Want to study abroad next year? Come to an informational meeting to learn about how to apply, when applications are due and all the exciting programs we offer.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Hoover 105.
Questions? Contact Lynn Scott in the Center for Study Abroad at lscott@georgefox.edu or ext. 2150.
Security would like to remind everybody to slow down while driving around and through campus and to obey the speed limit. A staff member in a crosswalk was nearly hit this week by an inattentive driver speeding down Sheridan Street.
If a pedestrian is trying to cross on a crosswalk, stop and let them cross. Please approach crosswalks slowly and look for pedestrians before driving through them. Please also drive slowly on Fulton Street around the football stadium, as residents from Friendsview visit campus frequently on foot.
The College of Engineering invites you to a series of lectures this fall that tackle the topics of renewable energy, sustainability, climate change and the environment. The five-part series, titled “Earth, Wind Fire and Water,” begins with a presentation on Thursday, Oct. 16. Following is a listing of presentations.
All lectures are scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and are free of charge.
Questions? Contact Bob Harder at bharder@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Oct. 13, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Questions? Contact the IT Service Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu)
The International Center is looking for students to represent their countries/cultures during our annual Cultural Celebration Week! Students will have a budget to set up a booth at the Bruin Den on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) or Joanna Cox (jcox@georgefox.edu) if interested.
Please join us Wednesday (today), in Bauman at 7 p.m. for evening chapel. Rusty St. Cyr will continue our series “Unfolding Life†through the book of Matthew. He will be joined by a student panel sharing stories about the great commandment and what things disconnect us from loving God and neighbor. Chapel credit is available.
For more information, please visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Networking skills are a necessity in today’s world, but does the thought of connecting with industry professionals make you sweat? Don’t worry, the IDEA Center staff are here to help. Come learn the ins and outs of LinkedIn and Networking Wednesday (today) from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Bauman Auditorium Greenroom. Don’t forget to bring your laptop!
Questions? Please contact Jaclyn Simmons at jsimmons12@georgefox.edu.
The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 10, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the BlueZone Store, Mail Services and the library will be closed.
Hours of service in the Klages Dining Room will change over the fall break weekend as follows:
Regular hours of service resume Monday morning.
Need some pointers on writing research papers? The Academic Resource Center is hosting a workshop, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” tomorrow (Thursday). Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Sarah Hardy, public services librarian, will lead the session, scheduled from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Here is a synopsis of the workshop:
Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. This session will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.
Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Staff, faculty and students: The lost and found is overflowing! Thirty-five water bottles are waiting for their owners to claim them, and around 20 of you will need your hoodies and jackets when it rains next week. It’s hard to pass a test without your notebooks, notes, and zip drives, and aren’t you missing your sunglasses this week?
If you are missing items, please come to the security office during office hours to see if your missing items have been turned in. Be sure to bring your photo ID when you come!
The Latino Heritage Club is seeking performers for the next Spoken Word Night on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 8 to 10 p.m. If you’re willing to perform a piece on the theme, please commit by emailing gfulhc@gmail.com by end of the day today (Wednesday). Completed pieces will be due Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Theme
In honor of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, occurring on Nov. 1 & 2, the theme for the spoken word event will be “Life and Death.” In Mexican communities, Day of the Dead is a day to celebrate the life that our loved ones lived.
What does the theme mean to you? Have you had to say goodbye to a loved one? If so, how did you cope? How does your culture teach or not teach you to cope? Has your culture shaped your view on death to be a positive one — believing a loved one is resting in a better place?
Questions? Contact Sandra Lopez at slopez11@georgefox.edu.
Copies of the Voters’ Pamphlet for the Oregon General Election (Nov. 4, 2014) are now available. Pick one up from a stand in the hallway of the SUB post office or get one from the counter in the hallway of University Mail Services.
The pamphlet has information about the candidates running for office as well as the different measures that are on the ballot.
The Center for Peace and Justice is hosting a forum on creation care as part of this year’s Global Issues Forum. Join us from 2 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in the Murdock Learning Resource Center for “Vocation Through the Lens of Creation Care.”
Our special guests will include Luke Gascho, executive director of the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center at Goshen College; Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, author, consultant and lecturer; and our own faculty who specialize in the area of creation care. Faculty, staff and students who have an interest in engaging with others in the community of creation care at George Fox are encouraged to participate!
In addition, Gascho will speak at an open session about the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room the same day. His talk is open to faculty, students and staff to attend, and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be available.
As space is limited for the MLRC session, please contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu to register to attend.
Flu shots are now available! Please call 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment at the Health and Counseling Center. The shot is free if you have the GFU United Healthcare student insurance or $20 if you have any other insurance.
Bon Appetit has partnered with the Latino Heritage Club to serve traditional Latin dishes during dinner hours (4:30-7:30 p.m.) on the evenings of Oct. 8 and 15 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Come enjoy some delicious foods from different Latin countries!
Have you seen those awesome George Fox Bruins scarves floating around campus? They are now available to be purchased for $15. Visit the River Street House behind Stevens Center between 8 and 10 a.m. this week or email Sarah Reid to get yours.
You won’t want to show up to a soccer or football game without one!
Didn’t get a pair of neon shoelaces to enter the tablet giveaway contest? No worries, we have more at the front desk of the IDEA Center. Swing by the first floor of Stevens to pick up a pair, post a pic to Instagram, and be entered to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4! The winner will be announced Monday, Oct. 13.
Questions? Please contact Jaclyn Simmons at jsimmons12@georgefox.edu.
Christian C. Sahner, author of Among the Ruins: Syria Past and Present (Oxford University Press, 2014), will speak on campus at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in Hoover 103. The campus community is invited to attend at no charge.
Sahner’s lecture will explore the roots of Christianity in Syria and seek to place the current predicament in historical perspective. The William Penn Honors Program is sponsoring this lecture, and a reception for students interested in the honors program will follow. In addition, a special “Visit Day for the Honors Program” is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 31. Please email honors@georgefox.edu if you would like more information or have any questions.
A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, Sahner is currently completing his doctorate at Princeton, focusing on relations between Muslims and Christians in the formative period after the Arab conquests.
The Wineskin, the university’s student literary magazine, is still accepting submissions for publication. We are accepting poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art (painting, drawings, charcoal, photography, etc.) and artist/author interviews. The maximum word count for written pieces is 1,500 words.
Please send your work to gfucrescent@gmail.com by Friday, Oct. 10.
Questions? Please email gfuwineskin@gmail.com.
