Don’t forget to join us for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture tonight (Monday), as Kent Thornburg, the M. Lowell Edwards Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, speaks from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Thornburg will speak on “Capitalism and Selling Sickness in the USA.”
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
On Friday, April 4, George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony in its 27th appearance in Newberg at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. The concert is free to George Fox employees – a gift from George Fox board member Ken Austin, who cofounded A-dec with his late wife Joan.
The university has been provided with a limited number of tickets for its employees. These tickets are separate from those to be issued by the Newberg Area Chamber of Commerce to the general public.
George Fox employees (halftime and over) may pick up their tickets – limit two per employee – on a first-come, first-served basis starting tomorrow (Tuesday, March 18) at 9 a.m. at the Box Office in Pennington House. Phone reservations (503-554-3844) will not be taken except for employees at the Portland and Salem centers.
On Monday, March 31, beginning at 9 a.m., any remaining tickets (again, a limit of two per person) will be available – also on a first-come, first-served basis – to those who sign up on a waiting list. If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use.
Questions? Contact Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu.
A new option has just been approved that will allow current and entering students to meet part of the general education humanities requirement.
In place of a fine arts course, a student may satisfy the fine arts general education requirement through participation in a music ensemble. To meet the requirement, a student must earn at least 3 credits total across six different semesters (i.e. students participating in more than one ensemble cannot “double count†one semester as two for the purposes of this requirement).
A student may participate in different ensembles in different semesters. During or shortly after completion of the sixth semester, the student must arrange with the Music Department office to complete a milestone assignment in order to finish the requirement. Eligible ensembles are: Men’s or Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, and Chehalem Symphony Orchestra. Please note that due to NASM accreditation rules, music majors are not eligible for this general education substitution.
Any current student (except those graduating this May) able to complete six semesters of ensemble participation before graduation can take advantage of this new option.
Questions? Please email Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.
When does life begin? What is the meaning of life? How can we stand up for our beliefs while demonstrating kindness and respect? These questions challenge our society and our faith every day.
If you are searching for answers or want to know more about advocating for life, we encourage you to attend a special chapel event tonight (Monday), when the university’s Students for Life group will host a chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. We have been blessed with the opportunity to hear from guest speaker Rebekah Barnes, who will share her knowledge on the biblical approach to life, as well as provide apologetics training on the topic of life. Elective chapel credit is available.
Questions? Email studentsforlifegfu@gmail.com
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” (I Peter 3:15).
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40)
Would you mind helping out a student? My classmates and I are in the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues class this semester and part of our project includes a brief survey. Please help us if you have a few minutes.
Sex Education and the Perception of Sex in the Church
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Make sure to see the 24 1/2-Hour Play Festival tonight (Saturday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. The performance runs about half an hour, and everything you see is written, cast, rehearsed and prepared all in 24 1/2 hours.
Click here to see the event on Facebook. Click here to see last year’s hilarious performance.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Susan Carlson at scarlson10@georgefox.edu.
Four staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:
The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. 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 for applying.
Attention benefit-eligible employees: Please make sure you turn in your benefit election form by 5 p.m. Monday, March 17, to ensure that any changes you wish to make will be enrolled timely. Remember that medical and dental changes will be reflected in your premium deductions on the March 31 payroll, and all other benefit changes will show the first time on April 30.
Also remember that flexible spending enrollments don’t automatically renew, so if you want to keep that benefit next year, please submit a new form. All forms and more info are available here.
Questions? Contact Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu.
Come support Button Up, a George Fox senior capstone business group. We will have a table in the Bruin Den today (Friday) from noon to 2 p.m. to take orders for personalized custom-made buttons.
We are always accepting orders at buttonup2013@gmail.com.
All are invited to join us for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, March 17, as Kent Thornburg, the M. Lowell Edwards Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, speaks from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation ties into our theme “State of the World.”
Thornburg will speak on “Capitalism and Selling Sickness in the USA,” in which he will discuss how many Americans have come to rely on free marketing products for their nutrition, how food is designed to be highly palatable, how the food that we eat is making us less healthy, and how poor health today will be passed on to future generations through epigenetic mechanisms.
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.
Security will be hosting the lost and found tables on Monday, March 17. If there are “found/abandoned” items hanging around your office or workplace, please bring them to the security office by 10 a.m. on Monday so they can displayed on the lost and found tables in the Bruin Den at 11 a.m.
Thanks!
Security will be hosting the lost and found tables on Monday, March 17, in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Please put it on your schedule to stop by and check for your lost items, as everything not claimed by its owner will be donated to charitable causes Monday afternoon. You can also stop by the security office or call 503-554-2090 during office hours to inquire about your lost items.
Join us this morning (Friday) for International Chapel from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. This week Alex Pia, director of international student services, will speak on God’s leading in his own life and how he has seen God working in students’ lives. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged.
International Chapel is eligible for chapel elective credit. Keep in mind, the last International Chapel for spring semester will be April 18. The event is designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian. Everyone is invited to attend.
Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.
If you would like be a part of the 24 1/2-Hour Play Festival, you are in luck: We still have room for a few more actors and crew members. Please sign up on the theatre board in Lemmons. The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
This is a fun and incredible experience you won’t forget. If you have questions or comments, please contact Susan Carlson at scarlson10@georgefox.edu.
The end of another academic year is once again just around the corner. As your department makes plans to wrap things up for the year, please take a moment to put the following important dates on your calendar and include them in your year-end planning.
We will be sending out regular reminders as we get closer to these important 2014 financial cut-off dates. Please make sure to submit all needed paperwork to the financial affairs office prior to these dates.
If you have questions regarding any of these deadlines, please contact Bruce Owen at 503-554-2169.
Thanks so much for your help!
Change to previous announcement: The Textbook Annex will be open next week (March 17-21). It will not be staffed during spring break, but the main BlueZone Store will be open and we’ll be happy to service any immediate textbook needs. Both locations will be closed for the campus holiday on Friday, March 28.
The International Justice Mission invites you to join us tonight (Thursday) as we watch and discuss the documentary Chosen, which shares the lives of two American girls who were trafficked. We will talk about what we can do to help prevent girls and boys we know from being sold into sex trafficking.
Join us from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel credit is available. We would love to see you there!
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Berger at eberger12@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget to join the Department of Physical Therapy today (Thursday) for Dr. Diane Wrisley’s presentation from 5 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Dr. Wrisley has published numerous articles and presented at national and international conferences on the evaluation and treatment of patients with vestibular and balance dysfunction. Her research interests include the use of sensory information for balance and novel techniques in the evaluation and treatment of vestibular and balance dysfunction.
In preparation for Thursday’s presentation, Dr. Wrisley has reviewed 70 recent articles on Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Some of the learning objectives for the lecture are:
Hope to see you there.
Questions? Contact Gina Braden at rbraden@georgefox.edu.
The Textbook Annex will be closed for two weeks beginning March 15 to complete our annual inventory process. You may still order online at gfubookstore.com and have your books sent to your campus box or home address. Online orders will be processed, but the Annex will not be staffed for in-store sales.
Please note: The main BlueZone Store will remain open for business through March 27. Both locations will be closed on Friday, March 28.
Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.
More than 75 pieces created by our own student artists will go on exhibit beginning Thursday, March 13, in both the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries.
The event begins with an opening reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in both locations. The exhibit will remain up through Monday, April 14. The show represents students’ best pieces as determined by outside jurors. Initially, more than 200 pieces were submitted. Prize winners will be announced at the reception.
In addition, remaining bowls from last week’s Empty Bowls fundraiser will be available for purchase in the Lindgren Gallery during the reception time.
Contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu for more information.
