Binding Prayer is happening all this week, Nov. 5-9! The International Justice Mission club will be handing out cord bracelets in the Bruin Den every day at lunch as a reminder to pray for those in bondage today.
For more info, contact Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget tonight’s (Monday’s) “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series featuring Patrick and Becky Ray in Hoover 105.
The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features the Rays, who lived in Jordan for several years. They will share their experiences of immersion within a Muslim society and their thoughts on the intersection of Christianity and Islam.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
The deadline for ballots at the George Fox drop site is Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 4:30 p.m. Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service.
We accept any Oregon ballot (any county) and no postage is necessary. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.
Thanks,
Mail Services
The band Lady Danville will be playing a free concert on campus on Saturday, Nov. 10! Join us in Bauman Auditorium at 8 p.m.!
Questions? Contact Marissa Blankenship at mblankenship10@georgefox.edu.
The debates have come to an end and now it is time to elect our new head of state! Come watch a live streaming of the election results amongst peers and faculty members. There will be snacks, soda and good community!
Questions? Contact Dyvisha Gordon at dgordon11@georgefox.edu.
All U.S. military veterans are invited to a gathering from 3:40 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Stevens 101. Meet other veterans and discuss experiences as a veteran at George Fox University. You’ll also hear about services on campus, and share ideas for supporting veterans in our university community.
Click this link to R.S.V.P. so we can plan appropriately for snacks and refreshments. Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Bring your lunch and be treated to a piece of pumpkin pie today (Monday) as you listen to the staff from Mail and Print Services talk about their departments. This event will provide helpful information on saving money, time and energy with your print jobs and mailing needs.
This event is part of the “Let’s Work Together†series sponsored by the Staff Development Committee. Come join us and take part in the door prize drawing! This event is in the Cap and Gown Room from noon to 1 p.m.
– Mail & Print staff
Interested in auditioning for the GFU Dance Company? We are a jazz/lyrical dance group that meets one to two times a week for a time of dance, prayer and fellowship.
Come see us perform during chapel today (Monday)! Auditions are on Sunday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wheeler dance studio.
Applications are available for pick-up on Sunday, Nov. 11, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wheeler studio.
Associate Pastor of Ministry and Service, Rusty St. Cyr will be speaking in chapel on Monday November 5.
Many thanks to everyone who recently supported the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society’s annual “Light The Night” event this past month. Through your generosity we were able to donate from George Fox more than $1,700 toward blood cancer research and, region-wide, Bon Appetit was able to donate over $10,000.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible.
Denny Lawrence (Bon Appetit)
If you are finishing your degree this semester and have taken a Federal Stafford Loan and/or Federal Teach Grant during your time here at Fox, you are required to complete Exit Counseling. If you have not already done so, You can take care of this right away to avoid any last-minute rush before graduation.
Please have your FAFSA PIN # ready and go to nslds.ed.gov and complete one or both of the exit counseling sessions there. Student Financial Services will receive a confirmation that you’ve completed it.
Thank you!
Student Financial Services
IT is offering an instructional workshop on Using Google Drive at the Portland Center. Join us Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Portland Center’s Room 210.
View the schedule and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu.
IT is offering three instructional workshops:
View the schedule and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu.
All George Fox employees can purchase Entertainment® 2013 Books at a discounted employee price of $20 (retail $35). Enjoy a free download of the Entertainment® Membership Coupon App to your smart phone with each edition, allowing you to redeem coupons from your phone rather than your book.
Choose your book – either Portland or Greater Oregon – and purchase it at the Information Services Desk in the Stevens Center. Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.
Employees, please encourage your students who are graduating this December to attend the Exodus Fair. Here are the details:
Exodus Fair for fall grads is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Stevens Center Atrium. You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more! Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate! We hope to see you there!
Note: The Exodus Fair for those students graduating in May 2013 will be in March.
For more information, please contact Aleida Polanco at apolanco@georgefox.edu.
This position, reporting to Director of Nursing Carla Hagen, is currently open only to internal applicants (employees). Temporary employees may also apply, but external applications are not being accepted.
If you would like a copy of the job description, please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu. To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources no later than Thursday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. The link to the transfer request form can be found here.
If you are graduating this December, stop by the Exodus Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Stevens Center Atrium.
You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more! Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate! We hope to see you there!
(For those students graduating in May 2013, please note your Exodus Fair will be in March.)
For more information, please contact Aleida Polanco at apolanco@georgefox.edu.
It’s not too early to start thinking about spring! Please check your Spring 2013 FoxTALE sites. Your Spring 2013 sites start empty but may already have content if you requested that IT move it.
You are invited to attend “Faith, Sexuality and Identity – a Conversation,” scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Hoover 105.
This event, hosted by the Office of Student Life and the Human Sexuality Discussion Group, will be moderated by Phil Smith, chair of the university’s Department of Religious Studies. Panelists will be: Gerry Breshears, pastor and professor at Western Seminary; Darleen Ortega, Oregon Court of Appeals judge; Erica Tan, psychologist and George Fox adjunct faculty member; and Nathan Meckley, pastor at Metropolitan Community Church.
Viewpoints expressed may not reflect the official university stance on LGBTQ issues, which can be found at georgefox.edu/lgbtq.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
Need a resume? Want a cover letter? Feel like you should brush up on those interview skills? As a student at George Fox, you can take advantage of the OptimalResume online career services suite.
OptimalResume can help you take care of all of these things and more. This easy-to-use online software allows you to quickly and effortlessly create essential professional documents such as resumes and cover letters, as well as investigate crucial job-related skills such as the practice interview or skills assessment. You can even send your results directly to your career center staff for online for review and comments!
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