Donate your used textbooks to Word Made Flesh to support its people and ministries. Just drop off your textbooks at the Spiritual Life House. Sarah Baldwin will mail them in and the money will go to WMF.
Click this link for more information.
Textbook Buyback at the Portland Center. Tuesday through Thursday, April 27 – 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 161 (former bookstore space).
You can Check buyback prices by clicking the link. If you have questions, email John Stewart, Bruin Store e-commerce and marketing coordinator at jstewart@georgefox.edu
What would you do with seven times more space in your inbox? George Fox e-mail will deliver that and more in early June. You can find more information on this transition at the E-Mail Conversion website.
What is changing? When will this happen? Why are we changing? Find out more on the E-Mail Conversion FAQ page.
Don’t miss your chance to participate in Empty Bowls: A Night for Haiti and receive a ceramic bowl with a soup dinner for $12 (maximum $48 per family) this Friday, April 16, between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the Klages Dining Room. If you haven’t submitted your R.S.V.P. yet, go to georgefox.edu/haiti. Walk-ins are welcome as well.
The City of Tigard has issued an emergency alert in regards to a 500+ participant march on Highway 99W from Darmouth Road to Main Street in Tigard. This march will be taking place starting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 15.
Please be aware of this potential disruption of your commute to or from GFU Portland Center.
OSP, City of Tigard Police Department, and ODOT are all working to ensure the safety of the motorists and foot traffic on Highway 99W. They anticipate the largest area of disruption to be on Highway 99W and at the exit from Highway 217 and 99W.
The seminary is hosting an information meeting about its new Christian Earth Keeping (CEK) offering at noon Thursday, April 22, in Portland Center 260. Bring your lunch and get answers about the seminary’s newest 12-hour concentration. Daniel Brunner (Seminary) and the CEK academic team will be available to answer any of your questions. Beverages and cookies provided.
Are you interested in health care or medical missions? Come hear Devin Harrison, MD, present “Medical Missions: Eye Care in Africa,” at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in Hoover 105. Dr. Harrison worked in Nigeria for two years caring for some of the world’s neediest patients, performing eye surgeries and training local doctors.
For his efforts, he received the 2008 American Academy of Ophthalmology Humanitarian Award. Contact Jim Smart if you have any questions.
Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) will teach a six-week series (April 18 to May 26) at Reedwood Friends Church on “The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel.” The series can be taken as a one-hour May term class (BIBL 485) if desired. Marcus Borg will join Paul for a public dialogue on the “Gospels and Jesus in Bi-Optic Perspective” on May 19 and a special Saturday, May 22, session.
Sessions meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon. Reedwood Friends Church is located at 2901 S.E. Steele, in Portland. There is no charge, and the public is welcome.
Are you interested in health care or medical missions? Come hear Devin Harrison, MD, present “Medical Missions: Eye Care in Africa,” at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in Hoover 105. Dr. Harrison worked in Nigeria for two years caring for some of the world’s neediest patients, performing eye surgeries and training local doctors.
For his efforts, he received the 2008 American Academy of Ophthalmology Humanitarian Award. Contact Jim Smart or Jane Sweet if you have any questions.
The university community is invited to attend a book release party for Steve Sherwood, who recently released Embraced: Prodigals at the Cross. Join us Friday, April 23, between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. in the Hoover Faculty Lounge on the Newberg campus.
Thank you graduating students for attending Exodus 2010. We were so happy to celebrate all that you’ve accomplished.
Prize drawing winners were:
Feedback regarding the event can be emailed to Janis Sanford, Portland Center Site Supervisor at jsanford@georgefox.edu
The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 2, to observe Good Friday. The Newberg library will be closed Friday and Sunday but will be open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.
The Career Management Seminar sponsored by the School of Professional Studies will be on April 10, 2010 in Room 285b will feature speaker Peter DePaoli. Peter is an adjunct professor at GFU with over 30 years of career development experience. Through this seminar you will come to understand and assess your God given talents, and apply your interests to tangible work positions.
The cost of this seminar is $50.
For more information please contact Jack Lyda at lydaj@georgefox.edu or 503.554.6188
Please sign up by Friday, April 2.
Please note a correction to the rehearsal dates for the university’s mass singing of Vivaldi’s Gloria. Practices will be on Mondays and Tuesdays April 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20, between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in Ross 208.
All those with singing experience are invited to join in singing with the choir at the final concert of the spring semester, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Bauman Auditorium.
For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.
Loren Wenz would like to invite those in the university with singing experience to join a mass choir for a singing of Vivaldi’s Gloria at the final concert of the spring semester, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Bauman Auditorium.
Those interested will need to attend practices between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. on the following dates: April 5-6, 12-13, and 19-20. Practices will take place in Ross 208.
For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.
Attention Spring 2010 Graduates-
On Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30, the Portland Center will be hosting a “grad fair” for you from 4 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 155. This is an exclusive “graduates only” party to celebrate your achievement and to help you connect with some fantastic opportunities to:
There will be door prizes awarded, wonderful food provided by Kam & Kam Catering as well as your very own “Swag Bag” filled with graduation goodies.
Textbooks for all programs at the Portland Center will be posted online by April 16, 2010. To order your books for Summer 2010, simply log on to www.store.georgefox.edu and click the “textbooks” tab. Couldn’t be easier! See you online!
P.S. You can also order diploma frames and George Fox clothing online!
Textbook buyback happens twice a year and is scheduled for three days during fall finals and three days during spring finals.
Books being used for subsequent semesters will be purchased at 50 percent of the new price (regardless of whether the book was purchased new or used).
Books not needed for the Bruin Bookstore will be purchased at the price set by the wholesaler.
The next Portland Center textbook buyback is scheduled for:
Tuesday-Thursday
April 27 – 29, 2010
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: TBA
If you are unable to come in during these hours, consider having a friend bring your textbooks in for you.
On Monday, April 12, several from the George Fox community are headed to the Rose Garden to watch the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (formerly the Seattle SuperSonics) at 7 p.m. Put on a George Fox T-shirt or hat and bring your family and friends to the game. It will be a great way to connect with other alumni, parents, employees, students and friends. As a member of the George Fox community, you can purchase $15 discounted tickets, saving $4 per ticket.
Click on this link for more information and to order tickets. Contact Alumni Relations at ext. 2131 or alumni@georgefox.edu with questions.
On Saturday, April 10, 9 am to noon in Room 285b, the School of Professional Studies is sponsoring a Career Management Seminar.
The Career Management Seminar is an event which will help you understand and assess your God given talents, apply interests, talents and values to tangible work positions, and be exposed to public and private job vacancies. The speaker, Peter DePaoli, is an adjunct professor at GFU with over 30 years of career development experience. He has work experience in higher education, business, and in the professional sector, and has also helped adult learners transform their educational experience into practical career callings.
The cost of the event is $50.
For more information please contact Jack Lyda at lydaj@georgefox.edu or 503.554.6188.
