Looking for a summer job in Christian camping? The Oaks Camp will be hosting an information session in Career Services at 4:00p.m. Tuesday, December 1. You can also catch them at a table in the SUB outside the Bruin Den from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Please take a few moments to complete the following short survey for The Crescent:
Interested in working overseas long term or short term?Â
Learn how to build your overseas readiness ASAP, and learn about various aspects of international employment. There are employer guides on how to locate internships and other employment overseas.Â
Go to www.careers.georgefox.edu and log in to this service provided by your Career Center.
Take a close look at these one-credit online career courses for spring semester:Â
GEED 214: Learn the best way to select a major
GEED 216: Become prepared for that all-important internship
GEED 218: Start your job search before graduation
Go to MyGFU course listings under General Education and register now. See you online!
Questions? Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu or ext. 2330.
The university community is invited to see five short original works written, directed and performed by George Fox students at a New Playwrights Festival this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
Take a break from work duties and studying to enjoy grandly eclectic stories about people from all walks of life. Contact Cyndi Kimmel at ckimmel05@georgefox.edu for more information.
Stop by the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS between 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, and 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, for Nutrition Expo. Want to know what to eat to perform well in sports? Get fact and fiction information about carbohydrates, plus many more engaging topics. Information is provided by students in the FCSC Nutrition 300 class.
Tickets are now on sale for the university’s Christmas Concert, “All is Calm, All is Bright,” presented by the Department of Performing Arts Friday through Sunday, Dec. 11-13. This year’s concert features more than 150 musicians from five ensembles in the main-stage performance, and preconcert music featuring 10 of the university’s chamber ensembles.
Three presentations are scheduled:
Additional information about the concert program or the performing arts department is available by contacting Debbie Hawblitzel (Performing Arts) at ext. 2620. Questions regarding tickets can be directed to the University Box Office at ext. 3844.
Tickets may be purchased online now at music.georgefox.edu, or (two weeks prior to the event) at the box office by calling ext. 3844. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and George Fox alumni; and $6 for students and children. All faculty, students and staff receive one free ticket (to the on-campus performances only), available for pick-up in the Bruin Bookstore. The concert on campus features reserved seating, so if you have a favorite seat, make sure you save it now! Seating will be open for Sunday’s matinee performance.
Come wish Kendra Irons well as she finishes her final semester at George Fox and completes her move to Texas. As an associate professor, Kendra has been an important part of our Religious Studies Department for the past six and a half years.
A farewell reception is scheduled from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the Hoover Lounge (Hoover 250). Both colleagues and students will miss her.
Students-if you have a bike on campus, please put it in your room during Thanksgiving break for safekeeping. If you have not registered your bike with Security, please bring it over and get your gratis registration. You might also want to consider taking your bikes home during the winter, and bringing them back at spring break when the weather improves. Happy Thanksgiving!
The university will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, for the Thanksgiving holiday. All offices, bookstores and libraries will be closed those two days.
The Bruin Bookstore will close early this Wednesday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The store will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. All the bookstore employees wish everyone a safe and restful holiday break.
Come to the men’s basketball team versus Corban College Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wheeler Gymnasium. Halftime will feature a performance by the McMinnville High School Grizzly Dance Team to “Thriller”. The Grizzly Dance Team is preparing to perform in the Orange Bowl halftime show, where they will be working with renown choreographers such as Mandy Moore, Chris Judd, and Shane Sparks.
We will be closing the Bruin Den at 1:30 p.m. and the grill will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, in anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on Monday, Nov. 30.
Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.
– Bon Appetit
With the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, Bon Appetit will be revising the hours of service in the Klages Dining Room for those students remaining on campus throughout the holiday. Following is the schedule.
Wednesday dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday bunch: 10:30-11 a.m.
Dinner:Â 4-4:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday brunch: 10:30-11 a.m.
Dinner: 5-5:30 p.m.
Sunday brunch: 10:30-11 a.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
For those students who are anticipating to be eating meals with us on Thanksgiving Day, please let us know by signing up at our front desk so that we know how much food to prepare.
The Bruin Bookstore invites you to gobble up the savings of leftover and reduced merchandise during our “Turkey Sale” on Thanksgiving week, Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 23-25. It’s a great opportunity to buy gift items to stuff in Christmas stockings!
The store is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Attention students living in dorms and suites:
The Public Health Nursing class is still in need of your help. Please take a few moments to complete a short survey related to the flu by clicking the link below. It will take less than 3 minutes to complete.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=A0vh0n27zA9Xh_2bdA5aaSLQ_3d_3d
Your participation is greatly appreciated!
Time change update: An edited recording of the ASC town hall of Nov. 10, in which a discussion took place regarding a proposed campus fire pit project, will be broadcast on KFOX at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Listen online at kfoxradio.georgefox.edu. This is two hours earlier than originally reported.
An edited recording of the ASC town hall of Nov. 10, in which a discussion took place regarding a proposed campus fire pit project, will be broadcast on KFOX from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Listen online at kfoxradio.georgefox.edu.
Everyone is encouraged to come to the Bruin Basketball games this Friday, but if you are unable to attend in person, watching on the Internet should be a better experience this year. Stretch Internet is the host that will be delivering our video stream. We are excited because the quality should be better thanks to more bandwidth and better production software.
Check out the schedule by clicking this Stretch Internet link. The first games to be broadcast will be Friday’s (Nov. 20) home openers.
– IT
The Fitness Center will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, until 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
