1098-T tuition tax statements are now available! If you signed up for electronic access, you can access your form in the “Account Services†menu of the “Financial Account†tile on MyGeorgeFox. See this page for specific instructions.
If you did not sign up for electronic access, your form will be mailed out today (Friday). Questions? Email studentaccounts@georgefox.edu or call us at 503-554-2301.
Coffee for your thoughts? Tell the Stewards of Sustainability club your ideas for sustainability and/or environmental initiatives at Fox, and it could become a reality! You will be entered to win a $10 Chapters gift card after filling out this survey.
The Stewards of Sustainability club is looking for one-time projects or ongoing initiatives to take up this semester. If you’ve got ideas to implement change, from the individual to institutional level, send in your pitch now!
Questions? Contact Jessyka Evans at jevans17@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
All are invited to a free art exhibition featuring Portland artist Erika Rier in the Lindgren Gallery, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The show, titled “A Fork in the Road,†will be on display Monday, Feb. 3, through Friday, Feb. 28.
Rier will give an artist talk at the Chehalem Cultural Center at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, followed by a reception in the gallery from 7 to 8 p.m.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at 503-554-2634.
Have you noticed the bright sunny yellow lids on the bins in the outside enclosures? Those are our recycling bins. Please avoid dumping garbage in the recycling bins because it contaminates the entire bin.
What can be recycled? So many things! And it’s a commingled service, so recyclables can be mixed together. Check out the full list of recyclable materials here.
Recycling not only reduces the use of raw resources, it also reduces what is taken to landfills and saves the university money in garbage fees. Thank you for making a positive impact on our world!
Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
The accounting department is offering free tax preparation and e-filing assistance to the George Fox community. Six sessions will be offered – two each month in February, March and April:
All sessions will meet in Hoover 210 and are on a first-come, first-served basis. To e-file a joint return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms.
Those seeking assistance are to bring photo identification, Social Security cards or individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, birthdates for family members, the current year’s tax package (if you received one), and all appropriate tax forms.
If applicable, it is also advised that you bring a list of medical, taxes, interest, contributions and miscellaneous expenses; child and disabled dependent care information; bank routing and account numbers; health insurance coverage documentation; and a copy of their 2018 federal and state returns.
To find out more, contact Seth Sikkema at 503-554-2813.
Jeffrey Polet, a political scientist at Hope College, will give a talk tonight (Thursday) entitled, “Did America Have a Founding? Reflections on When America Began and Who Founded It.â€Â Among others, he will consider the possibility of an America founded in 1619, 1620, 1776, and 1789.
This talk will be in Hoover 103 at 7 p.m. Questions? Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.
Plant Services will be doing fire system testing Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 4-6, in the Roberts Center.
The testing will start at 9 a.m., and every detector will be tested (hallways, offices and classrooms). This is why the testing is over a three-day period. The strobes and horns will be silenced during the testing, but the control panel will beep a notification.
What is the test? A Plant Services technician will be spraying simulated smoke by every detector head. When the detector notices the smoke, the panel will beep. There is no way to silence the panel.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Plant Services will return after 5 p.m. to test the strobes and horns. During this test, the horns will sound for 30 minutes and will be very unpleasant. The testing will be over by 6:30 p.m. that evening.
Thank you for your patience as we ensure your safety! Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
The university’s nursing service trip to Africa is hosting a henna fundraiser on the quad from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow (Friday).
We will have an assortment of options to choose from, including but not limited to the Super Bowl team logos. If you’d like to get some henna and help us raise money for our trip, come and find us!
The funds collected will support a trip to Kenya to provide medical care to people in the Lugulu Mission Hospital and surrounding rural communities. Any and all donations are appreciated. We will be accepting cash and Venmo as payment.
If you have any questions, contact Lauren Berky at lberky16@georgefox.edu.
The water will be shut off in the Stevens Center from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, as repairs are made to a device on the water main. No other buildings should be affected. Restrooms will be available in Hoover during this time.
Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
Join us for a special presentation given by Randy Blazak titled “Trauma and Hate: From Micro-Aggression to Genocide.” Don’t miss this opportunity to do one thing for diversity and inclusion on Thursday, March 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
The BSW program and the School of Social Work present our Diversity Dialogue. We invite members of our George Fox community to participate as a network of individuals committed to supporting diversity and increasing awareness about hate crimes and their impact.
Blazak’s scholarship on hate crime and hate groups has made him a regular commentator in media outlets from NPR and CNN to BBC and Al Jazeera. He works with the National Institute of Justice and the Southern Poverty Law Center on hate crime research issues. He is currently vice-chair of the steering committee charged with implementing Oregon’s new bias crime law.
Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.
Please support participating Yamhill County restaurants during the month of February in The Melt Down.
Each participating location has agreed to donate $2 per sandwich or a percentage of the sales of their cheese-related items to the YCAP Food Bank. The Bruin Community Pantry is a partner with YCAP.
Local restaurants participating include:
For more information, contact bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu.
On Friday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. the Intercultural Resource Center will host a screening of the award-winning film An American Ascent.Â
This film follows the first African-American expedition to tackle North America’s highest peak, Denali. Through the expedition, these mountaineers challenge themselves and confront outdated notions of what adventure looks like.
Food and beverages will be provided and discussion will follow the film. Questions? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu or Grant Burns at gburns@georgefox.edu.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and there will be several important events happening on our campus to promote awareness and education. A team of Title IX Deputy Coordinators and students are planning the events for the month.
If you are interested in joining the planning team or would like to receive more information, contact Mark Pothoff (mpothoff@georgefox.edu) in the Office of Student Life.
Need catering? Or maybe a burrito or two in between the basketball games? Come to the Chipotle in Sherwood between 4 and 8 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 1, and help support the George Fox women’s lacrosse team. The Sherwood Chipotle is located at 21332 S.W. Langer Farms Pkwy., Suite 118.
Be sure to tell the cashier at checkout that you are there for the fundraiser before you pay. For more information, contact Katie Brand (kmastropaolo@georgefox.edu).
The George Fox theatre department opens its winter production The Shakers of Mount Lebanon Will Hold a Peace Conference This Month this week. Come join us for this Big Bridge Theatre Consortium play that tells the story of a Shaker community in crisis in the early 20th century.
The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 and Feb. 6-8 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include 2 p.m. matinee performances on Sunday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 9. Open captioning will be available for select shows.
Students get their own tickets free on both Thursdays, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. Each student must purchase his or her own ticket using their George Fox email address, and they must bring their ID with them to the door.
Employees are provided with one complimentary ticket for any of the shows. Like students, employees need to order tickets using their George Fox email address and bring their ID to the door.
Reserve your seat online or pick them up at the box office in the Bruin Store (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). See you at the show!
The university community is invited to a special presentation, “King’s Speech: Preaching Reconciliation in a World of Violence and Chasm,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, in Hoover 105.
Presenting will be George Fox’s own Sunggu Yang, an assistant professor of Christian ministries. He is the author of two books, King’s Speech: Preaching Reconciliation in a World of Violence and Chasm (2019) and Evangelical Pilgrims from the East: Faith Fundamentals of Korean American Protestant Diasporas (2016), and two books that are in progress, Picasso and Preaching: An Aesthetic Homiletic for the 21st Century and Sacred Waters: Pastoral Essays for Aspiring Preachers.
To learn more about Yang, visit this page. For more information on the event, part of the President’s Speaker Series, contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.
On Thursday, Jan. 30, Jeffrey Polet, a political scientist at Hope College, will give a talk entitled “Did America Have a Founding? Reflections on When America Began and Who Founded It.â€Â Join us at 7 p.m. in Hoover 103.
Among others, he will consider the possibility of an America founded in 1619, 1620, 1776, and 1789.
Questions? Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.
In celebration of Black History Month, Verdis Robinson, director for community college engagement at Campus Compact and advocate for civic education, will speak in Hoover 105 on Monday, Feb. 10. Join us at 7 p.m. as Robinson discusses the activism of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his journey in search of democracy and equality.Â
Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Contact Paul Otto at potto@georgefox.edu with questions about the event.
The U.S. Postal Service has increased flat-rate package prices, effective Sunday, Jan. 26. The price increase does not affect stamp prices.
To get specifics on the rate changes, visit this page. If you have questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to a free art exhibition featuring Portland artist Erika Rier in the Lindgren Gallery, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The show, titled “A Fork in the Road,†will be on display Monday, Feb. 3, through Friday, Feb. 28.
Rier will give an artist talk at the Chehalem Cultural Center at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, followed by a reception in the gallery from 7 to 8 p.m.
Rier is a self-taught artist working mostly in inks and paints on paper in a style she calls “folk surrealism.†After many years of oil painting and designing clothes, she shifted her focus to works on paper. She creates pieces that draw viewers in with their bright colors and delicate line work, but as the viewer delves deeper into the piece they find themselves immersed in a complex narrative.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at 503-554-2634.
