Mail Services is happy to announce that we are now offering FedEx in addition to USPS and UPS!
Packages going out by FedEx must be brought to Mail Services no later than noon. Any packages brought by after noon will run the risk of going out the following day.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Starting in May, graduate and School of Professional Studies Adult Degree Program student billings will be fully paperless!
In addition to emailing you your billing statement, we will continue to email you each time a new billable charge is added to your account. We will also continue to email you a reminder if you forget to pay on time.
For those who have third parties involved, we will continue to provide specialized invoices and bills according to your specifications. All of these notifications and emails will be sent to your George Fox email account.
If you have questions, please email us at studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget that all flex points expire at the end of this semester. Any unused points will not be rolled over and there will be no refunds per university policy.
Please visit the Bridge Cafe, GET MOBILE app, or the main dining hall to use any remaining points before Friday, April 30.
Questions? Please email Jason Rosvall (jrosvall@georgefox.edu).
Please take a few minutes to complete the George Fox Library Survey. The library is seeking feedback on the quality of our services, collections, and spaces, and we’d love to know your thoughts. The survey should take about five minutes and your response is anonymous.
Questions? Contact Kate Wimer (kwimer@georgefox.edu).
Have any aches or pains? The College of Physical Therapy would love to serve you! From Tuesday, May 4, through Friday, May 28 (excluding weekends), DPT faculty and students will be evaluating and treating patients in our new health sciences building.
We are treating all musculoskeletal/joint injuries, post-operative, pediatrics, vestibular, chronic pain, etc. Whether you are a student, faculty, employee or community member, this is completely free!
Our clinic is clean, safe, and we are ready to schedule your appointment. Please call Li-Zandre Philbrook at 503-554-2456 to schedule.
Portland Seminary invites you to join the first conversation of a three-part series on Wednesday, April 28, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This is a free online event; please register here.
The first talk, “Reading the Gospels While Black,†will feature N.T. Wright and Esau McCaulley. This event is co-hosted by Portland Seminary, Regent College, and Seattle Pacific University.
Questions? Contact Gaby Viesca (gviesca@georgefox.edu).
The Office for Spiritual Life invites the George Fox community to a prayer and lament service today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. in the amphitheater.
The university pastors will lead us in a space to process, lament and pray for the victims of recent acts of violence. All are welcome to join.
Questions? Please contact the Office for Spiritual Life (spirituallife@georgefox.edu).
What is unity? Why is the church called to unity? At what point does unity become complicity?
We will be discussing these topics at our final Mathetes panel, hosted over Zoom tonight (Tuesday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Come hear from board member Deborah Martin, professor Heather Ohaneson, pastor Jared Boltman, and students Micah Mensing and Vlad Salas Moreno. Chapel credit will be offered for undergraduate students.
Fill out this RSVP form to get the Zoom link, and feel free to email Hannah Lee (hlee17@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
What is unity? Why is the church called to unity? At what point does unity become complicity?
We will be discussing these topics at our final Mathetes panel, hosted over Zoom tomorrow (Tuesday)Â from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Come hear from board member Deborah Martin, professor Heather Ohaneson, pastor Jared Boltman, and students Micah Mensing and Vlad Salas Moreno. Chapel credit will be offered for undergraduate students.
Fill out this RSVP form to get the Zoom link, and feel free to email Hannah Lee (hlee17@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Are you experiencing Achilles tendon pain? Have you ever been diagnosed with Achilles tendinopathy and still having trouble? If so, you may qualify to participate in the Achilles tendon research study conducted by the doctor of physical therapy department.
Research will be conducted on Wednesday, April 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Roberts Center’s Room 202.
Please email eboon19@georgefox.edu for more information and sign-up details.
The School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers to have their flexibility and posture assessed as part of the first-year Therapeutic Exercise course this Tuesday, April 13, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Roberts Center.
First-year physical therapy students will assess how your joints move and check your posture.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Samantha Skaggs (sskaggs@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451). We look forward to hearing from you!
Welcome to spring! April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the George Fox Sexual Misconduct CARE Team is hoping to bring more attention and education to this on campus.
We will be holding a virtual event featuring survivor, educator and wellness coach Brittany Piper. Brittany uses her story of adversity, resilience, and triumph to empower and inspire audiences to take brave action in their own lives and communities.
Brittany will be sharing on:
This event will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 6 p.m. over Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided directly to you through email. Please fill out this Google Form if you are interested in attending.
We look forward to learning alongside you! Questions or concerns? Please contact Amanda Nguyen (anguyen18@georgefox.edu).
Ending today (Thursday), all Champion brand merchandise is 20% off at the Bruin Store and online. We also have two full racks of tees under $10, and all Closet Project items are $1.
We take donations for the Closet Project year-round and are in need of clean dress clothes, denim, women’s tops, men’s jackets, and blazers. Please bring donations by the Bruin Store during business hours. All sales from the Closet Project are donated back to the Bruin Community Pantry, so this is a great way to both give back and put your fellow students first.
The due date for rental books is rapidly approaching! As soon as you are done with your textbooks, please bring them to the Bruin Store for check-in. If you have books that you purchased but will no longer need, take advantage of our buyback program to see if we can give you cash for your books.
Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs (pjacobs@georgefox.edu).
Are you experiencing Achilles tendon pain? Have you ever been diagnosed with Achilles tendinopathy and still having trouble? If so, you may qualify to participate in the Achilles tendon research study conducted by the doctor of physical therapy department.
Research will be conducted on Wednesday, April 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Roberts Center’s Room 202.
Please email eboon19@georgefox.edu for more information and sign-up details.
The theatre program invites all students and employees with an itch for acting to take our new acting class (THEA 205: Acting Studio) next year. The class will be Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 2:50 p.m. and is designed for all theatre lovers regardless of experience.
Whether you are interested in learning the fundamentals of acting or sharpening your current acting skill-set, this class is designed to take your work as an actor to the next level of excellence.
Students will engage in fun acting games, rigorous training, the performance of scenes, the study of acting theories, and critical analysis of performance throughout the semester. This course is a great stepping stone for all individuals interested in being part of George Fox’s co-curricular theatre program of the future!
We have 16 spots available. Questions? Contact Rhett Luedtke, professor of theatre, at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.
The university’s theatre department invites the George Fox community to its spring music theatre adventure, Parables: A Theatrical Installation, to be presented live on campus April 8-11 and April 15-18, and both live and virtually April 15-18.
Live performances are free and are scheduled at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 8-10 and April 15-17, and on both Sundays at 7:30 p.m. only. We will meet at the amphitheater on campus to begin the live shows.
Please be aware that live shows are available only to on-campus students and employees. If you are interested in picking up a ticket for a live show, contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) in the theatre department.
The virtual performances will be presented at 7:30 p.m. each night between April 15 and 18. You may pick up your free tickets at this link.
Synopsis:Â
Boy and Girl meet.
Boy and Girl love.
Boy and Girl strive to become better.
Then the world becomes better, too.
Or does it?
In this time of isolation and division, we are examining the lessons from our favorite stories. Inspired by well-known parables/fables/allegories and the bestseller The Alchemist, the George Fox theatre ensemble experiments with how to create meaning during a pandemic.
Traveling through our gorgeous campus, we invite you to come and experience a new type of storytelling that makes familiar stories anew. Will you join our journey as we search for a language that all people understand?
To learn more, visit the theatre’s Current Season page. Questions? Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu).
Do you ever struggle to write the intro and conclusion paragraphs of your essays? Is starting a paper the hardest part of your writing process? Join the ARC for our “Intro and Conclusion Writing Workshop†tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
You will be led through an easy process for writing tight, successful intro and conclusion paragraphs. You’ll even have time to ask questions relevant to your paper at the end. Come and get some preliminary help on those final essays you have coming up!
Questions? Contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
The university’s theatre department invites the George Fox community to its spring drama, Parables: A Theatrical Installation, to be presented live on campus April 8-11 and April 15-18, and both live and virtually April 15-18.
Live performances are free and are scheduled at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 8-10 and April 15-17, and on both Sundays at 7:30 p.m. only. We will meet at the amphitheater on campus to begin the live shows.
Please be aware that live shows are available only to on-campus students and employees. If you are interested in picking up a ticket for a live show, contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) in the theatre department.
The virtual performances will be presented at 7:30 p.m. each night between April 15 and 18. You may pick up your free tickets at this link.
Synopsis: Parables is a traveling theatrical installation that promises to be a unique experience for performers and audience members alike. Director Cristi Miles and an ensemble of theatre students will devise a theatrical experience based on well-known (and not so well-known) parables, fables, allegories and the international bestselling book, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coehlo, for site-specific performances around our beautiful campus.
To learn more, visit the theatre’s Current Season page. Questions? Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu).
In order for the COVID Response Team to connect George Fox community members with resources and help facilitate student communication with faculty, please be sure to complete the COVID Concern and Reporting Form if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu).
Go on a virtual career trek to Providence, one of the largest healthcare providers in the region, tomorrow (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to noon. Come learn about clinical and non-clinical jobs in one of the fastest-growing industries!
This opportunity is perfect for most majors and for both grad and undergrad students. In addition to nursing and social work, there are a lot of behind-the-scenes positions that are needed to make a large organization like this be successful.
What to expect? A company overview, a panel with employees from various departments, discussion about any internships and entry-level job opportunities, plus plenty of time for Q&A. Click here to register.Â
Questions? Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu).
