Marketing Communications will be processing the next business card order on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Submit your request for business cards directly with B&B Print Source before Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
George Fox will serve as host for the final Richard Foster conference: “Empowering Spiritual Transformation in the Local Church: Celebrating 40 Years of Celebration of Discipline.” The event is scheduled for June 10-13. The $40 early registration break expires March 1, and 50 $100 scholarships have been offered to George Fox students, faculty and staff registering before May 1.
You can learn more about the conference here. Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Marketing Communications will be processing the next business card order on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Submit your request for business cards directly with B&B Print Source before Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
All staff members are invited to attend this month’s staff lunch at noon on Thursday, Feb. 15, in Canyon Commons. The cost is $3, cash or check only. Please RSVP by noon on Monday, Feb. 12, using this RSVP link.
We hope to see you there!
– The Staff Development Committee
The music of Star Wars, Bach and Scott Joplin will fill the university’s Bauman Auditorium when a Monster Piano Concert takes the stage for the 12th annual Bösendorfer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15.
The evening will feature 16 performers playing eight pianos, on many occasions simultaneously. Among those performing will be local organist Dan Miller, the piano duet team of Eduard Gavril and Sorin Frisan, the university’s String Ensemble and Keyboard Ensemble, George Fox alumni, and members of George Fox music professor Kenn Willson’s recruiting studio.
The program will feature pieces by John Williams, from the Star Wars films; Joplin’s ragtime classic The Entertainer; a Bach Concerto; the music of Dave Brubeck; Beethoven’s Für Elise, with a jazz arrangement for four pianos; and Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, featuring four pianos.
All employees and students are entitled to one free ticket. All tickets are reserved seating and are available at this link or at the University Box Office by calling 503-554-3844. To get your free ticket online, click “Okay” after making your seat selection, select “GFU Employee” or “GFU Student” in the drop-down menu on the ticket selection screen, and proceed to checkout.
Additional tickets are $12 for general admission, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12.
More information about the evening and the concert series is available at this link.
Interested in learning more about technology and how it applies to the educational experience? You are invited to a free conference hosted by the Oregon Technology in Education Network (OTEN) on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Pacific University’s Forest Grove campus. George Fox is a founding member of the OTEN consortium.
The gathering will feature peer-reviewed presentations from university faculty and other educators from across Oregon and the Northwest. We would like to encourage faculty and staff who have been innovating with their teaching to register for the free half-day conference (8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.).
For more information, please take a look at the conference website here.
Please join us for the university libraries’ inaugural ​​”Fox @ the Fireside” event on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Murdock Learning Resource Center.
Gather around the fireplace with coffee and light refreshments to hear artist Jennifer Lichtenberg discuss her process and answer questions about her “I am afraid​” ​art ​exhibit on display for Black History Month beginning Feb. 9.
About the exhibit
During the 2016-17 academic year, the Graduate School of Counseling staff and faculty committed​ ​themselves​ ​to a book group, reading through and processing the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me. In the book, Coates addresses what it means to inhabit an African American body in today’s America. Jennifer created “I am afraid” in response to Coates’ work.
Check out additional resources on Black History Month and Dr. Clayborne Carson’s lecture on the “Fox @ the Fireside” LibGuide.
Questions? Email library@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 14, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
During this maintenance update, Fall 2017 course sites will be hidden to students (current semester course sites will be unaffected and remain visible to students).
If you want to make any of those course sites visible to students after this update, select Administration>Edit settings. In the “General” section, look for the “Visible” setting and change “Hide” back to “Show.” Scroll to bottom and “Save changes.”
Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.
The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for the eighth annual Dalton Lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, in Bauman Auditorium. Come hear Dr. Simon Conway Morris, professor of evolutionary palaeobiology from the University of Cambridge, speak on the topic “Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe?”
Visit the Dalton Lecture webpage or contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu) for more information.
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for the 31st appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. The concert is a gift from George Fox honorary board member Ken Austin, cofounder of A-Dec, with his late wife Joan.
A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox employees. Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis through the Office of Event Services, 1109 E. Hancock St. Reservations may be taken for the Portland Center only.
Remaining tickets (limit of additional two per person) will be available through Friday, Feb. 9. If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee to use.
Questions? Please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.
Bob Gilmore, who began as a professor at George Fox in 1964 and who, in recent years, was known as a Spanish tutor and the man who would sing Happy Birthday to You to employees over the phone, died on Sunday, Feb. 4. A memorial service for Bob will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m. at Newberg Friends Church, 307 S. College St.
The university community is invited to attend.
Make plans to attend a special presentation, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Inner Life and Global Vision,†featuring Clayborne Carson, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Room 101 of the Canyon Commons dining hall.
Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History and the Ronnie Lott Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He has devoted most of his professional life to the study of King and the movements King inspired. Carson’s scholarly publications have focused on African-American protest movements and political thought of the period after World War II.
Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call or email Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.
Marketing Communications will be processing the next business card order on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Submit your request for business cards directly with B&B Print Source before Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
The paycheck self-service page in MyGFU (MyGFU > Self Service > Payroll and Compensation > View Paycheck) was not working properly for the past seven days. It was showing your current paycheck rather than a listing of paychecks from the last six months. This issue has been resolved.
If you have any paycheck-related issues, please contact Employee Empowerment by email at ee@georgefox.edu.
All staff members are invited to attend this month’s staff lunch at noon on Thursday, Feb. 15, in Canyon Commons. The cost is $3, cash or check only. Please RSVP by noon on Monday, Feb. 12, using this RSVP link.
We hope to see you there!
– The Staff Development Committee
Make plans to attend a special presentation, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Inner Life and Global Vision,†featuring Clayborne Carson, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Room 101 of the Canyon Commons dining hall.
Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History and the Ronnie Lott Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He has devoted most of his professional life to the study of King and the movements King inspired. Carson’s scholarly publications have focused on African-American protest movements and political thought of the period after World War II.
Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call or email Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.
The Columbia Sportswear Company has invited George Fox employees to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store between Feb. 9 and March 4.
Participation Instructions
Location, Phone and Hours
Click this link to download or print the pass.
Please contact Darby Thiessen at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188 for assistance with these or any of your George Fox benefits.
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for the 31st appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. The concert is a gift from George Fox honorary board member Ken Austin, cofounder of A-Dec, with his late wife Joan.
A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox employees. Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis through the Office of Event Services, 1109 E. Hancock St. Reservations may be taken for the Portland Center only.
Remaining tickets (limit of additional two per person) will be available through Friday, Feb. 9. If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee to use.
Questions? Please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.
George Fox University will serve as host for the 2018 Oregon Academy of Science’s annual meeting this Saturday, March 3. This is a one-day annual meeting for researchers, educators and students statewide to exchange ideas, present current research, and to strengthen professional and personal relationships.
This year, our keynote speaker is Marshall Gannett from the U.S. Geological Survey, who will be speaking on “Hydrology and Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems of Central Oregon.”
OAS encourages participation from a broad range of interests in the natural and social sciences. Attendees from around the state represent anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, philosophy/environmental science/ethics, health science, STEM education, geography, geology, mathematics, physics, political science, psychology and sociology. More information can be found at our website on the event.
Faculty and students are welcome to participate in this one-day event. Included are a continental breakfast, poster sessions, oral presentations and lunch.
Registration is $45 for faculty and $20 for students. Please register on the OAS website as soon as possible. If presenting, deadline for abstracts is Friday, Feb. 16. Onsite registration is available with an additional $5 late registration fee. The event will begin in the EHS Atrium at 8 a.m.
If you have any questions, contact John Schmitt, professor of biology and the OAS president, at jschmitt@georgefox.edu.
TIAA individual consulting appointments are coming up at both the Newberg and Portland campuses!
No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with Braden Danielson can help you create a unique plan for your goals. And, it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You’ll get answers to these questions and more:
To schedule your one-hour appointment, click on this link. The on-site appointment slots fill quickly, so don’t delay! Take advantage of this excellent resource!
Session Dates and Locations
Feb. 20, March 1 & 2, 2018 – Newberg Campus
Feb. 27, 2018 – Portland Center
You can also visit Advice and Guidance to access online tools and resources that can help you stay on track and save even more for retirement.
If you would like to make a change to your retirement account contribution amount or have questions about your George Fox University benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.
