There will be a meet and greet with Dara Kramer, George Fox alumna and head coach for women’s lacrosse (spring 2014 start), at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, in Wheeler Sports Center’s Room 208. Come and meet Dara and hear what she envisions for the future of lacrosse at George Fox University.
Can’t make the meeting, but interested in lacrosse? Contact Craig Taylor, director of athletics, at ctaylor@georgefox.edu.
We invite you to join us in our Emerging Professional Series of online, one-credit career classes for the academic year, 2012-13.
These are great opportunities to invest in your future success as a professional in your field.
The classes are designed to give you the best information along with skill building to help you manage your career planning in an intelligent way. This will help you worry less about life after college!
Go to General Education in the course schedule to sign up. Sign up for Emerging Professional III: Employment-GEED 218
If you have questions, please contact the career office at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu, or come to the first floor of Stevens.
Join us for chapel this morning (Wednesday) for the Academic Honors Convocation in Bauman Auditorium. Provost Patrick Allen will be speaking.
See you at 10:40 a.m.!
In the spring of 2012, George Fox University’s Library Innovation Task Force completed its report and list of recommendations. One of the recommendations pertained to re-purposing some library space, as collections have become increasingly digital and there is less dependence on print resources.
With that in mind, over the summer of 2012 a significant part of the Murdock Learning Resource Center’s print journal collection was removed from its location on the east side of the second floor. Replacing it is a variety of comfortable seating, including some group space, which surveys and studies show are in demand by students.
In the future the library intends to re-purpose additional space to help achieve library goals, and as a part of this add more furniture and technology that will meet student needs. Building gate count indicates an increase in building use of 21.8 percent over the past three years.
Get discounted tickets to Broadway Across America’s performance of Memphis at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. All tickets are in one of the middle three sections of the first balcony at the Keller Auditorium and they are $43 each.
Memphis is an award-winning musical about Memphis, Tenn., in the 1950s. It explodes with dancing, humor, emotion and roof-raising rock-n-roll. For more information about the show, click here.
We would love to have you join us for the show! Contact Mary Monahan at 503-554-2134 or alumni@georgefox.edu to reserve your tickets. We have a limited number available so get your tickets soon!
Check out what’s happening on Serve Day on Wednesday, Sept. 5!
There will be a prize booth near the front of Stevens where students can check in and get their Serve Day bookmark. They will need to collect stickers from the Church Fair booths and the Activities Fair booths to complete their bookmark. The first 300 to fill out their bookmark and bring it to the prize booth will choose a candy bar and have a chance to win one of four grand prizes!
Grand prizes:
Mud to Mug Pottery Party
You and three guests are invited to a fun evening experiencing the creative element of clay! You will be led, with hands-on instruction, through the steps involved in transforming a lump of clay into a piece of art. Each person will also get to take home a bowl produced by Professor Mark Terry.
Pizza Party Basket
This basket is filled with four giant pizza certificates from Abby’s Pizza, plenty of soda, and cookies for dessert! I see a party in your future!
Movie Night Basket
Pick up your favorite movie with the Fred Meyer gift card and invite your friends over to share popcorn, candy and soda included in your prize basket!
Cold and Hot Party Basket
Invite nine friends along with you for a night of ice skating at the Sherwood Ice Skating Rink. On your way back to campus, stop by Dutch Brothers for a drink of your choice with your Dutch Brothers mug and $5 gift card each of you will receive!
Coupon cards will be available at the prize booth as well, for all who participate in Serve Day! There are four great one-time offers from local businesses that expire 10/31/12. Don’t forget to pick yours up!
This year’s intramural volleyball sign-ups are posted on the wall outside of the bookstore in the SUB. Sign-ups will come down on Sunday, Sept. 2.
To sign up, find a group of at least six people and put your names on the list. We have limited space this year so do not wait to sign up. Make sure that your team has at least two girls and provide contact information for your team captain.
For more information, please contact Kaylee Leddy at kleddy09@georgefox.edu.
Guitar lessons and classes are being offered this fall semester. Here is the info:
BEGINNING CLASS GUITAR is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun and low-pressure setting (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 9:40-10:30 a.m). Learn to strum and pick popular songs from those sung in chapel to tunes you hear on the radio. This class is designed to be fun! MUSI 250-A
PRIVATE LESSONS/APPLIED GUITAR is offered to bring your playing to the next level! One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. All styles are covered including worship, blues, rock, jazz, folk, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT
Lessons are taught by George Fox guitar professor Dave Iula. Performing with some of Portland’s best worship teams (Beaverton Foursquare, Southlake Church, Rolling Hills, Imago Dei Community) as well as in Porland’s finest clubs (Jimmy Mak’s, The Blue Monk, Mississippi Studios), he can help challenge you and improve your playing ability.
Questions? Contact Dave at daveiula1@gmail.com.
Join us tonight at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29 in the outdoor amphitheater for our first “Shalom” chapel of the year!
Aaron Stumpel, our 2012 Artist-in-residence, will be leading us in music and Rusty St. Cyr, associate pastor for ministry & service, will be sharing a message.
For more information, please contact the Spiritual Life Office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
The Academic Resource Center is gearing up to provide the same excellent services with a few changes to better serve students.
Next week (Sept. 3) we will begin our regular hours: 1-10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and noon to 4 p.m. on Fridays. As always, we’re available for writing consultations, academic coaching, and help with learning strategies.
Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu, 503-554-2314) if you have any questions.
Grocery Outlet is hosting a George Fox Day for students and employees each week! Every Wednesday, all day, you receive a 5-percent discount on your purchase when you present your GFU ID card.
It’s now under two weeks until our 14th annual Serve Day! On Wednesday, Sept. 5, we will send out about 1,700 employees and students to serve 84 sites in Newberg and the surrounding area.
Employees have received their Serve Day assignments. If you have any questions about your assignment, let Meredith Dougherty or Kendra Philips know by e-mailing serveday@georgefox.edu.
Those students who live on campus will receive their assignments from their RA. Additional information is available in living areas and in chapel.
Interested in getting in better shape? Space is available for students and employees in the Core Flexibility and Fitness (HHPA 185 ST) class this semester.
The class is offered on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Wheeler Gymnasium and there is plenty of room for those interested.
Questions about the class? Contact Steve Grant at sgrant@georgefox.edu.
The following internships are still available in Career Services for the 2012-2013 school year:
These positions will help plan and coordinate events, promote programs and services, and design marketing campaigns. The internships are eight to 10 hours a week for credit.
Benefits of being a Career Services Intern:
Apply through BruinCareers this week!
For more information, please contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu.
The music department has a solution for you!
Here are the options offered (you do NOT need to be a music major or minor):
Section A meets from 1:40-2:30 p.m. on Mondays.
Section B meets from 1:40-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.
For those of you who have played piano for over three years, it is recommended that you consider enrolling in MUSA 105 PN for .5 credit. This is a 30-minute private lesson once per week. There is a course fee for this class ($325/semester).
For more information, please contact Kenn Willson at kwillson@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in joining a team that organizes events and meetings to help those in need of support to overcome anxiety and depression? Â Would you like to know more about WeAreHope and the heart behind the name? Come find out at the first meeting of WeAreHope on 5 p.m. Friday, September 7.
For more information, please contact David Brooks at dbrooks11@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox Concert Choir will hold open auditions on Monday, Aug. 27, and Tuesday, Aug. 28. A sign-up sheet is posted on the music office door on the second floor of Ross. Please sign up for a 10-minute time slot and pick up an audition packet outside the office.
The George Fox music department also offers Women’s Chorale, which is a non-auditioned group that meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:40 p.m.
If you have questions about any of these opportunities, please contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu or stop by the music office in Ross.
George Fox Women’s Basketball program will have a JV team this year (2012-13). If you are interested in trying out for this team that will play a shortened schedule, please come to an informational meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Wheeler Sports Center 208.
For more information, please contact Mike Meek at mmeek@georgefox.edu.
Interested in auditioning for the fall theatre production? Auditions for The Servant of Two Masters will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
Come ready and dressed to move! The evening will include a Commedia Dell’Arte workshop, improv, group games and movement exercises.
Director CarlosAlexis Cruz will work with three groups over the evening for an hour each. Sign up for an hour time slot on the audition board in the Lemmons Center.
Sign-up sheet: Theatre offices, Lemmons 9
Audition Location: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Callbacks: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 7-10 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 5, 7-10 p.m.
Questions? E-mail CarlosAlexis at carlosalexiscruz@yahoo.fr
Don’t forget to let iGFU.georgefox.edu help you kickoff the new semester. If you login to the MyGFU area many services will be available to you. Of course “My Class Schedule†might be helpful this first week. And if you see the option “Current Special,†check it out for campus deals. And remember, if you see an icon associated with an iGFU service, tap it to see what it may provide.
