We still need a few more chaperones for the Sadie Hawkins Dance on Friday, Feb. 21, at 9 p.m. This dance takes place on a chartered cruise down the Willamette River.
A $50 gift card will be given to you for your service. Please email Stephanie St Cyr (sstcyr@georgefox.edu) if you are interested.
Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding service as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him or her for the CW Perry Servant Leadership Award.
Only seniors graduating in May 2020 are eligible for award consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.
Students are invited to nominate their peers. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form must be received by Friday, Feb. 28.
If you have any questions, contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2306.
The directors of liberal arts and the writing program announce the Meditatio Journal, an online journal of student writing from LIBA 100. The journal showcases thoughtful student contributions to conversations about the life of faith as an intellectual endeavor.
Congratulations to the contest winners: Maria Guglielmo, Jilian Cady, and Collin Smoll! Click here to read their (and other students’) excellent writing.
Questions? Contact Brooks Lampe at blampe@georgefox.edu.
Registration season is right around the corner! Are you feeling lost in MyGeorgeFox? Do general education requirements confuse you? Join us today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in Hoover 207.
In this workshop for faculty advisors, we will cover MyGeorgeFox basics and an overview of general education so you can go into your advising appointments with confidence. Please bring your laptop.
Contact your department’s CAP coach if you have questions.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and there will be several important events happening on our campus to promote awareness and education. A team of Title IX deputy coordinators and students are planning the events for the month.
If you are interested in joining the planning team or would like to receive more information, contact Mark Pothoff (mpothoff@georgefox.edu) in the Office of Student Life.
Some art students need your help learning about overcoming creative blocks. Fill out this survey for a chance to win a gift card to Dutch Bros. Questions? Contact Andrew Quach at aquach19@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer: 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.
Today (Wednesday) is the last day to pick up your tickets for the Oregon Symphony on Feb. 21! Stop by the Event Services office to pick them up. The remaining tickets will be distributed to the waitlist tomorrow (Thursday).
Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at ext. 2029 or mdawson@georgefox.edu.
Join us at our annual Benefits, Wellness and Lifestyle Fair today (Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103. Come see how we are cultivating a culture that helps you be the best you.
Presentations will be available from Regence, Kaiser, TIAA, Master Care and LifeMap to help you learn how to get the most out of your benefits.
Here are just some of the amazing things you will see at the fair:
All employees can benefit from coming to the fair. Questions? Contact Human Resources at HR@georgefox.edu.
Please join the engineers-craftsmen of Portland Guitar on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 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 inherent errors in the tonality among most notes and how to eliminate them will be demonstrated.
The presentation will be led by Jay Dickinson, who holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, more than twenty-five years’ experience in corporate physics and engineering positions, plus a lifetime of woodworking and artistic craftsmanship used to make guitars under the name Portland Guitar. Multiple examples of his work will be present for enjoyment after the presentation.
Questions? Contact Katherine Morland at kmorland@georgefox.edu.
As service animals and emotional support animals become more common in public venues, a few guidelines will be helpful to promote positive experiences for students, faculty and staff within the George Fox community. These guidelines are intended to protect the rights and safety of all community members.
No one should interact with a service animal or emotional support animal unless given permission by the handler.
In situations where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, employees may ask two specific questions: (1) Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? and (2) What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?
Staff are not allowed to request any documentation for the dog, require that the dog demonstrate its task, or inquire about the nature of the person’s disability (see these ADA guidelines).
If a dog is not trained to perform work or a task, an employee may ask the handler not to bring the animal into the room or building. Emotional support animals that provide comfort but do not perform a task are not service animals.
More information about service animals and emotional support animals is available at this link. If you have questions related to a service animal or emotional support animal on campus, contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu), director of Learning Support Services.
Due to scheduling issues, the Coffee Cottage Open Mic Night has been moved to Saturday, Feb. 29. If you have any questions, contact Araya Glancy at aglancy16@georgefox.edu.
The Bruin Store will be closed for inventory tomorrow (Wednesday) and Friday, Feb. 14, in observance of the mid-semester holiday. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs at pjacobs@georgefox.edu.
Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for the holiday weekend:
Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.
Plant Services will be doing fire system testing in the physical therapy wing of the Roberts Center today (Tuesday) through Thursday, Feb. 11-13. The testing will start after noon on Tuesday and Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Every detector will be tested (hallways, offices and classrooms). The strobes and horns will be silenced during the testing, but the control panel will beep a notification.
What is the test? A Plant Services technician will be spraying simulated smoke by every detector head. When the detector notices the smoke, the panel will beep. (There is no way to silence the panel.)
On Thursday, Feb. 13, Plant Services will return after 5 p.m. to test the strobes and horns. During this test, the horns will sound for 30 minutes and will be very unpleasant. The testing will be over by 6:30 p.m. that evening.
Thank you for your patience as we ensure your safety! Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
Registration season is right around the corner! Are you feeling lost in MyGeorgeFox? Do general education requirements confuse you? Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in Hoover 207.
In this workshop for faculty advisors, we will cover MyGeorgeFox basics and an overview of general education so you can go into your advising appointments with confidence. Please bring your laptop. Â
Contact your department’s CAP coach if you have questions.
Thank you to the following groups who have stepped forward to participate in the food drive competition:
The deadline to sign up to participate is now extended to Wednesday, Feb. 12. Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu)Â for details about the competition.
Faculty members: Are you interested in collaborating more with the Disability Services Office (DSO) to help your students? Come to “Supporting Students with Disabilities: The Faculty-DSO Partnership” on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Ross 140.
University faculty and the DSO are both vital in providing support to students with disabilities. After hearing a summary of the services offered by the DSO, the group will ask questions, share experiences, and consider how faculty and the DSO might form an even stronger partnership to support students with disabilities.
This faculty session fulfills 1.5 hours of AAO Faculty Development. Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The City of Newberg Public Works has scheduled a water shut-off in the Stevens Center tomorrow (Tuesday). They will be changing the water meter on the east side of the building, and the water will be off from 9 a.m. to noon. The change should only impact the Stevens Center building.
Contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Plant Services will be doing fire system testing in the Roberts Center on Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 11-13. The testing will start after noon on Tuesday and Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Every detector will be tested (hallways, offices and classrooms). The strobes and horns will be silenced during the testing, but the control panel will beep a notification.
What is the test? A Plant Services technician will be spraying simulated smoke by every detector head. When the detector notices the smoke, the panel will beep. (There is no way to silence the panel.)
On Thursday, Feb. 13, Plant Services will return after 5 p.m. to test the strobes and horns. During this test, the horns will sound for 30 minutes and will be very unpleasant. The testing will be over by 6:30 p.m. that evening.
Thank you for your patience as we ensure your safety! Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
In celebration of Black History Month, Verdis Robinson, director for community college engagement at Campus Compact and advocate for civic education, will speak in Hoover 105 tonight (Monday). Join us at 7 p.m. as Robinson discusses the activism of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his journey in search of democracy and equality.
Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free, and the public is welcome. Contact Paul Otto at potto@georgefox.edu with questions about the event.
