Join us for Bruins LEAD as we welcome Provost Linda Samek tomorrow morning (Thursday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Wheeler 208. Linda will spend time speaking on “Humility in Leadership.” Everyone is welcome and, as always, snacks are provided!
Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu) for more information.
TIAA individual consulting appointments are coming up at both the Newberg and Portland campuses!
No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with Braden Danielson 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:
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 and Locations
Feb. 20, March 1 & 2, 2018 – Newberg Campus
Feb. 27, 2018 – Portland Center
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.
Got questions about faith? Come participate in Alpha, a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. We will provide food, a video to watch and the opportunity for a conversation afterward. It will also give you a chance to meet new people and find a safe space to talk about this topic.
The program will run for 10 weeks, so come and invite your friends. Everyone is welcome. We’ll meet in Stevens 208 at 5 p.m. every Wednesday. This will count as a chapel elective, too.
You can sign up here. If you have questions, please email Maricruz Arias at marias15@georgefox.edu.
The music of Star Wars, Bach and Scott Joplin will fill the university’s Bauman Auditorium when a Monster Piano Concert takes the stage for the 12th annual Bösendorfer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15.
The evening will feature 16 performers playing eight pianos, on many occasions simultaneously. Among those performing will be local organist Dan Miller, the piano duet team of Eduard Gavril and Sorin Frisan, the university’s String Ensemble and Keyboard Ensemble, George Fox alumni, and members of George Fox music professor Kenn Willson’s recruiting studio.
The program will feature pieces by John Williams, from the Star Wars films; Joplin’s ragtime classic The Entertainer; a Bach Concerto; the music of Dave Brubeck; Beethoven’s Für Elise, with a jazz arrangement for four pianos; and Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, featuring four pianos.
All employees and students are entitled to one free ticket. All tickets are reserved seating and are available at this link or at the University Box Office by calling 503-554-3844. To get your free ticket online, click “Okay” after making your seat selection, select “GFU Employee” or “GFU Student” in the drop-down menu on the ticket selection screen, and proceed to checkout.
Additional tickets are $12 for general admission, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12.
More information about the evening and the concert series is available at this link.
You will not want to miss chapel this morning (Tuesday). We have special guests: The Levites! They are a gospel group out of Texas that have the honor of performing today.
See you at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman!
The nursing group going on a serve trip to Kenya is hosting a bottle/can drive on Saturday, Feb. 10 (the Saturday after the Super Bowl)! Please let us know if you would like us to come pick up your post-party bottles/cans on or before Feb. 10!
Text “AricaServe” to 503-863-0662 or to 253-766-9693 to request a pick-up service. We’ll be doing pick-ups between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Thanks! Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The university community is invited to join us tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. as we gather for our veterans prayer group weekly meeting in the side room of the ASC office. Please join us as we pray for our veterans and our community
We hope to see you there. Contact Spencer Craballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Please join the College of Engineering for a civil engineering candidate research presentation today (Tuesday) from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. The title of the presentation is “Systems-Based Decision Support Techniques for Complex Infrastructure Challenges in Developing Countries.”
Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at ext. 2780.
Can we find common ground in our polarized world? Join us for an interfaith panel discussion highlighting practical ways in which the Abrahamic faiths are moving toward finding peace and unity across our political, cultural, and religious divides.
The seventh annual Circle of Peace Seminar is set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Canyon Commons 101. Sharing the stage will be our brilliant speakers Rabbi David Kosak of Neveh Shalom in Portland, Arif Humayun, president and cofounder of Circle of Peace, and Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox.
Contact Kaleb Puckett (puckettk16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
On Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m. we will be meeting for our weekly veterans prayer group in the side room of the ASC office. Please join us as we pray for our veterans and our community
We hope to see you there. Contact Spencer Craballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? Both employees and students can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him or her for a C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.
The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.
Only seniors (graduating in April 2018) are eligible for consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.
The aim of the award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox community. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form must be received by Monday, Feb. 26. Your georgefox.edu username will be recorded when you submit this form.
If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2306.
Make plans to attend a special presentation, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Inner Life and Global Vision,†featuring Clayborne Carson, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Room 101 of the Canyon Commons dining hall.
Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History and the Ronnie Lott Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He has devoted most of his professional life to the study of King and the movements King inspired. Carson’s scholarly publications have focused on African-American protest movements and political thought of the period after World War II.
In 1985, the late Coretta Scott King invited Carson to edit and publish the papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. Under Carson’s direction, the King Papers Project has produced seven volumes of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Carson’s visit is being arranged through the Organization of American Historians. It is being cohosted by the Center for Peace and Justice and the Department of History, Sociology and Politics.
Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call or email Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.
Know students looking for summer internships? Kaiser Permanente has an excellent summer internship program in Oregon and Washington that offers paid positions for students in accounting/finance, mental health, IT, marketing, engineering and more!
LaTasha Brumfield, a recruiter for the program, will be on campus for an info session and to meet with interested students. Encourage students to join us in Hoover 105 from 5 to 5:50 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to learn more about this opportunity! Several alumni and current George Fox students will be there to share about their experiences as well.
Contact Grace Packer (gpacker@georgefox.edu) for more information.
There is a new museum exhibit in Stevens Atrium. “Historical Hats: Fabulous Fashion and Practical Pieces” explores what can be learned about the heritage of the university through some of the hats in the George Fox museum collection.
If you have questions about this, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu or museum@georgefox.edu).
Please join the College of Engineering for a civil engineering candidate research presentation tomorrow (Tuesday) from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. The title of the presentation is “Systems-Based Decision Support Techniques for Complex Infrastructure Challenges in Developing Countries.”
Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at ext. 2780.
The nursing group going on a serve trip to Kenya is hosting a bottle/can drive on Saturday, Feb. 10 (the Saturday after the Super Bowl)! Please let us know if you would like us to come pick up your post-party bottles/cans on or before Feb. 10!
Text “AricaServe” to 503-863-0662 or to 253-766-9693 to request a pick-up service. We’ll be doing pick-ups between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Thanks! Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
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.
Can we find common ground in our polarized world? Join us for an interfaith panel discussion highlighting practical ways in which the Abrahamic faiths are moving toward finding peace and unity across our political, cultural, and religious divides.
The seventh annual Circle of Peace Seminar is set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. this Monday, Feb. 5, in Canyon Commons 101. Sharing the stage will be our brilliant speakers Rabbi David Kosak of Neveh Shalom in Portland, Arif Humayun, president and cofounder of Circle of Peace, and Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox.
Contact Kaleb Puckett (puckettk16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The campus community is invited to upcoming Black Student Union events as we celebrate Black History Month in February. Join us for any of the following:
Friday, Feb. 16: Movie Night
BSU will be joining the international student organization to go see the movie Black Panther. We will provide a ticket and transportation, but only 10 spots are available. Sign up here.
Tuesday, Feb. 20: Matheteis
Ever heard of gentrification? If you have, join the Matheteis conversation about gentrification on Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Canyon Commons. If you haven’t, come anyway! Snacks and elective chapel credit offered!
Thursday, Feb. 22: Linfield Trip
We are going to Linfield to see Jane Elliot! We will join Linfield for their Black History Month celebration on Thursday, Feb. 22. We will leave Stevens at 6:30 p.m. Food provided!
Friday, Feb. 23: Koinonia
Join us for the first-ever Koinonia featuring BSU from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Canyon Commons. There will be free food, elective chapel credit and free T-shirts. The night will include dinner, worship (special guest), small-group discussions, and conversations around the “I’m Not Racist” video by Joyner Lucas.
Contact Romare Ashford (rashford16@georgfox.edu) with any questions.
Professor Jennie Harrop’s book, The Simple Math of Writing Well: Writing for the 21st Century, is now available as a free download in the library’s Digital Commons. It also appears in the Open Textbook Library, a peer-reviewed collection of free textbooks used by hundreds of universities.
The university’s Open Textbook Initiative was launched in the 2016-17 academic year to provide incentives for faculty to explore open textbooks. George Fox faculty saved students more than $118,000 by replacing needlessly expensive textbooks with open ones. Savings from last semester are already more than last year’s total.
Textbook publishers are hiking prices at unprecedented rates, so many faculty authors are now bypassing them altogether and publishing their textbooks straight to the web. Two more George Fox faculty are currently writing open textbooks, which will not only save their students money but also extend the impact of George Fox scholarship around the world.
Want to learn more? Contact Robin Ashford at rashford@georgefox.edu.
