Please join the College of Physical Therapy on Zoom for our seventh annual research symposium tonight (Thursday) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Physical therapy doctoral faculty and third-year students will showcase various rehabilitation research topics.
Questions? Please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.
The Social Work Club is putting on a school supply drive this weekend, Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21, to help local schools and students as they make the shift back to in-person learning.
If you have any extra school supplies, such as pencils, pens, notebooks, glue sticks, etc., please drop them off at one of our donation locations. Donation bins will be located in the library, Canyon Commons, and the Bruin Den.
If you choose to donate, you’ll have the chance to enter in a raffle for a Coffee Cottage gift card. We will announce the winners on our Instagram next week!
Questions? Contact Ashley Martin (amartin18@georgefox.edu).
Join us for a creative adult learning experience today (Thursday) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. over Zoom. Titled “Interprofessional Solutions for Racism in Primary Care,” the event will be facilitated by healthcare professionals who personally represent Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
Learn how to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts, such as decenter whiteness/decolonize interprofessional primary care. Listen and process the experiences and perspectives of professionals from BIPOC communities. Explore what success looks like to facilitate better primary care for BIPOC communities.
This event is for healthcare professionals and learners, and is free to the George Fox community. Register here.
Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).
Be a part of an exercise science senior research project studying the relation of pedestrian trail features to physical activity levels in adults nationwide.
The study will help to shed light on what types of features in trails are most related to increased use for exercise across various demographics. To participate, please take 10 to 20 minutes to fill out this anonymous survey asking questions about your physical activity levels, experience with and opinion of various trail features, and basic demographical information.
Questions? Contact Rosemary Michael at rmichaeltrumbull17@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.
We are thrilled to announce this year’s spring commencement event will be a drive-through ceremony held in person! This allows graduates and their families to safely participate no matter what the state regulations will be at the time.
The event will take place Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, with assigned time slots. Emails to our graduates have gone out with details and an RSVP link.
We’re excited to offer this option and look forward to celebrating with our graduates on campus!
Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu).
All are welcome to a special Zoom session featuring George Fox professor Dominic Done tonight (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Done, pastor at Westside: A Jesus Church, will be speaking as part of the Reedwood Forum on the subject of his book When Faith Fails. Join in for the conversation at this link (password is “RFCLive”); all are welcome.
Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.
Today (Wednesday), marks the beginning of the season of Lent, the season in the Christian church when we remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting and praying, prior to the beginning of his ministry.
Many Christians choose to observe Lent by participating in an intentional spiritual practice, such as fasting, Scripture reading, prayer, generosity, or service. It is a season set aside for repentance and acknowledgment of human weakness, toward greater trust in the Savior.
The season of Lent begins today and ends on Easter Sunday, April 4. The university pastors invite you to observe this time with us in one of the following ways:
Questions or want to meet with a university pastor? Contact the Office of Spiritual Life (spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320). May the Lord bless you!
Life Groups begin next week! Sign up here!
Life Groups are led by staff, professors, local pastors and church leaders, and seniors and provide a space for students to gather for weekly prayer, Bible study and fellowship.
Groups typically meet for an hour to 90 minutes. Most groups will begin the week of Feb. 22 and end the week of April 9. Your Life Group leader will contact you with additional details by the Friday prior to the start of your group.
This spring, all of our groups will be meeting either by Zoom or hybrid. Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participants’ comfort permit.
Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups run through the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life will also be eligible for SpiL credit.
Questions? Contact the spiritual life office (spirituallife@georgefox.edu).
Join the Academic Resource Center for an APA workshop with Sue O’Donnell. Learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more.
The workshop will take place tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Because of COVID classroom capacity, registration for the workshop is required. Sign up here.
You may also sign up to receive the video and slides of the presentation in lieu of attending in person.
Questions? Contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
Check out this week’s ARC newsletter with some tips to stay motivated coming off of a holiday weekend!
If you would like these newsletters emailed to you every week, sign up here.
Want a writing or academic coaching ARC appointment? Email us at the_arc@georgefox.edu.
The English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta, invites you to a poetry reading via Zoom on the evening of Ash Wednesday (tonight) from 9 to 10 p.m.
We will participate in a communal reading of T. S. Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday and share some Lenten readings from the Book of Common Prayer.
For the Zoom link, contact Cheri Hampton at chamption@georgefox.edu.
George Fox Digital is releasing a series of public lectures on YouTube addressing the pandemic and Christian faith. How are we to understand suffering in light of God’s goodness? What do our academic disciplines have to say about theology and the pandemic?
The second of these lectures is out now, as professor Abigail Favale speaks on the topic “Christianity as a Response to the Problem of Human Suffering.”
We’ll be releasing a new lecture in this series on our YouTube playlist every Tuesday throughout February and early March.
Questions? Contact Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu).
Come to the Premedical Club’s February meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105!
George Fox alumni and current medical students David Howell and Jesse Wilson will be discussing their experiences and are open to questions. Sign up at this link.
Questions? Contact Cate Snedecor at csnedecor19@georgefox.edu.
Looking for a major that will help you help others? Consider social work!
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is hosting an informational gathering Monday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. via Zoom. Please join us!
What is social work?
Social work is a profession focused on supporting all people through life’s challenges to ensure individual well-being and strong communities.
As a social work major, students engage in course content and internship experiences that address the core values of service, dignity and worth, the importance of relationships, integrity, competence, and social justice. Click here for more information about our program.
Are there jobs in social work?
Social work is one of the fastest-growing professions in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There are currently about 700,000 professional social workers in our nation, but that number is expected to rise to more than 800,000 by 2029.
What do social workers do?
Social workers are found throughout society providing services to individuals, groups, and communities. They work in schools, foster care programs, senior centers, health care settings, mental health and substance use disorder treatment centers and in a variety of public and private organizations.
Social workers also engage in advocacy and social reform through work in the criminal justice system, securing voting rights, and supporting veterans and their families as well as many other activities. For more information about social work please click here.
Questions? Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu). We look forward to meeting you!
The university’s museum has a new exhibit in the Stevens Center focused on Alan Rutherford, the college’s first Black graduate (1933).
Rutherford was very active in many campus organizations and helped to organize the college’s first interracial conference in 1931. He went on to become a very successful educator.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu). More information on the museum can be found at this link.
Interested in exploring career opportunities in the field of biology and medicine? Plan on attending the Biology Department Alumni Panel!
The Biology Student Council invites you to join us in asking questions and getting insight from a distinguished panel of research and medical professionals. The alumni panel is representative of four career categories: medical, physical therapy, nurse practitioner, and research.
The event will take place via this Zoom link on Friday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m. All are invited to attend, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Contact Faith Burns (fburns17@georgefox.edu).
Hurry! The donor-funded scholarships application is due today (Wednesday). Don’t miss your chance to apply for over 200 scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year!
If you haven’t started yet, there’s still time! Traditional undergraduate students can find the application under “Student Resources†in their MyGeorgeFox portal.
Questions? Email the financial aid office (scholarships@georgefox.edu) and we’ll be happy to help!
Join Research and Instruction Librarian Andrea Abernathy online for a workshop covering the SCOPUS database. She’ll show you how to discover scholarship, track citations, and explore relevant journals with confidence.
The workshop will be held via Zoom today (Wednesday) at 2:30 p.m. Click here to register and for more information regarding future library workshops.
This semester, the library is offering a series of workshops to help the Fox community navigate our increasingly digital library environment. Each workshop will be taught by a different librarian, making them an excellent way to refresh your skills, learn something new, or hear an old concept in a new way.
Questions? Contact Kate Wimer (kwimer@georgefox.edu).
The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “FORMATION,†so send us your best poems, stories, essays, and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.
The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.
All are welcome to submit, including faculty and staff and those who are not members of the George Fox community!
Submission Guidelines:
All work should be submitted through our website. Submissions close on Monday, March 1, at 5 p.m.
Questions? Contact Libby Kerns (lkerns17@georgefox.edu).
Despite a really good season of giving, some staple food items have flown off the shelves in the Bruin Community Pantry food bank, leaving some spots bare.
The following items are urgently needed in the food bank:
Drop off your donations at the food bank in Roberts Center during the hours of operation.
This information and more can be found on the BCP website.
