Come join us in the Klages Dining Room for dinner tomorrow (Thursday) and enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. We’ll be serving roasted turkey and ham along with classic side dishes and an assortment of holiday desserts.
Dinner is served from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., and the cash price at the door will be $10 for adults and $8 for children.
Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.
Fall 2015 grads: Stop by our Grad Night Open House tomorrow (Thursday) to pick up your cap and gown between 4 and 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 155).
Meet with student accounts, alumni, Jostens and Bruin Store representatives while also enjoying snacks with your cohort and other George Fox graduates!
Questions? Contact Darla Norgren at dnorgren@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in practicing your French skills? Nadine Kincaid, who lived in France and is fluent in French, is hosting a conversation table in the Bruin Den today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to French-speakers of all levels. Come by and join us!
Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gailey at avu13@georgefox.edu.
Embrace Ministries is hosting a baking party, and you’re invited! Join us from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 22, for a baking fundraiser in support of Child Protective Services.
Anyone who enjoys baking and/or is interested in supporting local CPS workers is welcome to join us. If you can, please bring a box of some kind of baking mix (muffins, brownies, cookies, etc.). We will provide oil, eggs and all the cooking supplies (bowls, spoons, paper cups for cupcakes, etc.). We will also provide supplies for making cards. There will be Christmas music and free hot chocolate to fuel inspiration.
CPS workers have some of the most physically, mentally and emotionally taxing jobs, and are rarely thanked for their work in protecting vulnerable children every day. With the added stress of the holiday season, this is the perfect time to show our appreciation for their hard work by making homemade treats and cards and delivering them to the local child welfare office in Yamhill County.
If interested, email Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) for the address where we will be doing baking. If you can’t make it to the party you are also welcome to make treats on your own (a floor/house-baking party?) and contact Mikayla to get them delivered. We’ll meet in a house within walking distance of campus, but if you would prefer to set up a ride in case of poor weather, contact Mikayla.
Please RSVP by Thursday afternoon, Nov. 19. We are looking forward to this event and thank you in advance for attending!
The university’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing in the Klages Dining Hall today (Wednesday) at 5:15 p.m. Come out to support these talented and hard-working student musicians!
Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.
Want to head up to the beach for the day? Get ice cream in Portland? Get out of Newberg in general? Don’t have a vehicle to do so? Or hate paying for gas?
If so, consider joining Zipcar for only $15. Get on-demand, self-service cars that are parked directly on campus. Choose from a variety of new makes and models with gas and insurance included. Get low rates by the hour or day starting at $7.50 an hour.
To save $10 on a membership and get a two-hour drive credit, contact student Zipcar ambassador Codi Morton at codimorton@gma.com. This offer ends this semester, so be sure to email Codi to receive the discount before finals!
Sigma Tau Delta is hosting an Evening of Poetry night this Friday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Come and read your own or someone else’s poetry, or just come listen! Snacks will be provided!
You can sign up for your five-minute slot in Minthorn before Friday, Nov. 19.
Questions? Please email Heather Harney at hharney12@georgefox.edu.
Linda Crossland has made the transition from a temporary employee to full time as an executive assistant in the College of Business. She has worked as a temp for the past six months. Before coming to George Fox, she was an administrative assistant for Countryside Community Church in Sherwood from 2004 to 2014. She and her family relocated to Oregon in 2003, after living for almost 10 years in Kuwait. Linda studied microbiology at both Texas A&M University and at California State University-Long Beach. She lives in Newberg with her husband, Callan, and daughter Alissa (17). They also have two sons, Eric and Evan, who live in Sherwood and Beaverton, respectively. The family attends Countryside Community Church in Sherwood.
We at the Bruin Store have loved serving you this semester! Have you come to see us yet? If so, we would really appreciate it if you took a few minutes to complete a survey about your experience in our store.
Click on this link and let us know how we can better serve you and the George Fox community!
Paul Anderson (Christian studies) has been appointed to the New American Bible – Revised Edition translation committee, working on translating the five writings of John. This is the most widely read translation in America, and it will replace the New Testament revision published in 1986. Paul also published nine essays on The Saint John’s Bible on The Huffington Post during Pope Francis’ visit to America in September, and one of the pieces – on the need for forgiveness on 9/11 and every day – was published on Krista Tippett’s On Being website. His essay, “On ‘Seamless Robes’ and ‘Leftover Fragments’ – A Theory of Johannine Composition,†was published in Structure, Composition, and Authorship of John’s Gospel, and his review of Quakering Theology by David Johns was published in the October issue of Quaker Religious Thought.
A review essay Ed Higgins’ (English) wrote for a quarterly publication of the Science Fiction Research Association, SFRA Review, is available on SFRA’s website. The review is of an academic book, Steven Hrotic’s Religion in Science Fiction: The Evolution of an Idea and the Extinction of a Genre, that explores religion in various classical-to-contemporary science fiction novels and short stories. In addition, Ed’s poem, “Green House Harvest,†was published in the Oct. 29 issue of the online poetry journal Plum Tree Tavern, which specializes in short work reflecting themes of nature, environment and ecology.
Jim Steele (Business) was the featured speaker for the Lane County Human Resource Management Association in Eugene on Nov. 17. His topic was “The Road to Strategic HR Management: Are We There Yet?â€
Nov. 17           Abigail Favale, Kristine Nelson, Sue O’Donnell
Nov. 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kathleen Jones, Gina Miller
Nov. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bob Hamilton, Heather Rainey
Nov. 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Tafflinger
Nov. 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Corban Harwood
Nov. 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Laura Simmons, Sarah Stevenson
Nov. 24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tamara Reams
Nov. 26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Larry Weber
Nov. 27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Jacobson
Nov. 28Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Peg Hutton
Nov. 29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Michelle Conrad
The lost and found is overflowing with water bottles, jackets, hoodies, Fitbits and Jawbones, books, umbrellas, jewelry, keys, hats, gloves, ear buds, books, etc. If you’ve lost anything since early October, please stop by the security office to check for your lost item(s), as all items not claimed by 2 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 20, will be donated to charitable causes.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
What are your plans after graduation? If you’re a senior and you are unsure about how to initiate the job-search process, we have an event for you! The Senior Job Search Prep event is a one-stop-shop – offering help with your resume, LinkedIn, job-search strategy, interview prep and networking prep.
Join us from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in EHS 102 and the building’s atrium. Please bring a laptop if you have one.
Go to this link for more information or contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.
Want to spend more time with your family and less time in the kitchen this Thanksgiving? Let Bon Appetit do the baking for you! We will be offering our house-made pumpkin or dutch apple pie and pumpkin cheesecake for sale.
Stop by the Bruin Den, Bruin Bites or Villa Café any day this week to preorder your pie or cheesecake. Orders must be placed and pre-paid by Friday, Nov. 20, and will be ready for pick-up next Tuesday, Nov. 24, or Wednesday, Nov 25. The pies are $6.99 and the cheesecake is $14.99.
Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.
Know seniors unsure about how to initiate the job-search process? Encourage them to attend the Senior Job Search Prep event – a one-stop-shop offering help with their resume, LinkedIn, job-search strategy, interview prep and networking prep.
The event is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in EHS 102 and the building’s atrium. Students should bring a laptop if they have one.
More information is available at this link or by contacting Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.
David and Debby Thomas, missionaries to Rwanda, Africa, with Evangelical Friends Mission for the past 20 years, will speak in chapel today (Tuesday) as part of the university’s annual Quaker Focus Week.
While in Rwanda the Thomases were involved in many aspects of ministry, including leadership training, national church organization leadership, church planting, translation, starting a small school, starting two businesses, and holistic community development. During their last eight years in Rwanda the Thomases especially focused on Discipling for Development, a form of holistic community development that combines spiritual and physical aspects of transformation.
Tuesday’s message (10:50 a.m., Bauman Auditorium) will focus on bringing transformation by living as children of light. David and Debby will share about their years of being involved in whole-life transformational development in Africa and encourage students to bring transformation into their own society by living as children of light.
In addition to their chapel presentation, the Thomases also will speak in Paul Anderson’s History and Doctrine of Friends class (Wednesday, Nov. 18, 8 a.m., Stevens 101) and Spiritual Formation class (Thursday, Nov. 19, 2:50 p.m., Stevens 209).
The George Fox community and the public are welcome to attend any of these events.
Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.
The university’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing in the Klages Dining Hall tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 18) at 5:15 p.m. Come out to support these talented and hard-working student musicians!
Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.
A group of students need your input on a product we’re producing. If you would be willing to take two to three minutes to help, please click the link below.
The product is a phone case that has a locking device so that no one can get to your phone. The case also has a built-in wallet so you are able to put your credit cards and money in the case for safe keeping.
Please take time to fill out this short survey to tell the students what you think and how they can improve their product.
Questions? Contact Taylor Mato at tmato15@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
The College of Engineering is writing an accreditation report for ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) this year, and we need your help. This survey helps to assess our engineering program’s educational objectives.
Please complete this survey between now and Friday, Nov. 20. We appreciate your time. Thank you!
– Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu)
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Nov. 18, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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