Join us tomorrow (Thursday) for a Winter Symphonic Band Concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.
The program includes Alfred Reed’s The Hounds of Spring, John Barnes Chance’s Elegy, Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, J.B. Arban’s Fantasie and Variations on The Carnival of Venice, Philip Sparke’s The Year of the Dragon and John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever.
Spring break service and immersion trip applications are open! Five trips are offered this spring break. The details of each trip, as well as the online application, can be found at this link.
Trip leader applications are due by Wednesday, March 4. Participant applications are due by Friday, March 6.
Any questions? Email Lene Ferrari at lferrari11@georgefox.edu.
The time for this week’s Chinese Lab has changed to 7 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 27, in the International House. We’ll have excellent Chinese teachers joining us for an hour. We’ll also have snacks!
Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday. Questions? Contact Sihui Zhu at szhu13@georgefox.edu.
Our Liberal Arts and Critical Issues group is doing a general survey on school shootings in America. The responses to this survey will help us during the research process.
Thank you for participating.
Rebekah Riggins (rriggins11@georgefox.edu)
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.
Now you can purchase one of the “Perfect Season” T-shirts for $12 that was worn by members of our women’s basketball team to commemorate their 25-0 season. Orders must be placed by 4 p.m. today (Tuesday) and can be picked up on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the gym before the tournament semifinals kick off.
Order your shirts with this order form.
Listed below are labs and help sessions available during spring 2015.
If you need help with a course not listed above, contact:
As always, the ARC is available for writing feedback and for academic coaching (weekly support and accountability meetings). Faculty, please let your students know about these resources.
Tomorrow night (Wednesday) the Mu Kappa Club will be having its bi-weekly meeting in the International House at 9 p.m. Come prepared to eat yummy snacks, play games and have great conversation. See you there!
Questions? Please contact our president Jamie Whisler at jwhisler12@georgefox.edu.
Do professors and friends recognize your strong writing skills? Do classmates and friends ask you to critique their papers or tutor them? Consider applying to work as a Peer Consultant in the ARC.
Click here to for more information about being a Peer Consultant and how to apply.
Interested in the sports and/or entertainment industry? Consider attending the Sports Career and Internship Fair from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Moda Center.
Meet recruiters from the sports and entertainment industry who are seeking summer interns and full-time hires from these Northwest teams and organizations: Trail Blazers, Winterhawks, Thunder, Timbers and Thorns, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Storm, Tacoma Rainers, Hillsboro Hops, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Alpha Broadcasting, Rip City Management, Levy Restaurants, the International Basketball League and reps from the NBA and WNBA.
Register at the IDEA Center for $17 to attend the fair. Price includes a ticket to the Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs game Wednesday night. Only a limited number of tickets are still available.
Faculty, please let students know about this opportunity.
Questions? Contact Deb Mumm-Hill at dmummhill@georgefox.edu.
Join us in Bauman Auditorium for chapel today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. to hear from guest speaker Jason Fileta. He will also be sharing at Shalom tonight at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available for both events.
Fileta is the director of Micah Challenge USA and has been with the organization since 2005. He grew up in Wheaton, Ill., the son of Egyptian immigrants. The plight of the persecuted church in Egypt compelled him to become an advocate for justice. You can read more about him on this page.
For more information about chapel, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Come see Mike “Biggs” Wirta speak on the history of athletics at George Fox University. As many of you know, Mike has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to George Fox athletics. It should be a fun evening of entertainment and education.
“Biggs” will speak tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St. There is no charge to attend.
Questions? Contact Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.
Calling all ladies of tech! The IDEA Center will provide transportation for you to attend The REAL Women of Tech event hosted by the Technology Association of Oregon. It is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 26, at OMSI in Portland. The panel will discuss success stories of women in the tech world, followed by a screening of the film Big Dream.
To attend you must register at this link and with the IDEA Center. Questions? Contact Deb Mumm-Hill at dmummhill@georgefox.edu.
Do you feel called to service and advocacy? Come to the Connections Expo today (Tuesday) to connect with representatives from peace- and justice-centered organizations that are looking for talented students like you. Students of all ages and degree programs are invited!
The expo will be from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Questions? Contact Jaclyn Simmons at jsimmons12@georgefox.edu.
Join us tonight (Tuesday) for a showing of the movie Son of God and panel discussion in Hoover 105.
The movie will be shown from 6 to 8:20 p.m. Afterwards, we’ll host a panel discussion (8:30-9:30 p.m.), as well as time for questions/engagement with the panelists. Panelists will include Melanie Springer Mock, Sarah Gibson, Paul Anderson, Josh Sweeden and Jesse Richards.
This event, hosted by the BIBL 102B, 102C, 260A and 260B classes, qualifies for elective chapel credit. We’ll also have snacks.
Questions? Contact Mary Schmitt at mschmitt@georgefox.edu.
Do you know students who have strong writing and tutoring skills? Please encourage them to apply to work as a peer consultant in the Academic Resource Center (ARC). Students can learn the duties of a peer consultant and find information about how to apply for a position here.
The university’s French and cinema programs have joined forces to present the fourth Fox French Film Festival on concurrent Fridays, Feb. 27 and March 6, in Hoover 105.
Opening the festival will be La Première Etoile (Meet the Elizabethz), a lighthearted comedy about a family of French Caribbean descent living in a French suburb who decide to go skiing for the first time during spring break. It shows at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27.
Also that night, at 9 p.m., the comedy Les Saveurs du Palais (Haute Cuisine) will be featured. It is based on the extraordinary true story of President François Mitterand’s private cook. Hortense Laborie, a renowned chef from the Périgord, is astonished when the President of the Republic appoints her his personal cook, responsible for creating all his meals at the Elysée Palace.
Filmgoers will also have the chance to indulge in crêpes and other French fare during the intermission for free between the shows.
Questions? Contact Isabelle Corneaux at icorneaux@georgefox.edu.
The university’s 2015 Woolman Peacemaking Forum is set for tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 24).
The theme of this year’s forum, “Past, Present & Future: Promoting Peace and Justice at George Fox University and Beyond,” will include a number of free events throughout the day. Our guest speaker will be Jason Fileta, director of Micah Challenge USA.
Schedule of Events:
Questions? Contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu or visit this page.
Are you interested in studying in Germany? Director Gerald Orr of AMBEX, a fully accredited Christian semester abroad program located near Munich, Germany, will be on campus this Thursday, Feb. 26. Please stop by the information table in the Bruin Den from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will also be an information meeting that night at 6 p.m. in Stevens 106.
Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Do tests drive you crazy? You read the book, did the assignments, studied the night before, and still didn’t do as well as you wanted on your test; what else can you do?
This Thursday, Feb. 26, Rick Muthiah, associate director of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests. The title of the session is “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at least become a better test-taker).”
Join us from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Do you feel called to service and advocacy? Come to the Connections Expo tomorrow (Tuesday) to connect with representatives from peace- and justice-centered organizations that are looking for talented students like you. Students of all ages and degree programs are invited!
The expo will be from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Questions? Contact Jaclyn Simmons at jsimmons12@georgefox.edu.
