It’s time to start finding a date for Spring Formal! The dance is right around the corner, on Sunday, April 26. It will be at Montgomery Park Atrium, from 8 to 11 p.m. Make sure you don’t get left behind, and ask that cutie you’ve had your eye on!
Questions? Please contact Michael Wegener at mwegener13@georgefox.edu.
George Fox’s Hawai’i Club presents our annual Lu’au, “Journey to Ancient Hawai’i,” today (Wednesday) in the Bon! Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and performances start at 5:30 p.m., so come out and watch your friends while they dance and share the culture of Hawai’i.
If you are on the meal plan, entrance is free, and if you are not, it’s $10 for the meal and show. So come and enjoy the Hawaiian food, the performances, and the spirit of Aloha!
Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Leila Seamster at lseamster14@georgefox.edu.
We know how stressed you are with finals just around the corner and all of those projects that are due, along with job interviews and important life decisions to be made.
The Staff Development Committee would just like you to know that we prayed for ALL of you today – to finish strong, to take care of yourselves, to stay healthy, and to feel less stressed.
We hope that you feel supported and loved and cared for!
The Summer Serve teams going to Kenya, Nicaragua, Haiti and Romania are looking for donations for a garage sale fundraiser happening this Saturday, April 18.
If you have items you are looking to get rid of and want to support our teams, please drop them off at the Spil Annex by Friday, April 17, or contact Lene Ferrari at lferrari11@georgefox.edu.
Thank you!
The MLRC will be staying open until midnight Monday through Thursday nights for the last two weeks of the spring semester (April 20-23 and April 27-30).
Questions? Contact Susan Richie at srichie@georgefox.edu.
George Fox’s Hawai’i Club presents our annual Lu’au, “Journey to Ancient Hawai’i,” tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Bon! Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and performances start at 5:30 p.m., so come out and watch your friends while they dance and share the culture of Hawai’i.
If you are on the meal plan, entrance is free, and if you are not, it’s $10 for the meal and show. So come and enjoy the Hawaiian food, the performances, and the spirit of Aloha!
Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Leila Seamster at lseamster14@georgefox.edu.
Please come support our English majors and see what they’ve been working so hard on during their last semester …
English Major Senior Experience Showcase
When: Monday, April 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Hoover 102
Snacks and beverages will be provided. Questions? Contact Abby Rine at arine@georgefox.edu.
Tonight (Tuesday) there will be spanish chapel in the Greenroom at 7 p.m. Come worship and listen to a devotional from Padre Beto, pastor at the local San Miguel Church. The chapel will be in Spanish, but all are welcome! Chapel credit is available.
Questions? Please contact Sami Nero at snero14@georgefox.edu.
AIESEC is an international non-governmental not-for-profit organization that focuses on young people making a positive impact on society. It is the largest youth-run organization int the world, with over 100,000 members.
Today (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. in EHS 102, there will be an AIESEC information session about international internships opportunities for the summer. There are internships available for all majors, and there will be international food/dessert available, such as mini quiche tartlets and Russian tea cookies.
Questions? Please contact Adela Noanca at aboanca14@georgefox.edu.
Calling all business majors and minors: Please join us for a town hall meeting today (Tuesday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 102.
Our three new department chairs – Chris Meade (interim for accounting, economics and finance), Annette Nemetz (global business, management and business administration) and Steve Leijon (marketing and entrepreneurship) – look forward to meeting you to hear what you are benefiting from in the business and economics department, and what ideas/suggestions you have for improvement. We will be serving pizza (including gluten free).
Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.
Join us for chapel today (Tuesday) with guest speaker Leroy Barber at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.
Barber has dedicated more than 20 years to eradicating poverty, confronting homelessness, restoring local neighborhoods, healing racism, and living what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “the beloved community.†He is currently the global executive director of Word Made Flesh, an international organization that works among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor.
Also, tonight, join us for Shalom at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available.
For more information visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Robert Gallagher, chair of the Intercultural Studies Department at Wheaton College Graduate School (Wheaton, Ill.), will be on campus today (Tuesday) to talk with interested students about Wheaton’s graduate programs (intercultural studies, psychology, biblical and theological studies, evangelism, biblical archaeology, education).
Students who would like to find out more about Wheaton’s graduate offerings are invited to talk with Gallagher from 10 a.m. to noon in the Bruin Den.
For more information, contact Paula Hampton (phampton@georgefox.edu)Â in the College of Christian Studies.
We need students and faculty to join in this week’s Community Garden work party this Saturday, April 18, as we could use the extra help to get some garden beds built up before the school year ends. We’ll be working from 1 to 3 p.m.
We will also be discussing the future plan of the garden and what will happen this summer. Come join for the whole thing or just stop by! We will be providing lemonade and chapel credit! Meet outside of Hoover at 12:50 p.m. if you need a ride, or want to follow us out there. The garden is located near the new soccer field and Joan Austin Elementary School.
Questions? Contact Megan Reynolds at mreynolds11@georgefox.edu.
If you are interested in May Term or summer housing, please submit an application to the student life office by Thursday, April 23. To be considered for on-campus housing during this time, students need to meet one of the following criteria:
Please refer to the 2015 Summer/May Term housing webpage for additional details. This page has a link to the online application where you can fill out the request form in order to be considered for summer housing.
If you have questions, please stop by or call the student life office (ext. 2310) or email housing@georgefox.edu.
Be sure to come out and support our theatre students at this spring’s drama presentation of These Shining Lives, written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Rhett Luedtke.
The final performances are this week (April 16-19) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of Sunday’s show, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.
Tickets are $6 for students (Thursday’s show is free to students), and employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 or older, and $6 for children under 12. All tickets can be ordered at theatre.georgefox.edu, or you may pick them up from Kathy Harris (in MIN 205 office).
Synopsis: Marnich’s poetic tale of the women who worked for Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Ill., in the 1920s and ’30s is deeply moving, wistful and beautifully tragic. Inspired by actual people and real events, These Shining Lives chronicles the lives of four women who refuse to allow a company more concerned with profit than safety to silence their voices. Join us as we remember our collective past, reflect on the present and dream of a better future.
Tonight (Tuesday) come to a Newberg Food Meet to enjoy catered food from Ruddick/Wood, Red Hills Market, Storrs, Newberg Bakery and Painted Lady! This is an opportunity to eat together and strategize how to reach food freedom in Newberg and Yamhill County. We’ll be at the Chehalem Cultural Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Listen to some local food experts and then talk with others who are hungry for local food freedom! Taste food. Taste conversation. Taste freedom.
Questions? Contact Ryan Higgins at rhiggins11@georgefox.edu.
Calling all business majors and minors: Please join us for a town hall meeting tomorrow (Tuesday)Â from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 102.
Our three new department chairs – Chris Meade (interim for accounting, economics and finance), Annette Nemetz (global business, management and business administration) and Steve Leijon (marketing and entrepreneurship) – look forward to meeting you to hear what you are benefiting from in the business and economics department, and what ideas/suggestions you have for improvement. We will be serving pizza (including gluten free).
Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.
 Intercultural Life is hiring Peer2Peer Mentors for Fall 2015. Apply to be a mentor for first-year underrepresented students to support them during their transition to GFU. Applications are due Friday, April 17 by midnight.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Terrie Boehr will be recognized for 30 years of service to George Fox, as well as the end of an era for the foods program/lab, at an open house reception from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in Lemmons 4 & 5. Come celebrate Terrie and all her work at George Fox.
A number of Bruin teams are playing at home this week. Check out the schedule and go cheer them on!
Saturday, April 18:
Sunday, April 19:
