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The Intercultural Resource Center is excited to announce the Reconciliation and Education Program!

Following this month’s SCORR conference, the IRC will host three two-week programs discussing racial reconciliation, anti-racist action steps, and dismantling oppressive systems.

These programs are a great opportunity to commit to learning more about anti-racism while earning two chapel credits! Apply here by Monday, Feb. 22.

Questions? Contact Hannah Lee (hlee17@georgefox.edu).

In November, Carl Lloyd (Adult Degree Programs) published the book Secrets of Trauma Recovery under an alias (Dr. Elliott Cace) with alumni Loree Bardwell and Myles Daines. He also collaborated with Amy Maas to publish Living Pictures of the Bible (Empowering Systems Press) in January.

Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) will be giving the keynote address on “Jesus in Johannine Perspective: A Fourth Quest for Jesus” at the South African Theological Seminary conference on Jesus and the Fourth Gospel (March 17-18). Paul also has been invited to serve as guest editor of a Religions peer-reviewed volume on “Jesus and Spirituality,” featuring over a dozen top scholars internationally, and has been invited to contribute an essay on Quakers and the Bible for the World Council of Churches’ volume Your World is Truth: The Bible in Christian Traditions, Volume 2.

In addition, he presented “Celebrating Advent with The Saint John’s Bible” at the Reedwood Forum (December) and “John, Jesus, and the Transformation of Judaism” at the Enoch Seminar on John the Baptist (January). In the publications realm, he edited Volume 9 in the Johannine Monograph Series (Wipf & Stock): Revelation in the Fourth Gospel, and Eight Johannine Essays by Gail R. O’day. His recently published essays include: “Paul, the Philippians, and Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy – A Cognitive-Critical Analysis,” in Talking God in Society (Vol. 1: Essays in Honor of Peter Lampe of Heidelberg); “We Walk by Faith; Not By Sight: A Year of Wilderness Wondering,” for Psalm 91; “The Lord’s Leadership – Psalm 146,” for Psalm 91 (November 2020); “Balderdash! A Dozen Critically Flawed Biblical Scholarship Views Destined Deservedly for the Dustbin,” in The Bible and Interpretation; and “Foreword” in The Heart of Friends: Quaker History and Beliefs (Barclay College Publishers) by Glen W. Leppert.

The university is pleased to offer a confidential campus advocate in partnership with the Sexual Misconduct CARE team. Our confidential campus advocate is a George Fox MSW intern and is located in the Moore House/Intercultural Resource Center on the Newberg campus.

She is qualified to provide advocacy, accompaniment, and referral services to survivors of all forms of violence, including sexual assault, intimate partner violence, hate crimes, stalking, sexual harassment, and other crimes in order to facilitate and promote individual recovery and success.

Confidential campus advocates are required to keep all conversations fully confidential.

If you wish to seek any services, walk-ins are always welcome on Mondays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can also make an appointment on Mondays and Thursdays.

Questions? Contact Jacklyn Gebhard (jgebhard20@georgefox.edu). If you have an emergency, please call 911 or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

Inspired by the theatre department’s ministry work this past fall, our spring main-stage show is a re-conceived Parables. Directed by Cristi Miles and inspired by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, along with current COVID protocols, this reimagined traveling theatrical installation promises to be a unique experience for performers and audience alike.

Auditions will be held via Zoom tonight (Monday) from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sign up to audition here.

Play information:

Using well-known (and not so well-known) parables, along with possibly fables and/or allegories, and the international best selling book, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, as source material, we will devise site-specific performances around our beautiful campus.

An ensemble of performers/creators/designers who consider themselves theatrical innovators is being summoned. Come and create something, make something from nothing, and birth a new play into being.

Come and challenge your notions of tradition, of what theatre can be, and how it can be made. Make it new yourself! Come experiment and play. We are redefining Parables and seeing what we learn. Are you in?

Click here for audition information. Hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Lydia Crist (lcrist18@georgefox.edu).

We are continuing to track COVID-19 related expenses. Please remember to include “COVID-19” in the “chartfield one” field in the chart of accounts when coding transactions in PeopleSoft.

Only one “chartfield one” can be used per transaction, and the COVID-19 code must take priority over another department designation.

Questions? Call Kathi Becker in Finance at ext. 2166.

Passionate about exercise and wellness? Campus Recreation and the Hadlock Student Center are looking for additional group fitness instructors to join our team!

Instructors lead classes for students and employees of all fitness levels through exercise progressions in their areas of expertise. Instructor positions are open to all current George Fox students, staff, and faculty.

Instructors are needed for both in-person and virtual classes. Classes in need of instructors include yoga, core, boot camp, cycle, kickboxing, barre, POUND, HIIT, WERQ, PiYo, TRX, and more!

Don’t see your discipline or interest area listed here? Let us know on the application and we can consider adding a new class. Know of anyone else that would be interested in this opportunity? Please send this information to them.

Click here to apply. 

Questions? Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu).

The Hadlock Student Center and Campus Recreation are looking for ideas for outdoor and virtual events that we can offer during the spring semester! This includes ideas for group exercise classes, intramural sports, outdoor recreation, and skill workshops.

Submit your ideas and be entered for a chance to win $5 vouchers to the rental center. Click here to submit. 

Questions? Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu).

The Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life is encouraging seniors to lead Life Groups this semester! If you are interested in leading a group, please fill out this form.

Life Groups provide a space for students to gather for weekly prayer, Bible study, and fellowship. Groups typically meet for an hour to 90 minutes. Groups will begin the week of Feb. 22 and end the week of April 9.

This spring, all of our groups will be meeting either by Zoom or hybrid. Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participants’ comfort permit.

Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups run through the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life will also be eligible for SpiL credit.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Lopez (slopez@georgefox.edu).

Send a loved one a “Valogram,” a Valentine’s Day card and a sweet treat, free of charge!

Stop by our table in Canyon Commons during both lunch and dinner today (Monday) and tomorrow to write a “Valogram,” or fill out our Google Form and we’ll do it for you!

Questions? Contact Student Activities (activities@georgefox.edu).

Do you want to give your friends and loved ones at Fox a Valentine’s Day gift? If so, support George Fox students by purchasing a gift box for only $10 each.

There are three box options available. Visit our Instagram and click on the link in the bio to access our Google Form to purchase one. We have both delivery and pick-up options. Requests will be closing tonight (Monday).

• Box Option 1
  • Chocolate rose, chocolate bear,  root beer, teddy bear, lollipop, Fun Dip, and a personalized note
• Box Option 2
  • Mug, mug treat, chocolate rose, filled candy stick, lollipop, Fun Dip, and a personalized note
• Box Option 3
  • Multipurpose tool, teddy bear, assorted chocolate box, root beer, lollipop, Fun Dip, and a personalized note

Questions? Contact Kylie Smith (smithk17@georgefox.edu).

Richter Scholars Program Proposals are due Monday, March 1.

The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student research activities that are devised, initiated, and carried out by individual student researchers, with mentorship, guidance and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.

The purpose of these funds is to support educational research opportunities that encourage the practices of independent thought leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility.

For the purpose of this program, research is defined as a knowledge-generating activity that is designed to provide new information on a topic, tool, or process, and that proceeds according to established and accepted research methods

Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria by clicking here.

Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu).

The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “FORMATION,” so send us your best poems, stories, essays, and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.

The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.

All are welcome to submit, including employees and those who are not members of the George Fox community!

Submission Guidelines:

• Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
• Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
• For artwork: Files should be named as the title of your piece followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.

All work should be submitted through our website. Submissions close on Monday, March 1, at 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Libby Kerns (lkerns17@georgefox.edu).

Are you a primary care nurse or in nursing leadership (or know someone who is)? Please join us for a two-day event via Zoom starting Friday, Feb. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to Saturday, Feb. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is free to George Fox students and employees.

The event, titled “Essentials for Interprofessional Primary Care: Nursing & Care Management,” will focus on:

• Enhancing person-centered communication and interprofessional knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs)
• Exploring strategies to ensure nurses are practicing at the top of their scope in primary care practice
• Learning about commonly used screening tools, motivational interviewing concepts/techniques, and transitioning people in care within interprofessional teams and across the healthcare neighborhood
• Exploring procedure codes that match nursing services to increase fiscal sustainability

Visit our event webpage for more information or contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Join us for a creative adult learning experience Thursday, Feb. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. over Zoom. This event will be facilitated by healthcare professionals who personally represent Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. 

Learn how to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts, such as decenter whiteness/decolonize interprofessional primary care.  Listen and process the experiences and perspectives of professionals from BIPOC communities.  Explore what success looks like to facilitate better primary care for BIPOC communities.

This event is for healthcare professionals and learners. Register here.

Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Please join the College of Physical Therapy on Zoom for our seventh annual research symposium on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Physical therapy doctoral faculty and third-year students will showcase various rehabilitation research topics. 

Questions? Please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.

Curious about traditional and liturgical forms of Christianity? The Kyrie Eastern Orthodox Club and Catholic Campus Fellowship invite you to a panel of Catholic and Orthodox professors and staff.

Join us this Wednesday, Feb. 10, in Hoover 105 at 7 p.m. for snacks and discussion!

Questions? Contact Genevieve Wolf (gwolf18@georgefox.edu).

Registration is open for our first Spring Virtual Career Fair, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26! The fair will host employers from various industries, including (but not limited to) technology, engineering, government, business, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and nonprofit.

The fair is open to George Fox students of any major and will feature full-time employment, part-time employment, and internship opportunities. You can register for information sessions through the Handshake system.

Please update your profile on Handshake and be sure to upload a resume so  employers have access to it. If you need support with your resume, make a career coaching appointment in the IDEA Center!

Questions? Visit this website or contact Carol Parker Walsh at cparkerwalsh@georgefox.edu.

Today (Saturday), join GNC for a night of games! We commonly play free online games accessible to everyone, such as Among Us and Secret Hitler (both hidden role deduction games).

Game Night Club will be meeting on the first and third Saturday of each month this semester. Look forward to online games via Discord on the first Saturday, and in-person meetings (with more information to come) on the third Saturday of each month!

New members, if you would like to be invited to the Discord Server or added to our mailing list, please email Sadie Lapiers (slapiers17@gerogefox.edu).

Hey Bruins! Stop by Canyon Commons tonight (Saturday) between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. to meet the following clubs:

• Game Night Club
• Volleyball Club
• Accounting Association
• Society of Women Engineers

Missed the chance to meet one of our clubs this week? Check out our webpage or contact Genevieve Wolf (gwolf18@georgefox.edu).

Do you want to give your friends and loved ones at Fox a Valentine’s Day gift? If so, support George Fox students by purchasing a gift box for only $10 each.

There are three box options available. Visit our Instagram and click on the link in the bio to access our Google Form to purchase one. We have both delivery and pick-up options. Requests are being taken until Monday, Feb. 8.

• Box Option 1
  • Chocolate rose, chocolate bear,  root beer, teddy bear, lollipop, Fun Dip, and a personalized note
• Box Option 2
  • Mug, mug treat, chocolate rose, filled candy stick, lollipop, Fun Dip, and a personalized note
• Box Option 3
  • Multipurpose tool, teddy bear, assorted chocolate box, root beer, lollipop, Fun Dip, and a personalized note

Questions? Contact Kylie Smith (smithk17@georgefox.edu).