Come help save three lives and stop by the blood drive at Abby’s pizza (1913 Portland Road, in Newberg) on Friday, Oct. 22!
The event, hosted by the Red Cross and organized by the university’s Nursing Club, runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bring a friend or family member and help our community and those in need. Snacks and juice will be provided.
Questions? Contact Kendyl Sandersen (ksandersen19@georgefox.edu).
Prominent Christian political commentator and attorney David French will issue a call for robust civility in politics at a free presentation in Bauman Auditorium at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1. The talk, entitled “Jesus Loves Your Political Enemies, and America Needs You to Love Them Too,†is available via a Zoom stream; those who attend in person are required to wear masks.
French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time magazine. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he served as a lecturer at Cornell Law School. After law school, he practiced law with a focus on religious liberty issues.
He advises Christians not to wait for our political leaders to fix America’s drift toward bitter division. “There is no policy fix for malice and misinformation†he says. “There is no five-point plan for national harmony.†Instead, French says it is up to the church to build a healthier political culture, embracing people across the political spectrum, keeping the Ninth Commandment (against bearing false witness), and demonstrating love for our political enemies.
He speaks to Christians concerned about the polarization and alienation metastasizing in our communities, and in politics at every level, both nationally and locally. French’s most recent book is “Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.”
The event is being hosted by the George Fox Civility Project, an initiative launched during the 2020-21 academic year out of concern about the polarization and alienation in political culture at every level (national, state and local). It sponsors events, publishes a newsletter, and maintains a website with information about civility.
For more information, contact Civility Project director Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu.
Did you know that there is a way to register formal complaints?
While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students†section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on the Graduate/DPS Policies page of the website.
Please note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, Catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.
Are you interested in working with a group of engineering students to help them better understand living with physical limitations? If so, we would love to work together!
Our focus as a servant engineering team is to better understand the challenges of living with physical limitations, in an effort to design and produce a prototype device to aid in everyday life activities! The limitation can be small or large; our goal is to learn more about all aspects of adaptive and assistive devices.
If you are interested, or if you know somebody who would be, please fill out this form.
Questions? Contact William Anderson at wanderson19@georgefox.edu.
Mail Services is moving! On Monday, Oct. 18, Mail Services will officially be its new space in the Roberts Center and no longer in the North Street Annex building.
We will be accessible from the doors facing Sherman Street. To prepare for the big move, we will be closed Oct. 14-17. Therefore, please come pick up your packages by the end of the day on Wednesday, Oct. 13.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
The Voices Project Conference is back in person this year! We will be kicking off the two-day-long conference on Friday, Oct. 15, in Bauman Auditorium, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.
The event runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday in Bauman, and from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in Canyon Commons. This year’s theme is “Identity: The Beauty, Scars, Trauma, and Power of BIPOC.†Each year, the conference highlights multicultural and multiethnic leadership in the U.S. It’s open to all students and faculty and community members.
Interested? To learn more and to register, visit this link. Questions? Email Vlad Salas Moreno (vsalasmoreno18@georgefox.edu).
Come bid on a variety of artworks during our second annual Alumni + Faculty auction!
This auction supports the art and design department’s Chroma Award, given to underserved students pursuing equity and diversity in the visual arts. Auction items range from design consultation services to paintings to ceramic vessels, and opening bids start as low as $15!
This auction doubles as a showcase of alumni and faculty work that will be available for viewing both online and in our campus galleries (Minthorne and Lindgren). Check out our bidding site today, and remember that the deadline to bid on these items is 11:55 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25!
Questions? Contact Chandler Brutscher at cbrutscher@georgefox.edu.
Join us for our next search advocate training to learn how to promote equitable hiring practices in the workplace, and to further encourage the Be Known promise.
The workshop series establishes a theoretical foundation of current research about implicit bias and diversity, information about the changing legal landscape in hiring, and an overview of inclusive employment principles.
Rebecca Hernandez and Nichole Drew will teach this two-day session Wednesday, Nov. 3, and Thursday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both days in Hoover 250. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m., and lunch will also be provided!
If you are interested in becoming a search advocate, or would like a refresher course, you can view this google doc.
If you have questions, contact Rebecca at rhernandez@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
We need to talk. About serious things, political things, theological things, and leadership things. About our bodies and our health. About poetry and death. About God. And so we’re going to talk about it, together, as people of Christian faith, in our new podcast and YouTube video series. It’s called George Fox Talks.
Every week on Tuesday we’ll be releasing engaging content from our own George Fox community. All episodes will be full audio (podcast) and in full video (YouTube) format, with shorter clips from the conversations also released on YouTube.
Our new trailer is available now, as well as the first full episode, with physical therapy professor Daniel Kang talking with Dr. Kevin Sellars about a timely topic: resilience and recovery through physical trauma. Upcoming episodes this month will feature conversations about faith and science, leadership, and reading difficult texts.
Where will you find all of this?
Here’s how you can help us:
Questions? Contact Brian Doak, VP of George Fox Digital, at bdoak@georgefox.edu.
The Voices Project Conference is back in person this year! We will be kicking off the two-day-long conference on Friday, Oct. 15, in Bauman Auditorium, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.
The event runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday in Bauman, and from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in Canyon Commons. This year’s theme is “Identity: The Beauty, Scars, Trauma, and Power of BIPOC.†Each year, the conference highlights multicultural and multiethnic leadership in the U.S. It’s open to all students and faculty and community members.
Interested? To learn more and to register, visit this link. Questions? Email Vlad Salas Moreno (vsalasmoreno18@georgefox.edu).
After 20 months of creating theatre in digital and outdoor venues, the university’s theatre program is returning to Wood-Mar Auditorium for our fall production of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. The show runs Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 28-30, at 7:30 p.m., and concludes with a Sunday matinee on Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.
COVID Precautions
All patrons must be masked. Our ticketing system will automatically place one empty seat on either side of your ticket purchase to create extra space between you and the patrons next to you. We encourage all patrons to be vaccinated to help protect our actors and fellow audience members from COVID-19.
Livestream Option
If you are uncomfortable attending the production in person due to the pandemic – or can’t make the trip for any reason – please feel free to purchase our livestream options available on either Saturday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m., or Sunday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m.
Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students may acquire free tickets for Thursday night performances. George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system (please use your George Fox email address when obtaining tickets).
Purchase tickets at theatre.georgefox.edu, or call the performing arts box office at 503-554-3844. You can read a synopsis of the show here.
The entire George Fox community is invited to stop by the quad before the Homecoming football game this Saturday, Oct. 9, to mix and mingle with alumni!
Join us on the quad from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for an entertaining time for the whole family: face-painting, juggling, balloon-twisting, and even a special guest appearance by cute baby goats!
Also, be sure to stop by the art and design, biology and chemistry, and psychology booths and say hi to your favorite co-workers! You can get the entire Homecoming schedule here.
Questions? Contact Sara Reamy (sreamy@georgefox.edu).
This fall, George Fox University has been partnering with Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, Interfaith America, and the Faith in the Vaccine program to help promote the science behind COVID-19 vaccines. We are excited to bring two speakers to campus on Thursday, Oct. 14, to share current information and their experiences in working to help people make informed decisions.
This session will take place in Hoover 105 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Here is what they will be covering:
Speakers:
For more information, contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the student life office.
Rest. Recover. Restore.
Three simple words with such great weight. Our focus for the month of October is to promote health and wellness through caring for our body, mind and spirit.
We recognize that this past year and a half has been stressful, from needing to be flexible at a last minute’s notice, to dealing with the uncertainties that lie ahead. Stress has unfortunately become more of a friend than a foe, resulting in a decreased capacity to care for ourselves.
This month, we want to provide you with resources and outlets that will promote rest of the physical body and restore the mind and spirit. Let’s rest, recover, and restore together.
Contact Aga Luptak (aluptak@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
The women of the George Fox community (staff, faculty and administrators, as well as female spouses) are invited to the Fall Ladies’ Luncheon today (Tuesday). Ruth Baker will be hosting this come-and-go event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.
A short devotional and prayer will be held at noon. Come and connect with other women in our community over a delicious meal. There is no cost to attend.
Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu with questions.
The Library Faculty Workshop series continues this coming Today (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. on Zoom. Join librarian Andrea Abernathy as she shows you how to gather the threads of the scholarly conversations in your field, set up alerts for authors, journals, searches, and important scholarly works, and have the scholarship delivered to your inbox.
All library workshops this fall will be online and recorded for later viewing. You can find the Zoom meeting link, learn more about upcoming workshops, and find recordings of previous sessions here.
If you have any questions, you can contact Kate Wimer at kwimer@georgefox.edu.
We are conducting our senior research project on physical health, mental health, and screen time, and we’d love for any George Fox students and faculty to participate!
You can be part of our kinesiology senior research study by filling out this survey. It will only take about 10 minutes; we appreciate your participation!
If you have any questions, please contact Peter Weiss at pweiss18@georgefox.edu or Ashlee Van Den Top at avandentop18@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.
The women of the George Fox community (staff, faculty and administrators, as well as female spouses) are invited to the Fall Ladies’ Luncheon tomorrow (Tuesday). Ruth Baker will be hosting this come-and-go event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.
A short devotional and prayer will be held at noon. Come and connect with other women in our community over a delicious meal. There is no cost to attend.
Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu with questions.
Oregon’s co-coordinators for Braver Angels, a national group promoting civil conversation and cooperation across political divides, will describe their work in a special presentation on campus tomorrow (Tuesday).
The free event is open to the public and is set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The evening will feature Elise Keith and Ben Nanke, who co-coordinate the Oregon chapter’s work, Elise as a “Blue†and Ben as a “Red.â€
More information on the Oct. 5 event and the George Fox Civility Project is available at this link, or by contacting Civility Project Director Ron Mock at rmock@georgefox.edu. You can also read about the Braver Angels at this link.
Use this link to register to attend via Zoom. For those who attend in person, masks are required.
Braver Angels (BA) is one of the leading national organizations working to overcome America’s historically high levels of political polarization and alienation. Their events allow conservatives and liberals to get past destructive stereotypes so “we can have civil conversations about real issues that lead to productive problem-solving,†according to the BA website.
Whether you’re a seasoned climbing pro or have no experience, all employees are invited to join the Employee Rock Climbing Club!
The club meets on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Hadlock Student Center climbing wall. Basic instruction is available for new climbers.
You can find an FAQ, including full eligibility guidelines, here. If you would like to join our email list for event information and weekly club reminders, please fill out this form.
Questions? Contact Victoria Holland at vickyrosenelson@gmail.com.
