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The Office of the President has a Presidential Appearance Request Form that will assist in managing the president’s schedule. The president strives to accommodate as many engagement requests which support the mission of the university as possible. The completion of this form is required for anyone desiring the president (and spouse) be present and/or participate at an event.

We appreciate your patience with scheduling the president’s complex calendar. The link to the form can also be found on the President’s Office contact page.

Please note: It is expected that the requestor has followed procedures and obtained the approval of their administrator prior to submitting the request.

Have you submitted your Richter Scholars proposal yet? If not, now is the time to do so! The submission deadline is this Monday, Oct. 18.

If you missed the recent 2021 Richter Scholars kickoff event with all the changes to the program, the recording has been posted on the Richters Scholars webpage. The page has been updated to reflect all the changes. It is also where you will find the link for the new method of applying electronically.

Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria. Students, upload your application documents using this link. Faculty, upload your letter of recommendation using this link.

The Richter Scholars program distributes funds to support student research activities that are devised, initiated and carried out by individual student researchers, with mentorship, guidance and expertise provided by a faculty mentor. The purpose of these funds is to support educational research opportunities that encourage the practice of independent thought, leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility.

For the purpose of this program, research is defined as a knowledge-generating activity that is designed to provide new information on a topic, tool or process, and that proceeds according to established and accepted research methods.

*Faculty mentors: Please note that several important proposal elements and eligibility requirements have been recently updated. Please thoroughly read through all posted documentation as you work with your student mentee to prepare a proposal.

For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to hear Doug Bandow speak on “The American Republic Turned Superpower: The Founders Were Right about Entangling Alliances Then and Now” this Monday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Bandow, a former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan and now senior fellow at the Cato Institute, writes regularly for leading publications such as Fortune magazine, National Interest, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Times. The event is made possible by the Jack Miller Center through a grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

After 22 years of faithful service to George Fox University, Chief of Staff Melissa Terry will be retiring.

Please join us in a celebration send-off on Monday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-102. A short program will take place at 4:30 p.m.

If you have questions, please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@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.

Interested in a thought-provoking discussion? This week on George Fox Talks, Abigail Favale hosts an important and timely conversation with Professor Bill Jolliff on what happens when reading causes us problems – emotionally, spiritually, morally and otherwise.

Give it a listen by subscribing to George Fox Talks on your phone’s podcasting app on Apple, Spotify or Amazon. Or watch it on our YouTube channel. You can find all of our new George Fox Talks materials, and a growing list of newer faculty publications and archived lectures, at this link.

Would you join the cause and help us boost our internet presence by (a) subscribing to our YouTube channel, (b) subscribing to the podcast on whatever app you use on your phone, and (c) reviewing the podcast on Apple podcasts? We appreciate it!

– Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu)

Our focus for the month of October is on rest, recovery and restoration. For week two, we are going to be focusing on the importance of rest. We encourage you to watch two very inspiring videos about the importance of rest and how to do it right.

“Truly my soul finds rest in God: my salvation comes from him.” – Psalms 62:1

Be well.

Questions? Contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu.

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.

Questions? Email Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.

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?

• The new George Fox Talks website is the portal for everything.
• All video content appears on our YouTube channel
• The podcast streams on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and Transistor.

Here’s how you can help us:

1. Would you please review the podcast on Apple? This helps the show get noticed by recommendation within streaming services.
2. Would you please subscribe to our YouTube channel? Getting to 100 subscribers will mean that we can unlock custom channel features.
3. Most of all: Give the material a look/listen, and let us know what you think!

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:

• Current epidemiological trends in COVID-19 in Oregon
• Current medical knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines and illness
• How to approach talking about vaccines with a vaccine-hesitant person
• Approaches to addressing conflict within faith communities as a future faith leader

Speakers:

• Tess Morrison, MPH, is a fourth-year medical student at Oregon Health & Science University. She is trained in epidemiology and medical anthropology, and is a volunteer for BoostOregon, where she facilitates conversations about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy across rural Oregon.
• Nick Forrest is the pastor at Northside Community Church. He and his family have been in Newberg for two years. He has a bachelor’s degree in theology from George Fox, a certificate of linguistics from the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, and a master’s degree in intercultural studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.

For more information, contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the student life office.