George Fox Digital is releasing a series of public lectures on YouTube addressing the pandemic and Christian faith. How are we to understand suffering in light of God’s goodness? What do our academic disciplines have to say about theology and the pandemic?
All faculty are invited to join Carrie Hall, assistant professor of education, and Megan Hills, assistant professor of education, for an online faculty session sponsored by Disability and Accessibility Services.
Join us next Thursday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom to learn about “Tools and Tips: Embedding Strategies to Support All Learners.”
The session will focus on sharing strategies and tips to support all learners in your courses. The strategies can be used in both in-person and virtual courses.
On Tuesday, March 2, Plant Services will be shutting off the water in Ross and Bauman at 9 a.m. in order to make a repair. As soon as the repair is completed, the water will be restored.
Barring any unforeseen complications, water should become available again that morning. Thank you for your patience!
Have you been diagnosed with Achilles tendinopathy, and are still having trouble? If so, you may qualify to participate in the Achilles tendon research study conducted by the PT department.
The research will be conducted on Wednesday, March 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Roberts Center, Room 202. All participants will receive a Dutch Bros gift card!
If you missed the Lunch N’ Learn session on cybersecurity with Tim Goodfellow, you can still watch the recording of this informative presentation. Check it out on our Resources for Staff page.
Questions? Contact the Staff Development Committee (sdc@georgefox.edu).
The George Fox community is invited to come watch a fabulous faculty percussion concert from 3 to 3:45 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 27, in Bauman Auditorium, or online via this Zoom link.
The concert will feature Dwayne Corbin, associate professor of instrumental music, and four Portland-area percussion pros! They will perform a suite of ragtime pieces, an original composition by Corbin, and his new arrangement of Philip Glass’s monumental work Metamorphosis.
In-person attendance is limited to 50 George Fox staff and students (no charge or tickets, and seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis). If you can’t make it in person, watch online!
For more information, contact Dwyne (dcorbin@georgefox.edu) or the music department at 503-554-2620.
The Hadlock Student Center is expanding capacities in all areas starting tomorrow (Friday)!
The Oregon Health Authority has lowered the risk level of Yamhill County to “high risk,” which allows us to serve more students and begin to invite employees back into our facility.
Close-contact sports are still prohibited under OHA guidance, such as pick-up basketball. However, intramural sports will be starting soon, including volleyball, badminton and pickleball.
To make a reservation for the Hadlock Student Center, please create an account with your George Fox email and login to IM Leagues.
The Ping Pong Club will be hosting two ping pong tables on the quad tomorrow (Friday)starting at 6 p.m. There will be prizes and other fun items! All are welcome! Sign up here.
Stay as long as you want, and leave whenever you need. Spikeball Club will be going on at the same time, so come and try out both fun activities.
Everyone, employees included, is welcome to come and play, regardless of skill level. Hope to see you there!
Join Courtney Anderegg, assistant professor of communication, and Disability & Accessibility Services for a faculty conversation on course preparation from 3 to 4 p.m. tomorrow (Friday)Â via this Zoom link.
In this workshop, we will focus on course preparation with a focus on universal design and anticipating student accommodations. If instructors work with this student-centered approach to course preparation, accommodation requests will seem less burdensome and the Be Known promise will be enacted even before a student steps into the classroom.
Following the presentation we will host a time for questions and faculty discussion. Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu.
The 2021 Parents Day of Prayer is today (Thursday)! Each year, the university’s Parent Leadership Committee invites families to join for a day devoted to prayer for the students, faculty, staff and administration of George Fox.
We welcome our families to take time during this day to pray from their home or work as they feel led. Know that families from across the country are praying for you on this day and throughout the school year!
If you have any questions or prayer requests, you can contact Megan Fisher in the Office of Parent and Family Programs at mfisher@georgefox.edu. Personal prayer requests will not be shared with our parent and family community.
The 2021 Parents Day of Prayer is coming up tomorrow (Thursday)! Each year, the university’s Parent Leadership Committee invites families to join for a day devoted to prayer for the students, faculty, staff and administration of George Fox.
We welcome our families to take time during this day to pray from their home or work as they feel led. Know that families from across the country are praying for you on this day and throughout the school year!
If you have any questions or prayer requests, you can contact Megan Fisher in the Office of Parent and Family Programs at mfisher@georgefox.edu. Personal prayer requests will not be shared with our parent and family community.
Campus Recreation is hosting a cornhole (bag toss) tournament this Saturday, Feb. 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. The tournament will be hosted at the Hadlock Student Center and is open to all students and employees.
Come to have fun, play some bag toss and meet new people! The winning team will receive a new cornhole set, thanks to Student Activities! You must register in advance by going here.
Please join us for a two-day event via Zoom starting Thursday, March 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to Friday, March 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The event, titled “Removing Barriers to Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Research, Best Practices & Implementation Science,” will focus on:
Research origins of Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) and Collaborative Care models (CoCM)
Exploring Single-Session Therapy (SST)
Learning the components of PCBH/CoCM and how to match billing services to billing codes
Engaging with quality improvement and implementation science methods focusing on fiscal sustainability
The College of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers with a complicated medical history to participate in a practice screening session on Wednesday, March 3, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Roberts Center.
In this session, our second-year DPT students will practice interviewing volunteers on their medical history paperwork and medication list.
Please email or call Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451 to sign up.
Prolonged stress can have a negative impact on your physical and mental health. It is important to take everything one day at a time and to give yourself grace.
While the pace of life only seems to get faster by the day, make sure to prioritize yourself and set aside time to do things that make you happy and well, and do not be scared to ask for help when you are struggling.
The Ping Pong Club will be hosting two ping pong tables on the quad this Friday,Feb. 26, starting at 6 p.m. There will be prizes and other fun items! All are welcome! Sign up here.
Stay as long as you want, and leave whenever you need. Spikeball Club will be going on at the same time, so come and try out both fun activities.
Everyone, employees included, is welcome to come and play, regardless of skill level. Hope to see you there!
