You are invited to join the American Enterprise Institute for a free dinner and viewing of the president’s State of the Union address in Canyon Commons 103 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday).
Please join us to listen and discuss the president’s address. Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact amarshall17@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox theatre department opens its winter musical Jane Eyre this week. Come join us for a compelling and powerful musical adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece.
The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 and Feb. 7-9 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include 2 p.m. matinee performances on Sunday, Feb. 3, and Sunday, Feb. 10. Open captioning will be available for the shows on Feb. 3 and Feb. 7.
Student tickets are free both Thursdays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. Bring your student ID to the door. Employees are provided with one complimentary ticket for any of the shows.
Reserve your seat online and bring your George Fox ID with you to show at the door. You may also purchase additional tickets online. Tickets are also available for pick-up at the box office in the Bruin Store (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
For more information, visit this page. See you at the show!
Join us on Feb. 5 and Feb. 7 in Roberts Center 105 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. both days for our next Search Advocate Training.
Rebecca Hernandez, Laura Hartley, and Nichole Drew will teach this two-day session on how to promote equitable hiring practices in the workplace and how to further encourage the “Be Known” promise. The workshop series establishes a theoretical foundation of current research about implicit bias and diversity, information about the changing legal landscape in hiring, and an overview of inclusive employment principles. This training satisfies the six hour faculty development requirement. Snacks will be provided!
Click here to sign up. For questions, please contact Rebecca Hernandez at rhernandez@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to “From the Ground Up: The Recipe for Turning Around a Business” on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Portland Center 155.
This is a special guest talk on the business strategies leveraged to turn a local, failing pizza joint into a thriving business. Walt Porterfield, owner of Jersey Girl Pizza, will discuss his dedication, experience, and innovative process during this turnaround. He will be sharing his strategies and personal recipe for success!
Walt Porterfield purchased a failing pizza restaurant in 2016 in Hillsboro, Oregon, where yearly sales averaged just $74,000. Two and a half years and many improvements later, yearly sales have increased 6.5 times the original amount and are currently averaging $485,000.
Admission is free. Jersey Girl Pizza will be served (supplies are limited, please arrive on time). Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.
Join colleagues in a lively discussion both online and via Zoom of how best to employ the university’s Be Known promise as a vehicle for integrating faith and learning in the online environment.
This faculty development opportunity includes two FoxTALE-based Discussion Forums and two Zoom sessions from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6Â and fully satisfies the six required hours of development. The discussions will be facilitated by Rae Casey, Carol Hutchinson, and Jennie Harrop. Click here to sign up.
Questions? Contact Jennie Harrop at jharrop@georgefox.edu.
Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) for our first all-employee lunch of the year. Lunch will be served in Canyon Commons 101-103 at 11:30 a.m. and the cost is only $3.
Questions? Contact Jennifer McCollum at jmccollum@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox nursing department Kenya serve team is hosting a bottle and can drive to raise money for our serve trip to Kenya in June!
Are you planning a big Super Bowl Party? Have a bunch of bottles and cans you want to have taken off your hands? These awesome ladies will be available to do so all day on Sunday, Feb. 10!
Pick-ups can be arranged on Sunday, Feb. 10, and drop-offs can be made at George Fox anytime during the week of Feb. 4-10 (contact us for a location). Please text 503-863-0662 with your name, address, and time for pick-up on Feb. 10. Please remember that cans must not be crushed, and labels must remain on the bottles for us to be able to pick them up.
Thank you in advance for supporting the nursing department’s Kenya serve team! Contact Ashley Imes (aimes15@georgefox.edu) for the drop-off location or if you have questions.
The university community is invited to a special lecture, “The Defining Debate in Political Economy: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy,” at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105.
Presenting will be Peter Boettke, a professor of economics and philosophy at George Mason University and director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. His topic will touch on the intersection of economics, business, policy and human flourishing.
The event is the latest installment of the annual Reiten Executive in Residence lecture series, hosted by the university’s College of Business.
Boettke has thought deeply and written about the issues of economic freedom and organization in society, as well as the moral and philosophical underpinnings of various political economic systems. He is an economist of the Austrian School and an author on a new book on F.A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy.
Boettke received his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 1989 and has also taught at New York University, Stanford University, and the London School of Economics.
Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.
Today (Saturday) at 4 p.m., join Team Emery and George Fox athletics for an inaugural bear toss! The toss will take place at halftime of the woman’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. All bears will be given to sick children in hospitals as well as to the Newberg police and fire departments.
Many of the kids in the hospital have nothing. What might be just a bear to you represents hope, encouragement and bravery to them. Pick up a new bear, throw it at the game, and help remind these sick patients that negative experiences don’t have to define you! See you at halftime!
Questions? Contact Emery Miller (millere17@georgefox.edu).
Come support men’s and women’s basketball at Bruin FanFest today (Saturday) in Wheeler Gymnasium. The event begins at 3:30 p.m., just prior to the 4 p.m. tip-off of the women’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. The men will tip off at 6 p.m.
The activities will include:
All activities are free, and everyone who wears Bruin gear will get free admission to the basketball games!
Finally, the evening will also include a teddy bear toss, “Bruins and Bears,†during halftime of the women’s game, for which the school is collecting new teddy bears as a donation to sick children in hospitals. Teddy bears can be purchased beforehand and brought to the game, or at the ticket tables at the game.
Questions? Contact Mckenna Tillotson (mtillotson@georgefox.edu).
Reserved parking spaces are reserved 24/7 and are to be occupied only by the department staff for which they are reserved. Also, handicapped spaces are to be used only by vehicles displaying a valid state handicapped permit. They are not for “dropping off” or “visiting” without a valid handicapped permit. This is an Oregon state law and is enforceable 24/7/365 in addition to yellow fire lanes.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to “From the Ground Up: The Recipe for Turning Around a Business” on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Portland Center 155.
This is a special guest talk on the business strategies leveraged to turn a local, failing pizza joint into a thriving business. Walt Porterfield, owner of Jersey Girl Pizza, will discuss his dedication, experience, and innovative process during this turnaround. He will be sharing his strategies and personal recipe for success!
Walt Porterfield purchased a failing pizza restaurant in 2016 in Hillsboro, Oregon, where yearly sales averaged just $74,000. Two and a half years and many improvements later, yearly sales have increased 6.5 times the original amount and are currently averaging $485,000.
Admission is free. Jersey Girl Pizza will be served (supplies are limited, please arrive on time). Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.
The Black Student Union is hosting a spoken word event at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, in Lemmons 8!
The theme is “Know the past, shape the future.†If anyone is interested in performing, please contact Ellie Watts at ewatts16@georgefox.edu to get involved. Your voice needs to be heard!
Come support men’s and women’s basketball at Bruin FanFest tomorrow (Saturday) in Wheeler Gymnasium. The event begins at 3:30 p.m., just prior to the 4 p.m. tip-off of the women’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. The men will tip off at 6 p.m.
The activities will include:
All activities are free, and everyone who wears Bruin gear will get free admission to the basketball games!
Finally, the evening will also include a teddy bear toss, “Bruins and Bears,†during halftime of the women’s game, for which the school is collecting new teddy bears as a donation to sick children in hospitals. Teddy bears can be purchased beforehand and brought to the game, or at the ticket tables at the game.
Questions? Contact Mckenna Tillotson (mtillotson@georgefox.edu).
Tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m., join Team Emery and George Fox athletics for an inaugural bear toss! The toss will take place at halftime of the woman’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. All bears will be given to sick children in hospitals as well as to the Newberg police and fire departments.
Many of the kids in the hospital have nothing. What might be just a bear to you represents hope, encouragement and bravery to them. Pick up a new bear, throw it at the game, and help remind these sick patients that negative experiences don’t have to define you! See you at halftime!
Questions? Contact Emery Miller (millere17@georgefox.edu).
Starting Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 USPS postage rates increase.
The price of First Class Forever stamps will increase from 50 to 55 cents. USPS parcel rates will be increasing as well. As a result, no personal outgoing packages will be accepted after 3 p.m. today.
If you have any questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
The Loudest Dance will be held in the library tonight (Friday), so the 24-hour space will not be available starting from today at 5 p.m. to Saturday at 9 a.m.
Enjoy the dance!
The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for post-college Life Group leaders for our six-week spring Life Groups (the weeks of Feb. 11 through March 22). Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship.
Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes at the time and location of your choosing. Participants will select the group they wish to participate in based on the details that leaders provide.
We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Our spring leader meeting will take place on Thursday, Jan. 31, from noon to 1:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided.
For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to a special lecture, “The Defining Debate in Political Economy: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy,” at 6:30 p.m. this Monday, Jan. 28, in Hoover 105.
Presenting will be Peter Boettke, a professor of economics and philosophy at George Mason University and director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. His topic will touch on the intersection of economics, business, policy and human flourishing.
The event is the latest installment of the annual Reiten Executive in Residence lecture series, hosted by the university’s College of Business.
Boettke has thought deeply and written about the issues of economic freedom and organization in society, as well as the moral and philosophical underpinnings of various political economic systems. He is an economist of the Austrian School and an author on a new book on F.A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy.
Boettke received his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 1989 and has also taught at New York University, Stanford University, and the London School of Economics.
Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.
You are invited to join the American Enterprise Institute for a free dinner and viewing of the president’s State of the Union address in Canyon Commons 103 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Please join us to listen and discuss the president’s address. Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact amarshall17@georgefox.edu.
