Formal graduation announcements and class rings are now available through Jostens. Delivery takes several weeks, so order soon to have materials ready before fall commencement.
Order online at: jostens.com/georgefoxuniversity
The Wheeler Sports Center is CLOSED Saturday & Sunday (Oct. 13-14) and will open Monday, Oct. 15 at 6 a.m.
The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 12, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the BlueZone Store, Mail Services, and the library will be closed.
All are invited to “Seminary Fair Plus†on the Newberg campus on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the atrium of the Hoover Academic Building. The event is designed for those interested in pursuing religious or professional higher education.
The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Representatives from a variety of seminaries as well as George Fox graduate programs will be available to connect with prospective students who desire to be equipped for ministry or professional education.
For more information or a list of seminaries attending, contact the career services office at 503-554-2330.
Are you interested in attending a professional health program after George Fox? Are you pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary, pre-physical therapy, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, etc.? Get informed on what it takes to get into a professional health program by attending a pre-professional information meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in EHS 125.
The topics covered at the meeting will include admission requirements, the application process, and resources available to you at GFU. This meeting is an annual event, so you may not need to attend if you have done so before. New interested students should plan on it!
If you have any questions, please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu or John Schmitt at jschmitt@georgefox.edu. If you are not able to attend, but consider yourself a pre-professional health student, please contact Jane so that you are added to the pre-professional health student contact group.
Faculty members, please tell students you think may be interested about this opportunity.
If you are finishing your degree this semester and have taken a Federal Stafford loan and/or Federal Teach Grant during your time here at Fox, you are required to complete Exit Counseling. You can take care of this right away to avoid any last-minute rush before graduation.
Please have your FAFSA PIN # ready and go to nslds.ed.gov and complete one or both of the exit counseling sessions there. Student Financial Services will receive a confirmation that you’ve completed it.
Thank you!
– Student Financial Services
The Health & Counseling Center has flu shots available for students for $15. If you have the George Fox student insurance, it’s FREE! Please call the health center at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment.
Becoming a teacher? Please contact Beth Molzahn in grad admissions to learn your next step toward an Initial Teaching License via the Master of Arts in Teaching program right here at George Fox!
E-mail: bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or phone: 503-554-2264. Early application date: Oct. 1.
Good news! We are changing the IT cell phone service to a more reliable carrier. The cell phone has had bad service this past month and we apologize if you have not been able to get through to it.
The new IT cell phone number is 971-533-8633.
The university community is invited to a Faculty Research Forum this Friday, Sept. 21, at 10:40 a.m. in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.
Kent Yinger, a professor of New Testament at the seminary, will present “Ruminating on the Fruit of the Spirit: Origin and Theological Significance of a Pauline Phrase.” Kent will discuss some of the theological conclusions that have been drawn from Paul’s use of the phrase “the fruit of the Spirit” in Galatians 5:22.
Please join us!
Google Drive is the new home for Google Docs.
Your files are now stored in Google Drive, and you can access them anytime at drive.google.com or by clicking on the word “Drive” in the black Google Toolbar. Just like before, you can upload, edit, share, and create files online. But with Google Drive, you can access your files wherever you are, from any device. And you can work with even more file types by installing Google Drive apps.
Learn more about Google Drive here.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Sept. 24, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.
Student life policies for graduate and Department of Professional Studies students are now online. Information about policies and reporting for harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, bias-related incidents, hate crimes and sexual assault can be found online at graddpspolicies.georgefox.edu.
Please take a minute to familiarize yourself with the information contained in the policies.
If you have questions, please direct them to studentlife@georgefox.edu.
The Portland Center south building parking lot will be closed for cleaning and repainting on Friday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 9.
Please park on the street or in designated George Fox University parking spaces at the north building.
I am recruiting two more students to be part of a team of four that compete with other universities in “Race to 2025,” an outdoor missions-focused adventure race Oct 12-14.
As a part of Wycliffe Bible Translator’s goal to spread the Word of God to every tribe, tongue and nation by 2025, this weekend adventure race in Montana seeks to inspire the next generation of missions-minded youth. Teams of four participate by informing their community about the global race to 2025, raising $2,000 in donations for current translation projects, and competing in an outdoor adventure race with eternal impact.
If you are interested or have more questions about this opportunity, contact Mary Owen (mowe10@georgefox.edu)
Check out the website for “Race to 2025” here.
Join alumni, parents and friends of George Fox for Broadway Across America’s Memphis. Tickets are available at a group rate of just $43 each. Purchase online at this link, call Alumni & Parent Relations at 503-554-2134, or e-mail alumni@georgefox.edu.
The show will be at the Keller Auditorium in Portland at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12.
The Department for Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs would like to invite Native American students and those with experience in Native American cultures to meet with us to discuss how we can best celebrate Native American heritage, particularly during the month of November.
If you are interested in helping our department honor Native American cultures, please contact Drew Miller at dmiller09@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to a free presentation, “Financially Alive: Wealth Creation, Social Responsibility, Biblical Values,†scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Portland Center on Friday, Sept. 21.
The event, the latest installment of the School of Business’ Speaker Series, will feature Chris Meade, director of George Fox’s MBA programs and an assistant professor of management. In his presentation, he addresses the question, “We are living in times of unprecedented change and a shifting of the global economy. Is it possible to not just survive but actually thrive in this new economy?â€
Based on Meade’s latest book, Financially Alive: Wealth Creation. Social Responsibility. Biblical Values, the workshop is a mix of ancient wisdom literature, modern MBA business thinking, and 21st-century leadership principles. Meade’s talk on finances comes alive with his use of “white board scribbles†– visual, image-based original whiteboard artwork – throughout his presentation.
Those interested in attending are asked to R.S.V.P. by Sept. 14 by filling out a registration form at this link. More information is also available by calling Darla Norgren at 503-554-6176. The event includes free coffee and tea.
You are cordially invited to help George Fox University honor its 17th class of inductees at the 2012 George Fox University Hall of Fame event. The induction ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in Bauman Auditorium.
Athletes being inducted are:
Meritorious inductee: Jim Jackson
Team inductee: 1996 Women’s Track & Field
For more information, please contact Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu.
Hello George Fox students!
Want to get involved in Christian ministries this year?
I am putting together an e-mail list of everyone who wants to be involved in our student-led ministries serving the homeless in Portland and Salem. If you want to receive e-mails informing you of opportunities throughout the year, or if you want to know more about this ministry, shoot an e-mail over to myself (mowen10@georgefox.edu) or Steven Ching (sching10@georgefox.edu).
If you would like to know more about other ministry opportunities with George Fox’s student-led Christian Services, e-mail Toni Snyder (tsnyder09@georgefox.edu).
I am exited to see how God will impact the communities around us through the George Fox student body.
God bless,
Mary Owen
