The winners of last week’s costume contest at the Bruin Bookstore are:
First prize: “CREST girl,” aka Sarah Wilmot
Second prize: “Pirate lady,” aka Dixie Downey
Third prize: “Pippi Longstocking,” aka Joyce Staats
Thank you to all who participated!
Kam’s Coffee House will be open Friday, Nov. 6 from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Attention Students:
Have you ever felt like there was something missing on campus? Maybe it’s more bike racks, more tables in the quad, or a tree house? Whatever it may be we want to hear it, and here’s your chance to fill in that missing piece by proposing it before ASC.
Prosposals for the Student Project Fund are due to ASC Vice President Jessica Garcia at jgarcia06@georgefox.edu by Friday, November 6.
Bring your family to the library during Family Weekend. The library is hosting a display of books suggested by faculty, administrators, and staff, that have affected their lives. In addition, three-dimensional paper bird sculptures created in Karen Bowdoin’s 3-D Design class, and graphic arts prints completed by Robert Bredemeier’s design students are on display. Book and art displays will be viewable until Thanksgiving.
The university community is invited to a free concert, “An Evening of Jazz,” featuring jazz vocalist Madeline Eastman at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Bauman Auditorium. The event will feature the George Fox Jazz Band and the Faculty Jazz Trio.
Eastman is acclaimed as “a consummate, inventive, entertaining artist at work†by the L.A. Times, which touts her as “a prime example of what jazz singing in the 21st century can be.†She has released six studio records and one live album and has toured throughout the United States and Europe.
The concert is part of the university’s Family Weekend, which invites parents and extended family members to experience campus life Friday through Sunday.
On Saturday, Nov. 7, the university will host a second free concert. Featuring the George Fox Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale and Symphonic Band, the event is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Morse Field
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1:30 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field
These are the final home games of the fall sports seasons. The volleyball team is in contention for an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament, which will announce its 62-team field Monday morning at 8 a.m. Pacific time via the Internet at ncaasports.com.
For more information, visit the athletic website at gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.
National Anthem tryouts will be held at the Portland Center on November 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel.
There are several spots to be filled for this year’s sporting events, and we specifically want to have a Portland Center employee or student perform the National Anthem for our Blue Zone day on January 16. Solo performers or groups are both welcome. Mark your calendars for this exciting opportunity!
Students and employees are welcome to join in a Taizé prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, for a journey of prayer through contemplation and song. The service will be at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church located behind Walgreens.
The Bruin Bookstore will host its annual Family Weekend sale this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7. Save 20 to 75 percent on clothing, gifts and other select products. Bookstore hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The library is hosting a display of books, suggested by faculty, administrators and staff, that have affected their lives. Also on display are three-dimensional paper bird sculptures created in Karen Bowdoin’s 3-D Design class and graphic art prints completed by Robert Bredemeier’s design students. Book and art displays will be on exhibit until Thanksgiving.
Come to the theatre department’s fall production of The Diviners. Performances will be held November 5-7 and November 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m.
The production is a redemptive tale of a charismatic but backsliding preacher and his close newfound friendship with the eccentric Buddy Layman as they help each other divine for truth, faith and hope.
All George Fox students will receive one complementary ticket for Student Night on Thursday night. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are available for purchase at theatre.georgefox.edu.
Career Services hopes you will take advantage of this great opportunity to learn from our professional alumni in the Portland area by participating in Professional Preview Day Wednesday, November 18. It will be a great day of networking, being exposed to new careers and maybe even taking the next step in your decision making.Â
See the Chooser’s Guide and sign up now at www.careers.georgefox.edu. The deadline to sign up is Monday, November 9.
Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 for more information.
Fill up your shoe boxes of gifts and goodies for Operation Christmas Child! The living area with the most shoe boxes wins an ice cream party extravaganza. Please remember to give a $7 donation along with your shoe boxes. Drop off your boxes Nov. 11-13 in the bins located in the various living areas or the SUB. Let’s make a difference to some children this Christmas!
Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, sends gift-filled shoe boxes to children in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Coffee & Culture, the gathering that normally meets the first Thursday of the month, has been canceled for November. Please mark your calendars for our next gathering on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Moore House, where students and the community will share their stories.
For questions or accommodations, please contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at ext. 2318 or syonemur@georgefox.edu.
This Saturday, Nov. 7, Urban Services will be starting its Saturday night ministry in downtown Salem. We will leave the Bruin Den at 5 p.m., bringing food to serve. Come join us and help serve our neighboring homeless community. Questions? Contact Nick Ogle at nogle07@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget: The theatre’s fall production of The Diviners will be showing Nov. 5-7 and Nov. 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. The play is a redemptive tale of a charismatic but backsliding preacher and his close newfound friendship with the eccentric Buddy Layman as they help each other divine for truth, faith and hope.
All university employees will receive one complementary ticket for any night. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the box office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are available for purchase at theatre.georgefox.edu.
Have you checked your mid-term grade report? Depending upon what you find you need to consider taking some action.
To check your mid-term grades in MYGFU –
Now you need to determine what to do next:
Things to think about:
?How will my decisions impact my ability to graduate on my timeline? (Contact the Registrar’s office for the answer to this question.)
? What (if any) financial impact will my decisions have? (Contact the the Student Financial Services office for the answer to this question.)
? How can I build skills NOW to help me in the future? (Make an appointment with your advisor and the Academic Resource Center.
Sponsored by the Student Life Department
Faculty, please remind seniors who have yet to get their yearbook photo taken that they can do so from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Foxhole. Questions? Contact Hannah Wilcox at hmorse06@georgefox.edu.
Thank you to those of you who came to get your senior portrait taken Wednesday. Please remember that any seniors who have yet to get their photo taken can do so from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Foxhole. Questions? Contact Hannah Wilcox at hmorse06@georgefox.edu.
On Monday, Nov. 23, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., the seniors in Liberal Arts and Critical Issues: Majority World and the West will present the results of their research. For this event, to be held in the Hoover and EHS atriums, we are looking for judges to evaluate the student projects. Each judge is assigned five tables, and the process should take about an hour.
Judges do not have to be there for a straight hour but can come and go as their schedule demands. We would like to have faculty, staff and administrators as judges. No experience is necessary. If you are interested, please contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.
