Veterans, make plans to attend a Veteran Reception from 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, in Portland Center’s Room 155A. Enjoy some pizza, get to know other veterans, and learn ways to support each other.
Students, faculty and staff who are veterans are welcome. Please RSVP to Jack Lyda at lydaj@georgefox.edu.
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the International Photo Contest! The winners are:
Culture Category
People Category
Landscape & Architecture
The photos will be hung in the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) for those who would like to view the winning entries. They will be hung in the gallery starting Friday, March 3, when they go on display as part of the First Friday art exhibit.
Congratulations to the winners once again!
Believe it or not it is the middle of the semester. Now is the time to take an assessment of your perception of how you are doing in each of your classes.
Midterm grades are important indicators of how you are doing in your classes. While they are not a part of your permanent record, they are important to pay attention to.
In some cases, midterm grades represent about half your grade in the course. If you have questions, you should check with your professors. It is vital to know where you stand in each of your classes.
Midterm grades are meant to encourage you to get in touch with others – your professor, your advisor, your Career & Academic Planning Coach, the Academic Resource Center, etc.
The WORST thing to do about midterm grades is to ignore them or to assume you can improve them on your own. Professors DO want to meet with you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment with each of them.
Midterm grades are due by Sunday, March 5, 2017. You should plan to check your midterm grades after this date.
To check your midterm grades in MyGFU:
(If you do not see a Midterm Grades tab then it is likely none of your professors have entered any midterm grades for you. Please contact your professors to find out what your midterm grades are.)
Now you need to determine what to do next:
 Contact your professors. Faculty are not required to enter midterm grades. You are advised to check with each of your professors about your status in their class.
Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you’ll get an F (or maybe even a D).
The last date to withdraw is Sunday, March 19.
You can usually go below being enrolled in 12 credit hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid or housing. However, you should contact representatives in these departments to be certain:
Withdrawal results in a “W” on your transcript but does not factor into GPA. If you were to get an “F”, it would impact GPA.
Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor. Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in.
Even if your professor doesn’t post midterm grades, find out from the professor what your grade is. Meet with your advisor to discuss options. Use labs, help sessions and the ARC.
If you think you might have a learning disability, have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their office on South River Street.
Plan well for spring semester. Contact your Career & Academic Planning Coach to get advice about spring semester.
Not sure how to take the next step? Email studentlife@georgefox.edu.
Are you a freshman, sophomore or junior interested in studying abroad? Come to the informational meeting in EHS 125 at 6 p.m. tonight (Thursday) to find out more about our programs and application process.
Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.
Make plans to attend a special event, “Ending Sexual Violence: A Conversation with George Fox Students,” from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, in Canyon Commons 101 & 102.
Please join us as Debra Bridges from the Yamhill County Crime Victims Unit and Todd Baltzell of the Newberg/Dundee Police Department share with our community ways that we can all help to end sexual violence. This event is sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.
Make plans to attend a special event, “Ending Sexual Violence: A Conversation with George Fox Employees,” from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. on Monday, March 6, in Canyon Commons 101 & 102.
Please join us as Debra Bridges from the Yamhill County Crime Victims Unit and Todd Baltzell of the Newberg/Dundee Police Department share with our community ways that we can all help to end sexual violence. This event is sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.
This Saturday, March 4, the League of Legends Club will host a one-on-one tournament in Hoover 211. Prizes will be offered, so make sure to come prepared to win. We’ll get started at 2 p.m.
If you have any questions, write jborden14@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox Department of Art & Design formally invites you to this year’s Spring/Summer Fashion Show. This is the department’s final show, as the fashion program will be discontinued at the end of this year.
It would be our pleasure to see you in attendance on Friday, March 24, at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.)! Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the show begins at 7:30 p.m., and a dessert reception (catered by the Newberg Bakery ) follows.
We will be releasing ticket information very soon.
Questions? Contact Erika Muir (emuir12@georgefox.edu).
Join the George Fox University Players for a free 55-minute performance involving music and theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
We’ll be exploring the theme “Ready or Not,†stories where life comes pouring in around us and we realize we are not in control. The performance will then be followed by Playback Theatre, a time for communal storytelling and sharing.
See you there! Questions? Contact JeanneAnn Faris (jfaris15@georgefox.edu).
Please plan now for the institution-wide stationery order taken at the end of August. The collective order helps keep costs low – the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.
I will be accepting orders from now through Thursday, Aug. 18, when orders are due.
For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterheadâ€) through the university’s print services.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu)
Contemplative Worship meets today (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel! All are welcome to join us in a time of silent worship and prayer.
Lifted Hands is an effort that aims to get George Fox students coming together to lift up our campus, our world, and each other in prayer. Please join us at 2 p.m. every Friday in the Prayer Chapel!
Attention all George Fox women: Let’s join together for a movie night! We’re going to see The Shack this Sunday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. at Sherwood’s Regal Cinemas. We will meet in the Stevens parking lot at 6 p.m. and carpool from there. Those who can will meet for yogurt and fellowship at Menchie’s afterwards.
Questions? Email Ruth Baker at ruthbaker80@gmail.com.
If you are a veteran graduating in the spring of 2017 and would like to wear a veteran honor cord at the commencement ceremony, please email veterans@georgefox.edu to request an application. All applications must be received by Friday, April 7.
Our women’s basketball team earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for a fourth consecutive year and will travel to the host site, the University of Puget Sound, to play Whitman College in the first round. If the Bruins win, they’ll play again on Saturday.
We’re hosting viewing parties in Canyon Commons Room 101. Come join us for fun, big-screen basketball – and free snacks!
Recent business graduates working at Adidas, Pivot Group, Intel and Deloitte will be on campus this Monday, March 6, at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Encourage your students to come hear about these graduates’ current positions and companies, and what they did in college to be competitive candidates in the marketplace.
Our guests will provide tips and advice that students can put into practice right away to help pave the way to a successful career. This panel presentation is open to all majors and will run from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., with chances to network from 4:30 to 5 p.m.
Contact the IDEA Center with questions. Faculty, please encourage your students to attend.
Recent business graduates working at Adidas, Pivot Group, Intel and Deloitte will be on campus this Monday, March 6, at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Come hear about their current positions and companies, and what they did in college to be competitive candidates in the marketplace.
You’ll get tips and advice that you can put into practice right away to help pave your way to a successful career. This panel presentation is open to all majors and will run from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., with chances to network from 4:30 to 5 p.m.
Contact the IDEA Center with questions. Faculty, encourage your students to attend.
Come enjoy some dinner at Burgerville in Newberg today (Wednesday) between 5 and 8 p.m. and support the Athletic Training Club! Proceeds from sales will go toward travel expenses for club members to attend an upcoming Northwest Athletic Trainers Association event.
Questions? Contact Paige Knight (pknight14@georgefox.edu).
Attention graduating seniors: Stop by the Stevens Atrium on Thursday or Friday, March 2-3, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to pick up your cap and gown.
Questions? Contact Diana Koba (dkoba@georgefox.edu).
The university’s music department has scheduled a series of concerts in the next two weeks highlighting student musicians in both vocal and symphonic performances. All events are free and open to the public, and each will take place in Bauman Auditorium.
Winter Choir Concert
This Saturday, March 4, the school’s Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and Women’s Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. The Chamber Choir will perform Brahms’ O Schöne Nacht Op. 92 No. 1 and Neckereien Op. 31 No. 2, as well as Richard Hundley’s Come Ready and See Me and Kirke Mechem’s The Lighthearted Lovers.
The Women’s Chorale, meanwhile, will perform I will Be Earth by Gwyneth Walker, Dance on My Heart by Allen Koepke, and Heart, We Will Forget Him! by James Mulholland. The final piece features Everett Isabell on French horn.
Concert Choir pieces will include With a Lily in Your Hand by Eric Whitacre, Afternoon on a Hill by Eric Barnum, and Les Chansons des Roses and O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen.
Symphony Orchestra Concert
On Tuesday, March 7, a Symphony Orchestra Concert is set for 7:30 p.m. The itinerary includes Poem Symphonique for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 43a by Peter Benoit; Movement 1 Will-o’-the-Wisps, featuring Lauren Timmons on flute; La Traviata from Addio del Passato by Giuseppe Verdi, featuring soprano Malia Hansen; and Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, featuring Simeon Brown on violin. Timmons and Hansen were winners of the 2017 George Fox University Concerto Competition.
Symphonic Band Concert
Finally, a Symphonic Band Concert is set for a 7:30 p.m. start on Tuesday, March 14. Pieces to be performed include Dedication Overture by Vittorio Giannini, Saxophone Concertino by Satoshi Yagisawa (featuring Nathanael Ankeny on alto/soprano saxophone), Grace by Brian Balmages, Firefly by Ryan George, Nitro by Frank Ticheli, and Inglesina “The Little English Girl†by Davide Delle Cese.
More information on the concerts is available by calling 503-554-2620.
