Gallagher speaks in chapel Monday; Garrels will lead worship

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

We welcome you to join us in chapel this morning (Monday) for the continuation of our Jesus Journey series. Portland musician Josh Garrels is leading worship, and Sarita Gallagher, assistant professor of religion, is speaking. See you at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

Housing selection beings today

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

The Housing Selection Form will be available online by noon today (Monday). The form will be available for housing sign-ups until 5 p.m. on Friday, March 23.

To be eligible to participate in selection, you will need to have your $150 Housing Deposit paid in Student Financial Services on the first floor of Stevens. Students have until March 22 to pay this and still participate in housing selection.

To sign up for housing with your group, simply login to the form here and then click on the “Housing Group Signup” link on the left side. One person from each group will fill out the remainder of the Housing Form with the housing codes for the entire group. There are step-by-step directions in the form that will walk you through the following:

  • One person enters housing codes for the group
  • Confirm your roommate choices
  • Rank the order of your housing preferences

If you do not have a group to sign up with, you can go through the housing process as an individual. In this case, rather than placing you according to your credit ranking, we will work with you to identify a suitable spot to live.

If you would like help with filling out the Housing Form, there is a computer set up in the student life office. Please stop by and one of the housing staff will help answer your questions as you go.

For additional information about housing selection, please refer to the Housing and Residence Life website. If you have questions, please stop by or call the student life office (ext. 2310) or e-mail housing@georgefox.edu.

Tickets available for May/June Serve banquet

Friday, March 16th, 2012

On Saturday, April 14, the May Serve and June Serve teams are holding a fundraising banquet and silent auction! We still have tickets for sale. The event will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and will include a fancy dinner, free childcare, and a silent auction with plenty of fun items to bid on!

If you are interested in purchasing a $10 ticket to the event, please e-mail Christine Jordan at cjordan10@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for all your support!

Grab an award-winning book at MLRC to enjoy over spring break

Friday, March 16th, 2012

Looking for something to read over spring break? Be sure to grab an award-winning book from the Murdock Learning Resource Center!

Titles to choose from include fiction awarded the Booker Prize, the Pulitzer Prize for literature, the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, and the National Book Award. Winners from the last 10 years will be featured as well as information about each award and a synopsis of each book.

Questions? Contact Sue Mills at smills@georgefox.edu.

Get a free card to send for Women’s History Month

Friday, March 16th, 2012

If you missed the opportunity to make a card for a female on campus, or just want to make some more, please stop by student life on the third floor of Stevens and pick up a free card to send.

Encouragement should not be limited – and neither are the cards. Take as many as you like. Send an encouraging message to a friend, professor, or other female faculty member.

Panel discusses peaceful community advocacy movements Tuesday

Friday, March 16th, 2012

For a second straight year, the university will honor the memory of Cesar Chavez by hosting a panel discussion, “Cesar Chavez and Peaceful Community Advocacy Movements,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in EHS 125.

The event, sponsored by the Office of Transitions and Inclusion and the Center for Peace and Justice, will feature a panel that includes local professors and community advocates. They will discuss grass roots organizing, worker’s rights, structural economics, factors leading to and perpetuating forms of marginalization, and teaching for empowerment, among other issues.

Among those expected to participate is Joseph Orosco, professor of philosophy and director of the Peace Studies Program at Oregon State University; Tom Hastings, who teaches in Portland State University’s conflict resolution master’s program; Romeo Sosa and Pedro Sosa from VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project; and Andy Coulombe, a George Fox alumnus who works with Latino/Latina populations in running Jubilee Food Pantry and Public Community Gardening efforts in Hubbard, Ore. The evening also will include a poetry reading by longtime English professor Ed Higgins.

To learn more, contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu or Clint Baldwin at cbaldwin@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE unavailable for one hour on March 26-27

Friday, March 16th, 2012

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) on both Monday, March 26, and Tuesday, March 27, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

Passionate about clean energy?

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Interested in transitioning your community and campus toward renewable energy?

Apply to join ReCharge with Focus the Nation. You and 19 other movers and shakers from across the country will attend a weeklong conference and be given the tools to make a difference on your campus throughout next school year.

For more information, please contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu.

Leaving your bike or car on campus over spring break? Please read

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Students: Please place your bicycles in your dorm rooms before leaving for spring break.

Also, if you are planning on leaving your vehicle on campus during spring break, you will need to leave your keys with security as Plant Services works all over campus during breaks, and occasionally vehicles need to be moved.

Please remove all valuables from your vehicle before leaving.

For more information, please contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

ARC workshop discusses bibliographic management tools

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Research papers require proper citation of sources and creation of a reference list or bibliography. Several tools are available to help manage the process of documentation, make notes from your sources, or even import articles and web-based sources. Knowing about these tools can simplify your research process, whether you’re an undergraduate, on your way to graduate school, or are in graduate school.

Rick Muthiah, dean of learning support services, will introduce bibliographic management software and will share examples of some free applications at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Sources, Citations, and References, Oh My! A Look at Bibliographic Management Tools.”

Join us in EHS 125 today (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.

Bookstore hosts ‘Merch Madness’ Sale

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Take advantage of our “Merch Madness” Sale! Shop the Bruin Bookstore in your favorite college team apparel and receive 25 percent off one regularly priced gift or apparel item! Sale runs through April 2.

Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.

Come cheer on Bruins as they compete in Final Four

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

All are invited to come cheer the undefeated Bruins (31-0) as they compete in the Final Four of the NCAA Division III Women’s National Basketball Tournament! We will host live streaming of their games today (Friday) and tomorrow from the tournament in Holland, Mich.

On Friday, join us in the Klages Dining Room as we take on Amherst at 2 p.m. The Bruin Den will be running specials, and we will be giving away door prizes and popcorn. Specials will include:

  • “Dollar dogs” for $1
  • Nachos for $3.50
  • Chili cheese fries for $3.50
  • Milk shakes for $2.50

On Saturday, we will host streaming of either the third-place game at 1 p.m. or the championship game at 4 p.m. in Miller Gymnasium. We will have door prizes, concessions and free popcorn for the games in the gym.

In the case of both games, extra raffle tickets will be given away to those who wear George Fox/Blue Zone attire.

Questions? Contact Vangie Pattison at epattison@georgefox.edu.

Monday’s Josh Garrels concert benefits Urban Services

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Don’t forget this Monday’s Josh Garrels concert, scheduled from 9 to 10:30 p.m. in the Klages Dining Room. You can pick up your ticket in the Bruin Den or in the Christian Services office (next to ASC). We will set up a table and sell tickets Friday during lunch and dinner and also Monday during lunch. Tickets will be available at the door as well.

We are collecting items to support Urban Services! Please bring any of the items listed below or $5 to receive your ticket.

Individuals are encouraged to bring:

  • Men’s crew socks (dark colors preferred)
  • Warm gloves (men’s dark) – not the small thin generic
  • Beanies – dark, warm, L

Groups of three or four can team up and bring one of the following:

  • Hoodies and jackets (dark) L – 3XL
  • Sleeping bags 0 – 15 degrees, square preferred (not mummy); dark colors preferred

Hope to see you all there! Questions? Contact Pieper Wise at missionsatgfu@gmail.com.

PostFox – What will life be like after Fox?

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Come to PostFox on Friday, March 16, from 7 to 10 p.m. and find out!

Enjoy live music and tasty hors d’oeuvres while networking with alumni from 20-plus career fields. Attend two sessions of your choice and get your questions answered about:

  • Insurance
  • Housing after college
  • Budgeting & investing
  • Debt reduction
  • How to get and keep a job

Cost: ONLY $5 – a $25 value!

Dress: Business Casual

For more info and to register to attend PostFox click here. All attendees will be entered to win one of several door prizes, including a Kindle Touch!

Contact PostFox committee with questions:
Sarah Cadd: scadd07@georgefox.edu
Stephanie Grosse: sgrosse10@georgefox.edu
Venisa Saviola: vsaviola09@georgefox.edu

Mail Services needs address to mail book

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

On Feb 24, someone on campus brought a book into Mail Services and paid to have it sent via U.S. Mail. However, they did not have an address for the recipient at the time. They indicated they would be back later with the address. The book is Authentic Communication by Tim Muehlhoff and Todd V Lewis. The person never returned with the address and the book is still in Mail Services.

If you are the person that left the book to be mailed, please contact Linda Sartwell at ext. 2560 or Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

Thank you.

Wear your George Fox gear Friday in support of basketball team

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Join fellow employees, students and members of the George Fox community by wearing your George Fox/Blue Zone gear on Friday in support of our women’s basketball team as they play in the Final Four.

Go Bruins!

(This message is approved by President Baker)

GE History Courses available for Online Summer School and May Term

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Need to meet your GE history requirement? Both U.S. History and Western Civilization are available online this summer and on campus during May Term.  Register now!

For more information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@georgefox.edu

Etiquette Dinner & Attire Showcase – March 21

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

March 21, 2012, 5:30pm-8:00pm, at the Cap and Gown Room

“Look Professional; Put on Etiquette” is the theme for this year’s Etiquette Dinner and Professional Fashion Show!

This event is a guided etiquette experience for students in a dining setting. You will learn how to gracefully traverse the intricacies of eating a meal in a formal or business setting from an acclaimed etiquette consultant.

We will also be featuring a networking session with table hosts who are working professionals and a fashion show for the professional dress review.

Tickets are available in the Bruin Den and Career Services (Stevens Center, first floor).

For more information, please contact Career Services at 503-554-2330 or at careers@georgefox.edu.

Drop by Bruin Den to create card of encouragement

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

In continuation of our celebration of Women’s History Month, we would like to give you the opportunity to encourage a woman on campus.

Stop by today (Thursday) in the Bruin Den and make an encouraging card for a friend, a professor, or other female faculty member. There will be a booth from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. where you can get a free card to send. All you have to do is write an encouraging message. We will do the rest.

– Office of Multicultural Student Programs

Student Surveys – March 14

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Survey number one:

“Please take our survey about SNL, comedy, satire and politics in America!

Here is the link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2YJKYHY

Let us know where you stand!”
Questions: contact Gretchen Milligan.

Survey number two:

This survey is about nutrition in college students. Here is the link:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FKRBYTF

Questions: contact Rebecca Barnick.

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.