The university will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. All offices, bookstores and libraries will be closed those two days.
The Murdock Learning Resource Center will reopen from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27. All other facilities will remain closed through Sunday.
Coming this week … The Bruin Discount Card in your mailbox. Card includes discounts to local vendors like Abby’s, Doran Automotive, Muchas Gracias, Snooty Fox, Chehalem Glenn and much more!
Just show the card at any of the listed vendors and receive your special GFU discount.
Are you using a United States Postal Service tray to stow away items around the house or office? Do you use any to transport department mail on campus? If so, it’s time to return them to the owner.
Postal inspectors say that, effective Nov. 26, they will resume their efforts to recover missing and stolen Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) and also seek prosecution against offenders. The resumption of criminal enforcement comes after the postal service offered a two-week amnesty period, encouraging anyone who was in possession of postal service equipment to return it – no questions asked.
“Theft of postal equipment is a federal crime. Replacing missing equipment last year cost the postal service $50 million – money that it can ill afford,” said Guy Cottrell, chief postal inspector. U.S.P.S. says previous efforts to recover MTE and prosecute offenders have been successful.
In 2008, postal inspectors launched the Equipment Recovery Project, an effort to return MTE that leaked out of the postal service network. Since then, postal inspectors have recovered almost 200,000 pieces of MTE, including pallets, trays and tubs, worth more than $4 million.
If you have any U.S. Postal Service tubs or trays, please bring them to Mail Services so they can be returned to the U.S.P.S. Thanks for your cooperation.
– Mail Services
Due to increased charges from our leasing vendor, we have increased the charge for color printing and photocopying from 20 cents-per-page to 25 cents-per-page. The cost of black-and-white printing and photocopying is unchanged. Scanning to e-mail continues to be free in the Portland Center Information Commons.
A Muslim perspective on the role of faith in identity formation will be the topic of a George Fox Evangelical Seminary seminar next Friday, Nov. 11, at the Portland Center. The session runs from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 155.
Maria Ebrahimji, executive editorial producer for CNN and the director of CNN’s booking department, will share her perspective as a Muslim woman working for a major news agency in the United States. Joining her are three Muslim women who live in Oregon: Fatemeh Fakhraie, Muna Idow and Manar Alattar. Together, they will present three sessions: “Personal Faith Journeys†(9 a.m.), “Perceptions of People of Faith†(10 a.m.) and “Faith and Conversion†(11 a.m.).
The event, titled “Who Am I? Who Are You? A Muslim Perspective on the Role of Faith in Identity Formation,†is the latest installment of the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar series and seeks to find shared experiences between the Christian and Muslim faiths. The cost is $20 for alumni, students and staff. An optional lunch will be made available for $10 per person.
To learn more about the event or to register, visit seminars.georgefox.edu.
Between Monday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 12, the first-floor lobby of the Portland Center will be our collection site for non-perishable food items to support Take Action Inc. All students, employees and friends are encouraged to participate.
Take Action works with students from six elementary schools in Portland to ensure that underprivileged children have food to eat when they go home on the weekend. This need was observed because many of the kids would load up on their Friday lunch, even trying to stuff their pockets of extra food to take home. Many of the kids at these schools wouldn’t eat again until the school provided breakfast on Monday morning.
The school staff began connecting with folks outside their area to gather food for these kids to take home to feed themselves and sometimes their families over the weekend.
This is where we can help. Below is a sample list of items that you can donate.
Take Action will also accept monetary donations if you’d like to help in that way.
The U.S.P.S. representative called and will not be available today (Thursday) for passport applications or renewals on the Newberg campus. Unfortunately, he was called away to fill in at another post office for an emergency medical situation.
You can still call to arrange a time to apply or renew your passport at the Dundee Post Office (503-538-8250). Make sure you call ahead of time to confirm that the passport clerk will be available.
The representative apologizes for any inconvenience.
The university’s Health Center is hosting a flu shot clinic from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Cost is $15 or free for Regence or GFU Aetna student insurance.
Please call the Health Center at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment.
We are in need of an actress for Pushing 80, a student film about a car-thief gang of five who are raiding a small town of specific vintage cars for a car collector. They do this untraditionally by overtaking the car as its driving down the road. The gang meets its match in the form of a 65-year-old grandma in a very expensive-looking old car.
We will be auditioning in two places this week and are still in need of an actress to play the part of the grandma.
Audition info:
Do you know any family members or colleagues who might be interested? Also, if you know of anyone who has a nice car and would like it to star in a student film, please contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.
This is a reminder that there is no mail courier service today (Tuesday) due to the staff conference. Normal service will resume tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Questions or concerns? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
This is a reminder that FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Do you or family members or friends need a passport? Passport applications and renewals are available on campus next Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 26-27, in the Cap and Gown Room.
Visit the Mail Services webpage to see the details of costs, procedures, and required ID. Questions? Contact Mail Services at ext. 2555.
Please join the spiritual life office and the religious studies department tonight (Tuesday) as we explore the role of women in ministry. The panel will include women and men and invite questions from the audience.
Chapel credit is offered. We’ll meet in Hoover 105 beginning at 7 p.m.
Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jejohnson@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The university’s career services office is organizing a seminary fair for students and others interested in furthering their religious education. The fair is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Hoover Atrium on the Newberg campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
There will be a variety of seminaries represented to connect with prospective students who desire to be equipped for ministry. This event is a great opportunity to meet with recruiters to investigate different career choices and seminary opportunities for the future.
Contact the Career Services office at 503-554-2330 for a list of seminaries attending.
There will be no courier service to the Portland Center on Friday, Oct. 14, due to the mid-semester holiday.
Normal service will resume on Monday, Oct. 17.
The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 14, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Bookstore and the library will be closed.
Love INC’s Relational Ministry Program reaches out into the community to help people that seem to be stuck in the cycle of poverty. There are currently 83 people who attend weekly classes and are paired with their own mentors. We are in need of five Spanish speaking volunteers on Thursday nights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of people in our community and speak Spanish, please contact Jere Witherspoon: jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
Come join us for this year’s Global Issues Forum featuring Rev. Dr. Célestin Musekura and Meredith Wheeler of ALARM (African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries).
ALARM was founded in 1994 in response to a crisis of Christian leadership in Africa following the genocide in Rwanda. Since its founding, ALARM has expanded into eight countries across east and central Africa.
Schedule of Events:
Tuesday, Oct. 11
Shalom: 9 p.m. (Cap & Gown)
Speaker: Meredith Wheeler
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Chapel: 10:40 a.m. (Bauman Auditorium)
Speaker: Célestin Musekura
Talk-back lunch with Meredith and Célestin
Noon (Cap & Gown)
Evening Program: 7:30-9 p.m. (Hoover 105,) followed by reception
Speaker: Célestin Musekura
Célestin is the president and founder of ALARM. He is an ordained Baptist minister who was born and raised in Rwanda. After the genocide of 1994, he and his wife heard and heeded God’s call to found ALARM.
Meredith is the international director of ALARM. He has served in senior leadership capacities for more than 25 years and has a special passion for training, developing and mentoring leaders.
Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.
The Bruin Bookstore will be closed this Friday through Sunday, Oct. 14-16, for the university’s mid-semester break.
Thank you for supporting your Bruin Bookstore.
