This Sunday, April 9, the Coast to Coast Swing Club will host a live swing dance in the Wheeler gym from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The entire university community is invited to join us!
Refreshments will be provided. Bring your friends; it’s going to be a blast!
Contact Andrea Roberts (aroberts14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
In honor of the university’s 125th anniversary, George Fox employees are invited to a special reception at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, April 17.
The event will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chamber Lobby of the capitol building, located at 900 Court St. N.E., in Salem. Please R.S.V.P. to Mary Monahan (mmonahan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115) by Tuesday, April 11, if you plan to attend.
Later in the month, the university will host its own anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons, at which former presidents David Brandt, Tom Johnson and David Le Shana will be in attendance. Contact Mary by April 12 to R.S.V.P. for that event.
Both events are free to attend.
The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to campus for Bruin Preview this Thursday and Friday, April 6-7.
Please be considerate of our first-time guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots those two days. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.
Thank you!
The university community is invited to support our students at two free concerts this week in Bauman Auditorium. Both will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert
On Thursday, April 6, the George Fox Keyboard Ensemble, Women’s Chorale, Men’s Ensemble, and Chamber Singers will perform. Selections include Someone to Watch Over Me (Women’s Chorale), Ava Maria (Men’s Ensemble), In Virtute Tua (Chamber Singers), Mozart’s Sonata K. 521 (Keyboard Ensemble) and Two Strings, But One Voice (Combined Women’s Chorale).
Featured performers will include pianists Stacey Zavala, Ryan Gelzer, Chloe Tomlinson, Mackenzie Herr, Selena Wolkenhaurer, Jacob Hogland and Kyler Schubkegel. The singing ensembles are conducted by Danielle Warner, and the Keyboard Ensemble is conducted by Kenn Willson.
Spring Jazz Concert
On Friday, April 7, a Jazz Concert will feature the school’s Jazz Ensemble and guest artist/alumna Wendy Goodwin.
Directed by Nathanael Ankeny, the ensemble will perform Roll ‘Em, Stella by Starlight, Extensions, The Muttonhead, Misty, Nature Boy, Parlor Music and They Can’t Take That Away from Me.
Know a student-athlete who truly embodies the “Be Known” promise? Show your support by nominating them for the Bruin Award! This award will be presented at the “Georgies,” a new awards event that will take place on Monday, April 17 (see related Daily Bruin post).
All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to vote! Click on this link for a more detailed description.
Questions? Contact Emily Palkert at epalkert@georgefox.edu.
Come celebrate with us at the inaugural “Georgies” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17, in Bauman Auditorium!
The “Georgies” is an athletics-hosted event to present awards for athletic, academic and character achievements. The ceremony is open to all George Fox students, faculty, staff, alumni and families, so come join the fun! Admission is free.
This is a red-carpet event, so floor-length gowns and ties are encouraged. For those who are unable to attend but would like to watch online, a live feed will be provided on the athletics portal.
Following the awards ceremony in Bauman Auditorium, we’ll host a reception for student-athletes and coaches from 8:30 to 11 p.m. in Canyon Commons.
Learn more by checking out our Facebook page and Instagram account. Questions? Contact Emily Palkert at epalkert@georgefox.edu.
David Nammo, executive director of the Christian Legal Society, will speak on campus tonight (Wednesday) on the subject “Is Religious Liberty Still Threatened in the Donald Trump Era?â€
The talk will be from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 206 and is open to the public.
Do you want to grow and develop as a leader? Is growing your leadership presence part of your performance goals or faculty growth plan for 2017-18?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may want to consider applying for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI). The program welcomes both women and men who are current George Fox employees who desire to grow in their current role or seek to prepare themselves for future leadership roles.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-18 cohort and are due by May 1, 2017. For more information and to access the application, please fill out the Leadership Development Initiative Application.
If you have questions, please contact a member of the LDI planning team: Emily Call, Rebecca Hernandez, Susanna Steeg or Missy Terry.
We invite you to view the new features that will be available in August 2017 with our FoxTALE Upgrade. (We will keep you posted as soon as the exact date is available.) See the preview of all new features here, which includes links to short video demos.
Our top picks:
We’re also offering webinars where we will demonstrate all the new features. You can also sign up for our End of Semester Open Labs, where you can drop in to work on your FoxTALE course sites (Faculty Sign-up Form).
Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources. For questions or assistance using FoxTALE, please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.
– Your Educational Technology Team
Help cancer patients with a simple mouth swab! Sign up for the bone marrow registry on Tuesday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103. Young patients battling cancer will also be there to remind us of how you can change someone’s life by simply signing up.
Questions? Contact David Degnan (ddegnan14@georgefox.edu).
Housing and room selection begins today (Tuesday) and ends tomorrow. Students will be able to select their rooms on campus for the 2017-18 academic year.
Please be aware that this is a time of heightened emotions and stress for students.
If students have questions regarding housing, please refer them to our website (housing.georgefox.edu) or our office. We will have staff here to assist them in the process.
Questions? Write housing@georgefox.edu.
Friendship House is a residential opportunity for women, 21 years of age or older, at George Fox University, in partnership with Mark 2 Ministries and Friendship House Partners.
Students live in intentional Christian community with persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. Life is ordered around the community building blocks Jean Vanier articulated (founder of L’Arche communities), “Eat Together, Pray Together, Celebrate Together!”
Friendship House celebrates together! Celebration happens because Friendship House is a place of deep belonging in which each person, regardless of ability, is seen and recognized as a gift.
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, plan to attend one of the informational meetings held this week:
Learn more about the program at friendshiphousepartners.com.
Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Want to volunteer your lunch hour on Monday, April 10, to help with mock interviews for the career class GEED 216?
We’re looking for a small group of faculty and staff to engage in a fast-paced, round-robin mock interview format to help prepare 28 students for upcoming interviews. Questions will be provided, and no experience is necessary! The session will run from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103.
Email Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) if you have questions or are interested.
Welcome back! We only have a few more chapel and Vespers services. Today Margaret Manning Shull joins us in chapel at 10:50 a.m. from the RZIM Speaking and Writing Team.
Passionate about communicating the gospel in ways that engage both heart and mind, Margaret’s pastoral ministry grounds her speaking and writing in a relational and practical style. She seeks to address the critical intersections between the Christian faith and lived experience in order to engage Christians and non-Christians in conversations that count.
Vespers tomorrow at 7 p.m. will be on Psalm 22. See you there!
The university’s College of Engineering invites the campus community to come hear John Mark Comer speak in Bauman Auditorium this Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m.
Comer is the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown: A Jesus Church in Portland and the author of the book Garden City. He will be speaking on his book, which has been this semester’s reading material for students in the Engineering Your Soul book study in the College of Engineering.
Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).
The Department of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Jason Wilken, associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Iowa, on Tuesday, April 11, in Canyon Commons 103.
Dr. Wilken will present the topic “Experience and Evidence – Evolution of a Custom Fiber Device to Restore Limb Function.” His leading-edge work at the Department of Defense’s Center for the Intrepid (in San Antonio, Texas) over the past decade has led to significant advancement in both rehabilitation and performance technology for individuals with lower limb injuries.
Everyone is encouraged to attend this free event, ask questions and welcome Dr. Wilken to the university. Light refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.
Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club will be hosting a live swing dance this Sunday, April 9, and everyone is invited!
It will be from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Wheeler gym. We’ll have snacks and water provided, so bring your friends, bring a date, bring everyone because it is going to be blast! Hope to see you all there.
If you have a questions, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).
This week’s weekly 125 Days of Wellness weekly challenge …
Pick three of the following “spread kindness” initiatives and take a total of 125 extra points for the week.
– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee
You are invited to come hear William Penn Honors Program special guest speaker Miles Hollingworth on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Hollingworth, PhD, will present “On the True Version of an Event: Saint Augustine of Hippo’s Conversion.” Our guest is an independent philosopher and writer living in Italy who is well-known for his work on Saint Augustine of Hippo. Hollingworth is a past winner of the Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction from the Royal Society of Literature and the Elizabeth Longford Scholarship from the Society of Authors.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Questions regarding the event can be directed to Jocelyn Stein (jstein@georgefox.edu).
In honor of the university’s 125th anniversary, George Fox employees are invited to a special reception at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, April 17.
The event will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chamber Lobby of the capitol building, located at 900 Court St. N.E., in Salem. Please R.S.V.P. to Mary Monahan (mmonahan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115) by Tuesday, April 11, if you plan to attend.
Later in the month, the university will host its own anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons, at which former presidents David Brandt, Tom Johnson and David Le Shana will be in attendance. Contact Mary by April 12 to R.S.V.P. for that event.
Both events are free to attend.
