Apply to be a Welcome Weekend student coordinator

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Do you love details, or are you a graphic designer? Are you a leader who loves a challenge? The student life office is looking to hire two students to work over the summer who will help to plan Welcome Weekend.

If you are interested in being a part of something big this summer, please apply! See the application link here at the bottom of the page. Experience is not required, but preferred.

Applications will be due in the student life office by 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29.

Questions? Contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Swing by Bruin Den to sign up for intramural soccer

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

It’s a new year and a new you, so come sign up to play intramural outdoor soccer! Sign-ups are in the Bruin Den this week! Please put your team name and your team captain’s name, phone number and email so we can send you the schedule.

Games will start on Monday, Jan. 18. If you have any questions, email Justine Benner at jbenner12@georgefox.edu.

Interested in inventing? Being innovative? Sign up for Side Quest

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

The Students for Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (S.I.D.E.) are hosting an exciting event on Saturday, Feb. 13. Side Quest will be a day dedicated to rapid innovation and creativity. If you want to have fun inventing for a day (and the chance to win some cash) you should participate in this event!

Registration for Side Quest is opening soon. Teams can have between three and eight members, two of whom need to be from each the College of Engineering and the College of Business. You can also register as an individual and we (S.I.D.E.) will try to place you in a team. However, registered teams have priority over individual registrations, so being on a team is more likely to guarantee your participation.

Get your team fast because we are limiting the event to 12 teams. Registration will proceed on a first-come, first-served basis. Teams and individuals that will be participating will be informed through an email after registration has closed (which is whenever we get enough teams, so it could be any day before Feb. 13).

Questions? Contact Bryan Neufeld at bneufeld12@georgefox.edu.

Show your Bruin spirit, win free pizza party this Friday

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Show your Bruin spirit at this Friday’s basketball games against Whitman College and you could win free pizza for you and your friends! It’s a competition among living areas, and the most spirited group will have pizza delivered to their dorm right after the games end. Check with your RA, AAC or commuter rep for face paint and poster-making supplies.

See you at the gym at 6 p.m. on Friday for Bruin basketball!

Vehicle registration info

Monday, January 11th, 2016

New to George Fox and have a car? Just log into MyGFU and click on the vehicle registration link underneath “GFU Resources” on the home page. You will need your DMV registration card in front of you, as it will ask you for information like the VIN number, owner’s information, etc.

After registering, you will receive an email with a link for a temporary permit. Print that out and place it on your dashboard until your parking permit arrives to the mailing address you specified.

If you brought back a different car than the one you registered last fall, scrape off your old permit and bring it to the security office with all of your new vehicle’s information. We’ll register the new one in the office and decommission the old one.

If your housing changed over break, and you moved from one side of the campus to the other, or moved off/onto campus, you will also need a new parking permit. Scrape off the old one and bring it to the security office and we can do the exchange in the office.

Need a temporary permit? Any security officer can do it 24/7, so please get one as soon as you arrive on campus with an unregistered car.

Out-of-the-box situation? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

All invited to Contemplative Worship Thursday

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Come join us in Contemplative Worship! This Thursday at 10:50 a.m., we’ll continue our journey discovering how to meet God in the quiet. This event will be in the Prayer Chapel behind Edwards Hall, and there is elective chapel credit available.

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Shalom returns tonight in Cap and Gown Room

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Shalom is back! Be sure to join us tonight (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room as we introduce this semester’s theme and celebrate community together again.

Also, bread making is happening too! Come to Lewis 1 at 6 p.m. to learn how to make the artisan bread we share in Shalom each week. It will be a great time of learning, talking over tea, and having fun together, so don’t miss it!

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Overnight Ambassadors needed during spring semester

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Do you love George Fox? Want to help prospective students get a taste of the college life? The admissions office is looking for overnight hosts for daily visitors during spring semester!

If you live on campus and are interested in being a host, please fill out this survey. Questions? Please email Kelly Hughton at khughton@georgefox.edu.

If you are already on the overnight host list from fall, there is no need to fill the survey out again.

This week’s home athletic events

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Friday, Jan. 15, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Sports Center
Friday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Jan. 16, 4 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Jan. 16, 6 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Sports Center

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

Break the Poverty Cycle guests visit campus Jan. 19

Monday, January 11th, 2016

True poverty is the child who goes to school hungry and the working father who can’t provide enough for his family. Want to know how you can make a career in impacting these impoverished families and individuals? Find out from real-world professionals and how they’ve changed the lives at Break the Poverty Cycle. Join us this Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Chapel credit is available for this unique opportunity to connect with passionate, high-ranking professionals who’ve developed change in the Oregon community. For more information about the event and the panelists to come, visit this link.

Questions? Drop by the IDEA Center or send TJ Haimoto an email at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu.

ARC opens next Tuesday for spring semester

Monday, January 11th, 2016

The Academic Resource Center opens next week for the spring semester! We are closed during the first week of classes but will open for our regular hours (Mon.-Thurs., 1-10 p.m., and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.) beginning next Tuesday, Jan. 19.

To make appointments starting next week, please visit arcschedule.georgefox.edu. If you are in need of an appointment this week or have any other ARC-related questions, please contact us at the_arc@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in the ARC this semester!

Hawaiian printmaker, textile designer exhibits work in Lindgren

Monday, January 11th, 2016

The university community is invited to Lindgren Gallery this month and next to see to work of Kim Chai, a printmaker and textile designer who recently moved to Newberg from Hawaii. Her work will be on display Thursday, Jan. 14, through Friday, Feb. 26.

At the conclusion of the exhibit, a closing reception will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25.

Questions? Contact Gary Buhler at gbuhler@georgefox.edu.

Registering formal student complaints

Monday, January 11th, 2016

While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students” section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on the Graduate/DPS Policies page of the website.

Please note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.

For more information, contact the student life department at studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Fill out survey for chance to win $50 Nordstrom gift card

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Hope you had a wonderful break! Did you let your friends, family, neighbors and church acquaintances know you’re for hire over the break? Tell us about about it for a chance to win a $50 Nordstrom gift card! Fill out this five-minute survey to enter!

Questions? Contact TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu or stop by the IDEA Center.

Career workshop series kicks off this Friday in Hoover 103

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Come to the kick-off event for @GFUbizcareers, a career-focused series of workshops held on seven Fridays throughout spring semester. These workshops are sponsored by the College of Business and the IDEA Center and will include lunch.

The kickoff event is this Friday, Jan. 15, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Hoover 103 and will provide excellent advice for your career-building efforts! A professional career coach will share what you need to know to help you prepare for and land a great job in your field.

@GFUbizcareers is bringing in industry experts in all areas of business who will offer advice and share tips so that you can make the most of your college years and be prepared for the career of your dreams.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

Sign up this week for intramural soccer

Monday, January 11th, 2016

It’s a new year and a new you, so come sign up to play intramural outdoor soccer! Sign-ups will be in the Bruin Den all this week! Please put your team name and your team captain’s name, phone number and email so we can send you the schedule.

Games will start on Monday, Jan. 18. If you have any questions, email Justine Benner at jbenner12@georgefox.edu.

IDEA Center hosts extended drop-in hours this week

Monday, January 11th, 2016

The IDEA Center will be providing extended drop-in hours for the first week of the semester. CAP Coaches will be available to meet with students for short appointments regarding issues pertinent to spring semester schedules.

These drop-ins will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Regular appointments will be available starting the second week of the semester.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let students know about these extended hours.

Mail Services has special hours this week

Sunday, January 10th, 2016

Welcome back, students! Mail Services will have special operating hours this week. We will be open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have outgoing packages, please wait until after noon to mail them.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
Mail Services

IDEA Center drop-in hours extended this week

Sunday, January 10th, 2016

The IDEA Center will be providing extended drop-in hours for the first week of the semester. CAP Coaches will be available to meet with students for short appointments regarding issues pertinent to spring semester schedules.

These drop-ins will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Regular appointments will be available starting the second week of the semester.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let students know about these extended hours.

Join in time of prayer weekdays in Hoover 250

Sunday, January 10th, 2016

The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays this spring semester from 7:45 to 8 a.m. in Hoover 250 (note time change from fall semester).

Prayer format will alternative between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.

Contact Paula Hampton (ext. 2650) with questions.