The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Appointments currently scheduled on these days will be rescheduled accordingly.
The ARC will be open for regular hours on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21-22. Please contact the ARC with any questions: the_arc@georgefox.edu.
Custom university cards are available this year, which you can view at this link. The cards will be printed on special iridescent paper and will cost between 75 to 96 cents each, depending on the total number ordered university-wide. A permanent marker, such as a fine-tip Sharpie, works best when writing on this paper.
If you would like to order cards, please list the quantity desired and budget number on this form by Tuesday, Nov. 22.
We are soliciting recommendations for the 2012 First Year Book. Please take a moment to provide us with recommendations. Criteria for the book is provided on the form available at this link. Thank you in advance.
Joel Perez,
Dean of Transitions and Inclusion
Join us for a Spanish chapel from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in Lemmons 8. Worship with us and hear a good message in Spanish! Chapel credit provided.
The final event of the “Closing the Gap: Addressing the Mentality Behind Sex Slavery” is scheduled tonight (Thursday). Join us to hear the advocacy band Jubilee at 8 p.m. in the Foxhole.
“Closing the Gap” is hosted by the university’s International Justice Mission club. Contact Lauren Peña (lpena10@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The women of George Fox are invited to a women’s ministry night tonight (Thursday) from 8:30 to 10 p.m. in Room 117 at the Villa Academic Complex.
Come join us in worship and reflection. Olivia Pothoff will lead us in worship, and Melanie Hulbert (Sociology) will share with us her journey of struggle for wholeness.
Questions? Contact Beth Warnock at ewarnock10@georgefox.edu.
John 12:46 – “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”
An informal meeting about May Serve 2012 is scheduled for today (Wednesday) in Hoover 105 at 7:30 p.m. We will reveal all of the information you need to know about May Serve next semester. Come with questions!
Also, come to chapel Wednesday morning and hear about the Peru May Serve team from last May!
Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes are due this Friday, Nov. 18. If you have packed shoe boxes or money/items, please either:
If you still need empty shoe boxes or labels, they are available in the Bruin Den during lunch or by contacting Jessi.
For more information, visit our Facebook site. Questions? Contact Jessi at the above e-mail address.
Don’t forget: This afternoon (Wednesday), Gene Christian, principal of Charitable Estate Planning Northwest, will be available to answer questions about estate planning, wills, giving and other financial matters. Gene has worked closely with our advancement team for several years.
Gene will visit with us in both Newberg and the Portland Center:
This is a great opportunity to hear from an industry expert and learn more about estate planning – at no cost!
The Staff Development Committee invites you to save the dates for the next “Let’s Learn Together” sessions coming up on Tuesday, Dec. 6, when we will learn about PowerPoint, and Tuesday, Feb. 7 (subject TBD).
Both sessions will run from noon to 1 p.m. at a location to be determined. Watch e-nnouncements for further details and to R.S.V.P. for these sessions. Questions? Please e-mail Rachel Powell at rpowell@georgefox.edu.
The final two events of the university’s annual event, “Closing the Gap: Addressing the Mentality Behind Sex Slavery,” are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday. The event is hosted by the university’s International Justice Mission.
On Wednesday (Nov. 16), a panel of speakers from the Portland metro area and from George Fox faculty will gather in Hoover 102 at 8 p.m. On Thursday (Nov. 17), the event concludes with a free concert by advocacy band Jubilee in the Foxhole at 8 p.m.
Questions? Contact Lauren Peña at lpena10@georgefox.edu.
Calling all football fans! Ever wanted those field-level seats at the big game? Now’s your chance! The Bruin Heritage Society is looking for referees for this year’s “Battle for the Blue Goose” powder puff football game.
Game time is 2 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 19, on the old soccer field. If you’re interested, please e-mail vtroyer09@georgefox.edu for more information or to sign up to be a ref. No referee experience required – just a love and knowledge of the game.
The university’s Center for Peace and Justice presents a free screening and presentation …
Hiding: The Final Cut
Thursday, Nov. 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Hoover Academic Building, Room 105
Join us as we bring attention to the plight of those in North Korea, hosting a group from the organization “LiNK†(Liberty in North Korea) for a screening of the documentary film Hiding.
Hiding tells the story of how, in the mid-1990s, more than 1 million people died in North Korea – and hardly anyone noticed. Millions starved, hundreds of thousands were imprisoned in concentration camps, and tens of thousands crossed borders seeking food, money, protection and even freedom that they never knew existed. North Korea was, and continues to be, a land with virtually no freedoms – of speech, assembly, religion or movement.
LiNK was organized out of a desire to spread awareness of the atrocities occurring in North Korea. The organization’s official line is “redefining the North Korea crisis through creative storytelling, while providing emergency relief to North Korean refugees and pursuing an end to the human rights crisis.â€
For more information, contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686. To learn more about LiNK, visit this site.
The Center for Peace and Justice is joining in support of an advocacy event, “Human Circles,” at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland this Wednesday, Nov. 16, beginning at noon. In light of a looming congressional deadline to enact major budget cuts, people are gathering at events called “Human Circles” in symbolic support for programs most at risk of being cut.
The event has the support of a broad coalition of Christian denominations and organizations, who have affirmed a document, “A Circle of Protection: A Statement on Why We Need to Protect Programs for the Poor.” To learn more, visit this website.
The goals are to make the poor visible in the debate, stand in prayer for important programs that help the most vulnerable in society, and inform Congress that cutting such programs is not the answer to budget concerns. The Portland gathering is within sight distance of the offices of Sen. Jeff Merkley.
In Portland, the Oregon Center for Christian Values is helping host the event in partnership with Bread for the World and the Office of Life, Justice and Peace of the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland.
If interested in joining Clint Baldwin (Center for Peace and Justice) and others in attending, contact Clint at ext. 2685.
Have students who need assistance with APA Style for citations? This workshop is for them. We’ll cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style.
Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will present.
Encourage students to attend this Friday, Nov. 18, at 10:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Join fellow George Fox employees (halftime and over) and their families for an afternoon of Christmas festivities. The celebration is set for Sunday, Dec. 11.
The details …
Concert tickets are now available at the first-floor Box Office in Stevens Center. (If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets). Tickets will be available through Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 3:30 p.m.
Please note that tickets are on sale for the general public and the concert will sell out, so don’t wait too long to get your tickets. Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Please contact Evangeline Pattison (ext. 2121) or epattison@georgefox.edu with questions.
The Robin Baker family invites you and your family to please join us for our annual Christmas Open House.
Here are the details:
Date: Sunday, Dec. 4
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Location: The Edwards House, 402 S. College St., Newberg
Join us for light appetizers and holiday sweets as we celebrate the Christmas season together!
Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.
Are you using a United States Postal Service tray to stow away items around the house or office? Do you use any to transport department mail on campus? If so, it’s time to return them to the owner.
Postal inspectors say that, effective Nov. 26, they will resume their efforts to recover missing and stolen Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) and also seek prosecution against offenders. The resumption of criminal enforcement comes after the postal service offered a two-week amnesty period, encouraging anyone who was in possession of postal service equipment to return it – no questions asked.
“Theft of postal equipment is a federal crime. Replacing missing equipment last year cost the postal service $50 million – money that it can ill afford,” said Guy Cottrell, chief postal inspector. U.S.P.S. says previous efforts to recover MTE and prosecute offenders have been successful.
In 2008, postal inspectors launched the Equipment Recovery Project, an effort to return MTE that leaked out of the postal service network. Since then, postal inspectors have recovered almost 200,000 pieces of MTE, including pallets, trays and tubs, worth more than $4 million.
If you have any U.S. Postal Service tubs or trays, please bring them to Mail Services so they can be returned to the U.S.P.S. Thanks for your cooperation.
– Mail Services
This is a reminder that Marketing Communications will host a staff/faculty portrait session from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in VAC 101. Portrait sessions are scheduled twice per semester to obtain high-quality studio portraits for use on the university website. The portraits also will be available for professional promotional use.
Please e-mail or call Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) at ext. 2125 to let us know what time you are planning to come. You may still come without prior notice.
This Wednesday, Nov. 16, Gene Christian, principal of Charitable Estate Planning Northwest, will be available to answer questions about estate planning, wills, giving and other financial matters.
Gene has worked closely with our advancement team for several years. The brown-bag lunch is hosted by Provost Patrick Allen and will take place at noon in Cap & Gown A. This is a great opportunity to hear from an industry expert and learn more about estate planning – at no cost!
