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From The Alumni
Director
Giving Thanks for
Wonderful
Alumni
By Robby Larson, Director
of Alumni Relations
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Autumn is upon us. The trees have
lost all but a few straggling leaves.
There is a slight nip in the air. And,
the campus is nearly deserted, as
students and staff have started leaving
for the Thanksgiving break. It is a
beautiful time to be here in Newberg. It
is also a perfect time to reflect on the
many things that we have to be thankful
for. In reality, we should always strive
to maintain a spirit of thanksgiving for
the rich blessings God has given us. But
often times in the midst of life’s
chaos we fail to sustain this appropriate
response to God’s hand.
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View From the Alumni
Board
Living To Our
Values
By Rick Brumble (SPS '01,
MBA '05)
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As a
non-traditional student, I gained much
empirical education prior to completing
my formal education. As a member of the
US military, I matured enough to begin
thinking about values and their
importance in determining my actions. My
first taste of setting ethical standards
and living by them came from an incident
involving General Ronald R. Fogleman, Air
Force Chief of Staff.
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News
University Mourns Death of Senior Cara
Moran
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A George Fox
undergraduate student was killed
and three were seriously injured in
a two-car auto accident in Sherwood
early Sunday morning. Cara Moran, a
senior from Chandler, Ariz., died
on the scene. The injured students
were Faven Yirdaw, a senior from
Portland, Arianne Reagor, a senior
from Kelso, Wash., and Kim Cullen,
a senior from Kelso, Wash.
The campus community has come
together to support and pray for
Cara’s family and friends,
the students still in the hospital,
and the family of the driver of the
other car, who was also killed in
the accident. To read more,
click here.
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Alumni Sing in
Chapel
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the stage
of Bauman Auditorium was filled with more
than 40 George Fox alumni. They were
there as a part of the inaugural Bruin
Heritage Week to reintroduce a long-lost
piece of George Fox history: the official
college song, Close Beside
Chehalem’s Mountain. The group
represented every decade from the 1920s
through the 1980s. After finishing the
song, students in the audience erupted in
a standing ovation. The words of the song
were then projected onto the screen,
allowing the students and the alumni to
sing the song together. The event was
covered by both The
Oregonian and the Newberg
Graphic. You can read the stories
here:
Oregonian Article
Newberg Graphic Article. You can
watch the video produced by The
Oregonian’s videographer
here, or you can watch the raw
video of the event from the chapel
podcast
here. You can read
more about the official college song
below in “Highlighting our
History.”
Seminary
Dean Named Tabor College
President
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Jules Glanzer,
dean of the George Fox Evangelical
Seminary since 2001, has accepted
the presidency at his alma mater,
Tabor
College in Hillsboro, Kan.
He will assume office early this
spring. Under Glanzer’s
leadership, enrollment at
George Fox Evangelical
Seminary has grown 85
percent, to 320 students. This
fall, the seminary saw a 22 percent
jump in enrollment. Three degree
programs have been added: a master
of arts in ministry leadership, a
master of arts in spiritual
formation, and a doctor of
ministry. To read more,
click here.
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Student Film Wins
Award
Journey for
Jenna, a film created by George Fox
University junior Eric Mortinson, was
screened at the Director’s Guild in
Los Angeles on Oct. 28, after it won the
Best Documentary award in the annual Reel
Spirituality/Los Angeles Film Studies
Center (LAFSC) Film Awards. Mortinson, a
cinema and media communication major from
Rogue River, Ore., received a $500 award
at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles. To
read more about Eric’s film,
click here.
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Events
Christmas Concerts
– “Let Heaven and Nature
Sing”
Celebrate the
Christmas season with the festive sounds
of the George Fox University music
department's annual Christmas concerts
Dec. 7-9. Under the direction of
instrumental director Pat Vandehey
and choral director Loren Wenz, more
than 175 student musicians representing
membership in five music ensembles
will tell the Christmas story
through well-loved carols
and traditional compositions.
Complementary staging, complete with
authentic environmental elements,
Scripture reading, and
narration will be a special feature
of this event.
On-campus performances in Bauman
Auditorium:
Friday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.
(preconcert music begins at 7:10
p.m.)
Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.
(preconcert music begins at 7:10
p.m.)
Off-campus performance at Village Baptist
Church – Beaverton, Ore.:
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2:30 p.m. (preconcert
music begins at 2:10 p.m.)
Tickets are currently on sale. Tickets
may be purchased online at
music.georgefox.edu, or at the
University Box Office (beginning two
weeks prior to the event) by calling
503-554-3844.
Sports Hall of Fame
Banquet
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Five
individuals and one team will be
inducted into the George Fox
University Sports Hall of Fame in
ceremonies on the Newberg campus on
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. The
honorees for the Class of ’08
include athletes Nancy Rissmiller
(women’s basketball and track
and field, 1994-98), Adolphus Onua
(track and field,1985-87), and John
Smith (track and field,
1992-96),
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coach Pat
Bailey (baseball, 1995-2007), 1977
graduate Tom Hewitt (meritorious
service), and the 1980 women’s
track and field team.
The
day’s events begin with a reception
and light refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in
the Klages Dining Room in Heacock Commons
on the Newberg campus. Dinner and the
induction ceremonies follow at 4 p.m. The
honorees also will be introduced at
halftime of the men’s basketball
game against Northwest University in the
Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gym,
which begins at 8 p.m. that evening
following the women’s game against
Warner Pacific College at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the evening are $25
for adults and $12 for children 12 and
under. For more information or to order
tickets, call the athletics department at
503-554-2910.
Portland Christmas
Celebration
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President
Baker and his wife Ruth invite you
to join them for an evening of
Christmas festivities at the
Pittock Mansion from 7-9 p.m. on
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. The evening
will include student entertainment
and festive hors d’oeuvres
and desserts. Enjoy the company of
the
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George Fox
family as we celebrate the birth of
Christ. Tickets are $21 per person and
are available online at georgefox.edu/alumni/events.
Homecoming
2008
Returning to George Fox during
Homecoming, Feb. 8-9, 2008, is the
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perfect
chance to reconnect with old
friends and your alma mater.
“Get In Step with George
Fox
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University”
is this year’s
theme, reminding us of the path that each
of our alumni took through George Fox. 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.
Homecoming 2008 also will feature the
return of the Christian band
Five
O’Clock People
(featuring alumnus Alex Walker '96) to
the George Fox campus for a Friday
evening concert. For a full schedule of
activities, click
here. Contact Alumni Relations
with any questions at alumni@georgefox.edu.
Kaleo
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George Fox University’s
fourth annual Kaleo conference,
for people who minister to youth,
will be held on Saturday, Feb.
23, 2008. Wes Davis, pastor
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at NewLife
Church in Kitsap, Wash., will be talking
about “Courageous
Leadership.” Drawing from the lives
of Joseph and Daniel, Wes will share how
we can equip youth to do more than
spiritually survive. He will also share
how God redeems our hurts to bring
healing to others, including the young
people we lead. For more information,
click
here.
Presidential
Inauguration
Mark your calendar
for the inauguration of Dr. Robin Baker
as the 12th president of George Fox
University, taking place Mar. 6 & 7,
2008. All alumni are invited to attend
the installation ceremony, as well as
other inaugural events. More information
will be available soon.
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Announcements
Calling all alumni of
Steve Grant’s Dance
Classes
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Homecoming 2008 will include a very
special affinity reunion for all
alumni that took a dance or rhythms
class from Steve Grant. Alumni
Relations has tracked down most of
the class rosters from these
classes over the past 25 years, but
we don’t have them all. If
you took one of these classes, we
want to make sure that you are
included. Please e-mail Robby
Larson, director of alumni
relations, at rlarson@georgefox.edu
with your name, class year,
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and the
specific dance class that you took from
Steve to make sure you are on the invite
list.
Undergraduate
Admission Counselor Opening
Share Your Fox
Experience
You can be
an active part of George Fox
University’s future by submitting
an application for an Undergraduate
Admissions Counselor position! We are
seeking a qualified candidate to complete
our team and help us identify, recruit,
and counsel potential George Fox
students. For more information and to
download an application please visit the
George Fox University web site or go to
www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/
ZAdmissionsCounselor.html. Priority
will be given to applications received by
Wednesday, Dec. 1.
If you have further questions please
contact Ryan Dougherty, Director of
Undergraduate Admissions, at 503-554-2246
or rdougherty@georgefox.edu.
Basketball Schedules
Available
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The Bruin basketball schedules
are now available online at
gfubruins.com.
Pocket-sized schedule cards also
are available. To request a
schedule card, contact Alumni
Relations at alumni@georgefox.edu
and provide your mailing address.
We will send it to your home.
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Bruindata - The George Fox
Alumni Online Community
Bruindata
is the official
alumni online community designed to help
you locate an old friend, search for
other alumni in your area, look up your
own information, view your unofficial
George Fox transcript, or update us. If
you haven't used Bruindata in a while,
you should log in and check it out. If
you are new to Bruindata,
request access
here.
Journal
Online
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Recently, the
fall 2007 issue of the George
Fox Journal magazine
was sent out to alumni and friends
of the university. This issue
features new President Robin Baker,
the first cadre of Act Six
students, and the
university’s clinical
psychology department. To read
these articles in the Journal
Online,
click here. You can also
use this link to read past issues
of Journal.
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Hosting
International Students
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.
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Highlighting
Our History
In 1904, Pacific
College (the name of George Fox
College until 1949) students J.
Ray Pemberton (class of 1906)
and Cecil J. Hoskins (class of
1907) penned the words to the
song Close Beside
Chehalem’s Mountain.
Accompanied by music written by
then music professor Clifford
W. Kantner, the song became the
official song of the young
college. For generations,
students proudly sang the song
during chapel services, after
basketball games, and at many
other campus events.
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During the turbulent 1960s, the song
began to lose favor among students. The
tradition of singing the song after each
basketball game came to an end about the
same time that the Bruin mascot was made
official and new coach Lorin Miller took
over the men’s basketball program.
Shortly thereafter, freshmen were no
longer expected to learn it as a part of
their initiation – an expectation
that caused many new students to stay up
at night during their first week on
campus studying the words in case an
upperclassmen student asked them to sing
it.
The last time the song was sung on
campus, prior to Chapel during Bruin
Heritage Week, was at the Centennial
Celebration in 1991. Shortly after the
reintroduction of the song, professor
emeritus Dave Howard recorded the song to
play on the Centennial Tower's carillon.
The song can now be heard everyday at
4:03 p.m. echoing across the Newberg
campus.
Words to "Close Beside Chehalem's
Mountain" the official song of George Fox
University
Close beside Chehalem's mountain
Is the college we adore
Like an ever flowing fountain
She will stand forever more
Where she stands we'll ne'er forget
it,
Near the old Willamette's banks,
And in years we'll ne'er regret it
That we entered in her ranks.
Chorus:
'Tis the good old Quaker College,
And we'll shout her worthy name,
Where we gained our store of
knowledge,
In her halls of honor's fame.
And we'll always in this manner,
To our mother school be true.
'Neath the George Fox College
banner,
Of Old Gold and Navy Blue.
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