Ladies! Interested in a club that creates community among women who want to be active together?
If you’re interested, would like to hear more, or would like to help get this club started, please email Anna Parrott at aparrott18@georgefox.edu.
The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very happy birthday! If you have a birthday in May, please stop by the Academic Affairs Office (AAO) on the first floor of the Stevens Center on Thursday, May 13, between 8 a.m and 5 p.m. to pick up your birthday treat.
Portland Center employees may pick up their treat from Peg Hutton at the front desk.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
Campus Recreation will offer its School of Rock class this month, free of charge for George Fox students and employees!
School of Rock covers the basics of rock-climbing techniques, movements and skills. Looking to take your climbing knowledge to the next level? This course is perfect for you! Join our skilled and professionally certified instructors to learn more about how to climb better and how to refine your skills.
New to climbing? No problem! Have you been climbing for awhile? This course is also perfect for you! We will cover footwork, basic and intermediate movement techniques, handhold positioning, climbing terminology, body positioning, and much more! Want personalized coaching? This is also a great opportunity to get some of that.
This course has four sessions, one hour each night. Please plan to come for all of them, if possible. Register by going here. Here are the dates (all classes meet from 6 to 7 p.m.):
Have any questions? Please reach out to Austin at ashirazi17@georgefox.edu.
Campus Public Safety will be conducting its annual bicycle roundup starting today (Monday). If you are staying on campus over the summer and plan to keep a bike here, please come to the Campus Public Safety office to get a sticker ID so that your bike will not be removed.
At the end of the spring semester, a university-wide bicycle cleanup is done. Bicycles that are illegally parked, unregistered or inoperable are impounded. Bicycle racks need to be cleared to do routine maintenance to the bicycle racks and surrounding areas.
Bicycles may not be stored on the campus during the summer semester. Bicycle claims can be made at the Campus Public Safety office.
Students using their bikes during the summer must move their bikes to the nearest rack of their summer housing.
Bicycles that are not picked up from the impound lot within 60 days will be forwarded to the local charities at the discretion of the Campus Public Safety office. Junk bicycles will be recycled.
Questions? Contact Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in improving your health and fitness this summer? The Find Your Fit employee health and fitness program will help you do both!
Our program utilizes health and fitness assessments to design an individualized exercise prescription for you to reach your health and fitness goals. This program is free to George Fox employees and their spouses!
Due to limited availability, we can only accept the first 60 people this summer. Please contact Mary Imboden (mimboden@georgefox.edu) if you are interested!
The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be open during the following hours starting Monday, May 10, through Aug. 27.
Check out the website for more information.
The city of Newberg will be changing out two water meters on Monday, May 10.
The first is located between Lemmons and EHS, and controls the water for Lemmons, EHS, Wood-Mar, Brougher, the North St Annex and Minthorn Hall. Water will be off in these buildings starting at 8 a.m., extending to about 1 p.m., barring any unforeseen problems.
The second meter is located off Fulton Street and controls the water for the Duke Athletic Center. Water will be off in Duke between 1 and 2 p.m., provided that crews remain on schedule and no issues arise.
If you have questions, please contact the plant services office at ext. 2010. Thank you!
The Office for Spiritual Life is excited to offer internships for the 2021-22 school year. We are hiring for campus ministry interns, Vespers band leaders, and a media and marketing intern.
These positions are now open on Handshake and will be open through May 31. If you have any questions, please contact us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320.
We invite you to join next week’s in-depth Canvas training events. The Canvas trainer, Cory Chitwood, will deliver five hands-on Zoom sessions May 11-13:
Cory will host each topic in a two-hour session that includes time to work in your own Canvas course sites.
See the full listing, including Zoom links, at this Digital Learning – Upcoming Events link. Questions? Contact Gloria Doherty at gdoherty@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox College of Engineering invites high school students ages 16Â to 18 to join us for our inaugural high school Maker Camp July 12-16!
If you know a high school student who loves hands-on projects, figuring out how things work, and exploring the latest technologies in making, send them this link to register for Maker Camp 2021.
Participants will expand their skills with 3-D modeling and printing, automation, computer programming and design as they work alongside George Fox engineering students and faculty to create their own custom engineering devices, utilize industry tools and equipment, and make new friends.
We will take time each day to engage in spiritual reflection, build relationships, and enjoy the beautiful George Fox campus. Maker Camp participants will hear from industry professionals about ways engineering intersects with their walk with Christ and why, as a Christian, they love being in the field of engineering.
Contact Tamara Wytsma (twytsma@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Come support artists from the George Fox community at the First Friday pop-up art sale today (Friday) from 5 to 8 p.m. on the porch at 700 E. Sheridan St.
The university’s own Jillian Sokso, Tim Timmerman and Jennifer Loop will be among those showcasing their work. There will be stickers, prints, works on paper, paintings, ceramics and more from several artists. Please stop by and shop some local art!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jillian Sokso at jsokso@georgefox.edu.
George Fox employees have exclusive access to the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store today (Friday) through Monday, May 31!
What the employee store has to offer:  
What to bring to access the store:
Questions? Contact Sara Reamy (sreamy@georgefox.edu).
Starting Monday, May 10, most of the buildings on campus will be locked with card access only. Every employee ID card has been programmed for access to the most commonly used public buildings between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, so you can still access them.
If you have questions, contact Alan Thurston (athursto@georgefox.edu).
We invite you to join the Department of History and Politics in celebrating Mark Weinert as he retires after 39 years of service to the university.
Please feel free to drop by the Center Street House today (Thursday) between 1 and 2 p.m. Questions? Contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).
The College of Physical Therapy will host its fourth annual Health and Wellness Week from Monday through Wednesday, May 17-19, at the new Medical Sciences Building.
Three free classes will be offered, with all scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m.:
Click here for more information about each class and to register.
Questions? Contact Jason Brumitt (jbrumitt@georgefox.edu).
Are you interested in improving your health and fitness this summer? The Find Your Fit employee health and fitness program will help you do both!
Our program utilizes health and fitness assessments to design an individualized exercise prescription for you to reach your health and fitness goals. This program is free to George Fox employees and their spouses!
Due to limited availability, we can only accept the first 60 people this summer. Please contact Mary Imboden (mimboden@georgefox.edu) if you are interested!
The next all-employee meeting is set from 3 to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) via this Zoom link.
Following the meeting, we will be hosting an end-of-semester celebration with ice cream bars from 4:30 to 5 p.m. outside the Stevens Center. There will also be dairy-free and gluten-free options.
Ice cream treats for the Portland Center will be available in the freezer of the employee kitchen on the first floor.
Hope to see you there!
If you’ve walked by Klages and Pennington, you’ve probably noticed the marked-off area in the grass. Plant Services discovered broken underground lines on Friday, before commencement. Now that our guests have left the campus, Plant Services is resolving the issue.
Until the service is restored, the following buildings have disruption:
Thank you for your patience as we work to restore service. Contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu) with questions.
If your contract ends soon and/or you will not be on campus through the summer, please bring over any cash or checks before you leave.
Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to be deposited. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2020, must be deposited in the current fiscal year.
Questions about deposits? Contact Heather Groenlund (503-554-2173). Thank you and have a great summer!
The end of the fiscal year is approaching, and with that we would like to inform you of a few requirements for year-end purchases.
Please remember that if you order goods and services, they need to be physically received/completed by June 30, 2021. Goods and services received after June 30 will be charged to the 2021-22 budget year. Therefore, all purchase requisitions/POs for this fiscal year need to be entered by May 31, 2021.
Contact purchasing@georgefox.edu with questions.
Visa info
Your George Fox Visa can be used until June 18, 2021. Concur expense reports and Visa reports for 2020-21 must be submitted by July 9, 2021. Any reports created and submitted after July 9 will be reflected in the 2021-22 budget.
Contact Kathi Becker (kbecker@georgefox.edu) with questions.
