To all students who have internships or work, etc. during the chapel hour:
If you feel that you need (for whatever reason) exemption from Spiritual Life Credits you NEED to fill out an exemption request form. The exemption form and chapel credit policy be found at spirituallife.georgefox.
The form is due by Sept. 23. You can drop it by the Spiritual Life Office or mail it to Box #6264.
The Fitness Center will be closed between 8 and 9 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 2, for electrical repairs.
Did you know that the music department offers applied jazz piano lessons on the Newberg campus? Â If not, then now you will!
If you have studied piano for at least two to three years, are a competent player, and would like to learn more about jazz improvisation, ENROLL in MUSA 105 JZ.
You can enroll for .5 credit hour (30-minute lesson per week) plus $325 per semester applied lesson fee (this is like paying a private teacher outside the university), or you can enroll for one credit hour – a one-hour lesson per week – plus $650 per semester.
We have an outstanding jazz pianist: Greg Goebel. He just returned from a European tour toured with other jazz artists, including renowned bassist David Friesen and pop vocalist Gino Vannelli, and was a student of Randy Porter.
Questions? E-mail Greg Goebel at greggoebel1@gmail.com.
Join the theatre department as we celebrate the beginning of a new season. The Theatre Season Kickoff is a great time catch up with friends, meet new friends, hear more about the 2011-2012 theatre season, hang out and have fun. Anyone is welcome to join and we’d love to have you.
Come to Woodmar Auditorium on Friday, September 2 from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Refreshments provided, but no meal.
It’s going to be a great year!
Let’s start off well.
Be looking for the Spiritual Life calendars in your campus mail box today! The calendar is full of information regarding this year’s schedule so check it out.
Guitar Lessons and Classes are offered for Fall 2011 at George Fox!
BEGINNING CLASS GUITAR is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting (Tues/Thurs. 9:40am-10:30am). Learn to strum and pick popular worship songs while learning to read music. MUSI 250-A
PRIVATE LESSONS/APPLIED GUITAR is offered to bring your playing to the next level. One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. All styles are covered including jazz, blues, rock, worship, folk, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT
Lessons are taught by George Fox guitar professor Dave Iula. He has performed at many churches in Portland (Beaverton Foursquare, Southlake Church, Rolling Hills, Imago Dei Community) as well as Portland’s finest clubs (Jimmy Mak’s, The Blue Monk, Mississippi Studios).
Email Dave for more info:Â daveiula1@gmail.com
Faculty, staff and students: If you are interested in signing up for the C-CERT (Campus Community Emergency Responder Team) training that will be offered in September, you will need to register online at this link by Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Staff application and course information will be sent via campus mail after your registration is received. Students will receive course information once your registration has been received.
Questions? Contact Ed Gierok (Security Services) at egierok@georgefox.edu.
Finalizing your class schedule? Consider our online courses, GEED 214-Selecting a major, 216-Getting ready for an internship, and 218-learning job search skills to find employment. As an emerging professional, you will benefit greatly from having a career game plan. Let us help you move that along. Our courses are listed under General Education in the course schedule.
For more information or contact Sidney at x. 2330, or atcareers@georgefox.edu.
We still have some great internships to offer this year in our Career Services office. Our past interns have had exceptional experiences, growing professionally. You will learn how to plan, market and execute events along with administrative records management, budget, communication, and public relations training. These internships must be set up for credit through you academic advisor.
Go to BruinCareers for more information or contact Sidney at x. 2330, or atcareers@georgefox.edu. We might be just what you need and vice versa.
General Auditions for the Fall Show & Winter Musical
Steel Magnolias                      She Loves Me
[Directed by Jan Powell] Â Â Â & Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [Directed by Rhett Luedtke]
Wednesday, August 31  from 7:00 -10:00 p..m.  in Wood-Mar Auditorium
How to Prepare:
1) If auditioning for Steel Magnolias, prepare a fully memorized 90 second monologue of your choice for the general audition.
2) If auditioning for Steel Magnolias and She Loves Me (or just She Loves Me), prepare both a 90 second comic monologue and a song from a musical of your choice (one minute max. for song). Please bring a copy of the sheet music for the accompanist.
The audition sign-up sheet is on the first floor of Ross Hall on the theatre audition board.
Email Rhett Luedtke, rluedtke@georgefox.edu for details
Your IT department would like to call your attention to opportunities that now exist for your mobile Internet-enabled devices. iGFU, our new mobile portal, has many tools that can help you navigate your way through a new school year.
Check out this link for help configuring your mobile device.
This semester, Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) will conduct two classes on the basis of a Quaker approach to spirituality. Any students desiring a deeply spiritual learning adventure are invited to join him and others in either or both of these classes: RELI 260 (History and Doctrine of Friends, M-W-F, 8:40-9:30 a.m. Hoover 207) and RELI 350 (Spiritual Formation, Tuesday/Thursday, 2:45-4 p.m., Hoover 207).
Both classes will be conducted as a meeting for worship in which learning is welcomed, with instructor and students alike joining together as “humble learners in the school of Christ,” according to Anderson.
For further information, contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu or at ext. 2651.
All of the George Fox University community is invited to attend the Newberg Fred Meyer College Night which will begin at 11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. Enjoy many freebies and 10 percent off all food and 20 percent off of everything else. Hope to see you there!
University Mail Services will be open on this Saturday only, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Avoid the long lines on Monday. Stop by and pick up any packages you might have waiting or pick up your key if you do not have it yet.
It’s now under two weeks until our 13th annual Serve Day! On Wednesday, Sept. 7, we will send out about 1,700 employees and students to serve nearly 80 sites in Newberg and the surrounding area.
All Serve Day assignments have been sent out to employees; a confirmation e-mail of where you will be going will be sent out next week. If you have any questions about your assignment, let Rachel Lee know by e-mailing serveday@georgefox.edu. Those students who live on campus will receive their assignments from their RA.
Each year, Serve Day impacts communities and assists individuals all over the region. It even results in new relationships, as evidenced by this “apple story.”
Students-over 300 of you have yet to either register your vehicle, or to register as NOT bringing a vehicle to campus. If you have not done this by the add/drop date of Aug. 9, you WILL be issued and charged for a non-refundable parking permit regardless of whether or not you have a vehicle, so please don’t delay!
Mirage Tribal will be performing at the Underground Coffee House, located next to the Shari’s Restaurant on Friday September 2Â at 7:00 p.m.
It will be night of culture displaying various forms of Tribal Belly Dance. Performances by Anya Frolova, Emily Batdorf, and Pilar Beier will highlight the night.
George Fox Outdoors Club & Experiential Ministries teams up Sunday morning to head out to our local Trappist Abbey (http://www.trappistabbey.org/
We’ll meet in the Stevens parking lot at 5:00 a.m. If you are able to drive, we’d love it if you could volunteer your car.
We’ll be returning around 8:00 a.m. or earlier. You can find more info on the “George Fox Outdoors Club” facebook page.
Just a reminder that meal plans start this coming Saturday beginning with breakfast for all students on one of the board plans.
Due to Welcome Weekend, our hours throughout the weekend will be as follows:
Saturday
Breakfast: 8-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: noon – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Sunday
Continental breakfast: 8-9:30 a.m.
Brunch: 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Our normal hours will commence on Monday with breakfast at 7:15 a.m.
Please remember to bring your university ID card for all meals throughout the weekend as we will be scanning beginning with Saturday breakfast.
The university is welcoming more than 600 new students and their families on Thursday, Aug. 25. They must have a place to park as they move in, so please willingly give up your parking places in the Stevens, Hoover, Wood-Mar and Pennington lots. You can park on Sheridan Street, the campus side of Meridian Street, North Street or the Bauman lot.
Once the new students move in, the Pennington lot will be off-limits for staff/faculty, as all spots are needed for the students who live in that area. Thank you for helping to welcome our new students with empty parking lots!
– Security Services
