Students and employees are invited to a cultural fair from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. The event, part of the university’s Cultural Celebration Week, allows participants to experience different cultures through music, videos, pictures, crafts, games, and food.
Students, their parents, and employees are welcome to compete in a closest-to-the-pin golf competition. The details:
Date: Saturday, Nov. 3
Time: Noon to 4 p.m.
Location: University track
Cost: $1 per shot
Sponsor: George Fox men’s golf team
Top prize: $50
Note: Equipment provided
To all students and faculty with children: The Associated Student Community activities committee is hosting its annual Halloween party beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with trick-or-treating on campus. Festivities continue in the Cap and Gown Room after that, with the event wrapping up at about 8 p.m.
Students and employees are welcome to visit the University Store for this Friday and Saturday’s Family Weekend sale. Drop by between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, and between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, to receive a 10- to 50-percent discount on George Fox University imprinted items (except diploma frames).
As part of Cultural Celebration Week, a collection of essays written by international students is available to employees at the cultural fair scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the EHS Atrium. The collection is entitled “International Voices” and includes observations international students wrote for the George Fox community. Copies are available free of charge.
Faculty: Please encourage your undergraduate students to submit scholarly essays, photographs, poems, and works of fiction and creative nonfiction to Kalos, the undergraduate academic journal. Those who wish to submit pieces may do so by e-mailing them to Casey Kanen for a chance to win a $50 personal check.
Please join the university community in bidding farewell to Holley Clough (Health and Counseling Services) at a reception from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Stevens Center lobby. Holley has been at the university since 1999, the last five years of which she has served as an administrative assistant for Health and Counseling Services. She has accepted a faculty position at Multnomah Bible College.
Cards of appreciation are welcome.
George Fox will celebrate the diversity of cultures during Cultural Celebration Week Oct. 29–Nov. 2. Everyone is invited to participate in the scheduled events. The details:
Monday, Oct. 29
10:40 a.m. – Chapel: “Commoners & Kings,” spoken-word artists from Los Angeles
Noon–1 p.m. – Talk-back lunch with “Commoners and Kings” members, Cap and Gown A
Tuesday, Oct. 30
3-5 p.m. – Cultural Fair (Ron Gregory Atrium, EHS). Everyone is invited to visit booths representing various cultures.
Wednesday, Oct 31
10:40 a.m. – Chapel: Student stories about cultural experiences
Noon–1 p.m. – Talk-back lunch with students, Cap & Gown A
Friday, Nov. 2
8–10 p.m. – Latin dance, Foxhole in the Student Union Building (sponsored by the International Club)
Mary Helen Curruth, a child survival specialist, and Kecia Bertermann, a technical services specialist, will discuss their work with Medical Teams International in Liberia and Indonesia on Monday, Oct. 29, in Lemmons 8 on the Newberg campus. They will speak from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. The event is sponsored by the university’s Liberal Arts Critical Issues Program.
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There is also a prayer request box in the Prayer Chapel on the Newberg campus.
– Staff Development Committee
Resident East students: Due to the Villa Academic Complex dedication on Monday, Oct. 29, you are requested to move your cars out of the VAC parking lots and into the Fulton Street lot in order to accommodate the guests. Thank you for your cooperation in helping to create room for our campus guests to park.
VAC staff: Please use the parking lot on the corner of North Street and Villa to park on Monday.
– Security Services
Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Lewis & Clark, Morse Field
Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. – Women’s cross country in Northwest Conference 6K Championship, Willamette Mission State Park
Saturday, Oct. 27, Noon – Men’s cross country in Northwest Conference 8K Championship, Willamette Mission State Park
Saturday, Oct. 27, 1:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field
Sunday, Oct. 28, Noon – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.
Employees are encouraged to attend an all-campus meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in Bauman Auditorium. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates, be involved in planning processes, and dialogue with President Robin Baker.
Join us this Thursday, Oct. 25, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. for Bon Appetit’s annual Oktoberfest buffet in the Klages Dining Room. Feast on chicken jagerschnitzel, grilled brats, stuffed cabbage rolls, and root beer floats. Learn the “Chicken Dance” or just listen to the music of a live oom-pah band. Free for students on meal plan; $10 for staff, faculty, and guests.
A George Fox Auxiliary luncheon is scheduled for noon Friday, Oct. 26, in the Cap and Gown Room. Thomas Peng (China and East Asia Programs/Intercultural Studies) will speak, and several new Chinese students will be in attendance.
The cost is $7 per person. Reservations are required and may be made by calling Louise Clarkson at 503-538-2850 or Nancy Lamm at 503-538-2321 in advance.
The Health and Counseling Center is hosting a flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the center. Please make an appointment with the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340.
Walk-ins also are welcome and will be worked into the schedule. Employees can bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older. The cost is free for employees on the Pioneer Insurance plan, $1.50 for students with George Fox student insurance, and $15 for those with Kaiser or other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.
All employees are invited to a Wellness Challenge brown-bag lunch at noon Thursday, Oct. 25, in Stevens 101. Josh Priester, an assistant track coach at the university, will give tips for short at-home workouts. There is no need to R.S.V.P.
Due to the Staff Development Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 24, checks will not be processed in the Office of Financial Affairs on Wednesday. Any check requests received on Tuesday or Wednesday will be processed as quickly as possible. For emergencies on Wednesday, contact Sandy Cornell (Financial Affairs) at ext. 2169.
Does race, class, and gender matter to God? This question will be discussed during a “Faith and Film” session scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Hoover 105. The Academy Award-winning film Crash will be shown, and Melanie Hulbert (Sociology) will speak.
Staff: Don’t forget the upcoming conference
Staff Development Conference
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007
Location
Tigard Community Friends Church
8:30 a.m. Check-in and breakfast
9:15 a.m. Devotions, prayer, and worship
10 a.m. President Robin Baker
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Introductions, Jeopardy, Video
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Family Feud
1:30 p.m. Chuck Ferguson – author of Indomitable Spirit – Life-Changing Lessons in Leadership
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Chuck Ferguson
3:45 p.m. Evaluations
