George Fox Spanish alumnus James Wolfer will be on campus to share about his work in law enforcement and his current role as fraud prevention officer for First Tech Credit Union.
All are welcome to join us for this informational session on Monday, Dec. 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Lemmons 8. Questions? Contact Debbie Berho at dberho@georgefox.edu.
All university offices on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The library is closing early, at 5 p.m., today (Wednesday) for Thanksgiving. It will be closed through Sunday afternoon. The 24-hour study room will be open as usual over the break.
The library will reopen from 6 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1.
Happy Thanksgiving!
This is a reminder that employees and their families are invited 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.).
Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.
Employees are invited to attend each of the provost candidate presentations on “The future of higher education” at 3:40 p.m. in Hoover 105 on the dates listed below.
The candidates will also do a Q&A time at the Portland Center (details listed below).
Newberg campus presentations:
Portland Center Q&A sessions: 10 a.m. on days listed
I am creating a coffee table book for a business class, and I need your help. My book is centered around remembering all the things we should be thankful for, so I am asking people to upload pictures of these things (art, nature, community, whatever). Generic pictures are totally fine.
If you could help, I’d appreciate it. Just click on the link below. I’m collecting pictures between now and Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Thank you,
Kyle Ingram (kingram11@georgefox.edu)
All are invited to a “Reflections on Advent” service in the Cap and Gown Room at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2. Students, this counts as a chapel elective!
Join us as the Worship Ensemble and guest speaker Jamie Johnson lead you thoughtfully through Advent themes in celebrating the birth of Jesus, the Christ. Music will range from modern renditions of old hymns to newly written songs about Christ and his Advent.
We will also be joined by George Fox artists from Gary Buhler’s art class who will give artistic impressions to the themes presented.
See you there!
The Bruin Heritage group is hosting a clothing drive for the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines. Thanksgiving break is a great time to clean out your closet and donate your old clothes to people in need!
We will be accepting shirts, jackets, sweaters, pants and shoes. The drive runs Dec. 2-13. To find out how you can donate, contact Joanna Rocha at jrocha13@georgefox.edu.
For those of you who are staying on campus over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, our meal times will be changing as follows:
Our entire staff wishes everyone a safe and blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends.
– Bon Appetit
The Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closing after lunch at 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 27, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Both cafes will be reopening on Monday, Dec. 2, at their normal time.
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Be sure to check out President Robin Baker’s latest blog piece. In it, he discusses his recent trip to Pennsylvania and what he learned while visiting “Amish country.”
You can read the blog here.
If you are on the Newberg campus, please join your colleagues for all-employee lunch today (Tuesday) in the Cap and Gown Room. The lunch is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. so that you may come and go as your schedule permits. The cost is $3.
Recently a disastrous typhoon, Haiyan, hit the Philippines, causing at least 5,000 deaths, thousands of homes destroyed, and leaving tens of thousands homeless. As the children of God, we would like to raise awareness of this unfortunate event and offer up prayers for the people of this country.
In addition, the International Club would like to invite you to our fundraiser for the Philippines. We will be at the Bruin Den from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, selling bubble tea and homemade strudels.
Also, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, we’re selling artworks and Chinese calligraphy donated by our very own George Fox students. All proceeds and donations will be going to the Red Cross in the Philippines.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have further questions, at gfu.international.club@gmail.com.
Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Monday, Dec. 2.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
Join us at our first Table Talk of the semester! We’ll meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in the Executive Dining Room.
The theme this time will be surrounding the topic of Thanksgiving (its meaning and history). We want to bring to the surface the strong role Native Americans have played in the history of the United States as well as the struggles they have gone through and are still going through.
If you have any questions, you may contact Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu).
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Nov. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
All are welcome to join us this morning (Friday) for International Chapel in the International Center/Cultural House from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. This week Bonnie Steinborn, instructor in the English Language Institute, will share about forgiveness. Bonnie has taught for more than 20 years in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, China and Indonesia. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged.
International chapel is designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian.
Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.
Want to spend more time with your family and less time in the kitchen this Thanksgiving? Stop by the Bruin Den and buy a pie or cheesecake from Bon Appetit!
We will be offering house-made pumpkin or Dutch apple pie and pumpkin cheesecake for sale next Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26-27. The pies will be $6.99 each and the cheesecake $14.99.
Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.
Saturday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Concordia-Portland (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Corban (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.
This is a reminder to join us for the all-employee meeting today (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!
“Thanksgiving” is the theme this month, so we’re serving a special Thanksgiving “Blessings Mix” snack. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 161.
