If you didn’t get a chance to buy a Homecoming & Family Weekend T-shirt, we still have them available for $2 each in the Pennington House. Stop by anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to buy yours.
Sizes available are Youth M and L, Adult S, M, L, XL, 2XL. To see a photo of the shirt, designed by alumna Megan Clark (’06), click here. Contact Mary Monahan at ext. 2134 if you have questions.
Are you seeking Thanksgiving break transportation? We have students willing to give cheaper alternatives for rides.
For details and costs, go to this form.
Sponsored by ISLP. For more information, please contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu
Are you willing to volunteer some time to drive students to PDX? We are looking for transportation drivers for Thanksgiving break.
This will be a paid opportunity for those with a reliable vehicle. Â For more info click on this form.
Sponsored by ISLP. For more information, please contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu.
Students, staff and faculty: Just a heads-up that there will be a test sometime this week of the Fox Alert Emergency Notification System. If you have NOT registered your phone to receive these alerts, please go on MyGFU to your personal information page, and register it underneath the “Fox Alert” tab.
GFU has implemented the service to provide us with the ability to reach students and staff members with information and updates during unforeseen events or emergencies, within minutes, through phone calls, e-mails and/or text messages.
In the unlikely event of an emergency you would be potentially notified through three different methods:
1. Cell phone
2. E-mail
3. Text message
HOWEVER, for either of these methods to work YOU must enter your personal contact information in your MYGFU account.
Here’s how you do it!
– Login to your MYGFU account
– Click on SELF SERVICE
– Click on CAMPUS PERSONAL INFORMATION
– Click on PHONE NUMBERS
– On the PHONE TYPE pick list, choose the phone type you are registering.
– Type in your contact information
– Click SAVE
– If you need to add a number, first click on ADD A PHONE NUMBER
– Make sure you click SAVE after each change.
For more information contact Security Services – nkincaid@georgefox.edu
Only nine tickets remain for this Friday night’s (Nov. 9) “Full Flavors Cooking Class” being offered by food and nutrition in business students. Come learn how to put together a five-course, autumn-inspired meal with seasonal ingredients! We’ll teach you how to prepare a beautiful, delicious holiday meal from 6 to 8 p.m. in Lemmons 5.
A meal and a free recipe book are included. The night’s menu is Mexican hot chocolate, coffee and tea; prosciutto-wrapped dates with goat cheese; curried pumpkin bisque; sweet potato and kale Alfredo pasta; wild mushroom bruschetta; and pear clafouti. Tickets are $35 per person and available by contacting Christa Rosier at crosier08@georgefox.edu. Get yours today!
Career Services is providing free transportation to the 2012 Nonprofit Career Fair (more information here) this Friday, Nov. 9, at Portland State University. The fair is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
E-mail careers@georgefox.edu or call us at 503-554-2330 to reserve your spot by Wednesday. Space is limited!
This is a reminder that all are invited to attend “Faith, Sexuality and Identity – a Conversation,” scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Hoover 105.
This event, hosted by the Office of Student Life and the Human Sexuality Discussion Group, will be moderated by Phil Smith, chair of the university’s Department of Religious Studies. Panelists will be: Gerry Breshears, pastor and professor at Western Seminary; Darleen Ortega, Oregon Court of Appeals judge; Erica Tan, psychologist and George Fox adjunct faculty member; and Nathan Meckley, pastor at Metropolitan Community Church.
Viewpoints expressed may not reflect the official university stance on LGBTQ issues, which can be found at georgefox.edu/lgbtq.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
Do you have a great idea? The Student Project Fund is open. Applications to propose a permanent addition to the GFU campus to “up” your student experience is now online. Be Creative. Be Smart. Send in your ideas.
Proposals cannot, however, be a maintenance object. Some examples of the Student Project Fund are the amphitheater, the fire pit, and the light on the tennis court.
Submit Proposals on the ASC Website. If you have questions, e-mail ascvicepresident@gerogefox.edu
All are invited to join Jeff VandenHoek, director of business relations in the George Fox School of Business, as he and others spotlight the School of Business’ current internship program successes and plans for the development of future internship opportunities.
Here are the details:
The following student interns, along with internship supervisors, will share about their excellent experiences from this past year:
In addition, future internship providers will address the needs and opportunities that currently exist in their organizations.
Questions? Contact VandenHoek at ext. 2809 or jvandenh@georgefox.edu.
The Department of Religious Studies will host a non-partisan time of Scripture reading, prayer and optional communion in a desire to help us remember, on this day that can be a time of both divisiveness and worry, that history is in God’s hands and that God calls us to live in peace with one another, even those who perhaps vote differently than us.
The time of prayer and reflection will be from 4 to 5 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the Hoover faculty lounge on the second floor of the Hoover Academic Building. All are welcome to come for all or part of the hour.
Students and faculty are invited to come together to watch the finale of the presidential race Tuesday night, Nov. 6. Join us for an election night party beginning at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105 (please note the change in location). Refreshments will be provided.
The event is sponsored by the Department of Politics and History, the College Republicans, the College Democrats and the Latino Heritage Club.
Questions? Contact Dyvisha Gordon at dgordon11@georgefox.edu.
Tom and Christine Sine, the founders of Mustard Seed Associates, will be joining QV for a conversation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the International House.
Mustard Seed Associates focuses on asking how the world is changing and how the people of God need to change with it to be most effective. They are passionate followers of Christ and focus specifically on environmental sustainability, entrepreneurship and economic well-being.
They believe that God uses the small and insignificant in his work and strive to orient their lives around seeking the kingdom with that mind-set. Tom is the author of The New Conspirators and The Mustard Seed Conspiracy.
For more information, please contact Beau Brown at bbrown10@georgefox.edu.
Binding Prayer is happening all this week, Nov. 5-9! The International Justice Mission club will be handing out cord bracelets in the Bruin Den every day at lunch as a reminder to pray for those in bondage today.
For more info, contact Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget tonight’s (Monday’s) “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series featuring Patrick and Becky Ray in Hoover 105.
The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features the Rays, who lived in Jordan for several years. They will share their experiences of immersion within a Muslim society and their thoughts on the intersection of Christianity and Islam.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
The deadline for ballots at the George Fox drop site is Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 4:30 p.m. 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 ballot (any county) and no postage is necessary. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.
Thanks,
Mail Services
The band Lady Danville will be playing a free concert on campus on Saturday, Nov. 10! Join us in Bauman Auditorium at 8 p.m.!
Questions? Contact Marissa Blankenship at mblankenship10@georgefox.edu.
The debates have come to an end and now it is time to elect our new head of state! Come watch a live streaming of the election results amongst peers and faculty members. There will be snacks, soda and good community!
Questions? Contact Dyvisha Gordon at dgordon11@georgefox.edu.
All U.S. military veterans are invited to a gathering from 3:40 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Stevens 101. Meet other veterans and discuss experiences as a veteran at George Fox University. You’ll also hear about services on campus, and share ideas for supporting veterans in our university community.
Click this link to R.S.V.P. so we can plan appropriately for snacks and refreshments. Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Interested in auditioning for the GFU Dance Company? We are a jazz/lyrical dance group that meets one to two times a week for a time of dance, prayer and fellowship.
Come see us perform during chapel today (Monday)! Auditions are on Sunday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wheeler dance studio.
Applications are available for pick-up on Sunday, Nov. 11, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wheeler studio.
Associate Pastor of Ministry and Service, Rusty St. Cyr will be speaking in chapel on Monday November 5.
