President Robin Baker reflects upon times when America did not live up to its promise and the challenging words of two men, Frederick Douglass and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who stood up and fought for African-American freedom. Read his blog post here.
Goodbyes are never fun, but please join the academic affairs office for an open house to wish Rebecca Hernandez well as she leaves George Fox for her next adventure!
Drop by the AAO conference room (Hoover 250) between 2 and 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14. No gifts please, as Hernandez will be traveling by plane and has nowhere to pack them.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
Campus Public Safety will be issuing citations for parking violations, so make sure your vehicle is registered to park on campus, and remember to use the appropriate parking lots.
If you have any questions, please call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or stop by our office in the Stevens Center parking lot.
Join Aaron Barnhart for his first faculty concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, in Bauman Auditorium. He’ll be playing original songs from the past decade of his career as a singer/songwriter.
Aaron will be joined by special guest musicians for an evening of great music that you won’t want to miss. Admission is free. See you there!
Questions? Email abarnhart@georgefox.edu.
Attention all sword fighting enthusiasts! The Fencing Club will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, at the third basketball court in Hadlock.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn sword fighting, now’s your chance! All people are welcome to participate. No prior experience or equipment is necessary, but we recommend wearing athletic clothes and bringing a water bottle.
For more information or to be added to the email list, contact Mark Berglin at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.
The library’s 24-hour space will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, for the Loudest Dance You Never Heard. The library and the 24-hour space will be available again at noon Saturday, Jan. 15.
Questions? Contact Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu.
Be sure to sign up for our upcoming intramural season via IMLeagues soon. The registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15.
This season features the following sports:
Email Angel Glockling (aglockling@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
As a reminder, a number of changes have taken place in the Learning Support Services area during the past six months.
Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services, continues to oversee several areas related to high-risk students. These include the Academic Success program, Fox360, academic mentors, and collaboration with other units to promote student success.
Andrea Byerley, assistant director of Disability & Accessibility Services, has primary responsibility for working with students and faculty around accommodation needs. She is also leading initiatives to increase student and faculty engagement on disability-related topics. Contact Byerley to discuss specific student situations or course/program accessibility.
Hannah Jackson, coordinator for the Academic Resource Center (ARC), is providing leadership for the ARC, Open Study Table, Portland Writing Center (PWC), and Textbook Assistance Fund. Connect with Jackson to discuss classroom visits by ARC/PWC consultants, required ARC/PWC appointments for your students, or other ideas for promoting student learning through peer support.
Reach out to Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu if you have questions or are unsure of the right person to address a topic.
University Recreation (UREC) offers a variety of benefits to our employee community. One opportunity that we’re especially excited to announce is an employee-only yoga class that will be taught by Sara Reamy, our director of alumni relations! You can sign up to take her class here.
Other opportunities include the following:
Did you know the IDEA Center offers assistance to students with their resumes, LinkedIn profiles and cover letters? These three items are extremely important in preparation for successfully applying to jobs and internships.
If you know any students who would benefit from these services, please direct them to Handshake, where they can make an appointment with Wade Witherspoon, the employee relations manager, or Karis Lee, the career coach intern.
Witherspoon is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. He can also meet at other times based on a student’s request. Lee is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., as well as Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m.
Students can also take advantage of another beneficial resource the IDEA Center provides called Quinccia. This is an AI resume scanner that can test a student’s resume and see if it would pass ATS software many companies use today. After the resume is scanned, the platform provides students with improvement tips to be more successful in the future. Students can sign in to Quinccia with their George Fox login.
If you have any questions, contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.
Stay on track for intentional living and well-being. See our wellness poster for this week and discover your wellness One Word for the year.
Prepare to own it, live it and experience its impact on your life. We would love to use your words to inspire you and our community to be well and thrive this year.
Questions? Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu.
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to help students with writing, study skills, test-taking strategies, time management, and more. Here’s what you can do to help your students get off to a strong start this semester:
The ARC will be offering an in-class visit with an ARC consultant for a five-minute presentation about the ARC to answer your students’ questions.
If you have any questions or are interested in having an ARC consultant visit your class, contact Hannah Jackson at hjackson@georgefox.edu.
Goodbyes are never fun, but please join the academic affairs office for an open house to wish Rebecca Hernandez well as she leaves George Fox for her next adventure!
Drop by the AAO conference room (Hoover 250) between 2 and 4 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 14. No gifts please, as Rebecca will be traveling by plane and has nowhere to pack them!
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
Due to an increase in cases and a limited supply of COVID-19 tests, the Health and Counseling Center will only be offering tests for those currently exhibiting COVID symptoms.
If you have questions, contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.
The intercultural life and spiritual life offices invite the entire George Fox community to join us at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) for the 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 17.
We will not only celebrate the life, faith and work of Dr. King, but also all of those whom his legacy still represents, including past, present and future generations!
Tai Harden-Moore will serve as keynote speaker, and the Larhonda Steele Band will be the musical guest. The emcees will be Zinabu Czarnecki and Bryce Coefield.
The event is free, but the live audience will be capped at 200 attendees. Pre-registration and either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test will be required within 48 hours for all attendees 12 and up.
The event will also be livestreamed, so everyone is welcome to join us through the livestream if unable to join in person. The link to RSVP and the livestream broadcast can be found here. Please RSVP for all members in your family/group for in-person attendance.
Questions? Contact Rusty St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.
Join Aaron Barnhart for his first faculty concert at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 14, in Bauman Auditorium. He will be playing original songs from the last decade of his career as a singer/songwriter.
Aaron will be joined by special guest musicians for an evening of great music that you won’t want to miss. Admission is free. See you there!
Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class. These details include meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and textbook listings (click the book icon after clicking on a course to expand its info).
Questions? Contact the registrar’s office at registrar@georgefox.edu.
The Office for Spiritual Life is excited to worship with our community this semester. Everyone, including employees, is invited to our first chapel of the semester tomorrow morning (Tuesday) in Bauman Auditorium at 10:50 a.m.
As a reminder, full-time students are required to attend 15 chapels this semester. Five of the required 15 must be completed in person on a Tuesday morning or Wednesday evening. Please visit the iAttended app to see the schedule, manage your account, and plan which chapels you will attend.
Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Join the university’s Master Chorus! We will be singing selections from Handel’s Messiah on Thursday, April 14, with the orchestra.
Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in Ross 208 beginning Tuesday, Jan. 11. Please contact Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu for more information. The group is free and open to all students and employees.
Following are the Bruin Community Pantry food bank hours for the upcoming semester (Jan. 10 through April 29):
We will be closed during all school holidays:
Need assistance? Call the student life office at 503-554-2316, email bruincommunitypantry@georgefox
The pantry is located in Room 109 in the Roberts Center.
