We are hosting a sock drive for the homeless. Donate your new or recently washed used socks in a blue trash bin in the Bruin Den between Nov. 12 and Dec. 3.
Consider donating a pair or two of your used or no-longer-in-style socks to those individuals who have fallen on hard times and find themselves homeless in this cold weather.
Questions? Contact Zachary Reichenberger at zreichenberger10@georgefox.edu.
Bon Appetit has had to cancel the “Light the Night” holiday event scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 11. We will get it planned and organized earlier next year so everyone can get it on their calendars before we all get too busy.
Thanks to those who expressed interest. I will make sure you get first notification next year!
Wendy Meinhardt (wmeinhardt@georgefox.edu)
Questions about osteopathic medicine? Luke Rauch (lrauch@western.edu), a representative of COMP-Northwest, will be on the Newberg campus Thursday, Nov. 29, to answer questions about medical school admissions, curriculum and more.
COMP-Northwest is an osteopathic medical school located in Lebanon, Ore., and is part of Western University of Health Sciences, located in California. Luke will hold a presentation at 2:45 p.m. in EHS 217 and will be available for drop-in at a table on the second floor of EHS between 12:30 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.
Please contact Jane Sweet (jsweet@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
Student Life is coordinating university employees who are interested in hosting a student at their family’s Thanksgiving dinner. We will be compiling a list of interested people.
If you would like to put your name on this list, please e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) with the following information by Monday, Nov. 12:
If we receive any requests from students, we will do our best to match them with interested hosts. You will be notified by e-mail if a student has been matched with your request no later than Wednesday, Nov. 14. Then you can contact the student directly to make arrangements.
If you have any questions, please contact Jere.
Newberg employees: Please remind your fall graduating students that the Fall Exodus Fair is today (Thursday)!
Here are the details:
The Exodus Fair will take place in the Stevens Center Atrium from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Seniors can pick up their cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!
Note: For those students graduating in May 2013, their Exodus Fair will be in March 2013.
Financial affairs will offer credit card reconciliation training on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m. or Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Library Instruction Room (in basement of MLRC, Room B13). If you have a new university credit card, this is your chance to learn how the new process for monthly reconciliation will be conducted.
Bring your receipts, as you will have the ability to use your real data while training. At the end of the training you will be well on your way (if not finished) with reconciling your first month’s transactions.
Space is limited to 25 people a session, so please e-mail Andy Dunn (adunn@georgefox.edu) with the date and time you would like to attend. If you have questions, please e-mail or call Andy at ext. 2162.
The campus community is invited to engage in our annual Cultural Celebration Week, scheduled Monday, Nov. 12, through Friday, Nov. 16.
Here is the schedule:
Monday, Nov. 12
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Thursday, Nov. 15
Friday, Nov. 16
Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura at ext. 2318 or syonemura@georgefox.edu.
Just a reminder that we have a large group of prospective students and guests coming to campus today (Thursday) and tomorrow for our Bruin Preview event. Please help us welcome our guests by parking somewhere other than the Stevens and Hoover parking lots on Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. This will allow them to park close to the event’s check-in location.
Thank you!
The Undergraduate Admissions Office
All are invited to join Jeff VandenHoek, director of business relations in the George Fox School of Business, as he and others spotlight the School of Business’ current internship program successes and plans for the development of future internship opportunities.
Here are the details:
The following student interns, along with internship supervisors, will share about their excellent experiences from this past year:
In addition, future internship providers will address the needs and opportunities that currently exist in their organizations.
Questions? Contact VandenHoek at ext. 2809 or jvandenh@georgefox.edu.
All U.S. military veterans are invited to a gathering from 3:40 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Stevens 101. Meet other veterans and discuss experiences as a veteran at George Fox University. You’ll also hear about services on campus, and share ideas for supporting veterans in our university community.
Click this link to R.S.V.P. so we can plan appropriately for snacks and refreshments. Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Join us for a time of prayer for those in bondage. As a part of “Binding Prayer Week” there will be a prayer service tonight (Wednesday) in the Prayer Chapel from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Contact Hope Kenyon (ekenyon11@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, between 4 and 6 p.m. in the Bruin Den, the university will host a Cultural Fair – and we’d love to have you join us. The Cultural Fair will feature students from Asia, Europe, Africa and other parts of America sharing something about their own culture.
You do not need to go to other countries or places to experience a different culture – just come to the Cultural Fair. You will have a chance to enjoy wonderful displays, learn something new, and of course experience delicious food from all over the world!
Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.
We will have a large group of prospective students and guests coming to campus on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 8-9, for our Bruin Preview event. Please help us welcome our guests by parking somewhere other than the Stevens and Hoover parking lots on Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. This will allow them to park close to the event’s check-in location.
Thank you!
The Undergraduate Admissions Office
This is a reminder that “Binding Prayer” is happening through Friday, Nov. 9! The International Justice Mission club will be handing out cord bracelets in the Bruin Den every day at lunch as a reminder to pray for those in bondage today.
For more info, contact Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.
If you didn’t get a chance to buy a Homecoming & Family Weekend T-shirt, we still have them available for $2 each in the Pennington House. Stop by anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to buy yours.
Sizes available are Youth M and L, Adult S, M, L, XL, 2XL. To see a photo of the shirt, designed by alumna Megan Clark (’06), click here. Contact Mary Monahan at ext. 2134 if you have questions.
The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Tuesday, Nov. 12. If you have not done so already, you will need to create a new “Individual Account†on the form before you can submit your order.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
Students, staff and faculty: Just a heads-up that there will be a test sometime this week of the Fox Alert Emergency Notification System. If you have NOT registered your phone to receive these alerts, please go on MyGFU to your personal information page, and register it underneath the “Fox Alert” tab.
GFU has implemented the service to provide us with the ability to reach students and staff members with information and updates during unforeseen events or emergencies, within minutes, through phone calls, e-mails and/or text messages.
In the unlikely event of an emergency you would be potentially notified through three different methods:
1. Cell phone
2. E-mail
3. Text message
HOWEVER, for either of these methods to work YOU must enter your personal contact information in your MYGFU account.
Here’s how you do it!
– Login to your MYGFU account
– Click on SELF SERVICE
– Click on CAMPUS PERSONAL INFORMATION
– Click on PHONE NUMBERS
– On the PHONE TYPE pick list, choose the phone type you are registering.
– Type in your contact information
– Click SAVE
– If you need to add a number, first click on ADD A PHONE NUMBER
– Make sure you click SAVE after each change.
For more information contact Security Services – nkincaid@georgefox.edu
Only nine tickets remain for this Friday night’s (Nov. 9) “Full Flavors Cooking Class” being offered by food and nutrition in business students. Come learn how to put together a five-course, autumn-inspired meal with seasonal ingredients! We’ll teach you how to prepare a beautiful, delicious holiday meal from 6 to 8 p.m. in Lemmons 5.
A meal and a free recipe book are included. The night’s menu is Mexican hot chocolate, coffee and tea; prosciutto-wrapped dates with goat cheese; curried pumpkin bisque; sweet potato and kale Alfredo pasta; wild mushroom bruschetta; and pear clafouti. Tickets are $35 per person and available by contacting Christa Rosier at crosier08@georgefox.edu. Get yours today!
This is a reminder that all are invited to attend “Faith, Sexuality and Identity – a Conversation,” scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Hoover 105.
This event, hosted by the Office of Student Life and the Human Sexuality Discussion Group, will be moderated by Phil Smith, chair of the university’s Department of Religious Studies. Panelists will be: Gerry Breshears, pastor and professor at Western Seminary; Darleen Ortega, Oregon Court of Appeals judge; Erica Tan, psychologist and George Fox adjunct faculty member; and Nathan Meckley, pastor at Metropolitan Community Church.
Viewpoints expressed may not reflect the official university stance on LGBTQ issues, which can be found at georgefox.edu/lgbtq.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to join Jeff VandenHoek, director of business relations in the George Fox School of Business, as he and others spotlight the School of Business’ current internship program successes and plans for the development of future internship opportunities.
Here are the details:
The following student interns, along with internship supervisors, will share about their excellent experiences from this past year:
In addition, future internship providers will address the needs and opportunities that currently exist in their organizations.
Questions? Contact VandenHoek at ext. 2809 or jvandenh@georgefox.edu.
