The Daily Bruin

Mark your calendar now to attend our annual Homecoming celebration on February 8 and 9 on the Newberg Campus. The weekend’s activities will include a concert by the band Five O’Clock People, Homecoming basketball games, and affinity reunions for Pacific College alumni and anyone that has ever taken a dance class from Steve Grant.

Additionally, there will be class reunions for alumni from 1998, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1968, 1948, and 1938.

For more information, please contact Robby Larson, director of alumni relations at x2130 or rlarson@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be upgraded to version 1.8 on Monday, August 13, from 6am – noon. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time. Faculty members, you will receive additional information via email. Please contact the Service Desk with any questions or concerns.

George Fox University is expecting 25 – 30 new international students this year! We are looking for 2 – 4 more families who would be willing to have up to two international students stay in their home the nights of Sunday, August 19 – Wednesday, August 22. Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner and provide transportation to and from George Fox so students may attend orientation sessions during the day. Host families will receive a small stipend to help defray some of the costs.

If you are interested in this opportunity to bless George Fox University international students please contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2211.

There will be a lot of paving being done on campus today – July 30th. Carlton Way will be closed behind the Commons until this is completed. They will also be paving other areas by Bauman, VAC and Kershner House.

Attention Ladies:

Keep an eye out for the 2007 Selah brochures. They will be sent to your campus mailboxes very soon. Uncovering Joy is this years Selah theme, and we will be having three great speakers that you will not want to miss. If you would like to save $10.00 off your registration fee then you might consider volunteering for the event. We have volunteers for registrations, ushers, and lunch builders. For more information on this event please visit the web site http://www.georgefox.edu/selah .We hope you will join us this year!

To volunteer for registrations and ushering please contact:
Amy Lorenz
503-554-2134
alorenz@georgefox.edu

To volunteer for Lunch building please contact:
Danya Ochsner
503-554-2121
dochsner@georgefox.edu

The Library and IT departments are pleased to inform you that selections of PBS videos are available for viewing for any GFU employee or student. You can gain access to these Videos On Demand via BruinData by choosing the VOD menu. The titles will also be incorporated into our library’s Foxtrax catalog. This program is somewhat experimental so feedback will help us determine how or if this program should grow. Comments can be directed to Greg Smith.

Serve Day 2007 is approaching and we are growing increasingly excited about this upcoming opportunity to serve our community. We will soon be assigning each living area to a serve site which may include projects like yard work, cleaning, painting, or even visiting residents at a nursing home. Please let me know if there are any physical limitations or anything that may prohibit you from being able to participate in specific activities. We will do our best to accommodate you.

Send this information to Kayin Griffith, Serve Day Coordinator, at serveday@georgefox.edu.
Kayin Griffith
Serve Day Coordinator
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serveday@georgefox.edu

Check out the hot prices of George Fox product during our next GENESIS sale, this Thursday and Friday, at the University Bookstore. Save 20% on all GFU imprinted items (except diploma frames, of course). This includes all new merchandise that’s arrived!
Save 25% – 50% on marked down items on our sale tables. Save 30% on select books that are being cleared out!

The EDFL Symposium “Women and minorities in Educational Leadership” features two days next week with Dr. Karen Longman. Her topics include: “Strengthsbased education” on Monday July 9 and her personal journey in leadership addressing the symposium themes of “models, mentors, barriers and hopes” on Tuesday July 10. Attendees are encouraged to take the StrengthsFinder instrument prior to Monday’s session. Two books that include a unique ID code for taking the StrengthsFinder instrument on the web are available for sale in the EDFL department, 206 N. Meridian Street.

Dr. Longman came to Azusa Pacific University in 2006 as a professor of higher education. Prior to coming to APU Dr. Longman served for six years as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Greenville College (IL) and for 19 years as Vice President for Professional Development and Research at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, based in Washington, D.C. She continues to serve as a Senior Fellow with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities and has coordinated Leadership Development Institutes for emerging leaders within the CCCU since 1998.

The symposium schedule each day starts with an informal lunch by either going through the cafeteria at 11:45 or brown-bag, with the speaker making their presentation from 12 to 12:55 pm. After a short break there is a question and answer period from 1 to 2 pm.

If you want to make lunch reservations please send an email to Julie Green jgreen@georgefox.edu

The EDFL Symposium “Women and minorities in Educational Leadership” on Friday, July 6 is featuring our own Diane Wood, a GFU professor that serves in both the MAT program and Family Consumer Sciences department. The message of each of the speakers during our 14 day symposium is through their own lense of “models, mentors, barriers and hopes.”

Diane has recently completed a chapter titled “Barriers to Women as Leaders in Faith-based Colleges and Universities: Strategies for Change” to be published in Women in Academic Leadership: Professional Strategies, Personal Choices. The book is edited by Diane R. Dean , Susan J. Bracken , Jeanie K. Allen, published by Stylus. More information on the book can be found at the publishers website: http://styluspub.com/books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=128106

The symposium starts with an informal lunch by either going through the cafeteria at 11:45 or brown-bag, with the speaker making their presentation from 12 to 12:55 pm. After a short break there is a question and answer period.

If you want to make lunch reservations please send an email to Julie Green jgreen@georgefox.edu

Monday, July 2 kicks off the three week EDFL symposium with a different speaker each day. Come join us for lunch, or the speaker and the discussion. Lunch starts at 11:30 in the Student Center, speaker starts at about 12 noon (or whenever we can get people through the line), and a panel discussion starts at 1 pm. This week’s speakers are:

Thursday, July 5th – Dr. Kathi Robinson, a 2007 EDD graduate, and executive director of school improvement for Hillsboro School District.

Friday, July 6th – our colleague SOE Diane Wood. Did you know Diane has recently completed a chapter in an edited book on this topic?

FULL DETAILS ON EDFL WEBPAGE

Thursday, July 5 – Today’s speaker for the EDFL Symposium “Women and minorities in Educational Leadership” on is Dr. Kathi Robinson, executive director of school improvement for the Hillsboro School District. Kathi has served as an english teacher and gifted coordinator for the Beaverton School District, and in Hillsboro as assistant principal at Century High School, a middle school principal, and two years in her current position. She just completed her doctoral dissertation in April based on research on the practice of gifted education in Oregon public Schools and is a 2007 graduate of the George Fox Ed.D. program.

The symposium schedule each day starts with an informal lunch by either going through the cafeteria at 11:45 or brown-bag, with the speaker making their presentation from 12 to 12:55 pm. After a short break there is a question and answer period.

If you want to make lunch reservations please send an email to Julie Green jgreen@georgefox.edu

HELP PLEASE — Weekend Home-stays needed! Looking for two families interested in hosting 2 South Korean students each for this coming weekend (Friday evening – Sunday afternoon). GREAT opportunity to share a cross-cultural experience within the context of your home. Students are here for 3 weeks as part of our English Language & US Cultural Studies Program. Please contact Andrew Englen a.s.a.p @ 503-961-5254 if interested or with any questions.

Don’t forget about our last Sidewalk Sale at the University Bookstore that’s this Friday and Saturday, June 22nd – 23rd from 8 – 5. Save 50% on clothing, plus 20% on GFU items inside the store (except diploma frames). Hope to see you there!

This is a last minute reminder that the University Bookstore will be CLOSED next week for its annual year-end inventory starting Saturday at 5 p.m., June 23rd. Due to the importance of performing this function accurately to better serve our customers, please take note of the following:

~ Phones will not be answered
~ On-line orders will not be filled
~ There will be no money available to make change

Please plan ahead for any purchases you may need. The bookstore will reopen on Monday, July 2nd, at 8:30. We thank you in advance for your support and cooperation!

The University Bookstore is having its last 50% off Sidewalk Sale during the next GENESIS — Friday and Saturday, June 22nd and 23rd. Save 20% on GFU merchandise inside the store (except diploma frames). Hours will be 8 – 5.

The University Bookstore, including textbook annex, will be CLOSED the last week of June to perform its year-end inventory. Please be aware of the following:

• On-line orders will not be filled.
• Phone orders and requests will not be received.
• There will not be any money available to make change.

Please shop ahead before this week long closure.

The bookstore will reopen on Monday, July 2nd at 8:30 a.m. to serve our customers. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Help us save lives of women and children in DR Congo by volunteering at our upcoming run. We need help on 6-21-07 at 6pm and 6-23-07 varying times. To volunteer please call Lindsey at 503-267-0560. See also www.runforcongowomen.org

George Fox University is expecting 25 – 30 new international students this year! We are looking for approximately 15 families who would be willing to have up to two international students stay in their home the nights of Sunday, August 19 – Wednesday, August 22. Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner and provide transportation to and from George Fox so students may attend orientation sessions during the day. Host families will receive a small stipend to help defray some of the costs.

If you are interested in this opportunity to bless George Fox University international students please contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox..edu or 503-554-2211.

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