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.
Come on over to your friendly neighborhood Grocery Outlet this Sunday, Aug. 26, for George Fox Night! Hours are 8 to 11 p.m.
There will be prizes, games, Magic Cart, Spin the Wheel of Bargains, free hot dogs and sodas. All George Fox students and employees receive 5 percent discount on your purchase when you show your ID.
The George Fox Concert Choir will hold open auditions on Monday and Tuesday of the first week of class. 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 or stop by the music office in Ross.
The music department has a solution for you!
Here are the options offered (you do NOT need to be a music major or minor):
MUSI 135A-Â Beginning class piano for non-music majors (1 space available) or
MUSI 135B-Â Intermediate class piano for non-music majors (6-7 spaces available) – 1-2 years of lessons at some time in your life.
Section A meets on Mondays from 1:40 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Section B meets on Wednesdays from 1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m
For those of you who have played for years and taken over three years of piano lessons, I would recommend that you consider enrolling in MUSA 105 PN for .5 credit.  This is a 30 minute private lesson once per week. There is course fee for this class ($325/semester).
Please be sure you have selected a meal plan no later than today, Thursday, August 23, 2012.
Students who do not select their meal plan by this date will be given the lowest meal plan that they are eligible for.
Detailed information about meal plans can be found at this website.
Student Life requires that EVERYONE confirm their meal plan to be certain that you have the meal plan that you are expecting.
You can select your meal plan and confirm which meal plan you have in your MyGFU account – STUDENT RESOURCES – UNIVERSITY FORMS.
The 21, 14, 10, 10 +Flex, 7 and No Meal Plan all roll over from the fall to the spring semesters.
The 35 Block and the All Flex Plan do NOT roll over. These convert to the No Meal Plan. If you want to renew the All Flex or 35 Block Plan you must add these meal plans to your account in MyGFU.
Please Note: All changes must be processed no later than Friday, September 7, 2012. However, students can always add a meal plan through out the semester by contacting Jere Witherspoon in the student life office.
Accommodations to the meal plan are provided only through documented medical conditions.
All questions about the meal plans should be directed to Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life Office.
And now, a brief essay about the meal plan benefits by Dave Johnstone, associate dean of residence life:
The best part of a meal plan has nothing to do with the quality or nutrition of the food. The attractive part of eating on a meal plan is the opportunity to frequently connect with peers and classmates. Sharing a meal, conversation around the table, debriefing the day or anticipating what might unfold is really the gem of being on a meal plan. Historically and culturally communities have been built around food. I am not sure why it works, but sharing a meal is one of most significant ways to build a relationship, hence it strengthens our community. That in itself is a major benefit for being on the meal plan.
Staff, faculty and summer work-study students: The lost and found is stuffed full, and if you have misplaced items this summer, you will need to come to the security house by 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, to check for your lost items.
Any items not reclaimed by their owner will be donated to charitable causes on Friday afternoon so that we can start the academic year with an empty lost and found.
Lost all the sites on your FoxTALE home page? Never fear! Just log onto foxtale19.georgefox.edu to access them. We upgraded FoxTALE on Monday, Aug 20. The address foxtale.georgefox.edu now points to a new environment for 2012-13 and beyond.
Your old sites will be available in foxtale19.georgefox.edu for a year. Questions? Contact the Service Desk.
Mail Services will be open this Saturday, Aug. 25
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Come pick up your package and avoid the long lines on Monday. Spread the word!
Questions? E-mail lsartwel@georgefox.edu
Students-if you are planning to live off-campus this fall, and haven’t yet completed the paperwork with Housing, your parking permit will NOT be issued until your housing status is confirmed. So, in order to have your parking permit waiting at Mail Services, please take care of that as soon as possible.
If you have not either registered your vehicle, or indicated your intent to NOT bring a car to campus, there is a good chance your parking permit will not be ready by the time school starts unless you register today. Even if you are not bringing a car to campus, you must go on myGFU to indicate that, as failure to register either way will result in a parking permit being assigned and charged to you after the add/drop date. It’s quick and fast to register, so log on to myGFU and check it off your “to-do” list today.
