Please join the College of Physical Therapy on Zoom for our seventh annual research symposium tonight (Thursday) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Physical therapy doctoral faculty and third-year students will showcase various rehabilitation research topics.
Questions? Please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.
Join us for a creative adult learning experience today (Thursday) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. over Zoom. Titled “Interprofessional Solutions for Racism in Primary Care,” the event will be facilitated by healthcare professionals who personally represent Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
Learn how to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts, such as decenter whiteness/decolonize interprofessional primary care. Listen and process the experiences and perspectives of professionals from BIPOC communities. Explore what success looks like to facilitate better primary care for BIPOC communities.
This event is for healthcare professionals and learners, and is free to the George Fox community. Register here.
Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).
All are welcome to a special Zoom session featuring George Fox professor Dominic Done tonight (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Done, pastor at Westside: A Jesus Church, will be speaking as part of the Reedwood Forum on the subject of his book When Faith Fails. Join in for the conversation at this link (password is “RFCLive”); all are welcome.
Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.
Today (Wednesday), marks the beginning of the season of Lent, the season in the Christian church when we remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting and praying, prior to the beginning of his ministry.
Many Christians choose to observe Lent by participating in an intentional spiritual practice, such as fasting, Scripture reading, prayer, generosity, or service. It is a season set aside for repentance and acknowledgment of human weakness, toward greater trust in the Savior.
The season of Lent begins today and ends on Easter Sunday, April 4. The university pastors invite you to observe this time with us in one of the following ways:
Questions or want to meet with a university pastor? Contact the Office of Spiritual Life (spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320). May the Lord bless you!
Join the Academic Resource Center for an APA workshop with Sue O’Donnell. Learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more.
The workshop will take place tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Because of COVID classroom capacity, registration for the workshop is required. Sign up here.
You may also sign up to receive the video and slides of the presentation in lieu of attending in person.
Questions? Contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
George Fox Digital is releasing a series of public lectures on YouTube addressing the pandemic and Christian faith. How are we to understand suffering in light of God’s goodness? What do our academic disciplines have to say about theology and the pandemic?
The second of these lectures is out now, as professor Abigail Favale speaks on the topic “Christianity as a Response to the Problem of Human Suffering.”
We’ll be releasing a new lecture in this series on our YouTube playlist every Tuesday throughout February and early March.
Questions? Contact Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu).
Join Research and Instruction Librarian Andrea Abernathy online for a workshop covering the SCOPUS database. She’ll show you how to discover scholarship, track citations, and explore relevant journals with confidence.
The workshop will be held via Zoom today (Wednesday) at 2:30 p.m. Click here to register and for more information regarding future library workshops.
This semester, the library is offering a series of workshops to help the Fox community navigate our increasingly digital library environment. Each workshop will be taught by a different librarian, making them an excellent way to refresh your skills, learn something new, or hear an old concept in a new way.
Questions? Contact Kate Wimer (kwimer@georgefox.edu).
The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “FORMATION,†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 faculty and staff and those who are not members of the George Fox community!
Submission Guidelines:
All work should be submitted through our website. Submissions close on Monday, March 1, at 5 p.m.
Questions? Contact Libby Kerns (lkerns17@georgefox.edu).
Greetings from Campus Recreation and the Hadlock Student Center on the Newberg campus! Although our in-person classes are limited to Newberg campus students only, we are offering three virtual classes to staff, faculty, and Portland students for free.
We are excited to be able to offer these to Portland employees and students due to the nature of the virtual format. Here are the details on the classes and registration:
Self-Defense, Krav Maga
Tuesdays & Thursdays (4-5 p.m.; ongoing)
Details here
Register here
Note: The virtual self-defense class ends Feb. 25, but if you register, we will send you the recordings of the past six sessions.Â
Virtual Yoga & Prayer
Tuesdays & Thursdays (5-6 p.m.; starts Feb. 23)
Details & registration here
Total Body Blast
Fridays (8-9 a.m.; starts Feb. 26)
Details & registration here
Questions? Contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.
The Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) is this week, and it’s entirely online!
From Wednesday to Saturday, join us to learn from people like Eugene Cho and Esau McCaulley on how we as students and Christians can pursue anti-racism in our daily lives. Fill out this form to get information on sessions and post-SCORR debrief sessions led by Fox students and staff.
For students who want chapel credit, be sure to register for the events you’re attending on the iAttended app. Check out the SCORR schedule to decide what sessions to attend, and email Hannah Lee hlee17@georgefox.edu with any questions.
FoxTALE will be unavailable this morning (Tuesday)Â from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.
A group has been created to help female students heal from abusive relationships and be empowered from a faith-based, holistic curriculum created by ARMS (Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services), a local nonprofit.
A George Fox student will be leading the group throughout the semester weekly on Thursdays.
To receive the Zoom link or ask any questions, please email or call ARMS (info@abuserecovery.org, 503-846-9284 or 866-262-9284).
Captain James Ahn, a graduate of UC Riverside and the Claremont McKenna College Army ROTC program, died in 2015 during a parachute training operation while participating with his Special Forces unit in Washington state.
In James’ honor, we are sponsoring an annual scholarship of $1,000 to a Special Forces veteran who is working toward the completion of a higher education degree.
For more information, please visit the Veterans Resources webpage.
Join Research and Instruction Librarian Andrea Abernathy online for a workshop covering the SCOPUS database. She’ll show you how to discover scholarship, track citations, and explore relevant journals with confidence.
The workshop will be held via Zoom on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Click here to register and for more information regarding future library workshops.Â
This semester, the library is offering a series of workshops to help the Fox community navigate our increasingly digital library environment. Each workshop will be taught by a different librarian, making them an excellent way to refresh your skills, learn something new, or hear an old concept in a new way.
Questions? Contact Kate Wimer (kwimer@georgefox.edu).
This Wednesday, Feb. 17, marks the beginning of the season of Lent, the season in the Christian church when we remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting and praying, prior to the beginning of his ministry.
Many Christians choose to observe Lent by participating in an intentional spiritual practice, such as fasting, Scripture reading, prayer, generosity, or service. It is a season set aside for repentance and acknowledgment of human weakness, toward greater trust in the Savior.
The season of Lent begins on Wednesday, Feb. 17, and ends on Easter Sunday, April 4. The university pastors invite you to observe this time with us in one of the following ways:
Questions or want to meet with a university pastor? Contact the Office of Spiritual Life (spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320). May the Lord bless you!
The Intercultural Resource Center is excited to announce the Reconciliation and Education Program!
Following this month’s SCORR conference, the IRC will host three two-week programs discussing racial reconciliation, anti-racist action steps, and dismantling oppressive systems.
These programs are a great opportunity to commit to learning more about anti-racism while earning two chapel credits! Apply here by Monday, Feb. 22.
Questions? Contact Hannah Lee (hlee17@georgefox.edu).
The Newberg and Portland campuses will be closed this Monday, Feb. 15,  for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, libraries and bookstores will be closed.
Although the Murdock Library will be closed, the 24-hour space will remain open.
Disability and Accessibility Services is gauging interest in a weekly or bi-weekly ADHD group where students can meet others with ADHD, trade tips and insight, and discuss how ADHD impacts their lives as students.
If this sounds like something that would benefit you, please complete this survey today (Friday).
Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley in Disability and Accessibility Services (abyerley@georgefox.edu) or Kyle Rafferty (krafferty19@georgefox.edu).
Today (Friday), the IT Service Desk will be working from home and available during normal hours via phone and email. In-person service will be available from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Service Desk in the Stevens Center.
Click here for hours and information, or contact IT (servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569).
Join Research and Instruction Librarian Andrea Abernathy online for a workshop covering the SCOPUS database. She’ll show you how to discover scholarship, track citations, and explore relevant journals with confidence.
The workshop will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 2:30 p.m. Click here to register and for more information regarding future library workshops.
This semester, the library is offering a series of workshops to help the Fox community navigate our increasingly digital library environment. Each workshop will be taught by a different librarian, making them an excellent way to refresh your skills, learn something new, or hear an old concept in a new way.
Questions? Contact Kate Wimer (kwimer@georgefox.edu).
