Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including teaching modality, meeting times and location, enrollment limit and wait-list numbers, course description, instructor info and often textbook listings, too (click the book icon after clicking on a course to expand its info).
Have questions? Write registrar@georgefox.edu.
The Newberg-to-Portland campus courier service resumes its regular schedule today (Monday) and will be delivering daily. If you have items that need to go to the Portland Center, please make sure you have them to Mail Services by 10:30 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Marketing communications has designed some custom George Fox playing cards for students to enjoy this year, and they turned out good enough that we’d like to share them with the whole community!
If you’d like to order any for yourself or your department, simply fill out this Google form. The price per deck will depend on order volume, but they should be $8 each at the most, possibly less.
Email questions to Jamison Loop (jloop@georgefox.edu).
Join us across campus at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday)Â for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel. This first chapel of the year will be live-streamed across campus and available at this link.
President Robin Baker will introduce the new provost, Andrea Scott, welcome students to campus, and deliver the community charge with ASC president Meredith Green. Start the year off blessed as we worship and welcome students back to campus!
The Portland Writing Center is seeking a new writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and degree completion students understand the components of effective writing.
Portland Writing Center consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work four to eight hours per week meeting with students on Zoom or email sessions through the Portland Writing Center.
Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following:
Click here for a Consultant Job Description, and click here for a Consultant Application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
For more information, contact Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503-554-6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.
“Sing to the LORD a new song…†(Psalms 96:1). This admonition in Scripture will take on a unique twist this fall, as part of the wider COVID-19 campus policies.
Across the country, numerous cases of COVID transmission have been traced to choir rehearsals and church congregational singing. In order to prevent this, there are many different mitigation methods under study by multiple universities and research centers in the U.S. and Europe; however, they have not yet determined how to make group singing (and by an extension, group playing of wind instruments) safe. These scientifically rigorous studies expect to release results late in the fall.
In light of this, as a proactive measure toward the health of our community, the university is not permitting group singing or playing of wind instruments in any group context on campus, including in classes, chapel services, student life events, and informal gatherings.
Wind instruments are defined as any instrument you blow into. Students may only sing or play wind instruments when alone, such as in a dorm or outside; music department ensemble members may use the practice rooms in Ross.
Instruments that can be used while wearing masks, such as guitar, piano, or violin, are welcome on campus as long as group size does not exceed four instrumentalists, and social distancing and mask requirements are met. This policy will be revisited as the research becomes more clear.
While we understand that the church relies heavily on congregational singing, there are many other forms of Christian worship that do not. Poetry, Scripture reading, silent worship, art, dance, and instrumental music all can have significant spiritual value, as can private devotional singing.
While we know that this policy creates hardship for many students, we are choosing to err on the side of safety, and ask that all staff, faculty and students comply with this policy. So, sing to the LORD a new type of song this fall; explore new forms of worship and new ways to find joy through non-vocal music.Â
More information about the policy (and the rationale behind it) is available on our COVID-19 Music Policy webpage
Starting Monday, Aug. 24, the Portland Center will be open to all students enrolled in programs based out of the Portland Center, regardless of fall 2020 course format. However, as a COVID-19 precaution, the outside doors will only be accessible via your George Fox ID card.
This will allow students to access the resources of the Library Commons, including study rooms, WiFi, printing, public computers, and printing. The Portland Writing Center is open but fully online this fall.
Portland Student Hours:
Hours are based on Portland Center staff availability and are subject to change.
The Portland Writing Center is seeking a new writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and degree completion students understand the components of effective writing.
Portland Writing Center consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work four to eight hours per week meeting with students on Zoom or email sessions through the Portland Writing Center.
Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following:
Click here for a Consultant Job Description, and click here for a Consultant Application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
For more information, contact Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503-554-6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.
As we prepare for a new semester, the Office for Spiritual Life is looking forward to a great semester in chapel. Some highlights include:
If you have questions or want to get involved, contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Join us across campus at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel. This first chapel of the year will be live-streamed across campus and available at this link.
President Robin Baker will introduce the new provost, Andrea Scott, welcome students to campus, and deliver the community charge with ASC president Meredith Green. Start the year off blessed as we worship and welcome students back to campus!
It is time for another Wellness Wednesday!
We hope you like our George Fox masks. If you still have not received it, please stop by HR. Below is some helpful information on how to take good care of your reusable masks.
Masks should be washed after each use. It is important to always remove masks correctly and wash your hands after handling or touching a used mask.
Washing machine
You can include your mask with your regular laundry. Use regular laundry detergent and the warmest appropriate water setting for the cloth used to make the mask.
Washing by hand
Dryer
Use the highest heat setting and leave in the dryer until completely dry.
Air dry
Lay flat and allow to completely dry. If possible, place the mask in direct sunlight.
Marketing communications will be placing a business card order on Friday, Sept. 4. If you or someone in your department is in need of business cards, please place your order by that date.
Visit Marcom’s webpage for instructions on how to order. Email questions to Jamison Loop (jloop@georgefox.edu).
Marketing communications has designed some custom George Fox playing cards for students to enjoy this year, and they turned out good enough that we’d like to share them with the whole community!
If you’d like to order any for yourself or your department, simply fill out this Google form. The price per deck will depend on order volume, but they should be $8 each at the most, possibly less.
Email questions to Jamison Loop (jloop@georgefox.edu).
Starting Monday, Aug. 24, the campus courier will be making daily deliveries. Items going to the Portland Center will need to be dropped off at Mail Services by 10:30 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Now is the time to order university stationery. The collective order helps keep costs low – the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.
I will be accepting orders through Friday, Aug. 28. For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterheadâ€) through the university’s Office of Mail Services.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
– Jamison Loop (jloop@georgefox.edu)
The all-community meeting may have passed, but you may still take a moment to share your gift of words with employees who are celebrating a “years of service†milestone. Feel free to thank them or share a favorite memory by adding a comment under their name on this form.
Please reach out to Kara Holcombe (kholcombe@georgefox.edu or ext. 2189) if you have any questions regarding the honorees.
For any purchase made that relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, please include “COVID-19†in the “chartfield one†field in the coding string. This field can be entered for purchase requisitions, check requests, petty cash vouchers, or selected in Concur. Expenses would include personal protection equipment like masks, signage for keeping distance, cleaning equipment, computer software, etc.
Unfortunately, only one “chartfield one†can be used per transaction, and the COVID-19 code must take priority over another department designation.
If you have any questions about using this code with purchase requisitions, please contact Matt Hammar at ext. 2006 or mhammar@georgefox.edu. For any other questions about this coding, contact Cris Banton at ext. 2167 or cbanton@georgefox.edu.
This fall, the Office of Alumni Relations is creating an alumni-owned business directory to promote and support Bruin businesses in the area (West Coast).
The directory will be listed on the alumni website, included in all communications, and highlighted on social media. The purpose is to keep alumni-owned businesses in front of the broader alumni community so together we can support each other through this COVID-19 pandemic.
Please refer alumni-owned businesses by filling out this form, or share this link with business owners. Please share this opportunity with as many alumni as you can. Together we Stand Tall!
Thanks!
Contact Sara Reamy with any questions you may have (sreamy@georgefox.edu or ext. 2118).
Dear Colleagues,
If you have not received your George Fox mask, please feel free to stop by HR. Note we have one mask per person available.
Be safe!
Our Physical Address:
214 N. Meridian St.Â
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Phone: 503-554-2180
Email:Â hr@georgefox.edu
On August 14, 2020, the new Title IX regulations went into effect. Please visit the website for complete information on the university’s policies and procedures regarding sexual misconduct.
Due to the new regulations, all students and employees will be required to complete Part 1 and Part 2 of the Sexual Assault Prevention courses. We will be releasing more information regarding trainings and implications of the new regulations over the next few weeks.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Jenny Elsey, Title IX Coordinator (students)
jelsey@georgefox.edu
503-554-2318
Moore House, IRC
or
Nichole Drew, Title IX Coordinator (employees)
ndrew@georgefox.edu
503-554-2182
Margaret Lemmons House, HR
