Bruin Preview is upon us! This is one of our biggest events of the year, and we’re expecting to have 200 students and their families on our campus Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7-8.
As a reminder, please plan on parking somewhere other than the Stevens and Hoover parking lots these two days. This will allow families to park close to the event’s check-in location.
Thank you!
Plan ahead: The university’s women’s basketball team will be hosting a four-team tournament Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 14-16. The gym will be unavailable the following times on these dates.
George Fox student and employee ID cards are good for admission to all games.
The English as a Second Language department is hosting a “Conversation Corner” for all native English speakers and international students from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday).
Stop by the Bruin Den and share your culture, develop friendships and have fun. Drop by for even 30 minutes and a snack.
Questions? Contact Bonnie Steinborn at bonniesteinborn@gmail.com.
Can you think of a coworker you are especially thankful for this month – someone who might deserve to be named as November’s Employee of the Month? If someone comes to mind, please submit a nomination via email to Peggy Kilburg by Thursday, Nov. 14, with a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that makes him or her deserving of this award.
The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and as is our custom, the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at our community meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Congratulations again to Jason Schwanz on being named October Employee of the Month.
The university community is welcome to an art exhibit opening on Thursday, Nov. 7. Portland artist Alison O’Donoghue will be on hand to speak about her show “Riding Into Tomorrow” that will be up in the Minthorne Gallery through Dec. 5.
Alison will speak at 4:10 p.m. in the Calder Lecture Hall (Lemmons 8), followed by an opening reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the gallery.
Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu.
Bruin Preview is coming up this week on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7-8! This is one of our biggest events of the year, and we’re expecting to have 200 students and their families on our campus. It’s going to be a blast!
In order for families to have the best experience possible, please plan on parking somewhere other than the Stevens and Hoover parking lots on Thursday and Friday. This will allow families to park close to the event’s check-in location.
Thank you for helping us make this event a great one!
Too busy to get your flu shot at the Health Center? Well, we’re bringing our supplies and coming to you this year! Please come see us at the ASC offices in the Student Union Building (SUB) on Friday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $15 (cash or check only), or free if you have the GFU student insurance. No appointment is necessary.
Please call the Health Center at 503-554-2340 if you have questions.
Come join us for lunch this Thursday, Nov. 7, as we unveil our new food cart here on campus! It’s grilled cheese and tomato soup day at “the Bon,” so we will be featuring a steaming cup of our hearty house-made soup along with a variety of different grilled cheese sandwiches, cold beverages and other snack items.
The food cart will be parked outside the library and be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At this time, we are unable to accept debit/credit or flex points, so sales will be cash only.
See you there!
– Bon Appetit staff
Need to “de-stress” from the week? Come for a time of creative prayer and worship on Friday, Nov. 8, at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium!
– The “SpiL” team
Friday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Whitman (Austin Sports Complex)
Friday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Whitworth (Austin Sports Complex)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific (Austin Sports Complex)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Willamette (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.
The university’s College of Christian Studies and William Penn Honors Program invite all to a free presentation, “Re-Tuned by God: The Future of Worship,” featuring Jeremy Begbie of Duke Divinity School and Wolfson College, Cambridge, at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Bauman Auditorium.
Begbie will speak, perform, and use recorded music and visual material to explore the way the New Testament helps us understand more deeply some of the basic components of worship. He is a professionally trained musician and theologian who has taught in the United Kingdom and North America and delivered multimedia performance lectures around the world.
Begbie, described as “a musician and theologian par excellence” by N.T. Wright, is the inaugural holder of the Thomas A. Langford Research Professorship in Theology at Duke Divinity School and a senior member at Wolfson College, Cambridge. More information and a video of Begbie is available here.
Questions? Contact Joseph Clair at ext. 2153 or jclair@georgefox.edu.
There will be a test soon of the George Fox University Emergency Notification network (FoxAlert). Please make sure that your cell phone is registered on MyGFU so that you will get texts when there indeed is an emergency.
Please go to this link to sign up and to verify that your contact information is correct.
Questions? Please contact security at 503-554-2090.
Please encourage fall 2013 (midyear) grads to attend Exodus Fair on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Here is the information:
If you are graduating this December 2013, stop by the Exodus Fair on Nov. 14 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium. You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food and much more! Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate! We hope to see you there!
For more information, please contact Aleida Polanco at apolanco@georgefox.edu.
The last day to sign up to have a booth at this year’s Cultural Fair is today, Tuesday, Nov. 5. We’d love to have all the cultures at George Fox represented. To sign up, fill out this form.
The Cultural Fair will feature students from many different cultures sharing something about their own culture (food, displays, clothing, games, etc.). We can reimburse you up to $50 for costs you may incur by presenting at the Cultural Fair.
Contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Attention faculty and staff: I am a current George Fox student working on a carbon footprint project for the university and am looking for information on the distance you travel from home to school. A short three-question survey was created in order to gather some data for the project.
If you could take just a couple of minutes to complete this survey, I would really appreciate it.
Thank you,
Weldin Yanes
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.
The Liberty University School of Law will be on the Newberg campus to host a law school workshop from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Career Services office on the first floor of the Stevens Center.
Join us for an interactive workshop and begin preparing for the law school admissions process. There will be door prizes and pizza for those who register!
Learn valuable information, including:
Register on Bruin Careers by Friday, Nov 8. Questions? Contact Sidney Tafflinger (stafflinger@georgefox.edu).
Cultural Celebration Week starts next Monday, Nov. 11! The campus community is invited to engage in the events.
Here is the daily schedule:
Questions? Contact Alex Pia at ext. 2643 or apia@georgefox.edu.
Join us today (Monday) for the Staff Development Committee’s “Let’s Work Together” lunch, with Security Services as the featured department. We’ll gather at noon in the Cap and Gown Room. Lunch is available for $3 for staff and $5 for everybody else, or feel free to bring your lunch.
Security officers will be talking about what to do in case of an active shooter scenario on campus, how to stay safe on campus, what security personnel can do to help you, and what you can do to help security. And, did you know that security now offers First Aid/AED/CPR/C-CERT training?
Please come and learn more about Security Services! If there is a topic that you want to learn more about, please write Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
The School of Physical Therapy invites the university community to hear Dr. Tim Flynn (PT, PhD), distinguished professor at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, as he lectures on “Turning the Traditional Classroom into a 21st Century Knowledge Exchange.” He will join us from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Hoover 105.
Synopsis
Let’s face it: Technology is changing the face of education from preschool through graduate school. Physical therapy education is no exception. Despite a body of evidence suggesting that the traditional lecture style instruction is lacking, it remains the predominant mode of information exchange.
In the last decade there has been a move toward the flipped classroom where students watch lectures at home at their pace and communicate with peers and faculty with online discussions. Face-to-face time with the faculty focuses on engaging problem solving and laboratory experiences.
This presentation will discuss how current best evidence lectures are produced and shared as homework assignments outside of class while sacred classroom time is reserved for collaborative work and hands-on learning activities. We will describe mechanisms to ensure learning is occurring and preliminary outcomes using this methodology.
Upon completion, attendees will be able to:
Dr. Flynn is board-certified in orthopaedic physical therapy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, and a frequent research presenter at state, national and international meetings.
Questions? Contact Holly Kirby at hkirby@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget tonight’s (Monday’s) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture. We will welcome Geri Mason, assistant professor of economics at Seattle Pacific University, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Her presentation is titled “Microfinance in China: Challenges and Innovations.”
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.
