Be informed and updated about what is happening with all the organizations and groups on campus by checking out the Associated Student Community website. It’s easy to get involved. Visit georgefox.edu/offices/asc/index.html.
Share your culture by having a “booth†at the Cultural Fair, Tuesday, October 27 from 3–5 p.m. in the EHS atrium. At your booth you may choose to share your culture through music, dance, videos, pictures, crafts, games, and, of course, the all-time favorite, food. So come join the fun!
If you are interested in having a booth at the Cultural Fair, please email or call Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) by October 20. We can reimburse you up to $30 for expenses if you give us your receipts.
Applications are now available for the 2009 Winter Serve trips. If you are interested, please pick up an application in the Student Union Building. Applications are due Friday, October 16.
For more information please contact Alexis Powell at apowell06@georgefox.edu.
The Office of Spiritual Life is excited to tell you more about our 2010 May Serve trip! Please come to an informational meeting Wednesday, October 7 at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105. Applications will be available.
Email mayserve@georgefox.edu for more information.
The Bruin Bookstore will close early this Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5 p.m. due to the mid-semester break. It will reopen on Monday, Oct. 12, at 8 a.m.
Please note a correction to the Spiritual Life Calendar: The Wednesday, Oct. 7 chapel will be about the 2009 May Serve South Africa Trip.
Would you like to carry a flag representing your cultural heritage in the Oct. 26 chapel to open Cultural Celebration Week? If so, please e-mail or call Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) no later than Friday, Oct. 16. All you do is show up to chapel a few minutes early, carry your flag across the stage, and say the name of the country your flag represents into a microphone. If you volunteer, we will contact you the week before Cultural Celebration Week with details.
Who may carry a flag? Anyone who is from another country, lived in another country, was a missionary in another country, or has a cultural heritage from another country. It is a great way to show pride in your culture!
Funds for independent student research at George Fox are available through the Richter Scholars Program. Applications for the program are now being accepted. All George Fox graduate and undergraduate students are eligible.
The program supplies funds for research in collaboration with a faculty member. Applications are due in Hoover 110 by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Visit georgefox.edu/academics/richter/index.html for more information.
The university will host a Red Cross blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117. Come and serve your community by donating blood. Sign up this month in the Bruin Den during the lunch hour. Questions? Contact Jessie Sarver at jsarver05@georgefox.edu.
Undecided about your major? A Majors Fair is scheduled from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Come to both the Hoover and EHS atriums to visit with representatives from all departments on campus. Learn more about the majors that are offered by each department and stop by the Career Services booth to ask questions. The event is available to all students.
All First Year Seminar students are required to attend and receive signatures from three different booths to validate their attendance. Questions? Contact Jessie Sarver at jsarver05@georgefox.edu.
Bruin Heritage Week is just around the corner – October 12-17. Bruin Heritage Week includes the annual Survivor van, Blue Zone games, and the first ever Heritage Display! Stay tuned for a schedule of events to come.
Email bruinheritage@georgefox.edu for more information.
Scholars: Is a PhD in your future? Visit with Roger Nam of George Fox Evangelical Seminary on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the seminary fair in the Hoover lower lobby. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
See a play in the city with fellow members of the George Fox community. The Northwest’s premier Latino arts and culture organization, The Miracle Theater, will present a bilingual performance of Canta Y No Llores at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and Multicultural Services has 20 reserved tickets. Visit the Office of Student Life (third floor of Stevens) and pay cash or check for a $10 ticket. This is half off the regular cost.
Every fall, the dead are commemorated in a lively show of dance, music and theatre in Portland’s longest-running Day of the Dead celebration. This year, in honor of Oregon’s 150th birthday, Los Muertos return singing familiar tunes that hearken back to another era when times were tough and tradition was one of the few things folks could call their own. For online info, visit milagro.org.
This is opening night and the audience is invited to stay afterward for a complimentary reception catered by a local restaurant.
For accommodations or questions, contact Shelley Yonemura, director of Multicultural Student Programs, at syonemur@georgefox.edu or stop by Student Life.
Interested in grad school? Be sure to check into any one of a number of events being offered next week:
Questions? Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2330.
Career Services is hosting a prep-shop and webinar on getting into grad school from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Hoover 210. Led by Career Services graduate assistant Chloe Lee, who has an MA and is also a PsyD student at George Fox, the event will cover using a time line for admissions; taking the grad exams; selecting grad schools; preparing a curriculum vitae, cover letter and essay; obtaining recommendations; finding financial aid; and practicing for an admissions interview.
The prep-shop will be available by webinar at that same time. Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu or ext. 2330 ASAP to get on one of our lists. The webinar has limited slots and is reserved for distance School of Professional Studies audiences first, but there will be a webinar waiting list available for Newberg campus participants. The deadline to sign up is noon Monday, Oct. 12.
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Bruin discount cards are here! Expect to receive them in your mailbox sometime this week. Use your Bruin discount card for great deals at Abby’s Pizza, Pogy’s Subs, Doran Automotive and more.
Terry Huffman (School of Education) will present the fall 2009 Fall Faculty Lecture, “American Indian Higher Educational Experiences: Cultural Visions and Personal Journeys” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Hoover 105. The lecture series has been a George Fox tradition since 1955 and is hosted by the Faculty Development Committee.
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Interested in experiencing life in other countries? Come to the Foxhole from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, and hear stories from George Fox GoED (study abroad) alums. Learn about GoED study-abroad opportunities the best way possible.
GoED representatives will also be in the Bruin Den Monday, Oct. 5, and Tuesday, Oct. 6, during lunch (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Swing by the table to chat and hear more about study-abroad opportunities in Africa, Thailand and Bolivia.
To set up a meeting to learn more, contact Charith Norvelle at Charith.Norvelle@fh.org or call 480-280-2218.
