Come join Andrea Scott for lunch in the AAO conference room (Hoover 250) today (Friday) from noon to 1 p.m. All employees are invited to bring your own lunch, but please let us know if you’re planning to come so we know to expect you.
Contact Charlene Maugeri at cmaugeri@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The School of Physical Therapy’s Health and Wellness Week returns this May. This year we will be offering these free events:
Note: All events begin at 6 p.m.
Info about each class can be found here. To sign up, email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.
The Plant Services office will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. this summer, starting Monday, May 1.
University Recreation is hosting a Wilderness First Responder course this August on the Newberg campus.
The course is ideal for anyone who spends a significant amount of time recreating in outdoor settings. The curriculum also provides essential training in wilderness medicine, leadership, and critical thinking for professionals and leaders working and traveling in outdoor, low-resource, and remote environments.
We have four spots remaining in this course, and they may go quickly!
For more information and to register, go here. Current George Fox students can also apply for a scholarship for the course by going here.
If you have questions about the course, please contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.
Beginning this Saturday, April 29, the Murdock Library will be open this summer Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The 24-hour space will remain open during the summer.
Contact Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The university community is invited to the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute’s “Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy” event May 9-11.
Both in-person and Zoom sessions will be hosted, with Tuesday’s event taking place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s meetings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sessions will feature Dr. Patricia Robinson and Dr. Kirk Strosahl, founders of Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy and internationally renowned psychologists.
This CME is an excellent cross-training opportunity in behavioral theory and practice for the medical, dental, pharmacy and nursing professions.
For more information, please visit our event page. Questions? Write us at ipci@georgefox.edu.
We would love to see you and/or your colleagues in May at George Fox or on Zoom!
Mail Services will be adjusting the courier schedule for the summer season (May 1 to Aug. 25). Here is the schedule:
If special courier arrangements need to be made, please reach out to Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
We are still in need of several willing servants to serve as ushers at the 3 p.m. undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 29! Take tickets, hand out programs, direct graduates’ family and friends to their seats, and help make graduation a special event for all involved.
Please email Laurie Fair at LFair@georgefox.edu ASAP, if you are available. Thank you in advance!
Parkinson’s disease affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. That’s 1 million individuals – moms, dads, sisters, brothers, grandparents, best friends – who are living with this progressive neurological disease. So, this April, during Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Providence Health Plan is sharing resources, information, and hope with all people affected by this disease.
Learning more about this condition and visualizing a world without the disease can empower us all to create change. Find out more here.
Please join us for an electrical engineering candidate’s research presentation on “Engineering Bioelectric Phenomena: Describing Membrane Bioimpedance, Excitation, and Circuit Synthesis.” Dr. Robert Melendy from the Oregon Institute of Technology will present on the topic today (Tuesday) from 4 to 5 p.m. in EHS 102.
Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Faculty, have you published a book in 2022 or 2023, or do you plan to have a book published in the next few months? If so, we want to know about it and share it with readers of the George Fox Journal. Please fill out this form no later than Friday, April 28.
Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd at jlloyd@georgefox.edu.
The American Academy of Religion (Pacific Northwest Region) will host its meetings on the George Fox campus the weekend of Friday, May 19, to Sunday, May 21. Several of our faculty are presenting; all are welcome to attend. If interested in joining us, please register here.
Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
We are privileged to welcome guitarist Doyle Dykes in concert at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
Dykes is arguably the most gifted fingerstyle guitarist alive today, and he has dedicated himself and his gifts to the Lord, blending Scripture and inspirational stories into his playing. You won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to spend an evening with him.
In addition to his evening performance, Dykes will be hosting a guitar clinic Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. in Ross 208. To reserve a spot, contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu.
These events are both free and open to the public.
Faculty, have you published a book in 2022 or 2023, or do you plan to have a book published in the next few months? If so, we want to know about it and share it with readers of the George Fox Journal. Please fill out this form no later than Friday, April 28.
Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd at jlloyd@georgefox.edu.
Join a Canopy webinar that focuses on how mental health incorporates into holistic wellness. Topics discussed include stigma reduction, signs and symptoms, and community resources.
Register here today. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 3, from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Reach out to Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday! If you have a birthday in April, we would like to celebrate you. Please stop by the academic affairs office today (Thursday) or tomorrow between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a birthday treat!
We’re located on the second floor of Hoover, in Suite 230. Portland Center employees may pick up their birthday treat at the front desk. Allergen-free options are available.
The IT department currently has 14 21.5-inch iMacs (2013) for sale for $75 each at the IT Service Desk.
They all have 16GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, and an i5-4570R 2.7 processor. The computers have been reset to factory settings, are installed with OS 10.15 Catalina, and are not upgradable. Best uses are for web browsing, streaming and applications that do not require a newer operating system. Some versions of MicroSoft Office will not run on these devices.
Please note that these computers are sold “as is.” We do not provide support or maintenance on these machines, or perform updates of any kind, and cannot guarantee the manufacturer will have parts available. Each computer comes with a power supply, keyboard and mouse.
Computers are being sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the Service Desk. We are not able to hold computers unless payment has been made. We accept debit and credit cards only for payment.
Our hours of operation can be found at it.georgefox.edu.
If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
We are recruiting former missionaries who have started a business after returning from the mission field as interviewees for a study on the role of entrepreneurship in re-entry adjustment.
The interviews will take place by Zoom (or in person, if local) in the month of May, and run about 20 to 30 minutes. We believe participants may also benefit from sharing their stories.
If you know someone who fits this description, please kindly connect them to Tim Veach, associate professor of management here at George Fox, at tveach@georgefox.edu.
The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday! If you have a birthday in April, we would like to celebrate you. Please stop by the academic affairs office tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday, April 21, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a birthday treat!
We’re located on the second floor of Hoover, in Suite 230. Portland Center employees may pick up their birthday treat at the front desk. Allergen-free options are available.
The School of Physical Therapy’s Health and Wellness Week returns this May. Several free events are offered:
To learn more about each event and how to sign up, visit our website. Space is limited. Reach out to Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu for more information.
