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Richter Scholar proposals are due Monday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student research and/or projects that are devised, initiated, and carried out by individual students, with mentorship, guidance, and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.

The purpose of these funds is to support educational research/project opportunities that encourage the practices of independent thought leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility. For the purpose of this program, research/project is defined as a knowledge-generating activity that is designed to provide new information on a topic, tool, or process, and that proceeds according to established and accepted methods.

Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria at this link. All submittals will be electronic.

For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Join us at 10:50 a.m. this morning (Tuesday) for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Ryan Dearinger, associate professor of history and winner of the 2022-23 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year award, will present the faculty address.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and add/drop deadlines. Just click on a class to see all the details.

The Office of People and Culture is partnering with Dr. Rebecca Hernandez to once again train our community in search advocacy in order to help mitigate bias in the hiring process.

This fall, two distinct training opportunities will be offered: a refresher course for those who have participated in previous trainings, and a first-time training for those interested in becoming a search advocate. For more detailed information about search advocacy, click here.

• First-time search advocate trainees will need to attend both sessions, on Monday, Sept. 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The refresher course for existing advocates will be offered twice, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. or Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Register now. For more information, contact Jason Fileta at jfileta@georgefox.edu or Joe Thouvenel at jthouvenel@georgefox.edu.

Join us for the second annual Rise Women’s Worship Night & Leadership Conference! Worship together on Friday, Sept. 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. and learn keys for success at the Saturday morning Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.

The conference will feature female professionals, including faculty, staff and alumni who are eager to provide encouragement and share wisdom with the young women of Fox. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, build your connections, and learn skills to help you stand out among the crowd!

Alumni are welcome! Register here, and contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu for more information.

As we head into Welcome Weekend, the Newberg/Portland area will see temperatures soar above 90 degrees. As per our heat protocol, please follow these steps:

• Stay hydrated by drinking water every 20 minutes
• Schedule more strenuous work in the cooler parts of the day such as the morning
• If on the Newberg campus, take advantage of cooler buildings such as the Murdock Library, Klages, or Canyon Commons
• Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., check on fellow employees every hour to two hours
• Know the symptoms of heat-related illnesses.

If you have any questions about best practices during high heat, please contact Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.

Hello staff and administrators!

The Professional Development Committee would like to invite you to a Portland Center frozen treat social this afternoon (Thursday) from 2 to 2:45 p.m.!

Our committee focuses on promoting personal and professional growth for staff and administrators to promote communication, fellowship, and unity within the George Fox community. We are hopeful that this will be a sweet time to pause, enjoy a frozen treat, and fellowship with your coworkers.

Join us today at the front desk atrium area while supplies last. We will also have gluten free and dairy free options.

Hope to see you there!

Join us at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Ryan Dearinger, associate professor of history and winner of the 2022-23 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year award, will present the faculty address.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

One of the best things about George Fox is our welcoming spirit. In an effort to extend that gift to our Spanish-speaking community (families, guests and students), we are offering our campus community the opportunity to pick up a button that identifies you as someone who can help in their home language.

If you speak Spanish proficiently and would like to be a resource, we have a button for you! These buttons can/should be worn during large anchor events (Welcome Weekend, Family Weekend, prospective events, etc.) and then displayed on your desk for the rest of the year.

You can pick up these awesome buttons in the Barclay House (SpiL and Parent and Family Programs), beginning tomorrow (Wednesday), between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and after Welcome Weekend in Carlee Anglin’s office in the Meridian Street House.

Feel free to contact Megan Fisher at mfisher@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Hello staff and administrators!

The Professional Development Committee would like to invite you to a Portland Center frozen treat social this Thursday, Aug. 24, from 2 to 2:45 p.m.!

Our committee focuses on promoting personal and professional growth for staff and administrators to promote communication, fellowship, and unity within the George Fox community. We are hopeful that this will be a sweet time to pause, enjoy a frozen treat, and fellowship with your coworkers.

Join us Thursday at the front desk atrium area while supplies last. We will also have gluten free and dairy free options.

Hope to see you there!

Welcome back!

Attention Windows users: If your PC has become slow or sluggish with any process, please email the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu. A recent update from Microsoft has introduced some background processes that are not needed and are consuming resources. We are able to resolve this issue quickly and remotely for you if you let us know.

Want to build a new, healthy habit? Ready to break an old one? You are invited to join a free Providence Health Plan-sponsored Zoom webinar, Habits: Building the Good, Breaking the Bad, scheduled from noon to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). When registering, use the access code PHPCOMM or PHPASO.

We’ll explore how to take the next big step toward a better life, whether that’s creating new habits or working on cutting out an unhealthy habit.

The Office of Student Life thought it would be helpful to provide information about what we can do at George Fox University when concerns arise about a student’s behavior. While some of the information is more specific to traditional undergraduate students (due to the residential nature of these programs, etc.), some of the information applies to graduate and ADP students and programs as well.

In the past, we have delivered brightly colored folders with information for staff and faculty to use as a resource in situations where a student in crisis needs intervention. There is also information about employee responsibilities regarding FERPA as well as guidance in a campus emergency.

In order to reduce paper, as well as make these materials accessible to you online, we have created a folder in Google Drive. Please bookmark this folder for quick reference.

For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.

Join us to learn about legal and identity theft benefits available through your Canopy Employee Assistance Program. An online webinar is scheduled from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Aug. 22. You can register here.

Join registered dietitian, Kayla, and chef, Tim, for a virtual Providence Community Teaching Kitchen session that focuses on how to create a heart-healthy meal you will love. It meets from noon to 1 p.m. this Monday, Aug. 21.

Together, we’ll share a recipe for blueberry pecan salad with goat cheese and grilled chicken accompanied by fruit-infused water.

Join the university community in saying farewell to Barbi Doran, who will be leaving George Fox at the end of this week after more than 15 years of service.

We will host an open house celebration for her this afternoon (Thursday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 101. Refreshments will be served!

Swing by to wish Barbi well as she embarks on a new chapter in her life.

Nominate outstanding young alumni for the CCCU Young Alumni Award and shine the spotlight on George Fox alumni who are making a difference in the world!

Submit a nominee who has graduated within the last 10 years (2013-2023) and who is exhibiting uncommon leadership or success in a way that reflects the values of Christian higher education. The full guidelines and submission details are available at the above link. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 1.

We’d love to see George Fox alumni representing the university through this CCCU Young Alumni Award!

Contact Sara Reamy at sreamy@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Interested in learning more about your legal and ID theft benefits through our Employee Assistance Program? Attend a webinar from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Aug. 22. You can register ahead of time here.

Join the university community in saying farewell to Barbi Doran, who will be leaving George Fox at the end of this week after more than 15 years of service.

We will host an open house celebration for her from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Stevens 101. Refreshments will be served!

Swing by to wish Barbi well as she embarks on a new chapter in her life.

You are invited to participate in a Providence Health Plan-sponsored Zoom webinar, “Time Management: Capturing Your Time Thieves,” scheduled from 10 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday). When registering, use the access code PHPCOMM or PHPASO.

Struggling to get it all done each day and feeling overwhelmed? Juggling workload, family obligations, squeezing in time to see our friends and set aside some time for ourselves? It can be a lot! But chances are, we can accomplish our goals with just a few adjustments to our approach.

We’ll explain how we get off track and provide practical tools for achieving our goals when it feels like there is never enough time.