A senior sociology student is looking to interview people with disabilities (mental or physical, visible or invisible) about their perspective and the ways George Fox could improve accessibility and inclusivity. Interviews will be approximately one hour, or as long as is comfortable.
If you or anyone you know is interested, or if you have questions, contact Julia Sutter at jsutter16@georgefox.edu.
The university’s Parent Leadership Committee invites you to join us in a day devoted to prayer for the students, faculty and administration of George Fox. We invite our university community to find a 10- to 15-minute window in your work day to pray with a colleague, team, or on your own.
The 2020 Collegiate Day of Prayer is on Thursday, Feb. 27. We have partnered with the campus pastoral team to create this Liturgy of Prayer to help guide you as you pray.
Questions? Contact Megan Fisher at mfisher@georgefox.edu.
Have questions, thoughts, feelings, frustrations, confusions or even conclusions about Orthodox Christianity?
Join the Kyrie Club and Matthew Tate from the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Annunciation for a question-and-answer session tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Stevens 109. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to come, eat some snacks, and learn together!
Questions? Contact Megan Cecil at mcecil17@georgefox.edu.
Encourage undergraduates who have high aptitude as writers and an ability to communicate well with their classmates to apply to be Advanced Writing Fellows starting in fall 2020.
Advanced Writing Fellows are writing specialists who work with LIBA 100 students to assist their LIBA 100 writing projects through one-on-one consultations and small-group workshops.
AWF duties include meeting with students to discuss their writing; moderating student writing groups; visiting LIBA 100 classes; attending a weekly staff meeting; and completing administrative duties (e.g., maintaining appointment records, researching tutoring strategies, and attending training).
See the job description here for more details and application instructions. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, March 10.
Questions? Contact Brooks Lampe at blampe@georgefox.edu.
Faculty and staff: Encourage undergrads to submit their donor-funded scholarship applications! The deadline is tonight (Wednesday) at 11:59 p.m.
Applications can be submitted at my.georgefox.edu by selecting “Student Resources” and then “UG Donor Funded Scholarships.” Questions? Contact Joyce Staats at jstaats@georgefox.edu.
As a faculty advisor, you can help students appreciate and harness their talents and strengths. The better you can help students apply their dominant talents, the greater will be their potential to consistently act with confidence, direction and hope.
Join us for a faculty advising workshop from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Stevens 109. Sign up here.
In this workshop, you will explore your signature themes, discover how you use your strengths to manage the things you are responsible for each day, and embrace what motivates or energizes you.
You will learn coaching conversations to engage students in identifying and embracing their strengths and practice some strengths activities you can use in the classroom.
Wendy Flint is certified in strengths coaching and strengths-based teaching. Contact her for a Strengths Finder assessment code prior to the workshop at wflint@georgefox.edu.
The School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers with a complicated medical history to participate in a practice screening session on Monday, March 2, from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in the auditorium at Friendsview.
In this session, our second-year DPT students will practice interviewing volunteers on their medical history paperwork and medication list.
To sign up or if you have questions, contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.
The Office for Spiritual Life invites you to participate in one of our two Ash Wednesday services on Feb. 26. We will have a simple and short service at noon in the prayer chapel, and then a full hour-long service in Vespers at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All community members are welcome!
Questions? Contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
In honor of Black History Month, the Intercultural Resource Center, in collaboration with the Black Student Union, is hosting a Mathetes forum discussing black representation on campus. Join us from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Canyon Commons.
Questions? Contact Loveleen Brar at lbrar16@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to the Spring 2020 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2018-19 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Leah Payne, assistant professor of theology.
Payne is a historian of Christianity in America, and her analysis of religion, politics and popular culture has appeared in The Washington Post and Christianity Today. Join us as Payne explores “the contemporary Christian” and how evangelicals in the United States were shaped by the entertainment business of the late 20th century.
Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. George Fox students will present their research projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.
For additional information, contact Dawn Ford at dford@georgefox.edu.
Spiritual Life is excited to offer “I AM” hoodies to the George Fox community. The “I AM” graphic has been used throughout the year as we have studied the Gospel of John in Vespers.
The hoodies are black and have the graphic on the front. We will be selling them for $30 (cash or check). Fill out this form to select your size.
Questions? Email Stephanie Lopez (slopez@georgefox.edu).
Can one build resilience? What does the research say about humanity’s ability to adapt and grow in the midst of stress?
Join us for Fox @ The Fireside on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Murdock Library, as George Fox psychology faculty share their perspectives on living resiliently and well.
For more information, click here. Questions? Contact Andrea Abernathy at aabernathy@georgefox.edu.
Grab your friends and sign up for the 2020 Glow for Africa 5K and One-Mile Fun Run on Friday, April 3, at 8 p.m.!
The cost is $12 for students and $22 for community members; this includes the guarantee of a T-shirt if you sign up by Monday, March 16. Sign up here.
All proceeds support the School of Physical Therapy medical service trips to Ghana and Uganda this summer. Questions? Contact Kendall Woolf at kwoolf18@georgefox.edu.
Have questions, thoughts, feelings, frustrations, confusions or even conclusions about Orthodox Christianity?
Join the Kyrie Club and Matthew Tate from the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Annunciation for a question-and-answer session tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Stevens 109. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to come, eat some snacks, and learn together!
Questions? Contact Megan Cecil at mcecil17@georgefox.edu.
Join a workshop on creating videos to enhance your teaching! This workshop will focus on the (mainly free) technology available to teachers for video creation and the art behind making a professional-looking video without professional equipment.
We will focus on how to quickly and effectively put content in front of students that gets them thinking and learning. No prior experience with digital classrooms or video creation is required.
This class satisfies six hours of faculty professional development requirements. While directed toward faculty, George Fox staff members have taken this course previously and found it very helpful.
The course will begin on Monday, March 2, and continues through Sunday, March 15. It is designed to be asynchronous and will be offered online through Adobe Spark. There is a $65 fee. Please register and pay the fee here.
Interested in other faculty development opportunities? Sign up here. Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu.
Make plans to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting this Wednesday, Feb. 19. We’ll be meeting in Canyon Commons from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (with live streaming in PDS 155B).
Have a shout-out you’d like to give to a colleague for recent work they’ve done? Share it at this link!
Please join the engineers-craftsmen of Portland Guitar tomorrow (Tuesday) from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Maker Hub for a night of guitars, science and art.
Acoustic quirks abound as a guitar’s sound is deconstructed and rebuilt. The presentation will be led by Jay Dickinson, who holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate physics and engineering. Multiple examples of his work will be on display.
Questions? Contact Katherine Morland at kmorland@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be unavailable on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m (Pacific Standard Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.
All are invited to see award-winning Hollywood producer Nancy de los Santos-Reza present and discuss her new HBO documentary, The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood, at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Hoover 105.
De los Santos-Reza’s film provides an overview of how Latinos have been portrayed in Hollywood in each decade of the twentieth century. The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer time with de los Santos-Reza.
To learn more, contact Debbie Berhó at 503-554-2644.
