National Anthem singers are needed! If you would like to sing the National Anthem at one or more home basketball contests during the upcoming season, please put Sunday, Nov. 13, at 8:30 p.m. on your calendar. Steve Grant, associate athletic director, will host auditions that evening for anyone interested.
Please sign up for a time to audition by sending an e-mail to sgrant@georgefox.edu.
This Monday, Nov. 7, the Portland Youth Philharmonic, led by conductor and music director David Hattner, will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
The program for the concert includes: Malcolm Arnold’s Four Scottish Dances; Elgar’s Enigma Variations, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperorâ€with Fred Lu, PYP’s 2011 Piano Concerto Competition Winner. The concert is a free preview of PYP’s annual fall concert to be held in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. For more information, call 503-223-5939.
The third issue of The Crescent comes out today (Wednesday)! Look for it in your mailbox. Read about Occupy Portland, a Vanderbilt professor who is speaking today, a cross country team member’s story, and an opinion about donating blood.
ASC has 45 Family Bingo tickets to give away to Fox students. These are FREE tickets that will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Students must show their student IDs to receive tickets.
Exodus Fair for fall grads! If you are graduating this December stop by the Exodus Fair on Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Stevens Center Atrium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!
Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate! We hope to see you there!
For those students graduating in April, please note your Exodus fair will be in March.
Student Financial Services counselors will be unavailable to meet with you on Tuesday, Nov. 1, as they will be off-campus in training. Please feel free to e-mail your questions to them or come by on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Â Thank you.
The university community is invited to two concerts on campus this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5, during Family Weekend.
‘An Evening of Jazz’ Concert
On Friday, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling will perform with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and a faculty trio at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Stripling is a Basie Band alumnus, known as a spectacular trumpeter with a wide range, beautiful tone, and the ability to blend together many influences in his own style.
All employees and students are entitled to one complimentary ticket, which covers admission for up to four people. Tickets are available for pick-up at the Information Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center or can be ordered online by going to this page and following these directions:
Call ext. 3844 if you have questions concerning purchasing tickets.
Family Weekend Concert
On Saturday, the university’s Family Weekend fall concert is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free. The event will feature performances by the university’s Women’s Chorale, String Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Concert Choir and Symphonic Band.
Among the selections to be performed are The Longest Time (Billy Joel) and The Lion Sleeps Tonight (as recorded by Metropolis), by the Men’s Chorale; Caledonian’s Air from Three Scottish Songs and Dance Into the Day (Mark Patterson) by the Women’s Chorale; Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Bach) by the String Ensemble; Rejoice Exultantly (Baroque Comoser Calvisius) and No Time (arr. Susan Brumfield) by the Concert Choir; and The Glory of the Yankee (John Philip) and Vizcaya (Vinter) by the Symphonic Band.
For more information about either concert, contact Debbie Hawblitzel in the Department of Performing Arts at ext. 2620.
Mark McLeod-Harrison will discuss “What’s Wrong with Christian Exclusivism?” at Tuesday’s (Nov. 1) “Intellectual Feast,” hosted by the Department of Religious Studies. Join us at 4 p.m. in the Hoover second-floor lounge. Refreshments provided!
Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.
The Student Financial Services Office wants to give you and your family access to all the information you need to successfully navigate through the financial aid and student payment process. To accomplish that goal, we have established SFS News: a list of e-mail addresses to whom we send brief alerts and announcements such as SFS due dates, financial aid policy information, calendar reminders, time-sensitive alerts, and other notifications.
Don’t worry about our selling your e-mail information or “spam.” Our goal is succinct, timely and relevant communication, and you can unsubscribe without any hassles.
By the way, if you choose to not subscribe, please be aware that with the beginning of this academic year, this is the primary communication tool SFS will be using. If you choose to not participate, you may miss out on critical information.
Please forward this information onto other family members (parents, spouse. etc.) who would also like to subscribe and stay up-to-date!
Here is the web link:
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The university’s Department of History and Political Science invites the community to hear Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, on campus Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Presentations open to the public include:
Swain, an award-winning author and media personality, has appeared on BBC Radio, NPR, PBS, C-SPAN and ABC, among other media outlets. She rose from being a high school dropout and teenage mother to earning a PhD from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree in law from Yale Law School.
She is widely recognized as an expert on race relations, immigration, black leadership and evangelical politics.
To read more about Swain, see this press release. For more about her visit, contact Mark David Hall at ext. 2674.
The student film Pushing 80 is still in need of two remaining roles, a grandma and a main gang member, Felix. We will be shooting one short scene the weekend of Nov. 4-5, so we are in need of filling Felix’s part as soon as we can. We need to fill the Grandma’s part by the weekend of Nov. 11-13. Here is the info about the script and the character descriptions.
A car thief gang of five is raiding a small town of specific vintage cars for a car collector. They do this untraditionally by overtaking the car as its driving down the road. The gang meets its match in the form of a 65-year-old grandma in a red 1970 Corvette Chevrolet.
Felix: Felix is the ring leader of the gang who has the final say in the discussions for the gang. However, he gets his instructions from from a higher-up boss. He has been doing this for years now and is confident in his skills and in his gang’s abilities. Felix is a clean-cut 30-year-old. He is not necessarily buff, but rather uses his intelligence the most. He does all the thinking, but sometimes his anger comes out and dictates his discussions. Felix also feels that he must protect the new girl Scarlet.
Mary (Grandma): Mary is the main protagonist in the film. She is a sweet, typical 65-year-old grandma who loves her simple life but also is able-bodied and independent. She used to be a police officer in her younger days, but nobody ever sees that side of her until she is put in a situation that she needs those skills.
If interested, e-mail the producer at choffman09@georgefox.edu or call our director to set up an audition before Tuesday at 831-331-8397.
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 Monday, Oct. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. to help you. You can also stop by the Office of Career Services 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 Mingfei Song. Stop by the Bruin Den table or drop in to Career Services during Mingfei’s office hours: Wednesday 1 to 5 p.m. or Friday 1 to 4 p.m.
Professional Preview Day is on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Exodus Fair for fall grads is coming! If you are graduating this December, stop by the Exodus Fair on Thursday, Nov. 3, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium. You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more! Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate. We hope to see you there!
(For those students graduating in April, please note your Exodus Fair will be in March.)
The George Fox SCORR (Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation) group is in the process of fundraising for our conference trip to Biola University this coming February, and we need your help!
This Sunday, Oct. 30, a group of us will be going to OSU to help run a race to fundraise for this trip, and we need volunteers. If you need community service hours, this is a great opportunity to fill those and help out part of your Fox community as well.
If you are interested, please contact Bailie Bowey at bbowey11@georgefox.edu as soon as possible. Thank you for your support!
The last day of October is Monday, Oct. 31. 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 Tuesday, Nov. 15. Â If you forget to turn in your time sheet on time, you may not get paid on the 15th.
Thank you!
– Human Resources
The campus community is invited to the George Fox Auxiliary’s annual holiday bazaar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. The event will feature more than 20 artisans selling jewelry, art, crafts, plants and food.
The bazaar will be held in two different buildings. The main bazaar will be held in the Ron Gregory Atrium between Wood-Mar Hall and the Edwards-Holman Science Center on Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional vendors will be set up in the Hoover Academic Building atrium during the same times. Admission is free.
For more information, contact Danya Ochsner at 503-537-8369 or Janet Lyda at 503-538-3032.
Friday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Oct. 29, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Oct. 30, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
The men’s and women’s cross country teams will be competing in the Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, hosted by Linfield College at the Willamette Mission State Park near Brooks, Ore. The first race is scheduled for 10 a.m.
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the athletics website at gfubruins.com.
We are celebrating our annual costume contest at the Bruin Bookstore on Monday, Oct. 31. Wear you costume to the Bruin Bookstore (nothing scary) and we’ll give you 10 percent off your in-store purchase!
You’ll also be entered into our costume contest. The best costume winner will receive a $20 gift card for purchases at the Bruin Bookstore.
The university’s fall show, Steel Magnolias, opens tonight (Thursday) and tickets are available at the box office, now located at the information desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.
Tonight is free to students, while employees get one complimentary ticket each for any of the performances. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additional tickets can be purchased in Stevens or online at theatre.georgefox.edu.
The play runs through Saturday this week and resumes next week, Nov. 3-6, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Nov. 6, performance, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.
Stop by, call 503-554-3844 or e-mail boxoffice@georgefox.edu with any questions. A synopsis of the play is available at theatre.georgefox.edu.
Today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105, Joel Perez, dean of transitions and inclusion, will give a presentation on the state of diversity at George Fox. In this annual presentation he will share what has been happening over the past year as we continue to work on solving institutional systemic issues.
There will also be time for Q&A. If you are not able to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available on iTunesU.
Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu.
