University Mail Services is now offering a courier service to the Salem Center two days a week. The courier currently services the Portland Center each day Monday through Friday. The Salem Center will be serviced on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please have items at Mail Services by 9:45 a.m. to take advantage of this service. Thank you.
– Mail Services
The Chehalem Symphony Orchestra, made up of students and members of the community, will present a musical for children of all ages from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in Bauman Auditorium.
The orchestra will perform Prokokiev’s Peter and the Wolf, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, and Hadyn’s Symphony 99. There is no admission charge. For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel (Performing Arts) at ext. 2620 or dhawblit@georgefox.edu.
The next faculty business meeting is scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in Hoover 105.
Portland and Boise faculty will participate via Polycom.
Holiday luncheons will be served by the students of Family and Consumer Sciences on three upcoming Fridays – Nov. 16, Nov. 30, and Dec. 7. Each luncheon will include a chicken entree with seasonal accompaniments, soup or salad, beverage, and dessert. The cost is $8.
Lunches will be served from noon to 12:30 p.m. in Lemmons Room 4. Contact Helen Morse (Communication Arts) at ext. 2640 between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for reservations and any dietary accommodations.
The Staff Development Committee is hosting a staff lunch at noon Monday, Nov. 12, in the Cap and Gown Room. All staff are welcome to enjoy the food, fun, and fellowship. There will be door prizes, and the cost is $3 per person.
Everyone is welcome to join an inter-faith dialogue Thursday evening from 6:30-8:30pm in EHS 125. Guest presenters are Shahriar Ahmed, President of the Bilal Mosque in Beaverton and Rabbi Isaak of Congregation Neveh Shalom.
Contact Kendra Irons at kirons@georgefox.edu for more information.
Performing Arts will host a free chamber concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Bauman Auditorium (not Klages Dining Hall, as previously advertised). The event will feature the following groups: Handbells, Mello Cellos (joint ensemble of George Fox and Linfield), Clarinet Quartet, String Chamber Group, and Early Music Ensemble.
Health and Counseling Services is still offering flu shots. Call ext. 2340 to make an appointment. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Flu shots are free with Pioneer insurance, $1.50 for students with the university’s health insurance, and $15 with any other type of insurance.
The 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, chapel in Bauman Auditorium will begin with a special presentation, coordinated by the Bruin Heritage Society. After a short video highlighting the university’s history, a group of dedicated alumni (from the 1930s through the 1960s) will sing the university’s official song, “Close Beside Chehalem’s Mountain.”
For many years the song, written in 1904 by several students, was taught to incoming students during orientation and sung after every sporting contest. More recently, the song has all but vanished from the campus.
The alumni who are participating are excited to share this piece of George Fox’s history with the current campus community. We hope you are able to attend and are touched by the love they have for their alma mater.
The Bruin Heritage Society is dedicated to preserving the history and traditions of George Fox University as well as connecting students with alumni. To find out more, e-mail bruinheritage@georgefox.edu.
– Alumni Relations
The Newberg Community Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Bauman Auditorium. Also performing will be a special guest: the Portland State University Concert Band. Admission is free.
George Fox University’s Symphonic Band will perform with special guest bands at an invitational band concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in Bauman Auditorium. The Portland State University Wind Ensemble and Pacific Crest Wind Ensemble will be special guests for the event. Admission is free.
All employees are invited to a Wellness Challenge brown-bag lunch at noon Friday, Nov. 9, in Stevens 109. Kathy Weiss (Biology) will speak about the science of nutrition. There is no need to R.S.V.P.
Bruin Preview is scheduled Thursday and Friday, Nov. 8-9. Students can avoid the crowds in the cafeteria by eating before 5:30 p.m. or after 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Also, please avoid parking in the Stevens Center lot on those days so that visitors will have space. Please help welcome prospective students as they visit our campus.
– Admissions
If you have not already done so, please complete, check, and sign your October time sheet (staff) or time off report (administrators), and then send it on to your supervisor for signature. These forms can be found at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/forms.html.
Please send it to Human Resources at Box 6108. If your supervisor is not available to sign, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.
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
