not updated their photos recently are encouraged to participate. There is no need to R.S.V.P. or sign up.
The Department of History and Political Science invites all faculty to attend lectures by three political science faculty candidates. They will be speaking on their various research topics. The lecture schedule is as follows:
Jonathan Eastvold: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 3:45 p.m., Stevens 101
Doug Haugen: Thursday, Jan. 10, 3:30 p.m., Stevens 101
David Meyer: Monday, Jan. 14, 2:30 p.m., Hoover-Hatfield Library
Elvis has returned and Bon Appetit will be celebrating his birthday in its very own Heartbreak Hotel – Klages Dining Room – from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8. If you’ve never had a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich – an Elvis favorite – this is your chance. Non-board students, staff, and faculty pay $7.75 at the door.
This is a reminder about the price-matching program the University Store offers on textbooks during the first week of classes each semester. Take your printed information to the textbook annex in the basement of the library between Jan. 7-11. The guidelines:
