A reminder about reserved and handicapped parking spaces

Friday, January 25th, 2019

Reserved parking spaces are reserved 24/7 and are to be occupied only by the department staff for which they are reserved. Also, handicapped spaces are to be used only by vehicles displaying a valid state handicapped permit. They are not for “dropping off” or “visiting” without a valid handicapped permit. This is an Oregon state law and is enforceable 24/7/365 in addition to yellow fire lanes.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Come to business lecture by owner of Jersey Girl Pizza

Friday, January 25th, 2019

All are invited to “From the Ground Up: The Recipe for Turning Around a Business” on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Portland Center 155.

This is a special guest talk on the business strategies leveraged to turn a local, failing pizza joint into a thriving business. Walt Porterfield, owner of Jersey Girl Pizza, will discuss his dedication, experience, and innovative process during this turnaround. He will be sharing his strategies and personal recipe for success!

Walt Porterfield purchased a failing pizza restaurant in 2016 in Hillsboro, Oregon, where yearly sales averaged just $74,000. Two and a half years and many improvements later, yearly sales have increased 6.5 times the original amount and are currently averaging $485,000.

Admission is free. Jersey Girl Pizza will be served (supplies are limited, please arrive on time). Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.

1098-T tuition statements for educational tax benefits

Friday, January 25th, 2019

1098-T tuition statements for educational tax benefits are almost ready. Are you?

If you have not done so already, “Grant Consent” now so that you will be ready when the form becomes available online! It is the fastest way to get a PDF of your tax form that can be downloaded and emailed.

Filing taxes early? Need to make sure your tax form makes it to someone else who is helping you with your taxes? Address change? Issues with USPS being stolen or hindered? We strongly recommend this option to all students.

Navigation: MyGFU>Student Center>Account Inquiry>Account Services tab, then choose “Grant Consent.”

Questions? Contact Jennifer Getsinger at jgetsinger@georgefox.edu.

Swing dance club cancelled tonight

Friday, January 25th, 2019

Due to a scheduling conflict with the live jazz band concert, the Swing Dance Club will not be meeting tonight.

Questions? Contact Andrea Alsager at aalsager17@georgefox.edu.

Check out fun and free activities at Bruin FanFest tomorrow

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Come support men’s and women’s basketball at Bruin FanFest tomorrow (Saturday) in Wheeler Gymnasium. The event begins at 3:30 p.m., just prior to the 4 p.m. tip-off of the women’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. The men will tip off at 6 p.m.

The activities will include:

  • A Polaroid photo booth
  • A bounce house
  • A raffle and prizes  (show a picture with “Mama Bear” and get some free Stand Tall swag!)
  • Crafts
  • A henna tattoo artist
  • Face painting
  • A basketball shootout
  • Cotton candy
  • Exclusive Bruin FanFest T-shirt for sale ($6)
  • And more!

All activities are free, and everyone who wears Bruin gear will get free admission to the basketball games!

Finally, the evening will also include a teddy bear toss, “Bruins and Bears,” during halftime of the women’s game, for which the school is collecting new teddy bears as a donation to sick children in hospitals. Teddy bears can be purchased beforehand and brought to the game, or at the ticket tables at the game.

Questions? Contact Mckenna Tillotson (mtillotson@georgefox.edu).

Toss a bear at women’s basketball game tomorrow afternoon

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m., join Team Emery and George Fox athletics for an inaugural bear toss! The toss will take place at halftime of the woman’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. All bears will be given to sick children in hospitals as well as to the Newberg police and fire departments.

Many of the kids in the hospital have nothing. What might be just a bear to you represents hope, encouragement and bravery to them. Pick up a new bear, throw it at the game, and help remind these sick patients that negative experiences don’t have to define you! See you at halftime!

Questions? Contact Emery Miller (millere17@georgefox.edu).

Mail Services announces new postal rates

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Starting Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 USPS postage rates increase.

The price of First Class Forever stamps will increase from 50 to 55 cents. USPS parcel rates will be increasing as well. As a result, no personal outgoing packages will be accepted after 3 p.m. today.

If you have any questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Library 24-hour space unavailable due to dance

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

The Loudest Dance will be held in the library tonight (Friday), so the 24-hour space will not be available starting from today at 5 p.m. to Saturday at 9 a.m.

Enjoy the dance!

All invited to annual Reiten lecture this Monday in Hoover 105

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

The university community is invited to a special lecture, “The Defining Debate in Political Economy: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy,” at 6:30 p.m. this Monday, Jan. 28, in Hoover 105.

Presenting will be Peter Boettke, a professor of economics and philosophy at George Mason University and director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. His topic will touch on the intersection of economics, business, policy and human flourishing.

The event is the latest installment of the annual Reiten Executive in Residence lecture series, hosted by the university’s College of Business.

Boettke has thought deeply and written about the issues of economic freedom and organization in society, as well as the moral and philosophical underpinnings of various political economic systems. He is an economist of the Austrian School and an author on a new book on F.A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy.

Boettke received his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 1989 and has also taught at New York University, Stanford University, and the London School of Economics.

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

Come view State of the Union address this Tuesday in Canyon Commons

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

You are invited to join the American Enterprise Institute for a free dinner and viewing of the president’s State of the Union address in Canyon Commons 103 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Please join us to listen and discuss the president’s address. Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact amarshall17@georgefox.edu.

Come enjoy ‘An Evening of Jazz’ this Saturday in Bauman Auditorium

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

The university community is invited to Bauman Auditorium for “An Evening of Jazz” featuring saxophonist and flutist Erica von Kleist at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26.

Von Kleist will play with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Jazz Quartet. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and established herself early on in her career on the New York jazz scene.

She has performed, toured and made Grammy-Nominated recordings with various artists, including the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Chris Potter, Sean Jones, Seth MacFarlane, and Rufus Reid.

Students and employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets can be purchased here.

In addition to the concert, von Kleist is doing a masterclass on Friday, Jan. 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Ross 208. School-age students who come (middle schoolers and high schoolers) can get a voucher for a free ticket to the concert.

Biomechanics and volleyball discussed today in EHS 102

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

Volleyball’s rise in popularity over the past 30 years has created a growing need to better understand the biomechanical causes for shoulder injuries, particularly in youth volleyball players.

The biomedical engineering program is inviting a candidate to speak to how their research lab uses motion capture to analyze the mechanics of hitting a volleyball with the goal of creating better best-practices guidelines for strength and conditioning and repetition counts.

Join us from 3 to 4 p.m. today (Thursday) in EHS 102 to hear about several ongoing experiments in the lab, including using impulse and momentum techniques to estimate the forces on the body during a hit and ways to compare variation in types of motions. The presentation will highlight connections between the undergraduate engineering curriculum and the research techniques.

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).

Come to art lecture and reception with Andreas and Jennifer Salzman

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

Artists Andreas and Jennifer Salzman will be giving a lecture on their exhibition on Monday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. in the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom. A reception will follow at 7 p.m. in the Hoover lobby.

The Salzmans have been married for 28 years. They have been practicing artists for the past 28 years as well. Although they work in very different mediums, their work often addresses similar narratives. Both bodies of work discuss matters of relationships and the way those relationships define their lives. All relationships are approached visually with similar connections. Andreas and Jennifer both find themselves working with dialogue about their children, as well as those of their aging parents and loss of loved ones. This exhibition, The Journey, explores these narratives through mixed media sculpture and both traditional and nontraditional photography.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu.

Bruin Community Pantry announces food bank hours for spring semester

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

Bruin Community Pantry’s food bank will be open spring semester during the following days:

  • Monday12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Wednesdays9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Thursdays12 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Volunteers still needed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

More information can be found on the Bruin Community Pantry website. Also, please join the Bruin Community Pantry Facebook page to stay informed. If you are interested in volunteering for the food pantry, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

George Mason professor presents annual Reiten lecture this Monday in Hoover 105

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

The university community is invited to a special lecture, “The Defining Debate in Political Economy: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy,” at 6:30 p.m. this Monday, Jan. 28, in Hoover 105.

Presenting will be Peter Boettke, a professor of economics and philosophy at George Mason University and director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. His topic will touch on the intersection of economics, business, policy and human flourishing.

The event is the latest installment of the annual Reiten Executive in Residence lecture series, hosted by the university’s College of Business.

Boettke has thought deeply and written about the issues of economic freedom and organization in society, as well as the moral and philosophical underpinnings of various political economic systems. He is an economist of the Austrian School and an author on a new book on F.A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy.

Boettke received his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 1989 and has also taught at New York University, Stanford University, and the London School of Economics.

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

Encourage sick children by taking part in bear toss this Saturday

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

This Saturday, Jan. 26, at 4 p.m., join Team Emery and George Fox athletics for an inaugural bear toss! The toss will take place at halftime of the woman’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. All bears will be given to sick children in hospitals as well as to the Newberg police and fire departments.

Many of the kids in the hospital have nothing. What might be just a bear to you represents hope, encouragement and bravery to them. Pick up a new bear, throw it at the game, and help remind these sick patients that negative experiences don’t have to define you! See you at halftime!

Questions? Contact Emery Miller (millere17@georgefox.edu).

Nursing’s Kenya serve team hosts bottle and can drive

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

The George Fox nursing department Kenya serve team is hosting a bottle and can drive to raise money for our serve trip to Kenya in June!

Are you planning a big Super Bowl Party? Have a bunch of bottles and cans you want to have taken off your hands? These awesome ladies will be going around picking them up all day on Sunday, Feb. 10!

If you would like to schedule a pick-up sometime during that day or would be willing to drop them off at George Fox anytime during the week of Feb. 4-10, please text 503-863-0662 with your name, address of pickup, and a good time for them to be picked up on Feb. 10!

Thank you in advance for your donations! Contact Ashley Imes (aimes15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Actors needed for short student comedy film, ‘Blind Date’

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Calling actors and actresses to audition for Blind Date, a short comedy about a young man who has a crush on his blind classmate. He searches for the best way to win her over and ask her out. Auditions are scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, in the Cinematic Arts building’s’ video studio.

Blind Date is one of the short films from the cinematic arts’ highest and most prestigious course, Advanced Production Workshop. Films made in this class will be screened at the Fox Film Festival.

Here are our acting needs:

  • James (18-23): a shy guy who lacks in confidence
  • Sarah (18-23): a quiet, focused student
  • Oliver (18-24): James’s quirky, eccentric and opinionated roommate

Extras are needed for a classroom scene:

  • Anyone aged 18-24
  • Professor needed (30 plus) for the classroom scene

Filming will be in Newberg for three weekends. Actors will be compensated in meals, a copy of the film, solid reel footage, and seats at the premiere.

To schedule an audition, send a headshot and resume to Abigail Magsarili at amagsarili15@georgefox.edu.

Join us for Contemplative Open Worship on Thursdays

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Come join us each Thursday for Contemplative Open Worship in Hoover 250 from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. for a time of quiet waiting on God, including sharing and praying as people feel led.

As worship after the manner of Friends, students can also receive elective chapel credit for up to five times. Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

No swing dance this Saturday

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

There will be no swing dance this Saturday, Jan. 26, due to contradictions with the live Jazz Band performance.