Digital Commons @ George Fox University George Fox College Life Archives 10-1988 George Fox College Life, October 1988 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfc_life Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "George Fox College Life, October 1988" (1988). George Fox College Life. Book 100. http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfc_life/100 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in George Fox College Life by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. As 0 9 V - : • Nc«uDciF^-^rtDi>»«~'^lA«r,w * Published bimonthly by oecrge fox college USPSnQS^Mo'n^ft 859-820 ?^I^CVm«cxco • POSTMASTER: O.? SEND EDITOR ADDRESS • 2ND CHANGES CLASS POSTAGE TO GEORGE PAID FOX AT COLLEGE. NEWBERG. NEWBERG. OREGON OR 97132 97132 George Fox College enrollment is at an all-time record high. Management degree completion program. The HRM pro Enrollment The College has enrolled 820 students, more than a 16 gram enrolls students in Salem. Portland, and Mewberg. percent jump over the 705 final enrollment fall semester a Traditional student enrollment is up 61 over a year ago. a year ago. The record enrollment compares to GFC's previ ous high of 742 in 1981. jump of 10.6 percent. On campus are 639 students with another 181 students The campus has drawn students from 16 states and coun enrolled in the College's three-year-old Human Resources tries, with about 57 percent from Oregon. A trust fund to provide annual scholar administer the funds through regular long as it is faithful to its Christian her ships for student athletes has been student aid procedures. itage," Stevens said. Fund established for George Fox College. The Millers have made provision for "The great thing about a gift like The charitable trust fund has been increases to match tuition increases. this," he continued, "is that Jim and established by long time College sup "Obviously, this represents a "major Lila approached the College. We didn't porters James and Lila Miller. Portland. gift to a college of our size," Stevens ask for the money. This is their pattern Supports The income will give the College fund said. "Jim and Lila want George Fox of giving as the Lord directs them. That ing equivalent to five or six full tuition College to remain competitive with the makes it special; and it will provide a Athletes scholarships annually. In keeping with best small college athletic programs in special opportunity to a great number College policy, the income will be used the Pacific Northwest. It has been their of current and future students." to fund 10 to 15 student athletes with support that has allowed the high qual James Miller, until 1986, was a mem partial tuition scholarships. President ity of our student athletes and there ber of George Fox's board of trustees, Edward F. Stevens said. f o r e t h e s u c c e s s o f b o t h o u r m e n ' s a n d serving for 12 years. He now is an hon Recommendation of recipients will women's programs. orary lifetime trustee. be made by George Fox coaches. The "They have indicated they will con Through a major gift to the College College's Financial Aid Office will tinue to support George Fox College as in 1973 the Millers initiated a capital campaign that provided a new sports and physical education center, opened in 1977. The 2,500-seat Miller Gym nasium in the Wheeler Sports Center is named in their honor. At the time it was made, their gift was the largest sin gle gift ever given to the College. In 1978 the Millers were honored by NAIA District 2 with a Meritorious Service Award for their involvement and sup port of athletics in Oregon and Idaho. The Millers became interested in George Fox College when their son, Paul, attended, graduating in 1969. His wife. Judy, also attended and now is a participant in the College's degree completion program. James Miller and his brother. Bud, for 21 years were owners of Cascadia President Edward F. Stevens, left, receives a gift on behalf of the College Lumber Co. They sold the firm and its from James and Lila Miller. The trust will fund the equivalent of five or timber holdings in 1973. They now are six full-time scholarships annually. partners in Willamette Pacific Land Co. With college costs rising, many parents worry that their chil For exampje, if a college's 1989 tuition rate is $7,000, par dren will not be able to afford a college education. George ents' 1989 payments are applied toward $7,000. If the col Fox College has taken steps to alleviate that worry with an lege's 1990 tuition rate is $8,500, parents' 1990 payments Prepayment innovative prepayment plan. are applied toward $8,500. The longer parents wait to pay, the more payments it will take to pay off one year's tuition. Stepping into a financial forefront, George Fox and eight Plan Here other colleges in the United States offer a prepayment plan Payments are made payable to "George Fox College—TMO through the National Tuition Maintenance Organization. Plan" and mailed directly to the National TMO, which Through TMO, parents have the opportunity to pay now for a records the payment, sends a contract to the payor, and four-year education at George Fox College. When their chil deposits the funds in GFC's account with the custodian dren enter college in the future they pay nothing more for bank. Bank One Trust Company in Columbus, Ohio. tuition and fees, despite rate increases. All prepayments, and growth in value of prepayments, are A prepayment of $1,000 is required to open a TMO owned by George Fox College. The growth in value of account, with payments in $250 increments thereafter, for as prepayments may never be paid directly to payors or student long as parents wish to pay. The sooner parents pay for four beneficiaries. At the time the benefit is applied against years' tuition the more they save, because all payments are educational expenses, the growth in value of prepayments based on current tuition rates. may or may not be taxed to (Continued on page 4) The time has come for students to Beals urged students to recognize choose between worldly and Christian and eliminate inconsistencies in their Beals Urges beliefs, the president of Western Evan "world view," a philosophical term he gelical Seminary told George Fox Col defined as the "sum total of all our Commitment lege students to open their new year. thinking." "You have a lot of contradictory "Remember, it's a crowded world. ideas, but you can't continue that way. There are a lot of ideas. Somehow you Everything must be brought under the have to make sense of that," he said. lordship, under our Lord Jesus Christ," As you read, as you write, as you study Duane Beals said at GFC's Fall Convo ... remember that everything must cation, the College's annual formal wel come together at the foot of the cross come to new students. of Jesus Christ." "To some extent, those of you who Beals received a doctoral degree in are beginning your Christian lives in Christian studies this fall have been liv religious instruction from the Univer sity of Notre Dame in 1977. He has a ing in two different worlds," Beals said. master's degree from University of For example, politicians declare their faith will have no bearing in their politi Notre Dame, a master of divinity cal lives; public and Sunday schools degree from Asbury Theological Semi nary and a bachelor's degree from teach conflicting theories concerning Bethel College. history and the origin of the Earth, he explained. "You may have sensed He has been president of Western some discontinuity at different times, Evangelical Seminary, Portland, since Duane Beals but chose to ignore it," Beals said. 1987. His students like him because he tells Foster's "personal style" helps stu- stories to illustrate complex lessons. dents learn difficult material, sa^ His co-workers applaud him because he another committee ^emben Roxie Foster A u s t , a j u n i o r ^ a r d contributes to the teaching field. The makes the class enjoyable, it s hard, public has learned from his studies of but you learn everything. Awarded subjects ranging from Trivial Pursuit to Old Age. Each year, student Acadernic Com Jim Foster's accomplishments in the mittee members review nomination For education world have earned him the S:ms and the College's annual course 1988 Burlington ISorthern Foundation evaluation reports to determine candi Faculty Achievement Award for Teach dates for the award. They base sele ■ ing at George Fox College. The $2,000 tion on five criteria established by the Excellence unrestricted cash award was created in Burlington Northern Foundation, 1984 to recognize teaching excellence. including "unusual effort devoted to Students selected the associate ensuring the quality of the students professor of psychology as the 1988 classroom learning experience. Mu recipient for many reasons. "He uses a dents also select teachers who bring lot of stories and examples. He tells us forth Christian views.' a lot about his kids, especially in child While students appreciate Fosters development courses," said Jeffrey Bell, teaching style, his co-workers praise his a 1988 graduate from Salem and mem contributions to the teaching field.