Come join the fun as the engineering freshmen battle it out with their robots on the robot course in our annual Engineering Robotics Competition! The competition will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Thursday, April 25, in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium. All are welcome to attend!
Questions? Contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu.
The university’s engineering department will present its annual Engineering Expo this Friday, April 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium.
The Expo will feature project displays from the program’s Senior Design and Servant Engineering teams for companies and organizations such as Daimler, CUI, Inc., Mercedes-Benz Tech, Climax, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Xerox, Greater Yamhill Watershed Council, City of Newberg, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, NASA, Providence, Oregon Commission for the Blind, Vibetech, 5-Rock Ranch, and Aprovecho Research Center.
Refreshments provided. All are welcome!
For more information, please contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2780.
Today (Monday) in chapel, Spiritual Life will be commissioning any students/employees who will be a part of a global outreach/mission. If you will be doing a missions trip during the summer, we’d love for you to join us! See you at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium!
This fall marks the third year that all incoming first-year students will been given a “Common Reading” as part of the First Year Seminar program. This time you and the campus community are invited to join our incoming students in reading Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle.
Consider adding the book to your summer reading list, and keep your eyes open for more information about Common Reading events during the fall semester. If you need more motivation, check out this short L.A. Times article about the book. Faculty members, you might consider how the book might be addressed in your classes.
Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions or would like to help with Common Reading activities.
Come and celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Fox Film Festival with a film-themed lunch in Bon Appetit today (Friday)! Popcorn will be served and movie scores played throughout the lunch hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Tickets for the 4:30 p.m. Friday screening of the Fox Film Festival at the Cameo Theater in Newberg are going fast. Tickets are $4 for one and $6 for two and can be purchased from the Box Office before 3 p.m. on Friday. Afterwards, they are available at the door of the Cameo starting at 4 p.m. for the same price.
Saturday’s award ceremony will be in Bauman Auditorium starting at 6:30 p.m. and is free. A one-hour red-carpet photo session will precede it.
For more information, visit the Fox Film Festival Facebook page or e-mail filmfestival@georgefox.edu.
A quick update: The Saturday car wash planned by the Romania/Moldova Summer Serve team has been canceled. Sorry about that!
Questions? Contact Patty Blakeslee at pblakeslee11@georgefox.edu.
Earth Day is just around the corner. Come join us tomorrow (Saturday) in our canyon as we remove invasive plant species in our continuing efforts to restore the canyon.
We’ll be there from about 9 a.m. until noon, meeting down by the suites. Come for as long as you’d like. We hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, contact Trevor Woods at twoods@georgefox.edu.
Hey Everybody!
This Saturday, April 20, we have a neat opportunity to hear from DJ Vincent. He works down in Salem with homeless populations and low-income families. He will be giving a presentation at Northwest Free Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to noon.
Here’s the basic format of the presentation he is giving:
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Please contact me if you are interested in going or have any questions. I need to get a head count for the church. Let me know if you need transportation.
I’m really excited about this talk that he’s giving. This is something I’ve been praying for for a while – an opportunity to really dive into some deeper questions about Urban Outreach and poverty within our own community.
I hope that some of you can come.
God bless!
Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu)
Urban Outreach
Be sure to get your ticket for the Fox Film Festival Cameo screening tomorrow (Friday) at 4:30 p.m. at the Historic Newberg Cameo Theater.
Tickets are $4 for one and $6 for two and can be purchased at the Box Office until 3 p.m. on Friday. Afterwards, all tickets must be purchased at the door at the Cameo. Doors open at 4 p.m.
Saturday’s award ceremony in Bauman Auditorium begins at 6:30 p.m. with a red-carpet photobooth hour preceding it. This is a free event and all are welcome to participate in the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Fox Film Festival.
For more information, check out the Fox Film Festival on Facebook or e-mail filmfestival@georgefox.edu.
An all-employee meeting is scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link†located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.â€
The engineering department invites you to attend a research seminar entitled, “Fasteners as Diagnostic Sensors in Structures,” presented by Dr. David Pollock of Washington State University. He will be with us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. this Monday, April 22, in Lemmons 13.
Summary
Connections are critical load-transfer components in all structures. The adoption of mechanics-based yield limit equations for bolted and nailed connections in timber structures in the early 1990s furnished a mechanism for understanding connection behavior associated with extreme loading events. In particular, the formation of plastic hinges in metal fasteners (as modeled by the yield limit equations) provides ductile structural behavior during high seismic and wind events.
The detection of plastic hinges in fasteners following an overload event can be used to (1) determine the magnitudes of overload and structural displacement that occurred, and (2) assess internal structural damage. Ultrasonic inspection of bolts and (modified) nails in surviving structures provides useful techniques for detecting damage that is not apparent during visual inspections and estimating residual structural capacities.
For any questions or further information, contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu.
The engineering department invites you to attend a research seminar titled, “Hypar Roofs: A Servant Opportunity for Students, Researchers and Professionals,” presented by Doug Schmucker, PhD, PE. Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 19, in EHS 102.
Presentation Description
Dr. Schmucker will present an example of servant engineering via a joint project between TSC Global and Engineering Ministries International (eMi). TSC Global (tscglobal.org) is a U.S.-based, for-profit, social enterprise developing innovative products for global housing solutions; eMi (emiusa.org) is a faith-based organization that mobilizes building design professionals to provide design services to communities in need across the world.
In an appropriate technology transfer project, the eMi team examined the feasibility of using TSC’s Hypar Roof product. Typical eMi clients include missionaries, faith-based medical facilities and educational campuses. Dr. Schmucker has served with eMi as a volunteer in a variety of capacities over the past 13 years and has practiced as both a professional engineer and professional educator over a nearly 20-year career.
For more questions or information, contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu.
Hey Everybody,
Come and join us for the Newberg Prayer Walk tomorrow (Friday) during chapel hour. I love seeing God work in our community through the prayers of his people. We’ll meet in the quad by the Bruin Den at 10:40 a.m. Hope to see you there!
– Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu)
Want to learn more about women and men? Come visit a poster session hosted by students from Men, Women and Society (SOC 320).
Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow (Friday), in the Hoover lobby.
Fascinating topics include:
Questions? Contact Melanie Hulbert at mhulbert@georgefox.edu.
After 33 years of service, Bonnie Jerke (Career Services) is retiring and we are planning to celebrate her accomplishments and contributions on Thursday, April 25, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center. We’d love to have you come and celebrate Bonnie’s many years of leadership and service to the students and alumni of George Fox.
If you are unable to attend, I’m sure Bonnie would appreciate an e-mail, card, or call, but we’d love for you to be able to attend this event. No need to R.S.V.P.
If you have any questions, please contact Sidney Tafflinger at 503-554-2330.
Hope to see you next Thursday!
Join us for chapel this morning (Wednesday) at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium for our Last Lecture Series featuring Hank Helsabeck, dean of School of Arts and Sciences.
Paul Anderson will be showing the film The Gospel of John for any interested in viewing the biblical text in dramatic form. All are welcome, especially students in Bible classes interested in noting the distinctive presentation of Jesus in this dramatic Gospel. A brief discussion will follow the film.
Join us at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in EHS 102. Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.
After 35 years of service to George Fox, Hank Helsabeck is retiring this spring. The provost is hosting a retirement celebration for him from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29, in the Klages Dining Room.
Come join us as we celebrate Hank and his contributions to the university. Prior to his current role as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, he was a math professor and department chair. He also started the computer science program – and taught himself everything there is to know about the degree in order to teach it. He was also a regular participant on the “GFU Ruins” Hood-to-Coast team for many years.
If you plan to attend the reception, please R.S.V.P. using this form. If you cannot make it, you can use the same form to write Hank a message.
– Office of Academic Affairs
Please join us in honoring Martha Iancu, who is retiring this spring after 23 years of service to George Fox. The farewell reception will be Thursday, May 2, from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in Minthorn 200.
Please drop in and wish Martha well!
An all-employee meeting is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link†located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.â€
