Mail Services wants to hear from you! Share with us how we are doing and tell us about your experience at Mail Services. Please use this link to fill out the survey.
Contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Interested in helping out on Bruin game days? Know the game of football? Maybe you have production experience? Athletics is looking for a detail-oriented faculty, staff or student to help in the control room during all five home football games, scheduled on Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5.
Sound like something you’d be great at? Contact Jenéa Walters at jshoemaker@georgefox.edu for more information.
Join us at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Professor Amanda Robert, our 2021-22 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, will present the faculty address.
Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Summer is not over yet, and we hope you are enjoying the long warm evenings, the outdoors, the trips and weekends, and many local cultural and family events.
This week in our Wellness Wednesday series, we are exploring social and community wellbeing and how to stay connected, and invite you and your family to a 30-day kindness challenge. We’re also providing some great ideas on how to plan the ultimate “staycation.”
Find out more here.
– Your People and Culture Team
Welcome back to Fox! If you will be parking on campus, there are a few changes you should be aware of.
Any questions? Call the Campus Public Safety office at 503-554-2090.
For those of you who are new, welcome to George Fox! The Daily Bruin newsletter is your forum to get important updates about university-related news, upcoming events and policies.
This forum does not serve as a “public bulletin board” for the Newberg or Portland-area communities, nor as an outlet to advertise personal businesses or events. All content must have a direct connection to George Fox in some way in order to qualify for inclusion.
If you have any questions about the posting policy, contact Sean Patterson at spatterson@georgefox.edu.
The campus is abuzz with activities as we begin to lay the groundwork for our new art annex and chapel. Various construction zones will interrupt and change what we have come to expect as we walk through campus.
As faculty, staff, students and neighbors, we all share a responsibility for our personal safety around campus, especially in those areas where construction traffic will be most prevalent. Please review these construction zone safety tips.
If you have any safety concerns or questions, please reach out to Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.
The Office of Spiritual Life is looking for Life Group leaders for this fall (the weeks of Sept. 19 through Nov. 7). We welcome our employees, current seniors, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group.
Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes and gather either in person or completely via Zoom (this provides access for our George Fox Digital students).
Life Groups through the Office of Spiritual Life will also be SpIL-credit eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community. To sign up as a leader, please fill out this form by Friday, Aug. 26.
For more information, visit this webpage or contact the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
We are so excited to welcome our new students to George Fox University! In order to do this well, we are in need of volunteers for Welcome Weekend this Friday, Aug. 26.
If you are interested in serving, please complete this Welcome Weekend Volunteer Form.
Thank you! Any questions can be directed to Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.
Now is the time to order university stationery. The collective order helps keep costs low – the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.
I will be accepting orders through Friday, Sept. 12. For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through the university’s Office of Mail Services.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
– Emily Perry (eperry@georgefox.edu)
Minthorne Gallery’s “Once Was Mud” exhibition remains open for two more days! Don’t miss this wood-fired ceramics show featuring over a dozen local artists working in clay.
This exhibition initially came together as a retrospective of former Art and Design Chair and Professor Mark Terry, and in true “Mark fashion,” it transformed into a celebration of his ceramics community. Enjoy viewing works by Mark, many of his former colleagues, friends, students and family!
With over 80 art objects to view, it is a robust representation of our regional ceramics scene. The show is up today (Thursday) and tomorrow, and can be visited between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Contact Chandler Brutscher at cbrutscher@georgefox.edu with any questions.
We are so excited to welcome our new students to George Fox University! In order to do this well, we are in need of volunteers for Welcome Weekend on Friday, Aug. 26.
If you are interested in serving, please complete this Welcome Weekend Volunteer Form.
Thank you! Any questions can be directed to Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.
Providence members: Be sure to check out your LifeBalance deals for August:
Faculty are invited to submit requests for fall semester course reserves at the library. Materials will be available for students to check out after the start of the fall term and can take up to five days to complete.
To place a request, please fill out the course reserves Google form. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu or ext. 2422.
Each fall, George Fox closes for one day to allow employees and students to serve surrounding communities. The tradition began in 1999 and continues to grow in scope and magnitude each year.
Serve Day is an important part of the life of our community, as it contributes to our mission to inspire students to serve with passion. After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, we are excited to once again host Serve Day. This year, Serve Day will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
In order to make everything run smoothly, we need some information from you about your preferences, limitations, and ability to help with logistics. Please complete this form, which shouldn’t take any more than three minutes of your time. (Completion of this form is required for all Newberg employees.)
This form is essential to our planning, so we ask that you fill out the form as soon as possible, as we are already far along in the process.
Contact Kenna Coffee at mcoffee@georgefox.edu with any questions.
School is just around the corner, packages are showing up, and Mail Services is running out of room.
We know that many of your student employees have not returned yet, but we ask that you make an effort to come get your package(s) as soon as you can. Your help in this effort is greatly appreciated.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
This week we share information on how to care for ourselves through mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques and resources.
Mindfulness is about paying attention and cultivating an awareness of your thoughts, actions and motivations. Take a deep breath and experience your life in the present moment. Find out more here.
The Office of Spiritual Life is looking for Life Group leaders for this fall (the weeks of Sept. 19 through Nov. 7). We welcome our employees, current seniors, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group.
Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes and gather either in person or completely via Zoom (this provides access for our George Fox Digital students).
Life Groups through the Office of Spiritual Life will also be SpIL-credit eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community. To sign up as a leader, please fill out this form by Friday, Aug. 26.
For more information, visit this webpage or contact the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Carlton Way will be closed between the North Street Annex building and the Murdock Library (Minthorn parking lot) for construction work today (Tuesday) and tomorrow. There will be no through traffic or parking in this area during this time, and please avoid the space in general.
Thank you,
Plant Services
Did you know the Pavilion & Fire Pit is available for all employees and students to reserve and use for organized events? The Pavilion & Fire Pit, located in the canyon next to the Carey Residence Hall, provides a beautiful setting and comfortable event space for about 50 participants.
To use this area, a confirmed reservation with a fire-use permit is required. Submit your request through 25Live; you schedule this location just like a room. You’ll receive an email confirmation with the fire-use permit once your request has been approved. Print a copy or have the permit handy to display on a mobile device during your event.
At the end of your event, properly extinguish the fire. We appreciate your diligence in using the 25Live campus scheduling system and keeping our campus safe.
If you have questions, contact Lisa Leslie at lleslie@georgefox.edu.
