The university community is invited to attend an open house at the Bruin Community Pantry as we celebrate our fifth anniversary! Please come visit our new location in Lewis Apartment #1 (1404 E. Sherman St.). Cookies will be served!
Drop in anytime between 2 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.
If your students use APA 7 formatting, invite them to join the Academic Resource Center for an APA workshop with Sue O’Donnell, held in Hoover 105, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Students will learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more.
If you will be offering extra credit for attending the workshop, please let Heather Harney know as soon as possible. Email Heather at hharney@georgefox.edu to do so, or if you have any questions.
Explore Providence Health Plan’s flu toolkit, which includes tips for successful flu prevention, resources for hosting an on-site flu shot clinic, and communication templates that encourage employees to get their flu shot.
Use this link to view and download the 2024 Flu Prevention Toolkit.
It’s no surprise that busy work and family schedules impact our food choices. Carving out a small amount of time each week to meal plan can reduce stress, help you to make healthier choices, save money, and save time.
Join registered dietitian Jamie Libera on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from noon to 12:30 p.m., as she shares creative ideas and simple steps for meal planning. Then, for the second part of the series, join the cooking class on Monday, Sept. 16, from noon to 1 p.m. to discover a delicious recipe for sheet pan “fried” rice.
Sign up for either or both of these classes at this link. If you have any questions, email Miriam at mlacy@georgefox.edu.
Join us in sending off Tim Goodfellow into his next adventure. Tim is an alumnus who has served our community for 19 years.
Drop by IT today (Thursday) between 1:30 and 3 p.m. to give him your well wishes and “See ya Laters.”
The Office of Student Life would like to provide information about what we can do at George Fox when concerns arise about a student’s behavior. While some of the information is more specific to traditional undergraduate students (due to the residential nature of these programs, etc.), some of the information applies to graduate and accelerated online degree students and programs as well.
In the past, we have delivered brightly colored folders with information for staff and faculty to use as a resource in situations where a student in crisis needs intervention. There was also information about employee responsibilities regarding FERPA and guidance for campus emergencies.
To reduce paper and make these materials accessible to you online, we have created a folder in Google Drive. Please bookmark this folder for quick reference. You must use your George Fox email to log into the folder.
For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.
George Fox’s longest-running wellness program (over 35 years), Noon Hoops, brings university employees and graduate students together to play basketball every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon.
We’d like to inform anyone who recently joined the George Fox community of this special program and invite you to come get in on the fun! Games are friendly and mildly competitive (and much more enjoyable than church or city leagues). We are all about getting exercise and having fun.
Players’ skill levels vary, so we try creating matchups between people with similar abilities. Games are to 11 by twos and threes. Bring your gear (there are locker rooms and showers), and we’ll see you on the courts at Hadlock Student Center.
If you have any questions, reach out to Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.
Do you have questions regarding mortgages and loan programs? An upcoming Canopy webinar will cover several related topics, including:
The webinar will take place on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Register today at this link. Contact Miriam Lacy at mlacy@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
A Canopy “Home Buying and Financing 101” seminar is set from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
The free seminar will cover these valuable subjects and more:
Register today at this link. Contact Miriam Lacy at mlacy@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Today (Wednesday) is the day to receive personalized guidance from Providence experts! Stop by Canyon Commons between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to ask any questions about your health plan. Do not miss this opportunity. Walk-ins are welcome!
Contact Miriam Lacy at mlacy@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Some more hot days are headed our way. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 4, temperatures will rise to 90 degrees and higher. Thursday and Friday may reach over 100.
As per the George Fox heat protocol, please follow these steps:
If you have any questions about best practices during high heat, please contact Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.
Bruinpalooza, our annual party on the quad during Homecoming, is happening on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m.! This event is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your department, have fun, and engage with alumni, students, and others in our community.
We’d love for you to participate by hosting a booth at Bruinpalooza. To find out more details and sign up, please fill out this form by this Thursday, Sept. 5.
Reach out to Britnee Ely in Alumni Relations at bely@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2110 with any questions.
The university’s Safety Committee will be conducting Evacutrack training in the third-floor stairwell of the Edwards-Holman Science Center (EHS) tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4 p.m. This essential training will equip you with the skills to efficiently evacuate individuals with mobility impairments during emergencies, ensuring their safety and compliance with safety regulations.
If you work in EHS or Stevens, we invite you to join us for this important session to be prepared and safeguard everyone in our buildings.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.
When it’s time to transition to Medicare, there can be several important and sometimes confusing details to consider.
To help ensure you have the correct information when making decisions, George Fox has partnered with Hilary Starnes and Jasmyn Sprague from Providence Health Assurance to provide Medicare 101 seminars. These virtual seminars, scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 18-19, will help you understand the basics of Medicare in an easy-to-understand overview.
Seminar topics:
This seminar is purely educational, and there will be no discussion about specific carrier plan information. The only purpose of this seminar is to provide George Fox employees with valuable Medicare information. We hope this helps you and your loved ones as you plan for the eventual transition to Medicare.
You do not need to be eligible for Medicare to attend this seminar. The presentation will take approximately one hour, but we will have additional time at the end of the presentation to answer any questions that you may have.
We hope you will join if you are able! Spouses and parents are welcome to join. You can register for the 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, seminar here and the Thursday, Sept. 19, noon meeting here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Questions? Contact Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu.
Join us for Quaker open worship tomorrow (Wednesday) in Hoover 250 from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. We will worship, listen to God’s Spirit, and seek to discern God’s truth together. Nathanael Ankeny will be hosting. Chapel credit will be offered.
Please reach out to Nathanael at nankeny@georgefox.edu with any questions.
As part of our “thriving student initiative,” we are encouraging all employees to use FOX360 to alert the Student Support Network when a student may be in need of additional support.
If you or your department would like a presentation about this program, please schedule a 30-minute training session with Jere Witherspoon using this link.
Note: The presentation can also take place during your regularly scheduled department meeting or one-on-one in your office.
Please contact Jere at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Are you a Providence member struggling to find a healthcare provider? Do you want to start using your vision or massage therapy benefits? How about travel assistance or identity theft?
If you have questions, come to Canyon Commons tomorrow (Wednesday) any time between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Providence Bridge Team will be on site and available for drop-in visits. The team can help with scheduling a visit with a provider, getting medical records transferred, prescriptions refilled, and ordering labs or imaging.
This is a unique opportunity to receive customized assistance and expert advice about your health benefits right here in Newberg. Find out more here and put it on your calendar today!
Questions? Contact Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu.
Please join Linda Samek, Scot Headley and Debby Espinor on a research study on Artificial Intelligence (AI). This survey will be part of Dr. Espinor’s fall sabbatical work, and will be the basis for an article as we explore the connections between AI and spirituality and social and security concerns. Please use this link to participate.
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises incredible advancements, but its integration into our lives raises numerous concerns regarding human-AI interactions. This survey is part of a research study at George Fox that considers faculty members’ thoughts and concerns in three areas: academic concerns; social, privacy, and security concerns surrounding AI; and spiritual, wisdom, and ethical concerns.
The survey IRB is 2233008. It will take less than 10 minutes to complete. It is an anonymous survey, and you are free to opt out at any time.
Please email despinor@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
We know it is a busy semester, so we appreciate your thoughts on this work.
Got aches and pains? Physical therapy appointments are available at the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Boulevard in Newberg) for employees, students and the local community. Appointments are an hour long and are available Monday through Friday at various times. The cost is $25 for those associated with George Fox, and $35 for those who are not.
Please fill out the attached form if you’re interested.
If you have any questions, feel free to directly reach out to physicaltherapy@georgefox.edu. We look forward to treating you!
Join us in sending off Tim Goodfellow into his next adventure. Tim is an alumnus who has served our community for 19 years.
Drop by IT this Thursday, Sept. 5, between 1:30 and 3 p.m. to give him your well wishes and “See ya Laters.”
