The Friends Association for Higher Education’s Quaker Leadings in Higher Education series will present a Zoom conversation Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the topic “Care in Times of Conflict: Cultivating Vulnerability and Resilience.”
Sign up here to register.
Questions? Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu).
George Fox has updated its face-covering policy to meet new state guidelines.
Students, faculty, staff, vendors and visitors must use face coverings when in the following locations:
“Face covering†means a cloth, polypropylene, paper or other face covering that covers the nose and the mouth and that rests snugly above the nose, below the mouth, and on the sides of the face. Appropriate face coverings include two-layered face masks or gaiters.
The following are not approved face coverings because they allow droplets to be released:
“Face shield†means a clear plastic shield that covers the forehead, extends below the chin, and wraps around the sides of the face. Mini face shields that only cover the mouth are not permitted.
Face shields may be used:
Employees and students should switch back to face masks when not in the above four circumstances.
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.
Check out the ARC’s semester calendar to see if it might be of use to your students as they plan projects for their classes! This calendar prints out to one page and is a handy tool for keeping track of deadlines and scheduled holidays!
For more time management and learning resources, refer students to our Learning Tools.
Please contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu) if you would like the ARC to initiate Academic Coaching consultations with any of your students.
The Bruin Community Pantry will be open during the following hours for the spring 2021 semester:
Monday: 8 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 11 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Bruin Community Pantry is closed during all university holidays.
Find out more information, check out the website.
The Financial Aid Office is currently closed for in-person meetings. We are ready to serve students throughout the current COVID-19 situation and meet needs in a variety of ways:
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions. We are here to help!
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 Tuesday, Jan. 19 – 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.
We are also pleased to announce that the “Disability Services Office†name has been changed to Disability and Accessibility Services (DAS). We hope this new name will more accurately reflect the work we do both to serve students with disabilities and to increase accessibility across campus, including:
You can contact Disability and Accessibility Services at das@georgefox.edu or visit georgefox.edu/das for information. Our old email and web addresses still work. Note that our syllabus statement linked to from the Resources for Faculty web page includes the updated name and contact information.
Please contact any of the Learning Support Services team if we can be of service to you or your students:
The Hadlock Student Center’s outdoor equipment rental center is currently open for reservations and pick-ups! In the winter, the most popular rentals are snowshoes, trekking poles, gaiters, backpacks, sleeping pads, and sleeping bags.
Students, staff and faculty must reserve equipment online in advance and select a time and day they would like to check the equipment out and a time that they can bring it back.
The rental center is located in the Hadlock Student Center and is one of the services we are able to offer, uninterrupted, using this reservation system. Please note that the Hadlock Student Center is closed and that walk-in service is not an option during this time.
For rental center pricing and to make a reservation, please visit this webpage. Have questions? Please email studentcenter@georgefox.edu.
While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students†section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on this website.
Note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.
For more information, contact the student life office (studentlife@georgefox.edu).
Unfortunately, the Hadlock Student Center remains closed for open recreation and fitness activities due to guidance from the Oregon Health Authority.
Our outdoor recreation rental center is now open for for walk-in service Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Online reservations are highly encouraged.
Campus Recreation is preparing to be able to reopen quickly, when the time comes, while also working to develop virtual and outdoor recreation offerings for students, staff, and faculty for the spring semester. Watch a video update on reopening and our preparations.
Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and often textbook listings, too (click the book icon after clicking on a course to expand its info).
The Chehalem Cultural Center is hosting the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day event today (Monday). Several George Fox employees and students have been involved in the planning of this important event. SpiL credit is offered for those who attend.
Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, this will be a fully live-streamed event. Details for connecting to the live stream will be posted to the MLK Day event web page. The pre-show music and slide show begins at 5:45 p.m., with the main program beginning at 6 p.m.
Go online early enough to ensure you have your live stream set up and working.
Campus Public Safety would like to remind the George Fox community of a few helpful safety tips. Because, while the Newberg campus is located in what is considered a generally safe location, we know that, unfortunately, crimes and emergencies can occur in any location and at any time of day.
We encourage everyone to program Campus Public Safety’s phone number into your cell phone right now so that it is available in case you need it. We are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 503-554-2090.
The following are some of the reasons why you may want to give us a call:
A victim of a crime is never at fault and should not be blamed for his or her actions. For those who would like to know what precautions they can take in order to reduce the risk of victimization, we offer the following tips:
Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu. Campus Public Safety officers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year!
The Chehalem Cultural Center is hosting the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day event on Monday, Jan. 18. Several George Fox employees and students have been involved in the planning of this important event.
Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, this will be a fully live-streamed event. Details for connecting to the live stream will be posted to the MLK Day event web page. The pre-show music and slide show begins at 5:45 p.m., with the main program beginning at 6 p.m.
Go online early enough to ensure you have your live stream set up and working.
Students and employees are invited to join the university pastors on Zoom for a guided time of prayer the morning of the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, between 8 and 8:30 a.m.
If you would like to join us for this virtual time of prayer, please fill out this form and we will send you the Zoom link. Please direct any questions to the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320.
The library is pleased to deliver library material for participating faculty to their offices on the Newberg campus. All library material must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign.
If you have used this service in the past or if you are signing up for the first time, please fill out the request form on this page. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
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:
If you are requiring ARC appointments for your students, please email Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu) to make sure the ARC schedule and consultants are prepared to meet your students’ needs!
If you have any questions, contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
Please remember: When sending packages out for a department, a chart of account string must accompany the package or mail pieces.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver (rsilver@georgefox.edu).
Are you a passionate and highly motivated leader interested in working in a fast-paced, innovative and collaborative work environment? Do you know someone who would be great in this role? The university’s admissions team is seeking such an individual to serve as director of undergraduate admissions!
The director will be called upon to successfully cast a vision, devise a strategy, and motivate our admissions team toward improving traditional undergraduate enrollment. He or she will oversee the entire recruitment process with a team of committed and vibrant professionals who have had a track record of success.
The ideal candidate will be ready to work with the team on engagement and sales techniques that move students toward enrollment and work with our visits and events team to create the best visit experience available to prospective students.
Interested? Know someone who would be great for this role? To learn more and apply, visit or send this link.
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is hosting the 65th Annual Christian Student Leadership Conference, an opportunity for college students who care deeply about today’s pressing issues to learn and consider how to engage in public policy. The theme of this year’s conference is “Healing a Divided America.”
This year, the conference will be held virtually on two days, Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time, and is completely free (a savings of $680). Students can register at NAE.net/cslc.
For more information, please email Jennifer at jhaglof@nae.net.
