The Daily Bruin

Have you checked your mid-term grade report? Depending upon what you find you need to consider taking some action.

To check your mid-term grades in MYGFU –

CLICK ON SELF-SERVICE
CLICK ON ENROLLMENT
CLICK ON VIEW MY GRADES
CLICK ON THE CORRECT TERM
CLICK ON THE MID-TERM GRADES TAB

Now you need to determine what to do next:

Things to think about:

?How will my decisions impact my ability to graduate on my timeline? (Contact the Registrar’s office for the answer to this question.)

? What (if any) financial impact will my decisions have? (Contact the the Student Financial Services office for the answer to this question.)

? How can I build skills NOW to help me in the future? (Make an appointment with your advisor and the Academic Resource Center.

Sponsored by the Student Life Department

Thank you to those of you who came to get your senior portrait taken Wednesday. Please remember that any seniors who have yet to get their photo taken can do so from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Foxhole. Questions? Contact Hannah Wilcox at hmorse06@georgefox.edu.

We hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity to learn from our professional alumni in the Portland Area. It will be a great day of networking, being exposed to new careers and maybe even taking the next step in your decision making. See the Chooser’s Guide and sign up now at http://careers.georgefox.edu Monday, Nov. 9.

Professional Preview Day
Wed., Nov. 18
Portland Center and Employer Sites
9am-5pm-includes travel time

Sponsored by Career Services

In a competitive job market like ours, graduates with internships increase their odds of securing employment. Mark Read, a representative from Business Education Compact, is going to be on campus, sharing how you can find internships through BEC, an organization that matches potential interns with corporations like Intel. Come to Stevens 209, 4:00PM – 5:30PM to see what possibilities Mark’s advice holds for you.

BEC Internship Info Session
4:00PM to 5:30PM
Stevens 209
Career Services

For more information about BEC, go to http://www.becpdx.org or contact Career Services at ext. 2330.

Sponsored by Career Services

Want to know how to write resumes and cover letters that get noticed? Bring your laptop to Career Services on November 10th from 11:30 to 1:30 and develop your resume on the spot during this interactive workshop!

A light lunch is provided so please sign up in advance by contacting Career Services, 503-554-2330.

Drop-ins are also welcome.

iConnect Resume Workshop
Nov. 10, 2009
11:30AM to 1:30PM
Stevens 220

Sponsored by Career Services

The film Together We Are Free will be projected in Hoover 105 from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. The film follows the Invisible Children organization’s most recent advocacy event, titled “The Rescue,” a worldwide movement to raise awareness about the child abductions in Uganda.

Discussion time will follow the film with Invisible Children roadies and a general update and review of organization history, current agenda and future trajectory.

T-Shirts and DVDs will be on sale.

Jazz vocalist Madeline Eastman will be the guest performer at “An Evening of Jazz,” a concert featuring the George Fox Jazz Band and the Faculty Jazz Trio at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission to the concert is free and seating is open.

Eastman is acclaimed as “a consummate, inventive, entertaining artist at work” by the L.A. Times, which touts her as “a prime example of what jazz singing in the 21st century can be.” She has released six studio records and one live album and has toured throughout the United States and Europe.

The concert is part of the university’s Family Weekend, which invites parents and extended family members to experience campus life Friday through Sunday.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the university will host a second free concert. Featuring the George Fox Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale and Symphonic Band, the event is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Parents and other family members of current students will be on campus for the university’s annual Family Weekend, scheduled this Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8.

Friday events include a dinner, holiday bazaar, a 7:30 p.m. jazz concert, and a 7:30 p.m. theatre production, The Diviners. On Saturday, three faculty lectures will be presented, as well as a music department concert at 4 p.m., another showing of The Diviners at 7:30 p.m., and family bingo at 8 p.m. in Heacock Commons.

The weekend will conclude with a 10 a.m. worship service Sunday in Bauman Auditorium. For specifics on the weekend, visit familyweekend.georgefox.edu.

Writing a research paper for class this semester? This workshop will walk you through the whole process, showing you how to formulate a solid thesis, gather your resources, back up your argument with quotes, and any other questions you have!

11/4/2009
Research Workshop
5:30pm
Stevens 202

For more information contact the the ARC – the_arc@georgefox.edu

Sponsored by the Academic Resource Center

PowderPuff Football Signups will be located on the Intramural Board in the Bruins Den from now till Friday. Sign up for a chance to be apart of this years Powerderpuff Football Team!

The game takes place on:

Saturday, November 21st 2009
9 am to 12 pm
GFU Track

For more information e-mail the Bruin Heritage Society at bruinheritage@georgefox.edu

Sponsored by Bruin Heritage Society/Blue Zone

Family Weekend is here! Our campus will be full this weekend with families and friends. Check out our web site, familyweekend.georgefox.edu, to see the schedule of events.

Reminder to students on the meal plan: Saturday’s breakfast and lunch will be served in the Cap and Gown rooms. Klages Dining Hall is reserved for families and their students who pre-registered for the event’s luncheon.

Registrations for the luncheon are sold out.

For more information contact Amy Lorenz – alorenz@georgefox.edu

All George Fox students, staff and faculty are encouraged to wear BlueZone shirts on the opening night of the fall play, The Diviners, Thursday, Nov. 5. This is a great way to show unity.

Shirts are available in the Bruin Bookstore for $5 (employees) and $4 (students). There will also be shirts available for purchase before the play, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Aaron Strumpel returns to GFU to perform for YOU for FREE!

http://www.aaronstrumpel.com/HTML/home.html

Thursday, November 5
9 pm
As part of Shalom
Cap and Gown room – Student Union Building

For more information contact Andrew Watson – awatson06@georgefox.edu

Sponsored by ASC Chaplains Committee

The George Fox University Auxiliary will host its annual holiday bazaar and silent auction on campus this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7.

The bazaar will feature more than 20 artisans selling jewelry, art, crafts, plants and food. A silent auction is also planned, featuring donated items from local businesses.

The main bazaar will be held in the Ron Gregory Atrium on Friday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The silent auction will be held in the Hoover Atrium during the same times, closing at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Admission is free. For more information, contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at ext. 2121.

The university will host a free concert performed by the Portland Youth Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in Bauman Auditorium.

Led by conductor and music director David Hattner, the concert is a preview of the orchestra’s fall concert to be held in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Nov. 14. The program will feature Kai Talim, the winner of PYP’s Piano Concerto Competition. Selections will include Verdi ballet music from Otello, Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4 (featuring Talim), Debussy’s Fanfare from Le Roi Lear, Bloch’s Two Interludes from Macbeth, and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

No tickets are required for the concert. For more information, call the Portland Philharmonic at 503-223-5939.

As part of the Faith & Film series, Spiritual Life is offering the chance to bring together minds and hearts in reflection and conversation over the important themes presented in “Slumdog Millionaire” and how they relate to the vision and practice of globally-minded Christians today.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
9:00 pm
EHS 105

For more information contact Rusty St. Cyr – rstcyr@georgefox.edu

SENIORS – please come to the FoxHole for senior pictures.

Wednesday, November 4th or Thursday, November 5th
11 am to 2 pm

These pictures will be used in the yearbook, and should not take much of your time.

For more information contact Hannah Wilcox at hmorse06@georgefox.edu

There’s still time to turn in your C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award nominations. Do you know a senior student who displays great servant leadership qualities? Let us know! We are looking for nominations for the award. Only senior students are eligible.

Please visit the award nomination site to find out more and to download the nomination form. Please mail your nomination forms to Kristina Findley, associate dean of student leadership, by Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Do you love to meet new people, have space on the dorm floor and Fox experiences to share?

Check out preview student hosting! Grab an application in the Admissions Office or the Bruin Den!

Questions?
Rachel Powell or Sadie Olson
(503)554-2249
rpowell@georgefox.edu
solson08@georgefox.edu

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