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
Mail Services again has received permission from Jan Coleman, Yamhill County Clerk, to be an unofficial drop site for any Oregon county ballots. Please deliver the ballot to University Mail Services and hand it to a clerk at the window. No postage is necessary for Oregon ballots dropped off at this site.
Deadline at University Mail Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 (election day)
Students, staff, and faculty: Tuesday is the last day to pick up your lost and found items in the Bruin Den. The tables will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes after that time. Please stop by if you are missing an item.
You are invited to attend the dedication ceremony and open house for George Fox University’s Villa Academic Complex on Monday, Oct. 29, in the VAC lobby. The ceremony is scheduled from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. The building will be open for tours and refreshments from 5 to 6 p.m.
Parking is restricted to guests from the city and Providence Newberg Hospital. Employees are being encouraged to walk over.
The Visual Arts Department will host an opening reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, for Eileen Cotter Howell’s “Points of Departure” art exhibition in the Minthorne Gallery. The reception will be followed by an artist’s talk session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the adjacent Hoover 102.
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). Details on the world-premiere production are as follows:
Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: Oct. 25-27; 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 performances
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
Caitlin Corning (History) will present “Beyond the Pop Quiz: Evaluating Student Learning” at a faculty teaching forum scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.
Studies have shown that students learn best when continually assessed, not just tested with a midterm or final exam. This session will discuss different techniques and assignments to evaluate student comprehension and encourage learning.
Those who have not reserved a lunch through Student Life – email Jere Witherspoon by 4 pm on Monday, October 22 – should bring their own. 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 the sessions will be available at the “Events and Resources†link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.
Come pick up free 2006 and 2007 Selah t-shirts from the Pennington House (corner of Sheridan and Center).
Contact Amy Lorenz (ext. 2134) for more info.
It’s that time of year again: time to get your flu shot. The Health and Counseling Center will host 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. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please make an appointment by calling the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. Walk-ins also will be accepted and worked into the schedule. Employees are welcome to bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older.
The shots are free for Pioneer insurance, $1.50 for George Fox student insurance, and $15 for Kaiser and other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.
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.
Considering grad school? It’s not as scary as you may think. Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school. To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.
