All are invited to join us for a Slam Poetry Night on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room as part of Latino Heritage Month. Come support performers as they share their stories of belonging, culture and identity (all cultures are welcome to share!).
Contact Julio Bautista at jbautista11@georgefox.edu for more information. The event is sponsored by the inclusion and student leadership department.
Have you marked your calendar for Slam Poetry Night? Slam Poetry Night will take place from 9 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, in the Cap and Gown Room as part of Latino Heritage Month.
Come support your fellow classmates as they share their stories of belonging, culture and identity (all cultures are welcome to share!).
Contact Julio Bautista at jbautista11@georgefox.edu. Sponsored by the inclusion and student leadership department.
Know of students who are stressed out because they don’t know APA style for citations? A workshop this Friday, Sept. 28, is for them. Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style.
Please encourage students to join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Stressed out because you don’t know APA style for citations? A workshop this Friday, Sept. 28, is for you. Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style.
Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.
The Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be performing in Bauman Auditorium this Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance and can be obtained at the Chapters coffee shop in Newberg.
Are you a woman? Would you like to be a part of an Abide small group? Are you interested in tackling tough subjects such as sexuality and relationships? If you said yes to one or more of these questions … come to Abide this Thursday!
Abide will be meeting every Thursday night until Oct. 11 in the Greenroom at 7:30 p.m.! Jere Witherspoon will be speaking about relationships and sexual wholeness. There will be a time of worship, prayer and discussion.
Applications to be in an Abide small group will be due on Oct. 11. Come to the meeting for more information about the small groups or e-mail Trisha Elizarde at telizarde10@georgefox.edu for an application.
Thank you to everyone who came to Abide’s Women’s Ministry night! Hope to see you on Thursday!
Need to send out a student survey? The following guidelines have been established for the distribution of student surveys. Faculty members are encouraged to help facilitate this process.
Please follow these guidelines when submitting student surveys for mass distribution. Send your surveys to Jere Witherspoon in the student life office. Your approved survey request should include all of the following:
An e-mail with all submitted surveys will be sent to all students once a week (on Wednesdays). An identical e-nnouncement will be submitted at the same time to student e-nnouncements. The following disclaimer will be attached to the e-mail and the e-nnouncement:
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.
Please contact Jere Witherspoon if you have any questions about this process.
Are you thinking of applying to be an RA, Peer Advisor, run for ASC office next year or any other student leadership position on campus? If so, we highly recommend that you take LEAD 360 in the spring.
This course is designed to give you the basic skills you will need to hold any leadership position on campus.
If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact Joel Pérez at jperez@georgefox.edu.
What is Abide?
Abide is a women’s club on campus that is for anyone who desires to be a part of a committed community. Small groups will have their own specific focus, anywhere from relationship issues to self-image.
The first small group will start Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenroom, located on the left side of Bauman Auditorium.
Applications are available in the Student Life Office or will be available on Thursday night at the event. These applications are due Oct. 11.
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For more information, contact Izzy Freeman or Trisha Elizarde.
Sara Sundquist joins the university as a payroll specialist I in human resources. For the past five years she’s worked as a medical assistant for the university’s Health and Counseling Center. Previously, she gained HR experience as an HR assistant and receptionist for OrCAD, Inc., of Beaverton from 1994 to 1997. Sara earned a bachelor’s degree in education/psychology from Seattle Pacific University in 1989. She lives in Newberg with her husband, Mark, and two children, Jake and Katie. She attends Newberg Foursquare Church.
The student financial services office welcomes Johanna Schweitzer as a student financial services specialist II. An alumna of George Fox, she worked as an office assistant in the SFS office from 2007 through her graduation in 2011, when she earned her bachelor’s degrees in both history and English. Since then, she has earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from George Fox. In addition to her work-study position as an undergraduate student, Johanna was also a peer advisor and orientation leader. She lives in Clackamas with her parents and attends Sunnyside Church.
Karen Rathkey (HR) left the university in early September to spend more time being a grandma.
Bonnie Nakashimada (ADP Admissions/Director of Regional Sites) left the university in mid-September because her position was eliminated.
Larry Osborn (Plant Services) is leaving George Fox this week after 22 years at the university. A farewell reception for him is scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Cap and Gown Room.
Cary (Marketing Communications) and Kayin (Spiritual Life) Griffith welcomed their first child, Anaya Rae, on Sept. 13. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She was born at Providence Newberg Medical Center.
On Sept. 13, Clint (Center for Peace and Justice/Center for Global Studies) and Sarah (Spiritual Life) Baldwin welcomed their second child, Kairos (“Kaiâ€) Zachariah Thomas Baldwin. Born at Sunnyside Hospital in Clackamas, he weighed 9 pounds and was 22 inches long. He joins an older sister, Madeline (12).
Marc Shelton (Education) was elected president-elect of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) for the 2013-14 academic year. He will serve as the organization’s president during 2013-14 and as past president in 2014-15. Established in 1947, NCPEA is the oldest organization in the U.S. representing professors of educational administration.
Ron Mock (Politics and Peace Studies) was featured on a podcast posted Sept. 17 on the “Research on Religion†site. In it, he talks about peacemaking and pacifism in relation to the Middle East and terrorism, among other topics. In addition, Ron wrote a piece on fantasy baseball recently for the Statesman Journal’s “My Passion” guest column.
Paul Otto (History) published “Wampum†in the Encyclopedia of Native American History, edited by Peter C. Mancall and published by Facts on File.
Sept. 25 Debbie Berho, Eric Mortinson, Darla Norgren, Marc Shelton
Sept. 29 Robert Bredemeier
Sept. 30 Terry Huffman, Laurie Lorenzen
Oct. 1 Anna Berardi, Paul Chamberlain
Oct. 3 Sarita Gallagher
Oct. 5 Larry Osborn, Vangie Pattison
Oct. 6 Steve Gilday, Judy Keeney
Oct. 7 Cindy Howard
Oct. 8 Kristi Hagen
Career Services is hosting the annual Internship Fair from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the EHS atrium.
View a complete list of employers in Bruin Careers here!
Questions? Contact Career Services at 503-554-2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.
REGISTER TO VOTE for this year’s 2012 elections.
“Rock the Vote” and ASC will be hosting voter registration during lunch hours on Sept. 26, 28 and Oct. 1, 3.
For more information, please contact Jessica Stanton at jstanton10@georgefox.edu
The Staff Development Committee announces the “Let’s Work Together†series, featuring a different university department each session. In a brown-bag lunch setting, you’ll receive a fun and interactive presentation from the highlighted department addressing what they do, what they can do for us, and what we can do for them.
The IT department will be the first to present on Monday, Oct. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Submit questions for IT here – Newberg LWT Questions – no later than Thursday, Sept. 27. Don’t miss out on this time of community, learning, fun, and of course SWAG (Stuff We All Get).
Watch your E-nnouncements for more information and reminders about this great series! Hope to see you Oct. 1.
Questions about the series itself? Contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.
IT is offering two instructional workshops on Google Drive/Docs and Google+ with Hangouts at its Newberg campus.
View the schedule and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu.
The first faculty “Coffee & Conversation” of the fall is titled “EVIL-MAIL: Confronting the Menace That Ate Your Day!” Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 28, in the Executive Dining Room.
“Coffee & Conversation” sessions address “burrs under the saddle†– those persistent, annoying problems and challenges that seem to come with the work but drain an inordinate amount of time and energy. E-mail certainly fits the bill. What are the guild secrets someone is keeping from you? Who has solved this problem or at least found ways to shrink the negative impact?
Questions? Contact Gary Sehorn at gsehorn@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox Auxiliary is hosting a luncheon at noon on Friday, Oct. 5, in the Cap and Gown Room. The event will feature a presentation by members of those who went on the June Serve trip to Romania.
The cost is $8 per person and all are welcome to attend. Please R.S.V.P. to Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314 by Tuesday, Oct. 2, if you will be attending.
Tonight (Monday), all George Fox women – which includes administration, faculty and staff as well as the spouses of employees – are invited to president and Ruth Baker’s home at 402 S. College St., for a gathering from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Â
Please come with a salad to share.* This is a great opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with friends. If you have questions, feel free to contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.
*If you are new this year, please just come as our guest.
