A reception in honor of Dwight Kimberly (Biology) is scheduled for Monday, April 25, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the EHS Atrium. Come by and wish Dwight well. He is retiring after 25 years at the university.
Good Friday and Earth Day both fall on Friday, April 22, this spring. The university campuses will be closed. How about joining a grassroots effort initiated by students to clean up the Hess Creek Canyon on the Newberg campus?
Work will start at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Bring your enthusiasm, work shoes and gloves. Water and break refreshments will be provided.
Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.
Join us in the Klages Dining Room between 4:30 and 7 p.m. for a Hawaiian luau with authentic island food on Tuesday, April 12! The evening will include special dance performances by students and professor Kelly Chang.
The cost is $10 for dinner and free for those on the meal plan. The menu includes:
If you have questions, contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu.
The university’s cinema and media communication students will showcase their work from the past year at the annual Fox Film Festival this Saturday, April 16. The festival will start at 6:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium, with doors opening at 6 p.m.
The festival is free and open to the public. The evening also will include an awards ceremony. For more information, contact Matt Meyer at ext. 2596.
A dance performance displaying the hidden talents of George Fox’s own Anya Frovola, Elizabeth Cater, Emily Batdorf, and Pilar Beier. Come enjoy a night of coffee and entertainment on Tuesday, April 12t at 9:30 p.m. in the Foxhole. Watch and hear the history of this ancient multicultural dance.
Join us for chapel today (Monday) to hear from Brad Lau, vice president of student life. We hope you can come and hear the word that he has to share with our community. We look forward to worshiping with you!
Applications for Multi-Cultural Representative and International Representative are due today (Monday) at 5 p.m. Drop them off in the ASC offices to the Supreme Court in-box. Get involved next year and find your niche in ASC!
If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail Elizabeth Tolon (etolon06@georgefox.edu).
Winning photos from last week’s contest will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center lobby. Congratulations to the following winners for their exceptional photos:
New diploma frames to fit the newly sized diplomas are now available at the Bruin Bookstore. You may also purchase them at our online store: store.georgefox.edu. Just select the “Gifts & Supplies” tab.
Are you a Nursing, Biology, Chemistry or Allied Health major?
Stop by the Healthcare Professionals Fair on Monday, April 11.
Career Services will be hosting the annual Healthcare Professionals Career Fair. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Cap and Gown room at no charge to students. Students will have the opportunity to network with employers and discuss volunteer, internship, and/or career opportunities.
For more information, please contact Angela Doty, at adoty@georgefox.edu
Come join us today (Saturday, April 9) from noon to 5 p.m. in the Stevens Center atrium for Taste of the Valley, a display of fabulous local culinary artisans and George Fox’s own artists. Enjoy free samples and a silent auction.
All proceeds from the Senior Business Capstone project will be donated to FISH (Friends in Service to Humanity). Contact Elisabet Moseng at elisabetmoseng@gmail.com for more information.
Wear your pajamas to the Bruin Bookstore on Friday, April 15, and receive a 25 percent discount on any clothing or gift purchase in the store!
The Center for Peace and Justice welcomes the university community to a series of Woolman Peacemaking Forum events next week. We are pleased to welcome Emmanuel Katongole, associate professor of theology and world Christianity at Duke Divinity School and co-director of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, for our 26th annual forum.
The theme of the week is “Reconciling All Things,†and all Woolman events count for spiritual life credit. Following is a schedule of events:
For more information about the guests and for a full schedule of events, visit the event website. Contact Melanie Newell at 503-554-2686 if you have questions.
Attention students, family members and employees: We are offering a low-cost GRE preparatory course for those interested in improving their scores. The course will be taught by a fourth-year doctoral student in GFU’s Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology. This is also a great opportunity to learn about significant changes coming to the GRE August of 2011.
Courses are scheduled May 5, May 12 and May 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Newberg campus (location TBA).
The course will include tips for success, strategies, practice questions, as well as access to a full-length test. A snack and book will also be provided. Registration has been extended through April 25. If you have questions, contact Chloe Lee-Zorn at leec07@georgefox.edu, or drop by the Career Services’ office or call 503-554-2330 to register.
Career Services would greatly appreciate your input on how to optimize career services for students. Please join students from 8 other liberal arts colleges in Oregon to share your views via the following brief survey:Â http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/liberalarts
Responses entered by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 18, will be entered into a drawing, with 10 respondent names to be drawn at random, each to receive a $30 cash prize.
The information collected from this survey is analyzed solely by the career center staff of the 9 participating schools in our career consortium, details of which are at www.olapcfirstavenue.org. Our sole purpose is to improve continuously our career services to students and alumni. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about the survey, and be assured that we pay very close attention to student and alumni input. It is our privilege to assist you in pursuing your career goals, and we wish you the best of luck and success in all of your academic and career pursuits. Please contact our office for assistance with all your career-related needs. Thank you!
Consider PHIL 180 Ethics, with Phil Smith.
Ethics is required for Philosophy, Engineering, and Nursing majors, and counts as an elective for General Education Humanities.
Ethics consists of an analysis of the ethical theories and systems by which persons make judgments and choices, with special attention to contemporary moral issues and the modern revival of virtue theory.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 17, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Come join us this morning (Friday) for First Friday Worship, a time of music worship and a word from Shelia Provoast. This will be our last First Friday of the year, so we hope you can make it! Chapel credit is available. We look forward to worshiping with you!
Internships available in Multicultural Student Programs (MSP) for the 2011-2012 school year!
-Publicity Intern
-Event Intern(s)
Help plan and coordinate events, promote programs and services, and design marketing campaigns. The internships are 10 hours a week for credit. Â Plan cultural awareness events for campus, gain experience, and learn about diversity!
Apply through BruinCareers!
Questions? Email Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu
Come see the theatre department’s spring play, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Performances this week are on Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The show is also scheduled Thursday through Saturday, April 14-16, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 17, at 2 p.m. All performances take place in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
All George Fox employees receive one complimentary ticket. Students will be admitted free on Thursday, April 14. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for alumni and seniors, and $6 for students and children under 12.
To purchase tickets or read a synopsis of the play, visit theatre.georgefox.edu.
