Contemplative Worship will be held today (Thursday) in the Prayer Chapel from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. Contemplative Worship is dedicated to setting aside time and space to rest in God’s embrace, ask him questions, give him thanks, or whatever the condition of your heart. Elective chapel credit is available.
Don’t forget to join us for the university’s fifth annual Dalton Lecture tomorrow (Thursday) as Dr. William Phillips, a 1997 Nobel Prize winner in physics, presents at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. The free presentation is entitled “Ordinary Faith, Ordinary Science,” in which he speak on the common ground shared between faith and science. A George Fox student research poster session and dessert reception will follow Phillips’ lecture.
Among the questions Phillips will address are queries that can be particularly troublesome for a Christian: “Why is there suffering if God is good?†“What about all the terrible things done in the name of religion?†and “What about all the good people who are on a different path of faith than Christianity?â€
Phillips will also speak Thursday afternoon, Feb. 12, at 3:30 p.m. on the topic “Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe” in Bauman Auditorium.
The Dalton Lecture Series is sponsored by the Department of Biology and Chemistry. More information can be found on the Dalton Lecture page.
Just a quick reminder that curbs painted yellow are considered as “fire lanes” around campus, and it’s illegal to park by them or to leave a car parked there.
Cars parked outside of marked spots (a line on each side of the vehicle) will be ticketed as parking in a fire lane because emergency vehicles won’t have sufficient room to maneuver closer to a building in case of a fire or emergency.
Please obey this State of Oregon traffic law and park only in marked spaces, especially in the Bauman, Wheeler and VAC lots where it has been problematic.
Thank you!
– Security Services
Join us for a student-directed play coming up on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, when George Fox University theatre’s Alpha Psi Omega Society presents Eleemosynary, a one-act play written by Lee Blessing and directed by Cambria Herrera.
The play begins at 8:30 p.m. each night and runs for an hour and 15 minutes in the Murdock Learning Resource Center. Tickets will be sold for $5 at the door, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Come hear from former University Pastor Sarah Baldwin tonight (Wednesday) in chapel. Sarah now serves as the VP of student development and dean of students as Asbury University. Chapel will be held in Bauman Auditorium at 7 p.m. Chapel credit is available.
For more information, please visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
This is a reminder that all vehicles must be moved out of the Wood-Mar parking lot today (Wednesday) before 5 p.m. Please plan accordingly.
Thank you.
Make plans to attend a free concert commemorating a recent upgrade to the university’s pipe organ in Bauman Auditorium. The Organ Dedication Concert, featuring musicians Dan Miller on organ and Kenn Willson on piano, will take the Bauman stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. General seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
The university recently purchased a Rodgers Digital Organ. By the use of digital technology, the organ’s original pipes have been connected to the digital organ. In doing so, the university preserved the original pipe organ installed in the early 1980s while greatly enhancing the quality of sound.
The program will include the selections Toccata and Fugue in D-minor by Bach, a patriotic tribute including the Navy Hymn, a medley from The Phantom of the Opera and one piano and organ duet on the tune Lord of the Dance (arranged by Joel Raney).
To learn more about the performers, visit this page.
Tickets are still available for the final shows of our winter musical production, Little Women. The show runs Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 12-15, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday performance, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.
Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu. The link also provides a synopsis of the show.
Complimentary Ticket Process
George Fox students and employees can reserve their complimentary tickets online at the above link. All university students and employees may receive one complimentary ticket per production. Complimentary tickets are not transferable and require a current GFU ID to be shown at the door. Student complimentary tickets are only available for Thursday’s performance.
Questions? Contact Kathy Harris at 503-554-2670.
Know students who need help with APA style for writing assignments? We have a workshop for them.
Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style, at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Using APA Format Effectively,” tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Proposals for the Friends Association for Higher Education Meetings at George Fox are due Monday, Feb. 16!
This summer, Quaker educators from around the nation will gather at George Fox for their annual meetings June 18-21. Our theme is “Truth and Transformation,” and a special disciplinary focus will be “Quakers and Literature.” As part of the event, essays will be collected for inclusion in a college textbook.
Plan now to join us. George Fox will cover the registration costs of its educators who attend. And please consider proposing a workshop or presentation by this Monday, Feb. 16, at this link: quakerfahe.com.
For more information, contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu), Kathleen Gathercoal (kgathercoal@georgefox.edu), Tom Head (thead@georgefox.edu), Phil Smith (psmith@georgefox.edu) or Ron Mock (rmock@georgefox.edu).
Our software vendor for 25Live will again be making some service upgrades tonight (Tuesday) starting at 5 p.m. You may experience intermittent issues with 25Live between 5 and 7 p.m.
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You are invited to a retirement party for Sherrie Frost from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Cap and Gown Room. She has worked in Mail Services at George Fox since 1985. Come share your memories with her and wish her well in her new phase of life.
Come join the Students for Life Club to vote on officers for next year, play pro-life Jeopardy and eat pizza! We’ll be meeting tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in EHS 125. If you’re unable to make it, you can message us which office you’d like to run for and an explanation of how you qualify.
Check out our Facebook page for details on positions available. Questions about Students for Life? Contact Elise Stewart at StudentsForLifeGFU@gmail.com.
Join us for chapel with guest speaker Andy Crouch today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.
Crouch is the author of Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power. His book Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling was named one of the best books of 2008 by Christianity Today, Publishers Weekly, Relevant, Outreach and Leadership. In December of 2012 he became executive editor of Christianity Today.
Tonight (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room join us for Shalom. Chapel elective credit is available.
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium come hear from Sarah Baldwin, former university pastor at George Fox. She now serves as the VP of student development and dean of students at Asbury University. Chapel credit is available.
Download our spring chapel calendar here. For more information, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
The IDEA Center is hosting two events for students who have yet to declare a major or who have declared a major but are still feeling uncertain about their direction. Come hear from a panel of current students and recent graduates who also found it challenging to decide on a major and the steps they took discerning their direction.
Both events are the same but being offered at different times to accommodate a wider range of schedules. These sessions will also include helpful tools and insights aimed at connecting your academic pursuits with your interests and passions.
Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.
Originally set for Friday, Oct. 9, this holiday has been moved to Friday, Oct. 16. With fall semester beginning Aug. 31, Oct. 16 falls at the end of the seventh week, a week closer to mid-semester than the previous date.
In lieu of the mid-semester holiday, employees at the Portland Center will get Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, off.
The 2015-16 holiday schedule posted on the HR website has been updated to reflect this change.
The Wood-Mar parking lot will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. for the evening. All vehicles must be moved from the north half of the parking lot by the 5 p.m. deadline. Please plan accordingly.
Thank you.
Join us tonight (Monday) to hear Andy Crouch, executive editor of Christianity Today, present a free lecture titled “True Power in a World of False Images” at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Crouch is the author of Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power and Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. To learn more about Crouch, visit this page.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues program and the William Penn Honors Program. A reception for those interested in learning more about the William Penn Honors Program will immediately follow the 7:30 p.m. lecture.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto (potto@georgefox.edu) or Jane Sweet (jsweet@georgefox.edu).
Know students who need help with APA style for writing assignments? We have a workshop for them.
Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style, at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Using APA Format Effectively,” from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, in Hoover 105.
Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
The IDEA Center is hosting two events for students who have yet to declare a major or who have declared a major but are still feeling uncertain about their direction. Come hear from a panel of current students and recent graduates who also found it challenging to decide on a major and the steps they took discerning their direction.
Both events are the same but being offered at different times to accommodate a wider range of schedules. These sessions will also include helpful tools and insights aimed at connecting your academic pursuits with your interests and passions.
Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.
