If you will be in the area this summer, and would like to be part of the George Fox Community Garden, please e-mail Corey Beals (Religious Studies) at cbeals@georgefox.edu or simply talk to him. The garden is located on what used to be the helipad for Providence Newberg Hospital, near the Villa Academic Complex.
The university’s baseball program is hosting its annual Bruin Baseball Camp for ages 8 through high school seniors from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day June 23-26. The cost is $150 (family rates are available).
To find out more, call head coach Marty Hunter at 503-554-2914 or e-mail him at mhunter@georgefox.edu and put “BSB Camp” in subject line.
The Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting a FoxTALE workday in the Newberg CAI Lab on Tuesday, May 6.
A session from 9 a.m. to noon will focus on using the FoxTALE grade book and quiz features. Participants will learn to set up online quizzes or tests and will discuss the pros and cons of using FoxTALE as one’s course grade book. Attendees also will learn to set up assignments and weighted categories in the grade book. This course assumes that participants have a basic knowledge of FoxTALE.
Any full-time, part-time, or adjunct faculty members are welcome. RSVP to Sheila Abercrombie (IT) by Friday, May 2, to reserve a space in the workshop. Also contact Sheila if you want an introduction to FoxTALE prior to this session.
There will be optional open lab time from 1-4 p.m. in the CAI Lab. All faculty members can come to work on FoxTALE at their own pace and to ask individual questions.
Additional FoxTALE sessions will be offered in August on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center.
Richard Reiten, chairman of the board for Northwest Natural Gas and the company’s former CEO, will speak at both spring commencement ceremonies this Saturday, April 26. The university will confer 330 traditional undergraduate degrees and 362 graduate, seminary, and professional studies degrees. About 570 students are expected to participate in the ceremonies.
Undergraduate commencement begins at 2 p.m. in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center, with audience seating at 1 p.m. The ceremony for graduate, seminary, and professional studies students starts at 7 p.m. in the same location, with seating for guests beginning at 6 p.m.
Also, on the morning of April 26, a baccalaureate service is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Reiten’s commencement address is titled “A Mission Possible: Making a Difference.” For more scheduling information on commencement weekend, visit the commencement events page.
President Robin and Ruth Baker invite you to attend the annual presentation of employee awards:
Date: Wednesday, May 7
Place: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
An employee reception will follow from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS.
For employees at the Portland Center, Robin Baker will present the strategic planning and
employee awards on Thursday, May 8, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 155A. Refreshments will follow.
The university will host a meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in Room 155A at the Portland Center to discuss strategic planning and acknowledge service awards. Employees are encouraged to attend.
Engineering will host its second annual Engineering Expo on Friday, April 18, in EHS. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium, engineering class project presentations will be on exhibit.
Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., industry-sponsored senior design presentations will be showcased in EHS 102. Featured will be a dry food products automated seasoner for PPM Technologies and a ruggedized portable thermal printer for Tripod Data Systems. Refreshments will be provided.
There will be one more opportunity this term for you to have your photo retaken for the website or for professional use. These are high-quality studio portraits suitable for professional promotional use.
The new studio in Pennington House (where University Relations is located) will be open Monday, April 21, and Thursday, April 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. for employees who would like a new photo. There will not be another opportunity until the fall, so don’t miss your chance. The studio is set up upstairs at the end of the hall.
Questions? Contact Janelle Townsend (Communications) at ext. 2124 or jtownsend@georgefox.edu.
If you would like a new photo to appear in the Bruin Directory next year, you need to have your photo retaken in Institutional Technology on the third floor of the Stevens Center. Go to IT and request a retake.
The complete video of the Apple event held in Klages Dining Room on April 4 is now available for viewing at:
iTunesU:
http://media.georgefox.edu/cgi-bin/itunesustaff.pl
or via Streaming at:
http://media.georgefox.edu/it/AppleEvent.mov
Thursday, May 8, President Robin Baker will be at the Portland Center in Room 155, 3:30 to 5 p.m. to present employee recognition awards and to give an update on the strategic planning workgroups.
All Portland Center employees are encouraged to attend. This gives employees from the Portland Center a chance to attend in lieu of the Employee recognition ceremony and reception in Newberg on May 7.
Refreshments will be provided.
A farewell reception for Tom Johnson (Religious Studies) is scheduled from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the John and Marilyn Duke Atrium in the Stevens Center. Tom is retiring from the university after serving in various capacities at George Fox the past 11 years. He and his wife Michele are moving to Whidbey Island, Wash., in their retirement.
The Faculty Development Committee is hosting a Faculty Research Forum featuring Neal Ninteman and Gary Spivey (Engineering) at 10:45 a.m. Friday, April 18, in Hoover 105. Neal and Gary will present “Servant Engineering: Offering Cups of Cold Water (and other cool things) in Jesus’ Name.”
Engineering will host its second annual Engineering Expo on Friday, April 18, in EHS. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium, engineering class project presentations will be on exhibit.
Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., industry-sponsored senior design presentations will be showcased in EHS 102. Featured will be a dry food products automated seasoner for PPM Technologies and a ruggedized portable thermal printer for Tripod Data Systems. Refreshments will be provided.
The MBA program seeks a temporary administrative assistant to work for the next few weeks at the Portland Center until a replacement for Jan Thomas can be hired. If you know of someone who might be a good fit for this job, please have the person contact Peggy Kilburg by e-mail pkilburg@georgefox.edu or phone (554-2182). The department would like to find someone who can work full time, but may consider less than full time help.
The HR office will closed most of this week as we begin our PeopleSoft training and implementation work. The office will be open Monday, April 14th until 3:00 p.m. It will be open only one hour each day Tues. (15th), Wed. (16th) and Thurs. (17th), between 4:00 and 5:00. We will be open as usual on Friday, April 18th. We regret the inconvenience, but appreciate your understanding and patience.
We will respond to email and voice mail as quickly as possible between training sessions.Â
PBS videos on demand are no longer available through Bruindata, but may still be accessed through the library. These videos are available for viewing for any university employee or student. You can gain access to these “Videos on Demand” via FoxTrax by searching for the keyword “VOD.”Â
The Portland Center Library is pleased to have on-location watercolors by Gary Buhler on display.
Gary Buhler is an Assistant Professor of Art at George Fox University. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Western Oregon University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Gary’s watercolors portray Northwest scenes of rivers, riverbanks, waterfalls and surrounding landscapes painted in rich blues, greens, and golds with bright white representing the rippling and splashing water.
Come by and take a long look or slip in for a quick peek.
Join faculty, students, and staff on Wednesday (April 16) 2-3:15 p.m. in celebrating the contribution of Tom Johnson, who has served for the last 11 years at George Fox University. He has filled the roles as interim president, seminary dean, and professor of biblical theology. Tom and Michele will be moving to Whidbey Island in their retirement. Their presence among us will be greatly missed.
Come to the Duke Atrium in Stevens Center for sharing, music, refreshments and fellowship.
Jan Thomas, administrative assistant for the School of Management’s MBA programs, will be resigning as of April 15 to move to Segway, Alaska, to take a position as an office manager for a tour company.
Please join us in the Portland Center lobby for her farewell reception on Monday, April 14, from 2 to 2:30 p.m. to wish her well.
For more information, contact Amber Russell (Management) at arussell@georgefox.edu or ext. 6179.
