Plant Services has numerous position openings with the Grounds, Custodial, and Building Systems. Please stop by our office and fill out an application, check the Bruin Boards, or email Debby O’Kelley at  dokelley@georgefox.edu.
We look forward to working with you!
Students enrolled in GEED 130 First Year Seminar are required to fulfill a Major Connection activity as a way to build relationships with faculty and current students while learning more about a major of interest. All students are welcome to take advantage of this opportunity to connect with others in your current major, consider a minor, or explore a different major.
Take a look at this list to see what majors are holding Major Connection events on Thursday, Oct. 1, and Friday, Oct. 2.
Majors not included in the list above are connecting students to their major via a specific class or department activity, or are are asking students to meet one-on-one with a faculty member in the department. Open this document for a full list of majors and their preferred connection method.
Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to a special dedication ceremony for the Roberts Center (formerly the Villa Academic Complex) from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today (Monday) at the facility. On hand will be longtime professor Arthur Roberts and his wife Fern, for whom the building is being named. The actual program will last from 4:30 to 5 p.m., followed by a time for refreshments and visiting.
Please join us in honoring Arthur and Fern for their faithful service to George Fox University for more than 60 years!
Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.
Friday, Oct. 2, 6 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Whitman, Austin Sports Complex
Friday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. – Women’s volleyball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Oct. 3, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. – Women’s volleyball vs Pacific Lutheran, Wheeler Sports Center
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs Whitworth, Austin Sports Complex
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
This week’s Professional Networking Seminar/ArtTalk lecture features Jiseon Lee Isbara, a sculptor and installation artist from Portland. Jiseon is head of the fibers department at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Her current body of work is a personal observation and artistic interpretation of her life as an artist, teacher, wife, mother and immigrant.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Join us tonight (Monday) from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center Ballroom at 415 E. Sheridan St.
Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget to join us tonight (Monday) for a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation by Doug Fountain of Medical Teams International. He will speak on “Upgrading Health Care in Africa: Lessons from Ebola for the Future of Missions” from 5 to 6 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Ebola shocked the world and led to a scramble to make up for years of neglect in health services in three countries in West Africa. Fountain will discuss this and similar outbreaks in East Africa and identify new roles for Christian missions. His presentation is the fourth in the “Majority World and the West” series.
Questions? Contact Ron Mock at ext. 2680 or rmock@georgefox.edu.
Many congregations engage in some sort of social service delivery that addresses issues of poverty. However, what they do and why they do it varies greatly. Mark Mulder, an associate professor of sociology at Calvin College, will speak at George Fox to specifically examine the inability of white evangelicals to see and understand structural injustice as a perpetuating cause of poverty in the United States.
Join us at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in Hoover 105. The event is free and open to the public. Mark’s visit is being made possible with support from the Center for Peace and Justice.
Questions? Contact Debbie Berho at dberho@georgefox.edu.
Are you still looking for a job?
Custodial Services still has 11 positions available in a variety of locations, from women dorms to public houses to large public buildings.
Her is a list of job requirements:
If this sounds like a job you would like to do, follow the link below or go to the George Fox website, find the Plant Services page, click on Custodial Department, and follow this link. Fill out the form and drop it off or email it in an Adobe version to llorenzen@georgefox.edu. Once we have placed you in a position you will be notified that there is paperwork ready for you to sign at Plant Services.
Need to send out a student survey? The following guidelines have been established for the distribution of student surveys. Faculty members are encouraged to help facilitate this process.
Please follow these guidelines when submitting student surveys for mass distribution. Send your surveys to Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the student life office. Your approved survey request should include all of the following:
An email with all submitted surveys will be sent to all students once a week (on Wednesdays). An identical Daily Bruin announcement will be submitted at the same time to the student Daily Bruin forum. The following disclaimer will be attached to the email and the Daily Bruin announcement:
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Please contact Jere Witherspoon if you have any questions about this process.
This week’s Professional Networking Seminar/ArtTalk lecture features Jiseon Lee Isbara, a sculptor and installation artist from Portland. Jiseon is head of the fibers department at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Her current body of work is a personal observation and artistic interpretation of her life as an artist, teacher, wife, mother and immigrant.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Join us from 6 to 7 p.m. this Monday, Sept. 28, at the Chehalem Cultural Center Ballroom at 415 E. Sheridan St.
Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu.
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The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, from 8 to 8:20 a.m., in Hoover 250.
Prayer format will alternate between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.
Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.
The campus community is invited to join us tonight (Friday) for a Catholic Mass in Minthorn 200 at 7 p.m., followed by an informal Q&A session.
Father Don Gutmann, pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Newberg, will celebrate Mass with us. This is a great opportunity to experience the simple beauty of the Catholic Mass. Chapel credit is available.
Questions? Contact Rob Bohall at rbohall@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to a series of “Turning the Page” sessions highlighting the Heritage Edition of the St. John’s Bible on campus. The series continues today (Friday) and each Friday through Oct. 16. Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) will leaf through the pages today from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.
The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey (Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn.) since the invention of the printing press. The Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible is the full-size fine art reproduction of the original.
More information is available by contacting Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to be a part of furthering the prayer culture on campus, we need you! We’re looking for committed, passionate students with a love for God and for this place to help us create a culture of prayer on campus through praying over students’ prayer requests in the Prayer Chapel and helping coordinate prayer walks.
If this interests you, contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu to get started!
Interested in learning a new language and culture in a non-academic, laid-back setting? The International Club is offering Chinese and Swahili (East African) language labs this year. There will be a variety of activities involved that include learning basic language, traditional dances, songs and cultural food.
Questions? Contact Sihui Zhu at szhu13@georgefox.edu.
The members of George Fox’s own dance company would like to invite you to auditions to be a part of their group. We are a student-led group coming from diverse dance backgrounds that seek to share the gift that God has given us for his glory.
We will be hosting auditions in the Wheeler Dance Studio today (Thursday) from 7 to 9 p.m.
If you would like to audition, come dressed in comfortable dance clothes and ready to learn some choreography. All levels of dance are welcome, even those who have had no training but have a desire to learn. We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Heather Nunn at hnunn14@georgefox.edu or Kiana Pigao at kpigao14@georgefox.edu.
End the week with a splash of color! Get ready to glide through an array of glow sticks (rain or shine) on Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. on the quad!
Questions? Please contact Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.
The campus community is invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation this Monday, Sept. 28, in Hoover 105, when Doug Fountain of Medical Teams International speaks on “Upgrading Health Care in Africa: Lessons from Ebola for the Future of Missions.” The same presentation will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Guests are asked to attend the later session.
Ebola shocked the world and led to a scramble to make up for years of neglect in health services in three countries in West Africa. Fountain will discuss this and similar outbreaks in East Africa and identify new roles for Christian missions. His presentation is the fourth in the “Majority World and the West” series.
Questions? Contact Ron Mock at ext. 2680 or rmock@georgefox.edu.
Come support your men’s soccer team as the Bruins take on Linfield in their first home conference game of the season this Saturday, Sept. 26, at Austin Sports Complex. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m.!
Get behind the Bruins, who are off to one of their best starts in years.
