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Grab your friends and sign up for the 2024 5K for Uganda Glow Run/Walk on Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m.!

The cost is $20 for students, $30 for community members, and $10 for children under age 10. This includes a free T-shirt if you sign up by Tuesday, March 19. You can sign up at this link.

All proceeds go toward the Doctor of Physical Therapy program’s medical service trip to Uganda, where we will be working with patients in rural communities.

Questions? Contact Hannah Quinn at hbusch15@georgefox.edu.

In the next few days, the Portland Writing Center will become the Virtual Learning Center. We will be offering the same services, writing consultations and academic coaching, with the same amazing consultants; our name is simply changing to represent the modality of our services.

We will let you know when the change officially happens. If you have any questions, please email Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu. To schedule an appointment with the Portland Writing Center, please go to the TracCloud icon on your Canvas page.

The university’s performing arts department will present our spring musical, Bright Star, in Wood-Mar Auditorium beginning next week. Here are our showtimes:

• Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9 & March 14-16, at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, March 10 and March 17, at 2 p.m.

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s.

When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past – and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.

With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, Bright Star is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.

Students and staff can claim their free ticket by visiting our website at georgefox.edu/box-office. Student tickets are free for Thursday nights; staff tickets are free for any night. When selecting your complimentary tickets, please do so using your own George Fox email address. Open captioning will be offered on the first Sunday and second Thursday performances.

If you have any questions, contact Kacy Hughson at khughson@georgefox.edu.

Join the grant support team on Tuesday, March 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 to explore the roles and responsibilities of a grant administrator. The grant administrator typically supports faculty or staff members who have won grants.

Key topics covered include:

• Roles and responsibilities
• Budget tracking
• Purchasing
• Timekeeping

Feel free to suggest additional topics or questions. Kindly RSVP by Friday, March 8, by emailing Leanna Smith, director of corporate, foundation & government relations, at leannas@georgefox.edu

Please contact Leanna at the above email address with any questions.

Come join us for Quaker Worship tomorrow (Thursday) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 250 for a time of quiet waiting on the Lord for guidance, healing and empowerment. Nathanael Ankeny will be hosting. SpiL credit will be offered.

Feel free to reach out to Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.

What does it mean to be human? This year’s Dalton Lecture explores the question from both scientific and biblical perspectives, with an emphasis on awe. The lecture will identify shared values in both the scientific and spiritual approaches to exploring human distinctiveness.

Join us on Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium for the lecture, “Stardust & Wonder,” with Dr. Praveen Sethupathy, chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University.

Dr. Sethupathy will include concepts from science and genomics that invite the audience to marvel at who we are and how it relates to our calling as image bearers of God.

The public is welcome, and admission is free. A George Fox Student Research Symposium and cookie reception will follow.

There will be an additional science lecture on pediatric cancer from Dr. Sethupathy on Thursday, March 14, at 3 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

You can read more about the Dalton Lecture Series here.

Please reach out to Amanda Sue Harris at amandah@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Do you have knee pain? Are you over the age of 50? Interested in helping the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and learn more about activity? Consider taking part in our research.

Beginning Wednesday, March 6, we will begin conducting research on Mondays and Wednesdays after 4 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd).

Reach out to gotkneesdpt@georgefox.edu, or call 503-554-2466 to learn more.

The 2024 Collegiate Day of Prayer is coming up on Thursday, Feb. 29. The Office of Parent and Family Programs and the George Fox Prayer Network invite you to join us in a day devoted to prayer for the students, faculty and administration of George Fox.

We also welcome our families and George Fox community to take time during this day to pray from your homes or work as you feel led.

Throughout the day you can look to our social media outlets (George Fox University Parents on Facebook or @georgefoxfamily on Instagram) for prayer direction. Our campus pastoral team also created this special Liturgy of Prayer page as another resource to help guide you as you pray.

This is a virtual event, but on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 29, the George Fox Prayer Network also invites anyone to join an in-person prayer time at 6:30 p.m. in Stevens 207. This is a student-led event.

If you have additional questions, please contact Megan Fisher at mfisher@georgefox.edu.

The Lewis and Tolkien Student Society invites you to join us for guest lecturer Jonathan Kirkpatrick’s talk on “Bacchus in Narnia: C.S. Lewis and the Greek and Roman Classics” on Monday, March 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in EHS 102.

In his lecture, Dr. Kirkpatrick will be asking why Bacchus (the god of wine) appears in Prince Caspian, and why he was such a significant deity to Lewis.

Through this, he’ll look at how Lewis’s love of literature and mythology played an important and surprising role in his religious conversion as well as his books. Dr. Kirkpatrick has lived in Oxford for many years, where he works as principal lecturer for SCIO (Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford), hosting numerous American students studying abroad in the city.

Dr. Kirkpatrick is a classicist, with a particular interest in the religious landscape of Roman Palestine and the classical background of C.S. Lewis’s life and writings. He has spent two seasons of his life living in Lewis’s former home, The Kilns, first as a scholar in residence and later as the warden.

Dinner and refreshments will be provided. We look forward to learning with you!

If you have questions, email Amber Abrams at aabrams20@georgefox.edu.

Please join us for our RESONATE 2024 concert with Jon and Valerie Guerra tomorrow (Friday) at 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101.

The Guerras are singer-songwriters based out of Austin, Texas. Jon describes his style as “devotional music,” a term he coined to refer to his musical style, as “less Sunday morning worship music, and more Monday morning prayer music.” His 2023 album, Ordinary Ways, was critically acclaimed and won Best Album of The Year at the Gospel Coalition’s yearly round-up.

We are so thrilled to host the Guerras at our event, and we hope you can make it. Save your spot here!

Please reach out to Emma Ray at erieth@georgefox.edu with any questions.

This year, the university’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program will be traveling to Uganda to serve their communities in need. While there, we will partner with local leaders and advocacy groups to provide training and collaborate in the treatment and management of people with disabilities.

Our time will be spent at two boarding schools for children with disabilities, as well as with local physicians and nurses helping run free primary care clinics. The DPT program cannot wait to see how God works through this trip for our students and those whom they will be serving.

With your support, we will be able to not only serve the people in the rural areas of Uganda, but also utilize the physical therapy and differential diagnosis skills we have learned in the program. Would you prayerfully consider supporting us with a gift today?

Give online through this link.

From all of Cohort 11, thank you for partnering with us!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Garrett Cassio at gcassio22@georgefox.edu.

The university community is welcome to a special guest lecture by Warner Pacific University President Brian Johnson at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Hoover 105. He will present “W.E.B. Du Bois in African American Intellectual and Christian History.”

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, commonly known as W.E.B. Du Bois, was an intellectual, sociologist and civil rights activist whose contributions significantly impacted the African American struggle for equality and justice.

Dr. Johnson authored the biography W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934. In the book, he describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois’s birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934.

Dr. Johnson is a sought-after speaker, accomplished professor, scholar and academic administrator. He serves as the first minority president in Warner Pacific University’s 83-year history. To learn more, visit this page.

Keep an eye on your vision health. Medicare covers a glaucoma screening once every 12 months. If you get a glaucoma test and start treatment early, you may protect your eyes from serious vision loss.

If you think you may be at high risk, talk to your doctor to make sure you’re up to date on your glaucoma screening.

The university community is welcome to a special guest lecture by Warner Pacific University President Brian Johnson at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, in Hoover 105. He will present “W.E.B. Du Bois in African American Intellectual and Christian History.”

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, commonly known as W.E.B. Du Bois, was an intellectual, sociologist and civil rights activist whose contributions significantly impacted the African American struggle for equality and justice. Born in 1868, he became the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University. He cofounded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and played a crucial role in advocating for civil rights, racial equality, and education.

Dr. Johnson has received a number of fellowships, including a 2004-2005 non-resident fellowship within the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Studies at Harvard University. That led him to author the biography, W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934. In the book, Johnson describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois’s birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934.

Dr. Johnson is a sought-after speaker, accomplished professor, scholar and academic administrator. He serves as the first minority president in Warner Pacific University’s 83-year history. To learn more, visit this page.

Do you have something innovative or a great idea you want to share with the university’s Innovation Council? Send it our way using this link and we can work with you to get it implemented!

Feel free to reach out to Casey Martin at martinc@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Doctor of Physical Therapy program is conducting a research study, and we’re looking for research participants!

The study will compare the effects of two peak exercise tests for individuals aged 60 to 90. These tests consist of a one-minute sit-to-stand test and a 30-second Wingate bicycle test. We will also be assessing blood lactate levels via finger prick testing to compare between the two tests.

Testing availability will begin Friday, Feb. 23, and will be scheduled per student and participant availability, typically on weekdays, with an emphasis on Friday mornings. If you would like to be considered for this study, please click this link to be taken to a Google intake form.

You will be contacted to discuss further details of this study and determine your eligibility for it. Thank you for supporting our program!

Questions? Please contact Dr. Tyler Whited (supervising professor for this study) at twhited@georgefox.edu.

The nursing department warmly invites you to attend Relational Cafe. This three-part event takes a cafe learning style approach to create an engaging and educational atmosphere. Our goal is to empower healthcare students and professionals by strengthening worker well-being. Join us in Canyon Commons for the following events:

• Daily Spiritual Practice for Healthcare Worker Well-being: Friday, March 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. 
• Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Healthcare Worker Well-being: Friday, April 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. 
• Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Healthcare Worker Well-being: Friday, April 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. 

Our first event will be presented by Dr. Laye Wilson-Anderson while Dr. Patti Robinson presents on Friday, April 12 and 16. Please note that dinner will cost $12 if you are not on a George Fox meal plan. Be sure to prepare for the event by completing the Values in Action Survey. See additional event details here.

Contact Julie Oyemaja at joyemaja@georgefox.edu to reserve your spot.

Tune in to Nationwide webinars to hear experts tackle important questions to consider as you plan for retirement. Click here to get the information on upcoming sessions (please note updated link from yesterday’s announcement).

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Aga Kaspryzk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu.

Join the grant support team on Tuesday, March 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 to explore the roles and responsibilities of a grant administrator. The grant administrator typically supports faculty or staff members who have won grants.

Key topics covered include:

• Roles and responsibilities
• Budget tracking
• Purchasing
• Timekeeping

Feel free to suggest additional topics or questions. Kindly RSVP by March 8 by emailing Leanna Smith, director of corporate, foundation & government relations, at leannas@georgefox.edu

Please contact Leanna at the above email address with any questions.

Tune in to this webinar to hear retirement expert Kristalin Kingsley present about important questions to consider as you plan for retirement. Take a look at appropriate asset allocation, distribution ages, and options. Click here to join.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Aga Kaspryzk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu.