Veterans, make plans to attend a Veteran Reception from 5 to 6 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Portland Center’s Room 155A. Enjoy some pizza, get to know other veterans, and learn ways to support each other.
Students, faculty and staff who are veterans are welcome. Please RSVP to Jack Lyda at lydaj@georgefox.edu.
How do Evangelical Latina/o immigrants use their faith to contest “crimmigration,” or the increasing collaboration between local police and immigration enforcement?
Join us for a special presentation, “Christian Identity, Immigration and Crime,” presented by Dr. Melissa Guzman, assistant professor of sociology at San Francisco State University, tonight (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101.
Based on two years of ethnographic research conducted across different Evangelical Mexican and Central American congregations in California, Guzman examines how the everyday lives of undocumented Latina/o migrants are structured by the criminal justice system, as they negotiate the constant threat of deportation, avoid criminalization, and use their Christian identities to establish a sense of spiritual legitimacy in their communities.
By documenting how Evangelical Latina/o migrants negotiate their religious identities in a context of crime and immigration, her research shows how criminalization affects different individuals in a community, not just the ones who come into direct contact with the criminal justice system by being arrested or deported.
Her work lies at the intersection of:
All are invited. Contact Aida Ramos (aramos@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Join the Fusion Asian-American Club for a night of worship and sharing of food and our heritage. We will also be hearing from a couple of our members about their experiences as Asian Americans on campus. Everyone is welcome, and we hope to see you there!
Join us at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, in the International House.
Contact Elaine Wu (ewu14@georgefox.edu) with any questions!
Do you ever wish the campus library was open later? Would you like to be able to use library resources outside of the scheduled hours of operation? To share your thoughts, please take our three-question student survey by clicking the link below.
Thanks!
– Solomon Smith (csmith14@georgefox.edu)
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Interested in missional serving abroad? SpIL will be taking a group of students to Nepal next winter, and the prep starts now!
If you are at all interested, email spirituallife@georgefox.edu and we will email you when the information meeting is and when applications open!
The university community is invited to a free Jazz Dialogues Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17, in Bauman Auditorium.
This is our second annual unique, interdisciplinary presentation. This year’s lecture/recital is entitled “Jazz Dialogues: Women in the Jazz Age.” It features a lecture by Leah Payne, assistant professor of Christian studies, and performances by the university’s Jazz Ensemble, which will play the music of women composers including Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Maria Schneider and more.
See you there! Contact Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Let’s emphasize knowing as much as we emphasize being known. “Koinonia” is a space created for community, featuring good food, good conversation and some fun games in between. Come join us at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, March 10, for the first-ever “Koinonia” in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.
Hope to see you there! Follow @ascmulticulturallife on Facebook for more information.
Looking for something fun to do over spring break? Consider a trip to Seattle with students! We are looking for a university-approved van driver (or someone over 21 willing to become approved) to join us for our serve trip to Seattle Urban Impact.
If you are interested (or have a recommendation), please contact Gary Buckley (gbuckley15@georgefox.edu) or Jamie Kitchen (jkitchen15@georgefox.edu).
Saturday, March 11, noon – Men’s Tennis vs. Pacific Lutheran
Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m. – Baseball vs. Whitworth, Morse Athletic Complex
Saturday, March 11, 2 p.m. – Baseball vs. Whitworth, Morse Athletic Complex
Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. – Baseball vs. Whitworth, Morse Athletic Complex
Sunday, March 12, 2 p.m. – Baseball vs. Whitworth. Morse Athletic Complex
Sunday, March 12, noon – Women’s Lacrosse vs. Colorado College, Austin Sports Complex
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
Students in the Stats 240 class wish to collect survey responses concerning undergraduate students’ opinions about chapel and religious events on campus.
Click the link below to participate in the survey!
Thank you!
– Carissa McGouran (cmcgouran16@georgefox.edu)
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Join us this morning (Tuesday) in chapel for an all-praise and worship service led by Sean Beck and Kesha Nugent. All are welcome to join us at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
And, as usual, we will host Vespers Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the same location.
Make plans to attend a special event, “Ending Sexual Violence: A Conversation with George Fox Students,” from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 101 & 102.
Please join us as Debra Bridges from the Yamhill County Crime Victims Unit and Todd Baltzell of the Newberg/Dundee Police Department share with our community ways that we can all help to end sexual violence. This event is sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.
To be a Christian, do you have to give up on a life in business? Do you need to give up your possessions and work as a missionary, or in ministry?
If these questions intrigue you, come join us for a short film, To Whom Is Given: Business for the Common Good, in which academic experts and everyday Christians share their stories about how they glorify God through their work. We’ll screen the film from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 10, in Hoover 105.
Come enjoy this screening, followed by a discussion led by Nate Peach! Chapel credit is available, and there will be free food!
Contact Grace Friberg (gfriberg13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Think you have what it takes to beat our president, Robin Baker, in a 5K run? Sign up and find out!
Register for the “Beat Baker” run at georgefox.edu/health (T-shirt included in registration). The race is in Newberg on Saturday, March 18, at 8 a.m., and the cost is only $10 for students and $25 for non-students.
The run is part of a full slate of Health and Wellness Week activities. Check out the website for more details.
There will be a Juniors Abroad information meeting for all sophomores interested in going on a Juniors Abroad trip in the spring of 2018. Come for more details on the trips, locations, tent city, and the application process.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Questions? Please email Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.
Alumna Liz Luras has joined the university as the director of alumni and parent relations. She earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management and leadership from the university and is currently completing an MBA at the Portland Center. Liz is an Army intelligence veteran and formerly served as one of the nation’s leading military advocates, having addressed Congress in Washington, D.C. and at The White House, on multiple occasions, in regards to legislation affecting veterans and military personnel, as well as regarding national security and anti-terrorism. Her work with nonprofits and government agencies earned her the honor of Oregon Woman Veteran of the Year in 2016. She brings more than 17 years of experience in government relations, business consulting, marketing and humanitarian work. Liz is an avid mountain climber and outdoor enthusiast. She believes that one brave voice speaking in truth can inspire others, and have a profound impact on the world.
The university has hired two new deans, both of whom will join the university in July. Jekabs Bikis will serve as dean of the College of Business, joining the university after working as chair of the Business Administration Department at LCC International University in Lithuania since 2014. Before that, he spent eight and a half years at Dallas Baptist University, serving as an assistant and associate professor of business, in addition to working in a number of administrative roles. In all, he has 14 years of teaching and administrative experience.
Also joining George Fox will be Ryan Ingersoll, as dean of libraries. He arrives from Seattle Pacific University, where he has been head of library technology since 2010. Before that, he spent two years as a teaching and learning spaces liaison at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
More information about both new deans will be featured after they have arrived on campus.
Patrick Allen and Kenneth Badley (Education) released their book, Echoes of Insight: Past Perspectives and the Future of Christian Higher Education, in February. Echoes of Insight offers brief summaries of 11 thought-provoking writers from the last century and encourages a new, vigorous conversation about Christian higher education.
Five of Ed Higgins’ (English) haibun were published in the annual “best ofâ€Â Journeys 2017: An Anthology of International Haibun. The Journeys series is an invitation-only inclusion, with editors recommending haibun published in their various journals during the previous year (eight of Ed’s were submitted by editors from several journals). In addition, Ed was appointed copy editor for the biannual poetry journal These Fragile Lilacs.
Writers with ties to George Fox’s English department are featured in the Spring 2017 issue of The Windhover, a Xian literary journal. The issue includes Ed Higgins’ poem “When the wind/sky really is God,†Gary Tandy’s creative nonfiction piece “What Love Looks Like, As I Recall,†and Joshua Hren’s short fiction story “The Man Watching.†Also included is a poem, “Nunc Dimittis,†by English alumnus Jeffrey Bilbro, now an assistant professor of English at Spring Arbor University, and a poem, “The Life that is Ours,†by 2016 almunus Daniel Roberson. The Windhover is one of the nation’s premier Xian literary journals, published by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Press. Bill Jolliff is a contributing editor.
Jennie Harrop, Carol Hutchinson and Michelle Shelton (Department of Professional Studies) delivered a talk, “From Ad Hoc to Intentional: One Department’s Online Journey,†at the Oregon Technology in Education Network’s annual conference at Pacific University on Feb. 11. When George Fox’s Department of Professional Studies offered four online courses in the summer of 2010, the faculty did not know what would come of the experiment. Six years later, the department now offers more than 25 online classes per semester, including one online major, and the program is growing. The majority of DPS students juggle families and full-time work in addition to school, and increasingly students are seeking the convenience of online offerings for both required major and general education courses. With eight regular faculty members, more than 40 adjunct faculty members, and roughly 300 adult degree-completion students, DPS faculty are working to anticipate market demands and articulate an online structure that will endure.
Don Powers (Biology) joined with colleagues to publish two research articles in the Journal of Experimental Biology (2016), 219: “Flight mechanics and control of escape manoeuvres in hummingbirds. II. Aerodynamic force production, flight control and performance limitations†and “Flight mechanics and control of escape manoeuvres in hummingbirds. I. Flight kinematics.â€
Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) published an article, “The Trial of Pilate – A Touchstone to the Death of Jesus,†in the March 6 issue of The Huffington Post. He also presented a lecture, “The Beast, the Antichrist, and 666: An Alternative to Speculation,†at Chapman University on Feb. 21.
March 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Andy Lockhart, Lecia Retter
March 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacob Vahlenkamp
March 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John Spencer
March 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Theresa Schierman, Brent Weaver
March 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carol Brazo, Karen Buchanan, Sandy Cherachanko
March 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lynette Elwyn, Keelan LoFaro, Piper Parks
March 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Caitlin Corning, Stephanie St. Cyr
March 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bryan Boyd, Saurra Heide
March 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bo Sanders
March 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Marty Hunter
March 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Heidi Cuddeford, Javier Garcia
While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students†section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on the Graduate/DPS Policies page of the website.
Note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.
For more information, contact the student life department (studentlife@georgefox.edu).
All are invited to the 2017 Spring Faculty Lecture tonight (Tuesday), featuring Craig Johnson, professor emeritus of leadership studies and recipient of the 2015-16 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research & Scholarship.
Craig’s lecture, “A Walk on the Shadow Side of Leadership,†will begin at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Following is a synopsis:
“We will focus on the power leaders have to cast light or shadow over followers. They must take special care, ‘lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.’ Refusing to face the dark side of leadership makes abuse more likely. Exploring the destructive dimension of leadership highlights the ethical challenges facing leaders and equips us to illumine rather than darken the lives of others.”
Come early and enjoy the 2017 Spring Richter Student Scholars Symposium! It is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. George Fox student scholars, from both undergraduate and graduate programs, will present their research in a conversational poster format.
The event is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
