Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate and DPS Teaching. Please review the criteria for the award (below) and consider your nomination. It will aid the committee’s deliberations if you provide specific examples of good teaching practices.
The award will be announced at the appropriate graduate commencement and/or hooding ceremony. A plaque and a $2,500 check will be given to this faculty member.
Criteria for the award:
Currently a full-time faculty member at George Fox teaching graduate courses or courses in the Department of Professional Studies
Unusually significant and meritorious teaching achievement during the past year
Unusual effort devoted to ensuring the quality of the students’ classroom learning experience
High scholarly standards for both the rigor and currency of course content, and for the level of student performance with respect to these standards
Evidence of the faculty member’s direct impact upon and involvement with students
The quality of relevant information and nominations submitted by current and former students, including formal teacher evaluations
Graduate and DPS students may complete this Google nomination form or send an email to Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with the name and a statement regarding this faculty member’s excellence with regard to the above criteria. Nominations are due today (Monday).
The George Fox community is invited to join David Rawson, scholar in residence at George Fox and a former U.S. ambassador, as he speaks on “Conflict Resolution and Christian Hospitality: The Case from Rwanda 1994.” This is a public lecture followed by a light reception and continuing conversation.
The event will be held on Saturday, March 14, at 3 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 10390 S.W. Canyon Road in Beaverton. Questions? Contact Gloria Doherty at gdoherty@georgefox.edu.
If you know graduate or degree-completion students in need of ESL assistance, Eleanor Kelly is available in the Portland Center Library on an as-needed basis.
Kelly was previously employed through George Fox’s English Language Institute, and she is now working as a tutor and adjunct instructor in Newberg, Portland and online.
After earning a BS in math from Boston State College and ESL certification from California State University Long Beach, Kelly moved to Tokyo, Japan, where she lived and taught for 29 years. While in Japan, Kelly earned an MEd in curriculum, instruction and technology and TESOL from Temple University.
If you have any questions, Eleanor Kelly can be reached at ekelly@georgefox.edu.
Concerned about the coronavirus? Click the accompanying image to watch an informative YouTube video that provides insight and instruction on what to do if you or someone you know is ill.
In addition, the university has created this page to outline the university’s response to the coronavirus.
A technical glitch in yesterday’s Daily Bruin prevented the video from properly showing up in the email feed. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Tell a group of students gathering data what you do and don’t love about George Fox! Undergraduate and graduate students are being asked to share with a group of admissions interns the things that they think George Fox can improve on, while also sharing with us the ways that you have felt known at George Fox.
As a member of the George Fox community your voice matters, but the only way for change to happen is if we can hear about it. Share whatever you want with us for a chance to win a Chapters gift card! Click here for the survey.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate and DPS Teaching. Please review the criteria for the award (below) and consider your nomination. It will aid the committee’s deliberations if you provide specific examples of good teaching practices.
The award will be announced at the appropriate graduate commencement and/or hooding ceremony. A plaque and a $2,500 check will be given to this faculty member.
Criteria for the award:
Currently a full-time faculty member at George Fox teaching graduate courses or courses in the Department of Professional Studies
Unusually significant and meritorious teaching achievement during the past year
Unusual effort devoted to ensuring the quality of the students’ classroom learning experience
High scholarly standards for both the rigor and currency of course content, and for the level of student performance with respect to these standards
Evidence of the faculty member’s direct impact upon and involvement with students
The quality of relevant information and nominations submitted by current and former students, including formal teacher evaluations
Graduate and DPS students may complete this Google nomination formor send an email to Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with the name and a statement regarding this faculty member’s excellence with regard to the above criteria. Nominations are due on or before Monday, March 9.
The university has secured group-rate tickets to a Portland Trail Blazers game, and you are invited!
Join in on “George Fox Night at the Moda Center” when the Blazers take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, March 12. This is a great opportunity to share a fun night with friends, family and fellow George Fox Bruins.
Ticket prices start at $19 apiece. All participants will receive special savings and a chance to shoot a free throw after the game. Visit this link and use the promo code “GFU.”
Grab your friends and sign up for the 2020 Glow for Africa 5K and One-Mile Fun Run on Friday, April 3, at 8 p.m.!
The cost is $12 for students and $22 for community members; this includes the guarantee of a T-shirt if you sign up by Monday, March 16. Sign up here.
All proceeds support the School of Physical Therapy medical service trips to Ghana and Uganda this summer. Questions? Contact Kendall Woolf at kwoolf18@georgefox.edu.
This week’s special event featuring Dolores Huerta, originally scheduled for this Sunday, March 8, in Bauman Auditorium, has been canceled. Unfortunately, our guest is unable to make the trip to Oregon from her home in California.
Thank you for your understanding. If you have questions, contact Rebecca Hernandez at rhernandez@georgefox.edu.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and there will be several important events happening on campus to promote awareness and education. A team of Title IX deputy coordinators and students are planning the events for the month.
If you are interested in joining the planning team or would like to receive more information, contact Mark Pothoff (mpothoff@georgefox.edu) in the Office of Student Life.
If you know graduate or degree completion students in need of ESL assistance, Eleanor Kelly is available in the Portland Center Library on an as-needed basis.
Kelly was previously employed through George Fox’s English Language Institute, and she is now working as a tutor and adjunct instructor in Newberg, Portland and online.
After earning a BS in math from Boston State College and ESL certification from California State University Long Beach, Kelly moved to Tokyo, Japan, where she lived and taught for 29 years. While in Japan, Kelly earned an MEd in Curriculum, Instruction and Technology and TESOL from Temple University.
If you have any questions, Eleanor Kelly can be reached at ekelly@georgefox.edu.
Huerta will give a presentation on Sunday, March 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, and the doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Huerta has worked for labor rights and social justice for more than 50 years. This lecture will provide an inside look at the farm worker movement and its historical ramifications for today. She will speak to what the movement was all about and her role in it, and address what activism is and how it can effect change.
The accounting department is offering free tax preparation and e-filing assistance to the George Fox community. Four sessions will be offered – two each month in March and April:
Saturday, March 7 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m
Thursday, March 19 – 4:30 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 9 – 4:30 to 9 p.m.
All sessions will meet in Hoover 210 and are on a first-come, first-served basis. To e-file a joint return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms.
Those seeking assistance are to bring photo identification, Social Security cards or individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, birthdates for family members, the current year’s tax package (if you received one), and all appropriate tax forms.
If applicable, it is also advised that you bring a list of medical, taxes, interest, contributions and miscellaneous expenses; child and disabled dependent care information; bank routing and account numbers; health insurance coverage documentation; and a copy of their 2018 federal and state returns.
To find out more, contact Seth Sikkema at 503-554-2813.
The Office for Spiritual Life invites you to participate in one of our two Ash Wednesday services today. We will have a simple and short service at noon in the prayer chapel, then a full hour-long service in Vespers at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All community members are welcome!
The Student Accounts Office will have a representative available on the Portland campus today (Wednesday) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If you need assistance with your current account balance, planning for future semesters, or are a veteran who needs assistance, feel free to drop by our office or email Sherri Moore at smoore@georgefox.edu if you would like an appointment.
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The student accounts office will have a representative available on the Portland Center campus tomorrow (Wednesday) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If you need assistance with your current account balance, planning for future semesters, or are a veteran who needs assistance, feel free to drop by our office or email Sherri Moore at smoore@georgefox.edu if you would like an appointment.
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All are invited to the Spring 2020 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2018-19 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Leah Payne, assistant professor of theology.
Payne is a historian of Christianity in America, and her analysis of religion, politics and popular culture has appeared in The Washington Post and Christianity Today. Join us as she explores “the contemporary Christian” and how evangelicals in the United States were shaped by the entertainment business of the late 20th century.
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. George Fox students will present their research projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.
The seminary is holding our face-to-face class meet-ups this week, and we will have several activities going on that all Portland Center students, staff and faculty are welcome to join.
Visio Divina Devotionals:- Do you like art? Check out one of the four devotionals inspired by four of the art pieces in the building. Look for the arrows to find one. A perfect way to spend 10 minutes of your break!
Chapel Experience: The chapel will also be open for individual prayer Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 25-27, from noon to 1 p.m., with poems and other activities available to guide you if you’d like.
Collage Away: Drop by the library any time Tuesday through Thursday to add your special artistic touch to our community collage!
Panel Discussion: Bring your lunch and join us for a panel discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Room 155 from noon to 1 p.m. on the topic of suffering, faith and pastoral care, featuring Ekaterina Lomperis, author of Essentials Readings in Medicine and Religion, and Providence chaplain and faculty member Thomas Payne.
