Come and wish Howard Macy well as he retires after 21 years of service to George Fox. As a biblical studies professor and colleague, Howard is loved and appreciated by many students, as well as faculty and staff members. Please bring cards if you like, as well as your special thoughts and hugs.
Join us in the Hoover atrium between 4 and 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19.
Graduate student account charges are now open for the summer semester. Charges will remain open until end of day on Monday, April 25. If students need to use their student account after April 25, they will need to acquire a voucher from student financial services.
Please note: All employee comp tickets must be picked up at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. If you are an employee at one of the satellite campuses, please send an e-mail to jstewart@georgefox.edu and we will send your comp ticket via campus mail.
Departments wishing to purchase blocks of tickets for an event, please send an e-mail to jstewart@georgefox.edu with the request. Please include a cost center for the charges. Your block of tickets may be reserved for will call, or you may pick them up here at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore.
Special guest performers, including internationally renowned opera star Richard Zeller, will join the university’s Symphonic Band and Concert Choir for the annual Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Bauman Auditorium.
Zeller, a 1983 George Fox graduate, is one of America’s foremost baritones and is known for his sonorous dramatic voice, a compelling stage presence and musicianship. His opera engagements have included 12 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and dates at opera houses around the world.
Zeller is among the soloists in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Soloists will include Zeller (bass), voice faculty members Maggie Daane (soprano) and Cynthia McGladrey (alto), and Les Green (tenor) of Willamette University.
Also taking the Bauman Auditorium stage will be the university’s Symphonic Band, directed by Pat Vandehey, which will perform George Washington Bicentennial March, by John Philip Sousa; A New Birth of Freedom, (a narrative setting of Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Addressâ€) by Randol Alan Bass; and Give us This Day by David Maslanka.
The Concert Choir, conducted by Loren Wenz, will perform O Praise the Lord from the Heavens, by Pavel Chesnokov; O Magnum Mysterium, by Tomas Luis de Victoria; and Sanctus by James Pick, a senior composition major at George Fox.
Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and George Fox alumni, and $6 for students and children. Tickets can be reserved online at music.georgefox.edu, through the University Box Office by calling 503-554-3844, or may be purchased in Bauman Auditorium on the night of the concert.
Come get a car wash and support the May Serve Peru team! The team is hosting a car wash at the Newberg Ford Dealership (next to Newberg Hospital on 99W) on Saturday (April 16) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The price of the wash is donation based. We would love your support!
Questions? Contact Josh Tryan.
Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Friday, April 22, if you would like to nominate a colleague for April Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include a concise but specific summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so. Please take a few minutes to nominate a deserving colleague.
The winner will be announced at the community meeting at the end of the month, and he or she will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.
John Stewart is officially the new manager of the Bruin Bookstore, replacing Andy Dunn, who recently moved into Karon Bell’s position.
The Safety Committee would like to thank the George Fox employee community (including student employees) for an injury-free first quarter of 2011!
Most injuries can be prevented through planning ahead, being aware of surroundings and using proper tools and protective gear. Thank you for doing these well. For information about the safety committees in Newberg and Portland, please contact Dan Schutter or John Newberry.
A retirement reception for Howard Macy (Religious Studies) is scheduled for this Tuesday, April 19, in the Hoover atrium between 4 and 5 p.m. Please come and wish Howard well as we celebrate and appreciate his contributions to our university for the past 21 years.
A reception in honor of Dwight Kimberly (Biology) is scheduled for Monday, April 25, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the EHS Atrium. Come by and wish Dwight well. He is retiring after 25 years at the university.
Good Friday and Earth Day both fall on Friday, April 22, this spring. The university campuses will be closed. How about joining a grassroots effort initiated by students to clean up the Hess Creek Canyon on the Newberg campus?
Work will start at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Bring your enthusiasm, work shoes and gloves. Water and break refreshments will be provided.
Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.
New diploma frames to fit the newly sized diplomas are now available at the Bruin Bookstore. You may also purchase them at our online store: store.georgefox.edu. Just select the “Gifts & Supplies” tab.
Wear your pajamas to the Bruin Bookstore on Friday, April 15, and receive a 25 percent discount on any clothing or gift purchase in the store!
The university community is invited to Karon Bell’s retirement party, scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Stevens Center lobby.
Karon has been with the university since May of 1985. Drop by to wish her well. There will be a basket for those who wish to give her a card.
The Center for Peace and Justice welcomes the university community to a series of Woolman Peacemaking Forum events next week. We are pleased to welcome Emmanuel Katongole, associate professor of theology and world Christianity at Duke Divinity School and co-director of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, for our 26th annual forum.
The theme of the week is “Reconciling All Things,†and all Woolman events count for spiritual life credit. Following is a schedule of events:
For more information about the guests and for a full schedule of events, visit the event website. Contact Melanie Newell at 503-554-2686 if you have questions.
Attention students, family members and employees: We are offering a low-cost GRE preparatory course for those interested in improving their scores. The course will be taught by a fourth-year doctoral student in GFU’s Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology. This is also a great opportunity to learn about significant changes coming to the GRE August of 2011.
Courses are scheduled May 5, May 12 and May 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Newberg campus (location TBA).
The course will include tips for success, strategies, practice questions, as well as access to a full-length test. A snack and book will also be provided. Registration has been extended through April 25. If you have questions, contact Chloe Lee-Zorn at leec07@georgefox.edu, or drop by the Career Services’ office or call 503-554-2330 to register.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 17, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The university’s Tilikum Center for Retreats & Outdoor Ministries will host a variety of family retreats throughout the summer that will give grandparents, parents and children an opportunity to step out of their daily lives and spend a weekend being renewed spiritually and relationally through community activities.
Retreats include a mother/daughter weekend (May 6-8), father/son retreat (June 17-19), grandparents/grandchildren event (July 5-8), a single moms family camp (July 8-10) and a father/daughter retreat (Aug. 5-7).
For details on specific camps, visit tilikum.georgefox.edu. Call Joan Littlefield at 503-538-2763 if you have questions.
The university community is invited to the final Faculty Research Forum of the year during which Jim Smart will speak on the topic of “Genetically Engineering Mice to Understand Biology and Disease.†The forum is scheduled for Friday, April 8, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.
There is an opening for the director of housing position in the Office of Student Life. It is currently open only to internal applicants (employees). It is vacant due to Tim Goodfellow accepting a programmer analyst position in Administrative Computing/IT.
Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to ask for a copy of the job description. To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources no later than Wednesday, April 13, at 5 p.m. The link to the transfer request form can be found here.
