Dinner will close early on April 15

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Dinner in Canyon Commons on Monday, April 15, will close early at 7 p.m. due to a special event taking place later in the evening. Thank you for your understanding.

Questions? Contact Brett Harvey at bharvey@georgefox.edu.

Apply to the Leadership Development Initiative

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Do you want to grow and develop as a leader? Is growing your leadership presence part of your performance goals or faculty growth plan for 2019-20?

If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, then you may want to consider applying for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI). The program welcomes George Fox employees who desire to grow in their current role or seek to prepare themselves for future leadership roles.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019-20 cohort and are due by May 1, 2019. Fill out the Leadership Development Initiative application here.

If you have questions, please contact Rebecca Hernandez at ext. 2147 or Nichole Drew at ext. 2182.

Gather for Viki Defferding’s retirement celebration on April 12

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Please join us in celebrating Viki Defferding’s 30 years of service at George Fox next Friday, April 12, at 3:30 p.m. in the Edwards-Holman Science Center atrium. Refreshments will be served, and honors will be announced at 4 p.m.

Questions? Contact Angeleen Umfleet at aumfleet@georgefox.edu.

Volunteer for PT students’ basic skills session

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

The School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers for a basic skills session on Wednesday, April 10, from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. in the Roberts Center.

First-year physical therapy students will take your blood pressure and test your range of motion and strength. Helpful stretches and exercises will be taught. This session will help them to prepare for their first clinical rotation.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.

Submit your business card order before Monday

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Marketing communications is processing the next business card order. Submit your request for business cards directly with B&B Print Source at bbprintsource.org/georgefox before Monday, April 8.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Avoid parking in Hoover and Stevens lots today

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome 150 prospective students to our Spring Bruin Preview today (Friday)!

Each of you, as you interact with families and students, play a role in helping to determine whether they choose George Fox, so thank you for helping ensure our families and students feel welcomed and cared for by our community.

In the spirit of hospitality, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots today to ensure close parking for our guests.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Gather for ‘The Cowboy and the Goddess: Television News’ Mythmaking about Immigrants’ lecture

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

The Latinx Heritage Club invites the public to listen to a lecture, “The Cowboy and the Goddess: Television News’ Mythmaking about Immigrants,” presented by guest speaker Otto Santa Ana, a professor in Chicana/o Studies from UCLA.

This interactive presentation will focus on the empirical analysis of contemporary U.S. network television news stories on immigrants. Join us this Monday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Sabrina Sanchez at ssanchez16@georgefox.edu.

Complimentary tickets available for Portland House & Outdoor Living Show

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Complimentary tickets are available to the 2019 Portland House & Outdoor Living Show coming up April 12-14 at the Oregon Convention Center. Employees can pick up two tickets each ($10 total value) at the Information Services desk in the Stevens Center.

We have a limited supply, so please request/pick them up only if you are reasonably certain you will attend. Portland and Salem employees can request tickets by emailing Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Children 18 and under are welcome to attend the show for free.

President Baker reflects on change in how we write

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

On his recent trip to England, President Robin Baker had the opportunity to visit a pen museum in Birmingham, a city that was once the center of pen manufacturing in the world.

The trip not only gave Robin, a collector of pens, a chance to learn more about his hobby, it inspired him to reflect on how the practice of writing has changed dramatically in recent years. You can read his thoughts in this blog post.

Have back or neck pain? Volunteer for free session with PT students

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Do you have back or neck pain? Would you like to have it looked at for free while also helping out our physical therapy students?

Our second-year students are looking for volunteers for Thursday, April 18, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. or from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Roberts Center. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451 to sign up.

Gather for swing dance and live jazz music Sunday night

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Come enjoy George Fox’s Jazz Band in the Hadlock Student Center from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 7.

Enjoy dancing with the Swing Dance Club. Semiformal wear is highly recommended. Students and employees are welcome to join us!

Note: Please do not wear shoes that will leave black scuff marks.

Questions? Contact Andrea Alsager at aalsager17@georgefox.edu.

Come to ‘Rethinking Azusa: If It Wasn’t for the Women’ lecture tonight

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

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, tonight (Thursday) 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.

Plan to attend baccalaureate service to commission our graduates

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

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.

Staff: Volunteer at spring commencement

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

We are still in need of willing volunteers to serve as ushers at spring commencement on Saturday, May 4. Come help take tickets at the gate, hand out programs, direct graduates’ family and friends to their seats, and make graduation a special event for everyone!

All George Fox employees who participate as ushers will have the option to receive $50 through payroll, or take three hours off in lieu of this gift. Non-George Fox volunteers will receive a gift card in the same amount. 

Please contact Laurie Fair at ext. 2140 or Lfair@georgefox.edu if you would like to volunteer.

Come to Dwight Kimberly’s ‘Living with Mystery: My Big Questions of Life’ lecture

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

The Biology Student Council invites you to listen to a talk by Dwight Kimberly, who will be discussing “Living with Mystery: My Big Questions of Life.” Come to EHS 102 on Monday, April 8, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Brooke Bowers at bbowers17@georgefox.edu.

Gather for Fox @ the Fireside today

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Join us for coffee and conversation with Grant Davis, co-creator of a LEGO® pop-up book, today (Thursday) from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Murdock Library!

Questions? Contact Sarah Stevenson at sstevenson@georgefox.edu.

Avoid parking in Hoover and Stevens lots today and tomorrow

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome 150 prospective students to our Spring Bruin Preview today (Thursday) and Friday, April 4 and 5!

Each of you, as you interact with families and students, play a role in helping to determine whether they choose George Fox, so thank you for helping ensure our families and students feel welcomed and cared for by our community.

In the spirit of hospitality, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots this afternoon (Thursday) and Friday to ensure close parking for our guests.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Dean candidate makes presentation tomorrow

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

You are invited to meet the second candidate for the dean of the College of Behavioral & Health Sciences position.

A brief presentation on vision for the future of the CBHS and opportunity for questions will be provided at 9 a.m. tomorrow (Friday) in Hoover 208. Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

Come to ‘Vital Signs and How They Came to Be’ lecture

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

Join us for a lecture on Wednesday, April 10, at 4 p.m. in EHS 102. Dr. Steve Baker will present a short history of standard vitals and the movement for richer vitals today.

Questions? Contact Abraham Young Bok Kang at ykang@georgefox.edu.

Come to lecture tonight on early American wars

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

Come hear from Craig Yirush, associate professor of history at UCLA, tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Yirush will be discussing why loyalists, islanders, Africans, and Indians resisted the American Revolution.

Questions? Contact Angeleen Umfleet at aumfleet@georgefox.edu.