George Fox is offering some pretty amazing camps for high schoolers this summer! If you know a high school student who is interested art, film, athletics or engineering, we’ve got a summer camp experience they definitely won’t want to miss!
Check out georgefox.edu/SummerCamps to learn more.
Mail Services has adjusted 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.
As we head into the summer, here are a few “tech tips” to be mindful of.
If you get a new phone:
When traveling with a laptop:
Contact us in IT if you have any questions, at 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
Learn how to bring more happiness to your personal and professional life. Research supports that happy people feel better, do better, and live better. While this is great news, it still begs the question, “Why?” And more importantly, “How?”
During this available-on-demand Canopy webinar, we will explore the history and research behind this concept of happiness, how it relates to the various facets of your life, and what intentional activities you can do to increase your life satisfaction and fulfillment.
Join a Canopy webinar, “Mental Health Awareness and Holistic Wellness,” from 10 to 10:30 a.m. this Wednesday, May 3. Topics discussed include stigma reduction, signs and symptoms, and community resources. You can register here.
Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program’s annual Health and Wellness Week returns Monday, May 15. This year we will be offering exercise and nutrition classes. Most will be at the Medical Sciences Building, however our “Pool-A-Palooza” for kids will be at Chehalem Aquatic Center.
Additional details can be found only our Events page.
To sign up for events (or to ask questions), please email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.
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.
