Grocery Outlet offers discount to university’s students, employees

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Wednesday is George Fox Day at the Newberg Grocery Outlet! Come by the Newberg store between 6 and 10 p.m. with your current George Fox University student/employee ID card and receive 10 percent off all of your purchases (offer excludes all alcohol products).

This will be a regular event on the last Wednesday of every month between 6 and 10 p.m. For more great deals and events, become a fan of Newberg Grocery Outlet on Facebook.

Questions? Contact Vangie Pattison at epattison@georgefox.edu.

Get involved: Become a voice for the people

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Want to get involved next year? Would you like to represent your classmates and friends and make a difference in the community? Join Supreme Court as a representative. You will have the opportunity to lead and help with ASC events including Winter Formal, Late Night Breakfast, ASC Elections and many more fun events all the while gaining leadership experience.

Applications are available for:

  • Sophomore Class Representative
  • Junior Class Representative
  • Senior Class President

These applications are due Friday, April 1, at 5 p.m. These positions will be determined by election, so get your applications in soon so that you can begin to campaign!

The following positions are available as well:

  • Multi-Cultural Representative
  • International Representative

These applications are due Monday, April 11, at 5 p.m. and will be determined by interview.

If you have any questions regarding the different positions, please feel free to contact Elizabeth Tolon at etolon06@georgefox.edu.

Get involved and embrace community!

Sarah Jobson speaks in Wednesday’s chapel

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Come join us for chapel Wednesday morning (March 30) and hear from Sarah Jobson, area coordinator of HMS, as she ties up our series on Wise/Wounded, speaking out of the Psalms. We look forward to worshiping with you!

Organ donation registration available in SUB on April 7

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

On Thursday, April 7, in the SUB, a table for organ donation registration, supported by Donate Life, will be set up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please join us in giving the gift of life by registering to be an organ donor, and you could save up to eight lives!

Contact Angelyn Haughey at ahaughey09@georgefox.edu for more information.

SHALOM-in-the-HOME

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

This Thursday at 9 p.m. come pray & worship God with us by the fireside of Le Shana’s warm and hospitable lobby.

We pray our loving God’s Shalom (wholeness and peace) will envelop your life during this fragmenting time of the semester.

Christ’s peace be with you always.

Internships for UG Business Students

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Thinking about getting real-world work experience and class credit? Please join us on Thursday, April 14, in Stevens 109 from 5-6 p.m. and be introduced to your newly created internship leadership team.

Jeff Vandenhoek and Debora Sepich will present the opportunity, process and commitment of the George Fox School of Business (GFSB) to help you find internships. We will discuss preparing for your opportunities, creation of your internship resume (portfolio) and answer questions you might have.

Please contact Becky Jensen at rjensen@georgefox.edu if you plan to attend. We look forward to seeing you! Don’t miss out on this event!

Upcoming Bruin home sports events

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 5 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Lewis & Clark, GFU campus courts
Thursday, March 31, 2 p.m. – Softball vs. Willamette (2), Morse Field
Thursday, March 31, 3:30 p.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Linfield, GFU campus courts
Saturday, April 2, noon – Baseball vs. Whitworth (2), Morse Field
Saturday, April 2, 1 p.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Lewis & Clark, GFU campus courts
Sunday, April 3, noon – Baseball vs. Whitworth, Morse Field

For more information, and in case of venue changes or postponements due to weather, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the Bruins’ athletics website at gfubruins.com.

Mr. Bruin bake sale scheduled Friday in Bruin Den

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

The Mr. Bruin Pageant is coming up on Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Purchase your $5 ticket from your favorite contestant (listed below)!

This year, the Mr. Bruin boys are baking to help support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Bring some money to the Bruin Den on Friday, April 1, during lunchtime to support your favorite contestant and to help the charity.

Mr. Bruin contestants this year are:

  • Andrew Watson
  • Henry Balensifer
  • Nathan Widdicombe
  • Brandon Porter
  • Jordan Gage
  • Phil Kisia
  • Isaac Widdicombe
  • Josh Tryan
  • Wesley Jones
  • Austin Egger
  • Tyler Gresham
  • Willy Dolan

Questions? Contact Sarah Cadd at scadd07@georgefox.edu.

Career and Graduate School Fair is this Friday

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Students: Stop avoiding the job search! Register for the First Avenue Career & Graduate School Fair. The fair runs from noon to 3 p.m. at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center on Friday, April 1.

In addition to access to 100-plus recruiters, this year’s fair includes employer and graduate school panels and a networking event. So, even if you aren’t looking for a job now, you can gather essential information and develop the networking skills to secure employment in the future.

The cost is only $5! And you can register one of three ways: Online at this link, in Career Services, or in the Bruin Den during lunch, Tuesday through Thursday.

Transportation is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu to find out more.

Not sure how to make the most of career fair? Attend one of our “prep sessions” – Tuesday/Thursday (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and Wednesday (3-5 p.m.) – to pick up tips for how to navigate the fair effectively.

Faculty, please tell your students about this week’s career fair.

Summer Address Collection for Undergraduates

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Coming Soon!

Summer Address Collection will be held next Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday – April 5,6,7.

Place: Table by ASC Offices in Bruin Den area.
Times: 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Who: All current Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors
Why: Your campus mailbox will be closed the last day of finals.
Watch for future announcements to find out your options.
Sponsored by University Mail Services

For more information contact University Mail Services

Webinars for the Graduate – Build a Mentoring Network to FAST Forward Your Career!

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Learn how to build a network of advisors who can mentor you, offer advice and help you make better decisions from expert Kathleen Barton.

This is the second of a series of 9 webinars on Job Search Techniques for the graduate.

It is Wednesday, March 30 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM in the Career Services office. Mark your calendar for these other webinar dates!

April 6th Melissa Giovangnoli-Linkedin
April 13th Scott Zimmerman & Carl Rakich-Interviewing
April 20th Susan Whitcomb-Twitter
April 27th Mark Goulston-Listening
May 4th Devora Zack-Networking
May 11th Peter Weddle-Career Strategy
May 18th Martin Yate-Job Search

Attend one or all! Please register on Bruin Careers, but drop-ins are welcome!

For more information contact:
Sidney Tafflinger in Career Services
e-mail: stafflinger@georgefox.edu

James Project works with Five Rock Ranch – Saturday, April 2

Monday, March 28th, 2011

James Project will be serving at Five Rock Ranch this weekend (check out the first 1:15 of this video: youtube.com/watch?v=ykDo05tVQAw).

We’ll be working outside, with whatever they need help with.

Last time we helped set-up horse stall so be prepared for a little mud.

We’ll be meeting in the Bruin Den at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 2nd. Lunch will be provided, and we’ll be returning around 4 p.m.

If you’d like to sign up this week email Dan Wulff (dwulff09@georgefox.edu) know by Thursday or sign up in the Bruins Den.

– James 2:15-16

All are invited to 14th Amendment panel discussion Thursday

Monday, March 28th, 2011

The university community is invited to a panel discussion, “The Future of the 14th Amendment,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in Hoover 105.

Join us as a panel of local students and political science experts discusses the implications concerning that section of the 14th Amendment that states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens.” The purpose of the event is to have dialogue about proposed legislation that seeks to limit the scope of the amendment, according to Joel Perez (Dean of Transitions and Inclusion).

Participants will include Mark David Hall (Political Science); Richard W. Etulain, professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico; and Jose-Antonio Orosco, associate professor in the philosophy department and director of the peace studies program at Oregon State University.

The event, sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice, the Office of Transitions and Inclusion and the Latino Heritage Club, is in commemoration of the life of Cesar Chavez, the American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist whose birthday was March 31. More information is available here.

Questions? Contact Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu.

Free books available in religious studies department

Monday, March 28th, 2011

The Department of Religious Studies still has a table full of free books for you to carry away. For one more day only, Tuesday, March 29, come by our department (Hoover 230) and take some home!

Questions? Contact Margaret Ann Fuller at mfuller@georgefox.edu.

Library: Thanks for your participation in survey

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Thank you to all who participated in the LibQUAL+® Lite Library Survey. The library faculty and staff will be reviewing the data as well as your written comments and appreciate your willingness to share your opinions with us.

Congratulations to the winners whose names were randomly drawn from all who took the survey and entered their e-mail address.

IJM chapter meets Wednesday in Le Shana lobby

Monday, March 28th, 2011

The university’s International Justice Mission chapter will meet again at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Le Shana lobby. The group deals in large part with the issue of sex-trafficking on both a global and local scale and what steps we can do to combat it.

Please join us as we pray over this issue and find ways to get involved in the community. Contact Stephen Kenyon at skenyon09@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Mars Hill professor speaks in chapel Monday

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Welcome back from spring break! Today (Monday) in chapel we will host guest speaker Dwight Friesen, associate professor of practical theology from Mars Hill Graduate School. We look forward to worshiping with you!

Guest speaks on vision casting and the American Dream Monday

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Please join the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues (LACI) program Monday evening (March 28) to hear Roberta Phillip speak on “Vision Casting and the Future of the American Dream.”

Roberta moved to New York from Trinidad when she was 13. She studied science and law, finishing a JD at Lewis & Clark in order to influence public policy. She will share her experience, personal and professional, of creating opportunity for disadvantaged youth in the Portland area.

Join us in Hoover 105 from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. or from 7 to 8 p.m. Contact Caitlin Corning at ccorning@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Upcoming Bruin home events

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Friday, March 25, 4 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Whitworth, GFU campus courts
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Linfield, GFU campus courts

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the sports website at gfubruins.com.

University’s Oregon campuses close Friday for spring break

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

All Newberg, Portland and Salem offices and libraries will be closed this Friday, March 25, for the spring break holiday. The Boise Center will be open this Friday and will instead take its spring holiday the following Friday, April 1.