Attention all music majors, minors and enthusiasts: You are invited to hear more about upcoming George Fox music events at a meeting hosted by the university’s music education chapter at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, in the choir room. If you have any questions, just swing by the music department or send an e-mail to Nathan Casteel at ncasteel08@georgefox.edu.
Multicultural Services invites the university community to a “Coffee and Culture” gathering the first Thursday of each month. The first meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Moore House (off of Fulton Street). This is a new event this year.
Student speakers and guests will share their stories and things about their culture. The atmosphere will be fun and casual and give you a chance to meet your George Fox neighbors. Additionally, if any students or employees would like to be a part of this or future events, please contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at syonemur@georgefox.edu or ext. 2318.
The Portland Center will host a one-hour session on biblical entrepreneurship from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. It will include a 30-minute presentation by Wende Jones, a BE-certified teacher, a panel discussion, and an audience Q&A with the panel.
The event will serve as an introduction to a three-day intensive course on how to apply foundational biblical principles to basic business concepts. The course, Biblical Entrepreneurship 1 (BE 1), will be hosted at the Portland Center Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 17-19. Sessions will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Online registration is available, and more information is posted on the course flier and website. Those who register by Sept. 4 receive a $25 discount.
Also, you are invited to hear about biblical entrepreneurship directly from course founder Patrice Tsague on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when he speaks at the monthly Northwest Christian Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 S.W. Tualatin-Sherwood Road, in Tualatin.
Bon Appetit is pleased to announce that the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe now accept credit and Visa debit cards.
In addition, remember to check out our weekly menus in our newly remodeled Klages Dining Room as well as the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe. You can get information related to our commitment to sustainability at cafebonappetit.com/georgefox.
Go Deeper Spiritually this Semester!
Paul Anderson will be teaching Spiritual Formation (RELI 350, #1380) for the first time this semester, inviting all who want to go deeper spiritually to join in a life-changing experience. Experimenting with the spiritual disciplines and developing a personal prayer life, and making use of Tilikum for personal spiritual retreats, this 3-hour course will be of interest to all who desire a deeper walk with God.
For more information, email or call Paul Anderson at ext. 2651.
Following is information on music opportunities available on campus.
Band
Symphonic Band: Contact Pat Vandehey if you have any questions. All students interested in band should attend rehearsals during the first week of classes (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 4:40-6 p.m.) to give them a sense of the music we will be playing. Auditions for chair placement will be held on Monday, Sept. 7, during normal rehearsal time. Audition material is posted outside of the band room door, Ross 210, and you will be able to sign up for a time slot during the first week of classes.
Jazz Band: Information about Jazz Band auditions will be released at a later time.
Choir
Women’s Chorale (Monday/Wednesday, 2:40-3:30 p.m.) and Men’s Chorale (Tuesday/Thursday, 2:40-3:30 p.m.) are non-auditioned groups of female and male singers of varying ability. Please show up to the first rehearsal to get permission to enroll in the class. Contact Gary Frame for more information.
Concert Choir (Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 3:40-4:50 p.m.) is an auditioned group consisting of both male and female singers. All students (including students who are auditioning) should attend the following rehearsals during the first week of classes:
Men – Monday and Wednesday
Women – Tuesday and Wednesday
Auditions for Concert Choir will be held Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. If you are interested in auditioning, pick up an information/audition packet and sign up for a time slot outside of the Performing Arts office on the second floor of the Ross Center.
Jazz Choir and Chamber Singers auditions will be held during the first and/or second week of classes, time TBD.
Other Vocal Opportunities: Private applied voice lessons with one of three instructors and voice class (group lesson), of which there are three sections, are available: Monday/Friday, 11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Monday/Wednesday, 1:40-2:30 p.m.; Monday/Friday, 9:40-10:30 a.m. Sign up through MyGFU if you are interested in either of these opportunities.
String
Contact Kathleen Lavengood for information on our String Ensemble.
Contact Ben Brooks for information on the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra.
Small Ensembles: Contact Dick Elliot for more information.
Band Opportunities:
Symphonic Band: Please contact Pat Vandehey at pvandehe@georgefox.edu if you have any questions. All students interested in band should attend rehearsals during the first week of classes (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:40 – 6:00 p.m.) to give them a sense of the music we will be playing. Audition material for chair placement will be held on Monday, September 7 during normal rehearsal time. Audition material will be provided during the first rehearsal, and you will be able to sign up for a time slot during the first week of classes.
Jazz Band:Â Information about Jazz Band Auditions will be released at a later time.
Choir Opportunities:
Women’s Choral (MW 2:40 – 3:30 p.m.) is a non-auditioned group for female singers of varying ability. Please show up to the first rehearsal to get permission to enroll in the class. Contact Gary Frame at gframe@georgefox.edu for more information.
Men’s Choral (TTh 2:40 – 3:30 p.m.) is a non-auditioned group for male singers of varying ability. Please show up to the first rehearsal to get permission to enroll in the class. Contact Gary Frame at gframe@georgefox.edu for more information.
Concert Choir (MTWTh 3:40 – 4:50 p.m.) is an auditioned group consisting of both male and female singers. All students (including students who are auditioning) should attend the following rehearsals during the first week of classes:
Men – Monday and Wednesday
Women – Tuesday and Wednesday
Auditions for Concert Choir will be held Saturday, August 29 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. & 12:00 – 3:00 p.m., Monday, August 31 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 1 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 2 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
If you are interested in auditioning, please pick up an information/audition packet and sign up for a time slot outside of the Performing Arts Office on the second floor of the Ross Center.
Jazz Choir and Chamber Singers auditions will be held during the 1st and/or 2nd week of classes, Time TBD.
Other Vocal Opportunities: Private Applied Voice Lessons with one of three instructors and Voice Class (group lesson), of which there are three sections:
MFÂ 11:40 – 12:30
MWÂ 1:40 – 2:30
MFÂ 9:40 – 10:30
Sign Up through MyGFU if you are interested in either of these opportunities.
String Opportunities:
Contact Kathleen Lavengood at klavengood@georgefox.edu for information on our String Ensemble.
Contact Ben Brooks at benbrooks2002@msn.com for information on the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra.
Small Ensembles: Contact Dick Elliot at relliot@georgefox.edu for more information.
University Mail Services will be open this Saturday, August 29, from Noon – 4:00 p.m. for returning and new students to pick up their packages.
Mail Services will be closed on all future Saturdays.
To access your student information online, go to mygfu.georgefox.edu. The old Bruindata system will be retired Thursday morning August 27. All services will be available in MyGFU.
Students, staff and faculty: Security Services is boxing up the summer lost and found items, so if you have lost something, please come to the security office between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. before Friday, Aug. 28. All items not claimed by then will be donated to charitable causes.
The University Store’s back-to-school hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Sept. 11. The bookstore will also be open this Saturday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The bookstore is also hosting back-to-school specials:
Also, art and school supplies are 15 percent off. Sale ends Friday, Sept. 11.
Bruindata will be down for maintenance between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Aug. 19-20.
The university community is invited to learn how to apply foundational biblical principles to basic business concepts at a three-day intensive course.
What: Biblical Entrepreneurship 1 (BE 1)
When: Sept. 17-18, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Sept.19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: George Fox University Portland Center
Online registration is available, and more information is posted on the course flier and website. Those who register by Sept. 4 receive a $25 discount.
The Portland Center also will host a one-hour session on biblical entrepreneurship from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. It will include a 30-minute presentation by Wende Jones, a BE-certified teacher, a panel discussion, and an audience Q&A with the panel.
Also, you are invited to hear about biblical entrepreneurship directly from course founder Patrice Tsague on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when he speaks at the monthly Northwest Christian Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 S.W. Tualatin-Sherwood Road, in Tualatin.
Beat the rush! Don’t wait in line: The textbook annex is open and books are available for fall. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Aug. 21; starting Aug. 24, hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can also order your books online at store.georgefox.edu.
The university’s library will be migrating its catalog and related software to a new server on Thursday, Aug. 13. Foxtrax and library databases will be unavailable from 8 a.m. until Thursday evening.
Access to Mail Services will be limited because of street maintenance scheduled through Thursday, Aug. 13.
Here are the details:
Please reference the e-announcement from Plant Services regarding the street and parking lot closures. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to be fully accessible next Friday, Aug. 14.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact Linda Sartwell at ext. 2555 or Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
A Message from GFU University Mail Services
New Undergraduate Students:
All new students, residents and commuters, have been issued a mailbox assignment.
We will start putting mail into your mailbox on Thursday, August 13.
You will pick up your mailbox key during the Orientation on Thursday, August 27.
If you have received an email notification regarding an incoming package, you may pick up the package at University Mail Services, located in the North Street Annex at the corner of the track and tennis courts, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. We will hold all packages here until you arrive on campus.Â
If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
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Returning Undergraduate Students:
Since most of you kept your mailbox key over the summer, you will be all set when school starts.
If you returned your mailbox key, please stop by University Mail Services and ask for the key.
If you have lost your mail box key, you will need to stop by University Mail Services when you arrive on campus and pay for a new mail box key.
We will stop forwarding US mail on Thursday, August 13. Your mail from that date on will be in your mail box when you come back to campus.
Packages will be held at Mail Services beginning on Monday, August 10.
If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
IT has begun a multiphase wireless upgrade over the next few years. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Newberg campus wireless access points will change names. The reconfiguration of the wireless devices will take several hours and will begin at 7 a.m. The current wireless access points names GFU-NEWBERG will be replaced with FOXWIFI. You will no longer need a WEP key to connect; rather, you can sign in using your university login. Specific instructions will be sent to your mailbox early next week.
This will not impact the other campuses at this time.
Next week the following parking lots and Carlton Way will be closed for seal coating and re-striping:
All or parts may of these areas may be closed for cleaning this week.
Pedestrians, please beware of wet tar. If you walk through it, please do not track it into a building.
Questions? Contact Dan Schutter (Plant Services) at ext. 2014.
Some needed maintenance will be done to the site calendar.georgefox.edu between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 4-5. The website will be unavailable during this maintenance window.
