The university community is invited to a memorial service for former faculty member R. Dale Orkney on Saturday, April 14, at 11 a.m. in Lemmons 8. A reception will follow in the EHS atrium.
Orkney began at George Fox in 1963 and for 40 years helped direct the school’s science program. He was granted faculty emeritus in 1998.
Turnitin services will be temporarily unavailable during a scheduled maintenance update on Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In Assignments with Turnitin enabled, instructors are encouraged to modify assignment submission due dates to fall outside of the window. All other FoxTALE services will operate as usual. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Contact the Service Desk with any questions: 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
Looking for an ideal networking opportunity? Join us for a free special event, Speed Networking, from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom (415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg). Although admission is free, you still need to register.
Bring your business cards! Students, alumni and professionals will have opportunities to create connections and learn about a variety of fields at this speed and social networking event. Business-appropriate attire is recommended. Appetizers and water will be served.
The event is sponsored by the university’s MBA programs and the Business Leadership Society. Faculty, please tell your students about this!
To register, and for more information on networking tips and business attire, visit this link.
Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.
Do you know someone who deserves special recognition for awesome work at our next all-employee meeting (Monday, March 19)? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form by the end of the day on Friday, March 16. Include a short summary (two to three sentences) of their recent success!
The meeting is set from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. A live stream will be shown in Portland Center’s Room 160.
Questions? Contact Nichole Drew (ndrew@georgefox.edu).
Spring 2018 Grads: Stop by our Grad Night Open House on Wednesday, April 4, to pick up your cap and gown between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 155).
Meet with student accounts, alumni relations, Jostens and Bruin Store representatives while also enjoying snacks with your cohort and other George Fox graduates!
Faculty, please encourage your students to attend!
Questions? Contact Darla Norgren at dnorgren@georgefox.edu.
The importance of being ethical in the business world will be discussed at a special George Fox-hosted lecture presented by Jeff Grubb, a former vice president at Wells Fargo, tomorrow (Thursday). Grubb’s free presentation, “A Christian in the Business World: Ethical Decisions in Challenging Times,†begins at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Grubb has been a trustee at the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust since 2010. He retired from corporate life in 2017 after 35 years in financial services working for Progressive Insurance, U.S. Bank, U.S. Trust and Wells Fargo. He has also served on the advisory board of several private companies.
The lecture is being presented by George Fox’s Office of the President and College of Business. It is the latest installment of the university’s Reiten Lecture Executive in Residence Series.
Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.
The Portland Writing Center is seeking a new writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and adult degree students understand the components of effective writing. Portland Writing Center consultants are current degree-completion and graduate students who work four to eight hours per week meeting with students in face-to-face or online sessions at the Portland Writing Center.
Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following: (1) thinking through ideas for a writing assignment; (2) considering writing choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, cohesion, and organization; (3) developing ideas with specific evidence; (4) improving research strategies; (5) applying proper documentation and formatting; and (6) understanding basic grammar and mechanics.
Click here for a consultant job description, and click here for a consultant application. A 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.
​The next Wellness Challenge is here! The Wellness Challenge “Spring Part 2” will run from Monday, March 12 through Friday, April 27.
Here are the details:
For the first challenge, March 12-17: Participate in an activity from the physical therapy department’s Health and Wellness Week.
Also, join in the conversation on Facebook here.
– Staff Development Committee
Looking for an ideal networking opportunity? Join us for a free special event, Speed Networking, from 7 to 9 p.m. this Thursday, March 15, in the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom (415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg). Although admission is free, you still need to register.
Bring your business cards! Students, alumni and professionals will have opportunities to create connections and learn about a variety of fields at this speed and social networking event. Business-appropriate attire is recommended. Appetizers and water will be served.
The event is sponsored by the university’s MBA programs and the Business Leadership Society. Faculty, please tell your students about this!
To register, and for more information on networking tips and business attire, visit this link.
Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.
​The next Wellness Challenge is here! The Wellness Challenge “Spring Part 2” will run from Monday, March 12 through Friday, April 27.
Here are the details:
For the first challenge, March 12-17: Participate in an activity from the physical therapy department’s Health and Wellness Week.
Also, join in the conversation on Facebook here.
– Staff Development Committee
The importance of being ethical in the business world will be discussed at a special George Fox-hosted lecture presented by Jeff Grubb, a former vice president at Wells Fargo, on Thursday, March 15. Grubb’s free presentation, “A Christian in the Business World: Ethical Decisions in Challenging Times,†begins at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Grubb has been a trustee at the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust since 2010. He retired from corporate life in 2017 after 35 years in financial services working for Progressive Insurance, U.S. Bank, U.S. Trust and Wells Fargo. He has also served on the advisory board of several private companies.
The lecture is being presented by George Fox’s Office of the President and College of Business. It is the latest installment of the university’s Reiten Lecture Executive in Residence Series.
Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.
Turnitin services will be temporarily unavailable during a scheduled maintenance update on Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In Assignments with Turnitin enabled, instructors are encouraged to modify assignment submission due dates to fall outside of the window. All other FoxTALE services will operate as usual. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Contact the Service Desk with any questions: 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
The Portland Writing Center is seeking a new writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and adult degree students understand the components of effective writing. Portland Writing Center consultants are current degree-completion and graduate students who work four to eight hours per week meeting with students in face-to-face or online sessions at the Portland Writing Center.
Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following: (1) thinking through ideas for a writing assignment; (2) considering writing choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, cohesion, and organization; (3) developing ideas with specific evidence; (4) improving research strategies; (5) applying proper documentation and formatting; and (6) understanding basic grammar and mechanics.
Click here for a consultant job description, and click here for a consultant application. A 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.
The new training, self-evaluation, and assessment tool for staff and administrators became available March 1. We trust you are enjoying the improvements! Employee Empowerment gives a big thank you to everyone who participated in the survey and testing. Your feedback was used in our decisions to simplify the tool and process.
Employee Empowerment welcomes your questions by phone, email, or in person. Please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu if you encounter any issues or have questions.
The Finance Department would like to follow-up on last month’s announcement that a drop box is now available by clarifying that the drop box is for AFTER HOURS ITEMS ONLY. As a reminder, we have renamed the drop box; it is now called the “After Hours Drop Box.â€
Please do not drop items in the box during our regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call or email Michelle Conrad at ext. 2160 or mconrad@georgefox.edu with any questions.
We sure appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
– The Finance Department
This month’s all-employee meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 22, has been moved up to meet on Monday, March 19, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160 at the Portland Center). Please make a note of this change.
To manage existing maintenance needs and projects, Plant Services is requiring all office relocation requests for the summer months to be made according to the following deadlines:
Any requests made after these dates for moves in those respective months will be considered and approved based on current schedules and staff availability.
Relocation Forms are located here.
Questions? Contact Dwayne Astleford (dastlefo@georgefox.edu).
The William Penn Honors Program regrets to inform the university community that tonight’s (Thursday’s) lecture featuring guest Donald Drakeman has been canceled. Unfortunately, Drakeman had to cancel to tend to his wife, who is ill. The lecture has not been rescheduled at this time.
If you have questions, please contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.
To manage existing maintenance needs and projects, Plant Services is requiring all office relocation requests for the summer months to be made according to the following deadlines:
Any requests made after these dates for moves in those respective months will be considered and approved based on current schedules and staff availability.
Relocation Forms are located here.
Questions? Contact Dwayne Astleford (dastlefo@georgefox.edu).
The William Penn Honors Program regrets to inform the university community that the Thursday, March 8, lecture featuring guest Donald Drakeman has been canceled. Unfortunately, Drakeman had to cancel to tend to his wife, who is ill. The lecture has not been rescheduled at this time.
If you have questions, please contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.
