Now is the chance to have your voice heard. Go to igfu.georgefox.edu to vote for the 2014-15 Central Committee team. Voting closes on Wednesday, March 19, at 5 p.m.
Here is how you vote: Go to igfu.georgefox.edu, click on “MyGFU” – “ASC voting” – and cast your vote!
Questions? Please contact Shanna Coulston at scoulston11@georgefox.edu.
The new class ARTD415, called Professional Design Collaboration, will be offered during spring 2015. Discover the principles and practices used by multiple design disciplines. You will gain collaborative experience with regard to branding, promotion and marketing as you design a complete package for a business event. Enrollment is limited, so sign up early!
Questions? Please contact  Lauri Smith at smithl@georgefox.edu.
Announcing a.m. chapel worship team auditions for the 2014-15 academic year. The morning chapel teams are under the oversight of the university’s performing arts department.
Applications for leaders, leader apprentices and team members are located on the second floor of the Ross building outside the music department office. Please fill out an application and sign up for an audition slot posted on the department office door.
Auditions are being held March 31-April 2. For more information, email Robert Gaither at rgaither@georgefox.edu.
Please complete the LibQUAL Lite Library Survey. If you have already filled out the survey, thank you! If not, we ask you to take five to seven minutes to click the link below and help us by taking the survey.
Only you can tell us how well we are serving your library needs, and you can enter to win one $50 or 10 $25 Amazon gift cards.
Do you have an interest in criminal justice? Or, faculty members, do you know of students who are interested in this topic? The social work department is offering a special topics course, Introduction to Criminal Justice (SWRK 285), in the fall 2014 semester.
This course will provide students with an introduction and overview of the system of criminal justice operated in the United States today. The course will provide an overview of the philosophy of criminal law, theories of deviance, and of the nature and extent of crime in America.
The theory, structure and operation of each of the principle components of the Criminal Justice System (i.e., police, courts and corrections) will be examined in detail.
Questions? Contact Clifford Rosenbohm at crosenbo@georgefox.edu.
Come support Button Up, a George Fox senior capstone business group. We will have a table in the Bruin Den today (Monday) from noon to 2 p.m. to place orders for personalized custom-made buttons. We are always accepting orders at buttonup2013@gmail.com.
Don’t forget to join us for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture tonight (Monday), as Kent Thornburg, the M. Lowell Edwards Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, speaks from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Thornburg will speak on “Capitalism and Selling Sickness in the USA.”
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
The Housing Selection Form will be open for groups to sign up by noon today (Monday, March 17). The form will be available through Friday, March 21.
In order to participate in Housing Selection each student needs to have paid a $150 Housing Deposit to Student Accounts. Students have until Thursday, March 20, to pay the deposit and participate in the selection process.
To sign up for housing with your group, simply login to the form here. Once logged into this form you will be given access to your housing code. You will then need to share this code with the rest of your housing group. Only one person from each group needs to complete the remainder of the form using each roommate’s code. There are step-by-step directions in the form that will walk you through the following:
If you do not have a group, you can still participate in housing selection as an individual. In this case, we will look at placing you with others who have an opening in their living area. Please note that placing individuals often takes longer, as we need to place groups in housing first. This means you may not know your housing assignment until later in April or May.
If you would like help filling out the Housing Form, please stop by the student life office. Someone with the housing staff will be able to walk you through this and answer questions as you go.
For additional information about housing selection, please refer to the Housing and Residence Life website. If you have questions, please stop by or call the student life office at ext. 2310 or housing@georgefox.edu.
A new option has just been approved that will allow current and entering students to meet part of the general education humanities requirement.
In place of a fine arts course, a student may satisfy the fine arts general education requirement through participation in a music ensemble. To meet the requirement, a student must earn at least 3 credits total across six different semesters (i.e. students participating in more than one ensemble cannot “double count†one semester as two for the purposes of this requirement).
A student may participate in different ensembles in different semesters. During or shortly after completion of the sixth semester, the student must arrange with the Music Department office to complete a milestone assignment in order to finish the requirement. Eligible ensembles are: Men’s or Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, and Chehalem Symphony Orchestra. Please note that due to NASM accreditation rules, music majors are not eligible for this general education substitution.
Any current student (except those graduating this May) able to complete six semesters of ensemble participation before graduation can take advantage of this new option.
Questions? Please email Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.
When does life begin? What is the meaning of life? How can we stand up for our beliefs while demonstrating kindness and respect? These questions challenge our society and our faith every day.
If you are searching for answers or want to know more about advocating for life, we encourage you to attend a special chapel event tonight (Monday), when the university’s Students for Life group will host a chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. We have been blessed with the opportunity to hear from guest speaker Rebekah Barnes, who will share her knowledge on the biblical approach to life, as well as provide apologetics training on the topic of life. Elective chapel credit is available.
Questions? Email studentsforlifegfu@gmail.com
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” (I Peter 3:15).
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40)
Thank you to all who participated in the Advising Survey. The winners of the drawing were:
Rebekah Halstead
Trevor Rousseau
Peter Zinn
Jaynani Cababat
Victoria Nelson
Andrew Sickler
Questions or comments? Please contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.
Would you mind helping out a student? My classmates and I are in the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues class this semester and part of our project includes a brief survey. Please help us if you have a few minutes.
Sex Education and the Perception of Sex in the Church
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.
Who is this Jesus? Called a great teacher by some and by others crazy and demon-possessed, the person of Jesus Christ has intrigued and inspired people for centuries. Yet, who is Jesus really?
This May (May 5-23) we will offer Bible 260, Life of Christ, with Sarita Gallagher. The class will meet from 9 a.m. to noon daily in Hoover 208. She will be leading a hands-on exploration of the teaching and person of the most influential person in history, Jesus Christ. We will examine the teachings of Jesus Oregonian-style as we visit the beautiful vineyards, farms and monasteries of the Willamette Valley.
This course, Bible 260, will fulfill the 3 credit hours General Education Requirement elective.
Questions? Please contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.
The financial aid office is offering a workshop to all graduating students on loan repayment. Join us on either April 2, 9, 16 or 23 at 5 p.m. in Stevens 209. The workshop will cover topics such as how to afford your loan payments and what do if you can’t, as well as loan forgiveness options.
Questions? Pleas contact Johanna Schweitzer at jschweitzer@georgefox.edu.
Make sure to see the 24 1/2-Hour Play Festival tonight (Saturday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. The performance runs about half an hour, and everything you see is written, cast, rehearsed and prepared all in 24 1/2 hours.
Click here to see the event on Facebook. Click here to see last year’s hilarious performance.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Susan Carlson at scarlson10@georgefox.edu.
Midterm grades are important indicators of how you are doing in your classes. While they are not a part of your permanent record they are important to pay attention to. In some cases, midterm grades represent about half your grade in a course. If you have questions, you should check with your professors. It is vital to know where you stand in each of your classes.
Midterm grades are meant to encourage you to get in touch with others: your professor, your advisor, your enrollment counselor, the Academic Resource Center.
The worst thing to do about midterm grades is to ignore them or to assume you can improve them on your own. Professors do want to meet with you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment with each of them.
Midterm grades are due by Friday, March 14. You should plan to check your midterm grades after this date.
To check your mid-term grades in MyGFU:

Now you need to determine what to do next: 
Contact your professors. Faculty are not required to enter midterm grades. You are advised to check with each of your professors about your status in their classes. Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you’ll get an F (or maybe even a D).
The last date to withdraw is Sunday, March 23.
You can usually go below being enrolled in 12 credit hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid or housing. However, you should contact representatives in these departments to be certain: Residence Life’s Dave Johnstone (djohnstone@georgefox.edu); Student Financial Services (sfs@georgefox.edu).
Withdrawal results in a “W” on your transcript but does not factor into GPA.
 If you were to get an F, it would impact GPA. Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor.
Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in. Even if your professor doesn’t post midterm grades, find out from the professor what your grade is. You can also use labs, help sessions and the ARC.
If you think you might have a learning disability, have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their offices.
Plan well for spring semester. Contact your enrollment counselor to get advice about spring semester.
Not sure how to take the next step? Email studentlife@georgefox.edu
You don’t want to miss the Salsa Dance this Friday, March 14 at the Chehalem Cultural Center starting at 8 p.m.. We will have a DJ and lessons available during the dance in case you forgot the moves you learned earlier in the week. So come and have a fun time!
Questions? Please contact Moriah Kimmer at mkimmer11@georgefox.edu.
James Project is serving with Love INC this Saturday, March 15 to serve at the homes of 5 of our neighbors here in Newberg. More volunteers are needed though to help serve our neighbors. We will be meeting at the OMC office at 8:30a.m., and serve from 9a.m. to 1p.m..
We need students to help out with yard work, packing, and cleaning and organizing. Also we need people to help drive there. We serve awesome people with Love INC and it’s so fun to hear the stories of our neighbors, pray together and help them out in ways they may not be able to themselves.
If you are interested, or have questions please email Miranda D’Agnosti at mdagostini11@georgefox.edu.
Come to Bauman Auditorium on Monday, March 17, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. as our Bruin men compete for the honorary title of Mr. Bruin! There will be dancing and talents, and many more funny moments. This will be an event you won’t want to miss!
Questions? Please contact Grace Goodman at ggoodman11@georgefox.edu.
Come support Button Up, a George Fox senior capstone business group. We will have a table in the Bruin Den today (Friday) from noon to 2 p.m. to take orders for personalized custom-made buttons.
We are always accepting orders at buttonup2013@gmail.com.
