In honor of MLK Day, the Black Student Union and Alliance will be showing Selma in the Foxhole at 4 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 24, with a light discussion after.
There will be pizza, popcorn and drinks. We welcome everyone, including employees. So take a study break and join us!
Questions? Contact Markayla Shattuck at mshattuck13@georgefox.edu.
The Academic Resource Center is open for business as of this week. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 1 to 10 p.m., and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. If you would like to have an ARC consultant come speak to your class about the services we offer, feel free to contact Melanie Mock at mmock@georgefox.edu.
If you are requiring that students visit the ARC or if you are hoping the ARC will facilitate writing groups for your class, please let us know by contacting Hannah Adderely at hadderely@georgefox.edu. To help facilitate our own work with your students, please consider sending along any support material, including assignment sheets and rubrics, to Hannah as well.
Faculty, please be sure to tell students about the Christian Camp Job Fair coming to campus Thursday, Jan. 21. We will have 24 Christian camps on campus this to talk to students about a wide variety of paid summer positions across the nation.
This is a great chance to see what opportunities are out there at one convenient time and place. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the EHS Atrium.
Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu.
Come to the Global Ministry Fair and meet representatives from different ministries focused around the world. If you want to learn more about how to use your medical, engineering, marketing and business, communication, teaching, or social services training in a missional setting, or are curious about potential internships or job opportunities, come to the EHS Atrium between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. today (Wednesday)!
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Email Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with questions. See you there!
Come support our theatre students at this winter’s musical presentation of The Spitfire Grill, directed by Rhett Luedtke.
Performances are in Wood-Mar Auditorium on Jan. 28-31 and Feb. 4-7. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the two Sunday matinees (Jan. 31 and Feb. 7), scheduled as 2 p.m. matinees.
Tickets are free for students for the two Thursday shows (Jan. 28 and Feb. 4). 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 $14 for adults, $10 for seniors 65 or older, and $8 for 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 support the George Fox a cappella group, Quakers and Notes, as they compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Northwest quarterfinals at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, at Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, in Tualatin.
Ten groups will be competing for a top-two spot. Those that do move on to the semifinal round in Los Angeles. Among the schools competing with George Fox in the quarterfinals are Oregon, Oregon State, Portland State, Southern Oregon and Central Washington.
In all, 341 groups are in the national tournament this year. Tickets are $16.74 for students and $22 for general admission. To get more information and/or purchase tickets, visit this link.
Know of students who need help as a new semester gets underway? In an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Mischief Managed: How to Start the Semester Off Well,” ARC Coordinator Hannah Adderley will cover topics that include time management, building relationships with professors and developing study strategies.
The workshop is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Lemmons 8. Encourage students to attend.
Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Know students who might be interested in working at Nike? Encourage them to bring their lunch into the Cap and Gown Room on Friday, Jan. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. to learn about summer positions at Nike.
Opportunities will be available to work with the Nike North America Customer Service (NACS) team over a 12-week contract that could give our students introductory experience to different areas of Nike order management.
This Collegiate Summer Worker program is perfect for those interested in logistics, sales, supply chain, customer operations, order management, information solutions, process improvement, and project management.
See this link for a detailed job description. Contact Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Are you interested in leading or participating in a serve trip over spring break? We are looking for both student and faculty leaders. There will be an informational meeting tonight (Wednesday) after chapel (8 p.m.) in Bauman Auditorium.
This year’s trips are going to:
If you are interested in participating, applications are due no later than Friday, Feb. 12. If you would like to serve as a student leader, applications are due Saturday, Jan. 30. Applications and more details on each trip are available at this link.
Contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
We have complimentary tickets available to the 2016 Renovation and Landscaping Show coming up Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 22-24, at Portland’s Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum/Moda Center.
Employees can pick up two tickets each ($8 total value) from Barbi Doran at the Information Services Desk in Stevens Center this week. Portland and Salem employees can request tickets by emailing Barbi at bdoran@georgefox.edu. She will send them to you through campus mail.
We have a limited supply, so please request/pick them up only if you are reasonably certain you will attend.
The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 21, in Bauman Auditorium (note location change). The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.
Know of students who need help as a new semester gets underway? In an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Mischief Managed: How to Start the Semester Off Well,” ARC Coordinator Hannah Adderley will cover topics that include time management, building relationships with professors and developing study strategies.
The workshop is scheduled for this Thursday, Jan. 21, from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Lemmons 8. Encourage students to attend.
Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Come to the Global Ministry Fair and meet representatives from different ministries focused around the world. If you want to learn more about how to use your medical, engineering, marketing and business, communication, teaching, or social services training in a missional setting, or are curious about potential internships or job opportunities, come to the EHS Atrium between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20!
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Email Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with questions. See you there!
Friday, Jan. 22, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center
Friday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
Feel free to join us tonight (Tuesday) for the Break the Poverty Cycle event in Hoover 105 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A number of high-ranking professionals from Oregon state offices and ECONorthwest will be on hand to discuss the latest trends influencing poverty in Oregon.
For more information of this event and the panelists, visit this link. Questions? Email TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu.
We are excited to welcome an excellent group of candidates to campus for the Act Six Scholarship Competition on Tuesday, Jan. 19. If you typically park in the Hoover/Stevens parking lot, please consider finding alternate parking in order to provide a hospitable welcome for our candidates and their guests.
Thank you!
The university’s offices, libraries and bookstores will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Also closed will be the Fitness Center on the Newberg campus.
This coming Monday, Jan. 18, there will not be any courier deliveries because we will be closed on MLK Day. We will have the courier deliver our packages between the two campus on Tuesday and Thursday. Please plan your packages accordingly.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.
We are excited to welcome an excellent group of candidates to campus for the Act Six Scholarship Competition on Tuesday, Jan. 19. If you typically park in the Hoover/Stevens parking lot, please consider finding alternate parking in order to provide a hospitable welcome for our candidates and their guests.
Thank you!
Eight staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:
The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.
