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Did you know that you can rent hundreds of outdoor recreation items from the Hadlock Student Center through our Rental Center? Popular summer rentals include kayaks, paddleboards, hammocks, yard games, water tubes, backpacking gear, and camping equipment!

Reservations are completely free, and you pay when you pick up the equipment for your outing or trip. The Hadlock Student Center is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for equipment pick-ups and returns (as well as open recreation and exercise).

Have questions? Email AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu

This week, we are sharing the importance of a wellness visit with your provider and your dentist. Did you know that when the hardest substance in the human body deteriorates, it may be an early warning sign?

Check out this Ted talk on the importance of dental care, and this flier for more about preventative care.

Be Well,
– HR

All are welcome to hear from our civil engineering faculty candidate, Dr. Moochul Shin, this morning (Tuesday) from 10:15 to 11:05 a.m. in Hoover 102.

Our guest’s research presentation focuses on the development of sustainable infrastructure systems using smart/innovative materials. This study discusses the feasibility of the use of shape memory alloy (SMA) spirals in lifeline structural components (e.g., reinforced concrete bridge columns).

Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.

This month and next, Providence is offering a virtual, yet interactive, six-week series, “Wellness is for Everyone,” designed to open your mind to the concept of wellness and teach how you can take the pieces most important for you and build upon them.

The sessions will focus on peeling back the layers of wellness, goal setting, self-acceptance, and life balance. Most importantly, you will find, and build, the strength within yourself to help navigate your personal wellness journey. This series is free for everyone! Sign up here.

“Wellness is for Everyone” runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday from June 8 through July 13.

Join an online conversation, “Nutrition for Diabetes,” tomorrow (Wednesday) between noon and 12:30 p.m. at this Providence link.

This conversation is meant for everyone, whether you live with diabetes, are at risk of developing it, or just want to know more. Providence’s registered dietitian, Jamie, will discuss how we can develop healthy eating habits to lower our risk of diabetes and maintain a healthy lifestyle if we are living with diabetes.

This Wednesday, June 8, the employee community will be observing a Day of Prayer. The two-fold purpose for this day is:

• To begin the new fiscal year and academic year prayerfully attentive to God’s direction
• To encourage the spiritual well-being of the employee community

Details:

• Employees are encouraged to spend their usual work hours on Wednesday, June 8, in prayer and spiritual retreat.
• Employees are welcome to enjoy their prayer retreat on campus, off campus, in their homes, or at an alternate site.
• The university pastors will provide an optional video which can be used at the beginning of an employee’s prayer retreat as well as a devotional to guide employees through the day of prayer.

During the Day of Prayer, employees are encouraged to:

• Have conversation with God about their work
• Pray for their colleagues, students and the university
• Attend to their personal soul care, talking with God about their own lives of faith, and experiencing the ministry of the Spirit

During the Day of Prayer, employees are discouraged from:

• Using this prayer retreat day for team meetings/in-services
• Doing other work (responding to emails, working on projects, meeting with people, etc.)
• Keeping their cell phones on/active
• Using the day as a vacation day. This is a soul care day, which may look a lot like a vacation day (a walk in the woods, journaling, reading, etc.) but should have an intentional spiritual formation focus and be directed by God.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

George Fox Engineering is running STEM camps for high school students this summer. Students will spend a week in the Maker Hub working on creative and customized projects, using state-of-the-art equipment and making friends!

For more information, visit the Maker Camp registration page here. Questions? Contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu.

Healthcare workers are burned out and leaving their noble work – and the suicide rate in this demographic is alarming and a longstanding problem. We need to take care of our healthcare workers so they can take care of us! Let’s start healing together.

We in the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute invite you to join us for a continuing medical education course (CME), “Healthcare Worker Wellness Summit: From Demoralization to Remoralization in OUR Work,” via Zoom from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10.

You will receive CME and strength through sharing stories and learning skills to bring back joy in our healthcare work.

For more information and the registration link, go here.

The School of Communication and Design would like to announce the show opening and reception of “Once Was Mud,” a collaborative wood-fired ceramics exhibition curated by professor emeritus Mark Terry.

The exhibition features more than 85 ceramic objects from over a dozen makers that Terry has worked with, mentored, and loved over his academic career and beyond. Celebrate with him during Newberg’s First Friday Art Walk today (Friday) between 5 and 8 p.m. in the Minthorne Gallery. Refreshments will be provided!

Questions? Contact Chandler Brutscher at cbrutscher@georgefox.edu.

All are welcome to hear from our civil engineering faculty candidate, Dr. Moochul Shin, this Tuesday, June 7, from 10:15 to 11:05 a.m. in Hoover 102.

Our guest’s research presentation focuses on the development of sustainable infrastructure systems using smart/innovative materials. This study discusses the feasibility of the use of shape memory alloy (SMA) spirals in lifeline structural components (e.g., reinforced concrete bridge columns).

Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Our team is thrilled to begin planning for Serve Day 2022!

We like to place employees with community partners they’re already connected to or in roles they enjoy. Please help us by completing this form. You can note any preferences, limitations or questions you have, and we’ll take them into consideration when we place you on a team over the summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical next semester or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Serve Day, please let us know using the form. It is essential for our planning. Please note: The survey above is required for all Newberg employees.

See you on Wednesday, Sept. 14, for another great Serve Day!

The university’s early college office is looking for academic faculty liaisons – in science, English and writing, foreign language, business, social science, history and government – to mentor our partner high school dual-credit instructors through syllabus review, professional development and collaboration.

This is an excellent opportunity to connect with our high school community partners and make a difference in the lives of dual-credit instructors and potential George Fox students. To review the complete job description and compensation, please click here.

Contact Metra Augustin at maugustin@georgefoc.edu if you are interested.

Did you know George Fox posts new content on YouTube each week? Check out the new videos highlighting the most fun events, cool projects and your Fox community.

If you haven’t already, subscribe to our channel and leave a comment on your favorite video!

Questions? Contact Amanda Howard at ahoward@georgefox.edu.

Please stop by Murdock Library tomorrow (Thursday) between 2:30 and 4 p.m. to join us in saying goodbye to two of our faculty members.

Rachel Thomas has served as the university archivist for the past eight years, growing our collections and working diligently to engage with our alumni and local community.

Jenny Bruxvoort has been a research and instruction librarian for three years, supporting many undergraduate programs and the new Cornerstone Core.

Refreshments will be served, and a time of sharing will happen around 3 p.m. We hope you’ll come help us celebrate their time with us and wish them well on their new adventures.

Questions? Contact Kate Wimer at kwimer@georgefox.edu.

During the month of June, our Wellness Wednesdays series will be sharing information on preventive care. This week, we will provide resources on the benefit of establishing primary care, an overview of what preventive care is, and how to access resources to providers through Providence and Delta Dental.

Check out these great resources.

Be well,
– HR

The Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps, a world-class performing ensemble, is spending two weeks on the George Fox campus rehearsing for its upcoming summer performance season.

The ensemble is offering our community a free opportunity to come listen from 7 to 8:45 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) at Stoffer Family Stadium. The group will rehearse and perform during that time. All are welcome to attend. Photographs or video recording is not permitted.

Members of the Vanguard come from many states and countries and are between 18 and 22. The corps travel between 10 and 12 weeks each summer throughout the U.S. to perform in competitive field shows and parades.

The ensemble is one of the founding groups of Drum Corps International (DCI). Vanguard has won seven DCI World Class Championship titles and holds the distinction of being the only drum corps to make finals every year since DCI was formed in 1972.

Please join the School of Communication and Design on Wednesday, June 15, for a farewell reception for Jillian Sokso in Brougher 1. Feel free to drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Jillian has served at George Fox for eight years, first as a professor and chair of art and design, and most recently as the director of the School of Communication and Design. She will be greatly missed.

Please stop by to say goodbye and honor Jillian for her service to the university. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Swing by the Stevens Center Atrium today (Tuesday) to say farewell to Jamie Noling-Auth. We’ll gather from 2 to 3:30 p.m., and a special program will take place at 2:45 p.m. Refreshments will be provided!

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in student life if you have any questions.

The Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps, a world-class performing ensemble, is spending two weeks on the George Fox campus rehearsing for its upcoming summer performance season.

The ensemble is offering our community a free opportunity to come listen from 7 to 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, at Stoffer Family Stadium. The group will rehearse and perform during that time. All are welcome to attend. Photographs or video recording is not permitted.

Members of the Vanguard come from many states and countries and are between 18 and 22. The corps travel between 10 and 12 weeks each summer throughout the U.S. to perform in competitive field shows and parades.

The ensemble is one of the founding groups of Drum Corps International (DCI). Vanguard has won seven DCI World Class Championship titles and holds the distinction of being the only drum corps to make finals every year since DCI was formed in 1972.

Join the student life office from 2 to 3:30 p.m. this Tuesday, May 31, for a farewell reception for Jamie Noling-Auth in the Stevens Center Atrium. A special program will take place at 2:45 p.m., and refreshments will be provided!

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in student life if you have any questions.