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Our interprofessional team is delighted to invite the George Fox community to a virtual presentation: “Get Cultured! Decolonizing and Decentering Whiteness in the Healthcare Workforce.” It is 100% designed, developed and delivered by healthcare professionals who identify with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.

This event, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 11-12, is for everyone, and if you identify as white, this is a special opportunity to listen and learn. We will learn about ways to decolonize and decenter whiteness in our workforce, dynamic sizing, and other methods to improve our clinical care.

Additionally, this CME will focus on two important clinical topics: persistent pain and chronic disease.

This is a soulful opportunity to hear and deeply reflect on the voices and lived experiences of our BIPOC-identifying colleagues. For more information and to register, go here. It is free to George Fox employees and students.

Questions? Please contact Tammy O’Doherty at todohert@georgefox.edu.

Dawn Ford and the Faculty Development Committee invite you to join them for the Spring 2022 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The featured speaker is Melissa Ramos, an assistant professor of biblical studies and recipient of the 2020-21 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research & Scholarship.

Ramos will speak on “Ritual in Deuteronomy,” exploring the symbolic world of Deuteronomy’s ritual covenant and curses through a lens of religious studies and anthropology. This comparison illuminates how the ritual life of ancient Israel shaped the literary form of Deuteronomy.

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Join us in reading the Gospel of John during Lent! Use this Google Drive link to Paul Anderson’s “Forty Days with the Gospel of John” document. This will be easier for people to access than the Facebook page.

Contact Sarah Cuevas at scuevas@georgefox.edu for more information.

We are a group of marketing students tasked with creating a marketable product and plan. Our product is a meal subscription service geared toward parents or grandparents who have a desire for preparing quick, simple, and nutritious meals with their kids.

We have created this survey to help us gain valuable information that will help us market our product in the best possible way. If you are over the age of 24, we would greatly appreciate you taking part. Thank you!

Questions? Contact Katie Armstrong at karmstrong20@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

To hourly staff (and supervisors of staff members, please note): The Spring Staff Conference will take place Thursday, March 3, from noon to 4 p.m. as an in-person event on the Newberg campus.

This is a benefit we encourage all hourly staff to take advantage of! Staff members will receive an RSVP form via email to sign up for their preferred sessions.

Questions? Email the Staff Development Committee at alichten@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University and Austin Industries will host the Oregon Symphony for its 34th appearance in Bauman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 18. This year the concert will be a celebration of John Williams.

A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox half-time and full-time employees. Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis starting this Monday, Feb. 28, in the event services office (Ross 107). Reservations may be taken on Monday for Portland Center employees only.

George Fox is complying with the COVID-19 policies of our partners. The Oregon Symphony requires all patrons, regardless of age, to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test and a government-issued photo ID to attend concerts. Additional information will be provided with the tickets.

Questions? Please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.

This week we wrap up the topic of decluttering and provide you with some great additional reading resources. We hope you feel inspired to clear up some space for new things in your life.

“When you declutter – whether it’s on your home, your head, or your heart – it is astounding what will flow into that space that will enrich you, your life, and your family.” – Peter Walsh

Questions? Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu.

We are looking to conceptualize a new course/experience that will serve as an onramp for a vertically integrated projects program. A vertically integrated program at Fox would be similar to our honors program in having its own course package, and would have students on teams comprised of different majors/years.

These students would be researching/designing in pursuit of solving some “wicked problem” over their time at Fox. “Wicked problems” can be generalized to large problems with no single stakeholder and no single solution.

In this survey we are seeking input regarding what potential learning objectives would be necessary for the program at large, as well as what is important to consider in the structuring of an onboarding/introductory experience.

Thanks for your participation! Contact Luke Roderick at lroderick20@georgefox.edu for more information.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Please join the College of Social Work for its spring Diversity Dialogue featuring Anya Holcomb, cofounder and community mobilizer with Salem for Refugees. She will join us from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, in Hoover 105. The presentation is entitled “Refugee Resettlement in Salem, Oregon: Welcoming Our Global Neighbors.”

All are welcome! Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu for more information.

Doctor of physical therapy students are conducting a research study and are in need of volunteers who are older adults. The study concerns developing a fall prevention program through balance exercises that mitigate the risk of falling.

To participate in our study, you must:

• Be age 60 or older
• Live independently or in an assisted living facility
• Be able to walk at least one block without the help of another person
• Stand unsupported without an assistive device
• Pass a mental status examination

To participate, you must not have a diagnosis of a neurological condition or a current illness or health issues that would make performing physical activities unsafe. Also, you may not be taking medications which cause excessive sleepiness.

Participants will come to the university’s Medical Sciences Building, where we ask you to sign an informed consent form, answer questions, and perform a short mental status examination and a timed up-and-go test. Depending on your responses to the questionnaires and timed up-and-go performance, you may or may not be eligible for the study.

Those eligible will perform a physical performance test in a lab setting, consisting of the following activities: blood pressure and heart rate, walking test, balance tests, and a fear of falling questionnaire.

You may stop participation at any time and for any reason. No information that would identify you will be made public, and we do not feel there is more than minimal risk associated with this study.

If you or anyone you know is interested in participating, we invite you to schedule an appointment for testing. Please call 503-554-2463 or email the study team at GFUDPT.Research@gmail.com.

Dawn Ford and the Faculty Development Committee invite you to join them for the Spring 2022 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The featured speaker is Melissa Ramos, an assistant professor of biblical studies and recipient of the 2020-21 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research & Scholarship.

Ramos will speak on “Ritual in Deuteronomy,” exploring the symbolic world of Deuteronomy’s ritual covenant and curses through a lens of religious studies and anthropology. This comparison illuminates how the ritual life of ancient Israel shaped the literary form of Deuteronomy.

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently made recommendations to improve primary care, two of which were to build interprofessional care teams and community-based training programs. We at the university’s Interprofessional Primary Care Institute have decided to do both.

Join us on Zoom on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to explore interprofessionality in pediatric practice. Go to our event page to register or find more information. It is free for George Fox students and employees.

Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty at todohert@georgefox.edu.

The Portland Writing Center is seeking a new writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and degree-completion students understand the components of effective writing.

PWC consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work five to eight hours per week meeting with students in Zoom or email sessions through the Portland Writing Center. Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following:

• Thinking through ideas for a writing assignment
• Considering writing choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, cohesion and organization
• Developing ideas with specific evidence
• Improving research strategies
• Applying proper documentation and formatting
• Understanding basic grammar and mechanics
• Academic coaching, which is helping students with school/life balance

Click here for a consultant job description, and click here for a consultant application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For more information, contact Hannah Jackson, Portland Writing Center director, at hjackson@georgefox.edu.

Join Paul Anderson and others from around the world in reading the Gospel of John during Lent (March 2 through April 14) as an invitation to transformative Bible reading. All are welcome! You may also join Paul’s Daily Bible reading group on Facebook.

Questions? Email Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Providence Health Plan members: Check out February’s LifeBalance featured deals.

Questions? Contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu

The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “Commonplace,” so send us your best poems, stories, essays, and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.

The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.

All are welcome to submit, including employees and those who are not members of the George Fox community!

Submission Guidelines:

• Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
• Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
• For artwork: Files should be named as the title of your piece, followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.
• All work should be submitted through our website. Submissions close at midnight on Friday, Feb. 25.

Contact Jaime Miller at jmiller18@georgefox.edu with any questions.

To hourly staff (and supervisors of staff members, please note): The Spring Staff Conference will take place Thursday, March 3, from noon to 4 p.m. as an in-person event on the Newberg campus.

This is a benefit we encourage all hourly staff to take advantage of. Staff members will receive an RSVP form via email to sign up for their preferred sessions.

Questions? Email the Staff Development Committee at alichten@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to Bauman Auditorium for “An Evening of Jazz,” featuring jazz pianist Randy Halberstadt, at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday). Admission is free.

Halberstadt taught at Cornish School of the Arts in Seattle and has performed with jazz luminaries Herb Ellis, Dee Daniels, Bobby Shew, Joe LaBarbera, and many more. He will be performing with the university’s jazz ensemble and faculty jazz combo.

Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.

Have a February birthday? The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday!

If you have a birthday in February, please stop by the academic affairs office on the second floor of Hoover (HVR 230) today (Thursday) or tomorrow to pick up your birthday treat.

Portland Center employees may pick up their treat at the front desk.

Alone and Together is a single parent support program that is being designed by several students as a business communications project. We are conducing this survey intended for single parents; please share it with single parents in your communities.

Thank you for your feedback! Contact Karena Stephens at kstephens21@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.