The IT department invites the George Fox community to attend Josiah Philipsen’s fairwell reception tomorrow (Wednesday). Please join us to celebrate the impact he has had on our community.
The reception will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 208.
The Staff Development Committee would like to invite all hourly staff to the Spring Staff Conference on Thursday, Feb. 27, from noon to 4:15 p.m. for lunch, worship and a variety of educational sessions.
RSVP here by Thursday, Feb. 13. Questions? Contact sdc@georgefox.edu.
We are excited to expand our medical education programs with the launch of a physician assistant (PA) program in 2021. Currently, we are seeking health care partners to do PA clerkships for our students, which need to be identified by March to meet national program accreditation requirements. You have a chance to be a part of this wonderful initiative!
PAs offer valuable and versatile medical skills and serve in a wide variety of roles, from primary care to emergency medicine to behavioral health. Our PA program will give students critical hands-on training through clerkships at hospitals and clinics across Oregon and beyond.
If you would like more information, or if you know of physicians, PAs, or NPs who might be willing to take student clerkships, reach out to our PA team at pa@georgefox.edu.
The MBA program invites the George Fox community to attend MBA professor Jim Steele’s retirement reception this Thursday, Feb. 6. Please join us to celebrate Jim’s teaching legacy and amazing contribution to the MBA programs.
The reception will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Portland Center Room 155 and lobby area. Light refreshments and a celebration cake will be served.
If you will be attending, please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 33nd appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m.
A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox half-time and full-time employees. Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis starting today (Monday) in the Event Services office. Reservations may be taken today for Portland Center employees only.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the remaining tickets (limited to two per person) will be available to those who sign up on the waitlist. If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee’s use.
Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.
Both classical and familiar tunes will fill Bauman Auditorium when a Monster Piano Concert takes the stage for the 14th annual Bösendorfer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 6.
The evening will feature 18 performers playing eight pianos, on many occasions simultaneously, and the university’s Rodgers organ. Those performing include the University Keyboard Ensemble, alumni and students from professor Kenn Willson’s piano studio. Some selections will feature as many as 16 pianists playing at one time.
Students and employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets may be purchased for $12 (general admission), $8 (seniors and alumni) and $6 (students and children under 12). They may be purchased online at this link or by calling 503-554-3844.
The 2019 W-2’s are now available to view in MyGeorgeFox. Navigate to MyGeorgeFox; on the employee homepage, click “Payroll”; under “W-2/W-2c”, you will see “View W-2/W-2c Forms.”
If you did not consent to electronic-only, you will also be sent a hard copy in the mail. For further information, visit our payroll page. Questions? Contact HR@georgefox.edu.
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 33nd appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m.
A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox half-time and full-time employees. Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis starting Monday, Feb. 3, in the Event Services office. Reservations may be taken on Monday for Portland Center employees only.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the remaining tickets (limited to two per person) will be available to those who sign up on the waitlist. If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee’s use.
Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.
A training session for Cascade Server, the system used to edit the university website, will be offered on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m.
This basic-level session is tailored for editors who have either not edited the website before or need a refresher on using the software. The session will be held in the library basement computer lab (MLRC 020). Sign up here.
Questions? Contact Peter Crackenberg at pcrackenberg@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2138.
The Graduate School of Physical Therapy is excited to present its sixth annual research symposium on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 and 102.
Physical therapy doctoral faculty and third-year students will showcase various rehabilitation research topics. David Cimbora, PhD, dean of the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, will present the keynote address. Light refreshments will be served.
Please contact Linda Dallof at 503-554-2451 or ldallof@georgefox.edu with any questions.
No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with TIAA representative Eric Proctor can help you create a plan for your goals. It’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You will get answers to these questions and more:
Proctor will be on campus from Tuesday, Feb. 4, through Thursday, Feb. 6, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day, with sessions scheduled in Hoover 250, Stevens 202, and Wood-Mar 21.
RSVP today, as space is limited. Register here or call 800-732-8353 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Contact Kara Holcombe (kholcombe@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
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.
The Staff Development Committee would like to invite all hourly staff to the Spring Staff Conference on Thursday, Feb. 27, from noon to 4:15 p.m. for lunch, worship and a variety of educational sessions.
RSVP here by Thursday, Feb. 13. Questions? Contact sdc@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.
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.
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.
No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with TIAA representative Eric Proctor can help you create a plan for your goals. It’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You will get answers to these questions and more:
Proctor will be on campus from Tuesday, Feb. 4, through Thursday, Feb. 6, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day, with sessions scheduled in Hoover 250, Stevens 202, and Wood-Mar 21.
RSVP today, as space is limited. Register here or call 800-732-8353 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Contact Kara Holcombe (kholcombe@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Early in each semester, IT hides courses from the previous semester. IT will complete this work tomorrow (Wednesday). We anticipate circumstances in which students might need to keep access to 2019 fall course sites.
The teacher enrolled in a course site can choose to give enrolled students access to the course. The guide, Making the Course Visible, demonstrates how to do this.
We invite you to join us for 30-minute web conferences throughout the semester. You will find the listing for these events here and the faculty development sign-up form here.
You will find additional guides at this webpage. You can contact digitallearning@georgefox.edu for support.
The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for the 10th annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.
The presentation, titled “The True Story of Science and Faith,†will be delivered by Ian Hutchinson, a professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He will discuss how the widely presumed “warfare myth†that science and religion are at odds is a distortion of both science and faith.
In truth, Hutchinson argues, their relationship is a complex story that ultimately leads to the affirmation that God is revealed both in the “Book of His Word†(the Bible) and the “Book of His Works†(nature).
The lecture is one of two Hutchinson will present on campus. He will also speak at 3 p.m. today on “Star Power! Scientific Frontiers of Fusion Energy†in Bauman Auditorium.
More information is available on the Dalton Lecture Series webpage. Questions? Call Vetta Berokoff at 503-554-2710.
A training session for Cascade Server, the system used to edit the university website, will be offered on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m.
This basic-level session is tailored for editors who have either not edited the website before or need a refresher on using the software. The session will be held in the library basement computer lab (MLRC 020). Sign up here.Â
Questions? Contact Peter Crackenberg at pcrackenberg@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2138.
