Sign up for Intro to Pickleball and Intro to Badminton classes

Monday, February 22nd, 2021

The Hadlock Student Center and Campus Recreation will be offering Intro to Badminton and Intro to Pickleball classes for students and employees. These classes are designed for those who have never played before, and those who would like to review and relearn the accurate rules of the game.

Intro to Pickleball will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6 to 7 p.m., and Intro to Badminton will be held this Thursday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Space is very limited, so please register ASAP if interested. Stay tuned for more details about recreational leagues that will be offered in the spring 2021 semester!

Registration and details can be found here.

Questions? Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu).

Attend virtual Lunch N’ Learn session about cybersecurity

Monday, February 22nd, 2021

All employees are invited to this month’s virtual Lunch N’ Learn about cybersecurity when working from home. The speaker will be Chief Information Officer Tim Goodfellow.

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 12:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by clicking here and the Zoom link will be provided in the form’s confirmation message immediately after submission.

Questions? Contact the Staff Development Committee (sdc@georgefox.edu).

Join workshop on course preparation this Friday via Zoom

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

Join Courtney Anderegg, assistant professor of communication, and Disability & Accessibility Services for a faculty conversation on course preparation from 3 to 4 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 26, 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.

Reminder: Face coverings required in Bruin Den, academic, administrative and residential buildings

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

Please remember that face coverings are required in all buildings on campus. The COVID Operations Team receives daily reports of face-covering non-compliance in the Bruin Den in Klages.

We have recently posted signs reminding our community of this requirement. Please remember to pay attention to seating requirements in the booths. Unfortunately, if we continue to have reports of non-compliance in the Bruin Den, we may be required to close this space.

Thank you for helping to keep our campus safe and open for use.

Policies regarding COVID compliance can be found on this website. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the student life office.

Attend Spring Faculty Lecture featuring Debby Thomas

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

The Faculty Development Committee invites the George Fox community to join online for the Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Debby Thomas, assistant professor of management and dean of College of Business. Join us as Debby presents “Fully Engaged Learning: Turning Your Classroom into an Organization.”

Professor Thomas has turned her classroom into a student-run organization for years, with fantastic results! Join us for this one-hour interactive virtual session to experience what Classroom as Organization (CAO) is, how and why it works, and briefly explore how you can leverage it in your classroom.

Questions? Contact Dawn Ford (dford@georgefox.edu).

Survey: Dietary Restrictions

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

ASC’s Bon Appetit subcommittee is asking for anyone with dietary restrictions to fill out this form regarding the ways the Bon can better serve you.

Questions include what restrictions you have and possible ways the Bon can more effectively serve you. Thank you for helping us improve Fox!

Questions? Contact Meredith Green (mgreen17@georgefox.edu).

Check out Antipas Harris panel discussions on FoxTALE

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

In case you missed the panel discussions last Tuesday on Antipas Harris’ book, Is Christianity the White Man’s Religion?, recordings are available on the Critical Conversations FoxTALE site!

Last day to sign up for the Reconciliation and Education Program

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

The Intercultural Resource Center is excited to announce the Reconciliation and Education Program!

Following this month’s SCORR conference, the IRC will host three two-week programs discussing racial reconciliation, anti-racist action steps, and dismantling oppressive systems.

These programs are a great opportunity to commit to learning more about anti-racism while earning two chapel credits! Apply here today (Monday).

Questions? Contact Hannah Lee (hlee17@georgefox.edu).

Last day to donate school supplies to local students in need

Saturday, February 20th, 2021

Today (Sunday) is the last day to donate to the Social Work Club’s school supply drive. The goal is to help local schools and students as they make the shift back to in-person learning.

If you have any extra school supplies, such as pencils, pens, notebooks, glue sticks, etc., please drop them off at one of our donation locations. Donation bins will be located in the libraryCanyon Commons, and the Bruin Den.

If you choose to donate, you’ll have the chance to enter in a raffle for a Coffee Cottage gift card. We will announce the winners on our Instagram this week!

Questions? Contact Ashley Martin (amartin18@georgefox.edu).

All invited to Spring Faculty Lecture featuring Debby Thomas

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

The Faculty Development Committee invites the George Fox community to join online for the Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Debby Thomas, assistant professor of management and dean of College of Business. Join us as Debby presents “Fully Engaged Learning: Turning Your Classroom into an Organization.”

Professor Thomas has turned her classroom into a student-run organization for years, with fantastic results! Join us for this one-hour interactive virtual session to experience what Classroom as Organization (CAO) is, how and why it works, and briefly explore how you can leverage it in your classroom.

Questions? Contact Dawn Ford (dford@georgefox.edu).

Survey: Dietary Restrictions

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

ASC’s Bon Appetit subcommittee is asking for anyone with dietary restrictions to fill out this form regarding the ways the Bon can better serve you.

Questions include what restrictions you have and possible ways the Bon can more effectively serve you. Thank you for helping us improve Fox!

Questions? Contact Meredith Green (mgreen17@georgefox.edu).

All invited to Jere Witherspoon’s birthday open house today

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

It’s Jere’s birthday today! We would love for you to celebrate her with us!

Stop by the Student Life Office in HSC today (Friday) from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for an open house, snacks, and to wish Jere a happy birthday!

Questions? Contact Twylla Koehler (tkoehler19@georgefox.edu).

Please donate to the school supply drive

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

Starting today (Friday) through Sunday, Feb. 21, the Social Work Club is putting on a school supply drive to help local schools and students as they make the shift back to in-person learning.

If you have any extra school supplies, such as pencils, pens, notebooks, glue sticks, etc., please drop them off at one of our donation locations. Donation bins will be located in the libraryCanyon Commons, and the Bruin Den.

If you choose to donate, you’ll have the chance to enter in a raffle for a Coffee Cottage gift card. We will announce the winners on our Instagram next week!

Questions? Contact Ashley Martin (amartin18@georgefox.edu).

Registration opens next week for summer online classes

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

Attention students and faculty: Registration for the George Fox Digital summer online term will begin next week, on Wednesday, Feb. 24.

Our summer online courses are all full credit, but occur in half the normal time frame – eight weeks, beginning June 7 and ending on Aug. 1. Tuition is $499 per credit, which is a small but notable reduction from previous years, and comes in at less than 50% off the tuition price for classes during the traditional semesters.

We offer a list of 33 different options; check out the website and course list here.

Talk with your CAP Coach about how you can take summer online courses to help stay on track and graduate on time. If you have additional questions, contact Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu).

Be sure to check out Abigail Favale’s lecture on YouTube

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

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?

The second of these lectures is out now, as professor Abigail Favale speaks on the topic “Christianity as a Response to the Problem of Human Suffering.”

We’ll be releasing a new lecture in this series on our YouTube playlist every Tuesday throughout February and early March.

Questions? Contact Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu).

Complete Hadlock survey to help us improve and develop

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

One of the many perks for George Fox employees is access to the Hadlock Rental Center for use of outdoor recreation equipment. This comes at a very affordable cost that helps the rental center continue to thrive and grow for years to come.

We are seeking the input of current students, as well as faculty and staff, to help improve and develop the Hadlock Rental Center. Please complete this survey.

Interested in how to use the rental center and what we offer? Go here.

Questions? Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu).

Attend Zoom session on nursing and care management

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

Are you a primary care nurse or in nursing leadership (or know someone who is)? Please join us for a two-day event via Zoom starting Friday, Feb. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to Saturday, Feb. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is free to George Fox students and employees.

The event, titled “Essentials for Interprofessional Primary Care: Nursing & Care Management,” will focus on:

  • Enhancing person-centered communication and interprofessional knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs)
  • Exploring strategies to ensure nurses are practicing at the top of their scope in primary care practice
  • Learning about commonly used screening tools, motivational interviewing concepts/techniques, and transitioning people in care within interprofessional teams and across the healthcare neighborhood
  • Exploring procedure codes that match nursing services to increase fiscal sustainability

Visit our event webpage for more information, or contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Attend PT’s virtual research symposium tonight

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

Please join the College of Physical Therapy on Zoom for our seventh annual research symposium tonight (Thursday) 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.

February Lunch N’ Learn: Cybersecurity

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

All employees are invited to this month’s virtual Lunch N’ Learn about cybersecurity when working from home. The speaker will be Tim Goodfellow, the university’s chief information officer.

Join us next Wednesday, Feb. 24, from noon to 12:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by clicking here and the Zoom link will be provided in the form’s confirmation message immediately after submission.

Questions? Contact the Staff Development Committee (sdc@georgefox.edu).

Donate school supplies to help local students in need

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

The Social Work Club is putting on a school supply drive this weekend, Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21, to help local schools and students as they make the shift back to in-person learning.

If you have any extra school supplies, such as pencils, pens, notebooks, glue sticks, etc., please drop them off at one of our donation locations. Donation bins will be located in the library, Canyon Commons, and the Bruin Den.

If you choose to donate, you’ll have the chance to enter in a raffle for a Coffee Cottage gift card. We will announce the winners on our Instagram next week!

Questions? Contact Ashley Martin (amartin18@georgefox.edu).