If you have lost items since Nov. 20, please come to the Security House to see if they have been turned in before you leave for Christmas break. Any items not reconnected with their owners will be donated to charitable causes next Monday, Dec. 17.
Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., or you can call ext. 2090 to talk to the officer on duty if it is after those hours.
The Swaziland Summer Serve teams from 2012 and 2013 will be conducting a fundraiser in the Bruin Den Tuesday through Thursday of this week. Timbali Crafts is a ministry/business in Swaziland allowing local women to sell handmade crafts and handbags.
We will be selling many of their free-trade items in order to continue supporting the locals and their ministry. Visit us between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Questions? Contact Andrew Harding (aharding09@georgefox.edu)
More than 250 students will receive undergraduate and graduate diplomas at the university’s midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 15, in the Wheeler Sports Center. Seating begins at 1 p.m., and the ceremony will start at 2 p.m.
Tickets are not required; however, seating is limited to 10 guests per graduate. At 1:45 p.m., a live broadcast of the ceremony will be available to watch at this link.
Dr. William M. Schniedewind, a professor of biblical studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a 1984 alumnus of George Fox, will serve as commencement speaker. He holds the Kershaw Chair of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies at UCLA and is chair of the school’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Don’t forget! Textbook Buyback is this week, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the BlueZone Store in the SUB.
The financial affairs office will process the last check run of the year on Friday, Dec. 21. In order to ensure your expense reimbursement and/or check request is processed, we must receive your paperwork no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18. If your paperwork arrives after the 18th, it will be processed after the New Year.
Questions? Contact Andy Dunn at adunn@georgefox.edu.
To provide students and families with updates and important information for December, Student Financial Services has posted online the most recent version of our newsletter. Please visit this link to read the SFS News archives. The most recent edition is “December 2012.”
You can also sign up to automatically receive future newsletters.
Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual wassail party today (Monday) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Take a break and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!
Questions? Contact Sue Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu).
Monday, Dec. 10, is “Dead Day.” Breakfast in Klages will start at 8 a.m., and the Bruin Den will have reduced hours, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Villa Cafe will be closed.
Fox Express, a George Fox Senior Capstone team, has brought Slick’s Big Time BBQ, a local company, to sell their tasty food at ALL home basketball games. Proceeds made by Fox Express will be re-invested into the George Fox athletic programs.
Slick’s will be offering a variety of creative BBQ menu items, at very affordable prices between $3.00 to $6.00 dollars:
Come support the team and enjoy some delicious BBQ at tonight at 7 p.m.! If you have any questions, please email Meng Dong (mdong11@georgefox.edu).
ALL Chapel Credits must be submitted on your MyGFU account by 11:59 p.m. tonight (Friday, Dec. 7).
If you are not driving home for Christmas break and need to leave your car on campus, here are a few things you need to know:
Please call Security at 503-554-2090 if you have further questions.
Students, with the rainy weather that is now upon us, if you are not using your bicycle, please take it home at Christmas break! If that is not possible, please store it in your room over break to avoid the possibility of theft.
Please call Security at 503-554-2090 if you have further questions.
Come show support for the 12 outstanding performers of the fall 2012 Musical Theater Performance class as students showcase various scenes they have worked on throughout the semester!
Accompanied by the talented James Pick, duets and group scenes will be featured from musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, Newsies, The Little Mermaid, West Side Story, Spamalot, Little Women, Sweeney Todd and more. Admission is free!
When: Thursday, Dec. 13
Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:20 p.m.)
Where: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Who: Olivia Anderson, Micah Bevis, Susan Carlson, Jeannot Djanga, Brooke Flood, Michelle Gonzalez-Ramos, Nicole Greene, Jennifer Lippert, Amberly Orr, Caroline Smith, Cydney Thompson, Jessica Woehler
For those who missed the presentation entitled “The State of Diversity at George Fox University” made during Cultural Celebration Week, the video recording has been uploaded to the Multicultural Programs folder in George Fox’s iTunes U.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Joel Perez at ext. 2305.
Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from Friday, Dec. 14, at 5 p.m. through Monday, Jan. 14, at 6 a.m.
If there are campus groups (noon hoops players, racquetball players, etc.) who wish to make pre-arrangements for access, they are welcome to do so.
Questions? Contact Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.
The last Spanish Chapel of the semester will be today (Friday) at 10:40 a.m. in the Bruin Grounds. Everyone is invited to attend and chapel credit will be provided.
If you have any questions, e-mail Michelle Gonzalez at mgonzalezramos09@georgefox.edu
Sign-ups for this fair came earlier this year. The annual Sports and Entertainment Fair sponsored by the Portland Trail Blazers will be held at the Rose Garden on Tuesday, Feb. 19, just before the game with the Phoenix Suns. The event includes a panel of industry leaders at 3:30 p.m., with the fair from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by attendance at the game.
Last year’s fair netted 20 hires, so the hiring game is on! Some of the organizations represented will be the Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Timbers, the NBA, Adidas, Tacoma Rainiers, Sacramento Kings, Alpha Broadcasting, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Sports Management Worldwide. Marketing, communication, management and media majors are targeted.
Career Services is coordinating the group registration and providing transportation to this fair. Payment is required to secure your registration and ticket. Complete your registration via BruinCareers at this link by Friday, Dec. 14. If paying by cash or check, please remit payment to Career Services on the first floor of the Stevens Center. You may also pay by credit card online.
We have 20 spots reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. The fee will be $10, discounted by the Career Services Office. This is a great opportunity to network and pursue your career in sports.
Come to Hoover 105 at 6:30 p.m. on dead day (Monday, Dec. 10) to see the English major senior thesis presentations.
Seniors will be presenting their works in long and short form fiction, poetry, scholarship, nonfiction, professional and educational writing, and more.
Snacks will be provided.
Don’t miss the final “Table Talk” of the semester today (Thursday) in the Cap and Gown Room at noon. Join students Nick Largusa, Austin O’Neal, Kat Hylton, Sara Bartolome, Amber Nelson and Garret Loverde as they discuss their experiences of being biracial. Bring your lunch! Sponsored by Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs.
Congratulations to this year’s winning teams from the recent Liberal Arts and Critical Issues competition. Following is a rundown of winners, by category:
Thanks, too, to all who helped judge the LACI exhibits this year!
