Considering grad school? It’s not as scary as you may think. Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school. To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Lewis & Clark, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Pacific, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 for more details.
Are you interested in a week long time of building, bonding, and blessing? Then apply for a Serve Trip today! 4 incredible trips and locations to choose from!Â
Applications are now available in the Bruin Den.
Applications are due November 2.
Questions? Contact Hannah Johnson at hljohnso@georgefox.edu.
Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:
Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student
Includes:
Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.
Considering Grad School? It’s not as scary as you may think.
Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school. To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.
Thinking about Becoming a Teacher? Contact MAT Admissions Counselor Beth Molzahn for an appointment at bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or 503.554.2264.
The Master of Arts in Teaching program at George Fox is offered on a full time and part time basis and results in both a teaching license and master’s degree.
Are you feeling bored this time of the semester?Â
 This is a reminder about the University Bookstore’s “Board†Sale this Thursday thru Saturday, October 18 – 20. Save 20% on all GFU items (except diploma frames).
The university’s board of trustees will meet on the Newberg campus on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20. Friday’s plenary session will be in the Cap and Gown Room in Heacock Commons. Saturday’s plenary session is scheduled in the Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117.
The focus of the sessions will be strategic planning, as led by Ian Symmonds of Ian Symmonds and Associates Inc.
“Get Your Passport Day” will take place on the Newberg campus next week. The details:
Passport Day (new or renewal)
Date: Thursday, Oct 25
Location: Cap and Gown A
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The U.S. Postal Service will be on site to take photos and help fill out paperwork. If you already have your photo, they will help with the paperwork.
You need to bring both of these items:
Payment is by check only – no money or credit cards accepted. Two checks will be required (one to USPS and one to the State Department).
Questions? Call Ext. 2555
The Academic Resource Center will host an American Psychological Association workshop from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in EHS 102. The session will cover APA formatting for citations and references. Stephanie Meagher, a master’s student in the university’s counseling program, will be the presenter.
For more information, e-mail Rick Muthiah (Academic Resource Center).
Support staff will spend Wednesday, Oct. 24, at an all-day conference at Tigard Community Friends Church. We will miss their contributions that day, but this annual event is endorsed by the President’s Executive Team with the expectation that all support staff attend. Your full support is needed as well. Some services may be reduced or not provided on that day, but operations should be back to normal on Oct. 25.
Requests to be excused from the conference should only be made due to extenuating circumstances and must be approved by the support staff member’s supervisor(s) and vice president or provost. These requests should not be directed to HR.
– Human Resources
Voters’ pamphlets are available for students and employees in the lobbies of the three campus post office locations: Beebe, Student Union Building, and North Street Annex. Get yours today and read about the upcoming election on Nov. 6, 2007.
– Mail Services
Lutheran Volunteer Corps representative Kristin Nordmark will be in the Student Union Building (SUB) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, to provide information about the organization.
A community of faith, LVC is a national volunteer service organization that unites people to work for peace and justice. For one year, volunteers live together in intentional community, practice simple and sustainable living, and work in stipended, full-time positions at social justice organizations.
Please join the Portland Center community for lunch at noon Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Room 285.
Lunch catered by Bon Appetit will be available for $3, or bring your own.
It’s that time of year: time to get a flu shot. All Portland Center students, faculty and staff are welcome to schedule an appointment with the university’s Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340.
The lost and found tables are coming. If you have lost an item since the beginning of school, come to the Bruin Den between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. next Monday or Tuesday, Oct. 22-23, to check the tables for your lost item(s). All items not claimed by their owners will be donated to charity on Tuesday after 2 p.m.
Ladies, Selah 2007 is now online for you! So take a look.
Each of our speaker’s sessions were recorded and are now available for you to access online http://www.georgefox.edu/selah/
You will need to access them using the following:
Username: uncoveringjoy
password: selah2007
These podcast files cannot be copied or sold.
Don’t miss out on a great thing!
Amy Karjala (Development) left George Fox Oct. 12 after a decade of service to the university. She has accepted a position with the Mission Increase Foundation in Lake Oswego.
Josh Priester (Security Services) will leave his full-time role with Security Services in mid-October to accept a teaching position at Chemeketa Community College. He will continue as a part-time coach and adjunct instructor.
Peter Crackenberg (Web Development) has been promoted to the position of director of web development. He replaces
Jim Steele’s (Management) paper, “Veterinary Professionals in a Corporate Practice: Diagnosing Sources of Friction between Professional and Business Roles,†earned Best Paper honors in the Organizational Behavior, Development and Theory division by the Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management (IBAM). Jim presented the paper at the IBAM XV conference in Reno, Nev., Oct. 4-6.
The Office of Career Services (Bonnie Jerke, Darren Noble, and Christee Wise) hosted the regular meeting of the Oregon Liberal Arts Placement Consortium on Sept. 28. OLAPC consists of career officials from nine Oregon small colleges and universities planning the annual First Avenue Spring Job and Graduate School Fair, scheduled for April 3, 2008.
