Medical Teams International guests speak in Newberg Oct. 29

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Mary Helen Curruth, a child survival specialist, and Kecia Bertermann, a technical services specialist, will discuss their work with Medical Teams International in Liberia and Indonesia on Monday, Oct. 29, in Lemmons 8 on the Newberg campus. They will speak from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. The event is sponsored by the university’s Liberal Arts Critical Issues Program.

Homecoming T-shirt Design Contest

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Design a t-shirt for every student to wear to the Homecoming Game. Rules and submission forms are in the SUB. Designs due November 2.

Sponsored by ASC.

Parking requests for Monday’s VAC dedication

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Resident East students: Due to the Villa Academic Complex dedication on Monday, Oct. 29, you are requested to move your cars out of the VAC parking lots and into the Fulton Street lot in order to accommodate the guests. Thank you for your cooperation in helping to create room for our campus guests to park.

VAC staff: Please use the parking lot on the corner of North Street and Villa to park on Monday.

– Security Services

KFOX Cocoa Party #2 – October 30

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Join the KFOX radio DJ’s for a night of yummy cocoa sponsored by the John and Jere Show, free CDs and radio provided by “The Force” with Ian Becker and Jason Marsh and John and Jere themselves.

Tuesday, October 30 from 7:00 – 9:00pm in the corridor between the SUB and the library.

WIN PRIZES SPONSORED BY THE GEORGE FOX BOOKSTORE! Stop by, take a few sips of liquid chocolate, listen to some good radio and of course….GET FREE STUFF!

For more information contact Angie Leder aleder06@georgefox.edu

Bruin home athletic events this weekend

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Lewis & Clark, Morse Field

Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. – Women’s cross country in Northwest Conference 6K Championship, Willamette Mission State Park

Saturday, Oct. 27, Noon – Men’s cross country in Northwest Conference 8K Championship, Willamette Mission State Park

Saturday, Oct. 27, 1:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field

Sunday, Oct. 28, Noon – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.

Oktoberfest buffet served Oct. 25 in Klages Dining Room

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Join us this Thursday, Oct. 25, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. for Bon Appetit’s annual Oktoberfest buffet in the Klages Dining Room. Feast on chicken jagerschnitzel, grilled brats, stuffed cabbage rolls, and root beer floats. Learn the “Chicken Dance” or just listen to the music of a live oom-pah band. Free for students on meal plan; $10 for staff, faculty, and guests.

Last call to reserve your own booth at the Cultural Fair!

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Last call for sharing your culture by having a “booth” at the Cultural Fair.  The Fair is Tuesday, October 30, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. 

Contact Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) by Friday, October 26 to reserve your booth. 

Ways to share your culture might include music, dance, videos, pictures, crafts, games, and, of course, the all-time favorite, FOOD.  So come join the fun!  (We can reimburse you up to $30 for expenses if you give us your receipts.)

Reminder: Flu clinic offered Oct. 25, 31

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

The Health and Counseling Center is hosting a flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the center. Please make an appointment with the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340.

Walk-ins also are welcome and will be worked into the schedule. Employees can bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older. The cost is free for employees on the Pioneer Insurance plan, $1.50 for students with George Fox student insurance, and $15 for those with Kaiser or other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.

Spooky Poetry on October 31

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Come to the Bruin Den on Halloween this Wednesday, October 31st at  2:40PM. 
Enjoy Spooky Poetry read by your friends, roomates, and Professor Ed Higgins. 

Contact Valerie Rogers at vrogers@georgefox.edu for more information.

Faith and Film: ‘Crash’ shown Tuesday in Hoover 105

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Does race, class, and gender matter to God? This question will be discussed during a “Faith and Film” session scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Hoover 105. The Academy Award-winning film Crash will be shown, and Melanie Hulbert (Sociology) will speak.

Eileen Cotter Howell featured in the Minthorne Gallery – Oct. 25

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

The Visual Arts department presents Eileen Cotter Howell– Points of Departure in the Minthorne Gallery opening this Thursday, October 25th. 

A reception will be held from 4:00-5:30pm with the addition of an Artist’s Talk from 5:30 – 6:30pm in the adjacent HVR 102.

Lost and found tables set up in Bruin Den Tuesday

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Students, staff, and faculty: Tuesday is the last day to pick up your lost and found items in the Bruin Den. The tables will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes after that time. Please stop by if you are missing an item.

Thursday reception opens artist Cotter Howell’s show

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

The Visual Arts Department will host an opening reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, for Eileen Cotter Howell’s “Points of Departure” art exhibition in the Minthorne Gallery. The reception will be followed by an artist’s talk session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the adjacent Hoover 102.

Fall play ‘Whatever Kindles’ on stage Oct. 25-27, Nov. 1-4

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

George Fox University Theatre will present alumna Tricia Gates Brown’s Whatever Kindles, a play about the lives of individuals who volunteer for Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). Details on the world-premiere production are as follows:

Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: Oct. 25-27; Nov. 1-4
Times: 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 4 performance at 2 p.m.)
Location: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Tickets: $10 general admission; $8 seniors/alumni; $6 students/children under 12*
*Employees receive one complimentary ticket; students admitted free to Thursday performances
Synopsis: Whatever Kindles is a fictional play based on the stories of actual events in the life of CPT. CPT volunteers work to prevent violence and promote alternatives to war in Iraq, the West Bank, Columbia, and other regions in the world devastated by violence.
More information: theatre.georgefox.edu
Note: Mature content

GRE prep course offered on Newberg campus Nov. 10

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student

Includes:

Classroom instruction
Online practice test
GRE prep book (30 Days to the GRE)
“Applying to Graduate School” information lunch
Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.
 

Idealist Non-Profit Career Fair – Oct. 24 at PSU

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

On Wednesday October 24, 2007, the Portland State University Career Center will be hosting the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair on our campus.  Students desiring to attend this great opportunity may contact Career Services, Ext 2330 for transportation.

A list of organizations attending and complete information on the Portland Nonprofit Career Fair, which will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is available on the idealist website at: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=175.

Contact Christee Wise cwise@georgefox.edu  in Career Services for more information.

Don Asher visits to discuss how to get into grad school

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Considering grad school? It’s not as scary as you may think. Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school.  To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.

Thailand May Serve Informational Meeting – Oct. 24

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

If you are interested in joining the 2008 Thailand May Serve missions team, please come to the informational meeting this Wednesday, October 24, at 7pm in Hoover 105.

Applications available at the meeting and in Campus Ministries beginning on Thursday.

Contact Karlyn Fleming at kfleming@georgefox.edu for more information.

Free Selah t-shirts

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Come pick up free 2006 and 2007 Selah t-shirts from the Pennington House (corner of Sheridan and Center).

Contact Amy Lorenz (ext. 2134) for more info.

Health and Counseling Center offers flu shots

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

It’s that time of year again: time to get your flu shot. The Health and Counseling Center will host a flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please make an appointment by calling the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. Walk-ins also will be accepted and worked into the schedule. Employees are welcome to bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older.

The shots are free for Pioneer insurance, $1.50 for George Fox student insurance, and $15 for Kaiser and other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.