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 on Monday, April 13, 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.
The Latino Heritage Club will host events next week in honor of Cesar Chavez Week, and we’d love to see you at each of them. Here’s the daily schedule:
Monday, March 30
Cesar Chavez Movie
8:30 p.m., Lemmons 5
Tuesday, March 31
Shalom: Fast, Serve, Pray – The Fight for Justice Panel
9 p.m., Cap and Gown Room
Wednesday, April 1
Tortilla-making Workshop
7:30 p.m., Cap and Gown Room
Thursday, April 2
Club Meeting
8:30 p.m., Cultural House
If you have any questions, please contact us at gfulhc@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!
ACE Ministries will be holding its annual Northwest Regional Student Convention on campus this week for the 26th year. Students represent Christian schools in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming. Those who qualify here go on to the international conference in New Mexico in May.
Regional student conventions challenge students 13 and older to develop their ministry skills by competing in more than 140 events in categories such as music, speech/drama, athletics, arts and academics.
Mail and Print Services are open Monday through Friday during spring break (March 23-27). Window service hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All mail and packages will be held at Mail Services until you return.
Enjoy your spring break!
This is a reminder that the BlueZone Store will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. today (Monday) through Thursday, March 26. We will be closed on Friday, March 27, and will reopen with normal hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday) on Monday, March 30.
The George Fox women’s basketball team is just one win away from a national championship! You can still catch all the action here at home as the Bruins (32-0) face off against Thomas More today (Saturday) at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Join us in Hoover 105 for the live feed, and be sure to bring your Bruin spirit with you!
Starting Saturday, March 21, and ending Sunday, March 29, the Fitness Center will be operating on spring break hours. The Fitness Center will be open weekdays and Saturdays from 6 to 10 a.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
These hours will be posted on the Fitness Center door; please plan accordingly.
The George Fox women’s basketball team continues its pursuit of a national championship in Michigan today (Friday) and tomorrow as the Bruins compete in the Final Four. The good news is, you can still catch all the action here at home.
This afternoon, third-ranked George Fox (31-0) will face off against No. 7 Montclair State (30-1) at 4:30 p.m. (PDT) in the tournament semifinals. Join us in Hoover 105 for the live feed, and be sure to bring your Bruin spirit with you!
Win or lose, the Bruins will play again Saturday in either the title game or third-place game.
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 on Monday and Tuesday, March 30-31. 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.
Nine staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:
The link to public position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu; please contact Human Resources for information about internal-only positions. 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.
Please help us welcome our Hoover Scholarship Competition students and Friday at Fox guests to campus today (Friday) by parking somewhere other than the Hoover or Stevens parking lots unless necessary.
Thank you!
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.
The mail courier between Newberg and Portland will run as normal during spring break. Have all items at Newberg Mail Services by 10 a.m. for the Monday and Thursday runs.
If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
The Nicaragua serve team has your George Fox nursing school swag! Lanyards are only $5, and hand sanitizer is $3. All funds raised go toward the Nicaragua team’s overall fund!
Want one or more? Email Shawn Fisher at sfisher13@georgefox.edu.
The BlueZone Store will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, March 23-26, of spring break week. We will be closed on Friday, March 27, and will reopen with normal hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday) on Monday, March 30.
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.
Following is a summary of Bon Appetit food services information for spring break:
Weekend Hours
Hours of operation in the dining room will change this weekend due to the break. On Friday, March 20, breakfast and lunch are normal hours, and dinner is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, March 21, breakfast will be from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and is our last board meal before the break. Meals resume on Sunday, March 29, with dinner from 5 to 7 p.m.
Bruin Bites, Bruin Den & Villa Café
The Bruin Bites will be closed on Friday, March 20, and will remain closed through spring break. The Bruin Den and Villa Café will be closing at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20, and will also be closed through spring break. All three cafes will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, March 30.
Klages Dining Room
Klages Dining Room will be open for lunch Tuesday, March 24, through Friday, March 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The lunch price will be $5 (cash sales only, please).
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 Nicaragua serve team has your George Fox nursing school swag! Lanyards are only $5, and hand sanitizer is $3. All funds raised go toward the Nicaragua team’s overall fund!
Want one or more? Email Shawn Fisher at sfisher13@georgefox.edu.
Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day to check for your lost items at the security office. All items not reunited with their owners by end of day Friday will be donated to charitable causes during spring break.
Please stop by the security office before you leave for break! Our office hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
