The Hadlock Student Center is reopening for students in a limited capacity. Only six people are currently permitted to use the building at any given time under current restrictions from the Oregon Health Authority.
Due to this restriction, we are not able to allow staff and faculty to use the facility at this time.
Questions? Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu).
Hello George Fox employees,
As you know, university leadership has been examining our expenses in an effort to continue to address affordability for our students. One area of inconsistency we’ve identified includes how we have provided stipends and honoraria to university employees.
While most occurrences are nominal, we’ve found the university is spending more than $700,000 out of our general fund annually on stipends and honoraria for university employees. Much of this is for valuable work beyond the employee’s job description, but some of this expense goes to compensate employees for work that is already within their scope of duties. We’ve found that different departments use different criteria to award these funds.
In an effort to provide consistent guidelines for this type of spending and ensure the university as a whole is stewarding its resources well, the Executive Leadership Team has developed and implemented a new Special Stipend Compensation Policy. If you are involved in requesting stipends, please review the policy carefully.
The policy continues to allow stipends for employees performing university duties substantially outside the scope of the employee’s position. A stipend for an employee must be approved through George Fox Timekeeping prior to the employee engaging in the additional work.
If you are accepting additional assignments, please ensure you have received an offer through George Fox Timekeeping prior to beginning the work. Approval is required for payment, and work may not begin before approvals are received. This new policy also establishes guidelines for what types of activities will not be compensated that may have been compensated by some departments in the past.
Thank you for reviewing this policy and for all you do to serve our students. Working together, we are ensuring George Fox students receive an excellent and affordable education. It is our hope that as we become more efficient in serving students, we will be able to increase our overall employee compensation and benefits.
Please speak with your direct supervisor if you have any questions or concerns about this policy.
Thank you,
HR
Have a December or January birthday? We would like to wish you a very happy birthday!
Please stop by the first floor of Stevens today (Thursday) to pick up your birthday treat.
Portland employees may pick up their treat at the front desk on the first floor of the Portland Center. Please see Peg Hutton (phutton@georgefox.edu).
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu).
Please join the College of Physical Therapy on Zoom for our seventh annual research symposium on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Physical therapy doctoral faculty and third-year students will showcase various rehabilitation research topics.
Questions? Please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.
Richter Scholars Program Proposals are due Monday, March 1.
The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student research activities that are devised, initiated, and carried out by individual student researchers, with mentorship, guidance and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.
The purpose of these funds is to support educational research opportunities that encourage the practices of independent thought leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility.
For the purpose of this program, research is defined as a knowledge-generating activity that is designed to provide new information on a topic, tool, or process, and that proceeds according to established and accepted research methods
Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria by clicking here.
Faculty mentors:
Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu).
Have you been feeling trapped inside recently? Then consider coming to our weekly run club meeting. This is a great chance to run together, meet new people, and connect with friends. We meet in front of Hadlock every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
We will run together at any pace! The goal for us is to have fun and encourage each other. If a decent number of people show, we could potentially have multiple pace groups.
To keep everyone safe, we will be running six feet apart and following COVID guidelines. We hope to see you there! This is for both employees and students.
Questions? Contact Keoni Lynam (klynam17@georgefox.edu).
As a key strategy for soul care of undergraduates during the pandemic, the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life is looking for multiple Life Group leaders for our Spring Life Groups series taking place the week of Feb. 22 through April 9.
Life Groups provide a space for students to gather for weekly prayer, Bible study, and fellowship. Groups typically meet for an hour to 90 minutes.
This spring, all of our groups will be meeting either by Zoom or hybrid.
Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups that run through the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life will also be eligible for SpiL credit in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.
We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, as well as members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Groups may also be co-led with an upperclassman student if the leader desires.
For more information and to sign up, click here or contact the Office of Spiritual Life (spirituallife@georgefox.edu).
Join us for a creative adult learning experience Thursday, Feb. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. over Zoom. This event will be facilitated by healthcare professionals who personally represent Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
Learn how to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts, such as decenter whiteness/decolonize interprofessional primary care. Listen and process the experiences and perspectives of professionals from BIPOC communities. Explore what success looks like to facilitate better primary care for BIPOC communities.
This event is for healthcare professionals and learners. Register here.
Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).
If severe winter weather makes travel to or from campus unsafe, George Fox will shift affected classes to online instruction. Classes will not be canceled for snow or ice in spring 2021. Because of COVID-19, faculty already have a reduced amount of class time to provide instruction, and losing additional days is not a feasible option. All classes this semester were created with the option to shift to remote learning for at least short periods of time.
If road conditions are unsafe, employees will be expected to work remotely if they have work that can be accomplished from home. If remote work is not possible, employees should contact their supervisor.
Following is our process for announcing when classes will shift to an online format. The provost will make the decision to shift classes online for the Newberg campus, Portland Center and Salem site for daytime classes by 6:30 a.m., or 2:15 p.m. for evening classes. This applies to all days of the week, including Saturday. Decisions at the Redmond site will be made by the professor.
Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. To find out if a decision has been made when severe weather occurs:
More information on campus closure policies can be found at georgefox.edu/closure.
IT is missing its yellow and red hand trucks. They are frequently used to move equipment and pick up boxes from the mailroom.
If you have a yellow or red hand truck in your department that’s labeled IT, Help Desk, or Service Desk, the IT department would appreciate it being returned.
Please email servicedesk@georgefox.edu if they need to be picked up. Thank you.
Have a December or January birthday? We would like to wish you a very happy birthday!
Those in Newberg are invited to stop by the first floor of Stevens on Thursday, Jan. 28, to pick up your birthday treat.Â
Portland employees may pick up their treat at the front desk on the first floor of the Portland Center. Please see Peg Hutton (phutton@georgefox.edu).
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu).
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) and Disability and Accessibility Services (formerly DSO) have come together under one roof! The entire Learning Support Services (LSS) team is now located on the first floor of the Murdock Library. If you’ve been to the ARC, you know where we are.
To celebrate, we’re hosting a prize drawing for all employees as part of our rolling open house. The LSS open house will be held through Friday, Jan. 29. Stop by to enter to win a thermal mug, get acquainted with the space, and say hi! We look forward to seeing you.
Please contact any of the Learning Support Services team if we can be of service to you or your students:
The Friends Association for Higher Education’s Quaker Leadings in Higher Education series will present a Zoom conversation this afternoon (Tuesday) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on “Care in Times of Conflict: Cultivating Vulnerability and Resilience.â€
Sign up here to register.
Questions? Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu).
The Ping Pong Club is starting again! Everyone, employees included, regardless of skill level, is welcome to come and play or learn to play.
Please fill out this poll and sign up for the email list if you are interested in coming so that we can determine our weekly meeting time. Our first meeting will be a welcome event where we will explain prizes and other fun secret items.
Please email Nathan Redman-Brown at nredmanbrown20@georgefox.edu with any and all questions.
What is white supremacy? What are its roots in the church? How do we, as Christ followers, fight against it?
Join us on Zoom at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday) for a Mathetes session titled “White Supremacy in the White American Church.†We will hear from Dr. Randy Woodley, Andrea Emerson, Michael Simmons, Rory Brown, and Jeanette Barton on how to honor God by fighting white supremacy! Spiritual life credit is available for undergraduate students.
RSVP here and email Hannah Lee at hlee17@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Good news! Although the Hadlock Student Center is closed for fitness and recreation, the self-defense group fitness class is back!
This popular class is a fusion of fun workouts and valuable self-defense skills and will run from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting Jan. 26.
We are offering this class for FREE to students and employees, and the class is provided virtually, via Zoom. Participation in each week is not required. Participants can pick and choose which weeks and sessions work for them.
Please register by going to this link.
Here are some more details on the class:
Toughen up and shape up with Krav Maga, the most effective “street-smart†self-defense possible. Learn to defend yourself by being trained by Mason Bertrand, a certified and experienced student instructor. Gain confidence knowing that you can protect yourself and your loved ones with the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces.
Learn realistic tactics and techniques to defend yourself from an attacker, regardless of their size, strength, and fighting strategy. As an added bonus, you’ll also develop superior physical fitness while having a blast!
Since the governor’s announcement prioritizing vaccinating educators, a few of you have asked when George Fox might have vaccines for its employees.
We have received confirmation from Yamhill County that this prioritization does not include higher education. While there may be “small pockets that would work directly with school districts,” by and large our employees “are not eligible.”
When this situation changes, we’ll be sure to let you know. However, at present, the county has only been receiving small quantities of the vaccine, limiting who can receive it.
Questions? Write cot@georgefox.edu.
To create the safest environment possible for our employees and local pedestrians, we are closing the equipment yard at the Thomas Center to pedestrian foot traffic.
This also applies to the Thomas Lane service road that connects to Fulton Street. Thomas Lane will be closed to foot traffic past the batting cages.
If you wish to walk to the Thomas Center, please use the walking path that extends between Fulton Street and the Thomas Center (by the Morse practice field), or use the Villa Road sidewalk.
Questions? Contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu). Thank you.
The Ping Pong Club is starting again! Everyone, employees included, regardless of skill level, is welcome to come and play or learn to play.
Please fill out this poll and sign up for the email list if you are interested in coming so that we can determine our weekly meeting time. Our first meeting will be a welcome event where we will explain prizes and other fun secret items.
Please email Nathan Redman-Brown at nredmanbrown20@georgefox.edu with any and all questions.
What is white supremacy? What are its roots in the church? How do we, as Christ followers, fight against it?
Join us on Zoom at 7 p.m. this Monday, Jan. 25, for a Mathetes session titled “White Supremacy in the White American Church.” We will hear from Dr. Randy Woodley, Andrea Emerson, Michael Simmons, Rory Brown, and Jeanette Barton on how to honor God by fighting white supremacy! Spiritual life credit is available for undergraduate students.
RSVP here and email Hannah Lee at hlee17@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
