All invited to Hawaiian luau tomorrow

Monday, April 13th, 2015

George Fox’s Hawai’i Club presents our annual Lu’au, “Journey to Ancient Hawai’i,” tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Bon! Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and performances start at 5:30 p.m., so come out and watch your friends while they dance and share the culture of Hawai’i.

If you are on the meal plan, entrance is free, and if you are not, it’s $10 for the meal and show. So come and enjoy the Hawaiian food, the performances, and the spirit of Aloha!

Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Leila Seamster at lseamster14@georgefox.edu.

Fall 2015 stationery order reminder

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Please plan now for the institution-wide stationery order taken at the end of August. The collective order helps keep costs low – the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.

I will be accepting orders from now through Thursday, Aug. 20, when orders are due.

For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through the university’s print services.

Please contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Come support senior English majors at showcase April 20

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Please come support our English majors and see what they’ve been working so hard on during their last semester …

English Major Senior Experience Showcase
When: Monday, April 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Hoover 102

Snacks and beverages will be provided. Questions? Contact Abby Rine at arine@georgefox.edu.

Baccalareate service scheduled May 1 in Bauman Auditorium

Monday, April 13th, 2015

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.

Business’ town hall meeting is today in Hoover 102

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Calling all business majors and minors: Please join us for a town hall meeting today (Tuesday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 102.

Our three new department chairs – Chris Meade (interim for accounting, economics and finance), Annette Nemetz (global business, management and business administration) and Steve Leijon (marketing and entrepreneurship) – look forward to meeting you to hear what you are benefiting from in the business and economics department, and what ideas/suggestions you have for improvement. We will be serving pizza (including gluten free).

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

Leroy Barber speaks in chapel this morning

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Join us for chapel today (Tuesday) with guest speaker Leroy Barber at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

Barber has dedicated more than 20 years to eradicating poverty, confronting homelessness, restoring local neighborhoods, healing racism, and living what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “the beloved community.” He is currently the global executive director of Word Made Flesh, an international organization that works among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor.

Also, tonight, join us for Shalom at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available.

For more information visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Wheaton graduate professor visits campus today

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Robert Gallagher, chair of the Intercultural Studies Department at Wheaton College Graduate School (Wheaton, Ill.), will be on campus today (Tuesday) to talk with interested students about Wheaton’s graduate programs (intercultural studies, psychology, biblical and theological studies, evangelism, biblical archaeology, education).

Students who would like to find out more about Wheaton’s graduate offerings are invited to talk with Gallagher from 10 a.m. to noon in the Bruin Den.

For more information, contact Paula Hampton (phampton@georgefox.edu)  in the College of Christian Studies.

Last Community Garden work party of semester is Saturday

Monday, April 13th, 2015

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.

Final performances of ‘These Shining Lives’ run this week

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Be sure to come out and support our theatre students at this spring’s drama presentation of These Shining Lives, written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Rhett Luedtke.

The final performances are this week (April 16-19) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of Sunday’s show, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

Tickets are $6 for students (Thursday’s show is free to students), and 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, or you may pick them up from Kathy Harris (in MIN 205 office).

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.

End-of-year purchase order deadlines

Monday, April 13th, 2015

The last day to place orders using the purchase order system is May 31, 2015, for the current fiscal year. This includes all requisitions which must be budget checked, approved and converted to purchase orders, and products or services ordered by May 31, 2015, to ensure that items are received by June 30, 2015.

Fiscal year 2016 purchase orders will need to wait until June 1.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt Hammar by email (mhammar@georgefox.edu) or call ext. 2162.

Tonight’s food meet features local food experts

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Tonight (Tuesday) come to a Newberg Food Meet to enjoy catered food from Ruddick/Wood, Red Hills Market, Storrs, Newberg Bakery and Painted Lady! This is an opportunity to eat together and strategize how to reach food freedom in Newberg and Yamhill County. We’ll be at the Chehalem Cultural Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Listen to some local food experts and then talk with others who are hungry for local food freedom! Taste food. Taste conversation. Taste freedom.

Questions? Contact Ryan Higgins at rhiggins11@georgefox.edu.

Town hall for business and economics majors and minors

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

Calling all business majors and minors: Please join us for a town hall meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 102.

Our three new department chairs – Chris Meade (interim for accounting, economics and finance), Annette Nemetz (global business, management and business administration) and Steve Leijon (marketing and entrepreneurship) – look forward to meeting you to hear what you are benefiting from in the business and economics department, and what ideas/suggestions you have for improvement. We will be serving pizza (including gluten free).

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

Honors program’s open house is this afternoon

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

We give thanks! The William Penn Honors Program is celebrating the completion of its first year with an open house. All faculty, staff and administrators are invited!

Please join us today (Monday) between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the Pennington House, home of the honors program. Please contact Jane Sweet (jsweet@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Farewell reception for Terrie Boehr will be April 22

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

Terrie Boehr will be recognized for 30 years of service to George Fox, as well as the end of an era for the foods program/lab, at an open house reception from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in Lemmons 4 & 5. Come celebrate Terrie and all her work at George Fox.

This week’s home athletic events

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

A number of Bruin teams are playing at home this week. Check out the schedule and go cheer them on!

Saturday, April 18:

  • Softball vs. Pacific (DH), noon and 2 p.m.
  • Baseball vs. Linfield (DH), noon and 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 19:

  • Baseball vs. Linfield, noon (Senior Day)
  • Lacrosse vs. Whitman, 1 p.m.

This week’s chapel events

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

Join us for chapel with guest speaker Leroy Barber tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

Barber has dedicated more than 20 years to eradicating poverty, confronting homelessness, restoring local neighborhoods, healing racism, and living what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “the beloved community.” He is currently the global executive director of Word Made Flesh, an international organization that works among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor.

On Tuesday night, join us for Shalom at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available.

Finally, come hear from our own Rusty St. Cyr at chapel on Wednesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

For more information visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Music’s Performance Showcase is tonight in Bauman Auditorium

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

All are invited to a Performance Showcase from the music department in Bauman Auditorium tonight (Monday) at 6 p.m. This is a special recital for the department’s accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

Performers will be:

  • Kristian Apland, violin
  • Malia Hansen, soprano
  • Jacob Hoglund, piano
  • Vivienne and Matt Inlow, mezzo soprano and baritone duet
  • Jordan Paulus, horn
  • Lauren Timmons, flute
  • Tyler Schreiber, composer with a movement of his Flute Quartet

Please join the department and the performers for this 45- to 60-minute concert! Admission is free!

Kenya nursing and education team presents in Hoover 105 today

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

The George Fox nursing and education team that recently traveled to Kenya invites the university community to a presentation about the trip from 3 to 4 p.m. today (Monday) in Hoover 105.

This will be a time of hearing specific patient stories (some in the form of case studies), showing some of our pictures, and discussing a few of the ways we improvised the nursing/medical care based on the supplies we had available. We hope to show you more specifically how God was working through each situation and to encourage you to join with us in praying for the people we had the privilege to meet.

– Stephanie Fisher and Eloise Hockett (team leaders)

Student’s interactive exhibition starts today

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

Come support student artist Yixuan Pan by turning out for Pan’s solo exhibition “Goodnight Babies” in Studio 3 of Brougher Hall. It is an interactive exhibition, and you can trade her artwork with things you have. First come, first serve!

The trading game starts today (Monday) and ends April 24. For more information, visit this link.

‘Saint John’s Bible’ lecture is tonight in Hoover 105

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

The university community is invited to the semester’s final lecture about the historic Saint John’s Bible. Tonight (Monday), George Fox’s Paul Anderson and Karen Bowdoin will present “Light from the New Covenant” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

To learn more about this semester’s “Spring into Illumination: Seeing the Word Through The Saint John’s Bible” series, visit this page. More information is able available by contacting Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey (Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn.) since the invention of the printing press. The Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible is the full-size fine art reproduction of the original.