All Newberg, Portland, Salem and Redmond offices will be closed this Friday, March 28, for the spring break holiday. The Newberg and Portland libraries and bookstores will be closed as well.
Today is a big day for George Fox University as we proudly launch season-ticket availability for our inaugural season of Bruin football to a select group of individuals. For the next seven days, all university employees and alumni will have early access to season tickets before they are released to the general public on March 31.
Some details you should know:
If you are interested in purchasing season tickets, visit the Vendini website. To learn more about season-ticket pricing, our football program and Bruin athletics, please visit our athletics website and follow our teams on Facebook. To have your questions answered, please email our director of sports marketing, Sarah Reid.
Plant Services is hosting a sale of furniture and other miscellaneous items – and will have some office supplies for free – today (Monday) 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:
Questions? Contact Dwayne Astleford at dastlefo@georgefox.edu.
Mail Services and Print Services will be open over spring break during normal hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Thursday. Both offices will be closed on Friday, March 28, for the university’s spring break holiday.
Mail Services will hold all incoming mail and packages until you return from spring break.
Have a great spring break!
– Mail Services & Print Services
The university wishes to extend well wishes to Brian Gardner, who has accepted the position of vice president for university advancement at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. His last day with George Fox is today (Friday).
Indiana Wesleyan is a fellow member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). Reporting to the CEO of residential education, Brian will oversee the university advancement division, work closely with President David Wright (a George Fox alumnus), and serve on the President’s Executive Council.
Brian has been a valued member of the George Fox advancement team the past two years. Please be sure to wish this George Fox alumnus success in his new role and school.
Three staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:
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.
R.V. Kuhns & Associates Inc. (RVK) would like to invite finance and economics students to a presentation introducing their firm and the investment consulting industry.
The University Visit Day will take place on Friday, April 4, from 1 to 5 p.m. Please register and submit a resume in Bruin Careers by Wednesday, April 2.
Questions? Stop by the IDEA Center on first floor of the Stevens Center or call 503-554-2330.
All are invited to join us for International Chapel today (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House.
This week, Polly Peterson will lead us through a Lectio Divina experience. Lectio Divina is a traditional practice of Scripture reading, meditation and prayer. Polly teaches writing classes and has worked in the English Language Institute here at George Fox.
International chapel is designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian. It is eligible for chapel elective credit.
Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.
The votes are in and your 2014-15 Central Committee has been decided …
ASC President & Executive Vice President Elect: Jake Vanier & Madison Tarpley
ASC Vice President Elect of Marketing + Communication: Josiah Nuzum
ASC Vice President Elect of Finance: Tausha Rene
ASC Vice President Elect of Activities + Programs: Moriah Kimmer
ASC Vice President Elect of Representation: Mitzi Martinez
Coming spring 2015, the music department will be offering a course on the History of Rock & Roll! It will cover everything from Elvis Presley to The Beatles to Green Day to Beyoncé. Course number is MUSI 285-B (Class Number 3747).
Questions? Please contact Sophia Tegart at stegart@georgefox.edu.
The Housing Selection Form will only be accessible through today (Friday, March 21). Please make sure to complete this if you would like to be considered as part of the selection process.
To complete the form you will need to login with your MyGFU username and password. This will give you access to a housing code that you can share with the rest of your group. One person from each group will then fill out the remainder of the form with the housing codes for the entire group. Once you have entered and confirmed your roommate choices you will be asked to rank the order of your housing preferences.
If you do not have a group, you can participate in housing selection as an individual. In this case, we will look at placing you with others who have an opening in their living area. Please note that placing individuals often takes longer, as we need to place groups in housing first. This means you may not know your housing assignment until later in April or May.
For additional information about housing selection please refer to the Residence Life website. If you have questions, please stop by or call the Student Life Office (ext. 2310) or email housing@georgefox.edu.
Announcing Kerygma, a worship ensemble under the direction of the university’s performing arts department. All George Fox students are welcome to audition. Kerygma will be responsible for leading the a.m. chapel services for the 2014-15 academic year.
Applications for leaders, leader apprentices and team members are located on the second floor of the Ross building outside the music department office. Please fill out an application and sign up for an audition slot posted on the department office door. Auditions are being held March 31-April 2.
This is an auditioned performing arts group under the class heading MUSI 285, which can be taken for 1 or 0 credits. If you have questions, email Robert Gaither at rgaither@georgefox.edu.
Guitar classes and private lessons are offered for fall 2014. Sign up and add some fun to your schedule!
The Beginning Guitar Class (Intro/Basic) is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn to play rock, worship and popular songs while learning strumming patterns and chord progressions. No experience is necessary. MUSI 250-A (Tuesdays/Thursdays, noon-12:50 p.m).
Worship Guitar: Acoustic & Electric Skills (Intermediate/Advanced) is geared toward those who want to refine their guitar skills in leading worship. Topics covered include: advanced barred chords, modes, strumming and finger-picking patterns, tone and gear, arranging music and fretboard knowledge. Those who enroll should have taken Beginning Guitar Class or have the instructor’s permission. MUSI 285-A (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:50-3:40 p.m.).
Private guitar lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level! One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. Work on music that you really want to play: rock, blues, worship, jazz, classical, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT
E-mail Dave Iula for more info at daveiula1@gmail.com.
Team Kamosa from the Entrepreneurship 300 class will be selling $2 chicken tamales during lunch on Friday, April 4, in the Bruin Den. The will be on sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
They sell quickly! Save yourself the stress and pre-order before spring break by emailing teamkamosa@gmail.com.
Please help us meet our group goal by purchasing some delicious tamales!
Saturday, March 22, noon – Baseball vs. Whitman, DH (Morse Field Complex)
Sunday, March 23, noon – Baseball vs. Whitman (Morse Field Complex)
Tuesday, March 25, 3 p.m. – Women’s lacrosse vs. Colorado Mesa (Austin Sports Complex)
Thursday, March 27, noon – Softball vs. Lewis & Clark, DH (Morse Field Complex)
The upcoming softball games are make-ups of games that were rained out on March 9.
For more information, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
Don’t forget to join us for an all-employee meeting this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!
Our theme this month is “Spring.” The menu will include strawberry streusel bars, asparagus and Parmesan puffs, and strawberry lemonade.
At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 160.
All interested employees are invited to follow-up conversations regarding the Gender Culture Survey. If you would like to discuss the survey and the recommendations, or have questions and comments, please join Sarah Baldwin and other members of the Gender Culture Survey Task Force on Thursday, April 3, at one of these times:
Questions? Contact Sierra Neiman at sneiman@georgefox.edu.
Brad Neary, director of the Saint John’s Bible Heritage Program, will display Volume 6 (the Gospels and Acts) on the Newberg campus today (Thursday) in Hoover 250 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Come and take a look at this historic project (the first of its kind for more than 500 years), which combines the biblical text with contemporary art and amazing calligraphy as part of a historic, international endeavor.
You can read more about the project at this link. Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget about Shalom tonight (Thursday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room! This week, we’ll be asking the question, “What does shalom look like in diverse communities?” Students who attended this year’s Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) will lead us in reflection over diversity in Christian settings.
Students, chapel elective credit is available for this event.
Looking for a way to be involved in the spring theatrical production, The Game’s Afoot? Consider being an usher! It’s a great way to support the production, and you might be able to see it for free (if you usher twice, it’s a guarantee)!
Here are the performance dates. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, April 13, matinee (2 p.m.):
Dress code for ushers is black and white, and you will need to show up an hour and a half before the show starts.
If you are interested or have questions, please email Emily Lund at elund12@georgefox.edu.
