Attention professors: Although our new BlueZone store website has a link for professor textbook orders, please continue to use igfu.georgefox.edu to place your orders. The link on our store website is not active and we will not receive your order if you place it there.
Thank you!
– John Stewart (jstewart@neebo.com)
Clean out old things and make a difference in your community by donating gently used jeans to the Jeans Drive.
This student-led drive is collecting jeans for Aspire, a clothing closet designed to provide clothing, shoes and toiletries for Newberg High School students in need. The closet especially lacks jeans and leggings!
Place gently used jeans and leggings inside the black “Jeans Drive†bins in the Bruin Den and residence halls to help local high school students.
Questions? Check out Aspire’s Facebook page or contact Sierra Donahue at sdonahue11@georgefox.edu.
Please plan to fellowship as a George Fox community by participating in our special chapel series during Holy Week. All are welcome and encouraged to participate in these special chapel opportunities.
Any questions may be directed toward the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life at 503-554-2320 or spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Do you have any extra clothes you would like to donate? A group of seniors is hosting a clothing drive that will help local survivors of human trafficking. Contributions can be left in any of the blue tubs located in the Bruin Den, the Stevens Center atrium and the Coffin, Le Shana and Edwards residence halls. The clothing drive will run through Saturday, April 11.
Questions? Contact Lisa-Ann Ching at lching11@georgefox.edu.
Please plan to fellowship as a George Fox community by participating in our special chapel series during Holy Week, Tuesday March 31, through Thursday, April 2. All are welcome and encouraged to participate in these special chapel opportunities.
Any questions may be directed toward the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life at 503-554-2320 or spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Do you ever feel like others make assumptions about you based on your culture? Do you ever get frustrated by conversations about race and ethnicity or wish you could just have an honest conversation about diversity?
This Thursday, April 2, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in EHS 102, there will be a panel discussion addressing these questions and more. This panel is the first in the spring Student Life discussion series, “Symposium: A Forum for Uncommon Conversations,” which will feature a different topic each Thursday for the next three weeks.
This week’s multicultural panel is titled “Culture Stories: Living Life in Vibrant Color,” and will feature student panelists Leah Abraham, Israel Hammond, Noelle Ho and Kelly Simonsen. Come enjoy refreshments and join in the discussion!
Elective chapel credit is available.
Questions? Please contact Lizzy Riese at eriese11@georgefox.edu.
The Multicultural Returnee Leadership Scholarship application is due by Friday, April 3, at 5 p.m. Four $2,500-per-year renewable scholarships will be given to returnee students who meet the following requirements:
To qualify, you must not currently be a multicultural scholarship recipient (if you have questions, contact Donna Barber), and you must submit a leadership resume that includes the following to SpIL via email no later than Friday, April 3, at 5 p.m.:
Scholarship awardees will be notified by Friday, April 10. For more information, contact Donna Barber, interim director of intercultural life, in the SpIL House or at dbarber@georgefox.edu.
Come support our theatre students at this spring’s drama presentation of These Shining Lives, written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Rhett Luedtke.
Performances are in Wood-Mar Auditorium on April 9-12 and April 16-19. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the two Sunday shows, scheduled as 2 p.m. matinees.
Synopsis: Marnich’s poetic tale of the women who worked for Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Ill., in the 1920s and ’30s is deeply moving, wistful and beautifully tragic. Inspired by actual people and real events, These Shining Lives chronicles the lives of four women who refuse to allow a company more concerned with profit than safety to silence their voices. Join us as we remember our collective past, reflect on the present and dream of a better future.
Tickets are $6 for students, or free for students on April 9 and 16. Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 or older, and $6 for children under 12. All tickets can be ordered at theatre.georgefox.edu.
If you are looking to hire students for summer employment and research positions please note the summer housing application for students is now available online. Go to this link for more information.
Please encourage students you have hired for summer employment to fill out the form as soon as possible if they know they will need on-campus housing.
Applications need to be submitted online by Thursday, April 23, so we have time to process requests. The housing department will be in touch with summer supervisors to verify the employment of students who have requested housing.
Questions? E-mail housing@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2310.
Come see the beautiful display of handmade Kenyan jewelry being sold to support the nursing students on their serve trip in Kenya. Prices range from $4 to $20. Cash or check only please.
Items will be on sale in the nursing office on the second floor of Hoover between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Questions? Contact Caroline Wildhaber at cwildhaber@georgefox.edu.
The IDEA Center is hosting a webinar about clinical and non-clinical opportunities in Kaiser Permanente, ranging from data analytics and information technology to sales and marketing, human resources, and clinical areas.
Join us in the IDEA Center at 1 p.m. today (Tuesday) to view the webinar. You can view current open positions at this link. Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Questions? Contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.
Despite a loss in the championship game, it was a historic season for the university’s women’s basketball team. The Bruins, picked in the preseason to finish fourth in the Northwest Conference, went undefeated (32-0) until a title-game loss to Thomas More in the NCAA Division III finals.
President Robin Baker attended the Final Four in Grand Rapids, Mich., and wrote a blog piece about the experience. You can read it here.
Don’t forget to swing by the nursing office to purchase George Fox University Nursing School lanyards ($5) and hand sanitizers ($3). Proceeds will support the Nicaragua Serve Team’s trip at the end of May. Swing by and support our nursing students!
Questions? Contact Shawn Fisher at sfisher13@georgefox.edu.
Several Bruin teams will be competing at home this week. Check out the schedule and go cheer them on!
This is a reminder that a representative from Tree of Life Bookstores will visit campus today (Tuesday) to participate in an open-forum Q&A session to answer questions about the company. Tree of Life Bookstores is one of the companies the university is considering to meet its future bookstore needs.
The session is scheduled in the Greenroom from noon to 2:30 p.m. and again from 3 to 4 p.m. These Q&A sessions will be set up on a first-come, first-served drop-in basis.
Questions? Contact Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.
Interested in labor law or agricultural employment issues? Attend a presentation by Fernando Gutierrez, representing the Oregon Department of Employment, Farmworker Services, from 2 to 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, in Lemmons 12. It’s free to attend!
Sponsored by the World Languages, Sociology & Cultural Studies Department. Questions? Contact Debbie Berho, dberho@georgefox.edu.
As we consider the future of our campus store, we have invited two companies to campus to share their capabilities and vision to help meet our needs. Representatives from Follett and Tree of Life Bookstores will visit campus today (Monday) and tomorrow. On both afternoons they will participate in an open-forum Q&A session to answer questions about their companies.
Follett will be in the Cap and Gown Room on Monday, March 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. Tree of Life will be in the Greenroom on Tuesday, March 31, from noon to 2:30 p.m. and again from 3 to 4 p.m. These Q&A sessions will be set up on a first-come, first-served drop-in basis.
Questions? Contact Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.
It’s blood drive time! To sign up and schedule an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org.
Once on the site, find the George Fox blood drive by searching with the ZIP code (97132) or sponsor code (GeorgeFox). Click either George Fox blood drive (Villa Academic Complex Room 117 or Red Cross bus). Sign into your account or register to create one, then schedule an appointment and confirm!
The drive will be from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2. Remember to eat breakfast and drink plenty of water, and be sure to bring your ID! The event is hosted by the university’s Nursing Club.
The IDEA Center is hosting a webinar about clinical and non-clinical opportunities in Kaiser Permanente, ranging from data analytics and information technology to sales and marketing, human resources, and clinical areas.
Join us in the IDEA Center at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to view the webinar. You can view current open positions at this link. Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Questions? Contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.
Are you someone who either mans a front desk in your department, or have a work area that is easily accessible by the public? Do you know what to do in a dangerous situation, emergency or when difficult people approach you?
If you feel that your skill set in these areas is lacking, please consider attending the Front Desk Safety and Security training put on by Code4 in Salem on Thursday, April 23. Those who attended this seminar in December felt that they gained valuable information and also now feel better prepared to deal with threatening situations.
The cost is only $99, and up to half of that could be reimbursed for staff from the Staff Development Fund as long as money is left in the fund.
The seminar will take place at the Salem Comfort Suites-Airport and goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information and sign-up forms can be found at code4.org. Questions? Call security at 503-554-2090.
