Craig Johnson’s retirement reception set for April 12

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

The George Fox community is invited to join in providing best wishes to Craig Johnson, professor of leadership studies, as he retires after 27 years of faculty service at the university. Refreshments will be provided in the Stevens Center Atrium between 3 and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12.

Farewell reception for Ken Badley set for this Tuesday

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Join us for a reception in honor of Ken Badley as we thank him for his years of dedicated service to the Doctor of Education program and George Fox University.

A reception is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, in Roberts Center 117. Please drop by and wish Ken well in his new endeavors and adventures!

All invited to help out at Community Garden tomorrow

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Come join us tomorrow (Saturday) from 1 to 3 p.m. at the George Fox Community Garden! We’ll be preparing more beds, planting some produce for the season, and having fun getting our hands in the dirt together as a community.

All are welcome regardless of experience level. The garden is located on the corner of Crestview and Villa (near Austin Sports Complex), and you can check out our Facebook page for more information.

If you are interested in attending or have any additional questions, please email Patrick Petrie at ppetrie12@georgefox.edu.

Deadline approaches to sign up for Nepal, Haiti serve trips

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Applications for the 2017 Winter Serve SpiLgrimage to Nepal and Spring Serve Spilgrimage to Haiti with the university’s French department are open!

Nepal (Winter 2016-2017): We will be working with Evangelical Friends Mission and partnering with missionaries that create and distribute dignity packs for women and children who are experiencing marginalization, especially after the earthquake in Nepal. Applications are reopening and can be found at the SpIL website under “Get Involved” and “Service + Ministry” or by following this link.

Haiti (Spring 2017): Additional applications required; contact Thao Gailey (avu13@georgefox.edu). For more information or if you have any questions, email Mikayla Greenwell at mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu.

Applications for these trips are due Friday, April 15!

Be sure to let students know about paid internships now available

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Bruin Careers isn’t only for on-campus jobs. It also has more than 250 internships and full-time positions open right now for students and grads in every major. Several organizations have contacted us recently because they are looking to hire interns and want George Fox students to apply!

Below is a sampling of the local, paid internships available right now. More are listed in Bruin Careers. Students who need any help searching for the jobs or internships that are the best fit for them are welcome to stop by the IDEA Center.

Contact idea@georgefox.edu with questions.

Come to Prayer Chapel this afternoon for intercessory prayer

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Come join us in Lifted Hands Intercessory Prayer as we come together as a community to pray for our campus and community! We’ll be meeting at 2 p.m. today (Friday) in the Prayer Chapel, so be sure to come!

Come see work of seniors at Monday’s LACI exhibit

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Come see and celebrate our seniors’ capstone projects at LACI Exhibit Day this Monday, April 11, from noon to 4 p.m.! Exhibits will be located in the EHS Atrium and Hoover lower lobby. Our theme this year is “Christianity & American Pop Culture.”

If you have questions, please contact Laurie Fair in academic affairs at ext. 2140 or lfair@georgefox.edu.

Schedule your Active Shooter Training now

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Do you know what to do in an active shooter situation? If your department or building has not taken an active shooter training, please consider scheduling this training for this summer.

It will be specific to your building and will consist of classroom instruction on what to do in an incident like this. There will be a simulation so you will know what to do and where to go in your building.

Please contact Ed Gierok (egierok@georgefox.edu), director of security, to schedule your training now for this summer.

Schedule your CPR/First Aid/AED classes now

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Summer is a great time to schedule a CPR/First Aid/AED class! If nobody in your department or building is certified in CPR/First Aid/AED, please consider scheduling a course this summer before the fall semester begins.

The course lasts eight hours, and you will get hands-on experience in basic first aid as well as CPR and how to use an AED. Contact Mark Stone (mstone@georgefox.edu) in security services to schedule a class today.

Be courteous of Bruin Preview guests when parking today

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

The admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students and families to visit campus for our spring Bruin Preview today (Friday). Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots and utilizing street parking instead.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

UCLA professor speaks on history of God’s Word in lecture tonight

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

The university community is invited to attend a free lecture featuring William Schneidewind, author and professor of biblical studies at UCLA, tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The lecture title is “A Short History of the Word of God: Old Testament, Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament, Early and Modern Church.”

Schneidewind serves as the chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and holds the Kershaw Endowed Chair of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies. He received a BA in religion from George Fox University (1984), an MA in historical geography from Jerusalem University College, and a PhD in Bible and Ancient Near East from Brandeis University (1992).

He has been a visiting scholar at the Hebrew University and a research fellow at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. Schniedewind received George Fox’s 2013 Outstanding Alumnus Award. He is the author of five books, including How the Bible Became a Book, which has been translated into seven languages.

The William Penn Honors Program, College of Christian Studies and the George Fox Evangelical Seminary are sponsoring this lecture. Chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Roger Nam at rnam@georgefox.edu.

Volunteers needed for Spring Commencement on April 30

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Volunteers are needed to usher at Spring Commencement! The ceremony will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, in Stoffer Family Stadium.

If you can help, please contact Laurie Fair in academic affairs at ext. 2140 or lfair@georgefox.edu.

Come for time of prayer tomorrow in Prayer Chapel

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Come join us in Lifted Hands Intercessory Prayer as we come together as a community to pray for our campus and community! We’ll be meeting at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) in the Prayer Chapel, so be sure to come!

Be courteous of guests when parking today, tomorrow

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

The admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students and families to visit campus for our spring Bruin Preview on Thursday and Friday, April 7-8. Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots and utilizing street parking instead.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Upcoming FoxTALE webinars, Gradebook open labs scheduled

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

You are invited to upcoming FoxTALE Webinars on new features and Gradebook open labs.

Here is what we have on the schedule for the remainder of spring semester:

Preview the new features coming to FoxTALE in August 2016

  • Webinars scheduled April 12 and 21

Overview of Google Sheets and Forms

  • Webinar schedule April 19

FoxTALE Gradebook open labs

  • Portland Campus on April 27
  • Newberg Campus on April 28

Visit the Schedule of Events page to RSVP.

Can’t fit the webinars into your schedule? View FoxTALE New Features, complete with links to short videos or view our video playlist on YouTube: FoxTALE New Features Playlist on YouTube.

Sponsored by Your Educational Technology Team. Questions? Write servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2569.

Film ‘Of Gods and Men’ shows in Hoover 105 Sunday

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Join us this Sunday, April 10, as Paul Anderson shows the film Of Gods and Men, followed by a discussion of the spiritual themes involved throughout the film. The discussion will be led by Paul and three students from his Biblical Basis for Peacemaking class.

Chapel elective credit is available. We’ll meet at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Contact Emily Barclift (ebarclift13@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Make plans to attend Fox Film Festival next week

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Regular movies getting you down? Do you want to see some amazing short films created by some of our very own student filmmakers? Of course you do!

The Fox Film Festival will be playing in the Cameo Theatre on Friday, April 15, with showings beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tickets for the Cameo are on sale for the low price of $4 per ticket or $6 for two tickets. You can purchase them from Kathy Harris in Minthorn 205.

If Friday is too busy for you, don’t worry! There is also a film showing on Saturday, April 16, in Bauman Auditorium, and admission is free! The show will begin at 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our committee members at filmfestival@georgefox.edu.

Mental health experts speak on campus tonight

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

In case you weren’t aware, Mental Health Awareness Week is this week! Thanks for the support for all of you who have come to our events so far.

Today (Thursday) we’re hosting our final event 7 p.m. in Hoover 103. Speakers from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) will discuss their personal experiences with mental health, and we’ll have time to ask questions and discuss.

Hope you can make it! Contact Elizabeth Davis (edavis13@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Tickets available for ‘The Balkan Women’ production

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Come support our theatre students at the spring drama, The Balkan Women, directed by senior student Cambria Herrera.

Performances are in Wood-Mar Auditorium on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, and Thursday through Sunday, April 14-17. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday matinee (April 17), scheduled at 2 p.m.

Tickets are free for students for both the Friday, April 8, and the Thursday, April 14, shows. Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Please bring your student or employee ID to the door when you attend the show. Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 or older, and $6 for George Fox students and children under 12.

Tickets may be picked up/purchased at the Bruin Store or one hour prior to each show in Wood-Mar Auditorium. They are also available online at theatre.georgefox.edu. A synopsis of the show is also online.

Questions? See Kathy Harris in Minthorn 205 or email her at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Come out to Community Garden this Saturday

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Come join us this Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the George Fox Community Garden! We’ll be preparing more beds, planting some produce for the season, and having fun getting our hands in the dirt together as a community.

All are welcome regardless of experience level. The garden is located on the corner of Crestview and Villa (near Austin Sports Complex), and you can check out our Facebook page for more information.

If you are interested in attending or have any additional questions, please email Patrick Petrie at ppetrie12@georgefox.edu.