We are entering the final quarter of the fiscal year with an encouraging forecast for our final operating results, in spite of reduced revenue due to COVID-19. This is primarily because of a significant reduction in operating expenses.
Please continue to spend prudently on mission-driven priorities only. Ending the year in a strong fiscal position will help all of us with maintaining Fox’s standard of excellence going forward.
Today (Tuesday) through Thursday, April 8, all Champion brand merchandise is 20% off at the Bruin Store and online. We also have two full racks of tees under $10, and all Closet Project items are $1.
We take donations for the Closet Project year-round, and are in need of clean dress clothes, denim, women’s tops, men’s jackets, and blazers. Please bring donations by the Bruin Store during business hours. The Closet Project was started by the Bruin Store team as an initiative to bring affordable professional attire to our students.
As students have gotten more involved, and become excited about donating, our inventory has expanded into athletic gear, wardrobe basics (T-shirts, tank tops, denim, etc.), and jackets. Each item is sold for $1. All sales from the Closet Project are donated back to the Bruin Community Pantry, so this is a great way to both give back and put our students first.
Faculty, staff and families are welcome to shop the Closet Project as well. We would love to have you benefit from this project and support the Bruin Community Pantry at the same time.
Welcome to spring! April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the George Fox Sexual Misconduct CARE Team is hoping to bring more attention and education toward this on campus.
We will be holding a virtual event featuring survivor, educator and wellness coach Brittany Piper. Brittany uses her story of adversity, resilience and triumph to empower and inspire audiences to take brave action in their own lives and communities.
Brittany will be sharing on:
Rape Culture: A Survivor’s Perspective
From Hardship to Leadership: Transforming Pain into Progress
After the Assault: Healing Through Self-Care for Survivors and Their Peers
This event will be held this Friday, April 9, at 6 p.m. over Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided directly to you through email. Please fill out this Google Form if you are interested in attending.
We look forward to learning alongside you! Questions or concerns? Please contact Amanda Nguyen (anguyen18@georgefox.edu).
Join librarian Robin Ashford as she discusses how to find, access, and best utilize the variety of ebook platforms used here at George Fox. The workshop will be held this Thursday, April 8, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Register for this workshop and others here.
This semester, the library is offering a series of workshops to help the Fox community navigate our increasingly digital library environment. Each workshop will be taught by a different librarian, making them an excellent way to refresh your skills, learn something new, or hear an old concept in a new way.
Are you interested in learning more about backpacking? Hadlock is offering a three-class series starting tonight (Tuesday)at 7 p.m.
Each class will cover different topics related to basic skills, backcountry cooking and navigation. This is an intro class, so no prior backpacking experience is needed. Classes are free. Please sign up under the group fitness classes on IM Leagues.
The School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers to have their flexibility and posture assessed as part of the first-year Therapeutic Exercise course on Tuesday, April 13, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Roberts Center.
First-year physical therapy students will assess how your joints move and check your posture.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Samantha Skaggs (sskaggs@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451). We look forward to hearing from you!
Do you have stress, aches and pains, or just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!
Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 25-minute massages next Monday, April 12, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. in Roberts Center 204.
We will be taking all the current precautions related to the delivery of healthcare during COVID-19.
All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda. Donations are also welcome. You can register here.
Welcome to week one of our month-long fundraising campaign, “George Fox Gives!” This week, we are inviting our community to prayerfully consider supporting our students through one or more of our student success initiatives.
Please view the list of highlighted funds below and how each directly supports student success here at George Fox:
Student Emergency Fund
Provide financial assistance to students who are experiencing emergency situations and lack financial resources for essential needs like food, housing, and medical costs
Supporting Teachers Fund
Help cover the cost of state licensure requirements for George Fox students pursuing their teaching credentials
Bruin Community Pantry
Provide relief for students experiencing food insecurity and help provide education on healthy eating habits through cooking demonstrations and educational programming
Bridge Network
Support a mentorship program that connects George Fox student-athletes to both upper-class athletes and business leaders for mutual enrichment and discipleship
We ask that you prayerfully consider joining our community of employee donors by making a donation to one of the above funds that speak to your heart.
The university’s theatre department invites the George Fox community to its spring drama, Parables: A Theatrical Installation, to be presented live on campus April 8-11 and April 15-18, and both live and virtually April 15-18.
Live performances are free (donations accepted) and are scheduled at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 8-10 and April 15-17, and on both Sundays at 7:30 p.m. only. We will meet at the amphitheater on campus to begin the live shows.
Please be aware that live shows are available only to on-campus students and employees. If you are interested in picking up a ticket for a live show, contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) in the theatre department.
The virtual performances will be presented at 7:30 p.m. each night between April 15 and 18. You may pick up your free tickets at this link.
Synopsis: Parables is a traveling theatrical installation that promises to be a unique experience for performers and audience members alike. Director Cristi Miles and an ensemble of theatre students will devise a theatrical experience based on well-known (and not so well-known) parables, fables, allegories and the international bestselling book, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coehlo, for site-specific performances around our beautiful campus.
Tomorrow and Wednesday, April 6-7, are the dates for the university’s evaluation visit from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Each of our campus communities is invited to an open forum to share George Fox experiences with the evaluation team. They will have questions and a time for your comments. The forums are on Zoom; following are details on your time and link.
Staff: Tuesday, April 6, noon, at this Zoom linkor by phone at 253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 82419667636 (this meeting has a waiting room enabled).
Faculty: Tuesday, April 6, at 3 p.m., at this Zoom linkor by phone at 253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 82346586752 (this meeting has a waiting room enabled).
For more information, please contact Linda Samek, accreditation liaison officer, at lsamek@georgefox.edu.
If you want to learn more about neurodiverse individuals’ experiences, such as those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more, this a great introduction. The podcast also includes some attainable adjustments that can be made to classes or experiences before they start to make them more accessible to all individuals.
Want to discuss this further? Join a follow-up conversation with DAS on Wednesday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to noon on Zoom. We’ll discuss the podcast and brainstorm ways to make classes and other campus experiences more accessible to neurodiverse individuals.
Are you experiencing Achilles tendon pain? Have you ever been diagnosed with Achilles tendinopathy and still having trouble? If so, you may qualify to participate in the Achilles Tendon Research study conducted by the doctor of physical therapy department.
Research will be conducted on Wednesday April 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Roberts Center’s Room 202.
Spouses and dependents of employees are now permitted to use the Hadlock Student Center, effective since late last week. If a spouse or adult dependent has a George Fox ID card, they need to login to MyGeorgeFox on their personal account and sign this year’s waiver.
If a spouse or adult dependent needs an ID card, they must email the IT Help Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) to request one and a login to MyGeorgeFox. Once the waiver is completed and the spouse or adult dependent has a valid ID, they will be able to use the Hadlock Student Center.
Spouses and adult dependents are able to participate in most programs and services that Hadlock offers, such as exercise classes and the climbing wall, with the exception of outdoor recreation trips and activities at this time.
For details on dependents 12 to 17 years of age, please see below, as our normal policy still applies. Dependents under the age of 12 are not permitted access at this time (with the exception of Family Days).
Here is our policy for family and dependents of employees:
Full-time university employees can request a George Fox ID card for a spouse or dependent (aged 18 to 26) by emailing the IT Help Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu)
Spouses and dependents are not allowed to use the employee’s ID card for entrance
A dependent is defined as a member of the household who is claimed as a dependent on the employee’s tax return
Dependents aged 12 to 17 can use the HSC while directly supervised by a parent/guardian although they are not required to obtain a George Fox ID card
Dependents under the age of 18 need to have a completed guest waiver on file prior to utilizing the facility
If you missed the all-employee meeting from Wednesday, March 24, it is now available for viewing on MyGeorgeFox.
Click on “Employee Resources†and then click the “Community Meeting†link. The password “SpringAEM21!†is required in order to view the recording.
The provost’s and president’s offices have declared the undergrad drive-through commencement this year to be an all-hands-on-deck event. We need about 200 people (spread across several shifts) to help create a celebratory commencement experience for our undergraduates May 1-2.
Your responsibilities will include making sure cars travel the route safely and efficiently, and of course, cheering on our grads throughout the parade route!
If you will not be working commencement as part of your main job responsibilities, please consider signing up for a time slot or two by Monday, April 19, to participate in the commencement drive-through festivities. More details will be provided after you sign up.
This is compensable time. Non-exempt hourly employees should log hours worked and may either take time off in lieu of hours worked on May 1 or 2, that week (taken before May 7) with permission of your supervisor, or receive additional straight time or overtime for total hours worked that week. Exempt employees may flex their schedule and take time in lieu that week with the approval of their supervisor.
Do you need the right gear to participate in HR’s Steps for Success this month? Maybe new tennis shoes? Or another cool headband? Fear not! The Adidas employee store would be happy to help outfit you.
Download the Adidas pass, grab a co-worker, and jog on over to the employee store to check out their savings. The pass is valid until Thursday, April 15, so you still have plenty of time to stock up and meet your monthly fitness goals.
The School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers for a screening session on the skin this Wednesday, April 7, from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. in the Roberts Center.
Second-year physical therapy students, along with a medical doctor, will review your skin, checking for normal changes and any possible abnormalities.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Samantha Skaggs (sskaggs@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451). We look forward to hearing from you!
The physical therapy program is interested in the use of telehealth as a way to screen for frailty in community-dwelling older adults using the modified Physical Performance Test. The study will be taking place Monday and Wednesday afternoons through April 28 (note updated days) in the Roberts Center.
Appointments are available for one-hour time slots between 3:30 and 6 p.m.
In order to qualify for this study, you must:
Be 60-90 years old
Live independently or in an assisted living facility
Be able to walk without the help of another person
Pass a mental status exam
In order to qualify for this study, you must not:
Have been diagnosed with a neurological condition
Have a current illness or health issues that would make performing physical activities unsafe
If you qualify for this study, you may be asked to come to campus, where you will be asked to perform a physical performance test both in a lab setting and a telehealth setting.
Cameras will record the movement of markers that will be placed on your body, and force plates in the ground will record your foot contact during the sit-to-stand activity in the lab. Your performance during the telehealth activities will be recorded.
The testing session will last approximately one hour. If interested, please contact research staff member Lyndsay Stutzenberger (lstutzenberger@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2463).
Spouses and dependents of employees are now permitted to use the Hadlock Student Center, effective today (Friday). If a spouse or adult dependent has a George Fox ID card, they need to login to MyGeorgeFox on their personal account and sign this year’s waiver.
If a spouse or adult dependent needs an ID card, they must email the IT Help Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) to request one and a login to MyGeorgeFox. Once the waiver is completed and the spouse or adult dependent has a valid ID, they will be able to use the Hadlock Student Center.
Spouses and adult dependents are able to participate in most programs and services that Hadlock offers, such as exercise classes and the climbing wall, with the exception of outdoor recreation trips and activities at this time.
For details on dependents 12 to 17 years of age, please see below, as our normal policy still applies. Dependents under the age of 12 are not permitted access at this time (with the exception of Family Days).
Here is our policy for family and dependents of employees:
Full-time university employees can request a George Fox ID card for a spouse or dependent (aged 18 to 26) by emailing the IT Help Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu).
Spouses and dependents are not allowed to use the employee’s ID card for entrance.
A dependent is defined as a member of the household who is claimed as a dependent on the employee’s tax return.
Dependents aged 12 to 17 can use the HSC while directly supervised by a parent/guardian although they are not required to obtain a George Fox ID card.
Dependents under the age of 18 need to have a completed guest waiver on file prior to utilizing the facility.
