Come join the International Justice Mission tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. for a prayer and worship gathering in the Cap and Gown Room! We will be focusing on the hope that Jesus’ birth gives to those in bondage.
Cookies and hot chocolate will be served. We would love to see you there!
If you have tickets for the Christmas Concert this weekend and will be unable to use them, please return them to the box office as soon as possible. Sunday’s show is sold out and has a wait list. Questions? Call the box office at 503-554-3844.
Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual wassail party on Monday, Dec. 16, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please take a break on “Dead Day” and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for homemade cookies, wassail and coffee.
Our treat to you!
– Library staff
Do you like colorful bracelets with hundreds of different choices to choose from?
During lunch time (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) through Friday, Threads of Hope, an organization that works with the impoverished in the Philippines, will be selling these bracelets in the SUB. These handmade friendship bracelets are made on the beautiful beaches of the Philippines. Proceeds will go to help the families who have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.
Any questions? Please e-mail Chris Miller at cmiller11@georgefox.edu.
Want to be a part of the Christmas Concert this year? Come help us greet guests as an usher!
We’re looking for 14 people who are able to do all three shows, if possible. Call time would be an hour before the performance (6:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m.), and dress is semi-formal black and white. The job includes taking tickets, passing programs, guiding people to their seats, and coming to a training. And, you get to watch the concert!
Concert dates/times are:
Please e-mail Michelle Croce (mcroce12@georgefox.edu) with your interest and availability.
To nominate a colleague for this month’s award, please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Wednesday, Dec. 11, with a summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so.
Due to the Christmas holiday, our community meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 19, so the time frame is shorter to submit nominations this month. The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 Visa gift card at the meeting.
This new .75FTE position (pay range 5) is open to both employees and external candidates. Please check the position announcement on the George Fox website at this link to learn more details about the duties and qualifications of this position.
To apply: Please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources by Friday, Dec. 13. Interviews may begin as early as the week of Dec. 16. The link to the transfer request form can be found here.
Come out to support one of our senior artists! Rachel King Rudeen will open her Senior Thesis Exhibit, entitled “Marrow,” tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5 p.m. in Minthorne Gallery. It will feature her ceramic works. The exhibit will run through Saturday, Dec. 21.
Following is Rachel’s statement about the show:
“Family gathers to eat, old friends catch up over coffee, a tea party bridges the gap between student and professor. Forming the marrow of these events are three constants: food and drink, the vessels that contain them, and the presence of people. It is for these occasions of coming together that I have a passion for creating quality, functional ceramic vessels.”
The university’s library staff wants to make it easier to access important information and resources using handheld mobile devices – and we need your help.
Please take a few minutes to complete this very short survey on mobile device usage and preferences. You should be able to complete it in less than five minutes. Your answers will help to improve the library’s mobile-optimized homepage.
Thank you!
Today, Monday, Dec. 9, is our annual staff Christmas lunch sponsored by your Staff Development Committee! It will begin at noon in the Cap and Gown Room, and the cost is only $3.
We will be singing carols with the university choir and hosting our first-ever Christmas sweater/tie/vest/sweatshirt “event,†so come “festively adorned.†There will be prizes as well, so you don’t want to miss this!
University President Robin Baker will speak in our Christmas Chapel today (Monday) at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Come and celebrate the Christmas season with us!
As we approach Christmas, we want to offer some reminders about living in a Christ-centered community.
Our campus single-stall bathrooms have recently been converted to allow more flexibility in use. We have visitors, guests, family members and students (undergraduate and graduate) who benefit from using non-gender-specific bathrooms when they have young children, are transgender, or when lines form for a single-sex bathroom during major events.
Two weeks ago, two restroom signs on campus were defaced during the night with “X’s” over specific gender symbols. The markings were immediately removed by university staff. In addition to being an act of vandalism, this action brought pain to members of our community. This kind of action has no place in a community like ours.
We believe that all people are of great worth and value in the eyes of our Creator God and seek to increasingly become a campus characterized by loving support of one another (even when we disagree). Cultural humility and civility means that we seek to understand and appreciate others who are different from ourselves. Language and/or behavior that relies on stereotypes or is demeaning toward individuals or groups of individuals is unacceptable for George Fox students and employees, whether it occurs in person, through social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) or anonymously.
Saturday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Linfield (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Linfield (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
Don’t forget to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.). All employees and their families are welcome.
Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.
Join us for International Chapel today (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. This week, Alex Pia, director of international student and scholar services, will share what we can learn from Jesus’ teachings about not worrying. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged.
International Chapel is eligible for chapel elective credit. It 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.
University President Robin Baker will speak in our Christmas Chapel this Monday, Dec. 9, in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m. Come and celebrate the Christmas season with us!
Please be aware the financial affairs office will not have a check run during the week of Christmas. Please plan accordingly.
Check requests received by 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, will be paid Friday, Dec. 20. Check requests received after 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, will not be paid until Friday, Jan. 3.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas from everyone in the financial affairs office!
With the winter season upon us, it’s important to know when and how campus closure information will be made available. The provost will make the decision whether or not to close the Newberg campus, Portland Center and Salem site for daytime classes by 6:30 a.m. or 2:15 p.m. for evening classes. This applies to all days of the week, including Saturday. Decisions at the Redmond site will be made by the professor teaching the class.
Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. To find out if a closure decision has been made when bad weather occurs:
I’m another business student collecting photos for a coffee table book. I’m looking for pictures of your favorite handwritten notes – funny notes, sweet notes, strange notes, confusing notes, etc. All notes are unique, and I’m interested in your favorites!
I’ll be accepting submissions until Friday, Dec. 13.
Here is the link to my gallery, where you can upload your pictures: Favorite Handwritten Notes
Thank you so much!
– Victoria Wilson
The service window at Mail Services (North Street Annex) will be open on the following dates over the Christmas break:
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on all open days listed above.
Mail Services will be closed:
Access to student mailboxes
Mail that arrives after Dec. 20 will be held at Mail Services’ North Street Annex from Dec. 21 through Jan. 3. You can stop and ask for it on the open dates. Packages can be picked up during the regular window hours on those open dates.
Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
