Be sure to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting this Thursday, April 25. We’ll be meeting in Canyon Commons from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (with live streaming in PDS 160).
Have a shout-out you’d like to give to a colleague for recent work they’ve done? Share it at this link!
See you there!
The undergraduate admissions office, in conjunction with athletics, is proud to welcome our incoming recruited athletes today (Monday) for Commitment Day!
Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.
The library has three faculty study rooms which may be reserved for one semester at a time for those needing a quiet area for study and research. If you are interested in requesting a room for next year, please fill out this form.
Requests will be prioritized on a first come, first served basis. Please note the form requires a George Fox email address.
Questions? Contact Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu.
Are you approaching retirement age, or are you interested in learning more about Medicare and how it works? Join us for a presentation on “The Ins and Outs of Medicare 101” this Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m. in Klages 232.
This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered and enjoy some refreshments. Sign up here.
Questions? Contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.
Join us in celebrating Denny Lawrence’s 20 years of faithful service to George Fox University as the general manager of Bon Appetit food service.
His retirement reception will take place this Wednesday, April 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103. Refreshments will be served and there will be a brief program at 3:30 p.m.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.
Join us in Bauman Auditorium tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. for the final chapel event of the academic year, the Awards Convocation Chapel! We will have a time of worship, celebration, and hear from our provost, Linda Samek, on how “Doubt is a Good Thing.”
Winners of the Undergraduate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award and the Undergraduate Faculty Research & Scholarship Award will be announced. Come celebrate with, and congratulate, our winning faculty members!
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
Do you enjoy the beautiful trees on campus? Would you like to learn how to successfully plant a tree?
On Monday, April 29, we will have a volunteer tree planting day in the Hess Creek Canyon area from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers are welcome to come and go, but be sure to be dressed appropriately.
Meet below the Crisman Crossing bridge at 9 a.m. If we have a large number of volunteers, we may also do some invasive removal.
Any questions can be directed to the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.
If you have lost something, be sure to come to the Campus Public Safety office soon, because all remaining unclaimed items will be donated to Phase II at the end of the semester.
Anything found in the student residences when they are deep-cleaned will be kept until Friday, May 31, before it is all donated to charitable causes, so be sure to double-check your residence before moving out!
If you work out in Wheeler, Duke or Hadlock, check for your lost items in those buildings before leaving school as well.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
The Newberg community prayer team will be hosting a community-wide prayer gathering on the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2, in Stevens 109 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Join with Newberg pastors, leaders and community members for this annual time of prayer.
Contact Di Endicott at endicottdiana@yahoo.com or the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you have questions.
Are you interested in increasing your physical activity but unsure of what to do? Schedule an appointment for health counseling with a licensed physical therapist and PT students.
These appointments are in the Roberts Center on Fridays for 30 minutes and include physical fitness testing, safe exercise counseling, and ideas to increase activity.
Call 503-550-6837 with questions or to schedule an appointment.
Please join us to celebrate the retirement of Dinah Steig this Thursday, April 25, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Stevens Atrium.Â
We will gather to celebrate her 12 years of faithful service to our George Fox students and families. Dinah’s official retirement date is June 28.
Questions? Contact Heidi Thomason at hthomaso@georgefox.edu.
A training session for Cascade Server, the system used to edit the university website, will be offered on Monday, May 13, from 2 to 4 p.m.
This basic-level session is tailored for editors who have either not edited the website before or need a refresher on using the software. The session will be held in Stevens 307. Sign up using this form.
Questions? Contact Peter Crackenberg at pcrackenberg@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2138.
The Hadlock Student Center will be closed today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday). Visit our webpage for more information.
Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.
As part of his sabbatical, President Robin Baker is taking the time to read through some of the letters of former president Levi Pennington, who led the college from 1911 to 1941. In his latest blog piece, Robin reflects on some of Pennington’s writings. You can read it here.
Come join us for Contemplative Open Worship this Thursday, April 25, in Hoover 206 from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. for a time of quiet waiting on God, including sharing and praying as people feel led.Â
This is our last scheduled meeting of the semester, as we will not be meeting during finals week.
Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.
The university’s offices, libraries and Bruin Store are closed today (Friday) to observe Good Friday.
It is with great sadness that we announce that Print Services will be closing its doors at the end of the day on Friday, May 3. Please note the deadline for when jobs will be accepted.
Department Deadline: Friday, April 26, end of day
Students’ Deadline: Friday, May 3, end of day
More information will come later regarding printing and how that process will look. Thank you for your patience during this transition. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
The undergraduate admissions office, in conjunction with athletics, is proud to welcome our incoming recruited athletes on Monday, April 22, for Commitment Day!
Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.
The university pastors warmly invite you to attend the undergraduate baccalaureate service on Friday, May 3, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Baccalaureate is a commissioning service for our graduating seniors and the opening event of the graduation festivities.
Join with us as we support, pray and commission our graduates into all that God has for them as they conclude their time here. Attire for the event is business casual.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320.
Once the dust settles from the end of the semester, please email any vehicle changes to Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu or bring your DMV registration slip to the Campus Public Safety office to update your registration. If you have moved since you registered, we need to know that as well.
If you work at the Portland Center and come frequently to the Newberg campus, please go to MyGFU and register for a staff parking permit to avoid being ticketed for non-registration when you come to Newberg.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
