For safety and to save energy please remember to turn off your personal space heater when you leave your desk and before going home. Another energy-saving tip is to turn off your monitor before leaving for any length of time.
Thank you!
– Plant Services
All are invited to the third installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture series this Monday, Feb. 10, when Julia Stronks, the Edward B. Lindaman Chair of Political Science at Whitworth University, speaks from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation ties into our theme “State of the World.”
Stronks will present “Christians and Same-Sex Marriage: Framing the Questions Before Shouting Out the Answers.” Fifteen states now legalize same-sex marriage. Should Christians be concerned about this or should they think about this as civil rights for the LGBTQ community? Stronks says your answer to this question depends only partly on how you view homosexuality.
The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Scholarship Competition guests will be arriving Friday morning, Feb. 7. Please plan to leave the Stevens and Hoover parking lots available for those visiting families.
Thank you!
Come support your Bruins and breast cancer awareness this Saturday, Feb. 8!
The first 150 people into the game will receive a free Pink Zone shirt! The Bruins will be taking on Lewis & Clark in both games.
Women’s Game: 6 p.m.
Men’s Game: 8 p.m.
Wheeler Sports Center
See you there!
Know of students interested in nursing? Encourage them to join us for an informational meeting about the nursing program on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 103.
Did you miss Parade last week? Don’t worry, we have four more opportunities to watch this beautiful theatre production in Wood-Mar Auditorium! Shows will run Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 6-9, with all beginning at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of Sunday’s 2 p.m. matinee.
Student free night is tonight (Thursday), and university employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show. Additional tickets can be purchased here.
You don’t want to miss out on the show that everyone is talking about! Come and watch the story of Leo Frank unfold before you eyes!
Music students Becca Bills and Diana Koba invite you to come support them as they perform in their joined junior music degree recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. The recital will be held in Bauman Auditorium, with a reception to follow in the Bauman lobby.
Are some of your students struggling with tests? Please encourage them to attend an Academic Resource Center workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test-Taker),” tomorrow (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125.
Rick Muthiah, associate director of learning support services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests. If you have students you feel would benefit from this workshop, please encourage them to attend.
Questions? Contact Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.
Employees are invited to join students to watch the movie Amazing Grace, the captivating story of William Wilberforce, the man largely responsible for the abolition of the British slave trade. At the end, we’ll have a brief discussion about how we can apply the values from this movie to our lives in 2014.
Join us at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in EHS 102.
You can also encourage students to go (elective chapel credit is available). Questions? Contact Elise Stewart at estewart09@georgefox.edu.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and we don’t want you to be caught off guard. Come to the Bruin Den on Thursday, Feb. 6, between noon and 1:20 p.m. or 2:45 and 4 p.m. to purchase a Valentine’s candy package for that special someone in your life.
The packages contain a variety of sweets, including chocolates, lollipops and gummy hearts. These Valentine packages will only cost you $1.50! If you miss your chance to stop by our table on Thursday, then we will also be in the Bruin Den on Friday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon. Be aware, though, that we will only be selling for as long as supplies last.
This is your chance to share the love with friends, family members, and significant others while supporting the George Fox University V.C.R team in the Entrepreneurship 300 class.
Questions? Contact Christopher Kampmann at kampmannc13@georgefox.edu.
See you there!
The university community is invited to a free presentation by Robert P. George, PhD, from Princeton University this week on the Newberg campus. George will present a lecture entitled “Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in Bauman Auditorium.
George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in Ideals and Institutions at Princeton. He is the author of numerous books in the fields of constitutional law, ethics and legal and political theory. His visit is being sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. More information on George and his presentation is available here.
Note to students: This event is eligible for chapel credit.
The IRS has adjusted the standard mileage rate used to calculate the cost of operating an automobile for business. The rate has dropped from 56.5 cents per mile to 56 cents per mile. All mileage occurring on or after Feb. 1 will be reimbursed at the 56-cent rate.
Please go to this page and download a new copy of the Expense Reimbursement Request form. If you have questions, please contact Andy Dunn (adunn@georgefox.edu).
The financial affairs office will implement an on-site electronic deposit system beginning in late February. Under the new system, checks will be deposited on-site, while cash will be taken to the bank and deposited separately.
To track deposits more efficiently under the new system, we are requesting that cash deposits be submitted separately from the check deposits, beginning Feb. 5.
If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Bennett at ext. 2173 or kbennett@georgefox.edu.
Thank you!
Spring Serve applications are now open! We are sending teams to Ghormley Meadows Christian Camp, Neah Bay, Wash., Seattle, San Francisco and the Yakima Indian Reservation. For more information about the trip, feel free to email us!
The trips are during spring break, Saturday afternoon (March 22) to Saturday (March 29). The application can be found at this link. The applications are due on Feb. 21. No late applications will be accepted.
If you are interested in being a student leader on a trip, the application deadline is Feb. 14. The application can be found on the same site.
If you have any questions or want any more information, please email Kyle Webster at kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu. We would love to talk with you!
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Did you miss Parade last week? Don’t worry, we have four more opportunities to watch this beautiful theatre production in Wood-Mar Auditorium! Shows will run Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 6-9, with all beginning at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of Sunday’s 2 p.m. matinee.
Student free night is Thursday, Feb. 6, and university employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show. Additional tickets can be purchased here.
You don’t want to miss out on the show that everyone is talking about! Come and watch the story of Leo Frank unfold before you eyes!
Community members are encouraged to join the George Fox University Master Chorus at its first rehearsal on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Ross 208 (choir room).
Rehearsals will be every Tuesday in this location in preparation for the April 25 performance of John Rutter’s composition Mass of the Children. Master chorus members will join with the university’s Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale, select Women’s Ensemble from Newberg High School, and the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. that evening.
Participants are expected to have previous choir experience, average to above-average sight reading skills and the ability to attend rehearsals. There is no audition or cost, and director’s permission is required. Music will be supplied by the university.
Questions? Please contact the George Fox Music Department at 503-554-2620.
The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for the fourth annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in Bauman Auditorium.
Dr. Bill Newsome, PhD, an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, will present “Brain, Mind & Free Will: Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?” Among the questions to be discussed: “Are we just the sum of our neurons?,” “Does my brain shape me, or do I shape my brain?” and “Is freedom of choice an illusion?”
For more information, visit this link. Questions? Contact Paul Chamberlain at pchamber@georgefox.edu.
The Department of English invites you to the Faith and Culture Writers Conference taking place on the Newberg campus Friday and Saturday, March 7-8. A number of well-known writers will be on campus, including Sarah Bessey, Tony Kriz, Sarah Thebarge and Deidra Riggs, among others.
The event also offers the opportunity to meet with literary agents and editors. The conference is for those seeking inspiration in their writing, and in their lives. Cost for students is $30 and includes several meals; others can register for $75 through Feb. 14 at faithandculturewriters.com. More info is also available here.
If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Springer Mock (mmock@georgefox.edu).
Is there someone you believe is deserving of this recognition? If so, please nominate this person via email to Peggy Kilburg by Wednesday, Feb. 19, with a summary of his or her recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.
The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa card at our next community meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Congratulations again to Lisa Leslie and Peg Hutton on being named January’s Employees of the Month.
Student and faculty panelists will come together at this week’s Shalom to discuss feminism and gender equality in the context of modern Christian culture. Join us at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the Cap and Gown Room.
How do we restore wholeness between feminism and the church? Is feminism important to men? Where does the tension over gender equality manifest itself on campus? Join us on Thursday to hear panelists provide insight to these questions.
