COVID-19 testing is required for Newberg students returning to campus. It may take several days to receive results back. While you wait for the results, we ask you to limit your close contacts. You may attend classes, maintaining six feet of physical distancing and wearing a face covering.
See our COVID-19 website for more information about schedule and results.
The Chehalem Cultural Center is hosting the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day event today (Monday). Several George Fox employees and students have been involved in the planning of this important event. SpiL credit is offered for those who attend.
Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, this will be a fully live-streamed event. Details for connecting to the live stream will be posted to the MLK Day event web page. The pre-show music and slide show begins at 5:45 p.m., with the main program beginning at 6 p.m.
Go online early enough to ensure you have your live stream set up and working.
Campus Public Safety would like to remind the George Fox community of a few helpful safety tips. Because, while the Newberg campus is located in what is considered a generally safe location, we know that, unfortunately, crimes and emergencies can occur in any location and at any time of day.
We encourage everyone to program Campus Public Safety’s phone number into your cell phone right now so that it is available in case you need it. We are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 503-554-2090.
The following are some of the reasons why you may want to give us a call:
A victim of a crime is never at fault and should not be blamed for his or her actions. For those who would like to know what precautions they can take in order to reduce the risk of victimization, we offer the following tips:
Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu. Campus Public Safety officers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year!
If you are interested in studying abroad in the summer/fall of 2021 or the spring of 2022, the application will be closing Friday, Jan. 22. The application can be found here.
If you have any additional questions about programs or the application process, stop by the Center for Study Abroad house or email Lynn Scott (studyabroadcenter@georgefox.edu). We look forward to talking with you!
Have you always wanted to learn piano? Would you like to refresh your music skills from childhood piano lessons?
If so, take a piano class this term! All four sections have openings for students of all abilities. This one-credit hybrid course (MUSI 135: Section A, B, C, or D) is a great elective option for students of all disciplines.
Questions? Contact Kenn Willson at kwillson@georgefox.edu.
Spring semester is just around the corner! The Office for Spiritual Life has updated the iAttended app with a short video about the different opportunities to earn SpiL credit in the coming week and throughout the semester. As a reminder, all full-time undergraduate students are required to attend 15 events (digital and/or in person) over the course of the semester.
Questions? Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Have you always wanted to learn piano? Would you like to refresh your music skills from childhood piano lessons?
If so, take a piano class this term! All four sections have openings for students of all abilities. This one-credit hybrid course (MUSI 135: Section A, B, C, or D) is a great elective option for students of all disciplines.
Questions? Contact Kenn Willson at kwillson@georgefox.edu.
The Chehalem Cultural Center is hosting the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day event on Monday, Jan. 18. Several George Fox employees and students have been involved in the planning of this important event.
Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, this will be a fully live-streamed event. Details for connecting to the live stream will be posted to the MLK Day event web page. The pre-show music and slide show begins at 5:45 p.m., with the main program beginning at 6 p.m.
Go online early enough to ensure you have your live stream set up and working.
Students and employees are invited to join the university pastors on Zoom for a guided time of prayer the morning of the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, between 8 and 8:30 a.m.
If you would like to join us for this virtual time of prayer, please fill out this form and we will send you the Zoom link. Please direct any questions to the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320.
The library is pleased to deliver library material for participating faculty to their offices on the Newberg campus. All library material must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign.
If you have used this service in the past or if you are signing up for the first time, please fill out the request form on this page. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
With our nation in turmoil, would you like to explore how Christians can help heal our political culture? If so, apply for the Civility Project Reading Group.
We will select ten students for this project. Group members are expected to read and/or write for one to two hours in preparation for each hour-long weekly meeting. We will meet in person — COVID permitting — at a time the group selects.
The group will work with Jonathan Kuttab, a Palestinian Christian lawyer. He will speak on campus (via Zoom) on Feb. 4 on Civility, Justice, and a Bill of Rights: A Vision of Israel/Palestine as One State. Kuttab will meet with the group twice between his Feb. 4 talk and his second on-campus appearance in late March.
Group members may also write for the Civility Project website to earn modest compensation for publishable pieces.
To apply, email the following to Civility Project director Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu by Friday, Jan. 22:
Questions? Email civility@georgefox.edu.
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to help students with writing, study skills, test taking strategies, time management, and more. Here’s what you can do to help your students get off to a strong start:
If you are requiring ARC appointments for your students, please email Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu) to make sure the ARC schedule and consultants are prepared to meet your students’ needs!
If you have any questions, contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
Please remember: When sending packages out for a department, a chart of account string must accompany the package or mail pieces.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver (rsilver@georgefox.edu).
When picking up your package(s) from Mail Services, please remember that you must have your student ID with you.
If you don’t have your student card with you, then a driver’s license is acceptable. Mail Services will not accept any form of digital photo.
Are you a passionate and highly motivated leader interested in working in a fast-paced, innovative and collaborative work environment? Do you know someone who would be great in this role? The university’s admissions team is seeking such an individual to serve as director of undergraduate admissions!
The director will be called upon to successfully cast a vision, devise a strategy, and motivate our admissions team toward improving traditional undergraduate enrollment. He or she will oversee the entire recruitment process with a team of committed and vibrant professionals who have had a track record of success.
The ideal candidate will be ready to work with the team on engagement and sales techniques that move students toward enrollment and work with our visits and events team to create the best visit experience available to prospective students.
Interested? Know someone who would be great for this role? To learn more and apply, visit or send this link.
Have you always wanted to learn piano? Would you like to refresh your music skills from childhood piano lessons?
If so, take a piano class this term! All four sections have openings for students of all abilities. This one-credit hybrid course (MUSI 135: Section A, B, C, or D) is a great elective option for students of all disciplines.
Questions? Contact Kenn Willson at kwillson@georgefox.edu.
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is hosting the 65th Annual Christian Student Leadership Conference, an opportunity for college students who care deeply about today’s pressing issues to learn and consider how to engage in public policy. The theme of this year’s conference is “Healing a Divided America.”
This year, the conference will be held virtually on two days, Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time, and is completely free (a savings of $680). Students can register at NAE.net/cslc.
For more information, please email Jennifer at jhaglof@nae.net.
Just a reminder: Applications for Resident Assistant positions are due on Friday, Jan. 22, by 5 p.m. References are also due at this time.
Click this link to learn more and apply, and contact Kristina Van Der Eems (kvandereems@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
This position is for graduate level-students only. The George Fox Activities team is seeking two graduate-level coordinators to assist in planning and implementing events and helping lead a team of undergraduate students. Applications are due by Monday, Jan. 25.
Here is the link to the full job description, and the application can be found here.
If you have questions, please write chrisl@georgefox.edu.
Seniors graduating this May are invited to participate in one of our four in-country “Seniors Abroad” trips in May. The four trips are as follows:
These will be run like a normal Juniors Abroad trip that lasts approximately three weeks in May. There will be no credit associated with these trips, and you will only meet several times throughout the semester to prepare for the trip.
The student’s cost is $2,200. Registration opens on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 8 a.m. online. This is a first-come, first-serve type of registration.
An email will be sent out to all seniors today (Wednesday) with further details and descriptions. If you do not receive this email and would like to participate in one of these trips, please contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgeofox.edu.
