Your W-2 has been sent in the mail or is available to print electronically on MyGeorgeFox on the Payroll tile of your employee (or student) homepage.
Please contact peopleandculture@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Are you fascinated by ChatGPT? How about chatting some more about it? Chief Strategy Officer Shawn Daley invites anyone interested in looking at the interface of AI and universities to an informal discussion (potentially free Coke Zero will be provided) to determine if the community would like to make any further exploration steps. This is an open invite, for faculty and staff across all departments.
We’ll meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Hoover AAO conference room.
Please email Shawn at sdaley@georgefox.edu to let him know that you’re planning to attend.
Hello everyone! Your Concur reports for the month of December were due on Jan. 10. Please get them submitted to avoid any disruption with your card access.
If you have any questions or would like one-on-one help, please give Kathi Becker a call at 503-554-2166.
The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday!
If your birthday falls in January, we would like to celebrate you. Please stop by the Academic Affairs Office on Friday, Jan. 20, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a sweet treat and a surprise. (Allergen-free options are available). We’re located on the second floor of Hoover in Suite 230.
Portland Center employees may pick up their birthday treats at the front desk.
What should I eat or drink when I have a cold?
Read this interesting article to find out which nourishing and comforting foods and drinks will actually help you recover from a cold and why.
Faculty are reminded and encouraged to join the Trauma-Informed Teaching training with Dr. Michelle Deeg-Davis and Dr. Erin Johnson to learn how to help our students who are dealing with trauma.
The first online discussion will take place this Friday, Jan. 20, at 3 p.m. via Zoom.
This discussion will cover the materials provided in both the December, “Understanding Trauma,” and January, “Neuroscience of Trauma,” sessions. All study materials, a detailed schedule and the Zoom link can be found here.
Is there anything you are curious about or would like answers to in regard to the university? What questions would you like university President Robin Baker or the Executive Leadership Team to answer?
Dr. Baker will use some time at the next all-employee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24, to answer questions you submit by Friday, Jan. 20, through this form. Submissions will remain anonymous.
One way people can support the food bank at the Bruin Community Pantry is to order items off the Amazon wish list.
Follow this link to find items to donate.
When prompted, use this address for mailing:
Bruin Community Pantry
414 N. Meridian St. Box 6148
Newberg, OR 97132
Please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Join us for RESONATE 2023 to see and savor the goodness, truth and beauty of Christianity. The Apologetics Initiative is partnering with Reasons to Believe, Confident Christianity, Ratio Christi and more to explore why the Christian story continues to compel and allure us.
Authors, scientists, musicians and philosophers from around the country will join us for this two-day event on George Fox’s campus.
RESONATE 2023 kicks off Friday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m. with a performance by singer-songwriter Jon Guerra and with our emcee Dominic Done introducing our speakers.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, our three speakers will give lectures followed by moderated discussions. Doors open at 8 a.m., and the first lecture begins at 9 a.m. in Canyon Commons.
Here are your RESONATE 2023 speakers and their topics:
Register here for free!
Providence Health Plan Members, check out January’s LifeBalance featured deals:
George Fox University is hosting a Local School Night out and offering local youth (K-8) free admission to our basketball games on Saturday, Jan. 28.
The women’s team tips off against Linfield at 4 p.m., followed by the men at 6 p.m.
Join us for fun activities such as sign making, Pennington and Mac the Wildcat dance offs, photos with the giant Pennington parade balloon and more!
University Recreation is hosting a Wilderness First Aid course from Saturday, March 4, to Sunday, March 5, at the Hadlock Student Center (Newberg campus). This course is open to students, employees and the public.
Wilderness First Aid is a two-day introduction to general medical concepts and basic life support skills. It is specifically geared toward people that enjoy spending time outside, so that they can be better prepared to respond to situations that may occur when adventuring, playing or working in the outdoors. The course is taught by Mark Whitaker, a professional instructor with significant patient care and backcountry experience.
To register for the course and to read more details, please go here.
If you have questions, please reach out to AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu).
Throughout a typical work day, you participate in a wide range of activities. Whether you’re moving boxes, standing in front of a class or planning lessons at your desk, your body must adjust to what it is asked to do.
Safety In Motion is a training event that teaches simple and practical applications to improve the way we reach, lift, carry, push and pull. You are invited to attend this event Friday, Jan. 13, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 160 at the Portland Center.
If you need more information, please reach out to Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.
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.
Please join the university’s Master Chorus in a performance of sacred works for chorus, brass, and organ featuring Gloria by John Rutter. Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in Ross 208 and begin tonight (Tuesday).
The performance will be on Sunday, April 23. The group is free and open to anyone in the community! So you can familiarize yourself with it, here is a recording of Gloria. Questions? Contact Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu.
On the first day of our “Think Outside the Fox” Week emphasis on serving with passion (Jan. 16-20), the spiritual life office would like to invite students and employees to join together for a day of learning and service alongside Doing Good Things! and SOLVE in Portland.
The event is set for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 16. Please complete this form to register. The day plan will be as follows:
Undergraduate students who participate will be eligible for five SpiL/chapel elective attendance credits.
Contact Rus St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu for more information.
From managing daily expenses to investing for retirement, this “Basics of Personal Finance” webinar session will help participants set personal finance goals, learn the basics of smart money management, and build a solid financial foundation for the future.
Dates/Times:
You can register here. Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Want to sell your home? Register for this Canopy webinar to learn the top-10 things a home seller should do to prepare their home and create a great first impression. Plus, learn about your Employee Home Ownership Program, its benefits and how it can save you money.
The webinar is scheduled from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12. Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. These four qualities are used as tools to cultivate a mind and heart of ease and wellbeing that benefits not only oneself but all of those around us.
Today, contemporary research studies are showing that practicing these qualities on a daily basis “increases one’s positive emotions and one’s degree of satisfaction with existence. The subjects feel more joy, kindness, gratitude, hope and enthusiasm, and the longer their training was, the more marked were the positive effects” (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology).
A seven-session series on the topic begins on Monday, Jan. 9, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and runs through April 3. The class meets online the second and fourth Monday of the month.
Click here to learn more and register, and contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.
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