All invited to fun of Mu Kappa Club gathering tonight

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Mu Kappa Club is meeting tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in the International House! This week we will be brainstorming ideas for Mu Kappa T-shirts. Come ready to draw or suggest a theme, image, or anything you think describes our club. As usual, we will have hot drinks and snacks. Hope to see you there!

Mu Kappa Club exists to create space for interaction in a fun and friendly group, and to advocate for and support MKs, TCKs and international students here at George Fox! We are focused on supporting students who have lived in other countries or whose parents work outside the U.S., but all are welcome at any of our events.

Questions? Please contact Jewellyn Bardwell at jbardwell14@georgefox.edu.

Sign up now for Fall Retreat

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Fall Retreat is just around the corner! Twin Rocks is hosting us again this year, with retreat scheduled Nov. 11-13. That’s just three weeks away!

The theme this year is “Let Nothing.” It comes from Romans 8:38, where Paul says he is convinced that “nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.” Students will be led in sessions that identify, validate and facilitate surrendering the barriers that limit them from fully seeing and experiencing God’s love.

Kaitlyn Ragan and Anderson Campbell are session leaders. Our guest musician is Tyson Motsenbocker, who is featured on Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube and iTunes. Swing by the sign-up table in the Bauman lobby before or after chapel and Vespers, or in the Canyon Commons during mealtimes. Please make sure to have the $30 fee ready to be paid when signing up. We will take card, chip or cash.

Those who sign up before Nov. 4 will be entered into a drawing to receive five chapel credits. Five students will be chosen. This is a dynamic retreat where you will have plenty of opportunities to engage and relax over the weekend!

Questions? Contact Jamie Barrett at jbarrett14@georgefox.edu.

Be Known as a Cultural Ambassador

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Are you a student interested in being a part of tough conversations revolving around race, faith, and diversity? Do you enjoy discussions about intercultural communication and relationships? If this is you, then consider applying to be a Cultural Ambassador through the Intercultural Life office.

This unique student leadership opportunity is open only for six to 10 students who are seeking to be culturally engaged and who have a desire to see change take place on their own campus. The skills acquired through this intensive training are recognized as being indispensable in the workplace (of all fields). In addition to training with your peers on a weekly basis, students involved in Cultural Ambassadors will be attending the SCORR (Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation Conference) in the month of February, held at Biola University.

This is an enriching opportunity for all students, so do you want to be known as a Cultural Ambassador?

Applications will be open from Oct. 31 through Nov. 11.

For more information about becoming a Cultural Ambassador, please email Grace Packer at gpacker15@georgefox.edu.

Interested in a professional health program after George Fox?

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Are you interested in attending a professional health program after George Fox? Are you pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary, pre-physical therapy, pre-optometry or pre-pharmacy? Get informed on what it takes to get into a professional health program. The topics covered at a meeting this Thursday, Oct. 27, will include admission requirements, the application process and resources available to you at George Fox.

The meeting will take place in EHS 102 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu. If you are unable to attend but consider yourself a pre-professional health student, please contact Vetta so that you can be added to the pre-professional health student contact group.

Faculty, please tell your pre-professional health students about this meeting.

Young Life Capernaum leaders needed

Monday, October 24th, 2016

We at Young Life are very pleased to announce that we are starting up Capernaum! Capernaum is a Young Life group for individuals from the ages of 12-21 who have special needs.

If you are interested in becoming a Capernaum leader for the 2016-17 school year, or if you would like more information, contact Hailey Leavitt (hleavitt14@georgefox.edu).

Pick up a Bruin Card in the Stevens Center

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Looking for some good deals and discounts on cool stuff? You’re in luck: Students and employees on the Newberg campus are eligible to receive the Bruin Card, a discount card you can use at 15 local businesses.

If you’ve received your Bruin Card, be sure to use the card as many times as you’d like until it expires on Aug. 31, 2017! Not only will you be getting great savings on your purchases, you’ll be supporting local businesses. Just show your card when you make your purchases.

Don’t have a Bruin Card yet? Pick up a card at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Please take short ‘Shake Out’ survey

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Please take a few moments to answer this short 10-question survey about last Thursday’s “Shake Out” test. Your participation will help us to improve our notification systems and planning for next year’s “Shake Out.”

Thank you for your help.

– Security Services

Be sure to check out history exhibit in Stevens Center this week

Monday, October 24th, 2016

There are only a few days left to see the current George Fox University history exhibit in the Stevens Center. There are artifacts and pictures from the founding of the college to more recent events. On Friday, we will be installing a new exhibit of objects from the George Fox museum collection.

If you have questions about the university’s archives, please contact Rachel Thomas (rthomas@georgefox.edu). If you have questions about the museum collection, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Sign up to carry an international flag at special chapel Nov. 15

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Sign up to carry a flag representing a cultural heritage of personal meaning to you at the Tuesday, Nov. 15, chapel service, in honor of International Education Week. Click this link to sign up by Monday, Nov. 7.

A brief dress rehearsal will be held in advance of the Nov. 15 chapel in Bauman Auditorium (chapel begins at 10:50 a.m.). All carrying flags will be required to attend.

Questions? Contact Hongyang Yin (hyin13@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Join in fun of Fall Carnival this Monday night in Wheeler

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Fall Carnival is taking place on Monday, Oct. 31!

There will be popcorn, cotton candy, henna, inflatable jousting, a costume contest at 9 p.m., a pie-eating contest at 9:30 p.m., carnival games and more! We’ll even have a mechanical bull! The fun begins at 8 p.m.

So dress up in your Halloween costume and come to Wheeler for a night of fun and get some awesome prizes and food! (No masks allowed … thanks).

Contact Ashley Meyer (ameyer14@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Softball’s Jessica Hollen speaks in final Bruins LEAD event Thursday

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Join us for our final Bruins LEAD event on Thursday, Oct. 27, to hear softball coach Jessica Hollen speak on “How to Manage Team Conflict.”

You don’t have to be an athlete or coach to be part of Bruins LEAD. It is simply an opportunity to develop your leadership skills. We will take basic leadership concepts and spend one hour diving into details of how to develop responsible and respected leaders. The session meets from 8:40 to 9:40 p.m. in Lemmons 8.

While some of the content may be specific to athletics and teams, we feel strongly that every person will end up working in a team at some point in their lives, and this information can be relevant for everyone on campus.

If you were unable to attend the first series of sessions, join us this week! Snacks will be provided!

Questions? Contact Kelsea Meyers at kmeyers13@georgefox.edu.

Housing Area West hosting trick-or-treating Oct. 31

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Housing Area West (HAW) will be hosting trick-or-treating Monday, Oct. 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Several houses and apartments in the area will be passing out candy. Trick or treat locations will be marked outside the door with a green glow-in-the-dark alien face balloon.

Questions? Contact LaQuae Aughtman at laughtman13@georgefox.edu.

Have a “Happy HAWaween!”

Join us for chapel and Vespers during Quaker Focus Week

Monday, October 24th, 2016

It’s Quaker Focus Week! This morning (Tuesday) in chapel at 10:50 a.m. we welcome guest speaker Doreen Dodgen-Magee. She is a reluctant “geek,” spending inordinate amounts of time interacting with scholarly research, technology and pop culture around the topic of how the new digital landscape is shaping us. She is passionate about engaging people around this topic.

In Vespers Wednesday night at 7 p.m. we will be discussing Romans 9 in continuing our series “One.” Both Vespers and chapel will be in Bauman Auditorium.

Join the open mic poetry reading tonight

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

Join Sigma Tau Delta as we host an open mic poetry night! Whether you want to share something original or something from your favorite poet, you are welcome to experiment in a supportive environment — no previous experience required! We’ll be in Hoover 206 at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday), Oct. 24.

Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Audition tonight for the theatre musical

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

Audition for Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Rhett Luedtke; Musical Direction by Maggie Daane

WHEN
General Auditions: Monday, Oct. 24 (7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
First Callback: Tuesday, Oct. 25 (7 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
Second Callback: Wednesday, Oct. 26 (7 p.m. – 10 p.m.)

WHERE
Wood-Mar Auditorium

HOW
Sign up for a five-minute audition time-slot for general auditions. The sign-up sheet is on the theatre department call board in the Lemmons Center.

Prepare:
• One 90-second contemporary monologue (fully memorized and rehearsed).
• 60 seconds of a song selected from a musical of your choice (fully memorized and rehearsed). Please bring sheet music with you so that our accompanist can play for you.

Contact Rhett Luedtke (rluedtke@georgefox.edu) with questions.

‘Christian/Muslim Relations in Oregon’ discussed tonight

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

Join us for the next Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation of the semester tonight (Monday), when “Christian/Muslim Relations in Oregon” will be discussed in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Guest Jan Elfers, executive director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, will describe what EMO is doing to improve Christian/Muslim relations in the state.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Islam and the West.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Sign up for World’s Got Talent

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

Do you want to share a part of your cultural or ethnic heritage with the George Fox community? Then sign up for this year’s annual World’s Got Talent show!

We’re looking for students, employees and alumni who want to showcase their talents. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19, so we will be holding sign-ups the first week of November. Click here to sign up for a time slot!

If you have any questions or want more information, contact Mikaela Smith (smithm16@georgefox.edu).

Applications for International Business Institute are due today

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

The application deadline for the International Business Institute (IBI) is today (Monday), Oct. 24. Turn your application in to Annette Nemetz in Hoover 130 (Undergraduate Business and Economics Department).

Final ‘Blithe Spirit’ shows take Wood-Mar stage this week

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

The first show of the theatre season, Blithe Spirit, continues this week! Come join us for a lighthearted romp into the 1940s as we witness Charles Condomine face his ghosts.

Student tickets are free on Thursday, Oct. 27. Bring your student ID to the door.

Synopsis: When Charles Condomine invites Madame Arcati to perform a séance as an evening entertainment for a dinner party he suddenly finds himself face-to-face with his deceased wife, Elvira … much to the chagrin of his current spouse, Ruth. Mayhem ensues when Ruth is accidentally killed and united with Elvira on the “other side.” Together, the two blithe spirits haunt their hapless husband with hilarious consequences. Join us for an evening of classic British comedy that will delight and surprise.

The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a Sunday, Oct. 30, matinee at 2 p.m. If you wish to purchase tickets, they are available online.

Blithe Spirit is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.

Young Life Capernaum leaders needed

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

We at Young Life are very pleased to announce that we are starting up Capernaum! Capernaum is a Young Life group for individuals that have special needs from the ages of 12-21.

If you are interested in becoming a Capernaum leader for the 2016-2017 school year, or if you would like more information, contact Hailey Leavitt (hleavitt14@georgefox.edu).