Don’t forget today’s League of Legends one-on-one tournament in Hoover 211. Prizes will be offered, so make sure to come prepared to win. We’ll get started at 2 p.m.
If you have any questions, write jborden14@georgefox.edu.
Love pizza? Come out to the Newberg Round Table on Monday, March 6, between 4 and 8 p.m. to support the Athletic Training Club! Proceeds from sales will go toward travel expenses for club members to attend an upcoming Northwest Athletic Trainers Association event.
Please visit our Facebook page, or email Matt Alvarez at malvarez13@georgefox.edu for a copy of the flyer. We can’t wait to see you there!
Support the music department and come to the Winter Choir Concert tonight (Saturday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! This is a special concert that will feature new art inspired by the music of Morten Lauridsen.
The art was created by George Fox’s own Tim Timmerman, along with Nathan Huff of Westmont College and Dan Callis of Biola University. Admission is free, so bring family and friends!
Questions? Contact Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu).
The Wheeler Fitness Center is looking to hire a student for its student manager position. If you’re interested in managing and improving the Fitness Center in a leadership role, go to the Handshake website (joinhandshake.com) to apply and submit the needed documents! A more detailed job description and the application requirements are posted there.
The job will start this summer and continue through the 2017-18 school year (and longer so long as you are attending George Fox). Applications will close Friday, March 10, so apply quickly!
Contact Cory Hand (chand@georgefox.edu) with any questions!
Do you like showing others ways to be a more effective and efficient student? Do your friends always come to you to look over their papers before they turn them in? Do you have a GPA above 3.0?
If you answered yes to these questions, you might have a future as an ARC Consultant in the Academic Resource Center. We are interested in students from any major, not just English.
Applications for the 2017-18 academic year are due by Friday, March 17.
Application instructions and additional information are available at the ARC Application page (bit.ly/ARC_Application). Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Our women’s basketball team earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for a fourth consecutive year and will travel to the host site, the University of Puget Sound, to play Whitman College in the first round. If the Bruins win, they’ll play again on Saturday.
We’re hosting viewing parties in Canyon Commons Room 101. Come join us for fun, big-screen basketball – and free snacks!
Join us for a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation this Monday, March 6, when Randy Woodley, Distinguished Professor of Faith and Culture, presents “Whose American Dream?” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Woodley, a United Keetoowah Band Cherokee, will discuss such questions as “Where did the American Dream begin and for whom?,” “What are the philosophical foundations for the American Dream and how do they stack up to the way of Jesus?” and “What are the myths that need to be embedded in our psyche in order to participate in the American Dream?”
The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “The Future of the American Dream.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
Tonight (Friday) in the FoxHole, the William Penn Honors Program student government group is hosting a “Cinema Chat.” We will chill for a great movie night, then transition into some casual discussion. There will be a bunch of snacks and drinks to enjoy.
Come join us at 7 p.m. Contact Adrian Moons (amoons15@georgefox.edu) for more information.
To be a Christian, do you have to give up on a life in business? Do you need to give up your possessions and work as a missionary, or in ministry?
If these questions intrigue you, come join us for a short film, To Whom Is Given: Business for the Common Good, in which academic experts and everyday Christians share their stories about how they glorify God through their work. We’ll screen the film from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 10, in Hoover 105.
Come enjoy this screening, followed by a discussion led by Nate Peach! Chapel credit is available, and there will be free food!
Contact Grace Friberg (gfriberg13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Join the George Fox University Players for a free 55-minute performance involving music and theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
We’ll be exploring the theme “Ready or Not,†stories where life comes pouring in around us and we realize we are not in control. The performance will then be followed by Playback Theatre, a time for communal storytelling and sharing.
See you there! Questions? Contact JeanneAnn Faris (jfaris15@georgefox.edu).
All are invited to the 2017 Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 7, featuring Craig Johnson, professor emeritus of leadership studies and recipient of the 2015-16 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research & Scholarship.
Craig’s lecture, “A Walk on the Shadow Side of Leadership,†will begin at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Following is a synopsis:
“We will focus on the power leaders have to cast light or shadow over followers. They must take special care, ‘lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.’ Refusing to face the dark side of leadership makes abuse more likely. Exploring the destructive dimension of leadership highlights the ethical challenges facing leaders and equips us to illumine rather than darken the lives of others.”
Come early and enjoy the 2017 Spring Richter Student Scholars Symposium! It is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. George Fox student scholars, from both undergraduate and graduate programs, will present their research in a conversational poster format.
The event is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to a free Jazz Dialogues Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17, in Bauman Auditorium.
This is our second annual unique, interdisciplinary presentation. This year’s lecture/recital is entitled “Jazz Dialogues: Women in the Jazz Age.” It features a lecture by Leah Payne, assistant professor of Christian studies, and performances by the university’s Jazz Ensemble, which will play the music of women composers including Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Maria Schneider and more.
See you there! Contact Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Join us today (Friday) for Lifted Hands, a time for students to come together to lift up our campus, our world, and each other in prayer. Please join us at 2 p.m. every Friday in the Prayer Chapel!
What’s great about your experience at George Fox? What’s not so great? Speak out!
George Fox is currently administering an important student satisfaction survey, and needs your input.
Survey items cover all areas, including:
An area for open comments is available at the end.
All students should have received an email invitation with a link to the survey. Please take 20 minutes or so to submit your responses.
Thank you!
– Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu)
Support the music department and come to the Winter Choir Concert tomorrow (Saturday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! This is a special concert that will feature new art inspired by the music of Morten Lauridsen.
The art was created by George Fox’s own Tim Timmerman, along with Nathan Huff of Westmont College and Dan Callis of Biola University. Admission is free, so bring family and friends!
Questions? Contact Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu).
Tickets for the Department of Art & Design’s fashion show are now available! This is the fashion program’s final show, as the major will be discontinued at the end of this year.
It would be our pleasure to see you in attendance on Friday, March 24, at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.)! Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the show begins at 7:30 p.m., and a dessert reception (catered by the Newberg Bakery) follows.
Cost is $5 for students, $8 for non-students. Purchase tickets at this link.
Don’t forget tomorrow’s League of Legends one-on-one tournament in Hoover 211. Prizes will be offered, so make sure to come prepared to win. We’ll get started at 2 p.m.
If you have any questions, write jborden14@georgefox.edu.
The Wheeler Fitness Center is looking to hire a student for its student manager position. If you’re interested in managing and improving the Fitness Center in a leadership role, go to the Handshake website (joinhandshake.com) to apply and submit the needed documents! A more detailed job description and the application requirements are posted there.
The job will start this summer and continue through the 2017-18 school year (and longer so long as you are attending George Fox). Applications will close Friday, March 10, so apply quickly!
Contact Cory Hand (chand@georgefox.edu) with any questions!
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the International Photo Contest! The winners are:
Culture Category
People Category
Landscape & Architecture
The photos will be hung in the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) for those who would like to view the winning entries. They will be hung in the gallery starting Friday, March 3, when they go on display as part of the First Friday art exhibit.
Congratulations to the winners once again!
Believe it or not it is the middle of the semester. Now is the time to take an assessment of your perception of how you are doing in each of your classes.
Midterm grades are important indicators of how you are doing in your classes. While they are not a part of your permanent record, they are important to pay attention to.
In some cases, midterm grades represent about half your grade in the course. If you have questions, you should check with your professors. It is vital to know where you stand in each of your classes.
Midterm grades are meant to encourage you to get in touch with others – your professor, your advisor, your Career & Academic Planning Coach, the Academic Resource Center, etc.
The WORST thing to do about midterm grades is to ignore them or to assume you can improve them on your own. Professors DO want to meet with you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment with each of them.
Midterm grades are due by Sunday, March 5, 2017. You should plan to check your midterm grades after this date.
To check your midterm grades in MyGFU:
(If you do not see a Midterm Grades tab then it is likely none of your professors have entered any midterm grades for you. Please contact your professors to find out what your midterm grades are.)
Now you need to determine what to do next:
 Contact your professors. Faculty are not required to enter midterm grades. You are advised to check with each of your professors about your status in their class.
Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you’ll get an F (or maybe even a D).
The last date to withdraw is Sunday, March 19.
You can usually go below being enrolled in 12 credit hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid or housing. However, you should contact representatives in these departments to be certain:
Withdrawal results in a “W” on your transcript but does not factor into GPA. If you were to get an “F”, it would impact GPA.
Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor. Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in.
Even if your professor doesn’t post midterm grades, find out from the professor what your grade is. Meet with your advisor to discuss options. Use labs, help sessions and the ARC.
If you think you might have a learning disability, have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their office on South River Street.
Plan well for spring semester. Contact your Career & Academic Planning Coach to get advice about spring semester.
Not sure how to take the next step? Email studentlife@georgefox.edu.
