Delays in delivery of packages and mail for the East Coast will be occurring over the next few days due to Hurricane Sandy. Carriers are working diligently to keep on track but are exercising caution for the safety of their personnel, equipment and facilities. Guaranteed shipping times are not honored at this time.
As you all know, Hurricane Sandy is beginning to hit the East Coast. We feel it is important to cover families, businesses, churches, and everyone else involved in prayer. If you would like to join, there will be space for group prayer in the Prayer Chapel from 10 to 11 a.m. this morning (Tuesday).
Bring your change to Faith & Film tonight (Tuesday)! There will be a group of students selling concessions before the film as a fundraiser for Urbana, a missions conference in St. Louis that they will be attending.
Concessions will be sold from 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. At 9 p.m., we will watch The Music Within in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel credit is available.
Donations are also welcomed! Thank you!
Summer Serve Applications are due this Wednesday (Oct. 31) by 5 p.m.! This includes both the application itself AND the references. Thank you!
Feel free to email spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Do you have a cultural talent you would like to share? World’s Got Talent audition sign-ups are now available here.
But hurry – audition sign-ups close on Oct. 30! The auditions will take place on Thursday, Nov. 1. You will be able to sign up for a time slot.
Contact Amber Nelson at nelsona@georgefox.edu with any questions. Sponsored by Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs.
Do you want to learn a little more about Native American heritage? Come to Cap and Gown at noon on Thursday, Nov. 1, to discuss a poem by Sherman Alexie that describes harmful stereotypes of Native Americans. This event is the second discussion of the “Table Talk” series, a monthly conversation group that gives students a safe place to discuss diversity and multiculturalism.
For more information, contact Drew Miller at dmiller09@georgefox.edu. Sponsored by Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs.
Sign and submit your October time sheet to your supervisor.
The last day of October is Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please turn in your October time sheets to your supervisor at the end of your last shift of the month. Be sure your name and ID number is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it.
Payday is on Thursday, Nov. 15. If you forget to turn in your time sheet on time, you may not get paid on the 15th.
Thank you!
– Human Resources
Registration for Professional Preview Day begins Friday, Nov. 2! If you would like help registering or selecting a professional for Professional Preview Day, a career services representative will be available in the Bruin Den on Fridays from 12:30-2 p.m. to help you.
You can also stop by the Career Services office on the first floor of Stevens for assistance during normal business hours. All are welcome!
If you would like to speak with a Professional Preview Day intern personally, you can set up a time with Melissa Newton or drop by Career Services during Melissa’s office hours: Mondays 1-5 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-5 p.m., and Fridays 10-12 p.m.
Career Services is providing free transportation to the 2012 Nonprofit Career Fair (more information here) on 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. Space is limited!
The All-Campus Fall Retreat is just around the corner (Nov. 9-11) and sign-ups start this week! You can sign up online starting now at asc.georgefox.edu or in the Bruin Den during lunch starting Wednesday.
If you have any questions, please contact Josh Riedel at jriedel10@georgefox.edu or Nancy Arellano at narellano11@georgefox.edu
The campus community is invited to a public lecture to be presented tonight (Tuesday) by Dr. Mathias Zahniser, a scholar in residence at Greenville College and an expert on the relationship between Islam and Christianity. He will present “Islam and Democracy: Faith Sees Positively and Thinks Hopefully” from 7 to 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.
In addition, Zahniser will speak in chapel on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium on the topic “Was Cornelius a Muslim? Faith Sees Inclusively, Knowing God Works Consistently.” That will be followed by a talk-back session in the Cap and Gown Room at noon.
Zahniser wrote the book The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity and is currently working on a chapter for a book edited by David Emmanuel Singh on issues related to the Incarnation in the context of Christian-Muslim faith sharing.
Don’t forget tonight’s (Tuesday’s) “Non-Taxing Tax Plan Discussion,” scheduled for 7 p.m. in EHS 102. The event is being hosted by the Accounting Club.
Adam Puckett, a George Fox graduate and tax professional from Delap LLP, will explain the differing tax plans of Obama and Romney and how both would affect us. For more information, e-mail Trevor Fekkes (tfekkes10@georgefox.edu) or Sonia Thannickal (sthannickal10@georgefox.edu).
We are again hosting a Chinese class tonight (Tuesday) in the International House/Cultural Center. We will review what we’ve learned before and learn some new conversations, so if you’ve attended in the past be sure to bring the handouts we’ve given out.
We’ll meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free snacks will be provided!
Questions? Contact Yali He at yhe11@georgefox.edu.
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, the university will host a Cultural Fair – and we’d love to give you the opportunity to share your culture at the big event. This includes cultures from within the U.S.
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, we will host two informational meetings for those who wish to host a table at the fair that showcases their culture. If you are interested, join us at 11:40 a.m. or 12:40 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. We will have pizza, so join us for lunch and get the details on sharing your culture at the Cultural Fair.
The Cultural Fair will feature students from Asia, Europe, Africa and other parts of America sharing something about their own culture. You do not need to go to other countries or places to experience a different culture – just come to the Cultural Fair. You will have a chance to enjoy wonderful displays, learn something new, and of course experience delicious food from all over the world!
Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyr@georgefox.edu.
The campus community is invited to tonight’s (Monday’s) “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Mathias Zahniser, a scholar in residence at Greenville College.
Zahniser will present “The Challenge of Islam for the Liberal Arts,” in which he will discuss how a Christian liberal arts education should lead to a practice of engagement with Muslims that reveals the path and pattern of following Jesus authentically.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Staff, faculty and students: Are you tired of driving to and from campus with gas hovering near $4 gallon? Take the bus! This link lists the timetable for buses that pass through Newberg and go to McMinnville and beyond (Hillsboro, Salem and the Tigard Transit Center). Check it out!
This Monday, October 29, Jamie Johnson will be speaking in Chapel. Please come and join us in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m.
Summer Serve Applications are due Wednesday, October 31. Stop by the Spiritual Life office if you have questions!
Don’t forget Tuesday’s (Oct. 30) “Non-Taxing Tax Plan Discussion,” scheduled for 7 p.m. in EHS 102. The event is being hosted by the Accounting Club.
Adam Puckett, a George Fox graduate and tax professional from Delap LLP, will be coming to Fox to explain and compare the differing tax plans of Obama and Romney and how both would affect us. Anyone is welcome and all are encouraged to come to be educated on the presidential candidates!
For more information, e-mail Trevor Fekkes (tfekkes10@georgefox.edu) or Sonia Thannickal (sthannickal10@georgefox.edu).
Do you want to learn a little more about Native American heritage? Come to the Cap and Gown Room on Thursday, Nov. 1, at noon to discuss a poem by Sherman Alexie that explains harmful stereotypes of Native Americans.
This event is the second discussion of the “Table Talk” series, a monthly conversation group that gives students a safe place to discuss diversity and multiculturalism.
For more information, contact Drew Miller at dmiller09@georgefox.edu. Sponsored by Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs.
