Your Educational Technology Team is hosting several Open Labs. These are informal open-lab settings that you can join for any portion of the scheduled time.
Click on our RSVP form to see times, locations and more details.
Check our website for more information on FoxTALE for Faculty.
The Fitness Center will be open from 6 to 8 a.m. on Friday, April 24, but close immediately after the morning session and remain closed until Sunday. The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed all day Friday and Saturday. Please plan your workouts accordingly.
Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.
George Fox Evangelical Seminary’s Randy Woodley, distinguished professor of faith and culture, will present “Many Nations, One River: Exploring the History of Settlement in Oregon’s Willamette Valley through a Socio-cultural Lens (1812-1842)” as part of the Newberg Historical Society’s “The Native American Experience” series.
All are welcome to attend free of charge. The presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, at the Chehalem Cultural Center, located at 415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg.
Questions? Contact Randy at rwoodley@georgefox.edu.
The Fitness Center will be open from 6 to 8 a.m. on Friday, April 24, but close immediately after the morning session and remain closed until Sunday. The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday. Please plan your workouts accordingly.
Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.
The undergraduate admissions department welcomes Kelly Coolen, an alumna who joins the university as a visit coordinator. She arrives from Bull Mountain Orthodontics in Tigard, where she was an appointment coordinator the past year. Before that, she lived in Florida, where she was a character/performer at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Kelly graduated from George Fox in 2013 with a degree in organizational communication. She lives in Newberg and attends Newberg Foursquare Church.
Kasondra Silva joined the human resources department as a payroll specialist this month. For the past three years she has worked as an office assistant for Brix Paving Northwest in Tualatin. Before that, she worked for three years as a testing, adjusting and balancing apprentice and office support worker for Pacific Coast Air Balancing of Newberg. Kasondra also worked those three years as a controller for Weitman Excavation of Sherwood. She is currently a student at Portland Community College, studying for her applied science in accounting degree. Kasondra lives in Carlton with her husband Dereck and two children, Kalani (16) and Kylie (12).
Melodee Powers is now the budget manager in the university’s finance department.
Kevin T. Jones (Department of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts) has been invited by Communication Currents, a publication of the National Communication Association, to write an essay on the role of audience analysis in presidential speeches. The essay is a “translation†of a previous article Kevin published on a similar topic, but Communication Currents’ target audience is the general public. The essay will be released June 1. Kevin also presented his paper, “I Didn’t Know That I Didn’t Know: At-Risk Student Self-Assessment of Communication Skill Deficiencies,†at the Northwest Communication Association’s annual conference in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, April 16-18. Kevin’s paper is the first in a series of essays he is publishing as part of his ongoing longitudinal study on at-risk middle and high school students and communication skill deficiencies. At the conference, Kevin was elected second vice-president and will take over as president of the organization in 2017.
Also attending the conference with Kevin was department chair Steve Classen and nine undergraduate students who presented competitive papers: Zach Baker, LaQuae Aughtman, Ellen Dahlberg, Elaine Wu, Adella Boanca, Bethany Widdicombe, Dakota Buhler, Brittany Hurlbut and Kelsey Vaughn.
Three of Ed Higgins’ (English) flash fiction stories – “Taking it Easy,†“When Mice Listen†and “Genesis Serpent’s Skin Found†– were published in the April 19 issue of the online journal Upender.
Nate Peach and Tom Head (Economics) joined with three students – Grace Friberg, Emma Newman and Victoria Freitag – to present at the Western Social Science Association’s 57th annual conference in Portland on April 11. The topic of the group’s presentation was Adam Smith’s thoughts on human behavior. The event was a culmination of an informal book club that met throughout the semester. After the presentation a professor in the audience complimented the George Fox students, saying, “You had more insightful things to say than many of my colleagues.†The event was a four-day scholarly conference that drew academics from all over the country.
Melanie Springer Mock (English) published an article, “Build Families, Not Baby Boxes: Adoption is Far More Complicated than a Drop-Off,†on Christianity Today’s website in March.
William Green (“Billâ€), who taught and led at George Fox for 20 years (1972-1992), died April 13 at the age of 93. He was an academic dean and served as interim president of the school for 15 months in 1982-83. He also taught religion courses. His wife Mary, who taught mathematics at George Fox, preceded him in death in 2003.
April 23 Tommy Kokinos, Terry Steele
April 25 Terri Beecroft, Mark Ocker, Valerie Sherwood, Richard Silver
April 26 Dana Ferrin, Emma Glennen
April 27 Pat Vandehey
April 28 Danny Cross
April 29 Jeff Woods
May 1 Patrick Allen
May 2 Dwayne Worden
May 3 Wendy Ackley
May 4 Sarah Reid
If you are interested in May Term or summer housing, please submit an application online to the student life office by Thursday, April 23.
To be considered for on-campus housing during this time, students need to meet one of the following criteria:
Please refer to the 2015 Summer/May Term housing webpage for additional details and to find the link to fill out the form.
If you have questions, please stop by or call the Student Life office (ext. 2310) or email housing@georgefox.edu.
In honor of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, Bon Appetit will be featuring some planet-friendly menu items and an interactive station to show how dining here at George Fox is helping to build a more sustainable food system.
Join us in the Klages Dining Room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and learn some of the many reasons to feel good about eating with us. Come see how we are all part of a large-scale solution driving real change in the food system.
Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget this week’s all-employee meeting. It will be Thursday, April 23, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105, with a live stream shown in Room 160 at the Portland Center.
See you there!
Could your resume use a spring cleaning? Get professional help and tips on how to spruce it up at the IDEA Center this Thursday, April 23. Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and noon. However, please come prepared with a current resume in hand and an idea of the type of positions you are seeking.
Questions? Please contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.
All faculty and staff are invited to join students for chapel this morning (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
During chapel Provost Linda Samek will announce the undergraduate Teacher of the Year and Researcher of the Year awards. As a gathered community we will spend time in worship, through Scripture, and take time to pray for our students, staff, faculty and administration.
Please make plans to join us! Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
The work of senior studio art majors Alyssa Andrews (“Foundations”), Kirsten Cooner (“Healing/Whole”) and Lanea Scheeler (“Why Not Me”) is currently up in the Minthorne Gallery on campus.
Meanwhile, in the Lindgren Gallery, the work of senior artists Keilah Uhre, Daniel Scharton and Annelise Koeth is on display. The name of their exhibit is “Reconcile.”
The seniors’ thesis artwork will be up through commencement on Saturday, May 2. Swing by the galleries to see their work!
This Friday, April 24, the university community is invited to the music department’s annual Spring Concert, featuring performances by the university’s Symphonic Band, Concert Choir and Orchestra, and Women’s Chorale. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Pat Vandehey, will perform Angels in the Architecture by Frank Tichelli and Sojourn of Dreams by Kevin Walczyk. The Chehalem Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Travis Hatton, will perform a selection from the George Fox Concerto Competition. Finally, the Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale, under the direction of Loren Wenz, will join forces to present Vesperae Solennes De Confessore by Mozart.
The link to purchase tickets is here.
Please come join us for the last Shalom gathering of the year! There will be s’mores, a fire and plenty of music! Please note that we will gather tonight (Tuesday) from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Firepit Pavilion. Good times are guaranteed! Elective chapel credit will be available.
At Tuesday morning chapel today at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium, come hear from Jamie Johnson. We will also announce the Teacher of the Year and Researcher of the Year recipients and host a time to pray for the graduating seniors. Chapel credit is available.
Tonight (Tuesday), join us for Shalom at Sunset! There will be s’mores, a fire and plenty of music. We will gather from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Firepit Pavilion. Elective chapel credit will be available.
Finally, our very own Jamie Noling-Auth will share in our final chapel service of the year on Wednesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.
For more information, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Our track program is hosting the Northwest Conference Meet this week, and our women’s lacrosse team is home as well. Check out the schedule and go cheer them on!
Hey friends! The Mu Kappa Club will be hosting a dinner party at the International House at 6 p.m. tonight (Monday), to celebrate the end of an amazing year. We will be featuring delicious Indian cuisine, so bring a friend and a bowl to eat out of!
Questions? Please contact Carrie Stotts at stottsc12@georgefox.edu.
