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From The Alumni
Director
Lessons from a New
House
By Robby Larson, Director
of Alumni Relations
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Last
month I bought my first house right here
in Newberg. It is a rather small,
nondescript house that is a good fit for
me. Before I purchased the house, it
received a fresh coat of paint, new
flooring throughout, and the kitchen was
completely redone. Then I moved in.
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View From the Alumni
Board
Why I
Serve...
By John Bellamy ‘81,
Alumni Board
President
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There
are many events in our lives that cause
us to “get
involved.” Look at how Race
for the Cure has grown over the years as
thousands of citizens run to raise money
for cancer research. Remember when the
Jerry Lewis Telethon began? This
fund-raiser has been incredibly
successful in raising money to help kids
with cerebral palsy. The list of
nonprofit organizations and other
volunteer groups that attempt to make
life better for others is now extensive.
Why do we do these things?
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Seminary
Perspective
The Best Job at
George Fox
By Sheila Bartlett,
Seminary Admissions
Counselor
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I am the
admission recruiter for George Fox
Evangelical Seminary and I have the best
job at the university.
I have the privilege to meet prospective
students from across the nation and
around the world, at the very moment they
seek to answer God’s call to
professional preparation for ministry.
What a joy! Each story is unique, but it
is the same Holy Spirit guiding them as
guided you to George Fox in years past.
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News
Students
win NASA
scholarships
Four undergraduate students at George
Fox University are among
23
Oregon
college students to receive 2007
Oregon NASA Space GrantConsortium
Scholarships. To read more about
these outstanding students,
click
here.
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George Fox relocates
Salem Center
On Oct. 15, the university’s
Salem Center was relocated to Capitol
City Business Center (formerly the
State Farm Insurance building). The new
center, visible from I-5, will house
four classrooms, offices, a student
lounge, kitchen area, work room and a
reception area. Currently, George Fox
offers four degrees in Salem: a master
of arts in counseling, a master of arts
in teaching (MAT), a bachelor’s
degree in management and organizational
leadership, and a bachelor’s
degree in social and behavioral
studies. The university’s first
Salem Center opened in 2002.
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Events
George
Fox Theater Presents Whatever
Kindles
Don’t miss the fall main-stage
production of Tricia Gates
Brown’s Whatever Kindles
running Oct. 25-27 and Nov. 1-3 at 7:30
p.m. and Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 at 2 p.m.
in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Whatever
Kindles is about the lives of
individuals who volunteer for the
Christian Peacemaker Teams. CPT began
in 1987 as an effort of Mennonites,
Quakers, and Brethren to explore
alternatives to war. Whatever
Kindles is a fictional play based
on the stories of actual events in the
life of CPT. To read more about the
show and to purchase tickets online
(with your alumni discount),
click here.
Family
Weekend
George Fox University’s Family
Weekend is Nov. 2-4. If you have a
student on campus, we want you to come
prepared to experience the best of
campus life today and for some special
time with your student. For schedule
information and to register online, go
to
georgefox.edu/parents/events.
Professional Preview
Day
Would you like to make a difference for
a George Fox University student? All
local alumni are invited to take part
in Professional Preview Day on
Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to
3:45 p.m. This event, sponsored by
Career Services, will connect you
and one or two students with interest
in your profession for an afternoon.
Following an informational briefing
over coffee and doughnuts, the
student(s) will accompany you to your
office or place of business to be
introduced to the daily aspects of your
work. A complimentary box lunch will be
provided for all participants. To
register,
click here.
Homecoming
2008
Returning to George Fox during
Homecoming, Feb. 8-9, 2008, is
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perfect
chance to reconnect with old
friends and your alma mater. Our
theme, “Get
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In Step
with George Fox University,”
reminds us of the personal journey that
each alumnus took as alumnus took as a
student, and serves as a call to all
alumni to re-engage this place that they
once called home. We hope you will step
onto campus for Homecoming 2008 and
rediscover the special place that George
Fox University is.
Reunions will be held for alumni from the
classes of 1938, 1948, 1968, 1978, 1983,
1988, and 1998. Affinity reunions are
planned for alumni of Pacific College and
for any alumni who took a ballroom,
western line dance, or rhythms class from
Steve Grant.
For more information, contact Robby
Larson, director of alumni relations, at
rlarson@georgefox.edu.
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Announcements
Auxiliary
Bazaar
During Family Weekend, the George Fox
University Auxiliary offers a wonderful
holiday bazaar to raise money for
student scholarships. If you would like
to donate handcrafts or artwork to the
bazaar, or sell on consignment, contact
Danya Ochsner, director of special
events, by Oct. 26 at dochsner@georgefox.edu.
Hosting International
Students
George Fox is privileged to have about
50 undergraduate international students
enrolled this year. Twenty of the new
students are from the People’s
Republic of China.
As you can imagine, there are many
challenges to attending school in a
foreign country. One of the challenges
our students face is the closure of
on-campus housing during vacation
breaks, and many have few options
during the breaks. With Christmas
quickly approaching, we are looking for
people who may be interested in having
one or two international students stay
with them for all or a portion of the
Christmas break. The dates of Christmas
break are Dec. 15-Jan. 6. Would you
prayerfully consider having an
international student stay in your home
for a period of time during Christmas
break?
If you would like to share your home
and your lives with international
students during Christmas or would like
more information, contact Alex Pia,
director of international student
services, at apia@georgefox.edu
or assistant director Dianna McIntyre
at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.
George
Fox Alumni Association Facebook
Group
Do you use Facebook? Join the George
Fox University Alumni Asso-
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ciation
Facebook group. This group was
created to be an additional way to
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ect and
communicate with a greater number of our
alumni, while also helping alumni connect
with each other. Facebook is a social
networking website that connects people
with similar interests. To join the
Alumni Association Facebook group you
must have a Facebook account, and then
click this link:
http://georgefox.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2333029839.
You can also find the group by searching
"George Fox Alumni" using the Facebook
search function. You do not need to be a
member of the “George Fox
network” on Facebook to join the
group.
Know Your Alumni
Benefits
As a George Fox alumnus, you are entitled
to a wide range of benefits. Do you know
what they are? You can audit courses
without paying tuition, utilize Bruindata
– the alumni online community
– to search for fellow alumni,
access Career Services, and even get
discounted insurance. Check out the
alumni benefits webpage for a
complete listing, or send an e-mail to
alumni@georgefox.edu
and request a copy of the Bruin
Connection brochure.
Thought
About Going Back to College?
As you probably know George Fox
University offers many great graduate and
degree-completion programs. To find out
more, visit the
Graduate Programs website or the
School of
Professional Studies
website.
Prepay
Your Child’s College
Tuition
George Fox
University participates in the
Independent 529 Plan, which enables
families to save for private higher
education. The idea is simple:
Independent 529 Plan allows you to prepay
college tuition now. Over time, the value
of your investment grows as tuition
rises. When your child enrolls at a
participating college, you redeem your
prepaid tuition. The percent you buy
today is honored tomorrow despite tuition
price increases, allowing you to avoid
years of tuition inflation. To find out
more, click
here.
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Highlighting
Our History
In 1969,
the inaugural George Fox raft race was
held on the Willamette River. This
student tradition continued for a
number of years, with the race course
covering the three miles from
Roger’s Landing in Newberg to
Champoeg Park. Each crew of students or
staff had to construct their own raft,
with the key criteria being
“anything that floats.” The
primary stipulation for the rafts was
that they had to be human
powered.
Although
the event was a great source of fun for
students, it was also something that
was taken very seriously. In 1970, U.S.
Senator and George Fox Trustee Mark
Hatfield manned the starter’s
pistol to begin the race. Each year,
the fastest times were recorded. To
this day, the fastest time on record is
65 minutes, set in 1971.
As the
tradition grew, the rafts and the
sailors grew more creative. In 1976,
several students chose to enter a
waterbed, inflated with air, as their
raft. Later, in 1981, the event peaked
with 22 raft entries and more than 100
student sailors participating.
Eventually the event was discontinued.
However, this fall a group of students,
including members of ASC student
government and the Bruin Heritage
Society, have started discussing the
possibility of bringing the tradition
back.
Did you
participate in, or watch, the raft
race? Do you have a special memory of
this event? Please share it with
us at bruinheritage@georgefox.edu.
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