Interested in joining our community garden? It is open to all (students, faculty, all employees, others). Participation is open even if you are around only in the spring, summer or fall.
To learn more, attend an informational meeting scheduled at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Hoover Lounge (second floor).
Contact Cherice Bock (cbock@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Interested in joining our community garden? It is open to all (students, faculty, all employees, others). Participation is open even if you are around only in the spring, summer or fall.
To learn more, attend an informational meeting scheduled at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Hoover Lounge (second floor).
Contact Cherice Bock (cbock@georgefox.edu)Â if you have questions.
Don’t forget today’s (Saturday’s) men’s tennis match with Lewis & Clark at the newly opened Stafford Hills Club. The Bruins are 7-1 in conference play and ranked No. 11 in the NCAA Division III’s West Region. We would love to have as many George Fox fans in attendance as possible, so come out for the 11 a.m. match and check out this remarkable new facility.
The club, located at 5916 Nyberg Lane in Tualatin, is offering special deals for those associated with George Fox, so come out to cheer on the Bruins and learn about the club’s special offers. To learn more about Stafford Hills, visit staffordhills.com.
Mail Services will be open 8:00 – 4:30 on Monday – Thursday during Spring Break. We will be closed on Friday, March 29th.
Student Post Office areas will also be open for students to access their mailboxes.
If you have questions, please email lsartwel@georgefox.edu
Do you need a really great haircut? Do you want it to go to a super-great cause?
Rose Haven is a women’s drop-in center in northwest Portland, and Faye Judson Salon is willing to donate all proceeds from their salon on Friday, April 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. Call 503-768-3293 to schedule an appointment and say that you want to be part of the “For the Love of Women” event! Minimum donation of $25!
This event is being hosted in partnership with the George Fox social work program. Contact Elise Heidy (eheidy09@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Saturday, March 23, 11 a.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Lewis & Clark (Stafford Hills Tennis Club, Tualatin, Ore.)
Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. – Women’s golf in George Fox Spring Preview (OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.)
For more information on the Bruins’ “home-away-from-home” events this weekend, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
Do you want free admission to attend the First Avenue Career Expo? If so, stop by and attend one of our “How to Work a Job Fair†info sessions today (Friday) in the Career Services office from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
To register for the First Avenue Career Expo, visit olapcfirstavenue.org.
Questions? Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Did you know we have one of the top Division III men’s tennis teams in the region? The Bruins are 7-1 in conference play, ranked No. 11 in the West Region and are riding a six-match win streak.
This Saturday, March 23, the Bruins will take on Lewis & Clark at the newly opened Stafford Hills Club, modeled after the USTA National Tennis Center in New York. We would love to have as many George Fox fans in attendance as possible, so come out for the 11 a.m. match and check out this remarkable new facility.
The club, located at 5916 Nyberg Lane in Tualatin, is offering special deals for those associated with George Fox, so come out to cheer on the Bruins and learn about the club’s special offers. To learn more about Stafford Hills, visit staffordhills.com.
There are four $2,500-per-year renewable Multicultural Leadership Scholarships (MLS) for current students who are returning to campus next academic year. We are seeking students who are engaged in diversity and already actively participate in leadership on campus.
In order to apply for the scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:
Steps:
Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura, director of inclusion and student leadership programs, at syonemura@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
All are invited to join us for a weeklong Cesar Chavez celebration April 1-5. Below are the activities/events we have planned.
The purpose of the events is to give you an opportunity to learn about who Cesar Chavez was and what his legacy is. We also want to raise awareness about issues regarding immigration and Latinos in higher education. Ultimately, we want to give you an opportunity to learn about Latinos from Latinos.
If you have any questions, email Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu), Joel Perez (jperez@georgefox.edu), or Julio Bautista (jbautista11@georgefox.edu).
Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. The meeting will include an update from President Baker on the recent board meeting.
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€
Do you want free admission to attend the First Avenue Career Expo? If so, stop by and attend one of our “How to Work a Job Fair†info sessions today (Thursday) or tomorrow (Friday) in the Career Services office from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
To register for the First Avenue Career Expo, visit olapcfirstavenue.org.
Questions? Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
An all-employee meeting is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. The meeting will include an update from President Baker on the recent board meeting.
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€
A class, PSCI 354 Christianity and Politics in the United States, will be offered in spring 2014 and taught by Mark David Hall.
This course is designed to be accessible to sophomores, juniors and seniors from any major. There are no prerequisites. It considers three basic questions:
Interested? To learn more, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.
Can a mutually caring relationship hold the key to a new and effective means of philanthropy?
How a company in Vancouver, Wash., and dozens of Christian ministries are serving as an example will be outlined by Pat Johnson, executive director of US Digital Outreach, when she speaks Tuesday, March 26, at the monthly Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest.
The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
At US Digital, a manufacturing firm in Vancouver, a simple effort to provide office space turned into a vibrant and collaborative expression of community outreach. In her role, Johnson coordinates how 35 different ministries are accommodated in the upper floor of the company building. Johnson is also the former national director of World Vision/Love INC, former coordinator for Mission Portland Networking, and founder and director of several nonprofit ministries.
For more information, go to the Chamber’s website, cccnw.net, or call 503-928-8354.
The Fitness Center will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday, March 22, until 6 a.m. Monday, April 1. The track will be available for use 24/7 during this time.
All are welcome to attend the Spring 2013 Faculty Lecture and Richter Scholars Symposium today (Tuesday) beginning at 5 p.m. This event will begin in the Hoover lobby with student presentations of their scholarship funded by the Richter Scholars program.
At 5:30 p.m., Terry Huffman will give a presentation in Hoover 105 on his most recent book, entitled American Indian Educators in Reservation Schools. Dr. Huffman is the George Fox University 2012 Graduate Researcher of the Year.
Today, all staff will receive an e-mail asking for nominations for Staff Development Committee. The e-mail will contain a Google form with a list of all staff eligible to be nominated for the committee.
Please complete and submit the form with your nominations. Deadline for the nominations is this Monday, March 25, at 8 a.m.
If you are on the Newberg campus today, please join your colleagues for all-employee lunch in the Cap & Gown Room. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m.
What does it mean to be a woman? How does religion form our view of women?
On Tuesday, March 19, all are invited to hear from Melanie Mock, Shelley Yonemura, DeLisa Thomas and Suhila Jefery at a “Women, Religion and Work Panel.†We’ll meet at 7 p.m. in Lemmons 8. This event is sponsored by the Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs.
