Get your Peer Advisor application in by 5 p.m. today

February 22nd, 2018

Peer Advisor applications are due at 5 p.m. today (Friday, Feb. 23)!

Find applications online on this page. Email completed applications to Polly Peterson at ppeterson@georgefox.edu.

Join colleagues at all-employee lunch this Tuesday

February 22nd, 2018

February has flown by, which brings us to another all-employee lunch. Join your colleagues on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Canyon Commons 101 and 102. Lunch is only $3 and is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

ARC accepting applications for 2018-19 consultants

February 22nd, 2018

Applications are now being accepted for 2018-19 ARC consultants.  If you know students who write well, are thoughtful learners, and desire to support peers in their academic success, please encourage them to apply.

Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply; representation from multiple disciplines strengthens the ARC’s ability to support a wide range of students. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 9.

Send names of promising candidates to Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu); she will notify students that they were recommended as a candidate and will invite them to apply.

Application instructions are available at the ARC Application page.

ARC accepting applications for 2018-19 consultants

February 22nd, 2018

Do you like showing others ways to be a more effective and efficient student?  Do your friends always come to you to look over their papers before they turn them in?  Do you have a GPA above 3.0?

If you answered yes to these questions, you might have a future as an ARC consultant in the Academic Resource Center. We are interested in students from any major, not just English.

Applications for the 2018-19 academic year are due by Friday, March 9. Application instructions and additional information are available at the ARC Application page. Contact Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Tomorrow’s i3 Challenge provides prime networking opportunity

February 22nd, 2018

Get a chance to network with industry members from high tech, technical marketing, branding, publishing, nonprofits and more at tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) Innovative Industry Idea (i3) Challenge.

The doors open at 2:30 p.m. for presentations in Hoover 105, with a networking reception to follow. The first 20 in attendance will receive a Dutch Bros gift card. Students, employees and the general public are welcome.

Contact Maggie Plater (mplater14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Healthy soups on menu for next cooking class on Tuesday

February 22nd, 2018

Come join Nutrition Matters as Emily Forbes from “Love and Plants” gives a cooking demonstration on how to make healthy and delicious soups. Join us at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Canyon Commons 101. Free food is available afterwards, and credit is available for nutrition classes.

Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

All invited to swing dance in Wheeler this Sunday

February 22nd, 2018

The Coast to Coast swing dance club is hosting our live jazz band in the Wheeler Sports Center this Sunday, Feb. 25! There will be snacks, fun and live jazz music provided by our very own George Fox band. Come anytime between 6 and 9 p.m.

We hope to see you all there!

Contact Justin Chang (jchang15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Be Known for writing home!

February 22nd, 2018

Would you like to connect with family and friends in a fun and creative way? Stop by Information Services, on the first floor of the Stevens Center, and pick up a free, vintage-looking, George Fox postcard to send to someone special!

Bring your handwritten postcard back to Information Services, and we’ll put a stamp on it and mail it for you! So fun! So easy! Stop by today and send some love!

Contact Barbi Doran (bdoran@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Survey: Game Consoles

February 22nd, 2018

Do you spend your free time playing PUBG or other video games? Then we are looking for you! We are a group of George Fox MBA students exploring the game console industry and the reasons behind purchasing a specific console.

This survey will take about a minute to complete. To participate, click on the link below.

Game Console Survey

Thank you for your feedback!
– David Guild (dguild14@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

SpIL has number of openings; apply by March 9

February 21st, 2018

Ever wanted to be part of the Spiritual and Intercultural Life offices? Ever wanted to be involved with the amazing things going on over at the IRC (Intercultural Resource Center)? Ever wondered how chapel runs or what goes on behind the scenes of it?

If so, the SpIL offices are looking for your help! We will be accepting applications for a bunch of different positions until March 9, you can apply at Handshake.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Free show, ‘Of Ebony Embers,’ celebrates Harlem Renaissance on March 3

February 21st, 2018

George Fox  will serve as the venue for a special musical theatre presentation, Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance, presented by guest Core Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. The show is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Celebrating the music and poetry of the Harlem Renaissance era in New York City, Of Ebony Embers examines the lives of three outstanding but very different African American poets – Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen and Claude McKay – as seen through the eyes of the great painter and muralist Aaron Douglas.

Chamber music theatre is a unique performance format created by the Core Ensemble, featuring a marriage of theatrical narrative to chamber music performance. Dracyn Blount portrays multiple characters while interacting with Mikael Darmanie on piano. The script was written by Akin Babatunde, who also serves as the show’s director.

The Core Ensemble performs music by African American composers ranging from jazz greats Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus to concert music composers Jeffrey Mumford and George Walker. Since 1993, the Core Ensemble has toured nationally to every region of the United States and internationally to England, Russia, the Ukraine, Australia and the British Virgin Islands.

The production is being hosted by George Fox’s music and theatre departments, in partnership with the offices of diversity and intercultural life.

Contact Jenny Elsey (jelsey@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Cheer on peers at i3 Challenge this Saturday in Hoover 105

February 21st, 2018

The Innovative Industry Idea (i3) Challenge is coming this Saturday, Feb 24! Though registration has closed, you are invited to play a special role. Come listen to your friends present and compete with their competitive ideas!

Cheer on their hard work in Hoover 105 at 2:30 p.m. Dutch Bros gift cards will be given to the first 20 in attendance!

Contact Maggie Plater (mplater14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Join today in national Collegiate Day of Prayer

February 21st, 2018

Today (Thursday) is the national Collegiate Day of Prayer. Join the campus pastors for a guided time of prayer for the university between 1 and 2 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel.

Parent and family programs, together with the campus pastors, have put together a prayer liturgy to guide parents, students, and employees in prayer today. You can find it here.

Regardless of how, where, or when you pray, we invite you to join us in interceding for the university on this Collegiate Day of Prayer.

Housing rental available immediately

February 21st, 2018

University Housing has a temporary rental available for graduate students or staff members looking for a short-term housing solution. It’s a two-bedroom, two-bath house near the Newberg campus available immediately through the end of July.

Please contact University Housing for more details: housing@georgefox.edu.

Princeton professor Donald Drakeman speaks on Newberg campus March 8

February 21st, 2018

The William Penn Honors Program invites you to hear biotech entrepreneur Donald Drakeman on Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Edwards-Holman Science Center. The lecture is free and open to all.

Drakeman is a distinguished research professor in the Constitutional Studies Program at Princeton University and a venture partner with Advent Venture Partners. He has cofounded two highly successful biotechnology companies that have created new treatments for cancer.

He will be speaking on the intersection between the sometimes polarizing fields of the humanities and the life sciences in a lecture entitled, “Death Sentence for the Life Sciences? The Humanities and the Future of Medicine.”

If you have questions, please contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.

Peer Advisor applications are due tomorrow

February 21st, 2018

Peer Advisor applications are due at 5 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 23)!

Find applications online on this page. Email completed applications to Polly Peterson at ppeterson@georgefox.edu.

Guest lecturer speaks on Frederick Douglass on March 7

February 21st, 2018

The university community is invited to a special lecture by Nicholas Buccola, a political scientist from Linfield College, on Wednesday, March 7. Buccola will present “Frederick Douglass: In Pursuit of American Liberty” at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation is free and open to all.

Buccola is the author of The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass: In Pursuit of American Liberty (NYU, 2013). The lecture is sponsored by the John Dickinson Forum.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

 

Encourage students to apply for SpIL positions

February 21st, 2018

Know of students who want to be part of the Spiritual and Intercultural Life offices? Know of any who want to be involved with the amazing things going on over at the IRC (Intercultural Resource Center)?

If so, the SpIL offices are looking for them! We will be accepting applications for a bunch of different positions until March 9, so encourage students to apply at Handshake.

Group is going to Linfield tonight for Black History Month celebration

February 21st, 2018

A group from George Fox is going to Linfield College to hear Jane Elliot speak tonight (Thursday)! We will join Linfield for their Black History Month celebration. We will leave the Stevens Center at 6 p.m. Food is provided! Please text Khadija (503-481-2069) if you need a ride.

The event is being held in Linfield’s ICE Auditorium. It will also be streamed live on the Linfield and Linfield Black Student Union Facebook Page @LCBSU. Follow us for the link!

Need a networking opportunity? Come to free Speed Networking event on March 15

February 21st, 2018

Looking for an ideal networking opportunity? Join us for a free special event, Speed Networking, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, in the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom (415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg). Although admission is free, you still need to register.

Bring your business cards! Students, alumni and professionals will have opportunities to create connections and learn about a variety of fields at this speed and social networking event. Business-appropriate attire is recommended. Appetizers and water will be served.

The event is sponsored by the university’s MBA programs and the Business Leadership Society. Faculty, please tell your students about this!

To register, and for more information on networking tips and business attire, visit this link.

Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.