You have just two more days to send your nomination for February Employee of the Month to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu). Do it now, while you’re thinking about it. The deadline is tomorrow (Thursday).
Thank you!
We want to remind you that George Fox University is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe living, learning and work setting for students, employees and visitors. A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that is free of the following:
These behaviors and actions are contrary to the mission, values and Lifestyle Standards of our community. It is our firm belief that engaging in any aspect of this behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by members of the George Fox community.
Should an incident of this nature occur, the person is strongly encouraged to report the incident to university personnel. For further descriptions of these policies, resources for support, and the process for reporting please visit studenthandbook.georgefox.edu.
Mark your calendars! The Doctor of Physical Therapy program invites you to attend the opening of our Physical Therapy Community Clinic and Center for Health and Wellness on Wednesday, March 2. We’ll gather from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Roberts Center.
Please join us for a department tour, wellness screening, and food and beverages while learning how physical therapy may help you discover a healthier you. You are also invited to meet our team of physical therapists who are ready to answer your questions about health and wellness, physical therapy and getting started on the path to stronger, healthier and better living.
For more information, please contact Li-Zandre van Eeden at 503-554-2479 or lvaneeden@georgefox.edu. We look forward to seeing you!
Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget to join the university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry for the sixth annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 18, in Bauman Auditorium.
James M. Tour, PhD, the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University’s Smalley Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, will present “Jesus Christ and Nanotechnology: The Impact of Faith Upon the Life of a Scientist.”
Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, chapel credit is available for students.
Dr. Tour will also be speaking Thursday at 3 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Feel free to attend that as well.
Tour has more than 550 research publications and more than 75 patents, with citations totaling more than 55,000. He was named among “The 50 Most Influential Scientists in the World Today†by TheBestSchools.org in 2014.
He will share a brief overview of nanotechnology and his coming to faith in Jesus Christ and how this decision impacted his life. He will also share his thoughts regarding evolution and his hope for science and the young.
A dessert reception and Student Research Poster session follows the evening lecture.
For more information on Tour and the Dalton Lecture Series in general, visit this link. Questions? Call the Department of Biology and Chemistry at 503-554-2710.
Eight staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:
The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.
As we ramp up to registration for the 2016-17 academic year, we’re implementing some improvements to our popular class information webpage, class.georgefox.edu.
On Monday, Feb. 15, you’ll see these changes go live!
Basic navigation for semester, student population and class subject are the same, but we’ve added drill-down functionality that includes class start and end dates as well as meeting dates, times and locations, along with access to some basic tuition refund calculations.
Advisors and students, we recommend you familiarize yourself with the new layout and functions prior to your advising appointments in March.
Questions? Contact Melissa Thomas at registrar@georgefox.edu.
Calling all staff! Could you use some extra training in current aspects of your job? Did you know that the Staff Development Committee has funds set aside to help defray some of the tuition costs for workshops, classes or other training?
All that is needed is to download the form from the Staff Development Committee website, fill it out, include a copy of your class registration and payment form, and submit materials to Nadine Kincaid at Box 6095. Funds are dispersed on a first-come, first-served basis and are available until they are all used up, or July 1, whichever comes first.
We want you to be the best you can be at your job, so please avail yourself of this opportunity to learn new skills. Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at 503-554-2090 or nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to attend a free lecture featuring Lauren Winner, author and assistant professor of spirituality at Duke Divinity School, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, in Bauman Auditorium.
Winner is the author of numerous books, including Girl Meets God, Wearing God and Mudhouse Sabbath. The lecture she will present is titled “Wearing God: Encountering Overlooked Biblical Metaphors for God.â€
Her recent memoir, Still: Notes on a Mid-faith Crisis, was named a “Best Book of 2012†in the religion category by Publishers Weekly and was a Christianity Today 2013 Book Award winner in the spirituality category. Her book on overlooked biblical images of God, Wearing God, was published by HarperOne in the spring of 2015.
Winner has appeared on PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture and Christianity Today. She has degrees from Duke, Columbia and Cambridge universities, and she holds a PhD in history.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program, the College of Christian Studies and the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life. Chapel credit is available.
Questions? Contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2152.
Join us as we welcome George Fox alumni Bill Jackson, Michael Livingston and Rose Livingston for a special Black History Month alumni panel. The three guests will share stories from their time here at George Fox and will provide insight into what it was like for students of color on campus during the late 1960s/early 1970s.
Join us from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room today (Thursday). Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.
Please advise your student employees that the student payday for February will be Tuesday, Feb. 16, due to President’s Day (bank holiday) on the 15th.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.
We look forward to hearing about someone who has made recent significant contributions to the work of the university, so please send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, Feb. 18, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.
The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at an all-community meeting later this month.
Join us as we welcome George Fox alumni Bill Jackson, Michael Livingston and Rose Livingston for a special Black History Month alumni panel. The three guests will share stories from their time here at George Fox and will provide insight into what it was like for students of color on campus during the late 1960s/early 1970s.
Join us from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room this Thursday, Feb. 11. Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.
Marketing communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your request at this link.
Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department (optional); and the chart of accounts budget to be charged. The next order will be placed on Monday, Feb. 15.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
Planning is in full swing to honor graduates from traditional undergraduate, adult degree, and graduate programs at a variety of 2016 Spring Commencement events the final week of April.
Details on all events are available at commencement.georgefox.edu.
The efforts of George Fox to aid in restoring a favorable habitat for monarch butterflies will be featured in a television episode of Oregon Field Guide, to be aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB-TV) this Thursday, Feb. 11.
The Field Guide episode, entitled “Monarchs and Milkweeds,†will explore the planting by various groups and individuals of native milkweeds, which serve as an irreplaceable resource for the monarch butterfly’s reproduction during its migrations through western Oregon and the Willamette Valley. The program will air at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, with a repeat presentation scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m.
With more than 99 percent of the original Willamette Valley habitat gone within historic times, the migration of the monarchs is jeopardized. George Fox has been collaborating its efforts with individuals and organizations to restore usable milkweed foraging habitat for these butterflies by planting milkweed both as landscape plantings and prairie restoration components on campus.
The goal is to not only create usable habitat on campus but also to be a community resource for education and for the propagation stock of these valuable native species.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
During this maintenance update, Fall 2015 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 “Edit settings” in the Course Administration block. 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.
Bruin-Secure is the new secure wireless network. Connect to it using your George Fox credentials.
Windows OS users can download and run this connection wizard to simplify the process.
Please note: The older foxwifi network will be turned off Monday, Feb. 15, so please connect soon. If you have trouble connecting, check out the IT WiFi webpage or contact the IT Service Desk.
Bruin-Secure is the new secure wireless network. Connect to it using your George Fox credentials.
Windows OS users can download and run this connection wizard to simplify the process.
Please note: The older foxwifi network will be turned off Monday, Feb. 15, so please connect soon. If you have trouble connecting, check out the IT WiFi webpage or contact the IT Service Desk.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
During this maintenance update, Fall 2015 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 “Edit settings” in the Course Administration block. 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.
