Students from Vietnam will be sharing about their country, culture and lives this Wednesday, April 6, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Cap & Gown A. This is a great time to broaden our perspectives about Vietnam. There will be some time for questions and interaction. We would love to have you join us. Bring your own lunch.
Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyr@georgefox.edu.
Join the Center for Peace and Justice Tuesday night, April 5, for a documentary screening of the film Hiding, produced by LINK, an organization working with North Korean refugees. It will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Chapel credit is available for students.
Hiding tells the story of a group of North Korean refugees hiding in China today and their attempt to escape. To learn more, visit linkglobal.org. The trailer can be viewed at this link.
Questions? Contact Melanie Newell (Center for Peace and Justice) at mnewell@georgefox.edu.
The university’s Center for Peace and Justice and the Newberg Friends Church invite the community to a Thai folk dance drama program from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Newberg Friends Church, 307 S. College St. There also will be an evening performance on campus, beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday in Hoover 105.
The performance is being presented by the Christian Communications Institute (CCI) of Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. CCI communicates the Christian message in Thailand through Thai music, dance and drama. The program will feature a number of dances from the various regions of Thailand, as well as a traditional Thai melodrama (Likay) with English translation.
Admission is free. Contact Melanie Newell at peaceandjustice@georgefox.edu for more information.
Join us for lunch on Monday, April 11, from noon to 1 p.m. in the new gazebo near the suites for food, fun, door prizes, a great speaker and more! The cost is $3 per person; you can pay when you arrive on April 11, with cash or check.
Space is limited to 50 people, so please R.S.V.P. to Melodee Powers at mpowers@georgefox.edu to let us know you are coming. When you R.S.V.P., please include your sandwich preference: beef, turkey, ham, veggie or gluten free. See you there!
Come join us Monday (April 4) for chapel as we hear personal testimonies from three students. We look forward to worshiping with you!
This Wednesday’s chapel will meet in different locations and will feature different faculty members who will share their journeys. Also, Wednesday night will be a Faith & Film session featuring the movie Flow at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.
All are welcome to attend Quaere Verum tonight (Monday), as senior Cameron DeWhitt performs and leads a discussion of his suite of biblically inspired music, Salvation Songs. These songs explore the themes of salvation from the many different perspectives presented in Scripture.
QV will begin at 7:30 p.m. The club gathers in the basement of 605 N. Meridian St., just across Meridian from the Media Center. The stairs to the basement can be accessed on the right side of the house.
Questions? Contact Jay Miller at millerj06@georgefox.edu.
If you know of someone whose recent contributions make him or her worthy of being named April Employee of the Month, please take a few minutes to send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg that includes a specific summary of the person’s contributions (past 30 days or so) and any other relevant information about the person.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 22. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient, and the winner will receive a certificate and a $100 Allison gift card at our community meeting at the end of April.
Despite the ramped-up pace that seems to come with the last month of the undergraduate academic year, please take a few minutes to honor a colleague with your nomination if someone comes to mind as deserving of this honor.
The university community is invited to the final Faculty Research Forum of the year during which Jim Smart will speak on the topic of “Genetically Engineering Mice to Understand Biology and Disease.” The forum is scheduled for Friday, April 8, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.
A George Fox sociology class invites you to join a Facebook group, “Breaking the Cycle of Divorce,” dedicated to bringing awareness to the issue of divorce and offering support to those who wish to break this cycle in their lives.
Learn more by contacting Debra Woodin at dwoodin09@georgefox.edu.
On Monday, April 11, the 200 seniors in the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues: Future of the American Dream class will be showcasing their projects in Hoover and EHS. We need 23 judges to help us assess their work. Judges will be given judging slips to fill out and will assess five projects. This should take about one hour.
Judges are welcome to drop by anytime between noon and 4 p.m. We are looking for staff, administrators and faculty; no experience is needed. We provide a small thank you gift.
If you are willing to help, please contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.
Please note the following:
If you have questions, contact Lisa Burton (HR) at lburton@georgefox.edu.
The spoof issue of The Crescent is out! Look for stories about Justin Bieber’s upcoming film and GFU’s union with LikeALittle.
Join the Center for Peace and Justice this Tuesday night, April 5, for a documentary screening of the film Hiding, produced by LINK, an organization working with North Korean refugees. It will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
The director of LINK was one of the founders of Invisible Children, an organization many in the GFU community might be more familiar with. LINK aims to spread the word about the rarely reported North Korean crisis, working with governments and NGOs worldwide to advocate for the North Korean people. They also work directly with the refugees who have fled to China and South East Asia, educating and empowering them to eventually live a free and renewed life.
Hiding tells the story of a group of North Korean refugees hiding in China today and their attempt to escape. To learn more, visit linkglobal.org. The trailer can be viewed at this link.
Questions? Contact Melanie Newell (Center for Peace and Justice) at mnewell@georgefox.edu.
Attention students: Career Services Grad Assistant Chloe Lee-Zorn, MA, is teaching a GRE (Graduate Record Examination) prep class for those students interested in improving their performance on this challenging test. It will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at a location to be determined on May 5, 12 and 19.
The class will be offered at the discounted price of $85. It will cover new and old material, and will include a book, a snack and a full-length practice test. If you are interested, please e-mail Chloe at leec07@georgefox.edu by April 7.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
George Fox will host a Spring Chamber concert featuring several of the university’s ensembles, including the Clarinet Quartet, French Horn Ensemble, Keyboard Ensemble, Low Brass Ensemble and Handbell Ringers (with special guest Todd Johnson playing the didgeridoo). Come show your support for our students at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Among the selections to be performed are Dvorak’s Bagatelle Op. 47, No. 1, Debussy’s Menuet and Rachmaninoff’s Valse (Keyboard Ensemble); Rougeron’s Petit Quatuor (Clarinet Quartet); Haydn’s Achieved is the Glorious Work (Low Brass Ensemble); and original compositions by Johnson (Handbell Ringers).
Tickets are not required for admittance. Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 for more information.
All are invited to see the theatre department’s spring play, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Performances are Thursday through Saturday, April 7-9, and Thursday through Saturday, April 14-16, at 7:30 p.m. Two 2 p.m. Sunday matinee performances, on April 10 and 17, also are scheduled. All performances take place in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
All George Fox employees receive one complimentary ticket. Students will be admitted free on both Thursdays. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for alumni and seniors, and $6 for students and children under 12. To purchase tickets or read a synopsis of the play, visit theatre.georgefox.edu.
The U.S. Postal Service is increasing rates on April 17, 2011. First Class letters weighing one ounce or less will remain at 44 cents each. The additional ounce will increase by 3 cents, bringing it to 20 cents for each additional ounce. Postcards increase to 29 cents each.
For additional increases, visit the U.S.P.S. website. Click on the “New Rates†in the lower right corner. You can view the different categories: Priority, Media, Parcel Post, etc.
Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at ext. 2560 or Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
All female employees and female spouses of employees are invited to enjoy dinner and a movie together on Tuesday, April 5, at 5:30 p.m., in EHS 102. We will watch Under the Same Moon, with discussion to follow. The dinner and movie are free, but feel free to bring a dessert to share.
Come and connect with other women in the GFU community. Contact Lori Allen if you have any questions: allen.redpants@gmail.com or 503-487-6648.
The university’s engineering department will present our annual Engineering Expo, featuring project displays from our Senior Design and Servant Engineering teams, as well as FTC robot scrimmages from local high school robotics teams. Refreshments are provided and all are welcome!
Join us in the EHS Atrium anytime between 4:30 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. Contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu for more information.
In order for us to be in compliance with federal regulations and reporting requirements, some recent changes in definitions and procedures have been made which impact students planning to withdraw from the university or take a leave of absence. This applies to all student populations (traditional undergraduate, graduate and adult degree programs). Please review the following:
Who is a student? Someone who is registered for any credit hours in a given term and who has completed their “Enrollment Confirmation†checklist item for that term in their MyGFU portal. (If the “Enrollment Confirmation†checklist item has not been completed by the student by the 10th day of classes, they are not officially considered a student for that term and their schedule will be dropped.)
How does a student withdraw? To officially cease enrollment at George Fox University either during or at the end of a semester/enrollment period, the student must notify the registrar’s office of their departure via the online Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form. Any other means of communication to the university is not considered official notification. The official withdrawal date is the date on which the student submits the Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form.
If a student tells a professor or administrative assistant that they aren’t returning, can that be considered notification of their withdrawal? No. If a student discusses their intent to withdraw from the university with you, please refer them to the online Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form.
Do students use this form to drop a class? No. If a student is dropping a class or two, they would complete that through their MyGFU self-service portal. They would only use the online Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form if they are vacating all coursework for the term.
We will no longer accept the old paper withdrawal forms, so please recycle any copies you may have on file (including pdf copies on your computer).
More information about the Withdrawal/Leave of Absence policy is available in the Catalog and Student Handbook or by contacting an enrollment counselor in the registrar’s office.
