Plan to join us in Minthorn 200 between 3:30 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, for an open-house-style reception as we wish Debbie Berhó, professor of Spanish, farewell after 19 years of faculty service at George Fox. Come wish her well on her new adventure as director of the Latin American Studies Program in Costa Rica.
Questions? Contact Penny Martin (pmartin@georgefox.edu).
The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.
Come see the poster presentations of health and human performance seniors tomorrow (Friday) from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center lobby.
Topics include “Resisted Treadmill Running vs. Regular Treadmill Running,” “Strength Gains With Localized Muscular Vibrations and Compression vs. Regular Weight Training,” “The Effect of Physical Exercise On College Student’s Stress Levels,” and “The Effect of Kinesio Taping On Athletic Performance.”
Contact Byron Shenk (bshenk@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Come join us for a final gathering in Contemplative Worship! We’ll be meeting with God in the quiet, a moment of peace in a sea of chaos as the semester comes to a close. It will be in the Prayer Chapel today (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m., and there will be chapel credit.
We hope to see you there!
The last day to place orders using the purchase order system is Tuesday, May 31, for the current fiscal year. This includes all requisitions which must be budget checked, approved and converted to purchase orders. This helps ensure all products or services ordered via purchase order will be received by June 30, 2016.
Fiscal year 2016-17 purchase orders will need to wait until July 1. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt Hammar by email (mhammar@georgefox.edu) or at ext. 2162.
Come say goodbye to the bookstore’s Sandy Gidding tomorrow (Friday) in the Stevens Center atrium from noon to 1 p.m. Sandy is embarking on a new journey after 33 years in the Newberg and George Fox communities. Come celebrate Sandy, say your goodbyes and enjoy some coffee and pastries!
Note: Per Sandy’s request, large gifts are not necessary, though Starbucks gift cards would be greatly appreciated.
Tickets are still available to see Mr. Darwin’s Tree, the acclaimed British one-man play about the life and work of Charles Darwin, scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Produced by Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) and sponsored by George Fox’s science and religion clubs, the play aims to enhance the conversation on science and religion.
Written by noted playwright and director Murray Watts (The Miracle Maker, KJB: The Book that Changed the World, The Dream) and starring British film, TV and theatre actor Andrew Harrison (Dorian Gray, Miss Marple, Beyond Narnia), Mr. Darwin’s Tree presents a very human and very real Charles Darwin, one who wrestled with the challenges that his theories posed for traditional beliefs.
Admission is free, but if you plan to attend an RSVP is requested, available at this link.
Questions? Contact Jeongah Kim at jkim@georgefox.edu. More about the play is available at mrdarwinstree.com or scio-uk.org.
All are welcome to cheer on the Engineering Robot Competition in the EHS Atrium today (Thursday) from 9 to 10:50 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., and from 1:30 to 3:20 p.m., with the finals at approximately 3:30 p.m.!
Come out to support our engineering students! Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).
The last Spanish Chapel is today (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at noon and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.
Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.
Rand Michael, associate professor and program director of the Graduate School of Counseling, will again be the keynote speaker for “Shattering Stigma with Stories,” a conference that addresses the interface of the church and mental health/illness.
Rand’s keynote title is “From Stigma to Style: Choosing Our Life Narrative.” The conference, scheduled at New Hope Community Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 23, targets mental health professionals as well as clergy and church laity. The church is located at 11731 S.E. Stevens Road, in Happy Valley.
Contact Rand (rmichael@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Do you have neck or lumbar pain? Would you like to have it looked at for free while also helping out our physical therapy students? Our second-year students need three volunteers from 1 to 2 p.m. and seven volunteers from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. We will meet in Roberts Center’s Room 204.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Brianna Provoast (bprovoast@georgefox.edu) as soon as possible.
ASC is hosting the last dance of the year, Spring Formal, at the Crystal Ballroom this Sunday, April 24. We are still in need of some faculty and staff/administrators to help chaperon the event. Chaperons will be provided with a gift card and a fun time! Spouses are welcome to join along.
If you are interested, please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu).
Come say goodbye to Sandy Gidding this Friday, April 22, in the Stevens Center atrium from noon to 1 p.m. Sandy is embarking on a new journey after 33 years in the Newberg and George Fox communities. Come celebrate Sandy, say your goodbyes and enjoy some coffee and pastries!
Note: Per Sandy’s request, large gifts are not necessary, though Starbucks gift cards would be greatly appreciated.
The Bruin Store is hosting a 25-percent-off sale on a wide variety of merchandise, including short-sleeve and long-sleeve tees, tanks, hats, drinkware, George Fox pens and JVC Gumy Headphones. Swing by today (Wednesday).
This offer is available in-store and online at georgefoxshop.com. Check us out!
The MLRC and Portland Center libraries are now accepting debit and credit cards to purchase print cards. No more digging in your pockets or wallet for that extra change to purchase a print card. You can now purchase the print card you need with your debit/credit card.
The IT Service Desk not only accepts your debit or credit card, but Apple and Android Pay is also available. So if you need a new ID card, power adapter or to pay for those unexpected repair parts you will no longer need to provide cash or a check. Just put it on the card.
We will continue to accept cash and checks through June 30, 2016. Beginning July 1, 2016, these locations will only accept your electronic forms payment (debit/credit/touch pay), and ID cards will no longer be charged to student accounts.
Contact Piper Parks at pparks@georgefox.edu if you have questions.
Celebrate Earth Day with us on Saturday, April 23, by coming to the university’s Community Garden to help get the space ready for the growing season. We will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. The garden is located in the field on the corner of Crestview and Villa Road. All are welcome!
Learn more about the garden by joining our Facebook page and consider joining the garden for the summer. Contact Cherice Bock for more information at cbock@georgefox.edu.
Come see what our engineering students have been working on this Friday, April 22, at the Spring Engineering Expo in the EHS Atrium between 4:30 and 6 p.m.
Industry-sponsored senior design projects, servant engineering projects, and College of Engineering class projects will be on display, and student participants will be available to answer questions.
All are welcome! Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).
It will be an exciting summer as we open the new dining hall, Canyon Commons! This facility will feature a large dining hall area (seating up to 555), three conference/meeting rooms (holding from 80 to 90 each that can also be combined to create a larger space), the president’s dining room (seating up to 20), and an espresso cafe (seating up to 60).
In May, construction will also begin on the remodeling of the former dining hall, servery, kitchen and Cap and Gown Room into space for the College of Engineering, which means that the Bruin Den and Bruin Bites will be impacted. Following are important dates to keep in mind in terms of meal service venues for the summer:
Thank you for your flexibility, patience and understanding as we transition to a new facility! Questions regarding food service can be directed to Denny Lawrence (dlawrenc@georgefox.edu), resident district manager with Bon Appetit Management Company, or Brad Lau (blau@georgefox.edu), vice president for student life.
The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this Thursday, April 21, in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.
The offices of spiritual life and academic affairs invite the entire community to Spring Convocation this morning (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Provost Linda Samek will present faculty awards and share about “Knowing God and Knowing Truth.” Worship will be led by Danielle Warner, assistant professor of music. The entire community is invited to join!
