It’s time to show off your cap and gown! Wear your cap and gown to chapel today (Wednesday)!
Meet in the Bauman lobby/Lindgren Gallery at 10:20 a.m. for line-up.
For more information, please contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Today (Wednesday) is our Campus Celebration Chapel from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
We hope to have you join us! This will be our last time together as a community to celebrate this year and congratulate our seniors.
As part of this event, the Undergraduate Teacher & Researcher/Scholar of the Year awards will be announced. Also, Provost Patrick Allen will give an end-of-the-year commissioning charge.
For more information, please contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Just a friendly reminder: All employees, including faculty, staff, and administrators, are responsible for fines on overdue Summit materials per consortia agreement and for replacement costs on books that are lost or damaged.
Thanks for your cooperation; we appreciate you clearing out your fines before the end of the school year.
– Merrill Johnson,
University Librarian
Today (Wednesday) is our Campus Celebration Chapel from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
As part of this event, the Undergraduate Teacher & Researcher/Scholar of the Year awards will be announced. As well, there will be a time for our professional community to gather around our seniors to pray for them. This is a very special time for all of us, so we hope to have you join us!
You have the opportunity to get discounted tickets to Broadway Across America’s performance of Million Dollar Quartet on Wednesday, May 23, in Keller Auditorium.
Million Dollar Quartet is the smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. Click here to watch a video and read more about the show.
Tickets with the George Fox group will be in one of the middle sections of the first balcony and are at the discounted price of $48.
Visit broadway.georgefox.edu to buy your tickets! They will only be available through April 19. Call the Office of University Engagement at 503-554-2134 or e-mail alumni@georgefox.edu with questions.
Staff and students: All items that have been turned in to the lost and found will be on display on Thursday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den.
Any items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes as soon as it is over, so be sure and either stop by the security office before then, or come and look at the tables if you have lost an item this semester.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
The final performances of George Fox theatre’s spring show The Broken are this Thursday through Sunday in Wood-Mar Auditorium! Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The final performance is a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
University employees each get one complimentary ticket for the performance of their choice, and George Fox students each get one complimentary ticket for the Thursday night performance. Comp tickets can be picked up at the box office. Additional tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.
Based on some true stories of missions work in Papua New Guinea, the show showcases the work of 30-plus students as actors, designers, consultants, stage managers and tech crew members under Rhett Luedtke’s direction. For a synopsis of the play, visit this page.
The box office is now located on the first floor of the Stevens Center at the information desk. Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.
In addition to its regular monthly morning meeting on Tuesday, April 24, the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest’s Newberg group will also host a special free-admission business expo at the same location later in the day.
The day starts with Christian speaker and author Bill Perkins speaking at the morning gathering, scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex. Then, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., a “Beat the Recession” business expo, a mixer event open to the public, will take place at the same location. Between 30 to 40 businesses and organizations are expected to participate as exhibitors.
Perkins has conducted business and leadership seminars across the country for companies such as Alaska Airlines and McDonald’s. He has appeared on nationally broadcast radio and television shows, including “The O’Reilly Factor.†He addresses men’s groups around the world and has conducted chapels for major league baseball teams.
Perkins served as a senior pastor for 24 years and is the founder and CEO of Million Mighty Men. He has authored or collaborated on 20 books, including The Jesus Experiment, Six Battles Every Man Must Win, 6 Rules Every Man Must Break, and the bestselling When Good Men Are Tempted.
Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the morning meeting, which is free for Chamber members who R.S.V.P. at cccnw.net. A $5 donation is suggested from non-members and guests who R.S.V.P.
For more information, go to the Chamber’s web site or call 503-928-8354.
Is there someone at George Fox who has made a difference in your academic career? Someone who ignited a spark to make you want to learn or attend class or who has acted as a role model? Take a moment to write an e-mail, e-card, or traditional “thank you†card to that professor (or other person). Try to be specific as you describe how this person has contributed to your life.
Newberg students can stop by the SUB to pick up a blank card. Of course, one can make or buy one’s own card.
Textbook buyback begins on Monday, April 23. Come and see the new BlueZone store in the SUB! Remember to bring in your coupon so you can receive an additional $10 for $50 worth of books sold.
Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget to swing by the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium this afternoon (Wednesday) to wish Lisa McMinn well. Lisa is retiring from George Fox this spring to spend more time on farming and writing projects. Join us from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
You are also invited to a book-signing event Wednesday between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. at Chapters. Lisa and husband Mark will be signing copies of Dirt and the Good Life, a collection of stories from Fern Creek, a five-acre parcel of land where the McMinns use the Community Support Agriculture program to share the fruit of their labor with supporters.
The undergraduate admissions office is selling the mums that were used for Bruin Preview last week. You can purchase them for $2 on the second floor of the Stevens Center.
Questions? Contact Mandee Wilmot at mandee.wilmot@georgefox.edu.
The undergraduate admissions department welcomed Emma Glennen as a visit coordinator this month. Emma, a native of England, moved to the U.S. last year after working two years as an early years/special needs teaching assistant at the Mayflower Community School in Plymouth, UK. Prior to that, she worked as a telephone fundraiser (2007-09) and student ambassador (2008-09) while a student at Royal Holloway University in Surrey, UK. Emma earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Royal Holloway, graduating with honors in 2009. She lives in Salem with her husband, Tom. They have recently starting attending Emmaus Missional Community Church in Salem.
Rob Clarke (Student Financial Services) left the university last week.
The following faculty members are leaving the university to retire or pursue other opportunities: Ron Arnold (Education), Irv Brendlinger (Religious Studies), Mark Carlton (Education), Bob Fisher (Education), Bethany Goldman (Athletic Training), Margi Macy (Education), Lisa McMinn (Sociology), Terah Moore (Education), Sue Newell (Social Work), Devorah Overbay (Nursing), Bruce Shepard (Business), Anne Sjogren (Education), Elizabeth Todd (Communication Arts) and Katy Turpen (Education).
Farewell receptions for Irv Brendlinger, Lisa McMinn and Margi Macy are scheduled this week. The gathering for Lisa will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, and the farewell for Irv is set from 4:15 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 19. Both receptions will be in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. A retirement reception for Margi is set from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Room 117 of the Villa Academic Complex.
Lisa is transitioning out of teaching so she can “take our farming deeper, as well as my writing, speaking, and work with food justice issues,†she says. “We are growing food for 16 families this year, following the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) model that encourages people to make closer links to their food and the farmers who grow it.†She will remain connected to the university as a “writer in residence.â€
Irv, who came to George Fox in 1993 after teaching for a year at the seminary, plans to do more cycling. “I’ve been getting in about 3,000 miles a year, but will increase that,†he says. “In fact, one possible idea, or hope, is to cycle the eastern part of Germany and retrace the Luther sites.†He also hopes to accomplish a few writing projects, particularly a piece connecting Luther and Wesley and another about his own life experiences and observations.
Margi plans to do more bird watching, playing with grandchildren, traveling, and “generally being useful where needed,†she says.
Michael MacLeod (Political Science) gave two paper presentations – “How Corporations Get Religion: Faith-Based Activism in the Global Political Economy†and “Financial Activism and Environmental Governance†– and chaired a panel at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, held in San Diego, April 1-4.
This week marks the release of the book Dirt and the Good Life, coauthored by Mark (Graduate Psychology) and Lisa McMinn (Sociology). The authors will be in Chapters for a book signing this Wednesday, April 18, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. A reading will commence at 8 p.m. The book is a collection of stories from Fern Creek, a five-acre parcel of land where the McMinns use the Community Support Agriculture program to share the fruit of their labor with supporters.
Sarah Gibson (Cinema and Media Communication) worked on the film Blue Like Jazz as the assistant to the director in Portland. The film, which opened nationwide April 13, is based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller. In addition, Sarah presented a paper last month at the Southern Academy of Legal Studies convention in San Antonio, Texas. The paper, “Snyder v. Phelps: The First Amendment vs. Outrageous Speech,†looks at the recent Supreme Court case against Westboro Baptist.
Ed Higgins (English) published a parody haiku of an 18th-century haiku master, Kobayashi Issa. Entitled “Old Issa,†it appeared in the April 1 issue of the New York-based literary journal Parody Poetry Journal. In addition, Ed’s poem “The Threat of Distance†appears in the April 2012 issue of Blue Print Review, a Germany-based online art and literary journal. Ed’s poem is illustrated with a photo-image of “Durch die Maisfelder†(“Through the Maise Fieldsâ€), by Inge Flessa-Glauner.
Theresa Schierman (Student Financial Services) and Gina Braden (Library) were named employees of the month for March and April, respectively.
April 17 Eilene Newman
April 18 Judy Deale
April 20 Tammy O’Doherty
April 22 Tony Pruitt, Jeff VandenHoek
April 25 Terri Beecroft, Mark Ocker, Valerie Sherwood, Richard Silver
April 26 Dana Ferrin
April 27 Pat Vandehey
April 28 Cora Templeton
April 29 Jeff Woods
The university’s Symphonic Band, Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale will perform at the annual spring concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20, in Bauman Auditorium.
Students and employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket that can be picked up at the box office on the first floor of the Stevens Center. Additional tickets are available for purchase at music.georgefox.edu.
The evening begins with the Symphonic Band’s performance of David Maslanka’s Symphony No. 4 for Symphonic Wind Ensemble. After an intermission, the Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale will sing Joseph Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis ‘Nelsonmesse’ (Mass in Troubled Times). Featured on the Haydn piece will be Maggie Daane (soprano), Cynthia McGladrey (alto), Matt Dolphin (tenor) and Matthew Hayward (bass).
The band will perform under the direction of Pat Vandehey, while the choir and women’s chorale will sing under the direction of Loren Wenz.
Questions? Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 or dhawblit@georgefox.edu.
For all who are serving over the summer, whether overseas or stateside, come join others who are also serving. We will be hosting a missions commissioning dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the Cap and Gown Room.
The evening will give us a chance to have dinner, learn about one another’s adventures, and pray for all of the adventures that lie ahead. We look forward to hearing from you and learning about all that the Lord has in store.
If you’re interested in attending or have more questions, feel free to e-mail Pieper Wise at missionsatgfu@gmail.com.
The IRS extended the deadline for tax submission to midnight Tuesday, April 17. The cut-off time at the GFU Mail Services is 2:15 p.m., to have them postmarked for that day. Please do not drop taxes in the “drop off†boxes on Tuesday. Please hand deliver them to a mail service clerk at our customer service window located in the North Street Annex.
The Newberg Post Office is open until 5 p.m. Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
Three farewell receptions are scheduled for faculty members this week:
George Fox is offering 15 online summer courses May 26 through July 27.
Take a look at the Summer Online 2012 Course Descriptions
Want more information? Check out Summer Online Student Preparation for more details. Also, feel free to check out the Top Reasons for Taking an Online Course this summer.
Hope you can join us!
