The Portland Center Bookstore server software is being updated on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 to enhance credit card security. This update requires us to be closed all day on Friday. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
This Friday, Nov. 13, the university’s Apple campus rep will put on a clinic to show faculty, staff and students some of the new features that the new Mac OSX Snow Leopard has to offer. This will be a short clinic with a 20- to 30-minute Q & A following.
The session is scheduled at 10:40 a.m. in Stevens 208 on the Newberg campus.
Come and celebrate Quaker Heritage Week on the Newberg campus Wednesday, Nov. 11. Rich Swingle will present his play “A Clear Leading” Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. “A Clear Leading” is based on The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman. Rich has performed in hundreds of venues in 19 nations, mostly in eight one-man plays he has written.
Auditions at the Portland Center to perform the National Anthem for sporting events has been cancelled for Wednesday, November 11.
Author Margaret Feinberg, named by Charisma magazine as one of the “30 emerging voices who will help lead the church in the next decade,” will speak at George Fox Evangelical Seminary from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Portland Center.
Feinberg’s presentation, “The Church’s Missional Witness in a Millennial Age,†is the latest installment of the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar series. The session will address how the church interacts with culture and offer insight into how Christians can reach the next generation.
The event also will include a panel discussion featuring six panelists of local church leaders who will give their perspectives and insights on the topic at hand. Feinberg also will present a second session, titled “Backstage Pass: A Toolbox of Ideas for Reaching the Next Generation.â€
Feinberg has written more than two dozen books and Bible studies, including The Organic God, The Sacred Echo, Scouting the Divine and their corresponding DVD Bible studies.
The seminar will meet in Room 155 of the Portland Center. Admission is $20 for university students, employees and alumni. An optional deli lunch will be available on site for $10. Online registration is available at seminars.georgefox.edu. For more information, contact Jean Oehm Borgman (Seminary) at jborgman@georgefox.edu.
Students in a public health nursing class have put together a survey on vaccination and are seeking your input. Please take a few minutes to assist in this project by clicking on this hyperlink to the survey.
Kam’s Coffee House will be open Friday, Nov. 6 from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
National Anthem tryouts will be held at the Portland Center on November 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel.
There are several spots to be filled for this year’s sporting events, and we specifically want to have a Portland Center employee or student perform the National Anthem for our Blue Zone day on January 16. Solo performers or groups are both welcome. Mark your calendars for this exciting opportunity!
There are several errors in the new 6th Edition APA Publication Manual which was sold in the Bookstore. Students & Faculty may contact APA directly to return/exchange their APA manual.
Details are avaliable at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/store_pdx/APA%206th%20Edition%20Return.html
FoxTALE will be unavailable on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 6 to 7 a.m. (PST) for scheduled maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Our long awaited Coffee House is now open on the 2nd floor of the Portland Center south building.
Kam’s Coffee House will be open:
Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturdays-as the class schedule demands.
Their internal number for same day orders is ext. 6051.
They proudly serve Equitas coffee from Longbottom Coffee Company. They offer a full coffee menu as well as breakfast sandwiches, pastries, yogurt, vegetable snacks, tea, salads, sandwiches, and will continue to offer a “Chef du Jour” meal each evening.
They accept debit as well as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards for payment. They also offer gift cards in any denomination you’d like to purchase.
Stop by and say hi and try their great coffee and friendly service.
Do you have the voice and the desire to sing the national anthem during the 2009-2010 Bruin basketball season? Auditions are scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, in the Wheeler Gymnasium. Audition a cappella in order of arrival, beginning at 7 p.m.
Open to students, faculty, staff and friends and relatives. Please don’t bring your pets.
It’s not too late to apply or renew your passport. The U.S. Postal Service representative will be on campus Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. The location has been changed to the Cap & Gown A section of the SUB.
Don’t forget your original or certified copy of your birth certificate, along with your driver’s license that has a current last name on it for identification purposes. Also, remember that children under 16 must have both parents present.
No debit or credit cards will be accepted. Checks are preferred, and two checks are required. The cost is $75 for the application fee, $15 for pictures and $25 for the U.S.P.S. processing fee. Children will be $15 less.
A U.S. Postal Service representative will be on the Newberg campus to accept passport applications or renewals on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Executive Dining Room in the Student Union Building.
The ID required is a driver’s license with current last name and an original or certified copy of your birth certificate. Children under 16 years of age must have both parents present.
No debit or credit cards will be accepted. Checks are preferred, and two checks are required. The cost is $75 for the application fee, $15 for pictures, and $25 for the U.S.P.S. fee. Children will be $15 less.
The university will host a conference to abolish sex trafficking and prostitution in Portland, The New Abolitionists, this Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Sponsored by George Fox and the Northwest Yearly Meeting, the event will feature James Pond from Transitions Global and musical guest Jeff Greer. Suggested donation is $20, $10 of which will go to a Portland-based activist agency of the donor’s choice.
Spiritual Life credit is available for students. To learn more, visit The New Abolitionists page on the university’s website.
The university community is invited to get free water and watch a free film, F.L.O.W. (For Love of Water) beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in EHS 102. Come see a film about what people will do for the love and lust of water. Sponsored by Sophilo (Love Wisely).
Tuesday, Oct. 20, has been designated “A Day Unplugged” during the university’s “Week of Living Light,” sponsored by members of Lisa McMinn’s social change class. Remember to turn off the lights as you leave a room, unplug your appliances or computer/cell phone chargers if you aren’t using them, and consider ways you can contribute to reducing energy demands and live more sustainably. Check out 350.org for more ideas.
The university community is welcome to join Lisa McMinn’s social change class for “A Week Of Living Light” Oct. 19-24. In conjunction with 350.org, help us get the attention of political leaders by joining us throughout the week for our different environment-friendly events. The week will culminate with a celebration on the quad on the international day of climate change, Saturday, Oct. 24. At 3:30 p.m. that day, we will gather to take a picture of a human “350” and march down Highway 99W to city hall.
An information booth will be open each day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den between Oct. 14 and Oct. 23. Sign up to participate and get a free T-shirt! We hope to see you there.
A career management seminar is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, in Room 281 at the Portland Center (South). The event will allow you to understand and assess your God-given talents, apply interests and values to tangible work positions, and learn to better market yourself. This seminar is put on by Peter DePaoli, an adjunct with the university for more than 30 years. The cost is $50. Contact Jack Lyda for more information at lydaj@georgefox.edu.
On Tuesday, Oct 13, a “Getting Into Grad School” prep-shop, led by Career Services graduate assistant and PsyD student Chloe Lee, is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. in Hoover 210. Learn about using a timeline for admissions; taking the grad exams; selecting grad schools; preparing a curriculum vitae, cover letter and essay; obtaining recommendations; finding financial aid; and practicing for an admissions interview.
The event also will be available via webinar at the same time. Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu to get on either list. The webinar has limited slots and is reserved for distance audiences first. A waiting list is available for the Newberg campus.
