The School of Education will continue to host a joint National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) accreditation visit through Wednesday, Nov. 7. The visit began on Nov. 2 and is the School of Education’s first national accreditation visit.
As you have opportunity, please welcome our accreditation team members to George Fox.
Employees and students interested in getting involved with the new community garden on campus (as well as those who have started being a part of it already) are welcome to help put some of the beds “to bed” for the winter and/or find out more about the garden at a “bedtime party” Friday, Nov. 2.
From 2 to 5 p.m., we’ll be harvesting potatoes, squash, and sunflowers, and spreading compost on the beds we’re putting to bed for the winter.
From 5 to 5:15 p.m., we’ll be making plans for the winter and spring. So, whether you’re already a supporter of the garden or would just like to learn more, please join us for any or all of this time.
P.S. We’ll have some apple cider.
– Corey Beals (Religious Studies)
The School of Education will be hosting a joint National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) accreditation visit Nov. 2-7. While the School of Education has been accredited by the state for many years, this is the first national accreditation visit.
Two accreditation team members will visit the Boise Center and Redmond campus on Nov. 2. The team of 10 begins its visit in Newberg and Portland on Nov. 3. As you have opportunity, please welcome our accreditation team members to George Fox.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
The university community is welcome to a free jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in Bauman Auditorium. Guest vocal jazz artist Kathy Kosins, the George Fox University Jazz Band, and the Faculty Jazz Trio will perform.
The public is invited to a free fall concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in Bauman Auditorium. The performance will feature the university’s Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorale, Women’s Chorale, and String Trio. For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel (Performing Arts) at ext. 2620
Plant Services will be installing new light poles in the Villa Academic Complex South lot Friday. All vehicles must be moved out of the South VAC lot before Friday morning. Owners who cannot be found will have their vehicles towed at their expense. The South lot will be closed all day.
As an alternative, there is plenty of parking at the Le Shana lot. Thank you for your cooperation.
– Security Services
A faculty teaching forum, “The First Day of Class: Beginning with the End in Mind,” is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.
The first day of class is vital for setting expectations that will impact the remainder of the semester. In this session, Dwight Kimberly (Biology) will share some of his philosophy and strategies for getting his classes off to a strong start and carrying through to the end of the semester.
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6. 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. Video podcasts of forums will be available at the “Events and Resources†link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.
You are invited to join the engineering department for its annual “Pumpkin Chunkin'” event at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Farmer Brown’s Pumpkin Farm. The event demonstrates student-designed catapults that fling pumpkins.
To get to the farm, take 217 toward St. Paul. Turn left on McKay Road and follow it until the truck weight station. Signs will direct you to the parking area. For more information, e-mail Lynn Scott (Engineering).
The Portland Youth Philharmonic will perform two concerts in Bauman Auditorium Sunday and Monday, Nov. 4-5.
Sunday’s concert begins at 4 p.m. and features the PYP’s wind ensemble. Tickets cost $10 for seniors/students and $12 for adults and will be available at the door a half hour before the concert.
On Monday, the PYP’s youth orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for that performance.
Students in modern British literature and French classes, with technical help from theatre students, are combining to stage a one-time theatrical performance of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. The presentation will be in both French and English (subtitles will be provided). Admission is free, and a brief talk-back session will follow the show.
To learn more, e-mail Kathleen Heininge (Writing/Literature).
Friday, Nov. 2 – Women’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, 11 a.m., Morse Field
Men’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, 1:30 p.m., Morse Field
Volleyball vs. Puget Sound, 7 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Nov. 3 – Women’s soccer vs. Linfield, 11 a.m., Morse Field
Men’s soccer vs. Linfield, 1:30 p.m., Morse Field
Contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 for more details.
Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:
Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student
Includes:
Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.
The George Fox Auxiliary is again hosting a holiday bazaar and silent auction this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, in the Ron Gregory and Hoover atriums on the Newberg campus.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There is no admission charge, and all proceeds go toward the university’s auxiliary scholarship fund.
Vendors will be selling various crafts, linens, jewelry, candles, handmade gifts, plants, holiday breads and candies, acrylic paintings, gift boxes, and many silent auction pieces. The silent auction closes at 2 p.m. Saturday. Bidders must be present to receive the bid.
Questions? Contact Janet Lyda at 503-538-3032.
More than 800 family members are expected to visit for the university’s 27th annual Family Weekend Nov. 2-4. Events include a dinner and jazz concert on Friday night; faculty lectures and workshops Saturday morning; a luncheon, meet-the-president reception and music department concert Saturday afternoon; and a closing chapel service on Sunday. Guests also will be treated to theatre performances of Whatever Kindles (Nov. 1-4) and an improv comedy presentation Saturday.
George Fox University Theatre will present alumna Tricia Gates Brown’s Whatever Kindles, a play about the lives of individuals who volunteer for Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), this Thursday through Sunday. The details:
Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: Nov. 1-4
Times: 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 4 performance at 2 p.m.)
Location: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Tickets: $10 general admission; $8 seniors/alumni; $6 students/children under 12*
*Employees receive one complimentary ticket; students admitted free to Thursday performance
Synopsis: Whatever Kindles is a fictional play based on the stories of actual events in the life of CPT. CPT volunteers work to prevent violence and promote alternatives to war in Iraq, the West Bank, Columbia, and other regions in the world devastated by violence.
More information: theatre.georgefox.edu
Note: Mature content
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).
