Purchase a TV in last five years? Fill out our survey on how it went

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

We are a group of MBA students seeking people who have purchased a flat screen TV in the past five years. We want to research a little bit about the buying process and to understand why people bought a flat screen.

Please fill out our survey by clicking the link below.

TV Survey 

Thank you! If you have any questions, please contact Brandon Nguyen at bnguyen17@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Students and employees: Sign up for intramurals by Saturday

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Intramural signups are available online at imleagues.com, or the IMLeagues app.

Sports include:

  • 5-on-5 Basketball (Monday and Wednesday nights)
  • Ultimate Frisbee (Tuesday and Thursday nights)
  • Floor Hockey (Tuesday and Thursday nights)
  • Flag Football (Saturday mornings)

Registration is open until Saturday, March 3, at midnight. If you have any questions, please email Mark Nathlich at mnathlich14@georgefox.edu.

All sports are open to both active students and employees!

Guest speaker from Amazon shares tonight at Portland Center

Monday, February 26th, 2018

We’re excited to introduce our upcoming event hosted by the George Fox College of Business and the Business Leadership Society!

Join us for …

Designing at Speed
Featuring Ryan Russell, Director of Human-Centered Design at Amazon

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
Portland Center’s Room 155

Admission is free, but please register. Coffee and dessert will be served.

Ryan is currently the director of human-centered design at Amazon. He is responsible for design and branding across Amazon Operations, including Prime Now, Amazon Flex, Hub by Amazon, Amazon Locker, Transportation, Global Fulfillment and more. His group has studios in Seattle; Sunnyvale, California; Minneapolis, Austin, Texas; and Portland. He loves creating something from nothing and bringing talented people together around a shared vision.

To register, visit this link. Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.

Hear John Foubert speak on ‘How Pornography Harms’ and ‘Sexual Violence’

Monday, February 26th, 2018

John Foubert, a professor of higher education and student affairs administration at Oklahoma State University, will be on campus Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9, speaking to students and employees on these important topics. Following are the sessions scheduled for faculty, staff and administrators:

How Pornography Harms: A Conversation with Faculty, Staff and Administrators

  • Thursday, March 8, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101

Our Responsibility to Help End Sexual Violence: A Conversation with Faculty, Staff and Administrators

  • Friday, March 9, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Hoover 102

Foubert has written several books and articles on these topics and is a much-sought-after speaker and consultant to colleges across the nation and the military. He makes frequent appearances on CNN and NPR, and is cited regularly in news outlets like the Huffington Post, The New York Times, and U.S. News & World Report. He has testified before Congress and briefed the White House and the Pentagon about how to end sexual violence.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact the student life office at studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Support music students at free concerts Thursday and Monday

Monday, February 26th, 2018

The university community is invited to two free concerts to be held in Bauman Auditorium on Thursday, March 1, and Monday, March 5.

On Thursday, a Winter Symphony Orchestra Concert, featuring the university’s Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra, will perform at 7:30 p.m. The former will perform Bach’s Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, and the latter will perform Johann Strauss II’s Mein Herr Marquis from the opera Die Fledermaus and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 in G Major. Featured will be soprano Julia Wendt, winner of the 2018 George Fox Concerto-Aria Competition.

On Monday, a Winter Symphonic Band Concert will play at 7:30 p.m., featuring the Symphonic Band playing a number of selections, including Berstein’s Slava, Schumann’s When Jesus Wept, and Sousa’s Jack Tarr.

Bruin Den opening late this morning

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Due to building maintenance, the Bruin Den will be opening at 8 a.m. this morning (Tuesday). Thank you for your understanding.

University hosts Oregon Academy of Science’s annual meeting on March 3

Monday, February 26th, 2018

George Fox University will serve as host for the 2018 Oregon Academy of Science’s annual meeting this Saturday, March 3. This is a one-day annual meeting for researchers, educators and students statewide to exchange ideas, present current research, and to strengthen professional and personal relationships.

This year, our keynote speaker is Marshall Gannett from the U.S. Geological Survey, who will be speaking on “Hydrology and Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems of Central Oregon.”

OAS encourages participation from a broad range of interests in the natural and social sciences. Attendees from around the state represent anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, philosophy/environmental science/ethics, health science, STEM education, geography, geology, mathematics, physics, political science, psychology and sociology. More information can be found at our website on the event.

Faculty and students are welcome to participate in this one-day event. Included are a continental breakfast, poster sessions, oral presentations and lunch.

On-site late registration will be available Saturday morning. The event will begin in the EHS Atrium at 8 a.m. Late registration will be $50 for faculty and $25 for students. Cash or checks only.

More information can be found on the OAS website. If you have any questions, contact John Schmitt, professor of biology and the OAS president, at jschmitt@georgefox.edu.

‘Be the Match’ event held in Canyon Commons March 5-6

Monday, February 26th, 2018

You could be the cure! Help cancer patients with a simple mouth swab. Sign up for the “Be the Match” bone marrow registry on Monday or Tuesday, March 5-6, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103.

Young patients battling cancer will also be on hand to remind us of how you can change someone’s life by simply signing up.

Questions? Contact David Degnan (ddegnan14@georgefox.edu).

Intramurals open to students and employees

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Intramural signups are available online at imleagues.com, or the IMLeagues app.

Sports include:

  • 5-on-5 Basketball (Monday and Wednesday nights)
  • Ultimate Frisbee (Tuesday and Thursday nights)
  • Floor Hockey (Tuesday and Thursday nights)
  • Flag Football (Saturday mornings)

Registration is open until Saturday, March 3, at midnight. If you have any questions, please email Mark Nathlich at mnathlich14@georgefox.edu.

All sports are open to both active students and employees!

Longtime medical missions alumni speak at Friday’s auxiliary lunch

Monday, February 26th, 2018

The George Fox Auxiliary invites the university community to a special luncheon on Friday, March 2, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Canyon Commons dining hall.

Jon and Marita Bishop, two 1967 George Fox graduates who have spent 40 years doing medial missions work all over the world, will speak. They are currently training family practice physicians in Afghanistan. Their visit is the latest installment of the auxiliary’s “George Fox Alumni Serving in the World” theme for its luncheons this spring.

The final session, on Wednesday, May 2, will feature professional musician Wendy Clark Goodwin, a 2000 George Fox alumna.

The cost to attend is $10 per person, and payment may be made at the door. Reservations are preferred and can by arranged by calling Judy Woolsey at 971-832-1505.

Join your colleagues at all-employee lunch today in Canyon Commons

Monday, February 26th, 2018

February has flown by, which brings us to another all-employee lunch. Join your colleagues today (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 101 and 102. Lunch is only $3 and is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

All invited to final ‘Vocation and Relationships’ chapel this morning

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Join us in chapel this morning (Tuesday) as we finish out our last week in the series “Vocation and Relationships.” We are excited to dive into what different relationships look like in life and how that can go hand-in-hand with our vocation.

See you at 10:50 a.m. for some worship and fellowship in Bauman Auditorium!

Housing rental available immediately

Monday, February 26th, 2018

University housing has a temporary rental available for graduate students or employees available immediately until the end of July. It is a two-bedroom/1.5-bathroom house on Fulton Street near the Newberg campus. Cost is $1,300/month rent with utilities included (water/sewage/garbage). No pets.

For more details or to set up a showing, please email housing@georgefox.edu.

Learn to make healthy soups at cooking class today

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Come join Nutrition Matters as Emily Forbes from “Love and Plants” gives a cooking demonstration on how to make healthy and delicious soups. Join us at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 101. Free food is available afterwards, and credit is available for nutrition classes.

Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

PT’s Brumitt presents Spring Faculty Lecture on March 6

Sunday, February 25th, 2018

All are invited to the 2018 Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 6, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2016-17 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Jason Brumitt, assistant professor of physical therapy.

Brumitt’s lecture, “Can Preseason Performance and Fitness Testing Identify Athletes at Risk for Injury?,” will focus on a recent trend in sports science research to identify athletes at risk for injury based on measures of preseason fitness. His research has entailed collecting measures of preseason fitness and functional performance in collegiate athletes to identify associations between sport readiness and future injury.

Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. George Fox students will present their research and peace projects in a conversational poster format.

Both events are sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee. Refreshments will be served.

Contact Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) for more information.

This is final week of ‘I am afraid’ exhibit in library

Sunday, February 25th, 2018

This week is your last chance to visit Jennifer Lichtenberg’s “I am afraid” art exhibit on display in the Murdock Learning Resource Center.

About the exhibit: During the 2016-17 academic year, the Graduate School of Counseling staff and faculty committed​ ​themselves​ ​to a book group, reading through and processing the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me. In the book, Coates addresses what it means to inhabit an African American body in today’s America.

We hope you’ll stop by!

Friendship House seeking a housemate

Sunday, February 25th, 2018

Are you a George Fox student or grad student looking for a place to live this year? Friendship House Newberg might be the perfect house for you! We’re located just 10 blocks from campus and newly remodeled.

If you have a heart and a vision for friendship and community with other students and the people you live with, Friendship House has the vision of creating community within, and in the greater George Fox and Newberg communities.

At Friendship House, you’ll have your own bedroom with a half bath, as well as a shared master bathroom, newly remodeled kitchen and living room. You’ll also have the opportunity to live life alongside two individuals with developmental disabilities who are engaged in the community and life of Newberg.

The vision of Friendship House is to build relationships, build bridges between individuals with disabilities and the community.

Contact Sondra Strong at 503-201-8321 or fhnewberg@gmail.com to find out more. Hurry in to secure your room!

Employees, if you know of a student who might be interested, please encourage them to inquire with Sondra.

Free classes offered during second annual Health and Wellness Week

Sunday, February 25th, 2018

The School of Physical Therapy is hosting its second annual Health and Wellness Week March 12-17. This event is designed to impact Newberg and surrounding communities through nutrition, exercise and behavioral health classes, a 5K run/walk, and a pool party for kids.

Classes are free and open to the public. The 5K run/walk has an entry fee of $10 for students and $25 for the general public. To learn more or to register for the events, visit georgefox.edu/health.

Questions? Contact Tyler Cuddeford at tcuddeford@georgefox.edu.

Early registration for Richard Foster conference ends this week

Sunday, February 25th, 2018

George Fox will serve as host for the final Richard Foster conference: “Empowering Spiritual Transformation in the Local Church: Celebrating 40 Years of Celebration of Discipline.” The event is scheduled for June 10-13. The $40 early registration break expires March 1, and 50 $100 scholarships have been offered to George Fox students, faculty and staff registering before May 1.

You can learn more about the conference here. Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Let your students know: Academic coaching available at the ARC

Sunday, February 25th, 2018

Do you have students who could use help with time management, study strategies, or note taking? Maybe they seem overwhelmed and stressed?

Encourage them to come to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for academic coaching. Academic coaching appointments are weekly meetings with an ARC consultant, who will support them and help them stay accountable with their goals and schoolwork. Meetings might include reviewing syllabi, discussing weekly and semester schedules, or talking through strategies for success. A weekly check-in is a chance to look at the big picture of all that is on their plate – multiple classes, work, relationships and more.

Students can schedule these appointments online (arcschedule.georgefox.edu), by email (the_arc@georgefox.edu), by phone (503-554-2327), or in person at the ARC.

Questions? Email Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu).