A photography show featuring George Fox student work will be on display at Chapters Bookstore in Newberg for the month of December.Â
The “First Friday” show opening will be 5 to 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7. Prints are for sale and make great Christmas presents. Contact Anita Opazo for info.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Corban, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday., Dec. 8, 4 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame ceremonies, Klages Dining Hall
Saturday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Warner Pacific, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Northwest, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
The Sports Hall of Fame class of 2008 includes Nancy Rissmiller for basketball and track and field, Adolphus Onua for track and field, John Smith for track and field, the 1980 women’s track and field team, former baseball coach Pat Bailey, and Tom Hewitt for meritorious service. Tickets for the ceremonies are $25 for adults and $12 for children age 12 and under. Contact the department of athletics at ext. 2910 for tickets or additional information.
Contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 for more information on the basketball games.
Managing the load: Teaching, Research, Service
Presenter: Paul Chamberlain
Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Executive Dining Room
Join Paul Chamberlain, chair of the Personnel Committee, to hear how the committee reviews teaching, research, and service activities when considering promotion and tenure files. Time will be available for discussion about ways to effectively manage the three sometimes-competing realms of faculty responsibility.
To reserve a lunch e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 2:00 pm. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. 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.
Weather reports indicate that the Pacific Northwest may experience a strong windstorm in the coming days. In light of this, it is strongly recommended you consider moving your vehicle to a safer location.
Please note: No parking citations will be issued to accommodate this preventive measure.
If you are assigned to park in the following parking lots, please move your vehicle as soon as possible:
The following parking lots would be better options during high winds:
Thank you for your cooperation.
All faculty and staff are invited to a “general talk†session with each of the visiting provost candidates on the days and times listed below. Each candidate will be presenting on one of two topics: “How they see themselves changing the university†or “Thoughts on the future of higher education,†with time for questions and answers. Please mark your calendars.
Carlos Campo: Monday, Dec. 3, 10:40 – 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105 (note time and place change)
Ginger MacDonald: Thursday, Dec. 6, 3:40–5 p.m. in EHS 102
For those of you unable to attend, the sessions will be recorded and posted online at the following link: http://media.georgefox.edu/cgi-bin/itunesustaff.pl.
Help make Christmas special for a family of four with two boys, ages 4 and 8. A giving tree is located in the Stevens Center Atrium.
The Liberal Arts, Critical Issues (G.E. senior capstone) program will present 35 student projects focused on how we can better understand and interact with the developing world. These projects reflect the semester-long research of the 170 students participating in the program this semester. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The projects will be be presented from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in Hoover and the EHS atrium.
Calling all adjuncts: Your current parking permit will expire on Dec. 31, and if you are going to be on contract for all or part of 2008, you need to renew it. Please bring your soon-to-expire permit to the Security Services office between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. before Dec. 28 to exchange it for a new permit. At that time we will update your vehicle information and re-issue you a 2008 permit. If you have switched from full-time status to adjunct status, you need to return your white staff hangtag and exchange it for an adjunct permit.
If you have questions, call ext. 2090.
– Security Services
Please take a break on “dead day” Monday, Dec., 10, and drop by the Murdock Learning Resource Center’s multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail, and coffee. The treats will be offered between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Our Christmas treat to you …
– Library staff
The Department of Performing Arts presents
“Let Heaven and Nature Sing!”
Welcome the Christmas season with the university’s annual Christmas concert, featuring the Concert Choir, Men’s and Women’s Chorale, Symphonic Band, and Strings.
Dates: Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8
Time: 7:30 p.m. (preconcert music at 7 p.m.)
Location: Bauman Auditorium, Newberg campus
Matinee performance: Sunday, Dec. 9
Location: Village Baptist Church, 330 S.W. Murray Blvd., Beaverton
Time: 2:30 p.m. (preconcert music at 2 p.m.)
One complementary ticket for performances is available to George Fox students, faculty, and employees. Tickets may be picked up in advance with an ID card at the University Box Office. Purchase additional tickets online at music.georgefox.edu or at the University Box Office (ext. 3844).
All faculty and staff are invited to a “general talk†session with each of the visiting provost candidates on the days and times listed below. Each candidate will be presenting on one of two topics: “How they see themselves changing the university†or “Thoughts on the future of higher education,†with time for questions and answers. Please mark your calendars.
Carlos Campo: Monday, Dec. 3, 10:40 – 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105 (note time and place change)
Ginger MacDonald: Thursday, Dec. 6, 3:40–5 p.m. in EHS 102
For those of you unable to attend, the sessions will be recorded and posted online at the following link: http://media.georgefox.edu/cgi-bin/itunesustaff.pl.
The Health and Counseling Center is still offering flu shots. Vaccines are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call ext. 2340 to make an appointment.
Flu shots are free with Pioneer insurance, $1.50 for students with the university’s health insurance, and just $15 with any other type of insurance.
All students, faculty, and employees are invited to a language lab open house from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in Minthorn 100. Swing by and see our new location, now on the first floor of Minthorn Hall. Hot tea and cookies will be provided.
Students can get an edge in the job market by earning one credit with these online courses: “Claim Your Career Calling” GEED214; “Become Workplace Familiar (Internship)” GEED216; and “Find Suitable Employment” GEED218. Every assignment is a practical step toward helping you further your career. Plus, its online so you may do classwork anywhere at anytime.
For more information on classes or how to register, contact Christee Wise (Career Services).
During Cultural Celebration Week, the English Language Institute published International Voices, a collection of essays by international students at George Fox. We distributed it to interested students at chapel and have provided each office on the Newberg campus a copy.
If you would like a copy for yourself, or a class set, just let Martha Iancu (Communication Arts) know.
Could a guest lecture by an international scholar enhance one of your classes? A directory of international Fulbright Scholars in the United States whom you might invite to give a guest lecture at an event or in classes is available for you to peruse.
After you identify a promising candidate, you may apply for funding for the scholar’s visit through the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program. The information is available at the Fulbright display in Lemmons 9. You also may access the Directory of Fulbright Visiting Scholars online at www.cies.org.
For more information, contact Hanna Pierson-Compeau at 202-686-6235 or olp@cies.iie.org.
The campus community is welcome to enjoy engineering’s “Wobble Off” from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Ron Gregory Atrium. The event is a demonstration of freshmen engineering students’ first project – a variety of oscillating steam/air-operated engines. The event highlights the students’ first year studies in engineering design, solid modeling, and machining, and showcases the creative and impressive results of their design/build projects.
The students’ engines will compete in a variety of categories, including maximum speed, minimum vibration, maximum coast, cost efficiency, and creativity/craftsmanship.
Tim Timmerman (Visual Art) will introduce art students showcasing their work at a luncheon sponsored by the George Fox University Auxiliary at noon on Friday, Dec. 7, in the Cap and Gown Room.
The event is open to all employees for $7. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Nancy Lamm at 503-537-2321 or Louise Clarkson at 503-538-2850.
Multicultural Services is hosting a film series next semester, and director Burel Ford would like your input on other possibilities for the series. Below is the current listing of dates and movies to be shown. Films begin at 7 p.m. in EHS 102 on the Newberg campus. Faculty members are encouraged to consider offering extra credit for attendance or implementing the films into curriculum.
Jan. 16Â Â Â Amazing Grace
Jan. 22Â Â Â Crash
Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Pride
March 12Â Â Â Freedom Writers
If you have not yet completed the Best Christian Workplaces survey, please take about 10 minutes to do so. The survey close date has been moved from Dec. 2 to Dec. 7. The link is www.bwinstitute.com/survey/login.aspx. The access code is 1680-571.
The Best Christian Workplaces Institute will present the survey results in summary format to maintain all employees’ confidentiality.
