The university’s offices, libraries and bookstores will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Also closed will be the Fitness Center on the Newberg campus.
The Newberg community is invited to join us at the Chehalem Cultural Center this Monday, Jan. 16, for live music, refreshments and good conversation as we gather in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The evening’s theme is “A Legacy of Love.”
This free event features several George Fox student performers, and the speaker is our very own Tiona Cage, assistant director of international student and scholar services. A reception is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a program from 6 to 7 p.m. The Chahelem Cultural Center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St.
For more information, go to chehalemculturalcenter.org or call Rick Muthiah at 503-332-4940.
See you there!
Mark your calendars, Bruins. Tomorrow (Saturday), it’s rivalry night in Miller Gymnasium when we host our cross-county rivals, the Linfield Wildcats, for women’s and men’s games at 4 and 6 p.m., respectively.
We want to pack the gym with Bruin fans, so we’re offering free admission that evening to anyone wearing George Fox navy blue and old gold. Bring your friends, bring your family, and Go Bruins!
Note: George Fox students and staff are always admitted to basketball games free of charge with their I.D. card.
Attention coffee lovers: The Human Bean drive-through stand in Newberg is hosting a “Free Fox Friday” promotion today! All employees and students who show a George Fox ID at the window will receive any drink of choice for free, up to 20 ounces.
The event is the company’s way of welcoming students and employees back from the Christmas break. Swing by anytime during business hours (5 a.m. to 9 p.m.). The stand is located at 206 Villa Road.
A few more items came into the lost and found over Christmas break, so today (Friday) is the absolute last day to look for your items lost between mid-November and now at the security office. Our hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Everything will be donated to charitable causes late Friday afternoon, so be sure and stop by!
Paul Anderson will conduct a turning of the page session today (Friday) on The Saint John’s Bible. Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.
The session begins at 4:05 p.m. in the MLRC.
The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Café will all be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All cafes will resume normal hours of operation on Tuesday.
The hours of service in the dining room at Canyon Commons will change slightly this weekend as follows:
Want to win a cash prize up to $50? Submit photos taken abroad, whether photos of people, landscapes and architecture, or culture. The photo contest started Wednesday, Jan. 11, and it’s open to all George Fox students and employees. The deadline for photo submissions is Friday, Feb. 3.
Please submit your photos to Nicola Pieper at npieper16@georgefox.edu. For more information, please see the Photo Contest Guidelines.
If you have any questions, please contact Tiona Cage (tcage@georgefox.edu).
Looking for a good read that will grow and challenge you? Join other staff, faculty and administrators this spring as we read through Debby Irving’s book Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race. Meet up to process what you read, voice your insights and to grow in your ability to contribute to creating a more inclusive campus. If you are interested, please sign up at this link.
We’ll meet Thursdays on Jan. 26, Feb. 9, March 2, March 23 and April 13. All sessions run from 9 to 10 a.m. in Stevens 202.
Space is limited to nine people. Participants are expected to attend all five meet-up sessions. Free copies of the text will be provided to participants.
For more information, contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.
MLK Day is right around the corner, and the opportunity to volunteer at the annual MLK Day of Service is still open!
This is a great opportunity to serve our neighbor in Portland, home to many of our students. MLK Day is a time to celebrate all that Dr. King stood for, fought for, believed in and hoped for.
Please consider joining us on Monday, Jan. 16. You can find the schedule and more information about what the day entails at this registration link.
If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Urban Outreach is in need of students or staff who are willing to drive personal vehicles on Sundays for our work with HomePDX. This is a ministry in which we build relationship with our friends who live outdoors, and requires a consistent group of drivers who can bring students to downtown Portland each week and join us in this ministry.
The time commitment is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The more Sundays you are available, the better, but even one Sunday is better than none. If you are certified to drive a personal vehicle or willing to become certified, and would like to join us in this ministry, please contact us at UrbanOutreachGFU@gmail.com.
The Portland Writing Center offers one-on-one writing assistance free of charge to George Fox graduate and Department of Professional Studies students. Our consultants are trained to empower adult students to become better writers, not merely edit their papers for them.
We offer assistance in many areas, including initial brainstorming, organization, clarity, grammar, word choice, and APA, Turabian, and MLA formatting. At the PWC, you now have the choice of a face-to-face, Zoom video conference, or email consultation.
For a Zoom consultation, be sure to download Zoom to your laptop or computer before your appointment – a one-time free and easy download that is available at this link. Once you have confirmed that you would like a Zoom appointment, we will include a link on our Google calendar that will connect you to your consultant at the scheduled time.
To schedule an appointment, click here to access the PWC Google calendar. For more information, contact the Portland Writing Center consultants at wc@georgefox.edu or visit our website at wc.georgefox.edu.
If you are planning an event on the Newberg campus that requires sound, video recording or production staffing, please complete the new Media Production Services Event Request Form.
This would include department-specific, campus-wide or public events requiring media production support. Even if you are unsure of your specific needs, our staff will be alerted to your request, and we will work with you to make your event the best quality possible.
Questions? Please contact mps@georgefox.edu.
Urban Outreach is in need of students or staff who are willing to drive personal vehicles on Sundays for our work with HomePDX. This is a ministry in which we build relationship with our friends who live outdoors, and requires a consistent group of drivers who can bring students to downtown Portland each week and join us in this ministry.
The time commitment is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The more Sundays you are available, the better, but even one Sunday is better than none. If you are certified to drive a personal vehicle or willing to become certified, and would like to join us in this ministry, please contact us at UrbanOutreachGFU@gmail.com.
MLK Day is right around the corner, and the opportunity to volunteer at the annual MLK Day of Service is still open!
This is a great opportunity to serve our neighbor in Portland, home to many of our students. MLK Day is a time to celebrate all that Dr. King stood for, fought for, believed in and hoped for.
Please consider joining us on Monday, Jan. 16. You can find the schedule and more information about what the day entails at this registration link.
If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Last call for calendar-year-end donations! Today (Tuesday) is the last day to send any lingering donations over to University Advancement for calendar-year-end processing.
Be sure to honor our donors by ensuring their gifts are properly processed and receipted. Donations can be dropped off during regular business hours to University Advancement, located in the white building on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan streets (Box 6256).
Call Stephanie Bugas at 503-554-2117 with any questions. Happy New Year!
Use your new, empty 2017 Spring sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.
Your 2017 Spring sites are hidden to students. When you are ready to make a site available, go to Administration> Course administration > Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the “Visible†section and change “Hide†to “Show†from the drop-down menu. “Save changes†at the bottom.
Remember that all students enrolled in your class in MyGFU will automatically be enrolled in your FoxTALE course site. As students add and drop your course in MyGFU, they will be added or removed automatically from your FoxTALE site
If your course site is set to Weekly format, your course may show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the Course start date and change it to the first day of your 2017 Spring course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.â€
Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources and see our Schedule of Events for available webinars.
Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.
– Your Education Technology Team
Mark your calendars, Bruins. This Saturday, Jan. 14, it’s rivalry night in Miller Gymnasium when we host our cross-county rivals, the Linfield Wildcats, for women’s and men’s games at 4 and 6 p.m., respectively.
We want to pack the gym with Bruin fans, so we’re offering free admission that evening to anyone wearing George Fox navy blue and old gold. Bring your friends, bring your family, and Go Bruins!
Note: George Fox students and staff are always admitted to basketball games free of charge with their I.D. card.
Attention coffee lovers: The Human Bean drive-through stand in Newberg is hosting a “Free Fox Friday” promotion this Friday, Jan. 13. All employees and students who show a George Fox ID at the window will receive any drink of choice for free, up to 20 ounces.
The event is the company’s way of welcoming students and employees back from the Christmas break. Swing by anytime during business hours (5 a.m. to 9 p.m.). The stand is located at 206 Villa Road.
Are you interested in an easier way to reserve equipment for your class or event? IT is changing to a new equipment check-out system that is easy to use and quick. It will email you a confirmation immediately, and then you just pick up the equipment at the time requested.
To reserve equipment for your class or meeting in Newberg or Portland:
You can also call in your reservation to:
We think you will find the the system so easy that you’ll want to reserve online most of the time.
Questions about using this system? Please contact the Service Desk.
