Do you have questions about upcoming commencement events?
Check out commencement.georgefox.edu for information on the wide variety of commencement events for undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion students.
Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on Tuesday, March 26, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.
If you were unable to attend either spring semester Real Conversation and are interested in watching, use the links below to access the full videos. Please note: You must be logged in to your @georgefox.edu G Suite account to access.
Click here for the Real Conversation on Emergency Preparedness. Click here for the Real Conversation on Healthy Relationships.
Questions? Contact Brett Meyers at bmeyers@georgefox.edu.
Gather for a lecture titled “Seeing the Word of God – The Illuminative Power of the Saint John’s Bible” tonight (Thursday) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Valley Community Presbyterian Church, 8060 SW Brentwood Street in Portland.
Paul Anderson will be giving a presentation on the Saint John’s Bible, including a turning of the pages of Volume 6, The Gospels and Acts. All are welcome.
Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.
Did you know that the library has an app for reading popular magazines on the go?
Download the Flipster app (Android, iOS) and enjoy popular magazines like The New Yorker, Popular Science, Writer’s Digest, ARTnews, Inc., Christianity Today right from your personal devices! Flipster is available for use on a desktop, tablet or phone. For more information, click here.
Questions? Contact us at library@georgefox.edu.
Join us next month to celebrate the retirement of Dr. George Byrtek! We will gather to recognize his many endeavors and accomplishments throughout his 28 years of service to our degree completion program.
Plan to gather with us at the Portland Center on Wednesday, April 17, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Questions? Contact Courtney Elrod at celrod@georgefox.edu.
We are conducting a survey that looks at the perceived barriers to exercise in college students and George Fox employees for our senior seminar research project. This survey applies to individuals who consider themselves active, inactive, and every fitness level in between.
This survey takes roughly five to ten minutes to fill out and all responses are kept anonymous.
Questions? Contact Hannah Busch at hbusch15@georgefox.edu or Sydney Reynolds at sreynolds16@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.
If you were unable to attend either spring semester Real Conversation and are interested in watching, use the links below to access the full videos. Please note: You must be logged in to your @georgefox.edu G Suite account to access.
Click here for the Real Conversation on Emergency Preparedness. Click here for the Real Conversation on Healthy Relationships.
Questions? Contact Brett Meyers at bmeyers@georgefox.edu.
The William Penn Honors Program invites the public to a free lecture, “Rethinking Azusa: If It Wasn’t for the Women,†presented by professor and author Keri Day, on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Day, an associate professor of constructive theology and African American religion at Princeton Theological Seminary, will present a moving examination of the Azusa Street Revival of 1906 to 1915 and powerfully weave her talk into the contemporary concerns of today.
Day’s teaching and research interests are in womanist/feminist theologies, social critical theory, cultural studies, economics, and Afro-Pentecostalism. She is the author of Unfinished Business: Black Women, The Black Church, and the Struggle to Thrive in America (2012) and Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives (2015).
She is at work on her third book manuscript, which explores how early Pentecostalism contributes to the religious and democratic imagination. In 2017, she was recognized by ABC News as one of six black women at the “center of gravity†in theological education in America.
For more information about the event, click here. Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecker@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to a lecture featuring Robert P. George at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, March 14, in Bauman Auditorium. George will be speaking on “Civic Virtues and the Constitution: The Founders’ Plan to Protect Liberty and Prevent Tyranny.â€
Don’t miss this compelling lecture from one of the nation’s preeminent and influential conservative Christian thinkers, an award-winning teacher, and top scholar in ethics, law, politics and philosophy.
George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. More information can be found here.
Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecher@georgefox.edu.
Do you have questions about upcoming commencement events?
Check out commencement.georgefox.edu for information on the wide variety of commencement events for undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion students.
Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to the university’s annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Bauman Auditorium.
This year’s lecture, “Two Degrees of Separation: Climate Change and the Pursuit of Truth in a Post-truth World,†will be presented by Richard L. Lindroth, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement professor of ecology and recent associate dean of research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lindroth’s presentation will explore the fundamental premises of science, how humans engage with facts, and how to improve science communication across ideological, cultural and tribal divisions for the betterment of humanity and the sake of the world.
Following his presentation, a George Fox student research poster session and dessert reception will take place in the Bauman lobby.
Lindroth will also speak in a class in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 3 p.m. this afternoon, presenting a lecture entitled “What Can Chemistry Tell Us about Ecology? Insights into the Ecological and Evolutionary Success of an Iconic Forest Tree Species.†All are welcome to this event as well.
For more on the presentation and the Dalton Lecture Series, visit this link.
Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.
Are you a male undergraduate or graduate student between the ages of 18 and 25? We need you to take our survey!
Please help us with our senior seminar research project. We are looking at the relationship between fitness and mental resilience. Take our survey here; it will only take five to 10 minutes. All responses will be kept anonymous.
Questions? Contact Kayla Nielsen at knielsen15@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.
All are invited to the university’s annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11, in Bauman Auditorium.
This year’s lecture, “Two Degrees of Separation: Climate Change and the Pursuit of Truth in a Post-truth World,†will be presented by Richard L. Lindroth, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement professor of ecology and recent associate dean of research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lindroth’s presentation will explore the fundamental premises of science, how humans engage with facts, and how to improve science communication across ideological, cultural and tribal divisions for the betterment of humanity and the sake of the world.
Following his presentation, a George Fox student research poster session and dessert reception will take place in the Bauman lobby.
Lindroth will also speak in a class in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 11, presenting a lecture entitled “What Can Chemistry Tell Us about Ecology? Insights into the Ecological and Evolutionary Success of an Iconic Forest Tree Species.†All are welcome to this event as well.
For more on the presentation and the Dalton Lecture Series, visit this link.
Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.
A group of Master of Social Work students are teaming up with CycleBar to host a cycling class to raise money for Compassion First. Compassion First is a Beaverton-based organization that helps victims of sex trafficking in Indonesia by funding rescues, offering safe aftercare, and empowering the women and children in their future endeavors.
Come party with us at CycleBar Tanasbourne (2110 NE Allie Ave., Unit 608 in Hillsboro) this Saturday, March 9, at 1 p.m. as we cycle to upbeat music and support a good cause at the same time. The class costs $25, and all of the proceeds go to Compassion First. Towels and shoes will be provided, as well as post-ride snacks!
Cyclists new to CycleBar need to first register here. Then log out and register for a bike and donate here.
Questions? Contact Mickina Biagi at mbiagi14@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to the 2019 Spring Faculty Lecture tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Nijay K.Gupta’s lecture, “People of Faith: Why the First Christians Called Themselves ‘Believers,'” will focus on why followers of Jesus adopted the label “believers†in reference to their identity, and even referred to their religion as “the faith.†What significance did this pose for them? Was it primarily about “beliefs,†or something more? Gupta will explore these important historical questions and also address the relevance this discussion has for Christian identity today.
Gupta is the recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship and an associate professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary.Â
Come between 5 and 6 p.m. and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. Students will present their research and peace projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to a lecture featuring Robert P. George at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, in Bauman Auditorium. George will be speaking on “Civic Virtues and the Constitution: The Founders’ Plan to Protect Liberty and Prevent Tyranny.â€
Don’t miss this compelling lecture from one of the nation’s preeminent and influential conservative Christian thinkers, an award-winning teacher, and top scholar in ethics, law, politics and philosophy.
George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. More information can be found here.
Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecher@georgefox.edu.
A group of Master of Social Work students are teaming up with CycleBar to host a cycling class to raise money for Compassion First. Compassion First is a Beaverton-based organization that helps victims of sex trafficking in Indonesia by funding rescues, offering safe aftercare, and empowering the women and children in their future endeavors.
Come party with us at CycleBar Tanasbourne (2110 NE Allie Ave., Unit 608 in Hillsboro) this Saturday, March 9, at 1 p.m. as we cycle to upbeat music and support a good cause at the same time. The class costs $25 and all of the proceeds go to Compassion First. Towels and shoes will be provided, as well as post-ride snacks!
Cyclists new to CycleBar need to first register here. Then log out and register for a bike and donate here.
Questions? Contact Mickina Biagi at mbiagi14@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to the university’s annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11, in Bauman Auditorium.
This year’s lecture, “Two Degrees of Separation: Climate Change and the Pursuit of Truth in a Post-truth World†will be presented by Richard L. Lindroth, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement professor of ecology and recent associate dean of research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lindroth’s presentation will explore the fundamental premises of science, how humans engage with facts, and how to improve science communication across ideological, cultural and tribal divisions for the betterment of humanity and the sake of the world.
Following his presentation, a George Fox student research poster session and dessert reception will take place in the Bauman lobby.
Lindroth will also speak in a class in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 11, presenting a lecture entitled “What Can Chemistry Tell Us about Ecology? Insights into the Ecological and Evolutionary Success of an Iconic Forest Tree Species.†All are welcome to this event as well.
For more on the presentation and the Dalton Lecture Series, visit this link.
Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to the 2019 Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Nijay K.Gupta’s lecture, “People of Faith: Why the First Christians Called Themselves ‘Believers,'” will focus on why followers of Jesus adopted the label “believers†in reference to their identity, and even referred to their religion as “the faith.†What significance did this pose for them? Was it primarily about “beliefs,†or something more? Gupta will explore these important historical questions and also address the relevance this discussion has for Christian identity today.
Gupta is the recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship and the Associate Professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary.Â
Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. Students will present their research and peace projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
