Virtual session on chronic conditions open to all

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020

The link provided yesterday for the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute’s virtual event was incorrect. Our apologies! Here is the correct link to learn more.

The event will take place via Zoom on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. It is free to George Fox students and employees.

The session is designed to cross-train primary care team members on metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and hypertension. We will also explore clinical tools, workflows, and interventions that can be used in a primary care setting. Visit the above link to learn more.

If you have questions, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Watch virtual production of the play ‘Silent Sky’

Monday, October 26th, 2020

This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the George Fox University theatre program has transformed five music practice rooms into five separate, individual, virtual theatre studios in order to bring live production to your living spaces.

The five separate rooms feature individual mics, cameras, lighting units, projectors, projection screens, costume racks, and props tables. Actors will interact with each other virtually from their separate studios to bring a seamless performance of Silent Sky to life. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

So cozy up with your laptops and various devices and join us for a delightful evening of live, virtual theatre this Nov. 12-14 and Nov. 19-21 at 7:30 p.m., or Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.!

To get more information and purchase tickets click here.

Celebrating Dr. Kathy Heininge: Attend Zoom party

Monday, October 26th, 2020

This summer, Kathy Heininge took early retirement after serving 16 years as a professor; she subsequently received faculty emeritus status.

We plan to celebrate her many years of dedication, hard work, and transformative teaching with a Zoom party on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Please email Cheri Hampton (champton@georgefox.edu) for the Zoom link.

Virtual event discusses chronic health conditions Nov. 7

Monday, October 26th, 2020

The Interprofessional Primary Care Institute will be hosting a virtual event via Zoom Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. It is free to George Fox students and employees.

The event’s purpose is to cross-train primary care team members on metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and hypertension. We will also explore clinical tools, workflows, and interventions that can be used in a primary care setting.

We will dialogue with healthcare professionals about chronic conditions in Black communities, learn and practice behavioral change interventions, discuss tools to engage people in self-management, as well as explore how we can encourage people with chronic conditions to increase their physical activity.

For more information, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) or visit this page.

Check out latest Lunch ‘N Learn session online

Sunday, October 25th, 2020

If you missed last week’s Lunch ‘N Learn session on the Hadlock Student Center, you can still watch the presentation.

Check out our Resources for Staff page, where you’ll find the recordings for our past Lunch ‘N Learn sessions. Keep an eye out for next month’s session on library resources!

FoxTALE maintenance scheduled

Sunday, October 25th, 2020

FoxTALE is unavailable this morning (Monday) from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call (503) 554-2569.

Last week to submit spring 2021 textbook adoptions

Sunday, October 25th, 2020

Spring 2021 textbook adoptions are due this Friday, Oct. 30, and the Bruin Store is looking forward to making this as smooth a textbook adoption process as possible!

All textbook adoptions will need to be submitted through Follett Discover Adopt, the new adoption system implemented in February of 2020.

If you are inputting adoptions on behalf of your department, you can access Discover by clicking here. Please use your university email and the password that you originally created.

If you are teaching (or are linked to) a course, you can access Discover by going to your FoxTALE account and clicking on the “Follett Textbooks” link. You will be automatically logged into the site.

If you are unable to view certain courses, have trouble logging in, or need a refresh on how to input textbook adoptions, please reach out to Paige Jacobs (pjacobs@georgefox.edu) or Katie Villanueva (1478txt@follett.com) at the Bruin Store.

The Bruin Store is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Attend Friday lecture: ‘Complicity in Racism: The Path Forward’

Sunday, October 25th, 2020

The university community is invited to attend a virtual lecture, “Complicity in Racism: The Path Forward,” put on by the George Fox Honors Program, this Friday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 a.m.

The event features Jemar Tisby, an author, speaker and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, for which he writes about race, religion and culture.

Tisby will explore racial justice solutions and cultural conversations that compel action. For more information regarding Tisby and his presentation, click here.

Registration is required. Please register here for the virtual lecture.

Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker (nschifferdecker@georgefox.edu).

‘The Wineskin’: Last week to submit creative work

Sunday, October 25th, 2020

The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “INTERRUPTION,” so send us your best poems, stories, essays and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.

The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.

All are welcome to submit, including employees!

Submission Guidelines:

  • Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
  • Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
  • For artwork: Files should be named as the title of your piece followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.

All work should be submitted through our website.

Submissions close this Friday at 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Libby Kerns (lkerns17@georgefox.edu).

Join virtual diversity dialogue on child welfare Nov. 2

Sunday, October 25th, 2020

Please join the social work department for our fall virtual Diversity Dialogue on children and families involved with child welfare. The speaker, George Fox social work alumna Rebekah Binderim, program director of The Family Room, will speak on “Reunification Service Partnering with Church Communities.”

The session is set from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, on this Zoom link (Meeting ID: 983 0441 4744). Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.

Celebrate Kathy Heininge: Last day to submit tributes

Saturday, October 24th, 2020

This summer, Kathy Heininge took early retirement after serving 16 years as a professor; she subsequently received faculty emeritus status.

We would like to celebrate her many years of dedication, hard work, and transformative teaching with a Zoom party on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend, and a Zoom link will be forthcoming.

Do you have photos or memories to share? We are planning to give Kathy a commemorative book as part of her retirement gift and would love to share your memories with her.

Please send Melanie Springer Mock (mmock@georgefox.edu) stories, poems, photos, and tributes by tonight (Sunday) at midnight. While Google Form is preferred, email is also available.

Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton (champton@georgefox.edu).

IT’s new Equipment Reservations system is available starting today!

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Today, Oct. 23, IT has changed to a new equipment checkout system called CheqRoom.   

What should you should know about this change:

  • CheqRoom has a more user-friendly interface that will be easier to use than the current system.
  • All current employees have been entered into the new system.
  • All reservations from the previous system have been entered into the new system.
  • To access CheqRoom, click here
    • Log in with your George Fox email address and email password
  • Directions on how to use CheqRoom are available here on data-wiki
  • All reservations are to be entered using Cheqroom

We think you will find Cheqroom much easier to use, but if you need assistance we are ready to help!

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call at 503-554-2569

COVID-19 tests available by appointment

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

The Health and Counseling Center has three different COVID-19 testing options available, some of which are free. If you feel sick and have any of these symptoms …

  • Fever of 100.4 or greater
  • Difficulty breathing (unrelated to Asthma or physical exertion)
  • Loss of sense of taste or smell

And believe you may have COVID-19, please call the Health and Counseling Center to discuss your options or make an appointment at 503-554-2340.

The free test is a nose swab (not the deep nose probe), and is a rapid test with results in 15 minutes. This antigen test is most accurate at the onset of symptoms and up to seven days after onset.

This test does not meet the requirement for travel into the State of Hawaii and may not meet other travel clearance requirements; therefore, we will not be offering this test for travel purposes.

Questions? Contact the Health and Counseling Center at the number above.

Sign up for a discounted massage from physical therapy students

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Do you have stress, aches and pains, or just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 25-minute massages on Friday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Roberts Center 204.

We will be taking all the current precautions related to the delivery of healthcare during COVID-19.

All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda. Donations are also welcome. Register here.

Questions? Contact Maryssa Becker (mbecker18@georgefox.edu).

FoxTALE maintenance scheduled Monday morning

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

FoxTALE will be unavailable Monday, Oct. 26, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

Be aware of potential phishing attempt

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

It has come to our attention that there is an email being sent to our employees, requesting a login to an “Employee Portal.”

If you have received it, please delete it and do not click on the link/button. You should also report it to Google as spam, as it appears to be a phishing attempt. IT has been made aware of it. Contact IT if you are experiencing any issues related to this email.

Join in Contemplative Worship this morning

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Join Contemplative Worship this morning (Thursday) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 207. All are welcome to join us!

Chapel credit is available, and the sign-up is limited to the first 12. Be sure to wear face coverings, please.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Do you woodwork? Tools available for use in the Maker Hub

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Do you like the type of projects you can accomplish with a full CNC router but would prefer an easier and more “user-friendly” option? You might be interested in the Shaper Origin Handheld CNC Router; the Shaper Origin provides an easy way to engrave wood/acrylic and make precise cuts with minimal tear out.

It excels at making small furniture, boxes/cabinets, shelves, engraved signs, etc. You can download designs from online or create your own. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file using Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, or SolidWorks. Check out this video for some inspiration.

We have the Shaper Origin Handheld CNC Router here in the Maker Hub along with many other creative machines and tools that are available to the George Fox community. Drop by for a chat, visit our Maker Hub wiki, or email Nick Sullivan (nsullivan@georgefox.edu) to ask questions and get connected.

IT will be changing the equipment checkout system

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

On Monday, Oct. 26, IT will change to a new equipment checkout system called CheqRoom.   

What should you know about this change:

  • CheqRoom has a more user-friendly interface that will be easier to use than the current system. 
  • All current users and reservations will be moved to the new system this week.
  • Directions on how to use CheqRoom will be available here starting Oct. 26.
  • Any reservations needed after Oct. 25 should be entered in Cheqroom.

We think you will find Cheqroom much easier to use, but if you need assistance, we are here to help. 

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

Wellness Wednesdays: ‘Emotional Eating’

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

As we are moving into the fall and holiday season, Wellness Wednesdays has some helpful tips for you on how to deal with emotional eating and how to plan for a stress-free holiday. Please read this piece.