Please be considerate and welcome our Bruin Preview guests on Thursday (after lunch) and Friday by avoiding the Stevens and Hoover parking lots.
Questions? Please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.
Thank You,
Undergraduate Admissions
Tomorrow (Thursday), we’re having more opportunities to join in Tefillah, our prayer ministry on campus. Come to the Prayer Chapel at 10:50 a.m. for contemplative worship as we explore how those who have come before us have shown us how to greet God in silent prayer.
Then, at 2 p.m., in the Prayer Chapel, you can join us for Lifted Hands, a time of intercessory prayer, praying into issues on our campus and in our world. Prayer in community and in solitude can be intimidating, but it is also a refreshing place of peace in this crazy college life, and we invite you to join us in that this week.
We’ll see you there!
Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.
Know students who struggle with their test-taking skills? Encourage them to attend a workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test Taker),” tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Rick Muthiah, associate director of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests.
Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Finding a job can be a challenge. Developing a strategy when approaching your job search is key to optimal results. Check out the Job Search Strategies workshop hosted by the IDEA Center in Stevens 209 from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. and hear tips on building your job search strategy. Join us Thursday, Nov. 5.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Questions? Stop by the IDEA Center or contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.
The university’s dance team is hosting a gently used or new warm clothing drive! Please donate jackets, sweaters, gloves, new socks, scarves, hats, etc. There will be a bin in the Bruin Den right outside the ACS office for all donations. Donate between now and Friday, Nov. 6.
Questions? Contact Lauren Kleven at lkleven15@georgefox.edu.
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 4 to 6 p.m., the university will host a Cultural Fair in the Bruin Den as part of Cultural Celebration Week festivities – and we’d love to have you participate! The fair will feature various cultures from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Students and employees either born or having a significant experience in a culture are invited to share something about that culture (food, displays, clothing, games, etc.) with the George Fox community.
If you would like to share your culture at the fair, please send us the following information: Your name, culture you will represent, email address and phone number. We can reimburse you up to $35 for costs you may incur by presenting.
Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) to reserve a booth, or if you have questions.
It has been reported to security that many students are driving way too fast on roads around campus, roads traversing campus, and in the parking lots, and that there have been many “near misses.” Please slow down and also look thoroughly before you pull in and out of parking spaces!
It is often very dark when classes begin and end, so please pay extra attention when looking out for other cars, pedestrians and bicyclists.
Thank you,
Security Services
Winter Serve applications are open!
Winter Serve trips are one-week-long trips Jan. 2-9. This year we are going to:
Applications to be a student leader are also available. If you have been on a Serve Trip before, consider joining a team as a student leader!
Applications can be found at the SpIL website under “Get Involved” and “Service + Ministry,” or follow this link. Applications are due Nov. 12!
For more information or if you have any questions, email Mikayla Greenwell at mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please inform your students about this opportunity.
Nike, HP, CMF International. Did you know many of our students have worked for these firms, plus others? They have held internships in industries such as nonprofit/policy, business, design/creative, human services and ministry.
If you know of students who are wondering how to land an internship in one of these industry clusters, encourage them to come to our peer panel event Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the EHS Atrium, where they can hear from their peers about how they’ve been landing their own internships.
More information is available at this link, by contacting TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu, or by stopping by the IDEA Center.
Summer Serve (Spilgrimages) applications are still open! These are two- to three-week-long trips in May and June. This year we are going to:
Applications can be found at the SpIL website under “Get Involved” and “Service + Ministry,” or follow this link.
Applications are now due Nov. 12, 2015!
For more information or if you have any questions, email Mikayla Greenwell at mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please inform students of this opportunity.
We are a team in Marketing 260 class creating and promoting a product. If you could take three minutes to fill out this short survey, it would be beyond appreciated! We are also giving out a $10 Amazon gift card to one of the participants. Thank you!
Questions? Contact Hongyang Yin at hyin13@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, from 8 to 8:20 a.m., in Hoover 250.
Prayer format will alternate between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.
Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.
Janet Bennett, executive director of the Intercultural Communication Institute and a leading expert in the area of intercultural relations, will be facilitating a lecture entitled “Tools for Improving Your Intercultural Communication Skill Set†on Monday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in EHS 102. All are welcome to attend.
Bennett is a former Peace Corps volunteer, an educator, and an author who has devoted her career to helping others develop intercultural competency.
Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.
Wondering what you will do after graduation? Ever thought about becoming a teacher? Our graduates are in demand. Come to the College of Education’s open house and receive information about our programs and learn about high-need areas in education!
Join us today (Tuesday, Nov. 3) from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room 117 at the Roberts Center. The university’s MAT program is available to all George Fox undergraduates (BA/BS). Snacks provided!
Faculty, be sure to tell your students – or anyone you know who might be interested – about this event.
Questions? Contact Judy Deale at jdeale@georgefox.edu.
Shipping deadlines for international addresses and military addresses are posted in the lobby area of each of the post offices. You can also click here for the information.
Mail Services has a variety of Christmas stamps in book format – including the new “Charlie Brown Christmas.†We also have “Gingerbread Houses,” “Winter Fun,†“Poinsettias” and others. The “Holy Family” stamps come in a sheet of 20, rather than a book format.
Stop at Mail Services and get your stamps early!
Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
Check out what’s new at the Bruin Store …
Also, check out our new faculty titles in our reading lounge!
The time has come once again to begin the process of selecting our undergraduate “Who’s Who†nominees for the 2015-16 academic year.
For those of you who have contact with our undergraduate population you have the opportunity to make nominations by selecting up to 20 students who you feel are worthy of recognition from the students who qualify for selection. These students are eligible for nomination and expect to graduate either midyear or spring (December 2015 or April 2016).
Please take a few minutes to make your selections for this award! You do NOT need to choose 20 students … just up to 20! Please mark your selections no later than Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Please choose up to 20 but no more than 20 students.
Click on this link to make your selections:
In addition, these students all have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 and have turned in their application for degree. Other criteria for choosing a student include their demonstration of:
A total of 155 students are eligible for nomination based on GPA alone. We will record the top-20 selections and determine the top-25 choices university-wide. We will then invite the top 25 students to respond. All students who respond will be awarded the “Who’s Who” honor.
(Please note: There may be others who qualify to be on this list, but because they have not registered for commencement at the time of the selection process, they are not on this list.)
Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the student life office if you have any questions.
Save the date for the Fall Staff Development Conference! This year’s theme is “Building Bridges in Service and Leadership.†Our keynote speaker is Gary Sehorn, an assistant professor in the School of Education since 2010.
The half-day event will be tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 4) from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Light snacks will be available in the morning, and we will provide a catered lunch. The conference will be held at Family Life Church, 502 S. St. Paul Hwy., in Newberg.
All support staff 0.5 FTE and above are required to attend. You will need VP approval in order to miss the conference.
Please note: Due to allergies, do not wear perfume or cologne at this event.
Questions? Contact us at staffdev@georgefox.edu.
Come hear a special speaker, Lutaaya Abdul, share about the work he is doing in Uganda through the African Hearts Orphanage. He will visit with us tonight (Tuesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in EHS 102.
Lataaya grew up in the slums of Kampala. He was introduced to Christ at a school that taught the gospel through music. Since then, he has started African Hearts Orphanage, an orphanage for vulnerable young people to improve their safety and physical, spiritual and emotional health and future well-being.
The organization’s target population is children who are living on the streets, many of whom have been orphaned by HIV or abandoned or victimized by family violence. The organization currently operates two homes housing former street children in Senge. Children living in these homes are taught the Bible and are provided with shelter, food, love and education. Lataaya’s visit is being sponsored by the Center for Study Abroad.
Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.
Come join us tonight (Tuesday) in Shalom to hear the stories and struggles of a couple of our international students. If you are interested in joining this discussion, come to the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m. to hear about their experiences and to ask them questions as we look more closely at campus diversity and how we can promote justice here.
If you want to learn how to make the bread we share every week in Shalom, come to Lewis 1 at 6 p.m. tonight for a time to learn and fellowship. Both of these are great opportunities, and we hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.
