The Health and Counseling Center has three different COVID-19 testing options available, some of which are free. If you feel sick and have any of these symptoms …
Fever of 100.4 or greater
Difficulty breathing (unrelated to Asthma or physical exertion)
Loss of sense of taste or smell
And believe you may have COVID-19, please call the Health and Counseling Center to discuss your options or make an appointment at 503-554-2340.
The free test is a nose swab (not the deep nose probe), and is a rapid test with results in 15 minutes. This antigen test is most accurate at the onset of symptoms and up to seven days after onset.
This test does not meet the requirement for travel into the State of Hawaii and may not meet other travel clearance requirements; therefore, we will not be offering this test for travel purposes.
Questions? Contact the Health and Counseling Center at the number above.
It has come to our attention that there is an email being sent to our employees, requesting a login to an “Employee Portal.”
If you have received it, please delete it and do not click on the link/button. You should also report it to Google as spam, as it appears to be a phishing attempt. IT has been made aware of it. Contact IT if you are experiencing any issues related to this email.
As we are moving into the fall and holiday season, Wellness Wednesdays has some helpful tips for you on how to deal with emotional eating and how to plan for a stress-free holiday. Please read this piece.
This evening (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the Reedwood Forum will host Dr. Kent Thornburg, a George Fox alumnus and the M. Lowell Edwards Chair and Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, for a discussion on ‘The Quaker Vision of COVID-19: The Scientific Journey.”
They will be discussing the latest scientific research of COVID-19 and Christian responses from a Quaker perspective. Pastor Mark Condo will moderate the Zoom and live conversation.
Access to the Zoom link (passcode: RFCLive) is available on the Reedwood Friends Church website. All are welcome to join.
Changes are coming to the credit card policy (expected go-live date is Nov. 2, 2020), and you will receive more communication if there are any changes to your card and how it can be used.
In the interim, please continue to use your card. Please direct any questions to Kathi Becker in Finance at ext. 2166 or kbecker@georgefox.edu
The Faculty Development Committee invites the Fox community to the Fall 2020 Faculty Lecture tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is Jillian Sokso, professor of art and design.Â
Join us as Jillian presents “Chaos Garden,†a visual examination of the impulse we humans have to control and beautify our immediate surrounding landscape, all the while contributing to and ignoring the impact of our daily lives on the larger planet. Professor Sokso will also share about her research project that involves turning native plants to paper!
Seating is limited to 34, so come early, or join via live stream here.
If you have automatic deposits (ACHs) coming into our bank for your department, please forward the company name and the general ledger (GL) accounting string information to Heather Groenlund in Finance.
You will see your income posted faster if she knows what to look for and has the expected accounting string when it arrives. It will minimize investigative work as well as wild goose chases!
Questions? Call Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173. Thanks!
Join the engineering department for the first George Fox Global Impact Seminar of the 2020-21 school year, to be held via Zoom tomorrow (Wednesday) from 4 to 5:15 p.m.
Dr. Juan Lucena, director of the humanitarian engineering program at the Colorado School of Mines, will speak on “From Project to Practice: How to Build Bridges Between Passion and Careers for Engineers in Community Development.â€
His talk will focus on ways for students to transition from their time at Fox to graduate school with the hope of aligning their engineering careers with their passion for humanitarian or community development work.
In particular, he will discuss how to assess competencies gained in community development projects in relation to those needed to launch a career pathway in development work along with how graduate training can help fill the necessary gaps.
He will also share lessons learned in the development of undergraduate projects in humanitarian engineering at Colorado School of Mines and the development of their new humanitarian engineering graduate program, to compare and contrast what can be gained at the undergraduate level and what remains to be done as a graduate student.
For students interested in global development and humanitarian work, you won’t want to miss this Global Impact Seminar!
The 2020 George Fox Political Civility Project continues, looking for ways to counteract increasing polarization and alienation in American politics.
At 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday), professors Mark Hall and Phil Smith will debate about whom we should vote for in the U.S. presidential election. Attendees will be invited to assess levels of civility in the debate and also hear a brief report on how the vice presidential debate, and perhaps others, fared in terms of civility.
Attendees will also be given a chance to comment on what next steps our university should take to promote peacemaking in politics. The event is open to the public via this Zoom link, and those on campus may attend the event live in Bauman Auditorium.
In compliance with social distancing regulations, when the room reaches its 100-person COVID capacity, any others who arrive will be directed to join those attending (including any off-campus guests) via Zoom.
Do you have an invisible disability? A learning disability, mental health condition, chronic health condition, or something else?
This week (Oct. 18 through 24) is Invisible Disabilities Week. The Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group, @gfu.accessibility Instagram page, and the Disability Services Office are joining together to highlight invisible disabilities.
We don’t want to miss anything, so if you want an invisible disability to be highlighted, fill out this anonymous Google Form.
The Disability Awareness and Advocacy group is meeting today (Sunday) from 4 to 5 p.m. over Zoom. We will introduce new members, discuss our efforts to becoming a club, and begin planning for upcoming events.
The 2020 George Fox Political Civility Project continues, looking for ways to counteract increasing polarization and alienation in American politics.
At 7:30 p.m. (please note updated start time) this Monday, Oct. 19, professors Mark Hall and Phil Smith will debate about whom we should vote for in the U.S. presidential election. Attendees will be invited to assess levels of civility in the debate and also hear a brief report on how the vice presidential debate, and perhaps others, fared in terms of civility.
Attendees will also be given a chance to comment on what next steps our university should take to promote peacemaking in politics. The event is open to the public via this Zoom link, and those on campus may attend the event live in Bauman Auditorium.
In compliance with social distancing regulations, when the room reaches its 100-person COVID capacity, any others who arrive will be directed to join those attending (including any off-campus guests) via Zoom.
The 2020 George Fox Political Civility Project continues, looking for ways to counteract increasing polarization and alienation in American politics.
At 6 p.m. this Monday, Oct. 19, professors Mark Hall and Phil Smith will debate about whom we should vote for in the U.S. presidential election. Attendees will be invited to assess levels of civility in the debate and also hear a brief report on how the vice presidential debate, and perhaps others, fared in terms of civility.
Attendees will also be given a chance to comment on what next steps our university should take to promote peacemaking in politics. The event is open to the public via this Zoom link, and those on campus may attend the event live in Bauman Auditorium.Â
In compliance with social distancing regulations, when the room reaches its 100-person COVID capacity, any others who arrive will be directed to join those attending (including any off-campus guests) via Zoom.
The university community is invited to attend a virtual lecture, “Complicity in Racism: The Path Forward,” put on by the George Fox Honors Program, on Friday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 a.m.
The event features Jemar Tisby, an author, speaker and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, for which he writes about race, religion and culture.
Tisby will explore racial justice solutions and cultural conversations that compel action. For more information regarding Tisby and his presentation, click here.
Registration is required. Please register here for the virtual lecture.
To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on campus and at teaching sites during the traditional flu season, the university is altering the academic calendar for the spring semester. The change primarily affects the schedule of spring break as seen below.
Although many graduate/ADP students primarily participate remotely or online, all programs, regardless of modality, will follow a different set of academic holidays in order to ensure services are available to all students.
Graduate and adult degree students will start the semester on the date originally scheduled (Jan. 11). Spring break will be converted from a week in March to two long weekends and a midweek day of rest.
Graduate/Adult Degree 2021 spring semester (no change from current schedule)Â
Jan. 11-April 30
Graduate/Adult Degree academic holidays
Jan. 18 (Monday)
Feb. 15-16 (Monday-Tuesday)
March 25-26 (Thursday-Friday)
April 14 (Wednesday)
Classes will be held on Feb. 19, a date previously scheduled for a holiday.
This year has been a challenging one for everyone. In recognition of your hard work, the university’s leadership has added a “Day of Rest†on Wednesday, Nov. 11, on which classes will be canceled and offices will be closed. In a year of unpleasant surprises, we hope this will provide a brief time of respite and renewal.
Today (Thursday) is your last chance to get a flu shot on the Newberg campus. The clinic is located in Hoover 103 and is open today from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
We are happy to invite you to our October virtual Lunch N’ Learn session about the Hadlock Center and all it has to offer employees. The speakers will be Mark Pothoff and Kiana Rasubala, our new Hadlock program coordinator.
Grab your lunch and join other staff members virtually this Wednesday, Oct. 21, from noon to 12:30 p.m. Please RSVP here.
