If you want to learn or brush up on your swing dancing skills, the Coast to Coast Swing Club will be hosting lessons today (Friday) in the FoxHole from 5 to 6 p.m. Bring your partner or just yourself; all will learn!
Hope to see you there to get ready for Winter Formal! Questions? Contact Andrea Roberts at aroberts14@georgefox.edu.
The William Penn Honors Program and the undergraduate admissions office are welcoming prospective students to campus for the William Penn Fellowship Day, a chance for these students to compete for honors scholarships.
Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding the Stevens and Hoover parking lots today (Thursday) after noon and all day Friday, Dec. 9. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.
Thank you
Join us for a FoxTALE Gradebook open lab hosted by your educational technology team. Come to work on your FoxTALE Gradebook or to get your 2017 spring courses ready. Sessions are scheduled on the following dates:
Visit the Schedule of Events page to RSVP. If you forget to sign up, drop in anytime between 1 and 3 p.m.
If you have any questions, email or call us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.
– Your Educational Technology Team
Fr. Iván Pertiné will celebrate Mass in Stevens 101 at 11:30 a.m. today (Thursday) and stay for a time of conversation and questions.
Fr. Iván is director of the Saint John Society, an international apostolate focused on engaging college students and young adults and energizing their faith in Christ.
All are welcome to attend. This is a chapel elective for students. Contact Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Join us tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel for our last Lifted Hands meeting of the semester! We’ll be praying over our community, our world and each other as the semester closes.
Please join us for Christmas treats, hot beverages, and a good dose of holiday cheer! The Portland Center is hosting a wassail party from 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the lobby.
For our community musicians, please play your favorite Christmas music on our piano in the lobby. It’s open anytime! We would love to hear the ivories!
Contact Darla Norgren (dnorgren@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
If you’ve been to the Prayer Chapel frequently, you’ve likely noticed the prayer request board. This Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m., an open prayer meeting called Burnt Offerings will be held at the Fire Pit Pavilion to clear out the request board to prepare for next semester. We will pray over each prayer individually, and then offer them to God in the fire.
All are welcome to join!
Contact Zack Tewksbury (ztewksbury14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Come enjoy Christmas music and each other at our Christmas staff lunch from noon to 1 p.m. today (Thursday) in Canyon Commons 103. Feel free to wear your ugly Christmas sweater and win a prize, or laugh along with those who do.
Contact Peg Hutton (phutton@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Carmen Imes, adjunct professor of biblical studies, will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session today (Thursday) on The Saint John’s Bible. Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.
The session begins at 1 p.m. in the MLRC.
Come see the seminar poster presentations of health and human performance seniors tomorrow (Friday) from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center’s upper lobby. Our students will present and discuss the outstanding research they’ve been conducting.
Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6Â p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!
Group songs, duets and solos will be performed from well-known musicals such as Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and several more. Gary Skye is our talented accompanist.
The event is free to attend. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Davies at jdavies@georgefox.edu.
Christmas is only a few weeks away! Come into the Bruin Store today (Thursday) to save on all our gifts and apparel. No exclusions, including Nike!
Buy:
Shop in store or online to save. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Go Bruins!
If you want to learn or brush up on your swing dancing skills, the Coast to Coast Swing Club will be hosting lessons tonight and tomorrow.
Both lessons will be held in the FoxHole. We’ll meet tonight (Thursday) from 6 to 7 p.m., and Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. Bring your partner or just yourself; all will learn!
Hope to see you there to get ready for Winter Formal! Questions? Contact Andrea Roberts at aroberts14@georgefox.edu.
What do you give to that rock star coworker that made your job easier this month? A nomination for Employee of the Month!
Please send your description of that rock star’s over-and-above contributions to Lisa Burton in Human Resources at lburton@georgefox.edu by Monday, Dec. 12. Be sure to include as many details as possible. Lisa will share your nomination with the executive team, who will make the final decision for presentation on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the all-employee meeting.
See you there!
Students who are eligible to change their meal plan may do so starting Wednesday, Dec. 28. Please note: All your grades must be entered in MyGFU in order for your eligibility to be registered in the Meal Plan Form.
The final deadline for ALL meal plan changes is Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Students eligible to do so can make changes in their MyGFU account through Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. After Jan. 13, students will need to contact the student life office to make any changes through Jan. 20.
Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316) in the student life office if you have any questions regarding the meal plan. Please include your student ID number when making an inquiry about your plan.
Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party on Monday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break on Dead Day and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!
Questions? Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu).
The William Penn Honors Program and the undergraduate admissions office are preparing to welcome prospective students to campus for the William Penn Fellowship Day, a chance for these students to compete for honors scholarships.
Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding the Stevens and Hoover parking lots on Thursday, Dec. 8, after noon and all day Friday, Dec. 9. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.
Thank you
If you have tickets for this weekend’s Christmas Concert and will be unable to use them, please inform Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu or ext. 2620) soon as possible so those tickets can be released for others to attend.
Also, if you are still interested in attending Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. matinee performance, contact Debbie to let her know. There are a very limited number of seats still available.
Thank you
Students are invited to support their peers at this year’s Christmas Concert, scheduled Dec. 9-11 in Bauman Auditorium. Students who attend Friday night’s 7:30 p.m. performance are entitled to one free ticket.
You can select your free concert ticket online at this link. Be sure to select “GFU Student” in the drop-down menu if attending Friday’s concert. If you wish to purchase additional tickets or elect to attend one of the other performances, you may buy tickets at the same link.
Questions? Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.
Join us today (Wednesday) to see engineering’s air engine displays in the Engineering Innovation Center (in Klages Center) between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. After that, swing by Wood-Mar Auditorium for the Wobble-off competition from 7 to 8:30 p.m.!
See you there!
Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu) with questions.
