Be on the lookout for magazine solicitors. They were at Linfield this week and may be the same individuals who solicited people last year and were wanted for ID theft. If you get approached, call Security Services at ext. 2090 immediately. Solicitation is not allowed on any George Fox campus.
Jennifer Hollis, a representative of the Harvard Divinity School, will host a conversation and information session from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Columbia Room on the second floor of the Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 50 S.W. Morrison St., in Portland.
Hollis also will be in the Bruin Den on the Newberg campus from 10:40 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 4, to talk with students interested in the Harvard Divinity School. For more information, e-mail Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) or call Career Services at ext. 2330.
Are you graduating this December? Would you like to send out personalized graduation announcements to your friends and family? Have you always wanted a college class ring?
Then go to the Bruin Den on the Newberg campus – October 3rd and 4th between 10am and 2pm.
A Jostens representative will be there to answer your questions and take your order.
You can also shop online at www.jostens.com or call 1-800-854-7464.
Contact Sandie Tuck in the Registrar’s Office at stuck@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox community is invited to:
Hoover Symposium XVI
Herbert Hoover: Humanitarian
Saturday, Oct. 6
Kershner Lecture Hall
Hoover Academic Building
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
9 a.m. George H. Nash, “Hoover and the Belgian Relief Effortâ€
Nash is the author of the first three volumes of The Life of Herbert Hoover and The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945.
10:30 a.m. Bert Patenaude, “Hoover and the Relief to Europe and Russiaâ€
Bert Patenaude is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of The Big Show in Bololand: The American Relief Expedition to Soviet Russia in the Famine of 1921 and numerous other publications.
Noon Lunch
1 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Can History Offer Practical Lessons for Modern Humanitarians?â€
Fred Gregory, Mercy Corps; Paul Kennel, Dime Foundation; Carl Harris, U.S. Department of State (Retired)
2:30 p.m. Hoover-Minthorn House Museum Tours
Symposium registration and lunch are complimentary to the first 100 people who register (otherwise lunch is $8.50). To register, contact Vetta Berokoff (History) at vberokoff@georgefox.edu or ext. 2678.
For more information, contact Mark David Hall (Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Political Science) at mhall@georgefox.edu or ext. 2674.
Library and IT wish to remind you that a selection of PBS 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” or on Bruindata by choosing “VOD” on the menu bar.
Selah, a one-day seminar for women featuring licensed professional counselor Pam Vredevelt, George Fox Campus Pastor Sarah Thomas Baldwin, and professor/pastor MaryKate Morse is set for Saturday, Sept. 29, in Bauman Auditorium.
The fourth annual event runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a book-sales session scheduled from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Speakers will address aspects of the event’s theme, “Uncovering Joy,†which emphasizes the fact women “are the beloved of Christ and can live in the freedom of hope regardless of circumstances that threaten to steal joy.â€
Georgene Rice will return as emcee, and Bonnie Knopf will lead worship. Mark Demel, a Willow Creek artist, will present demonstrations.
Seminar schedule, cost, and registration information is available at selah.georgefox.edu or by contacting Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at ext. 2134.
Speaker: Dave Ward. He will speak in Monday’s and Wednesday’s chapel services and on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. He is a former Kingdom Building Ministries itinerant speaker.
Guest musician: Isa Cavertier. She will lead worship in both chapel services and lead worship Tuesday in the amphitheatre at 8:30 p.m. A friend of Isa’s said, “I have never seen her lead an audience in song without it being a true encounter with God.”
The university is now using iTunesU (iTunesUniversity) to distribute public events such as chapel. Access it from blogs.georgefox.edu/chapel/itunesu.html and it will fire off your iTunes program.
A number of courses also are beginning to use iTunesU to supplement the distribution of podcasts such as classroom lectures and special assignments.
It is now possible to access all university calendars from any location. Until now, users had to be on the campus network or use the VPN to see internal university events.
To view the internal calendar, go to calendar.georgefox.edu or select the Calendar tab in Bruindata and log in with your regular George Fox username and password. As before, the public calendar is available to everyone from calendar.georgefox.edu/public and does not require a login.
If you have questions about the calendar, contact the IT Service Desk by e-mail or by calling ext. 2569.
Corrections to the hours of operation for our coffee cart:
Bruin Coffee Hours: (unless otherwise posted)
Monday……….8:00am – 1:00pm & 4:00pm – 8:15pm
Tuesday………4:00pm-8:15pm
Wednesday…..4:00pm-8:15pm
Thursday……..8:00am-1:00pm & 4:00pm-8:15pm
Friday…………8:00am-1:00pm
Saturday……..8:00am-1:00pm
Bruin Coffee will have its grand re-opening THIS Thursday, September 6th.
New this year-fresh salads and sandwiches.
“Typical hours” will be Monday thru Thursday 7:45am-1:00pm & 4:00pm-8:15pm Fridays 7:45am to 1:00pm.
Please see posted “Hours of Operation” at the cart (2nd floor in the Student Lounge).
To: Summit Borrowing and catalog contacts
From: Nancy Nathanson
Summit will be down beginning late Saturday night, Sept. 8, through Sunday afternoon Sept. 9, at about 4 p.m. We will shut down Summit sometime after 9 p.m. Saturday night, prior to a campus power outage for electrical equipment maintenance and upgrade.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
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Nancy Nathanson, Resource Sharing Program Manager, Orbis Cascade Alliance
nnathans@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-1860
George Fox libraries now provide access to Classical Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound, and African American Song. These combine to offer tens of thousands of tracks of music as well as drama, poetry, and more. To access, go to the library’s alphabetical list of databases at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/murdock/alphabeticalindex.html and select the database of choice.  Listeners can create playlists of their favorite tracks.
The Portland Center’s south building will be CLOSED Friday, Aug. 31, and Saturday, Sept. 1 for replacement of the HVAC system on the roof.
Mark your calendar now to attend our annual Homecoming celebration on February 8 and 9 on the Newberg Campus. The weekend’s activities will include a concert by the band Five O’Clock People, Homecoming basketball games, and affinity reunions for Pacific College alumni and anyone that has ever taken a dance class from Steve Grant.
Additionally, there will be class reunions for alumni from 1998, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1968, 1948, and 1938.
For more information, please contact Robby Larson, director of alumni relations at x2130 or rlarson@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be upgraded to version 1.8 on Monday, August 13, from 6am – noon. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time. Faculty members, you will receive additional information via email. Please contact the Service Desk with any questions or concerns.
Attention Ladies:
Keep an eye out for the 2007 Selah brochures. They will be sent to your campus mailboxes very soon. Uncovering Joy is this years Selah theme, and we will be having three great speakers that you will not want to miss. If you would like to save $10.00 off your registration fee then you might consider volunteering for the event. We have volunteers for registrations, ushers, and lunch builders. For more information on this event please visit the web site http://www.georgefox.edu/selah .We hope you will join us this year!
To volunteer for registrations and ushering please contact:
Amy Lorenz
503-554-2134
alorenz@georgefox.edu
To volunteer for Lunch building please contact:
Danya Ochsner
503-554-2121
dochsner@georgefox.edu
The Library and IT departments are pleased to inform you that selections of PBS videos are available for viewing for any GFU employee or student. You can gain access to these Videos On Demand via BruinData by choosing the VOD menu. The titles will also be incorporated into our library’s Foxtrax catalog. This program is somewhat experimental so feedback will help us determine how or if this program should grow. Comments can be directed to Greg Smith.
The Portland Center Bookstore will be CLOSED next week for its annual year-end inventory starting Wednesday, June 27th through Friday, June 29th
This is a reminder that the Portland Center Bookstore will be CLOSED next week for its annual year-end inventory starting Wednesday, June 27th through Friday, June 29th. Due to the importance of performing this function accurately to better serve our customers, please take note of the following:
~ Phones will not be answered
~ On-line orders will not be filled
~ There will be no money available to make change
Please plan ahead for any purchases you may need. The Portland Center Bookstore will reopen on Monday, July 2nd, at 9:00 a.m. We thank you in advance for your support and cooperation!
Help us save lives of women and children in DR Congo by volunteering at our upcoming run. We need help on 6-21-07 at 6pm and 6-23-07 varying times. To volunteer please call Lindsey at 503-267-0560. See also www.runforcongowomen.org
