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While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students” section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on this website.

Note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.

For more information, contact the student life office (studentlife@georgefox.edu).

Learning Support Services is recruiting two or three graduate students to work as academic mentors for high-risk students on the Newberg campus during the spring 2021 semester.

Academic mentors generally work seven to 10 hours per week, and are paid current minimum wage. Students can find more details and application information on the HandShake position posting. The position is open to any George Fox graduate student. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Past academic mentors have commented on how much they grew through the experience, especially through their one-on-one sessions with high-risk students. The role is not a formal counseling role, but has similarities that can be especially helpful for graduate students who will be entering helping professions.

Please contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Spring semester 2021 begins soon! As you make plans to pay for spring, sometimes your financial aid may not look as you expect.

If your anticipated aid on your MyGeorgeFox Financial Account tile is less than you expected, or some aid isn’t displaying on your Student Accounts invoice under Pending Aid, here are a few common reasons:

• You are not fully enrolled, enrolled full time, or are on the wait list for one or more courses. You must be enrolled full time for institutional aid, and at least half time for federal aid.
• You have some missing documents to complete. Check your MyGeorgeFox to-do list for any outstanding documents.
• If you have a private loan, the funds may have not yet arrived. Once the funds arrive, your pending aid will be updated to reflect this amount.

If you have any questions, let us know!

– George Fox Financial Aid (fa@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2302)

Following are some refund tips from the Office of Student Accounts.

Tip #1: Have you granted ‘Financial Aid Permission?’

If you have not completed a “Financial Aid T4 Permission Form,” please understand that federal funds cannot pay course fees and fines without your permission. This may result in an unpaid charge and a credit balance at the same time. When that happens, we have to audit the account to be sure the refund is valid. That takes time and slows down refunds significantly. 

To grant “permission,” please sign into My.GeorgeFox.edu and go to your task tile, or follow the steps at this link. The federal rule is that you complete this before your financial aid disburses.

If your loans have already disbursed for the semester, you will need to complete two steps: 1. Complete the form, and 2. Email studentaccountrefunds@georgefox.edu this week to authorize us to pre-date the effective date of your permission form.

Tip #2: Session Start Dates Impact Refund Timing

If your first session this spring begins after Jan 19, your aid disbursement will be delayed until at least 10 days prior to session start, resulting in a refund delay. Please do everything else you can to help us expedite your refunds. (Click link and scroll down to “Refunds”.)

Tip #3: Participation in Student Account Direct Deposit is now Mandatory!

If you have not signed up for Student Account Direct Deposit (DD), you must do so immediately.  (Employment and Student Accounts DD enrollments are two entirely separate processes.)

Please sign into My.GeorgeFox.edu and go to your task tile to complete this requirement. Failure to do so will result in refund delays.

Questions? Contact Marcy Nielsen at mnielsen@georgefox.edu.

Following are some refund tips from the Office of Student Accounts.

Tip #1: Have you granted ‘Financial Aid Permission?’

If you have not completed a “Financial Aid T4 Permission Form,” please understand that federal funds cannot pay course fees and fines without your permission. This may result in an unpaid charge and a credit balance at the same time. When that happens, we have to audit the account to be sure the refund is valid. That takes time and slows down refunds significantly. 

To grant “permission,” please sign into My.GeorgeFox.edu and go to your task tile, or follow the steps at this link. The federal rule is that you complete this before your financial aid disburses.

If your loans have already disbursed for the semester, you will need to complete two steps: 1. Complete the form, and 2. Email studentaccountrefunds@georgefox.edu this week to authorize us to pre-date the effective date of your permission form.

Tip #2: Session Start Dates Impact Refund Timing

If your first session this spring begins after Jan 19, your aid disbursement will be delayed until at least 10 days prior to session start, resulting in a refund delay. Please do everything else you can to help us expedite your refunds. (Click link and scroll down to “Refunds”.)

Tip #3: Participation in Student Account Direct Deposit is now Mandatory!

If you have not signed up for Student Account Direct Deposit (DD), you must do so immediately.  (Employment and Student Accounts DD enrollments are two entirely separate processes.)

Please sign into My.GeorgeFox.edu and go to your task tile to complete this requirement. Failure to do so will result in refund delays.

Questions? Contact Marcy Nielsen at mnielsen@georgefox.edu.

The university’s Performing Arts Department invites you to join us for a special online production of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, an audio show presented like an old-time radio drama.

This delightful digital file for your ears (there is no visual component to it) is available at your convenience now through Sunday, Dec. 27. Students and employees of the university are entitled to one complimentary ticket, available by contacting Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Here are ticket instructions:

• Once you purchase your ticket at this link, you will be sent an access code and a link to the online audio file. Watch for the link in your email from ShowTix4U.
• Your access code can be used for a 48-hour “listening window” anytime through Dec. 27. The app allows you to rewind at any time and to listen to it as often as you’d like during your 48-hour window. Note: You will have 48 hours to listen to the production once you open the link.

For more information about the show, visit the theatre department’s website.

Spring semester 2021 is less than one month away! As you make plans to pay for spring, sometimes your financial aid may not look as you expect.

If your anticipated aid on your MyGeorgeFox Financial Account tile is less than you expected, or some aid isn’t displaying on your Student Accounts invoice under Pending Aid, here are a few common reasons:

• You are not fully enrolled, enrolled full time, or are on the wait list for one or more courses. You must be enrolled full time for institutional aid, and at least half time for federal aid.
• You have some missing documents to complete. Check your MyGeorgeFox to-do list for any outstanding documents.
• If you have a private loan, the funds may have not yet arrived. Once the funds arrive, your pending aid will be updated to reflect this amount.

If you have any questions, let us know!

George Fox Financial Aid
fa@georgefox.edu | 503-554-2302

Learning Support Services is recruiting two or three graduate students to work as academic mentors for high-risk students on the Newberg campus during the spring 2021 semester.

Academic mentors generally work seven to 10 hours per week, and are paid current minimum wage. Students can find more details and application information on the HandShake position posting. The position is open to any George Fox graduate student. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Past academic mentors have commented on how much they grew through the experience, especially through their one-on-one sessions with high-risk students. The role is not a formal counseling role, but has similarities that can be especially helpful for graduate students who will be entering helping professions.

Please contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) after Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, if you have questions.

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.

Portland Writing Center consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work four 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, and
• Understanding basic grammar and mechanics

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 Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503-554-6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.

The university’s Performing Arts Department invites you to join us for a special online production of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, an audio show presented like an old-time radio drama.

This delightful digital file for your ears (there is no visual component to it) is available at your convenience now through Sunday, Dec. 27. Students and employees of the university are entitled to one complimentary ticket, available by contacting Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Here are ticket instructions:

• Once you purchase your ticket at this link, you will be sent an access code and a link to the online audio file. Watch for the link in your email from ShowTix4U.
• Your access code can be used for a 48-hour “listening window” anytime through Dec. 27. The app allows you to rewind at any time and to listen to it as often as you’d like during your 48-hour window. Note: You will have 48 hours to listen to the production once you open the link.

For more information about the show, visit the theatre department’s website.

FoxTALE will be unavailable today (Monday) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance and upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

Following are some refund tips from the Office of Student Accounts.

Tip #1: Have you granted ‘Financial Aid Permission?’

If you have not completed a “Financial Aid T4 Permission Form,” please understand that federal funds cannot pay course fees and fines without your permission. This may result in an unpaid charge and a credit balance at the same time. When that happens, we have to audit the account to be sure the refund is valid. That takes time and slows down refunds significantly. 

To grant “permission,” please sign into My.GeorgeFox.edu and go to your task tile, or follow the steps at this link. The federal rule is that you complete this before your financial aid disburses.

If your loans have already disbursed for the semester, you will need to complete two steps: 1. Complete the form, and 2. Email studentaccountrefunds@georgefox.edu this week to authorize us to pre-date the effective date of your permission form.

Tip #2: Session Start Dates Impact Refund Timing

If your first session this spring begins after Jan 19, your aid disbursement will be delayed until at least 10 days prior to session start, resulting in a refund delay. Please do everything else you can to help us expedite your refunds. (Click link and scroll down to “Refunds”.)

Tip #3: Participation in Student Account Direct Deposit is now Mandatory!

If you have not signed up for Student Account Direct Deposit (DD), you must do so immediately.  (Employment and Student Accounts DD enrollments are two entirely separate processes.)

Please sign into My.GeorgeFox.edu and go to your task tile to complete this requirement. Failure to do so will result in refund delays.

Questions? Contact Marcy Nielsen at mnielsen@georgefox.edu.

Happy holidays from the Office of Student Accounts! Although our office will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, through Jan. 3, 2021, you can still make payments online through My.GeorgeFox.edu.

If you are mailing in a payment that you want processed prior to the 24th, please be sure it reaches our Newberg office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22. After that, your payment will be processed when we return on Jan. 4, 2021. 

Questions? Write Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for several Life Group leaders for our seven-week spring Life Groups series (the weeks of Feb. 22 through April 9).

Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. This spring, all groups will meet in either a Zoom or hybrid format. (Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participant comfort permit.)

Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups through SpIL will also be SpIL-credit eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.

We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Groups may also be co-led with an upper-classman student if the leader desires.

To sign up as a leader, please fill out this form and our office will follow up with you.

For more information, contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@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.

Portland Writing Center consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work four 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, and
• Understanding basic grammar and mechanics

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 Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503-554-6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be unavailable this Monday, Dec. 21, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance and upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies, will make a PowerPoint Zoom presentation, “Illuminating Advent with The Saint John’s Bible,” at the Reedwood Forum tonight (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Pastor Mark Condo, the event will be available at this link (Password: “RFCLive”).

The beautiful artwork of The Saint John’s Bible will be featured, including a focus on the biblical texts anticipating the joy of Christmas. All are welcome!

Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for several Life Group leaders for our seven-week spring Life Groups series (the weeks of Feb. 22 through April 9).

Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. This spring, all groups will meet in either a Zoom or hybrid format. (Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participant comfort permit.)

Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups through SpIL will also be SpIL-credit eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.

We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Groups may also be co-led with an upper-classman student if the leader desires.

To sign up as a leader, please fill out this form and our office will follow up with you.

For more information, contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies, will make a PowerPoint Zoom presentation, “Illuminating Advent with The Saint John’s Bible,” at the Reedwood Forum tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Pastor Mark Condo, the event will be available at this link (Password: “RFCLive”).

The beautiful artwork of The Saint John’s Bible will be featured, including a focus on the biblical texts anticipating the joy of Christmas. All are welcome!

Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Office for Spiritual Life invites the George Fox community to observe the Advent season with our 2020 Advent Reader.

This year’s reader includes Bible passages along with music selections created by students in the George Fox music program. We pray you have a blessed Advent season as your prepare your hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth.