We would like to request that there be no moving of furniture in classrooms between now and when classes start in the fall.
Due to Oregon Health Authority guidelines, we are having to rearrange and remove furniture in all of our instructional spaces and need for the rearranged furniture to remain in specific locations to ensure proper distancing.
Thank you.
The student life office is excited to announce its move to the Hadlock Student Center, 1400 E. Sherman St.Â
Entrance to the offices will be through the side door closest to the parking lot of Sherman Street.
George Fox faculty and students are invited to take part in a virtual interprofessional continuing medical education event addressing suicide prevention on Saturday, Aug. 15. It will take place over Zoom from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The event is free to students and staff. It will feature experts from a variety of healthcare professions to discuss how interprofessional teams in school-based health centers and primary care clinics can work closely together to prevent adolescent suicide in our communities.
After rates of adolescent suicide in the U.S. stabilized from 2000 to 2007, suicide rates for ages 10 to 24 increased from 2007 (6.8 per 100,000 persons) to 2017 (10.6). While suicides increased across this age group, suicide rates most sharply increased for ages 10 to 14, nearly tripling from 2007 (0.9) to 2017 (2.5).
These increasing rates of adolescent suicide highlight the importance of prevention and intervention in schools, primary care and other community-based settings.
To learn more, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).
Bon Appetit is excited to welcome you to back to campus this fall! As you’d expect, we’re implementing some serious sanitation and service measures to ensure you can dine with us as safely and comfortably as possible.
While COVID-19 safety is a key priority, it isn’t our only one. We still believe that food has an important role to play in individual wellness and in building culture and community at George Fox. Our chefs will still be cooking from scratch, using fresh local and seasonal ingredients that meet our sustainability standards. (We are pleased to mention that, in March, the Humane Society of the United States ranked us the No. 1 food service company, the only one with an A+ grade!)
More information about dining can be found on this webpage. As more information unfolds, updates will be communicated with students and posted on this site.
For more information, please General Manager Jason Rosvall at jason.rosvall@cafebonappetit.c
All employee headshot photo shoots are on hold until September. If you are a new employee, or are in need of a new or updated headshot, please wait until further notice before contacting the university photographer or the marketing communications department.
Keep an eye out in the Daily Bruin this fall for an update on when photo shoots will resume.
The city of Newberg will be doing some water meter testing on campus this week. During each appointed time, the water will be shut off at that particular meter for about 30 minutes.
Each meter tested has a scheduled time, and if the meter has a bypass valve, you may not notice an interruption in service.
Monday, July 20, testing:
Tuesday, July 21, testing:
Wednesday, July 22, testing:
Thank you for your patience!
Face shields are available for George Fox employees. They are available in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please drop by if you want to pick up a face shield.
For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at  jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
As a key strategy for soul care of undergraduates during the pandemic, the Office for Spiritual Life is looking for 30 Life Group leaders for our nine-week fall Life Groups series (the weeks of Sept. 7 through Nov. 6).
Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. This fall, all of our groups will be either Zoom groups or hybrid groups. (Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participant comfort permit.)
Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups through the Office for Spiritual Life will also be chapel credit-eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.
We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Groups may also be co-led with an upperclassman student if the leader desires.
For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Office moves/relocations have a process and policy. After discussing proposals with your dean or department head, submit the relocation form located at this link.
One form per person is needed, so that specific furniture move requests can be listed. Matt Hammar, the director of Purchasing, must approve all furniture moves and furniture requests.
After the relocation form is submitted, your executive team member will then approve the relocation request. After approval, Plant Services will schedule your move. (The form allows you to enter your proposed move date, but the actual date will be set by the scheduling team.)
This move process notifies Plant Services, Information Services, Mail Services and Institutional Technology (IT), including MPS and IT infrastructure. Please refer to the website with any questions. Thank you!
The city of Newberg will be doing some water meter testing on campus next week. During each appointed time, the water will be shut off at that particular meter for about 30 minutes.
Each meter tested has a scheduled time, and if the meter has a bypass valve, you may not notice an interruption in service.
Monday, July 20, testing:
Tuesday, July 21, testing:
Wednesday, July 22, testing:
Thank you for your patience!
An all-employee meeting will be made available for viewing this morning (Wednesday) after 10 a.m. We will hear from Provost Andrea Scott and get an update on the new academic enterprise structure, from Brian Doak, director of George Fox Digital, and from President Robin Baker.
The meeting will be available at this link. As was the case last month, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.
This is a reminder that all purchases, regardless of the dollar amount or funding source, must be entered in PeopleSoft as a requisition PRIOR to any spending. Once your receive a PO from Purchasing, you have approval to place your order or complete your George Fox Visa transaction.
If you need assistance, please contact Purchasing at purchasing@georgefox.edu for requisition/PO questions or Kathi Becker at kbecker@georgefox.edu for George Fox Visa questions.
The university’s purchasing policy can be found here.
An all-employee meeting will be made available for viewing tomorrow (Wednesday) after 10 a.m. We will hear from Provost Andrea Scott and get an update on the new academic enterprise structure, from Brian Doak, director of George Fox Digital, and from President Robin Baker.
The meeting will be available at this link. As was the case last month, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.
Face shields are available for George Fox employees. They are available in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please drop by if you want to pick up a face shield.
For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
The Department of Education recently released the final regulations for implementing protections of equal access to education under Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972. As federal laws, these regulations govern how institutions are required to respond to sexual assault and other forms of sexual harassment. These regulations are effective as of Aug. 14, 2020.
These regulations are significant, and we are carefully reviewing them over the coming weeks to determine what adjustments we need to make to our current policies and/or our processes for addressing reports of sexual assault and harassment.
The state of Oregon also has relevant legislation, and we need to consider how the federal and state regulations interact with one another. We will be certain to inform our community of any changes we need to make as a result of these new laws.
We recognize that many members of our community have been deeply impacted by sexual assault. It is important that you know that our commitment to preventing sexual assault, supporting those who report experiencing harm, and conducting fair, transparent and safe grievance processes for all parties continues to be a top priority for us. We remain steadfastly focused on continuing to build a supportive, safe and welcoming environment where everyone can learn, work and thrive.
If you have experienced sexual harassment or sexual assault, you are encouraged to connect to the resources at our institution or elsewhere that can best support you. Much of this information is on our website at georgefox.edu/titleix. We also have added a new video resource specific to George Fox on our Title IX website’s home page that addresses some common questions.
Our Title IX team’s contact information is on the Title IX website under “staff.†Please contact the Office of Student Life (studentlife@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or concerns.
The university’s employees and students are invited to attend a free virtual event that will discuss the topic of High-Impact Chronic Pain (HICP) on Saturday, July 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
HICP affects 11 to 20 million U.S. adults and interferes with work or other daily activities most days or every day. People with HICP often suffer from iatrogenic harms, including (but not limited to) prescription-induced opiate use disorders.
In this session, we will hear from experts representing a variety of professions to discuss the healthcare experiences of people with HICP and the evidence on what works to reduce iatrogenic harms and promote health. You don’t want to miss this interactive virtual event intended to strengthen the primary care workforce.
Students and employees can attend for free, but you must register ASAP at this link. Please contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
As a key strategy for soul care of undergraduates during the pandemic, the Office for Spiritual Life is looking for 30 Life Group leaders for our nine-week fall Life Groups series (the weeks of Sept. 7 through Nov. 6).
Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. This fall, all of our groups will be either Zoom groups or hybrid groups. (Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participant comfort permit.)
Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups through the Office for Spiritual Life will also be chapel credit-eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.
We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Groups may also be co-led with an upperclassman student if the leader desires.
For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Starting Monday, July 13, George Fox graduate and commuter students who do not plan to bring a vehicle to campus can request an exemption from being automatically charged the parking permit fee by completing the parking waiver form. Please read the waiver form thoroughly as you fill it out.
By signing this form you agree that you will not bring a vehicle and park on George Fox’s Newberg campus or the surrounding Good Neighbor areas (as specified in the parking policies) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
If your vehicle is found parked on campus during these times, the following will occur:
Note: There may be additional fines for any other violations according to the parking policies of the university.
If you are taking four or fewer credit hours in a semester, you may be eligible for this waiver. However, you must obtain a special temporary permit from Campus Public Safety and display it appropriately to avoid the above-listed sanctions.
Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.
Employees: Please pass this information along to students you know.
The vehicle registration portal opens up Monday, July 13, on MyGeorgeFox for juniors to register their vehicles for residential parking permits! Be sure to have your DMV registration slip in front of you, as you will need some of that information in order to register.
The portal will open on July 20 for sophomores and on July 27 for freshmen. The portal is currently open for seniors, commuters and graduate students.
Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.
Employees: Please pass this information along to students you know.
As a key strategy for soul care of undergraduates during the pandemic, the Office for Spiritual Life is looking for several Life Group leaders for our nine-week fall Life Groups series (the weeks of Sept. 7 through Nov. 6).
Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. This fall, all of our groups will be either Zoom groups or hybrid groups. (Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participant comfort permit.)
Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups through the Office for Spiritual Life will also be chapel credit-eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.
We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Groups may also be co-led with an upperclassman student if the leader desires.
For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
