To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on campus during the traditional flu season, the spring 2021 traditional undergraduate semester will start a week later and run Jan. 19 through April 30 (with the exception of nursing students, who will begin Jan. 11 and go through April 30).
Spring break will be converted from a week in March to two long weekends and a midweek day of rest. Residential students will be able to move onto campus Sunday, Jan. 17. (Note: As their schedule may be different, nursing students should refer to communication from the College of Nursing for their specific schedule).
Traditional Undergraduate 2021 Spring Semester
Jan 19 to April 30 (residential students will move in on Jan. 17; nursing students may move in Jan. 10)
Undergraduate Academic Holidays*
Jan. 18 (Monday)
Feb. 15-16 (Monday-Tuesday)
March 25-26 (Thursday-Friday)
April 14 (Wednesday)
Classes will be held on Feb. 19, a date previously scheduled as mid-semester holiday.
*Days off within the semester vary for nursing students, depending on clinical placements.
This year has been a challenging one for everyone. In recognition of your hard work, the university’s leadership has added a “Day of Rest†on Wednesday, Nov. 11, on which classes will be canceled and offices will be closed. In a year of unpleasant surprises, we hope this will provide a brief time of respite and renewal.
Today (Thursday) is your last chance to get a flu shot on the Newberg campus. The clinic is located in Hoover 103 and is open today from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
We are happy to invite you to our October virtual Lunch N’ Learn session about the Hadlock Center and all it has to offer employees. The speakers will be Mark Pothoff and Kiana Rasubala, our new Hadlock program coordinator.
Grab your lunch and join other staff members virtually this Wednesday, Oct. 21, from noon to 12:30 p.m. Please RSVP here.
We know you have been working extremely hard to get textbook adoptions entered for the spring term, and we sincerely appreciate you! Textbook adoptions are due on or before Friday, Oct. 30, and must be submitted through the Follett Discover Adopt tool.
Faculty and Staff:
If you come by the Bruin Store during business hours to confirm the adoptions for your courses between Oct. 19 and Oct. 30, you will receive a one-time use Holiday Shopping Pass to use between then and Dec. 31.
Your Holiday Shopping Pass gives you 30% off of one item, and cannot be combined with any other promotions or discounts.
We look forward to seeing you soon! Please be prepared with any questions you may have and Paige Jacobs, Bruin Store manager, or Katie Villanueva, Bruin Store textbook manager, will be happy to help finalize your adoptions.
Invisible Disability Week is right around the corner, Oct. 18 through 24! The Disability Services Office wants your input as we plan to highlight invisible disabilities on our Instagram.
Do you have an invisible disability that you want to be sure we mention? Please fill out this anonymous survey. We see you!
Don’t forget that today (Thursday) is the last day to get 25% off of hats at the Bruin Store! Swing by between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or place an order online.
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.
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.Â
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 the events section on our webpage to learn more.
The Faculty Development Committee invites the Fox community to the Fall 2020 Faculty Lecture this Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is Jillian Sokso, professor of art and design.
Join us as Jillian presents “Chaos Garden,†a visual examination of the impulse we humans have to control and beautify our immediate surrounding landscape, all the while contributing to and ignoring the impact of our daily lives on the larger planet. Professor Sokso will also share about her research project that involves turning native plants to paper!
Seating is limited to 34, so come early, or join via live stream here.
Today we will wrap up the topic of infection prevention during Wellness Wednesdays.
Thank you for sticking with us, being mindful, respecting the infection control measures, and keeping our community safe!
Let’s remember to continue keeping the physical distance, frequently washing your hands with soap, and cleaning and disinfecting any shared areas or items.
Find out more about the recommended (and not recommended) actions when it comes to infection prevention below:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
A group of marketing students has created a survey regarding the creation of a fitness safety tracking app. Please take a minute to provide your feedback here.
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
The Wineskin is now 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 both students and employees and those who aren’t members of the George Fox community!
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.
The Hadlock Student Center has added a self-defense class to its group fitness program! Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m.
In this martial arts-based class, you’ll learn to defend yourself like a pro with our student instructor, Mason Bertrand. You will gain confidence knowing that you can protect you and your loved ones with the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces.
During the course, you’ll learn realistic tactics and techniques to take down an attacker, regardless of their size, strength, and fighting strategy. As an added bonus, you’ll also develop superior physical fitness while having a blast!
The 2020 George Fox Political Civility Project continues, looking for ways to counteract increasing polarization and alienation in American politics.
This Monday, Oct. 19, professors Mark Hall and Phil Smith will debate about whom we should vote for in the U.S. presidential election. Attendees will be invited to use the prototype Political Civility inventory to assess levels of civility in the debate. They will also hear a brief report on how the vice-presidential debate, and perhaps others, fared in terms of civility.
Attendees will also be given a chance to comment on what next steps our university should take to promote peacemaking in politics.
The event is open to the public via Zoom (link available later this week). Students are invited to attend the event live in Bauman Auditorium.
In compliance with social distancing regulations, when the room reaches its 100-person COVID capacity, any others who arrive will be directed to join those attending (including any off-campus guests) via Zoom.
Are you interested in decorating your home with wildlife art? A group of students wants to hear your opinions for their marketing project in which they are developing a marketing plan for a fellow student’s art business.
By completing this survey, you will be entered into a raffle to win one of Kylee Wiseman’s original watercolor paintings featuring Peregrine Falcons.Â
Winners will be chosen Nov. 30. Click here to take the survey and see the artwork.
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
