All-employee lunch is tomorrow (Tuesday)! Join your colleagues in the Cap and Gown Room anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cost of lunch is $3.
Questions? Email Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu).
Make sure to stop by the Newberg Pizza Hut today (Friday) to help the athletic training student club raise funds for its upcoming trip to an educational seminar. Ten percent of all sales will be donated to the athletic training student club when you mention the club or order online using this code: FOX.
Questions? Contact Matthew Alvarez (malvarez13@georgefox.edu).
Want to pursue a grant?
First step: Do your research! Grants can be incredibly time-consuming (especially federal grants). Explore potential funders, record deadlines, and carefully consider your program or research needs. If you want help identifying a funder, don’t hesitate to contact the Office of Advancement; it has access to a foundations database.
Most important step: Once you know which grant you want to pursue and you’ve discussed it with your dean, you must fill out the Grant Proposal Approval Form (located on the PeopleSoft homepage). All employees pursuing a grant must adhere to this process. Beyond your dean, the advancement office will facilitate all approvals on your behalf.
Why? Going through this process ensures staff and faculty don’t compete for the same grant, we dedicate faculty and administrator time to the highest priorities, and we don’t sign any grant paperwork that obligates George Fox to something unexpected. Depending on time and resources, the advancement office will typically provide helpful feedback on the proposal, facilitate the submission process, and help you with reporting back to the funder. The Office of Advancement also processes all money and contracts in partnership with other offices.
We’re your partner in the grant process! For more info, check out this Grant Process & Procedures document. If you have any questions or want to chat about a new or existing grant, contact Britt Hoskins, associate director of advancement communications & grants, at ext. 2132 or bhoskins@georgefox.edu.
Drop by the Stevens Center lobby today (Friday) to vote for your favorite photos of French- and Spanish-speaking countries. Learn more about their culture, landscape, and people from the eyes of George Fox students who submitted the photos.
Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gaily at avu13@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, Feb. 22, when Mark David Hall, the university’s Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics, speaks on the topic “Religious Liberty and Same-Sex Marriage: Conflicts and Possibilities” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The legalization of same-sex marriage and the adoption of laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation have resulted in cases that may force some religious citizens to choose between their livelihoods and their religious convictions. Mark discusses potential and actual conflicts and draws from American history to argue that it is possible to protect religious liberty without undermining the common good.
The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Christianity and Pop Culture.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, staff and administrators, have you considered buying your office supplies from the Bruin Store? Department charges receive 20 percent off! We’ve got pens, pencils, Sharpies, highlighters, Post-its, paper clips and much more.
Shopping for yourself? You get a 10 percent employee discount off all general merchandise including gifts, apparel and supplies.
We’d love to have you drop by the Bruin Store!
Questions? Email Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).
February is flying by, and all-employee lunch is just around the corner. Join your colleagues in the Cap and Gown Room anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Cost of lunch is $3.
Questions? Email Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu).
ASC is still in need of chaperons for its annual Sadie Hawkins dance on Friday, Feb. 26! The dance is hosted on the boats the Portland Spirit and Sternwheeler. Employees are more than welcome to bring along their spouse and will be compensated with a gift card for their time.
Please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or are interested in chaperoning.
Many institutions of higher education proclaim to embrace diversity; however, black men continue to have challenging experiences on university and college campuses. Hear the trials and triumphs of black men who have navigated the waters of higher education. This discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Keith Dempsey, department chair of the university’s counseling program.
Join the discussion on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.
Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.
Have you traveled outside of your home country? Do you have a funny or meaningful story from your travels you would like to share with others? If so, we are looking for students, staff, administrators, and faculty to share a 3 – 5 minute vignette during our travel stories brown bag lunch event on Thursday, Feb. 25, from noon to 1 p.m in the Cap and Gown Room.
If you are interested in participating or have questions, email Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu.
ASC is in need of chaperons for its annual Sadie Hawkins dance on Friday, Feb. 26! The dance is hosted on the boats the Portland Spirit and Sternwheeler. Employees are more than welcome to bring along their spouse and will be compensated with a gift card for their time.
Please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or are interested in chaperoning.
Come join us this Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the George Fox Community Garden! Didn’t know we had a community garden? Well, we do … and it’s wonderful!
We’ll be preparing the garden space for the upcoming season and have some fun getting our hands in the dirt together as a community. All are welcome! The garden is located on the corner of Crestview and Villa (near Austin Sports Complex), and you can also check out our Facebook page for more information.
If you are interested in attending and would like a ride, or if you have any other questions, please email Patrick Petrie at ppetrie12@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget to join the university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry for the sixth annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium.
James M. Tour, PhD, the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University’s Smalley Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, will present “Jesus Christ and Nanotechnology: The Impact of Faith Upon the Life of a Scientist.”
Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, chapel credit is available for students.
Dr. Tour will also be speaking today at 3 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Feel free to attend that as well.
A summary of Tour’s presentation and information on Tour and the Dalton Lecture Series in general is available at this link. Questions? Call the Department of Biology and Chemistry at 503-554-2710.
The Newberg campus will be closed on Friday, Oct. 7, for the mid-semester holiday (Portland Center will be open). This is a date change from Oct. 14, which will be the start of Family Weekend. The full 2016-17 Holiday Schedule is posted here.
You have just two more days to send your nomination for February Employee of the Month to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu). Do it now, while you’re thinking about it. The deadline is tomorrow (Thursday).
Thank you!
Want to eat a delicious burger with fries or drink a milkshake while also supporting George Fox students? Come to the Newberg Burgerville between 5 and 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) and part of the cost of your order will go toward supporting the 2016 George Fox China serve trip team!
All are invited! Questions? Contact Daisy Gallegos at dgallegos12@georgefox.edu.
Join Peace Corps recruiter Lisa Snell today (Wednesday) in Cap & Gown A from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. to learn about what life after Fox might look like.
The Peace Corps places Americans in key roles in more than 60 countries. Live and work overseas, develop leadership experience, and make a difference in the lives of others and yourself. You’ll hear about benefits during and after service as well as learn about the different programs, how to apply, and what to do to be a competitive applicant. Peace Corps might be just the right thing for you, so come and learn more!
Contact idea@georgefox.edu with questions!
Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity.
The Academic Resource Center will soon begin hiring consultants for the 2016-17 academic year. If you know students who would work well as academic consultants, please encourage him or her to apply; let Melanie Springer Mock (mmock@georgefox.edu) know about this student, too, as we hope to invite capable students to apply.
We are looking for students who are strong written and verbal communicators, who have strong study skills, and who work well with others. Applications will be due Thursday, March 3. Please direct any questions to Melanie or to Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu).
The university’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing in the Klages Dining Hall today (Wednesday) at 5:15 p.m. Come out to support these talented and hard-working student musicians. Their set will feature music by Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria and more!
Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.
The Bruin Store is having a 25-percent-off sale on all …
Come check out these deals today (Wednesday). We look forward to seeing you!
Note: The sale excludes all clearance items.
Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.
