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Summer 2006
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Encouraging
Racial Diversity
George Fox's Act Six program offers Portland's urban
students the "opportunity of a lifetime," writes
The Oregonian columnist Renee Mitchell.
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NCAA Track
Championships
Five track and field
athletes win All-American honors.
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Bruins’
Rookie Shortstop Bo Thunell Named Third Team
All-American by ABCA
Thunell, a Canyon City, Ore., native who was the
Oregon State 2A Player of the Year for 2005 state
champion Grant Union High School, made an immediate
impact on the Bruins as the replacement for
All-America shortstop David Peterson, who is now
playing in the Texas Rangers’ organization.
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Alumnus
Remembered as a “Leader in Local and State
Efforts for Children”
Randy Nunnenkamp, a
1999 graduate of the School of Professional Studies,
was honored at a memorial service Tuesday (June 13).
A detective with the Washington County Sheriff's
Office, Nunnenkamp was a member of Oregon’s
state child abuse team. Read more at
KGW.com or
OregonLive.com
Post-Traumatic
Faith
Professor Patrick Stone writes in Christianity
Today on the plight of Christians who kill in
combat.
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Alumni Board
Member Norman Winters Named University Volunteer of
the Year
Early every Thursday morning, rain or shine, Norman
Winters walks across the street from Friendsview
Retirement Community to George Fox University to
provide a little known volunteer service. Winters,
72, spends three hours shuttling the
university’s pool of vans and vehicles across
campus to fuel and keep them ready to drive. For this
and for his hundreds of other hours spent in
volunteer service to the university and community,
George Fox University honored Norman Winters as its
Volunteer of the Year for 2006.
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New Orleans to
Newberg
The Oregonian talks with hurricane evacuee
and graduate Bill Stieber.
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Important Announcement
for Alumni with Student
Loans
Interest rates for federal student loans (Stafford
and PLUS) will increase significantly on July 1,
2006. Because of this increase, alumni who have not
consolidated may wish to consider this in order to
save money over the life of their loan. The Student
Financial Services Office has developed a website
that has information about consolidation options. The
address is:
http://www.sfs.georgefox.edu/consolidate.html.
For alumni with alternative loans, there is
information on the website about consolidating those
as well.
Motorcycle
Rally Aug. 5
Registration is now available for the university
motorcycle rally. If you are a motorcyclist you
won’t want to miss this great opportunity to
meet other riders in the George Fox community and
enjoy a day of cruising!
More information and online
registration
Construction
Projects Moving on Schedule
Construction on Hoover Academic Building, Le Shana
Residence Hall, and the new amphitheater is well
under way on the Newberg campus. Take a peak at our
online photo galleries to see
these improvements to campus.
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