Due to a change in scheduling, Bon Appetit will be offering our handmade artisan pizzas, cooked to order, on the patio outside the Bridge Cafe between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today (Wednesday).
Want to quickly earn a $10 gift card? You’re invited to participate in two short assessments over Zoom that will each take 20 to 30 minutes.
Click here to sign up. Questions? Contact B. Cameron Stumpf (bstumpf16@georgefox.edu).
All employees are encouraged to attend a special memorial service for Dr. Javier Garcia tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Offices will be closed during the service.
If you cannot attend in person, you can watch it via livestream at this link. Afterwards, a recording of the event will be available for viewing here. To read some reflections on Javier’s life, read President Robin Baker’s blog piece.
The Staff Development Committee is rescheduling tomorrow’s lunch event so employees can attend the memorial service. We will keep you posted as to when the lunch will be rescheduled.
After 12 years at the university (four as a student, eight as an employee), Keisha Gordon is leaving George Fox. Please join us this Thursday, June 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center lobby to celebrate her and send her off well!
Know any young basketball players seeking to improve on their game? The George Fox women’s basketball program will be hosting its annual Girls Basketball Camp for grades 1-11 the week of June 28 through July 1 in Wheeler Gymnasium.
Current players and staff will be involved during a week filled with learning, fun and skill development. We have open spots and would love to have you join us! Please email Coach Coppolino with any questions (mcoppolino@georgefox.edu) or visit this site to learn more.
Want a quick introduction to Canvas? Interested in learning more about Universal Design for Learning? Check the Schedule of Upcoming Events. These events are hosted in Zoom sessions where you can ask questions and discuss topics. Sessions are offered every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the summer.
This week, Andrea Byerley from Disability & Accessibility Services will host “Engaging All Learners to Improve Outcomes” at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22-23, and at 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 24. This session explores the basics of universal design for learning in Canvas to ensure access for all learners so they can be engaged in challenging and meaningful learning.
In addition, the session will address multiple means of engagement, multiple means of representation, and multiple means of action and expression. Not sure what all this means? No problem! We’ll start with a short overview of the concept of universal design for learning and will then give a few straightforward ways to implement these ideas in your Canvas courses.
Visit Digital Learning for more resources, including the playlist of recordings from our Canvas trainer’s sessions: Canvas Training 2021.
Questions? Contact Gloria Doherty at gdoherty@georgefox.edu.
The physician assistant program welcomes Dr. Erika Barber as an assistant professor. For the past eight years she has worked as a float physician for the Providence Medical Group in Portland, providing in-person visits at family practice and internal medicine clinics, telemedicine visits for its Virtual Sick Clinic, and home and nursing home visits with Providence’s Elder At Home program. Previously, Erika was medical director and primary care provider with Immanuel Pathways in Omaha, Nebraska, where she helped start a program for all-inclusive care of the elderly. She earned an MD from Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (2007) and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas (2003). She holds board certification in internal medicine and geriatrics. Erika lives in Dundee with her husband Nick and their children Nolan (11), Niels (9), Emilie (7) and Nate (6). The family attends St. Peter Catholic Church in Newberg, where Erika leads a Montessori class for children.
Kerry Ford joins the university this month as an international student affairs administrator. For the past four years she has worked as the associate director of housing (chief housing officer) at the University of Portland. In addition, during the past two years she taught leadership courses at the institution as an adjunct faculty member. Prior to her employment at the University of Portland, Kerry worked for three years as the assistant director for residence life at Southern Oregon University (2014-17). She also gained higher education experience as a resident hall director at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (2008-12). Kerry earned a master’s degree in education from Grand Valley State University (2005) and holds a bachelor’s degree in dramatic arts from State University of New York, Purchase College (2002). She lives in Salem with her husband, Aaron, and 13-year-old son Jack, along with two French bulldogs, a cat, and eighth-grade-science-teacher reptiles. Aaron and Kerry lead the Willamette Valley Christian Church in Salem.
D’Metri Mattocks joined the university this spring to serve as director of intercultural life. For the past year he has worked as an area coordinator at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, where he served as chair for a departmental committee focused on campus collaborative education, training, programming, diversity efforts and intercultural care. Before that, he was a resident director at the same university for three years. D’Metri also gained higher education experience as a projects assistant at Lee, for which he collaborated with residential life and housing to implement and develop various projects (2016-17). He earned a master’s degree in holistic child development (2018) and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and music (2016), both at Lee University. He recently moved to Sherwood and is seeking out a church home.
The physician assistant program welcomes Erika McCarthy as an assistant professor this spring. She started working as a physician assistant for Willamette Urology in Salem eight years ago, and transitioned to part time since joining George Fox. She also works at Salem Hospital, as a first assistant in the operating room and taking care of hospitalized urology patients. Erika holds a Master of Science in Medicine degree from Trevecca Nazarene University (2012) and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Northwest Nazarene University (2009), with additional master’s study in missional leadership at Northwest Nazarene. Outside of her work, she has served as a track and field coach at McNary High School since 2016. Erika lives in Keizer with her husband Sean and their children Everette, Justus and Elsie. The family attends Salem Alliance Church.
The marketing communications office welcomes Sierra Ratcliff, a 2020 George Fox alumna, as a web designer. Since graduating with a bachelor’s degree in illustration, she’s spent the past year doing freelance work for a number of clients, which included designing media content, blog pages, brand identities and brand collateral for independent businesses. Previously, she worked as a contract web designer for the University of Portland (2020) and as a graphic design intern for The Bible Project (2019). She also gained experience as an artist for the university’s Interprofessional Primary Care Institute (2019-20) and as a web designer in George Fox’s marketing communications office (2018-20). Sierra lives in Lake Oswego and attends Bridgetown Church in Portland.
The admissions office welcomes Satoshi Seth as an undergraduate admissions counselor this month. A spring graduate of George Fox with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, he’s worked at the university as an intern in the marketing communications office the past three years. He was also an assistant area coordinator (2019-21), a teacher’s assistant in the sociology department, and a volunteer as a design intern in George Fox’s Intercultural Resource Center (2020-21) during his time as a student. Satoshi is currently enrolled in the University of Southern California’s Master of Social Work program. He lives in Newberg.
Anaraquel Aguilera (Admissions), Jim Bray (Athletics), Lexie Criscola (Honors Program), Bob Dexter (Plant Services), Dominic Done (Theology), Jenny Elsey (Intercultural Life), Astralena Sharp (Advancement), Marla Sweningson (Financial Aid), Patty Vanier (Library) and Gaby Viesca (Seminary) are no longer with George Fox University.
Janelle Freitag has transitioned to the position of administrative assistant in the Graduate School of Counseling.
Don Powers (Biology) teamed with four colleagues to publish two research articles this spring in the Journal of Experimental Biology: “Physiological adjustments to high foraging effort negatively affect fecundity but not final reproductive output in captive zebra finches†and “Sex-specific energy management strategies in response to training for increased foraging effort prior to reproduction in captive zebra finches.â€
Deb Worden (Business), an employee at George Fox for 27 years, was awarded emeritus status upon her retirement from the university.
Are you interested in rock climbing? Join the university’s Employee Rock Climbing Club! We are a group focused on creating a social space for employees to climb together in the Hadlock Student Center. It is open to both experienced and brand new climbers.
If you are interested in joining, please fill out this survey to be added to our contact list and help shape the direction of the club.
Please email Victoria Holland (vholland@georgefox.edu) if you have questions or want more information.
On May 18, the Oregon Health Authority issued new guidance for use of masks in the workplace. Under the updated guidance, people who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors in most public settings where vaccination status is checked.
The new OHA guidance requires employers enforce the previous mask and physical distancing guidance unless employees provide proof they are fully vaccinated. If employees wish to be approved to work without a face covering or physical distancing, they may voluntarily provide vaccination documentation to HR confidentially by:
This is completely voluntary, and we expect that many employees will continue to wear face coverings through the coming months for various reasons. However, if you are fully vaccinated and would like to work without a face covering, you now have this option. Please take the time to carefully review the FAQs so you are aware of what is and isn’t changing.
The university has worked hard to follow CDC and OHA guidance through the pandemic, but we recognize there will be a variety of personal perspectives on how our campus should transition back to pre-pandemic life. We ask that, as members of a Christ-centered community, we treat one another with kindness and grace particularly when our views differ from one another.
Be well and stay safe!
Questions? Contact the COT (cot@georgefox.edu) or HR (hr@georgefox.edu).
Know any young basketball players seeking to improve on their game? The George Fox women’s basketball program will be hosting its annual Girls Basketball Camp for grades 1-11 the week of June 28 through July 1 in Wheeler Gymnasium.
Current players and staff will be involved during a week filled with learning, fun and skill development. We have open spots and would love to have you join us! Please email Coach Coppolino with any questions (mcoppolino@georgefox.edu) or visit this site to learn more.
Join your colleagues at an in-person all-employee meeting in Bauman Auditorium at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 28. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream will be available at this link.
See you there!
All are welcome to a presentation today (Friday) with a faculty candidate for the communications department. Seth Bradshaw from Lewis-Clark State College will be presenting his research and work in the field of communication. He has a particular interest in understandings of Latino/a and immigrant experiences.
Join us at 1 p.m. in EHS 125. Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu.
The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 23, from noon to 1 p.m. We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.
All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you’d like to attend, please RSVP here by the end of the day today (Thursday).
We hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Stephanie Lopez at slopez@georgefox.edu.
The Bridge Cafe will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Monday, July 5.
As a reminder to all George Fox Visa card holders: Your Visa cards will be inactive as of June 18 through June 30. You will be able to resume purchasing using your George Fox Visa card on July 1.
If you have special circumstances, please contact Kathi Becker at ext. 2166.
Today (Wednesday) is a Day of Prayer for the George Fox community. The two-fold purpose for this day is:
The university pastors encourage you to watch this video at the beginning of your prayer retreat as well as this devotional to guide you through the Day of Prayer. Printed copies are available in the Stevens Center lobby.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
The end of the fiscal year is approaching! With that in mind, we would like to let you know of a few requirements for year-end purchases and check requests:
Questions? Contact Accounts Payable at accountspayable@georgefox.edu.
This week, as part of our Wellness Wednesdays series, we would like to share with you the benefits of forest bathing.
Forest bathing and forest therapy (or shinrin-yoku) broadly means taking in, in all of one’s senses, the forest atmosphere. Not simply a walk in the woods, it is the conscious and contemplative practice of being immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of the forest.
Find out about more about it here. Questions? Contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu.
