The Associated Student Community (ASC) exists to serve students. It is managed by a Central Committee composed of the following officers: president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, supreme court chief justice, communications director, activities director, student chaplain, and Christian services director. Students in these nine positions manage a paid student staff of more than 70 students, who, in turn, manage a staff of student volunteers.
Associated Student Community
Leadership is defined in many ways. At George Fox University, it is best defined in the context of service. Leadership opportunities abound through the organizations of the ASC. Each of these leadership opportunities gives students a practical place to serve others while developing their own interests and leadership styles.
By sharing their talents through servant-leadership, George Fox students are prepared for future leadership outside of their college experience. Student organizations provide opportunities for the development of leadership qualities and interpersonal relationships. They are designed to supplement class work with practical experience and to provide recreational and social activities.
The following is a list of areas available to students interested in becoming student leaders. These organizations include student government, athletics, music, drama, publications, honor societies, social and religious organizations, and various special interest groups. Get Involved Day is held at the beginning of each year so students can meet with representatives from the various organizations and sign up for membership.
Government
The ASC is composed of all full and part-time undergraduate students. There are more than 70 stipend positions in the student government, which manages and directs an annual budget of more than $227,000. A servant leader model is nurtured within this student government model. Faculty and administrators focus on relationships as primary vehicles of communication in advising students. The student government is composed of the following committees and positions:
The Central Committee is composed of seven elected members and two appointed members. The committee is responsible for coordinating and supervising the function and scope of student government inside and outside the George Fox community. The committee budgets and manages expenditure of the activities fees paid by the undergraduate students each year. Members include the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, activities director, supreme court chief justice, communications director, Christian services director, and student chaplain. Elections are held for these positions (except the student chaplain and Christian services director, who are appointed) in the spring semester, and training and orientation occur at the end of spring semester and again one week before the academic year begins in the fall. The committee is advised by the associate dean of student leadership and the campus pastor.
The Activities Committee plans and runs social activities on campus - including coffee houses, movies, concerts, theme dances, and various social events. The director interviews and appoints a team of coordinators who chair subcommittees composed of volunteers who plan and execute the various activities. Committee members are on stipend. The activities director and committee are advised by the associate dean of student leadership.
Each class elects two class representatives to represent them to the ASC. Class representatives are supervised by the ASC vice president and are charged with facilitating school spirit by encouraging class spirit among students. Class representatives plan a variety of social activities for their classes, including homecoming week. These students chair their class committees and serve on a variety of faculty committees. Class representatives receive a stipend and are elected in April (freshman class representatives are elected in September).
The ASC Communications Department is responsible for The Crescent (campus newspaper), L'Ami (yearbook), KFOX (campus radio station), The Wineskin (literary publication), Bruin Directory (University directory), CAP (campus album project, for which various campus music groups record a CD each year representing the campus music mix for the year), and the Darkroom (photography for The Crescent, L'Ami, and ASC publicity work). The communications director facilitates the application process and the appointments. Most members receive a stipend from ASC, and all are advised by the associate dean of student leadership, faculty, and staff members.
The Christian Services Committee plans and directs service and contact opportunities to the greater community from as close as Friendsview Manor next door, to Brazil, India, and Mexico. Other ministries included in Christian Services, each headed by a stipend coordinator:
Urban Services provides an inner-city ministry in Portland; Community Services reaches out to the Newberg community; Youth Services provides a ministry through the Little Bruin Program to the elementary and intermediate school students in Newberg; and serve trips provide opportunities for students to go on mission trips during Christmas and spring breaks.
Students on each committee apply to and are appointed by the current and newly elected Christian services director during the spring for the coming year. The Christian services director and committee are advised by the director of outreach and discipleship.
The Student Chaplain's Committee is appointed by the student chaplain (who is appointed in the spring semester by a selection committee of current students and University administrators). The committee focuses on various ministry opportunities to the university community by facilitating retreats, praise and worship opportunities, and growth groups. Student members receive a stipend and are advised by the campus pastor.
The Supreme Court oversees all ASC elections, facilitates interpretation of the ASC constitution, and conducts student forums and other activities to bring student concerns to the Central Committee and to George Fox University administrators. The chief justice appoints the justice positions during the spring semester and early fall. All justices receive a stipend. The Supreme Court is advised by the associate dean of student leadership.
The ADVANCE Leadership Development Program offers all traditional undergraduate students the opportunity to identify and enhance their unique leadership gifts and abilities. Program participants are challenged and engaged by program components (evening workshops and weekend events) that build leadership competencies and prepare students for lifelong impact, influence, and service.
Mentoring Program
The Mentoring Program exists to provide connections for meaningful relationships between students, staff, faculty, and alumni. There are three branches to the George Fox mentoring program. The first branch is one-on-one mentoring, where a student is paired with a faculty, administrator, staff, or an alumni mentor. The second branch is couples mentoring, which is available to seriously dating, engaged, or married students at George Fox. The third branch is peer-to-peer mentoring, which allows upperclassmen to mentor freshmen and sophomores. Every undergraduate student is encouraged and eligible to apply each semester.
Intercollegiate and Cocurricular Opportunities
All clubs, recognized groups, and organizations of the ASC are co-sponsored by student government and are formed by petitioning the Central Committee for recognition.
Opened in 1999, the Foxhole is an ASC-sponsored, student-run coffeehouse. Currently in the basement of the Student Union building, the Foxhole serves as a gathering and meeting place for George Fox students, faculty, and staff. The Foxhole serves hot and cold beverages. Space is available for George Fox community members to reserve. Reservations may be made through the ASC secretary at ext. 3007. Sigma Zeta is a national honor society for declared natural science and math majors who have completed 15 credits in math or science, earning a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Sigma Zeta exposes students to aspects of professional life prior to graduation through involvement in local chapter activities, research, conventions, and research dissertations. Alpha Chi is a national honor society that promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among college students and honors those who achieve that distinction. Seniors and juniors in the top 10 percent of their classes based on their grade point averages are eligible to receive membership invitations. Members of the George Fox chapter sponsor academic forums on campus and send representatives to Alpha Chi's national convention, which features scholarly presentations by student members. Psi Chi is a national honor society that promotes academic excellence in the field of psychology. Students who have taken a minimum of three courses in psychology and who are in the top 35 percent of all students are invited to be members. The society provides opportunities for members to network with fellow students, present scholarly work to colleagues, and be in touch with achievements of students in other institutions through local and national conventions.
The Sociology/Social Work Club provides activities for students interested in sociology and social work.
The Outdoor Club provides a forum for those who celebrate the great outdoors. The goal is to provide quality outdoor programs to all students regardless of their experience level. The Outdoor Club oversees the campus rock-climbing wall located in Miller Gymnasium.
The International Student Club provides a forum for international students and local students interested in the international realm.
A complete list of ASC clubs, recognized groups and organizations are available online.
Other Co-curricular Opportunities
Athletics George Fox offers a broad-based athletics program. Intercollegiate men's sports include soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball, track, and tennis. Intercollegiate women's sports include cross country, volleyball, basketball, track, softball, soccer, and tennis. Men's and women's varsity athletic competition functions under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Northwest Conference.
Music
Music activities are available to students with varied musical talents. Public performances are plentiful and include guest artists and faculty recitals. Public performances with student body involvement include the Festival Chorus, the Concert Choir, the Chamber Singers, the Bel Canto Singers (women's voices), DaySpring, the Symphonic Band, the Chehalem Symphony, the Handbell Ringers, the Jazz Band, and various brass, string and woodwind ensembles. Student junior and senior recitals are also scheduled throughout the year. Students in any major are eligible for private study in voice, keyboard, and other musical instruments.
The George Fox University student chapters of the Music Educators' National Conference and the Music Teachers' National Association provide a bond between students in music and members of the professional world. Students in the MENC chapter receive the Oregon Music Educator, and those in the MTNA chapter, the MTNA Journal. Members may attend meetings of the professional associations. The clubs also sponsor speakers who address new developments in the field of music education.
Theatre
The University Theatre and the Department of Performing Arts present three main-stage productions each year. Works range from ancient Greek theatre to contemporary scripts and usually include a musical each season. In addition to main-stage productions, there are student-directed works, evenings of improvisational theatre, and performances by the University Players, a touring theatre troupe. The University Players tour throughout the Northwest, presenting at churches, prisons, camps, retreats, and marketplaces.
The University Theatre often brings professional guest artists on campus to work with students as directors, designers and mentors.
Auditions and production positions for all theatre activities are open to the entire student population, including majors, non-majors, and graduate students.
Intramurals
The intramurals program is designed to give students an opportunity to enhance their education by providing them with the opportunity to exercise, build friendships, and compete with one another in a spirit of fun. A wide variety of programs are designed for coed and same-sex competitions. Offerings include the following:
â?¢ Basketball (3-on-3 and 5-on-5)
â?¢ Volleyball (3-on-3 and 6-on-6)
â?¢ Flag football
â?¢ Indoor soccer
â?¢ Racquetball
â?¢ Floor hockey
â?¢ Tennis
â?¢ Golf
â?¢ Wallyball
Information
To keep up to date on current happenings, changes, or additions in policy, etc., students are expected to apprise themselves of the information in the Student News and Info folder maintained on the university Foxmail system.
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