Wear-a-hijab day scheduled on campus Nov. 4

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Join our student-led social experiment and make a statement against “Islamaphobia” in America by wearing a hijab, or head scarf, on Thursday, Nov. 4. You are also invited to a talkback session that night at 6 p.m. in Hoover.

Headscarves can be picked up for free in the Bruin Den on the day of the event. The event is being sponsored by a student research group in the Islam and the West class.

Call for business card orders

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing Communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Tuesday, Nov 9.

The login user ID is “gfubc” and password is “gfu123” (please save for future reference). Contact Danette Newkirk (Marketing Communications) if you have any questions.

October student employee time sheets due in HR

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Student supervisors: Pay day for student employees is Monday, Nov. 15. For us to meet this deadline, we need your students’ October time sheets by Wednesday, Nov. 3, by 5 p.m.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to sign them and be sure the students did as well. Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.

Thanks so much for helping us get our students paid in a timely manner!

HR

Bon Appetit serves buffet celebrating fall harvest Thursday

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

On Thursday night, Oct. 28, Bon Appetit will serve a buffet dinner celebrating the bounty of the fall season. Honey-baked hams, hand-foraged coastal mushrooms, butternut squash, Waldorf salad, hot apple cider and pumpkin cheesecake and lots of other goodies will be served. We’re also planning on live music!

Please join us for a wonderful feast between 4:30 and 7 p.m. in the Klages Dining Room. Non-meal plan students and guests pay $8.25 at the door.

Portland Youth Philharmonic performs free concert Nov. 3

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The Portland Youth Philharmonic, led by conductor and music director David Hattner, will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Bauman Auditorium.

The concert program includes Ives’ Variations on America; Bernstein’s Serenade, featuring violin soloist Jun Iwasaki; and Hanson’s Fanfare and Third Symphony. Iwasaki is the concertmaster with the Oregon Symphony who has worked with the Portland Youth Philharmonic for a number of years.

The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. For more information, call 503-223-5939.

The presentation is a free preview of PYP’s fall concert to be held in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6.

Please note time change for Nov. 4 portrait session

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Please note the time change for the staff/faculty portrait session – from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, in our Le Shana Hall studio.

Call or e-mail Danette Newkirk at ext. 2125 to let us know what time you are planning to come. You can still come without prior notice, but your university photo ID will be required for entrance at the southwest side of the building.

Free Family Weekend concert set for Nov. 6 in Bauman Auditorium

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The university community is invited to George Fox’s Family Weekend Concert, scheduled at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

The event will feature performances by the university’s Women’s Chorale, String Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Concert Choir and Symphonic Band.

Upcoming Bruin home sports events

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Saturday, Oct. 30, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Oct. 31, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Lewis & Clark, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the Northwest Conference Championships Saturday, Oct. 30, at Ft. Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Wash., the men running an 8K at 10 a.m. and the women a 6K at 11 a.m.

The 2010-11 basketball schedule cards are in and have been distributed to students and staff. For additional cards, and for more information about all George Fox athletics, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the Bruin sports website at gfubruins.com.

Ping Pong Club in need of an adviser

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The up-and-coming Ping Pong Club is only one step away from initiation: We just need an adviser to begin. So if you know of any teacher or staff member at George Fox who is an avid ping pong fanatic who would gladly take up this position, do not hesitate to contact Luke Giesecke right away via e-mail at lgiesecke10@georgefox.edu.

Harvard Divinity School rep recruiting students Wednesday

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Jennifer Hollis, an admissions rep from Harvard Divinity School, will host an information session from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. She is seeking to recruit George Fox students (graduate and undergraduate) who wish to further their education in preparation for service and leadership. All are welcome.

The information session is scheduled at the Hotel Monaco in Portland, 506 S.W. Washington St. at Fifth Avenue. Write admissions@hds.harvard.edu or visit the Harvard Divinity School site for more information.

Career Services offering transportation to Nonprofit Career Fair

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Career Services is offering transportation for up to 10 students interested in attending the Nonprofit Career Fair at Portland State University on Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. View the list of registered organizations at this link. In addition to the fair, there will be two employer panels – on “Careers in Sustainability” and “Moving up in the Nonprofit World: From Volunteer to Staff and Beyond.”

Sign up for transportation via BruinCareers. Questions? Contact Angela Doty at ext. 2331 or adoty@georgefox.edu.

Online textbook annex closed

Monday, October 25th, 2010

The Bruin Bookstore Textbook Annex is in the process of returning all overstock textbooks to publishers in anticipation of the Nov. 1 transition. All online textbook ordering has been disabled for all programs. The textbook annex will be closed during this process.

Thank you for your patience. We look forward to continuing to serve you under the management of Validis Resources after Nov. 1.

Apply for or renew your passport on campus this week

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Need to apply or renew a passport? Apply on campus this week.

Date: Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 27-28
Times: Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon
Location: Cap and Gown A

See Mail Services’ passport page for more information on costs and requirements.

Jazz saxophonist Allan Chase performs on campus Nov. 5

Monday, October 25th, 2010

The university will host jazz saxophonist Allan Chase, who has performed with some of the nation’s top jazz musicians, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Bauman Auditorium. The concert is being hosted in conjunction with Family Weekend.

All employees and students are entitled to one individual complimentary ticket, available for pick-up in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets cost $10 (good for a family of four), and can be purchased by calling the University Box Office at ext. 3844, online at familyweekend.georgefox.edu, or in the lobby the night of the concert.

Chase will be the featured artist at the fall jazz concert, performing with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and a faculty trio. He is chair of the ear training department at Berklee College of Music in Boston and leads the Allan Chase Trio and the Allan Chase Quartet. Chase has been a soloist on 35 jazz recordings and performed with artists that include Rashied Ali, Joe Morris, Gunther Schuller and John McNeil.

For more information about the concert, contact Debbie Hawblitzel in the Department of Performing Arts at ext. 2620.

Tickets now available for fall theatre production, ‘Ion’

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Tickets are now available for the university’s fall theatre production, Euripides’ Ion. The show is a world premiere of Paul D. Streufert’s translation of the Greek tragedy.

Show dates are Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 4-6, and the following Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 11-14, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. each night with the exception of the Sunday, Nov. 14 show, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

All George Fox University 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.

Consider hosting a booth at Cultural Fair Nov. 16

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Share your culture by having a booth at the Cultural Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Bruin Den. At your booth you may choose to share your culture through music, dance, videos, pictures, crafts, games, and, of course, the all-time favorite: food. So come join the fun!

If you are interested in hosting a booth at the Cultural Fair, please e-mail or call Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) by Nov. 3. We can reimburse you up to $50 for expenses if you give us your receipts.

Faculty and staff portrait session scheduled Nov. 4

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Marketing Communications will host a staff/faculty portrait session from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, in our Le Shana Hall studio. These high-quality studio portraits will be used on the university website and will be available for professional promotional use.

Please call or e-mail Danette Newkirk (ext. 2125) to let us know what time you are planning to come. You can still come without prior notice, but your university photo ID will be required for entrance at the southwest side of the building.

New ‘Forever’ stamp now available at Mail Services

Monday, October 25th, 2010

The new “Forever” stamp is now available at Mail Services. It will always be worth the price of a one-ounce first class letter stamp – no matter what increases occur.

Drop by and pick up a booklet for Christmas cards. Each $8.80 booklet of 20 stamps contains views of the foliage and cones of four different conifers: ponderosa pine, eastern red cedar, balsam fir, and blue spruce. These and other Christmas stamps are now available.

Mail Services serves as drop site for Oregon ballots

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County elections office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon county ballot, and there is no postage necessary.

The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thanks,
University Mail Services

Internet safety seminar scheduled Tuesday in Hoover 105

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Come learn what kids are doing on the Internet and how predators lure children on the Internet by a attending a free seminar presented by the Newberg Police Department and the Newberg Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, Oct. 26, in the Hoover Academic Building from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.