About Our People
Brenda Morton (Education) presented at the Department of Human Services Independent Living Program’s policy conference on March 31. She was invited to join the education policy work group as a researcher and expert on the needs of current and former foster youth pursuing post-secondary education. The lived experiences of 35 students in Oregon, including seven from George Fox, resulted in four of the five policy recommendations and the major pilot she will present with the team. These recommendations have the potential to eliminate significant educational barriers and allow foster youth to now participate in the governor’s 40-40-20 vision for Oregon children.
Paul Anderson’s (Christian studies) review of the fifth episode of the CNN series Finding Jesus was featured in the Huffington Post’s religion blog on March 31. The title of the piece is “The Quest for the True Cross of Jesus.†More recently, Paul’s sixth column on the series, titled “On Finding Jesus … and Divorcing Mary Magdalene,” appeared in the April 6 edition.
Gary Tandy’s (English) creative nonfiction essay, “What Love Looks Like, as I Recall,” received second place in the adult nonfiction category of the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County’s creative writing contest. The essay will be published in Paper Gardens, and Gary will read his work at a celebration and awards ceremony on April 17.