Are you interested in mentoring a Newberg high school youth? Contact Violet Read for an application at vread05@georgefox.edu or stop by the Student Life office.
Applications are due Friday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m.
Medical Teams will soon be holding its annual fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 22.Â
They transform their Tigard warehouse into a gala hall and invite more than 600 guests for the Great Adventure ’11 Dinner and Auction. They are looking to recruit 10 or more George Fox students to volunteer from 6-8:30 p.m. the night of the auction.
Please e-mail Karrie Hamilton if interested:
khamilton@medicalteams.org
medicalteams.org
The semester’s first issue of The Crescent is out! Check your mailbox or the Bruin Den for a copy.
For those applying to study for a semester off-campus during the 2012-2013 academic year, there is a revised application now available as of Oct. 3. This will replace the application which has been previously handed out by the Center for Global Studies at its office and at information meetings this year.
Please be advised: The only changes are on the “Health and Counseling” portion of the application form.
The revised application is available for download online at this link.
Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at mnewell@georgefox.edu.
Kim Rautenberg joined the university in late September as a payroll specialist in the human resources department. For more than 14 years, beginning in 1996, she worked as a payroll specialist, bookkeeper and administrative assistant for Atlas Electrical Contractors of Milwaukie, Ore. Prior to that, she was a payroll specialist for the Shari’s Management Corporation of Beaverton. Kim earned an associate’s degree in office administration from Clackamas Community College. She lives in Gladstone and has an adult daughter and 5-year-old son. Kim is an avid soccer player and also coaches the sport year-round. She attends Oregon City Evangelical Church.
Brooke McGillivray (Human Resources) retired from the university in September.
Nate Forbes left the university on Sept. 30 after serving as day camp manager at Tilikum the past four years. He said he is “feeling called to take a sabbatical of sorts from vocational ministry†and hopes to stay involved in the George Fox/Tilikum community.
Mandria Montplaisir has transitioned from being the director of research and acquisitions to the director of annual giving.
Bryan Boyd (Performing Arts) designed scenery for the play God of Carnage at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland. The 2009 Tony winner for Best Play tells the story of two sets of parents who meet to discuss a bullying incident in what they hoped would be a “civilized manner.†As the evening wears on that intent goes awry, and the play turns ferociously hilarious, shocking and disturbing, as the parents battle for ethical superiority. The show runs through Oct. 16.
Charles Choi (Communication Arts) won the 2011 National Communication Association’s Communication and Aging Division Dissertation Award for his paper, “Young Adults’ Perceptions of Communication with Targets across the Lifespan: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between the U.S. and Mongolia.” Choi’s study examined the perceptions of Mongolian and American young adults regarding prior experiences of intergenerational communication. With overall communication satisfaction in mind, the cross-cultural comparison looked specifically at the reports of age stereotypes, norms of respect, and beliefs about intra- and intergenerational communication.
Tom Head (Economics & International Studies) served as a speaker at two Portland events in September. On Sept. 13, he spoke on “Envisioning a Moral Economy†as part of the Pendle Hill Author Series at the Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse. He also gave a panel presentation at Bread for the World’s Sept. 17 conference on “Hunger and the Budget Crisis: A Faith-based Call to Action,†held at the Mercy Corps Global Headquarters in Portland. He also offered the kick-off lecture, “Who’s Who in the Majority World,†for the Liberal Arts & Critical Issues fall lecture series, “The Majority World and the West,†in Newberg on Sept. 5.
Bonnie Jerke and Angela Doty (Career Services) each attended a professional conference in Texas this summer. Bonnie attended the National Association of Colleges and Employers Conference in Dallas, and Angela attended the National Career Development Association Conference in San Antonio. Both earned continuing education units toward their professional credentials.
In related news, the Career Services office hosted a meeting of the Oregon Liberal Arts Placement Consortium, composed of career officers from nine small colleges and universities in Oregon, on Sept. 27. The meeting was the first of the year for planning the First Avenue Fair, scheduled for March 2, 2012, at the University of Portland Chiles Center. More than 100 recruiters will be present at the fair to meet with the consortium’s combined student participants (olapcfirstavenue.org).
Oct. 5 Larry Osborn, Vangie Pattison
Oct. 6 Steve Gilday, Judy Keeney
Oct. 7 Cindy Howard
Oct. 8 Kristi Hagen
Oct. 9 Sheila Abercrombie, Brian Doak, Ben Kulpa
Oct. 10 Rob Felton, Jim Smart
Oct. 12 Becky Greenwood
Oct. 13 Andrea Heath, Jason Schwanz, Kathy Weiss
Oct. 15 Debra Espinor, Gina Worley
Oct. 16 Clint Baldwin, David Collett, Richard Shaw
Editor’s Note: Have e-Colleague news to share? E-mail it to Sean Patterson at spatterson@georgefox.edu.
All George Fox employees and students may receive one complimentary ticket to the homecoming theater performance, The Acts, taking place at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7-8, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
Complimentary tickets are available all week between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center.
The Acts is an original one-man play featuring alumnus Rich Swingle (’91), who brings to life the miracles and wonder of the first-century church as God’s Spirit empowers his people. Featuring scenes from the lives of Paul, Peter and many other characters, The Acts is an inspiring reminder of God’s work to establish his church.
Additional ticket information can be found at this link.
Do you have a heart for people with special needs? If so, come hear about you can get involved with Young Life Capernaum this Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in EHS 102.
Capernaum is an Christian outreach for students, ages 12-21, with disabilities. For more information, please contact Blake Shelley at blake@or31.younglife.org.
Are you interested in mentoring a Newberg high school youth? Contact Violet Read for an application at vread05@georgefox.edu or stop by the student life office.
Applications are due Friday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m.
Passionate about the homeless? Looking for an opportunity to serve? Urban Services is looking for a co-coordinator for Saturdays to Salem!
Applications are located in the Bruin Den outside the ASC offices and are due by Friday, Oct. 7.
Questions? Contact Heather at hmabry07@georgefox.edu.
Think of a time you received meaningful recognition for your work at George Fox. How was recognition given or appreciation expressed? How would you like a supervisor, chair, or administrator to show appreciation for your work at George Fox?
To respond to these questions, go to a two-item survey on the Employee Council site or e-mail employeecouncil@georgefox.edu. We will encourage supervisors, chairs, and others to give recognition to employees in ways that you have suggested. The site also allows you to see meeting minutes, make a proposal, or learn more about the Employee Council.
E-mail employeecouncil@georgefox.edu if you have questions or comments.
Have students who are struggling with tests? Rick Muthiah, dean of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving learning and test performance this Friday, Oct. 7, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125.
If you have students you think might benefit, please encourage them to attend. Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu for more information.
Do tests drive you crazy? You read the book, did the assignments, studied the night before, and still didn’t do as well as you wanted on your test. What else can you do?
Rick Muthiah, dean of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving learning and test performance. The session will be held in EHS 125 on Friday, Oct. 7, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.
Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu for more information.
This is a reminder about the Staff Development Committee’s “Let’s Learn Together” session today (Tuesday), from noon to 1 p.m. Bethany Goldman, one of our athletic training faculty, will talk to us about stretching and exercising at work or home.
Newberg support staff will meet in Hoover 105. If you are joining us from another site, please use this stream site and sign in about five minutes early just to make sure everything is connected correctly.
Questions? Contact Rachel Powell at rpowell@georgefox.edu.
P.S. Please bring your lunch.
This is the last week to sign up for “World’s Got Talent” auditions. Now through Friday, Oct. 7, sign up in the student life office to share your cultural talent with Fox and the surrounding community. All acts welcome: dancing, singing, acting, spoken word, etc. Everyone has a culture! What’s yours?
Auditions will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11. Acts do not have to be perfected in order to audition.
E-mail Anya Frolova (afrolova08@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Get a great night of music and raise money for an important cause this Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Tyrone Wells benefit concert for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the door or at georgefox.edu/tyronewells. The Bauman Auditorium doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Wells is Kelly Chang’s (Psychology) brother-in-law and Meredith Dougherty’s (Student Life) cousin. The concert benefits kids like Quinn Dougherty (5), son of alumni Ryan and Meredith Dougherty.
Have you ever wanted to learn to speak Russian but never had the chance? Well now is your time. Come to an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Stevens 208 to learn more about an upcoming Russian class. The class is not credited and free.
Come and see if this student-led class is something of interest to you. Contact Pavel Timofeyev at 10ptimo2@gmail.com for more information.
We need women of all ages, ethnicities, dress and profession to be a part of a large crowd for our student film Beautiful, sponsored by Newberg’s Youth Outreach and the university’s CMCO department. It’s a short film advocating each woman’s unique God-created beauty that they get to express in their own unique way and not be defined by the media or hide from what God has given them: a natural physical and internal beauty.
We’ll be meeting in the grass field behind the Newlin Apartments at 3:30 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 7.
Please partner with us in this statement about what it means to be a beautiful woman of God. Come dressed in something that is uniquely you. If you participate, you can put your name down for a drawing to win an iTunes gift card!
We hope you have the time to come out and participate in this cause. Feel free to bring something to do while you wait between takes, or just come and make some new friends or hang out with old ones.
Questions? Contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.
