The Daily Bruin

Melanie Newell (Center for Peace and Justice/Center for Global Studies) will be leaving her position at George Fox next week, as she has accepted a position at InsideTrack in downtown Portland as a student coach.

Please stop by as we gather together to help send Melanie off on her new professional adventure. We’ll gather near Barbi Doran’s desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. Come by, have some cake, and wish Melanie well!

Hello, Fox students!

On Saturday, Sept. 15, Fox’s philosophy club, Sophilo, is kicking off by taking a break from the bustling start of a new semester with a trip to the much quieter, beautiful Champoeg State Park! If a time of getting away into nature for hiking, thinking, sharing, and just having a good time sounds like a welcome start to your year, come see what Sophilo is all about! We’ll also be brainstorming about what we’d like the club to look like this year, sharing plans and ideas, so if you’re interested in being a part of a group of people thoughtfully encountering life, join us!

We’ll be meeting in the Hoover parking lot at 9:30 a.m., where we’ll load up and head out to Champoeg. We’ll have lunch together, and be back by 4 p.m. So come on out!

To reserve a spot, or if you have any questions, contact Phil Smith at psmith@georgefox.edu. Also, if you are on a meal plan, let us know in your e-mail and INCLUDE YOUR ID NUMBER so that we can feed you. But don’t worry! If you’re not on a meal plan, we’ll still get you lunch, we promise.

Hopefully we’ll see you all soon for a time in nature of relaxing, thinking, sharing and planning for an exciting year of Sophilo!

The Student Handbook is your resource for information regarding the community of George Fox University.

Information about policies and reporting for harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, bias-related incidents, hate crimes and sexual assault, as well as community polices can be found in the online Student Handbook.

studenthandbook.georgefox.edu

Please take a minute to familiarize yourself with the information contained in the handbook.

If you have any questions please direct them to studentlife@georgefox.edu

Come one come all to pick up your 2011-2012 Yearbook!

There will be a table at the Serve Day Fair on the quad where you can pick up your FREE book and learn about how to get involved in this year’s production!  You don’t want to miss out!

For more information, please contact Margaret Vogt at mvogt10@georgefox.edu.

The Department for Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs would like to invite Native American students and those with experience in Native American cultures to meet with us to discuss how we can best celebrate Native American heritage, particularly during the month of November.

If you are interested in helping our department honor Native American cultures, please contact Drew Miller at dmiller09@georgefox.edu.

Student Life has a Facebook page where we feature information that matters to students.

Like us at Student Life at George Fox University!

There is a space for commuters and a website specific to your needs and concerns.

Check out the Commuter Website for more information.

Please join Joel McKerrow and his friend, Center for Peace and Justice Artist Practitioner In-Residence Aaron Strumpel, for a poetry slam session in the Foxhole after Shalom on Tuesday, Sept. 4 (around 10:30 p.m.)

Joel, a special guest of George Fox, is an international touring performance poet, writer, educator, youth worker, thinker, activist and fiery red-head based out of Melbourne, Australia. Aaron will be doing an opening set to start the event.

Participation is encouraged, please bring your own poetry to perform.

George Fox’s Center for Global Studies is pleased to invite you to follow the blogs of several of our students as they spend a semester studying off-campus this fall.

Fall 2012 Semester Off-campus study locations:

• Vocal performance at the Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, Tenn. (one student)
• Spanish at Universidad Veritas in San Jose, Costa Rica (four students)
• Kigali, Rwanda through the GoED Africa program (three students)
• Chiang Mai, Thailand with GoED Mekong (one student)
• Oxford through the CCCU Best Semester (one student)
• Lithuania International University (two students)
• Graphic design at the New York Center for Art and Media Studies (one student)
• Belize through the Creation Care Study Program (one student)
• Spanish in Sevilla, Spain (one student)
• Global Business at the India Studies Program – CCCU Best Semester (one student)

You are cordially invited to help George Fox University honor its 17th class of inductees at the 2012 George Fox University Hall of Fame event. The induction ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in Bauman Auditorium.

Athletes being inducted are:

• Jon Newkirk (football, track & field, 1962-66)
• Ryan Munoz (baseball, 1995-99)
• Rob Wunder (basketball, 1972-74)

Meritorious inductee: Jim Jackson

Team inductee: 1996 Women’s Track & Field

For more information, please contact Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu.

Abide is a group for women desiring accountability and healing through Christ-centered relationships.

They will be hosting a women’s ministry night Thursday, Sept. 20. Keep your eyes out for more information!

Please direct any questions to Trisha Elizarde at telizarde10@georgefox.edu.

The service window at Mail Services will be open from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 5). Mail deliveries to the campus from all carriers will still be received and processed that day.

Hope you enjoy your time of fellowship as you serve others in the community.

If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Hello George Fox students!

Want to get involved in Christian ministries this year?

I am putting together an e-mail list of everyone who wants to be involved in our student-led ministries serving the homeless in Portland and Salem. If you want to receive e-mails informing you of opportunities throughout the year, or if you want to know more about this ministry, shoot an e-mail over to myself (mowen10@georgefox.edu) or Steven Ching (sching10@georgefox.edu).

If you would like to know more about other ministry opportunities with George Fox’s student-led Christian Services, e-mail Toni Snyder (tsnyder09@georgefox.edu).

I am exited to see how God will impact the communities around us through the George Fox student body.

God bless,
Mary Owen

Security Services is once again offering the Campus Community Emergency Response Team training. Sessions will meet in VAC 101 every Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m. between Sept. 19 and Oct. 17. There is also a field test scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 20.

The university offers the CCERT classes at no cost to people who live or work at the university. Security Services is committed to training and organizing a team at the Newberg campus. Become part of the team and be prepared!

For more information and to sign up, go to this link.

Don’t forget the first installment of “Islam and the West,” scheduled for tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Shahriar Ahmed, from Bilal Mosque in Beaverton. He will cover the basic beliefs and practices of Islam and its early history.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about what Muslims believe and how they practice their faith. The same lecture is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Hello everyone,

We hope you have had a wonderful first week at Fox. It’s that time of year again, and the Voices of Praise are back! We are a gospel choir on campus, and everyone is welcome.

If you are interested in learning more about us, please join us for a short meeting in Hoover 105 on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 8:30 p.m. We look forward to meeting you all!

Questions? E-mail us at voicesofpraisegfu@gmail.com.

Join us this morning (Monday) at 10:40 a.m. for chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Our Chapel Band will lead worship, and Sarah Baldwin will share a message and kick off our theme, “Origins”!

We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, contact the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Serve Day is this Wednesday Sept. 5! The entire university community will unite together for our 14th annual Serve Day, participating in a variety of service opportunities in Newberg and the surrounding area. Here is the schedule:

7:30-8:20 a.m. – Continental Breakfast on the quad lawn and make your lunch
8:30 a.m. – Kickoff celebration on the quad with a time of worship
9 a.m. – Gather at your # post and leave
Noon – Eat lunch with your group at the service site
4 p.m. – Return to campus for dinner, music and the Activities & Church Fair on the quad (connect with our local churches and clubs on campus)
4:30-6:30 p.m. – Complimentary picnic dinner for the George Fox community! Bring a picnic blanket to spread out on the quad and relax!

The cost of breakfast, lunch, and dinner is covered for all George Fox students, even if you are not on a university meal plan. If you would like to invite family or friends from outside the Fox community to the evening celebration and would like to purchase dinner tickets, please fill out this form.

Serve Day is required for all undergraduate students. The university will be shut down during Serve Day, which means all daytime classes are canceled and campus offices are closed (evening classes are not canceled for Serve Day). If you live on campus, contact your RA for more information about your Serve Day assignment.

If you have any questions, please contact your RA or e-mail serveday@georgefox.edu.

Do you want to be involved on campus?

Apply for an open position to help build your resume, gain experience and enhance the GFU community. ASC Student Government is hiring; several positions are open and needing to be filled. For an application and a list of what is available, go to this link.

For more information, please contact the ASC vice president at ascvicepresident@georgefox.edu.

Christian ministry majors and minors (present and future):

You are invited to an ice cream social, from 4 to 5 p.m Thursday, Sept. 6, in the Hoover Lounge. You will be able to meet professors and other Christian ministries majors while enjoying homemade ice cream and brownies.

For more information, please contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.