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The 2008-09 Koch Associate Program is a year-long, paid program designed to develop promising leaders and entrepreneurs interested in liberty and the non-profit arena.  Associates range in experience level from recent graduates to those with up to a decade of work experience, and come from diverse fields and academic majors.

You can also learn about the Koch Internship Program and the Koch Foundation at www.cgkfoundation.org.

Deadline for applications is Tuesday, April 1, 2008. 

An opportunity brought to you by Career Services.

Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 for more information.

Please join us for an opportunity to praise, worship and hear a message in Spanish Friday, March 7 from 10:40-11:30 a.m. in EHS 102.

We would love for you to come!

Contact Lisa Riesterer at lriesterer04@georgefox.edu for more information.

Orientation Leader applications are available in the Student Life office and due this Friday, February 29.  Help welcome a new group of students to campus!

Questions? Contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu.

Peer Advisor applications will be available Monday, March 3 in the Student Life office. 

This is a paid position in the fall which specifically assists students in their transition to George Fox.  Applications are due March 17. 

Questions? Contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu.

The student group Quaere Verum will continue to sponsor a time of prayer for Kenya in the Foxhole every Wednesday at 5 p.m. The university community is invited.

If you are going to be a JUNIOR next year, this message is for YOU!

Attached is important information about Juniors Abroad, May 2009, including registration instructions and course descriptions.

Juniors Abroad 2009 Sign Up Information – pdf

JUNIORS ABROAD INFORMATION MEETING
6:00 PM, Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Hoover Room 105

Please make every effort to attend this meeting so that all of your questions can be answered.

Paul Chamberlain

Come vote for the new Campus Music Project album cover designs in the SUB during lunch and dinner.  Submit your suggestions for the title of the new CD as well. 

Voting ends Friday, February 29.

As part of a nursing research project on campus, students are educating the university community about the automated external defibrillator (AED), a computerized medical device that checks a person’s heart rhythm and recognizes a rhythm that requires a shock. It also gives the rescuer the steps that need to be taken to save a life. The device should be used any time a person collapses and is not moving or breathing and has no heartbeat.

George Fox has one AED. It is located in the trainers’ room and can be accessed by any trainer.

Due to limited staffing while attending a conference in Texas, the Portland Center Bookstore hours will be amended as follows:

Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 27 & 28
9 a. m. to 4 p. m.

Friday, Feb. 29
CLOSED

Monday through Wednesday, March 3-5
9 a. m. to 4 p. m.

For questions about the closure, email John Stewart, Portland Center Bookstore Director

For bookstore needs during those days, email Candy Schlott at schlott@georgefox.edu.

TIAA-CREF consultants will visit the Newberg campus and the Portland Center in March to offer personal financial counseling sessions. Consultants will help you:

• Develop long-term strategies
• Find the right allocation mix for you
• Develop your own strategy
• Learn about TIAA-CREF retirement income flexibility

Employees may schedule an appointment during one of the following dates:

Monday, March 3: Portland Center, Room 296
Tuesday, March 4: Newberg campus, Hoover 104
Wednesday, March 5: Newberg campus, Hoover 104

Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Individual consultant: Shane Roghaar

To schedule an appointment, visit the TIAA-CREF website at tiaa-cref.org/moc.

If you have not already submitted a Tuition Remission Request and you anticipate using any tuition remission benefit during the 2008-09 academic year, please complete a Tuition Remission Request Form and submit it by Monday, March 3.

Go to georgefox.edu/offices/hr/EmployeeBenefits.index/beneforms.html and scroll about halfway down the page to find the link to important information for completing the Tuition Remission Request Forms and the forms themselves. It is important to read the one page of information before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form. Incomplete forms will be returned without being processed.

For information about the tuition exchange program, contact Missy Terry (President’s Office). Again, completed TR request forms must be in Human Resources by March 3. If you miss the deadline, your tuition remission cannot be guaranteed for next year.

The LibQUAL+â„¢ Library Survey is now available. Please take a moment to fill out the survey about the quality of the George Fox library service. The survey is available any time of the day or night from Feb. 25 through March 19. Participants are eligible to win prizes.

Survey URL: http://survey.libqual.org/index.cfm?ID=629358

George Fox will host Lewis & Clark College in the semifinal game of the Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym. The winner will advance to the title game at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., on Friday, Feb. 29, also at 7 p.m.

Ticket prices for all tournament games, as established by the league office, are $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under and seniors 65 and older. Students from the participating schools will be admitted free with their student ID card. Northwest Conference passes are also valid for tournament games. Faculty and staff from the schools are required to have tickets.

For more information, contact the athletics office at ext. 2910.

Join Bon Appetit Tuesday, Feb. 26, for its Allisyn Bridges special Raspberry Mocha. Purchase a 20-ounce beverage for the price of a 16-ounce drink. Prices are good at both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe.

ASC Central Committee Applications for next year are now available in the SUB, outside of the ASC offices.  Pick one up today!

Contact Heather Eslinger at heslinger04@georgefox.edu for more information.

Fierceness
Creativity
Appreciation for pop culture
School pride
Inner beauty out the wazoo

Think you got what it takes to be the Next Top Foxy?

Take part in our pop culture experiment right here at Fox in a fun rendition of America’s Next Top Model.  Be creative with fun photos and be eligible for the final Showdown and amazing prizes!

Schedule
Monday, February 25–March 7 – Sign up and get portfolio in the Bruin’s Den
Friday, March 7 – Last day to turn in portfolios
Monday, March 11 – All applicants and finalists will be contacted
Thursday, March 13 – Final Showdown at 7:30 p.m.

Contact Amber Nelson at anelson04@georgefox.edu for more information.

Starting February 25 we’re going to feature special menu items selected by many of our customers.

Join us Monday, February 25 for the “Tiffany Tangen Breakfast Special” featuring 2 scrambled eggs, crisp smoked bacon, 12 grain toast and a small Starbucks coffee all for $4.25.

The breakfast specials will be available from 8 am to 10 am, Monday through Friday, during normal Bruins Den business hours.

The Liberal Arts Critical Issues (G.E. Senior Capstone) program is looking for faculty and staff to volunteer to sit on an oversight committee for this fall’s course. The oversight committee would meet two to three times during spring semester to help identify books and speakers for the fall class on Islam. If you are interested in assisting, please contact Caitlin Corning (History) or D. Elizabeth Todd (Communication Arts).

Do you have questions about the upcoming housing selection process?

Stop by the Housing Information table in the SUB on Monday, February 25 and Wednesday, February 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Housing Director Tim Goodfellow and Megan Marsh will be available to answer any questions you may have about housing for next year.

Many commonly asked questions can also be answered by visiting http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/residence/housingselection.html.  Please read through this important information.

The 2008-2009 Housing Selection Process will take place on Bruindata March 17-21. 

All students will receive a housing code found on Bruindata.  Students who want to live together will designate one person from their group to fill out a housing form on Bruindata by entering in everyone’s housing code.  Your group will also rank all of the living areas that your group could possibly live in INCLUDING RESIDENCE HALLS.  

Groups with the highester average number of credits will placed into housing first.

Please note that you must register for classes.  Students who have not registered by Sunday, March 23 will contribute zero credits their group’s average.

Students who are eligible and plan to live off-campus will be able to select “Off-campus” on the their housing form.

All students planning to commute from their parent’s home for the 2008-2009 academic year must complete an Application to Commute from Parent’s home.   Even if you are currently a commuter, you must submit a new form for next year.

Forms can be found in the Student Life Office or online at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/CommuteParents.pdf.

Forms are to be returned to the Student Life Office.

Please be aware that the maximum distance to commute from home is 60 miles.

Questions?  Stop by the Student Life Office (third floor of Stevens) or email housing@georgefox.edu.