Calling all George Fox employees! It’s Employee Appreciation Week through Friday, March 6.
Stop by the Portland Center lobby this morning (Thursday) between 9 and 10 a.m. for a yummy grab-and-go breakfast of bagels, pastries, fruit, yogurt, and coffee or tea. Thank you for all you do!
The George Fox dance team is hosting a free clinic on Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hadlock Student Center. This is an opportunity for dancers of all experience levels to get together and learn technique and a jazz routine!
No prior dance experience is necessary for attendance, and the clinic is open to all George Fox students. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask current Bruin Dancers questions about auditions and their experience being on the dance team.
Confused about the new 7th edition APA changes? Do you want some guidance on APA style and format? Come to the ARC for an APA drop-in!
Drop-in hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Academic Resource Center (first floor of Murdock Library).
Missed the January APA workshop? Watch the video recording of the full workshop here or on the ARC webpage. Questions? Contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Teaching. Please review the criteria for the award (below) and consider your nomination.
The award will be announced on Tuesday, April 21, at the Spring Awards Convocation Chapel. A plaque and a $2,500 check will be given to this faculty member.
Criteria for the award:
Currently a full-time faculty member at George Fox teaching undergraduate courses
Unusually significant and meritorious teaching achievement during the past year
Unusual effort devoted to ensuring the quality of students’ classroom learning experience
High scholarly standards for both the rigor and the currency of course content, and for the level of student performance with respect to these standards
Evidence of the faculty member’s direct impact upon and involvement with the students
The quality of relevant information and nominations submitted by current and former students, including formal teacher evaluations
Students may complete this Google nomination form or send an email to Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with the name and a statement regarding this faculty member’s excellence with regard to the above criteria. Nominations are due on or before Monday, March 9.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate and DPS Teaching. Please review the criteria for the award (below) and consider your nomination. It will aid the committee’s deliberations if you provide specific examples of good teaching practices.
The award will be announced at the appropriate graduate commencement and/or hooding ceremony. A plaque and a $2,500 check will be given to this faculty member.
Criteria for the award:
Currently a full-time faculty member at George Fox teaching graduate courses or courses in the Department of Professional Studies
Unusually significant and meritorious teaching achievement during the past year
Unusual effort devoted to ensuring the quality of the students’ classroom learning experience
High scholarly standards for both the rigor and currency of course content, and for the level of student performance with respect to these standards
Evidence of the faculty member’s direct impact upon and involvement with students
The quality of relevant information and nominations submitted by current and former students, including formal teacher evaluations
Graduate and DPS students may complete this Google nomination formor send an email to Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with the name and a statement regarding this faculty member’s excellence with regard to the above criteria. Nominations are due on or before Monday, March 9.
Come join the monthly game night at Friendsview tonight (Thursday). Meet in the Bauman lobby at 6:15 p.m. to walk over to Friendsview together.
These game nights are fun opportunities to hang out with our neighbors while playing ping pong, pool, dominos and card/board games! Questions? Contact jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com.
Interested in supporting and going on a service and immersion trip over spring break (Friday, March 20, through Saturday, March 28)? Are you at least 21 or 25 years old and an approved George Fox van driver?
If you are interested in driving a van for one of two teams in need of drivers, contact Monik Kadarmanto at mkadarmanto@georgefox.edu. The trip destinations are Yosemite, California (drivers 25+ needed) and Seattle (drivers 21+ needed).
Help raise awareness for individuals living on the autism spectrum by being in our video project! A student composer has put together a team of students and alumni to create a multimedia work to raise autism awareness. Join us tomorrow (Friday) at 8 p.m. to be featured in the video.
We are looking for people of all ages to participate in the video. There will be no spoken dialogue required, just footage of individuals stepping into a spotlight. If you have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, if you know someone with autism, or if you just want to help raise autism awareness, then please join us.
The location will be in Newberg and donuts will be provided. For more details, email Alex Hastings at ahastings16@georgefox.edu.
A design and processing class has been attempting to fight the creative block this semester and needs you to fill out a survey. A few students have created a card game to help struggling students get moving and get their brains flowing in order to inspire creativity. As they are in their final stages of the developing process, they need students to come in to help beta test the new game and give some feedback.
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.
The university has secured group-rate tickets to a Portland Trail Blazers game, and you are invited!
Join in on “George Fox Night at the Moda Center” when the Blazers take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, March 12. This is a great opportunity to share a fun night with friends, family and fellow George Fox Bruins.
Ticket prices start at $19 apiece. All participants will receive special savings and a chance to shoot a free throw after the game. Visit this link and use the promo code “GFU.”
The Wineskin is the on-campus literary and art magazine. We are currently accepting all prose, poetry, artwork and photography!
Submissions are due on Friday, March 27, as editable files to gfuwineskin@gmail.com with the guiding and optional theme of peace. The guidelines are below:
The undergraduate admissions office is seeking nine qualified candidates to work part time (nine hours per week) as interns in the areas of admissions counseling, visit coordinating and event coordinating during the 2020-21 academic year (August through April).
Interns will be working closely with our admissions team in the promotion of George Fox to prospective students and families. Tasks will be varied, but will include conducting campus tours, communication with prospective students via phone and email, assisting the visits and events team in campus visitations and events, data entry and analysis, and other important work.
This will be a professional internship and a great resume builder. Apply here by Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m. Questions? Contact Keenan O’Hern at kohern@georgefox.edu.
The Hadlock Student Center is offering a two-week lead climbing course starting on Tuesday, March 10. The class with be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m.
This is for experienced climbers and will introduce participants to lead climbing, belaying and falling. The class and certification cost is $20.
Additional class details and sign-up information can be found on IMLeagues.com. Questions? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.
Students, we want to hear how professors at George Fox have made you feel known. Whether it’s something as big as walking you down the aisle at your wedding (yes, that really happened!) or as small as inviting you to their home for a meal, we want to hear about it!
The student who submits our favorite story will win a pair of 100 Level-tickets to the Portland Trail Blazers game this Saturday, March 7, and will also be featured on the university’s Instagram page.
Send your stories to Jeremy Lloyd (jlloyd@georgefox.edu) in the marketing communications office no later than today (Thursday).Â
The ASLAN (Annual Spiritual Life Assessment) was emailed to every undergraduate student on Tuesday, March 3. If you complete it by Friday, March 6, you will receive one chapel credit.
Thank you for helping us understand how you are being spiritually formed at George Fox! Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any questions or if you did not receive the survey.
Applications to be Peer Advisors (PAs) are now open and will be closing on Friday, March 13. Interviews take place the full week before spring break, so start your application now!
Want to know what time is best for your body to exercise? Want to help out two students with their senior seminar projects? Then we have a study for you!
We need volunteers to participate in a study that relates the time of day exercise is performed to sleep quality. Participants of all fitness levels may choose two days of the week to exercise in the morning hours, rest a day, and then work out two days in the evening hours. They will then track their sleep with an app.
All communication is done through email, and participants can choose their type of exercise based off the heart rate requirements. If you are interested, contact April Kluthe at akluthe17@georgefox.edu.
Come support our University Players this Friday, March 6, when they use masks, movement and storytelling to explore what it means to listen well to others, to ourselves, and to the world around us.
“The Art of Listening” performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium and is free to all. In Act 1, the Players will share the children’s stories they are performing at schools and churches this year. In Act 2, they will share stories from their own lives.
Do you work with students with ADHD? Would you like to get some insights into the ADHD brain? Interested in strategies that can work for individuals with ADHD?
Come to a faculty presentation by Kelsey Kuperman from the University of Oregon today (Wednesday) from 3 to 4 p.m. in Ross 140. You can sign up at this link. This session, sponsored by the Disability Services Office, satisfies one hour of professional development for faculty.
ADHD is a form of neurodiversity and can show up as strengths (creativity, curiosity, passion) and frustrating challenges (lack of motivation, difficulty getting started, trouble tracking time) for individuals with ADHD. This session will explore real-life examples of what it looks and feels like to navigate college with ADHD and will cover a range of strategies for students and faculty.