Are you ready to apply for graduate school? Career Services is sponsoring a workshop and webinar on getting into grad school, a blog on our website at careers.georgefox.edu, helpful resources in our Stevens 220 Career Center, and a Seminary Fair (Oct. 14). Please watch for the details (TBA) and don’t miss the chance to spruce up your professional image for graduate school admission.
Join student speakers and guests as they share their stories and cultures at a “Coffee and Culture” gathering at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Moore House. This is a fun and casual social event where you can sip some coffee, eat some treats, and get to know your George Fox neighbors.
This month features some of your fellow Chinese students speaking about Chinese National Day and The Moon Festival. The Moore House is located on Sheridan Street across from the Pennington dorm.
This is your last chance to purchase one or more of three Afrizo CDs. They are located at the Office of Spiritual Life in the Sheridan Street House on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan. Drop by soon before they’re gone! E-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Representatives from JET (the Japan Exchange & Teaching program) will be on campus to provide information about it at noon Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Lemmons Center’s Room 12. The JET program provides a unique opportunity to teach English to elementary, junior high and high school students in the Japanese public school system. The program helps to develop foreign language education in Japan and to promote international exchange at the local level through fostering ties between Japanese youth and JET program participants from around the world.
The program offers two positions: You may become a coordinator for international relations or you may be selected to serve as an assistant language teacher. Come and learn from JET alumni about their experiences.
What is Act Six? Is it a scholarship for minorites or low income students?Â
Come find out at the Act Six Informational Night Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The event will include panel discussions, live performance, prizes, gift cards, and free food!
Contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu for more information.
George Fox Seminary Admissions is coming to the Newberg campus Wednesday, October 14. Come to the lower lobby of Hoover between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and let’s explore your options.
Contact Sheila Bartlett at sbartlett@georgefox.edu for more information.
Students and staff: As Security Services officers do their patrols around campus, if they do not recognize you as belonging on campus, they will be checking your ID as part of their routine patrol protocol. Please remember to carry picture ID with you as you walk around campus. Also, if you see someone on campus who looks suspicious, please call security immediately at ext. 2090. Thank you for helping us to keep the campus safe!
Please note that the Wednesday, Oct. 7 chapel will be about the South Africa May Serve trip, not about serve trips (this differs from what is listed in the spiritual life calendar). There will also be information about the 2010 May Serve trip.
Thank you and we hope to see you there!
The 17th Hoover Symposium is scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Joshua Hawley, author of Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness, will speak on the origins of the conservationist movement. Kendrick A. Clements, author of Hoover, Conservation, and Consumerism, will address the question of whether Hoover was a conservationist, an environmentalist or something else. Also, a panel of experts will consider whether or not history can offer practical lessons for modern environmentalists.
Registration and lunch are free for the first 100 people to register. Contact Mark Hall at ext. 2674 or mhall@georgefox.edu to register or for further information.
Students, staff and faculty, are you missing anything? The lost and found armoire is full to the brim! If you are missing any items, please come to Security Services during office hours. Thanks!
Did you know that students who access Career Services multiple times throughout their college experience have greater success in getting jobs? Drop by Stevens 220 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for “i-Connect” and “connect the dots” of your professional job search. Bring your laptop for this high-tech/high-touch workshop for savvy job seekers.
Security Services as issued over 1000 courtesy warnings over the past month.
Real parking tickets will be issued from now on.
Parking permits have been issued for all registrations received to date, so if you have received a package notice from Mail Services, please go and sign for your parking permit.
If you registered your vehicle at MyGFU, and have NOT received a package notice e-mail from Mail Services for your permit, then please come to the Security office at your earliest convenience. Thank you!
Call Security at 503-554-2090 for more information or check out the website at security.georgefox.edu.
The university’s Nursing Club will host Dr. Kristine Campbell, executive director of the Oregon Center for Nursing, at its fall seminar. Campbell will speak about health care policy, the nursing shortage in Oregon, and nursing policy development from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in Hoover 105. Registration forms are available in the nursing office.
The Oregon Center for Nursing was established by the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council in 2001 as a strategy for addressing Oregon’s severe nursing shortage.
Cheer Team and Dance Team tryouts are Friday, September 25 beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Wheeler 211 (across from the racquetball courts). Teams support men’s and women’s basketball teams at GFU.Â
Questions: Contact advisor Adina McConaughey at ext. 2263 or amcconau@georgefox.edu.
iPod Touch:Â
– Cassy Sturgill
Chehalem Glenn Bucket of Balls:
– Brendon Seeley
– Samuel Cassel
– Jordan Haselnus
– Zachary Hoffman
– Alicia Keithley
– Chadbourne Lovegren
Doran Automotive Oil Change:
– Melissa Steinkamp
– Monica Hartzell
– Joyce Roth
– Elizabet Moseng
Coyote Joe’s Certificate:
– Elizabeth Kelsey
– Aimee Timmons
– Paige Copenhaver
Lovely Nails Manicure:
– Alyssa Schmotzer
Tan & Spa Certificate:Â Â
– Emily Gordon
Join us in congratuating these Serve Day Raffle winners!
Want to Become a Teacher? George Fox University’s Master of Arts in Teaching program welcomes you to apply for admission.Â
Please be in touch with Admissions Counselor Beth Molzahn at bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or 503.554.2264 to request information and/or schedule an appointment. (This does not apply to elementary education majors.)
Joshua Hawley, a practicing attorney who spent two years clerking for United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, will present an informal lecture, entitled “My Life in the Law,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in Hoover 105. Hawley will talk about his experiences at Yale Law School and, especially, his two years working for Chief Justice Roberts.
The lecture, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, also will include time for questions and answers. Hawley is the author of Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness (Yale 2008).
The campus community is welcome to join in “Thy Kingdom Come” week Sept. 27-30. Richard Twiss of Wiconi International returns as special speaker for the event.
The schedule:
Sunday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.: “Daring to Hope!” in the Cap and Gown Room
Monday, Sept. 28, 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.: Chapel featuring Richard Twiss, Part 1, in Bauman Auditorium
Monday, Sept. 28, noon to 1 p.m.: Talk-back session with Richard Twiss in Cap and Gown A
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.: “Removing Barriers and Building Bridges” in the Library Special Collections Room on the second floor of the Newberg library.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.: Chapel featuring Richard Twiss, Part 2, in Bauman Auditorium
Note: Spiritual Life Credits are offered for every event listed.
Friday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Willamette, Morse Field
Saturday, Sept. 26, 5 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Sunday, Sept. 27, noon – Women’s Soccer vs. Willamette, Morse Field
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Linfield, Morse Field
For more information, visit the new George Fox athletics website at gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.
ASC is still accepting applications for L’Ami (yearbook) staff. Please contact Hannah Wilcox at hmorse06@georgefox.edu or stop by the ASC offices to get an application.
Faculty, please alert your students to this opportunity.
