Save the Date! The College of Business’ MBA program is hosting its Spring Speaker Series on Friday, May 22, at the Portland Center. We’re excited to announce that the keynote speaker is Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey. The event runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and is free to attend. Everyone is welcome.
You can get more information and RSVP at this link.
Join us at the 17th Annual Fox Film Festival, a two-day screening event showcasing films and projects created by cinema and media communication students!
The Cameo screening event takes place at 4:30 p.m. tonight (Friday) at the Cameo Theatre in downtown Newberg. Tickets for the Cameo screening are one ticket for $4 and two for $6, which are available for purchase in Minthorn 205 or at the door of the event.
The Bauman screening event takes place at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in Bauman Auditorium, and admission is free! Different films will be screening each night, so join us on both nights! Additionally, guests are welcome to the awards ceremony that will take place after the Bauman screening at 8:30 p.m. in the Greenroom.
Questions? Contact Quincy Woo at qwoo11@georgefox.edu.
Please take note that mail services will no longer be accepting IOU’s for postage and shipping. Therefore, all packages must be paid by cash or check at the time of delivery. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Thank you,
– Mail and Print Services
Didn’t get your SAVE card yet? That’s OK! Contact Jaynani Cababat at jcababat12@georgefox.edu, Adela Boanca at aboanca14@georgefox.edu, or Meidina Tuohuti at mtuohuti@georgefox.edu and they can get you one. There are a limited amount available, so contact them as soon as possible!
For only $2, some of the deals include:
Get your SAVE card now and feel the support of local businesses as you power through the last couple weeks of school!
George Fox staff and faculty, the university pastors warmly invite you to attend the undergraduate baccalaureate service on Friday, May 1, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Baccalaureate is a commissioning service for our graduating seniors and is the opening event of the graduation festivities.
We welcome you to join with us as we support, pray and commission students into all that God has for them as they conclude their time here. Attire for the event is business casual. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320.
Calling all Catholics! Stop by Lemmons 14 today (Thursday) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for a time of informal conversation and sharing about what it’s like to be Catholic at George Fox.
This is also a good opportunity for those interested in Catholicism to ask questions in a safe environment. Open to all in the George Fox community.
Questions? Contact Rob Bohall at rbohall@georgefox.edu.
Please help us welcome our Athletic Commitment Day guests on Friday, April 17, by showing courtesy and parking somewhere other than the Hoover or Stevens parking lots.
Thank you.
We need students and faculty to join in this week’s Community Garden work party this Saturday, April 18, as we could use the extra help to get some garden beds built up before the school year ends. We’ll be working from 1 to 3 p.m.
We will also be discussing the future plan of the garden and what will happen this summer. Come join for the whole thing or just stop by! We will be providing lemonade and chapel credit! Meet outside of Hoover at 12:50 p.m. if you need a ride, or want to follow us out there. The garden is located near the new soccer field and Joan Austin Elementary School.
Questions? Contact Megan Reynolds at mreynolds11@georgefox.edu.
Come out and enjoy the sun while running for a good cause! Run for Reading is a charity run to support the local elementary schools and raise money for Spanish children’s books. Come to Renne Park in Newberg next to Edwards Elementary this Saturday, April 18, between 10 a.m. and noon.
The cost is $5 for entry, and all proceeds benefit the SMART reading program and elementary schools in Newberg. Hope to see you all there!
Questions? Contact Emily Becker at ebecker13@georgefox.edu.
Please join the Latino Heritage Club for a Spoken Word night tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
We have a roster of talented performers, and we anticipate it will be our best show yet. Please arrive a few minutes early, as we plan on starting right at 8:30 p.m.
See you there!
Questions? Contact Sandra Lopez at slopez11@georgefox.edu.
Join us at the 17th Annual Fox Film Festival, a two-day screening event showcasing films and projects created by cinema and media communication students!
The Cameo screening event takes place at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) at the Cameo Theatre in downtown Newberg. Tickets for the Cameo screening are one ticket for $4 and two for $6. The Bauman screening event takes place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, in Bauman Auditorium, and admission is free! Different films will be screening each night, so join us on both nights!
Additionally, guests are welcome to the awards ceremony that will take place after the Bauman screening at 8:30 p.m. in the Greenroom.
Questions? Contact Quincy Woo at qwoo11@georgefox.edu.
President Robin Baker recently attended the memorial service for La Vonne Blair, mother of Missy Terry. In it, he reflects on the experience and how memorials serve as a reminder to live well in light of our own mortality. You can read the piece at this link.
All George Fox students and employees are welcome to attend the third and final installment of the spring Student Life discussion series, “Symposium: A Forum for Uncommon Conversations.” Our topic for this week is “Unexpected Expectations: Responding to Unplanned Pregnancy.”
Join us today (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in EHS 102 to hear a panel of George Fox community members share the ways the topic of unplanned pregnancy has affected their lives. Panelists will include Allison Henckel, Kris Kays, Joe Thouvenel and Jere Witherspoon.
Elective chapel credit is available.
Questions? Please contact Lizzy Riese at eriese11@georgefox.edu.
Mail services has begun to distribute tickets to graduates participating in the Class of 2015 commencement ceremony. Graduates are receiving a package notification, and must show ID and sign for their ticket packet.
Important information on the commencement event is included with the tickets and has also been mailed to home addresses. The undergraduate commencement will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, in Stoffer Family Stadium. Additional information can be found at commencement.georgefox.edu.
Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
The BlueZone Store is having a storewide sale! All product, with the exception of textbooks, is now 30 percent off! The sale runs through Sunday, April 26.
Join us at the 17th Annual Fox Film Festival, a two-day screening event showcasing films and projects created by cinema and media communication students!
The Cameo screening event takes place at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, at the Cameo Theatre in downtown Newberg. Tickets for the Cameo screening are one ticket for $4 and two for $6. The Bauman screening event takes place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, in Bauman Auditorium, and admission is free! Different films will be screening each night, so join us on both nights!
Additionally, guests are welcome to the awards ceremony that will take place after the Bauman screening at 8:30 p.m. in the Greenroom.
Questions? Contact Quincy Woo at qwoo11@georgefox.edu.
Tax day is here and it is a frantic time for all of us. Therefore, let mail services help you with calculating the correct amount of postage for sending out your taxes. All postage must be paid in full (cash or check) when sending out. And while you are here, ask a clerk to weigh your envelope to make sure the weight is correct.
All taxes must be to mail services no later than 3 p.m. in order to meet the USPS pick-up. Anything after 3 p.m. must be delivered to the post office on your own.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Thank you,
– Mail and Print Services
Are you feeling the weight of the end of the year? Tons of work to do? Long nights? With a SAVE card, you can feel supported by many of our local businesses here in Newberg.
For only $2, you can receive a card that could get you half off any espresso at Chapters, a free shave ice at Taste of 808 with a purchase, half off of your first purchase at Newberg Bakery, a free scoop of custard at Jac’s, and many more things!
There are only 200 cards available, so grab yours while you still have a chance. Contact Jaynani Cababat (jcababat12@georgefox.edu) or come by the Bruin Den from noon to 5 p.m. today (Wednesday) and get your SAVE card!
Please be sure to turn in deposits to the financial affairs office in a timely manner using the FY15 forms on our website.
Money should be submitted for deposit within 48 hours of the event or receiving funds. With the summer break fast approaching, please look around your desks to see if there are any deposits that should be turned in.
If you have any questions, please contact Kimberly Forbes at kforbes@georgefox.edu or ext. 2173.
Fiscal Year End 2015 is quickly approaching, and the financial affairs office would appreciate your help in ensuring a smooth and timely year-end close. Please review and note the following deadlines for Accounts Payable activities:
For additional details, please refer to the Fiscal Year-End Deadlines & Procedures page of the financial affairs office website. Please contact Jennifer Klapp with any year-end accounts payable questions at jklapp@georgefox.edu or ext. 2170.
Thank you!
– The Finance Team
