Mail Services will be adjusting the courier schedule for the summer season (May 1 to Aug. 25). Here is the schedule:
If special courier arrangements need to be made, please reach out to Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Looking for an exciting and impactful internship this summer? Apply to work in the admissions office! Summer student employees will work full time alongside the admissions office staff, supporting prospective students and their families as they pursue an education at George Fox.
We are looking for applicants with strong communication skills who are detail-oriented, quick learners, and excited about supporting students through the college decision process. Apply on Handshake today.
If you have questions, email Miranda Davidson at mdavidson@georgefox.edu.
We are still in need of several willing servants to serve as ushers at the 3 p.m. undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 29! Take tickets, hand out programs, direct graduates’ family and friends to their seats, and help make graduation a special event for all involved.
Please email Laurie Fair at LFair@georgefox.edu ASAP, if you are available. Thank you in advance!
Hadlock’s summer hours and closures are as follows:
General Summer Hours
Closures
Note: All three gym courts will be closed for the month of May for repairs and renovations.
Parkinson’s disease affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. That’s 1 million individuals – moms, dads, sisters, brothers, grandparents, best friends – who are living with this progressive neurological disease. So, this April, during Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Providence Health Plan is sharing resources, information, and hope with all people affected by this disease.
Learning more about this condition and visualizing a world without the disease can empower us all to create change. Find out more here.
Starting in the fall 2023, the Bruin Community Pantry Nutrition Matters Kitchen will be offering cooking classes on Sunday afternoons.
If you are interested in teaching a cooking class, plan to attend one of four orientation sessions offered this summer. Everyone who is interested in teaching cooking classes to our students must participate in an orientation prior to teaching the class.
During the orientation you will be given a tour of the kitchen as well as information about the requirements for teaching a class. The orientation will take place in the Bruin Community Pantry (Roberts Center, Room 109).
If you are not able to attend any of the scheduled sessions, but really want to teach a cooking class, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu. She is happy to meet with people individually as well. All instructors will be required to obtain a valid food handlers card in order to teach a class.
The following days and times have been set aside for trainings:
If you are interested in participating in this program, please email Jere Witherspoon and indicate which day you would like to attend for the orientation.
Have you signed up for Summer Online? Don’t miss your chance to save money and time this summer!
Summer Online offers you the chance to take care of credits from the comfort of your home – or wherever you’ll be this summer – for less than half the cost of regular tuition. Consider this: You could get up to three courses out of the way this summer in just two months (half the length of a typical class!). Free up time in your fall or spring semester, or get on track to graduate early.
Summer Online runs from June 5 to July 30. Check out the full list of courses on class.georgefox.edu and register on MyGeorgeFox.
Mail Services has a lot of boxes available for packing and shipping. Come see what we have and take what you need!
Departments, if you have nice sturdy boxes that you want to get rid of, please bring them to Mail Services this week. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
At the end of every school year, many students have good, reusable items that they don’t want to take home. These items often include clothing, blankets, kitchen supplies, small appliances, room decorations, small furniture, etc.
In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of resources, Phase 2 was initiated. We are happy to receive reusable items that students do not want to take home, from today through Sunday, April 30. The gathered items will be donated to different organizations in the local area.
Collection barrels will only be placed in dorm lobbies across campus. There will also be a drop-off location at Plant Services (#59 on the campus map) during normal business hours, in or near the receiving bay located to the left of the main entrance. Look for and use these barrels as you prepare to leave the campus. Please place donated items in bags inside the barrels.
We do not accept:
There will also be a few extra-large dumpsters for trash located on campus. By law, computers, monitors, and TVs cannot go into the trash. They can be placed beside the barrels; please note if they are broken.
Contact Rob Leslie at rleslie@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Looking for your next good book to read, but trying to save money? We’ve got just the thing for you! After our full shelves were cleared out in December, they’ve filled back up with new donations!
Make your way over to Minthorn, follow the fabulous carpet up to the third-floor hallway, and take your pick from our shelves of free books and journals. Your next favorite might be waiting for you!
Books have been lovingly donated by the esteemed faculty of the Department of Language & Literature and other thought leaders in our Minthorn midst. Happy finals, happy summer, and happy reading!
Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Please join us for a research poster presentation and interact with sociology students today (Tuesday) from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. in the EHS atrium. You can join at any time during that period. Enjoy light refreshments while browsing research posters that interest you.
Following is the list of presentations:
Contact Young-IL Kim at ykim@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Please join us for an electrical engineering candidate’s research presentation on “Engineering Bioelectric Phenomena: Describing Membrane Bioimpedance, Excitation, and Circuit Synthesis.” Dr. Robert Melendy from the Oregon Institute of Technology will present on the topic today (Tuesday) from 4 to 5 p.m. in EHS 102.
Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Almost 50% of Americans have high blood pressure. The DASH diet is a science-supported diet that can help to reduce one’s blood pressure. In addition, people who follow a DASH diet experience improvements in weight and lipid levels, and have a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.
On Monday, May 15, the School of Physical Therapy will host an educational session at which participants can sample four DASH dishes and be entered to win one of three DASH cookbooks. The free 6 p.m. session in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd.) is limited to 30 participants and is open to the public.
To participate, email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.
Have any plates or silverware in your dorm kitchens, dorm rooms or offices? Please return them to Canyon Commons before the end of the school year. This helps keep costs down; we want purchasing to go toward your food, not plates!
Contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Faculty, have you published a book in 2022 or 2023, or do you plan to have a book published in the next few months? If so, we want to know about it and share it with readers of the George Fox Journal. Please fill out this form no later than Friday, April 28.
Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd at jlloyd@georgefox.edu.
The American Academy of Religion (Pacific Northwest Region) will host its meetings on the George Fox campus the weekend of Friday, May 19, to Sunday, May 21. Several of our faculty are presenting; all are welcome to attend. If interested in joining us, please register here.
Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
All Bon Appetit locations have updated hours during finals week. Canyon Commons and the Bridge Café will have normal hours Monday through Thursday. On Friday, April 28, the Bridge Café will close at 2 p.m.
Canyon Commons will have the following hours:
The Maker’s Market will be open while supplies last. Once our stock dwindles we will close. Please see georgefox.cafebonappetit.com for the most up-to-date information on our hours.
Please consider donating any usable kitchenware or unopened food items to the Bruin Community Pantry as you prepare to move for the summer.
Also, if you have flex points left over from your meal plan, you can work with Bon Appetit to purchase food items from the Maker’s Market or the Bridge Café and donate them to the food bank’s Grab & Go section.
Your donations can be dropped off at the food bank (Roberts 109) during the hours of operation through Friday, April 28.
Please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
We are privileged to welcome guitarist Doyle Dykes in concert at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
Dykes is arguably the most gifted fingerstyle guitarist alive today, and he has dedicated himself and his gifts to the Lord, blending Scripture and inspirational stories into his playing. You won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to spend an evening with him.
In addition to his evening performance, Dykes will be hosting a guitar clinic Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. in Ross 208. To reserve a spot, contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu.
These events are both free and open to the public.
At the end of every school year, many students have good, reusable items that they don’t want to take home. These items often include clothing, blankets, kitchen supplies, small appliances, room decorations, small furniture, etc.
In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of resources, Phase 2 was initiated. We are happy to receive reusable items that students do not want to take home, starting today and going through Sunday, April 30. The gathered items will be donated to different organizations in the local area.
Collection barrels will only be placed in dorm lobbies across campus. There will also be a drop-off location at Plant Services (#59 on the campus map) during normal business hours, in or near the receiving bay located to the left of the main entrance. Look for and use these barrels as you prepare to leave the campus. Please place donated items in bags inside the barrels.
We do not accept:
There will also be a few extra-large dumpsters for trash located on campus. By law, computers, monitors, and TVs cannot go into the trash. They can be placed beside the barrels; please note if they are broken.
Contact Rob Leslie at rleslie@georgefox.edu with any questions.
