Join us tonight (Tuesday) for the last Mathetes discussion of the year in Canyon Commons 103 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
We will be discussing truth, evangelism, and cross-cultural exchange in a global context. Don’t forget that you can get elective chapel credit for this event. We hope to see you all there!
Questions? Contact Katherine Walker at kwalker15@georgefox.edu.
The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Jason Wilken to lecture on the topic “Stairs as a Model for Understanding Prosthetic Device Development†tonight (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 101 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
This presentation will expand the clinician’s understanding and appreciation of the biomechanics, technology and patient factors that drive state-of-the-art prosthesis and development. Please join us for a high-level and engaging talk with Dr. Wilken. Light refreshments will be served.
Wilken is an associate professor and director of collaborative research and development in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Iowa.
Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.
Do you know a 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 C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.
In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form must be received by Friday, March 22.
The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations have established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox University to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.
Only seniors (graduating in May 2019) 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.
If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.
Are you adventuring for spring break and need some gear to be comfy in the outdoors? The Hadlock Rental Center can help you out without breaking the bank.
Rentals of $10 or more will be eligible for a 20 percent discount from Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 31. This means a weekend kayak or paddleboard rental is $16 and single-day snowshoe, trekking pole or gaiter rentals are all under $10. Reserve gear at the Hadlock Student Center front desk or online.
If you have any questions, contact us at rentalcenter@georgefox.edu.
The School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers for a skin screening session on Wednesday, April 3, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Roberts Center. Second-year physical therapy students, along with a medical doctor, will review your skin for any abnormalities.
If you have any skin concerns and would like to volunteer, please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.
The Hadlock Student Center will be open throughout spring break. Come in and enjoy the space while it’s quiet. See our modified hours below:
If you have any questions, contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu or Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.
This is a friendly reminder that bikes are to be locked only to bike racks – not benches, light poles, railings, or staircase handrails. There are bike racks for your use by every major building on campus, so walk around the building if there isn’t one by the door you usually enter.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
Join us for our final Bruins Lead event of the year on Thursday, March 21, in Wheeler 209 from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m.
Mac McDevitt recently retired from Nike after 27 years of working in sports marketing and product merchandising and will be speaking to students about branding themselves in their job search to pull away from the pack.
Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.
Do you know someone who deserves special “shout-out” recognition at the March all-employee meeting? Please take a moment to share the success of your colleague using this form.
Mark your calendar for the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this Thursday, March 21, in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).
The William Penn Honors Program invites the public to a free lecture, “Rethinking Azusa: If It Wasn’t for the Women,†presented by professor and author Keri Day, on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Day, an associate professor of constructive theology and African American religion at Princeton Theological Seminary, will present a moving examination of the Azusa Street Revival of 1906 to 1915 and powerfully weave her talk into the contemporary concerns of today.
Day’s teaching and research interests are in womanist/feminist theologies, social critical theory, cultural studies, economics, and Afro-Pentecostalism. She is the author of Unfinished Business: Black Women, The Black Church, and the Struggle to Thrive in America (2012) and Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives (2015).
She is at work on her third book manuscript, which explores how early Pentecostalism contributes to the religious and democratic imagination. In 2017, she was recognized by ABC News as one of six black women at the “center of gravity†in theological education in America.
For more information about the event, click here. Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecker@georgefox.edu.
Please take a moment to click here to nominate the student-athlete you think best represents George Fox’s “Be Known” promise through their athletic representation. The Bruin Award will be presented at the 2019 Georgies athletic award ceremony, open to everyone at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in Bauman Auditorium!
To help guide you, here is a description of the “Be Known†promise:
“Be known means to be understood, valued, encouraged and uplifted. At George Fox, to be known means that professors and staff connect with students in authentic ways – personally, academically, spiritually – recognizing that we all come to this place with different backgrounds, life experiences and dreams for the future. To be known means that students not only learn new ideas, they share their own. To be known means to be heard.â€
Questions? Contact Kati Viscaino at kviscaino16@georgefox.edu.
Help support the Photography Club today (Monday) by coming to our bake sale on the quad.
We will be selling homemade empanadas, arroz con leche, and churros outside the Bruin Den between 1 and 3 p.m. The proceeds will help fund rental cameras and other photography equipment for our club.
Questions? Contact Tsacha Hyneman at thyneman17@georgefox.edu or Xylia Rehling at xrehling17@georgefox.edu.
This summer the university’s physical therapy department is taking a medical service trip to Ghana and Uganda to serve a diverse and less privileged community.
To help raise funds for the trip, we are doing a fundraiser at Sandwich Express in Newberg, where a portion of the evening’s profits go to support our trip. Come order some food between 3 and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, to help support our cause!
If you have any questions, please contact Zach Klemmer at zklemmer17@georgefox.edu.
Join Micah 6:8 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. outside the SpiL house. All are welcome!
Micah 6:8 is a group aimed at discussing the tough things on campus such as sexual assault, mental illness, and any other social injustice.
Questions? Contact Meghan Elford at melford17@georgefox.edu.
Come hear nursing faculty members share their life experiences and how faith has informed their practices as nurses tonight (Monday) from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. This is meant to be a Q&A session where you can ask them any question you want. Everyone is welcome to come!Â
Potential questions and discussion topics include:
The faculty panelists will be Andrea Alexander, Marcia Bogert, Stephanie (Fisher) Matthew, and Elizabeth Roark. Light snacks will be provided and chapel credit is available.
Questions? Contact Stephanie Matthew at smatthew@georgefox.edu.
Do you like Krispy Kreme and Dutch Bros.?
If you do, come support the nursing serve team to Kenya and purchase a Krispy Kreme donut, maybe even a dozen if you so desire, and a Dutch Bros. gift card! Stop by our table outside Klages this Wednesday, March 20, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Donuts are $1 each or $10 for a dozen, and gift cards can be purchased at any amount to immediately be spent at any Dutch Bros. location.
Questions? Contact Ashley Imes at aimes15@georgefox.edu.
Want to hear more about the LEGO® pop-up book imagined and designed by a George Fox student?
Fox @ the Fireside, featuring Grant Davis, will be on Thursday, April 4, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Murdock Library. Gather around the fireplace for coffee, light refreshments, and a conversation with Grant, co-creator of a LEGO® pop-up book.
Davis, from Beavercreek, Oregon, is a sophomore electrical engineering student in the College of Engineering. In 2018, LEGO® started producing a functioning LEGO® pop-up book that Grant imagined and designed. The set is now being distributed globally.
Join us at Fox @ the Fireside to hear Grant share about his LEGO® career, how he came up with his idea, and the process behind getting to work with the largest toy company in the world!
For more information, click here.
Questions? Contact Sarah Stevenson at sstevenson@georgefox.edu.
This Wednesday, March 20, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 the American Enterprise Institute and a panel of professors will be discussing President Trump’s time in office, as he has recently passed the midpoint of his presidential term.
Panelists Nate Peach, Gina Miller and Ron Mock will analyze the presidency so far from the perspective of economic, international and domestic policy. Dinner will be provided. RSVP here.
Questions? Contact Bailey Timmons at btimmons16@georgefox.edu.
Do you know someone who deserves special “shout-out” recognition at the March all-employee meeting? Please take a moment to share the success of your colleague using this form.
Mark your calendar for the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).
The dean from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health will be on campus at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, to present information on their graduate programs in EHS 202.
If you want to learn more, please attend this informational meeting. Contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
Faculty, if you know of students who might be interested, tell them about this opportunity.
