All are invited to a farewell reception from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, April 28, in the Stevens Center lobby (Duke Atrium).
The gathering will honor Melanie Hulbert (Sociology), Michael MacLeod (International Studies), Robert Melendy (Engineering), Michael Bevis (English Language Institute) and Jane Scott (Library) for their service to the university.
Please join us to wish them all well!
Thursday, April 24, 4 p.m. – Baseball vs. Corban (Morse Field)
Saturday-Sunday, April 26-27, times TBA – Men’s and Women’s Golf in Northwest Conference Championships (OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.) – George Fox hosting
For more information, contact the George Fox sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
Don’t forget to join us as we say farewell to longtime employee Eilene Newman at a retirement reception from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the Portland Center’s Room 155. Refreshments will be served.
Eilene has worked at the university for 22 years, starting at the Tilikum Retreat Center. She will be missed! Stop by and wish her well.
We are in search of musicians to play in our 2014-15 GFU BlueZone Pep Band. The band will be playing at football games as well as basketball games next year. We require that members are able to read music and have experience playing an instrument. Simple auditions may be requested by the director before participation.
If you have any questions, please contact Jana Boyd at jboyd12@georgefox.edu.
The financial aid office is offering a workshop to all graduating students on loan repayment. There is a class today (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. in Stevens 209. The workshop will cover topics such as how to afford your loan payments and what do if you can’t, as well as loan forgiveness options.
For those unable to attend on Wednesdays, we have also added an additional class on dead day, Monday, April 28, at 11 a.m. in Stevens 209.
Questions? Contact Johanna Schweitzer at jschweitzer@georgefox.edu.
Jesse Richards, one of our university pastor candidates, will make a presentation to the community on Thursday, April 24, from 1 to 1:50 p.m. in Duke Center Room 205 (new athletic complex).
The presentation will be 20 minutes in length. At the conclusion of the presentation, there will be a 30-minute question-and-answer time.
If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for Mail Services to offer this service. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.
Thank you
– University Mail Services
Returning in the fall? Keep your mailbox key over the summer. You will have the same mailbox in the fall.
Graduating or withdrawing? Return your mailbox key before you leave campus to avoid a $15 key charge. There are return key envelopes on the counters in the Beebe, SUB and main post offices. Put your name and box number on the envelope. With key sealed inside the envelope, drop the envelope off at Mail Services (North Street Annex) or drop it into any “ON CAMPUS MAIL†slot.
Questions? Email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
Returning students: Your class papers will go into your campus mailbox – and be there when you return in the fall.
Graduating or withdrawing students: Your class papers will be stored at Mail Services for six months. You may stop and ask for them sometime in mid-May.
Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lstartwel@georgefox.edu.
The university’s annual Fox Film Festival is this Friday and Saturday, April 25-26! Come support our cinema and media communication students. Friday’s films will be shown at the Cameo Theatre in downtown Newberg at 4:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. Get your tickets at the Box Office in the Pennington House (one ticket for $4 or two for $6).
The second day of the festival, scheduled for a 6 p.m. start in Bauman Auditorium on Saturday, showcases a different set of films than the Cameo screening. Be sure to make it to both nights to see these great projects. The Bauman screening is a free event.
Questions? Contact Matt Maupin at mmaupin11@georgefox.edu.
Faculty elections will be held for most faculty on Wednesday and Thursday, April 23-24. With 23 different positions to fill, this will be an important opportunity for you to influence the direction of the Faculty Senate, the Faculty Council and the Faculty Personnel Committee, among other offices.
All regular faculty half time and above will receive overnight Tuesday/Wednesday an email from Ron Mock, the 2012-14 Faculty Representative, with instructions for how to vote. We are using a new system this year that will allow for confidential voting while eliminating the risk of double-voting.
Look for the email, follow the instructions, and vote by the end of the day Thursday!
On Wednesday, April 23, the normal undergraduate class schedule will be adjusted to accommodate Senior Chapel.
Please use the link below to view the adjusted class schedule. Locate the regular meeting time of your Wednesday classes in the “Regular Schedule” column on the left, and note the times your classes will meet this Wednesday in the “Adjusted Schedule” column on the right. Chapel will be from 10:10 to 11 a.m.
Adjusted Class Schedule (Senior Chapel)
Questions can be directed to registrar@georgefox.edu.
Take a break from school and join us at the last event of the year. Spring Formal will be at the Portland World Trade Center from 8 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 27.
We’ll have a deejay and lots of food and drinks. This will be an event you won’t want to miss!
For more info and/or questions, contact Sarah MacKenzie at smackenzie11@georgefox.edu.
The all-employee meeting originally scheduled for this Thursday, April 24, has been postponed. It will instead be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, in Hoover 105 (note location change). Also, since we are moving this month’s meeting to early May, we are canceling the Thursday, May 29, all-employee meeting.
The May 8 gathering will feature a “Graduation” theme. For those at the Portland Center, a live video feed of the meeting will be shown in Room 160.
Take a break from studying and join us for late-night breakfast in the Bon on dead day (Monday, April 28). Doors open at 10 p.m.!
The BlueZone Store will be open on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for commencement. We will also have a table at the Wheeler Sports Center with diploma frames and graduate gifts.
Hope to see you there!
Spring Formal tickets are on sale! Tickets are $5 for pre-sale and $7 at the door. You can buy them outside of the ASC offices starting at 11:30 a.m.
For more information and/or questions, contact Sarah MacKenzie at smackenzie11@georgefox.edu.
Mark your calendars! The Center for Peace and Justice and LiNK (Liberty In North Korea) are hosting an event this Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.
We are honored to have LiNK representatives on our campus. They travel to communities across the country and provide a personal look into the challenges the North Korean people face, as well as changes happening inside the country.
Right now, 24 million people in North Korea face the most repressive regime in the world, where people are denied their most basic human rights. This statistic is staggering, but each one of us can do something to bring justice and freedom to the Korean people.
LiNK offers practical ways to support the Korean people as they overcome one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. Come Thursday night and listen to how we can stand and support the people of North Korea.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Annie Stewart (estewart11@georgefox.edu)
Attention graduating seniors!
Are you interested in a career in teaching? Become a part of George Fox University’s Newberg or Salem cohorts this summer. You can earn your Master of Arts in Teaching degree and teaching license in as little as 10.5 months.
For more information, contact Kipp Wilfong at kwilfong@georgefox.edu.
All university employees are invited to celebrate with us as we honor retiring Gary Kilburg with a reception on Monday, May 5, in the Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117. The event will run from 4 to 6 p.m.
Throughout Gary’s career, he has modeled professionalism, kindness, and the love of Christ to his colleagues and students. He has served the university family for 22 years, taking on leadership roles and forming foundational work in the area of mentoring for the College of Education. His teaching has regularly set the standard for young professors, modeling for each one of us what it means to be an effective educator. His students often remark on the care Gary’s teaching demonstrates.
Gary earned the Graduate Faculty Member of the Year award in 2006-2007. He has mentored teachers and administrators in both public and private schools. His door is always open and both students and faculty often find themselves slipping into his office for a bit of calm, thoughtful advice. He will be missed more than he can possibly know.
Please join us in celebrating Gary’s work with us and wishing him well in retirement.
