LinkedIn meetup is today in Bruin Den

April 14th, 2014

LinkedIn is currently the most powerful networking tool, with 94 percent of recruiters reporting they use it for finding talent. Join the IDEA Center’s meetup session to learn how to create and leverage LinkedIn this summer. The meetup is today (Tuesday) in the Bruin Den from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m.

Questions? Please stop by the IDEA Center in the Stevens Center or email Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu.

IDEA Center’s LinkedIn Meetup scheduled in Bruin Den Tuesday

April 13th, 2014

LinkedIn is currently the most powerful networking tool, with 94 percent of recruiters reporting they use it for finding talent. Join the IDEA Center’s meetup session to learn how to create and leverage LinkedIn this summer. The meetup will be on Tuesday, April 15, in the Bruin Den from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m.

Questions? Please stop by the IDEA Center in the Stevens Center or email Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu.

Free business seminar on emotional intelligence set for April 25

April 13th, 2014

How is emotional intelligence (EI) related to specific behaviors we associate with leadership effectiveness?

This is among the questions that will be addressed at the College of Business’ Spring Speaker Series Event, “Lead Well, Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership,” featuring Jared Roth, EdD. The presentation is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, April 25, at the Portland Center. The presentation is free, and complimentary coffee and tea will be provided.

Roth will discuss how emotional intelligence impacts leadership and how several EI behaviors accelerate leadership. Attendees will discover how to assess one’s own EI profile, and we’ll examine current research using brain imaging and discover the relationship of the brain and effective leadership. Roth will share the intriguing results of his research across the United States.

Roth is a business builder, trainer and leader. He draws from 25 years of entrepreneurial, management, consulting, pastoral and academic work, to accelerate the starting, reorganizing and growth of organizations. He’s started businesses, directed the effective starts of several hundred churches in the United States, and trained leaders from 34 counties on five continents.

As a corporate executive, he led a national reorganization of an entity with branches in all 50 states and served as the COO for an organization operating in 130 countries. He holds a doctorate in organization change from Pepperdine University and degrees in business management, leadership and divinity.

To R.S.V.P. or to learn more, go to this link. The deadline to register is Friday, April 18. More information is also available by contacting Darla Norgren at 503-554-6176.

Exciting update on last fall’s ‘Be the Match’ campaign

April 13th, 2014

To those who participated in the “Be the Match” campaign on campus last September, thank you! We have an exciting update to report: In the six months since, four of the 250 people who participated are potential matches for cancer patients!

What does this mean? Four patients have been given hope because of the potential donations that could come from our George Fox community. The drive was one of the largest of its kind on a college campus in Oregon, and the fact we have seen so many preliminary matches from our pool is amazing.

Again, thank you for doing your part to help save lives!

Sarah King,
“Be the Match” organizer

Final staff lunch of school year is today

April 13th, 2014

Calling all staff! You are not going to want to miss the last staff lunch of the school year, so join us today (Monday) for a relaxing Hawaiian luau featuring entertainment and great prizes. We’ll meet from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

See you there!

Petition for MUSI 340 next spring

April 11th, 2014

Do you have a desire to lead worship? MUSI 340, Creating, Planning, and Leading Worship will help you develop your philosophy of worship as well as further your tools and knowledge in leading worship.

If you are interested in chapel band or Kerygma (a.m. chapel), this class is an amazing opportunity to further your experience. MUSI 340 will meet Tuesday/Thursday during spring semester for 3 credits with Professor Bobby Gaither, worship pastor at Grace Baptist Church.

The class is only offered every other year, but due to student interest a petition is being filed to bring the class back for next spring (2015). If you are interested in this class, we need 15 signatures to further the process of offering in the spring.

Click here to go to the online petition and sign.

Questions? Please contact Lauren Kirk at lkirk12@georgefox.edu.

Help pack care packages for the homeless today

April 11th, 2014

Come in today (Saturday) to pack care packages and write encouraging notes for the homeless in Portland and Salem!

We’ll be in the Bruin Den from about 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., so feel free to drop by, write a note, pack a bag, and find out more about serving the homeless. We’ll be distributing the bags these next two weeks on our weekly Urban Outreach trips.

Questions? Contact Steven Ching at sching10@georgefox.edu.

Love cheering our teams? Come to cheer tryouts today

April 11th, 2014

Are you excited about the return of football to George Fox? Do you love to cheer on our Bruin teams? If so, we have an opportunity for you!

This morning (Saturday) we’re hosting cheer tryouts at 10 a.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center’s dance room. No experience is necessary to try out! Just come dressed in athletic clothing and laced-up tennis shoes. Registration forms will be available at the tryout.

Have questions? Don’t hesitate to contact Shaunna Stutzman at shaunna.stutzman@gmail.com.

Seven staff and administrator positions currently open

April 10th, 2014

Seven staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

  • Financial Aid Loan Specialist/Processor
  • Systems Engineer
  • Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
  • Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
  • Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
  • Director of Annual Giving
  • Accounting Specialist II – GL

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Know students interested in being ASC leaders?

April 10th, 2014

Know of students interested in being a part of ASC in 2014-15? Positions are still open in a number of areas, including events, marketing and communication, campus reps and much more.

Encourage student leaders to apply at this link. Applications are due today (Friday).

For more info, contact Jake Vanier at jvanier12@georgefox.edu.

ASC applications for 2014-15 due today

April 10th, 2014

Interested in being a part of ASC in 2014-15? Positions are still open in a number of areas, including events, marketing and communication, campus reps and much more.

For more information and to apply, go to this link. Applications are due today (Friday).

For more info, contact Jake Vanier at jvanier12@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to chief diversity officer candidate presentation April 14

April 10th, 2014

The Office of Academic Affairs invites you to a chief diversity officer candidate public presentation Monday, April 14, at 3:40 p.m. in EHS 102.

Joining us will be Rebecca Hernandez, the associate dean of intercultural development and educational partnerships at Goshen College.

Please contact Jennifer Kepler (jkepler@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Huge garage sale in late April benefits serve teams

April 10th, 2014

Spiritual life is hosting a huge garage sale on Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Edwards-Holman Science Center and the EHS parking lot.

All proceeds will be going toward the Kenya, Argentina and Romania/Moldova immersion and serve trips. The sale will continue the following Monday through Wednesday at the Spiritual Life House (Sheridan Street House).

Questions? Contact us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Summer Serve teams seek donations for garage sale

April 10th, 2014

Do you have items sitting around in your house that you no longer need? The George Fox Summer Serve teams will be hosting a garage sale to help fund trips to Kenya, Romania/Moldova and Argentina, and we need donations!

We are looking for furniture, books, clothing, toys, decorations and any other items that you would be willing to donate to us to sell. We will be collecting items April 14-17 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Spiritual Life House.

If you have questions or wish to arrange a time for items to be dropped off, contact Rachel Arias at rarias10@georgefox.edu or spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Join us for International Chapel this morning

April 10th, 2014

Everyone is invited to attend International Chapel this morning (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House.

This week, Kristie DeHaven will talk about trusting God. Kristie is an enrollment counselor in the George Fox IDEA Center, and she advises most of our international students. She has lived abroad and has had many opportunities to learn about trusting God. It will be a great time to get to know Kristie better and to ask her questions you might have.

International Chapel is eligible for chapel elective credit. It is designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian.

Plant Services offers furniture sale, free office supplies today

April 10th, 2014

Plant Services is hosting a sale of furniture and other miscellaneous items – and will have some office supplies for free – today (Friday) from 9 a.m. until noon. All “for sale” items are for personal use and need to be picked up the day of the sale. The office supplies are all free and should be used on campus only and not taken home for personal use.

The sale will be in the Plant Services building at 1101 N. Villa Road.

Here is a list of items and general pricing:

  • Desks – We have 12 large and several smaller desks of different types from metal to wood ranging from $5 to $25 each.
  • Office chairs – There about 20 chairs ranging from $5 to $10 each.
  • IMac shape desks – These have the odd shape with casters on them.
  • Tables – Several different types, styles and sizes from $5 to $10 each.
  • Conference-style chairs – There are 16 matching padded chairs, some without casters.
  • Large blue pots – Two old pots from EHS Atrium at $50 each.
  • Black file cabinet – One four-drawer standard cabinet at $5.
  • Office supplies – Free supplies for campus use including file folders, hanging files, desktop accessories, plastic desktop file holders and three-ring notebooks. Too many items to list them all.

Questions? Contact Dwayne Astleford at dastlefo@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget Monday’s staff lunch luau

April 10th, 2014

Staff: Have you found that muumuu or “Aloha” shirt yet in the back of your closet? Dust it off this weekend because you won’t want to miss the “Let’s Go To The Islands” staff lunch luau this Monday, April 14, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Tasty luau food, entertainment, amazing raffle prizes, fellowship, refreshment and rejuvenation are on the menu for only $3. Block it out on your calendar now, and see you on Monday!

Lost and found tables are coming

April 10th, 2014

Security is hosting the last lost and found tables of the school year in the Bruin Den between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17. Please look around your offices/classrooms and get all the “found” items to security by Wednesday, April 16, so that students and staff will have a last chance to look for their lost items before graduation.

Any items not claimed by their owners by 1:30 p.m. on April 17 will be donated to charitable causes that afternoon.

Thank you,
Security Services

Adolescent development course offered this May

April 9th, 2014

Need a few more credits? Consider taking Psyc 314, Adolescent Development, in May. This course considers the specific biological, social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual changes during this sensitive developmental period. The course will be offered 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday during May term.

Questions? Please contact Sue O’Donnell at sodonnell@georgefox.edu.

Student Surveys – Thank you for participating!

April 9th, 2014

Survey number 1:

This survey is on the ideal body type! Please take my survey!

Ideal Body Shape Survey

Questions? Contact Rachel at rwittreich12@georgefox.edu

Survey number 2:

Do you have opinions about sex and the church? Help us research perceptions of sex and the church for our LACI project.

Sex and the Church Survey

Questions? Contact Drew at dcsmiller@gmail.com

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.