Career Services is sponsoring transportation to the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair in Portland on Wednesday, Oct. 14, where more than 45 nonprofit organizations will be represented. Previous attendees made strong connections with nonprofit employers, so reserve your space in the van by Tuesday, Oct. 13. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact Career Services for details at careers@georgefox.edu.
The Fitness Center will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, and reopen at 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. Have a great weekend!
Interested in learning how you can be a part of worldwide change? Join us for Urbana 2009.
The Office of Spiritual Life will be leading a team of students to the Urbana conference in St. Louis December 26 through January 1. We have four more spots left (1 male, 3 female).
For more information visit www.urbana09.org or e-mail the Director of Outreach and Service, Andrea Crenshaw, at acrensha@georgefox.edu.
The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 9, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Bookstore and the library will be closed.
To help the George Fox community stay healthy this winter, the Bruin Bookstore is carrying several different kinds of antibacterial products ranging from individually wrapped sanitizing wipes to two-ounce bottles of hand-sanitizing gel. We’ve got what you need, so come check us out.
Goldfish are now available for adoption from the biology department. Looking for a pet or for pond inhabitants? Need to feed your turtle? See Teresa Arnold in EHS 316 or Jane Sweet in the department’s office on the second floor of EHS. We have bags by the aquarium for you to take them home.
There is only a short time remaining to give HUGS (hats, umbrellas, gloves and scarves) to Love INC. Please help those less fortunate stay warm and dry during the upcoming winter months. Toiletry items not covered by food stamps are also gladly being accepted. Donations can be placed in the bright yellow decorated barrels located in lobbies throughout the Newberg campus and Portland Center.
Thank you for joining the Staff Development Committee in this donation drive. The deadline for contributions is noon on Monday, Oct. 19.
Did you know George Fox biblical studies or Christian ministry majors with good grades can earn 6 to 14 semester hours of advanced standing credit at George Fox Evangelical Seminary? Were you also aware MDiv students can save $5,000? Come to the seminary fair between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Hoover to learn more.
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.
