Tuesday, March 21, is the all-employee lunch for March due to spring break the following week. Gather your department for a celebration of spring. Lunch is only $3 and is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.
No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with a TIAA consultant 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:
Register at TIAA.org/schedulenow or call 800-732-8353, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).
If you have questions about your benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen in Human Resources at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188.
It’s time again to consider whose contributions really stand out recently. If you know someone who deserves special recognition for “above and beyond” kind of work, please send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by noon on Tuesday, March 21, with a summary of this colleague’s recent good work (the more details, the better!).
The executive leadership team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 gift card at our all-employee meeting on Thursday, March 23.
Congratulations again to Kelly Friesen who was our Employee of the Month for February!
The music department will showcase a number of senior students in recital tomorrow (Saturday). Join us in Bauman Auditorium for these free performances! We would love to have students and employees alike come and support these seniors as they showcase years of hard work.
Here is the schedule:
Join us for the final Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester this Monday, March 20, when Ron Mock, professor of politics and peace studies at George Fox, presents “What is America For?” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Mock will address the question, “What should we do with the idea of an American Dream?” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
George Fox University’s Center for Peace and Justice invites you to the 2017 John Woolman Peacemaking Forum on Monday and Tuesday, March 20-21. Our theme this year is “Peace: Personal and Global.â€
This year, we welcome guest speaker Michelle Loyd-Paige, PhD, a professor of sociology and executive associate to the president for diversity and inclusion at Calvin College.
Here is the schedule:
Monday, March 20, 7-8:30 p.m., EHS 102
Join us as Loyd-Paige speaks about doing kingdom work in “Peacemaking: More Than Good Intentions.†This event is open to the public, and we encourage you to invite friends and family!
Tuesday, March 21, 10:50 a.m. (chapel), Bauman Auditorium
Students and employees are invited to chapel as Loyd-Paige discusses how embracing cultural differences can enrich our worship in “A Bigger Hospitality.â€
Tuesday, March 21, 11:30 a.m –1:30 p.m., Canyon Commons 103
After chapel, students are encouraged to stop by the Peacemaking Connections Expo and check out current job and internship opportunities available with various nonprofit peacemaking and service organizations!
We hope you will join us for this exciting two-day event as we focus on putting the work of peace into practice. Refreshments will be provided by the Center for Peace and Justice.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu).
The undergraduate admissions office is welcoming hundreds of students to compete in our fourth Scholarship Competition of the year. Please be considerate of our guests and avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots today (Friday).
If you have any questions, you may contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248. Thank you!
All George Fox employees are invited to wish Tiona Cage farewell at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. today (Friday) in the International House.
Tiona has served as assistant director for international student and scholar services and as diversity and inclusion specialist for the last two years. She has impacted many on our campus, so please come by to say thank you and goodbye. Light refreshments will be served.
The university community is invited to a free Jazz Dialogues Concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday) in Bauman Auditorium.
This is our second annual unique, interdisciplinary presentation. This year’s lecture/recital is entitled “Jazz Dialogues: Women in the Jazz Age.” It features a lecture by Leah Payne, assistant professor of Christian studies, and performances by the university’s Jazz Ensemble, which will play the music of women composers including Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Maria Schneider and more.
See you there! Contact Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Paul Anderson will be conducting a “Turning of the Page” of The Saint John’s Bible’s Volume 1, Pentateuch, today (Friday) from 4:05 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC. All are welcome!
Join host Paul Anderson for a Sunday evening movie night to watch and discuss Of Gods and Men. Join us from 7 to 9:30 p.m. this Sunday, March 19, in Lemmons 8. Elective chapel credit is available for students.
Of Gods and Men tells the true story of Trappist monks whose members live among the Muslim population in a quiet corner of Algeria. As the country is plunged into civil war in the mid-1990s, the men of God must decide whether to stay among the impoverished residents who have been their neighbors, or flee the encroaching fundamentalist terrorists. The situation that unfolds, based on actual events, has tragic consequences.
Matheteis is partnering with Shalom to bring back the annual event Colored White Panel. In the same spirit as past Matheteis events, we will be discussing the topic of race and how everyone has a role in this conversation and everyone should be involved.
We will be gathering on Tuesday, March 21, at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103. Snacks and elective chapel credit will be provided. This event is sponsored by the Intercultural Life office and Shalom.
Questions or concerns? Contact Mikaela Smith at smithm16@georgefox.edu.
Tickets for the Department of Art & Design’s fashion show are now available! This is the fashion program’s final show, as the major will be discontinued at the end of this year.
It would be our pleasure to see you in attendance on Friday, March 24, at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.)! Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the show begins at 7:30 p.m., and a dessert reception (catered by the Newberg Bakery) follows.
Cost is $5 for students, $8 for non-students. Purchase tickets at this link.
We are looking for individuals with an Achilles tendinopathy diagnosis or Achilles pain (in the middle of the tendon as opposed to heel) who are interested in improving their pain and function.
The study will involve a set workout routine, attending regular check-ups, and assessments of pain and function. The study will begin March 20, 2017.
If interested, contact Andi Maleike (amaleike11@georgefox.edu).
Participants will receive monetary incentive for completing the 10-week program.
Interested in learning to prepare healthy vegetable dishes and desserts? You are invited to two “Cooking 101” Nutrition Matters classes taught by Love and Plants’ Emily Forbes next week. Both are free!
Here is the schedule:
Please join us! If you have questions, contact Kelsey Herschberger at herschberger.kl@gmail.com.
The undergraduate admissions office is welcoming hundreds of students to compete in our fourth Scholarship Competition of the year. Please be considerate of our guests and avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots today (after lunch) and tomorrow.
If you have any questions, you may contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248. Thank you!
This Saturday, March 18, the William Penn Honors Program student government will host a pancake breakfast! We will be eating at 10 a.m. in Pennington House. BUT, in order to eat you must bring a poem. We will read poetry throughout the event.
Questions? Contact Adrian Moons (amoons15@georgefox.edu).
The Newberg-Dundee Police Department has reported an increase in car thefts and break-ins lately. Please be certain to lock your car and to take all of your personal belongings with you. Also, be sure not to leave anything in plain view in the car.
If you see anything suspicious, call Security Services immediately at 503-554-2090.
What ethical dilemmas will arise in corporate communities with the emergence of artificial intelligence? The question will be addressed in a special university-hosted lecture presented by Mohan Nair, senior vice president and chief innovation officer at Cambia Health Solutions, on Wednesday, March 22.
Nair’s presentation, “Ethical Dilemmas to Community with Artificial Intelligence: Merging into a World Enabled by Artificial Intelligence,†begins at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. There is no charge to attend, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
The lecture is being presented by George Fox’s Office of the President and College of Business, and is the first installment of the university’s Reiten Lecture on Leadership Development.
Nair guides Cambia Health’s Innovation Force as it inspires ideas from a variety of sources, selecting execution-focused concepts and starting them on the path to new businesses or concepts. More on his background is available here.
This is the first Reiten lecture, named in honor of Richard G. Reiten, retired chairman and CEO of Northwest Natural. Reiten has served in a number of high-ranking capacities with Northwest Natural from 1996 to the present, including as chairman of the board and CEO, and is a former president of the Portland General Electric Company. Reiten and his wife Jeanie contributed the funds to endow the lecture.
More information on Nair’s visit is available by calling Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.
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).
