Dr. Bill Becknell will be here to talk about his experiences with medical missions in secluded regions of Russia. If you’re Interested in serving abroad: Come and listen to Dr. Becknell!
Tuesday, Oct. 14
12 noon
Bruins Den Annex
Volume 1 of 2 voters’ pamphlets (measures) has arrived and is available on the table in the hallway of University Mail Services. Volume 2 (candidates) will arrive soon.
Lost and found tables will be set up in the Bruin Den on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Please stop by to check for your missing items. All items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Wednesday.
Need help deciding on a major? Declared a major but thinking about changing? Career Services can help.
Attend the “How to Decide on a Major” Pizza Chat Friday, October 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Career Services Office (Stevens 220) to learn more about what you can do. Pizza and soda will be provided.
Please RSVP to careers@georgefox.edu if you plan to attend.
The Health and Counseling Center is having a walk-in flu shot clinic Wednesday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $15.00 or $1.50 with GFU student insurance (Aetna). A reciept can be provided at request to submit to your insurance for reimbursement as needed. Please note Kaiser Insurance offers free flu shots to members at local Kaiser facilities.
The Newberg campus will take its mid-semester holiday on Monday, Oct. 13. No classes will be held, and the university’s offices, bookstore, switchboard, and library will be closed. The Portland and Boise sites will remain open.
Bruin, Jr. (that little leather guy, somewhat resembling a Bruin, that everyone wrestles over during the Bruin Brawls) is hidden outside somewhere on campus!
Bruin, Jr. is fair game. The goal is to have possession of Bruin, Jr. That means you can capture, steal, kidnap, abduct, commandeer, or hijack him.
The class of 2011 has possession, but did they hide him well enough?
Read the October issue of Student Health 101 and enter to win an iPod! Eating well while in college isn’t always easy, especially with everyone’s busy schedule. This issue will give you some great tips on making healthy choices within the college lifestyle.Â
Access the October issue at: http://issue.sh101digital.com/showmag.php?mid=wqrhfs. Subscribe on the front page by typing in your email address and have the Student Health 101 link sent directly to your inbox every month.
Attention Psychology Majors (Minors and any others):
Join the psychology department faculty for the Psychology Majors Lunch Thursday, Oct. 16 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Cap & Gown A. Join the fun and bring your lunch to this informal gathering as we share interests from psychology and life. Dessert will be provided.
Plant Services’ surplus sale runs through Friday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop by the Villa Academic Complex at 501 Villa Road to shop for very used desks, desk chairs, side chairs and other miscellaneous office items.
Apply for May Serve 2009: South Africa. Applications are available in the Spiritual Life Office, located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian.
Applications are due Tuesday, Oct. 21.
If you have any questions please email Andrea Crenshaw at acrenshaw@georgefox.edu.
Join Multicultural Services in hearing Tim Jacob Wise share his thoughts, “Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in an Age of Backlash” Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. at Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus.
Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S. and has spoken in 48 states and on more than 400 college campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the Law Schools at Yale and Columbia. Wise is the author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son and Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White. A collection of his essays, Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male, will be published in the fall of 2008, and his fourth book, Between Barack and a Hard Place: Race and Whiteness in the Age of Obama, will be released in the spring of 2009.
A van will leave GFU at 9:45 a.m. and return to campus by 1:30 p.m. To sign up for a free van ride email Shelley Yonemura, Interim Director of Multicultural Services at yonemurasalum@georgefox.edu or stop by the Student Life Office to register.
Please note the following meal-time changes for this weekend due to the Columbus Day holiday:
Friday dinner: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Continental breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: noon-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Monday
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Due to the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 13, both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will be closed. Klages Dining Room will be open throughout the weekend with reduced hours of service which will be posted.
GFU’s annual Sadies Salsa is Friday, October 17th from 8:00PM-10:00PM in Wheeler Sports Center!
We’re going to have instructors giving salsa lessons, and will be serving virgin margaritas and chips and salsa! Wear your salsa attire!
For girls, this means cocktail like dresses and for guys, slacks and a nice shirt.
Please note the following meal time changes for this weekend due to the Columbus Day holiday:
Friday dinner :4:30pm – 6:30pm
Saturday & Sunday
Con’t Breakfast: 9-10am
Lunch: 12-1pm
Dinner: 5-6:30pm
Monday breakfast: 9-10am
Monday lunch: 11:30-1pm
Monday dinner: 5-7pm
Due to the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 13th, both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will be closed.
Klages Dining Room will be open throughout the weekend with reduced hours of service which will be posted.
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is providing a workshop on the style requirements of the American Psychological Association (APA). The hour-long session is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in EHS 102. An attendance sheet will be passed around for any students who need to document attendance.
Do you know a George Fox senior who demonstrates outstanding service as a servant leader on campus or in the community? Please nominate them for the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.
Five seniors will be selected to receive the award. Each recipient will receive $1,000. The award recipient will be required to set aside $250 for a charitable organization of their choice, with the remaining $750 to be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash reward. Only seniors are eligible for the award. There is not a limit on how many students you can nominate.
The nomination form can be found at this link on the student life site. All nomination forms are due Oct. 31 to Kristina Findley (Student Life) at Box #6148.
Come to the Student Nursing Association club meeting Friday, Oct. 10 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Hoover 103. Nursing and pre-nursing students encouraged to join.
Cost for joining the club is $10 for pre-nursing students (covers until you enter the program) and $25 for nursing students (covers for the remainder of your time at Fox). Dues are to be paid by the meeting on Friday.
For any questions or concerns please contact Jodi Nakahara at jnakahara05@georgefox.edu.
