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TIAA individual consulting appointments are coming up at the Newberg campus! Portland employees may also schedule an appointment at the Tigard TIAA office using the link below.

No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with TIAA can help you create a unique plan for your goals. And, it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You’ll get answers to these questions and more:

• Am I invested in the right mix of investments to help meet my goals?
• Am I saving enough to create the retirement income I need?
• How do I take income from my retirement account once I stop working?
• How do I plan for short-term goals such as saving for a house or education expenses?
• How do I manage debt, save money and balance various financial priorities at the same time?
• To schedule your one-hour appointment, click on this link. The on-site appointment slots fill quickly, so don’t delay! Take advantage of this excellent resource!

Session Dates
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 30 & 31, and Thursday, Nov. 1

You can also visit Advice and Guidance to access online tools and resources that can help you stay on track and save even more for retirement.

If you would like to make a change to your retirement account contribution amount or have questions about your George Fox University benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.

The Intercultural Resource Center is hosting the third annual Voices Conference in Bauman Auditorium and various Canyon Commons rooms beginning tonight (Friday) from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The event also runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow.

This multicultural leadership conference is open to people from all backgrounds and cultures. Our vision is to create space for students, faculty, staff and community members to engage in meaningful conversations about being multicultural leaders in an increasingly diverse society.

Well-known leaders and speakers Leroy & Donna Barber and Alexia Salvatierra will be leading workshops and discussions regarding social justice, leadership and diversity. There will be elective chapel credit offered for students.

You can register here. For more information about specific times and locations, check out our event page.

Hope to see you there! Contact Rachel Leong (rleong16@georgefox.edu) or Bryce Coefield (bcoefield@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Employee Empowerment will be hosting a Wellness Fair this Monday, Oct. 29, between noon and 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101.

Check out what we are offering:

Chehalem Aquatic Center Free Employee Membership
The aquatic center manager will be on-site at the fair providing information about this amazing new employee benefit!

Employee Fitness Classes
Stop by the booth to get your questions answered or get assistance with signing up for the Hadlock Student Center FREE group fitness classes for employees.

Physical Therapy
PT will be hosting a booth at the fair. Come by to find out about the great offerings available to the George Fox community, including massage and educational opportunities.

Flu Shot Clinic

• Kaiser is sponsoring “Get a flu shot” on campus! They will be on-site the duration of the Wellness Fair.
• Employees, spouses and children (age 18 or over) are welcome.
• There is no cost for Kaiser members; just show up! If you are not a Kaiser member, “Get a flu shot” bills most major insurance companies, including Regence (be sure to bring your ID card with you).

No-Cost Spinal Assessments and Massage
Springbrook Chiropractic will be joining the Wellness Fair to hand out gift certificates and meet with employees, conducting brief consultations and palpation of the spine. Check out their website at LifeRealigned.com if you’d like to learn more about them.

Insurance Broker
Our insurance broker, Assured Partners WSC, will be on hand to answer questions about the upcoming renewal as well as handing out some fabulous giveaways from CHP, our alternative care vendor.

If you have questions or need assistance with your benefits, please feel free to contact Darby Thiessen in the Employee Empowerment office (503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu).

See you at the fair!

The university community is invited to a special William Penn Honors Program lecture featuring Bradley Campbell, coauthor of The Rise of Victimhood Culture: Microaggressions, Safe Spaces, and the New Culture Wars, in Hoover 105 at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The title of his presentation is “Dignity, Victimhood and the Future of the University.”

Campbell, a sociologist, will discuss the challenges that new moral concepts and related trends are posing to scholarship, free speech and students’ well-being at contemporary universities, along with some possible solutions. The lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Helen Morse (hmorse@georgefox.edu).

Make plans to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

Do you know someone who deserves special shout-out recognition at the meeting? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form to share two or three sentences about their recent success!

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188).

We are thrilled to welcome 240 prospective students and parents to campus for Bruin Preview today and tomorrow, Oct. 25-26. For many of these visitors, it will be their first time setting foot on campus, and many of them will be interacting with each of you!

We are so thankful for your involvement in making this an incredible experience for students and their families. As a courtesy to our guests, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens lots so that they can arrive on campus with ease.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.

The Hadlock Student Center’s climbing wall is expanding hours for roped climbing to include Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. These hours will continue through Dec. 6.

Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

Feeling stressed? Consider attending “Facing The Real World: A Stress Management Class” beginning this week. Sessions begin today (Thursday) and meet each Thursday through Nov. 15 for an hour each time (5 to 6 p.m.) in the Health and Counseling Center.

The class is free. Come learn strategies to manage and overcome your stress and anxiety! Develop the skills to be free from unnecessary worry and fear.

Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Kim E. Eppen, physical therapist and clinical specialist at the University of Iowa, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, in Canyon Commons 101.

Dr. Eppen will present the topic “Exercise Prescription in Chronic Disease.” The primary objectives for this lecture are to identify the relationship between inactivity and chronic disease, discuss physical activity guidelines for “general health benefits,” and discuss the role of physicians and other healthcare providers in assessing and prescribing physical activity/exercise for prevention and/or management of chronic disease.

Everyone is encouraged to attend this free event. Light refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.

What are the realities of being ethical in an unethical world? At the next Industry Insiders event, come hear from Kevin Adams of the consulting firm The Mountain Group, as he challenges us to grapple with this critical question.

Kevin has spent the last 25 years guiding companies from around the world through periods of turbulence as a “turnaround consultant” and strategic advisor. Join the Department of Business and Economics for dinner and some lively conversation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, in Canyon Commons 101. RSVP at this link before Monday at noon.

Questions? Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu).

Traditional church music, including beloved hymns, will fill the university’s Bauman Auditorium for its annual Oregon Hymn Festival Concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28.

Highlighting the program will be noted organist Dan Miller, a featured organist for concerts at St. John the Divine Church in New York City, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the International Music Trade Show in Frankfurt, Germany. He will be at the Rodgers Digital Organ keyboards, an upgrade on the auditorium’s original 36-rank Balcom and Vaughn pipe organ system with 2,067 pipes that are the permanent backdrop for the auditorium’s stage.

General admission tickets are $5 and are available at georgefox.edu/concerts, through the university’s box office by calling 503-554-3844, and at the door. The event is being sponsored by the newly named Legacy League of George Fox, formerly the George Fox Auxiliary. Proceeds will go toward the Legacy League’s endowed scholarship fund for students.

The 18-part music department program will include six selected hymns that the audience will be encouraged to join in singing. The program includes several hymn stories featuring Brent Weaver, professor of music and music department chair at George Fox.

The program also will include a string sextet, a four-member keyboard ensemble and an eight-member brass ensemble, all featuring George Fox students.

The university’s School of Nursing and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive tomorrow (Friday) from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Abby’s Legendary Pizza in Newberg. Please reserve your donation time here or by calling 800-733-2767.

After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and scroll down to “October 26” to find the “Abby’s Pizza Blood Drive” link. Abby’s is located at 1913 Portland Road.

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds.

Questions? Contact Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).

The Hadlock Student Center is offering a number of FREE group fitness classes for employees. Take advantage of this beautiful new facility and the opportunity to set some new physical wellness goals for the rest of 2018.

Below is a sample of some of the classes being offered most weeks. To see the full list of class offerings and to sign up for classes, go to IMleagues.com. The first time you visit IM Leagues, you will need to set up an account using your George Fox University email.

• Tuesday, 6:30-7:15 a.m.: Indoor Cycling
• Tuesday, noon–12:45 p.m.: HIIT Bootcamp
• Wednesday, 6:15-7 a.m.: Indoor Cycling
• Wednesday, 5-6 p.m.: Yoga
• Thursday, noon–12:45 p.m.: Barre Fusion

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

The lost and found is filled to the brim and all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes tomorrow (Friday) at 3 p.m. Please stop by the Campus Public Safety office before then to check for your lost items.

We have also just received a large bag of left-behind items from the Hadlock Student Center containing things like a bicycle seat, water bottles, towels, hoodies, shampoo, etc., so if you have lost something there, come and look for it at our office!

Lastly, if your group or class left two large items in Hoover 105 around the very end of September, please come and claim them, as we do not have room to store them any longer.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu).

The marketing communications department will be processing the next business card order on Thursday, Nov. 1. Submit your request for business cards directly with B&B Print Source before that date.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu).

A George Fox alumnus invites the university community to join in the Great Turkey Fumble 5K/1K run this year on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 22. This event is a benefit for Newberg FISH. Last year, the event raised about $3,000 and 280 pounds of nonperishable food for Newberg FISH.

Here are the details …

• Date: Thursday, Nov. 22
• Location: Newberg High School’s football field
• Time: 8:45 a.m.
• Cost: $28
• All entries receive a free football and T-shirt!

Volunteers are also needed. If you are interested in volunteering, or wish to learn more, contact Brady Mordhurst at brady.mordhorst@gmail.com.

The campus community is invited to a special showing of the film Neither Wolf Nor Dog at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, in Hoover 105. In addition to the movie, the author of the book on which the film is based, Kent Nerburn, will be present for a Q&A time.

Neither Wolf Nor Dog, the most successful non-Hollywood Native American film in years, is based on the award-winning novel by Oregon author Nerburn and stars Lakota elder Dave Bald Eagle. The film follows a Lakota elder who coaxes a white author into a road trip through the Dakotas to open the author’s eyes to the elder’s experience and perspective on the world.

The film, like the novel, has been used by schools, universities and other cultural groups, as it is not just a deeply moving, funny and thought-provoking film, but it takes the audience deep into an elder’s reality.

The theatrical trailer can be viewed here. Admission is free, and donations are welcome.

Email Tricia Hornback at phornback@georgefox.edu for more information.

Summer service and immersion SpiL trip applications are still open! These are two- to three-week-long trips in May and June. This year we are going to Romania/Moldova with Word Made Flesh, Kenya with Open Arms International, and Palestine/Israel with Global Immersion.

Applications are due Saturday, Dec. 1! Applications can be found at this link. Teams begin preparing fundraising campaigns in December before winter break.

For more information or if you have any questions, attend the info meeting tonight (Wednesday) from 8 to 9 p.m. right after Vespers in Bauman or email Monik Kadarmanto (mkadarmanto@georgefox.edu).

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

The Hadlock Student Center is hosting its first Family Day this Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are excited to share this space with George Fox employees and their immediate family members!

If you plan to attend, please take note of these items …

• Sandals and other open-toe shoes are not permitted.
• Non-marking athletic shoes are required in the gym and fitness center rooms.
• Children under 14 are allowed in all areas of the HSC except the cardio/weight area.
• Family members aged 14 to 17 can use the cardio/weight equipment while directly supervised by a parent or guardian.

Please take a few minutes in advance to complete this waiver for yourself (if you haven’t done so already) and a separate form for each family member that will be attending.

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu or Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

We are thrilled to welcome 240 prospective students and parents to campus for Bruin Preview tomorrow and Friday, Oct. 25-26. For many of these visitors, it will be their first time setting foot on campus, and many of them will be interacting with each of you!

We are so thankful for your involvement in making this an incredible experience for students and their families. As a courtesy to our guests, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens lots so that they can arrive on campus with ease.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.