Not vaccinated? The Health & Counseling Center on the Newberg campus is offering free Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations today (Friday) for employees, students and their families.
Drop by anytime between 9 a.m. and noon or from 1 to 4 p.m. Questions? Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu).
Not vaccinated? The Health & Counseling Center on the Newberg campus is offering free Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations tomorrow (Friday) for employees, students and their families.
Drop by anytime between 9 a.m. and noon or from 1 to 4 p.m. Questions? Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu).
Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students already here on Thursday evening, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 27.
Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the front lot of Roberts, the Stevens lot or Hoover lot on Friday.
The Bauman and Le Shana parking lots will be barricaded on Thursday after 5 p.m., so please park nearest to Stoffer Stadium if you need to park in the Bauman lot. Please also refrain from parking in the Pennington lot.
The parking rows adjacent to the service road by Newlin will also be barricaded and unavailable for parking. Please make sure to move any vehicles parked there by 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and view the parking brochure on the Campus Public Safety website for lot locations.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!
The Hadlock Student Center will be closed all day tomorrow (Thursday) for staff training.
We will reopen at 6 a.m. on Aug. 27 with extended hours for Welcome Weekend: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Aug. 27; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Aug. 28; and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 8 to 11 p.m. on Aug. 29.
Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Volunteers are needed for the Bruin Community Pantry food bank on Fridays and Saturdays. If you are interested in getting involved with this vital part of our Be Known promise, please contact Jere Witherspoon as soon as possible. Our schedule changes starting at the end of this week!Â
Please email Jere at bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu.
Interested in finding solidarity and learning about helpful resources for backgrounds with trauma? Disability and Accessibility Services is sponsoring a group for you.
The group will meet in person every first Thursday at 12 p.m. and third Tuesday 7 p.m. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 12 p.m. Email acard18@georgefox.edu for location and further information.
Interested in finding solidarity and learning about helpful resources for students with trauma backgrounds? Disability and Accessibility Services is sponsoring a group for you!
The group will meet in person on months’ first Thursdays at noon and third Tuesdays 7 p.m. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2, noon. Email acard18@georgefox.edu for location and further information.
You might already be aware that George Fox has moved from the FoxTALE course management system to Canvas. For those of you who are new to Canvas or just want a refresher, here are some resources to help you get familiar with the system:
Consider having your Canvas page (canvas.georgefox.edu) open in one window and follow the steps in the tutorials to get a good handle on how to navigate Canvas. You may want to consider adding this link in your Chrome bookmarks or Firefox browser.
To access Canvas’s extensive support options, click the Help link at the bottom of the left sidebar of your Canvas site. Options include Live Chat with Canvas Support. You can also contact digitallearning@georgefox.edu or call the IT Service Desk at 503-554-2569.
Are you trying to reach the Student Accounts team?
As you might have guessed, this is a busy season! Please email studentaccounts@georgefox.edu with any questions or concerns you have. If you choose to call, please call 503-554-3301. Be sure you include your Student ID and enough information to expedite our reply. We are returning emails and calls in the order they are received.
Do you have any “Tasks” to do? Please take care of your To-Do List today! Many requirements impact finances and a delay can impact your student account balance.
Considering a Meal Plan Change? Follow this link.
Questions about GFU Student Insurance? Click here.
Wondering about refunds? Each semester some students receive loan overpayments to help cover expenses. We will begin to process refunds during the first week of the semester.
For additional information about GFU’s refund policies and information to help you avoid delays, please review our policy highlights page (scrolling down to “Refunds”).Â
If you have any further questions, please contact studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.
Financial aid disbursements have begun and awards that were ready have been applied to students’ accounts. Amounts not covered by pending aid should be paid online through MyGeorgeFox.
Use this link to find our “How To” information. If you are paying monthly or if you are in courses that are abbreviated in length, your due dates typically differ. Find that information in MyGeorgeFox.
If you have any further questions, please contact studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.
The Hadlock Student Center will be closed today (Friday), as well as next Thursday, Aug. 26, for staff training and preparation for the upcoming academic year. The rental center will also be closed during these times, but rentals can be checked out on Aug. 25 at no additional charge.
Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
As we continue to roll out multi-factor authentication across campus, we are pausing the requirement for students while we do further assessment of this need.
All students are encouraged to opt-in to MFA following the instructions on How to Setup Multi-Factor Authentication. We will send out additional information once we have set a new date for this requirement.
Please contact the IT Service Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Plant Services will be cleaning and re-striping the Bauman parking lot tomorrow (Friday). Please vacate these areas on Thursday night, Aug. 19, to avoid potential damage to your vehicles.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Questions? Contact Plant Services at 503-554-2010.
The Hadlock Student Center will be closed Aug. 19 and 26 for staff training and preparation for the upcoming academic year. The rental center will also be closed during these times, but rentals can be checked out on Aug. 25 at no additional charge.
Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
This year, George Fox is using Vector Solutions/Safe Colleges to deliver the required Title IX education courses. Students should have received an email yesterday (Aug. 18) from Jere Witherspoon in student life with detailed instructions regarding this course.
If you did not receive it, please contact Jere to receive this information, or you can access the course by clicking on this link.
Please contact Jere for more information at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
Graduate research students in the PsyD program are looking for 65-plus-year-old adult participants to complete a short interview and some cognitive assessments over Zoom.
Participation takes less than two hours, can be completed from the comfort of home, and all participants will receive a $20 Amazon gift card. The study is being funded by the Richter Scholars Foundation.
If interested, or for more information, email Robert Kessler at rkessler19@georgefox.edu.
You might already be aware that George Fox has moved from the FoxTALE course management system to Canvas. For those of you who are new to Canvas or just want a refresher, here are some resources to help you get familiar with the system:
Consider having your Canvas page (canvas.georgefox.edu) open in one window and follow the steps in the tutorials to get a good handle on how to navigate Canvas. You may want to consider adding this link in your Chrome bookmarks or Firefox browser.
To access Canvas’s extensive support options, click the Help link at the bottom of the left sidebar of your Canvas site. Options include Live Chat with Canvas Support. You can also contact digitallearning@georgefox.edu or call the IT Service Desk at 503-554-2569.
The Hadlock Student Center will be closed Aug. 19, 20 and 26 for staff training and staff recreation, in order to get ready for a very busy year. We recommend alternative forms of exercise or trying new activities during this time as a way to “spice up†your routine!
The rental center will also be closed, but equipment can be rented and checked out on the days prior, and patrons will not be charged for the additional days as a result of our closures. To make reservations, please go here.
If you have questions, please email AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.
The physician assistant program is in need of eight volunteers to help our first-year PA students on Thursday, Aug. 19. We are running a session of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) from 8 a.m. to about 1 p.m. and will have three different clinical scenarios requiring actors to complete.
The scenarios will include our PA students asking you questions or performing a physical exam on you (and sometimes both). We will provide food and beverages to keep you happy and comfortable. We truly appreciate any help you can provide for this learning opportunity for our students!
If interested, please contact Tim Aylward (taylward@georgefox.edu).
