Seniors: Your best resource for commencement information is available at this link. Tickets will be mailed to your campus box in April (6 for Miller and 6 for Bauman). Please share this information and website with your parents! Thanks!
The Psychology / Sociology Dept. is pleased to invite you to our annual Valentine’s Day cookie decorating.
Come join the yummy and creative fun in the Cap and Gown today between Noon and 1:00 pm Thursday Feb. 14 to decorate a Valentine cookie, for you, for a friend or just for fun.
Don’t forget to support our theatre department by attending our winter production, Mrs. Packard. The show runs Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 14-16, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.
All George Fox students may receive a complimentary ticket for tonight’s (Thursday’s) evening performance. All faculty and staff are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show. Tickets are available for pick-up in the Box Office located in the Pennington House. Box Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.
To read a synopsis of the play, click here.
Saturday, Feb. 16, noon – Men’s tennis vs. Whitworth (George Fox’s campus courts)
Saturday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Puget Sound (George Fox’s campus courts)
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926, or visit the athletics website at gfubruins.com.
The Master of Arts in Teaching program now offers a Special Education endorsement along with the MAT degree! Please contact Admissions Counselor Beth Molzahn (503-554-2264 or bmolzahn@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The Romania/Moldova Summer Serve Team will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale today (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den.
Come support our summer serve team and help us reach out to people in Romania and Moldova this summer by buying goodies for yourself and others!
Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. This Friday, Feb. 15, the Academic Resource Center is hosting a session, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” that will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.
The session will be presented by Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Jane Scott, public services librarian. Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 102.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Corina Burke has joined the Career Services staff through April as a professional career assistant. She is an alumna of the university, with a degree in cinema and media communication, and comes with varied and applicable experience.
As you see her on campus, know she is one of the faces of the Career Center in Stevens.
Do you love students? Do you have a passion for seeing students grow? Do you long to be challenged in a brand new way?
Whether you have been to a Worldview Academy camp before or not, this is a tremendous opportunity for you to serve students all across the country. Â There will be a recruiter from Worldview Academy in the Student Union Building from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Thursday).
Contact Career Services for more information.
Looking for something adventurous to do over spring break? Look no further: Spring Serve is here! This semester, serve trips are being sent to locations in Oregon, Washington, Utah and California. These trips are beautiful opportunities to put your love for others into action. DON’T MISS OUT!
Applications are DUE this Friday, Feb. 15. Serve trips will be leaving March 23 and returning March 30. Link to the application can be found here.
Any questions? Feel free to e-mail Kyle Webster at Kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Kaylena Charpentier at kcharpentier10@georgefox.edu.
Current students who would like to be considered for approval to live off-campus prior to Housing Selection need to submit a Residency Exemption Request before 5 p.m. on March 1, 2013. Please note that requests submitted after that date will be reviewed at the end of each month beginning in April. The last day to submit an Exemption Request for Fall 2013 is May 31, 2013. Requests submitted after that time will not be considered.
The deadline to submit an off-campus request for extreme financial hardship is Friday, May 31. Requests based on finances should be presented to Student Financial Services.
Students who are placed in housing and eligible to live off-campus have until Wednesday, July 31, to notify the housing department of their intent to live off-campus.
Questions? Please contact housing@georgefox.edu or refer to the Housing and Residence Life website for additional information.
All are invited to the fourth installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Feb. 18, in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”
Monday’s session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Terrence Steele, a sociology professor at George Fox. He will present “The Changing State of the Union: How the Emerging Culture is Influencing American Culture,” in which he will explore the changes in social norms and institutions due to the shift from Modern American culture to the Emerging Culture, with attention to areas such as religion and church, education, politics and business.
The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Yesterday our newest Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) was installed in the Le Shana lobby. That brings to five the mounted AEDs on campus (second floor of EHS, SUB, main floor Murchison, in the physical therapy department of VAC and in the Le Shana lobby.) Two were provided by students, one by the Parents’ Council, one by PT and one by athletics.
If you hear a sustained alarm coming from an open case, please call 911. The cases are not hardwired into our emergency systems.
One of the local fire chiefs we work with made the following comment:
“Oregon has an AED law in effect. The law lists organizations/agencies that are exempt. Interestingly enough, I have noticed it has been the ‘exempt’ organizations, like GFU, that are setting the best example of the importance of AEDs for public access. You all are doing an awesome job!â€
Take 15 minutes to let your voice be heard …
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) will be asking you to participate in a survey to understand and improve the student learning experience at George Fox University. When you receive the invitation in your e-mail, please fill out the survey and let your voice be heard.
All students who complete the survey will be entered in a drawing for one of three $25 Amazon gift cards.
Questions about the survey can be directed to Dr. Karen Buchanan, kbuchana@georgefox.edu.
Join us in prayer for our campus and our community. We will meet on the quad outside of the Bruin Den for a Newberg Prayer Walk during chapel hour (10:40 to 11:30 a.m.) this Friday, Feb. 15.
Questions? Contact Mary Owen (mowen10@gerogefox.edu).
In honor of Black History Month, we would like to offer the opportunity to go to the final segment in the series entitled, “Love, Literature, and a Black Man’s Escape from the Crowd” with guest speaker and author Thomas Chatterton Williams on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Williams is a writer for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic, and author of Losing My Cool.
There are a limited number of spots available in the George Fox van. So, if YOU would like to attend this event, please come to the student life office on the third floor of Stevens and sign up.
We will be taking one van, and leaving the Stevens parking lot at 5:20 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me, Amber Nelson, at nelsona@georgefox.edu
Were you wondering why GFU has not been receiving The NYTimes or USA today? ASC Apologizes.
There was some miscommunication with our distributor, but it has been taken care of. Thank you to all who expressed concern. The papers are now back!
To all pre-nursing students planning on applying to the nursing program this Spring:
The Nursing Department is hosting an Application Info Night at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 13. Carla Hagen, the department director, will be there to discuss the application process and answer any questions you may have.  We will be meeting in Hoover 105.  See you there!
Staff: Check your box or desk today for a special treat from your Staff Development Committee in appreciation of your faithful service to the community of George Fox University.
This treat was purchased from a senior capstone business called Sweet Freedom. This business exists to raise awareness and financial support for the fight against sex trafficking in Portland through the selling of gourmet chocolates and sweets.
If you are interested in furthering this cause or supporting this business, you can purchase Sweet Freedom treats at the Bruin Den.
We still have spots available on Saturday, Feb. 23, to serve the employees of George Fox in whatever way they need! Housekeeping, yard work, unfinished projects, babysitting: our group is willing to do it all to help fund-raise for our Summer Serve trip to Swaziland.
If you’re interested, please contact us by e-mail at hoeckerk10@georgefox.edu and we’ll get you signed up.
Thanks!
