Keith Schneider is leaving the university after seven and a half years of service to George Fox. An open house in his honor will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. There will be refreshments and a time to share memories.
Psi Chi is hosting a Ted Talk and discussion tonight (Monday) at 5 p.m. in Hoover 211. Come listen to a talk about making goals and creating real change in your life during the new year and join in the following discussion!
Questions? Please contact Andrew Sickler at asickler12@georgefox.edu.
The Portland Center courier will be changing schedules starting today, Monday, Jan 26. The courier will go to and from the Portland Center on Mondays and Thursdays each week.
If you have any questions, please contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
Join us for free food and information regarding the OWPC (Oregon Writing Project Collaborative)! We’re hosting kickoff brunch for all College of Education faculty members and any other interested individuals. Come learn more about OWPC’s mission and programs and do some writing with us. A full breakfast/brunch will be served, so come hungry.
Date: Friday, Jan. 30
Time: 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Location: VAC 117
Questions? Contact Susanna Steeg at ssteeg@georgefox.edu.
The campus community is invited to the first installment of the “Finding Our Way in Postmodern America” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features Gideon Strauss, CEO of Africa 2065.
Strauss will present “Lost & Found: A Few Wayfinding Practices,” in which he will explore a handful of practices that may be helpful as we try and find our way through life in the world, starting out from the premise that being genuinely lost is a necessary part of the journey. Along the way, he will consider some of the relationships between identity, belonging, belief and vocation.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Please mark your calendar to attend tomorrow’s Newberg all-employee lunch in the Cap and Gown Room. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at a cost of $3 per person.
We hope you will take this opportunity to gather together!
Need assistance with your writing? Attend the Academic Resource Center’s workshop, “Beginning a Paper: Brainstorming, Thesis Statements and Introductions,” this Thursday, Jan. 29, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Polly Peterson, visiting assistant professor of English, will conduct the session, in which she will help students develop strategies for beginning their papers well. Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.
Know of students who need assistance with their writing? Encourage them to attend the Academic Resource Center’s workshop, “Beginning a Paper: Brainstorming, Thesis Statements and Introductions,” this Thursday, Jan. 29, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Polly Peterson, visiting assistant professor of English, will conduct the session, in which she will help students develop strategies for beginning their papers well. Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.
Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him/her for the CW Perry Servant Leadership Award.
The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations have established the CW Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox University to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.
Only seniors (graduating in May 2015) are eligible for award consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.
The aim of this award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox University community.
In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form MUST be received by Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or phone 503-554-2316.
Click this link to go to nomination form.
Do you get tired of people questioning what you can do with an art degree? Have you ever been labeled a “starving artist� Want to learn how to connect with professionals in your field?
Come to the Department of Art and Design networking event prep tomorrow night (Tuesday) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Lemmons 8. Learn about the industry clusters in your art field and what amazing opportunities are available to you!
This event prep is part of Ameena Bossier’s Senior Thesis for Studio Art. This is a “good standing” activity and all majors should attend if possible. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Ameena directly via email at abossier11@georgefox.edu.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there!
Want to have your very own Instagram photo included in the George Fox yearbook this year? Use the following hashtags to be featured in the Student Collective! Each day from today (Saturday)Â through Sunday, Jan. 25, there will be a hashtag corresponding to each day of the week. Feel free to use the hashtags on new or old posts pertaining to highlights from fall semester.
Our favorite photo of the week will be featured on the @thestudentcollective Instagram account, and the winner will receive a $10 Chapters gift card!
As a reminder, we encourage you to keep using the hashtags #mygfufamily and #georgefoxhumans when you post photos representing campus life and the people that encompass it.
We are excited to see what you have to share!
Questions? Please contact the Student Collective team at thestudentcollective.com.
Please join us for a farewell celebration in honor of Sarah King today (Friday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.
Sarah, who currently works on our data analytics team, will be transferring to Nike to join the company’s emerging markets team. Please join us as we say farewell to Sarah and thank her for her seven years of service to the university!
The beginning of the new year is a great time to look at your financial picture and think about your retirement savings goals for 2015. To assist employees in this process, a TIAA-CREF consultant will be on the Newberg campus Monday, Feb. 9, and Wednesday, Feb. 11, and at the Portland Center on Thursday, Feb. 12.
You need only to click on this link to schedule your appointment. These appointment slots fill quickly, so don’t delay if you plan to take advantage of this resource.
Online tools are also available. If you’re not sure of your retirement progress, you can check out Retirement Advisor. This is an online tool that in four steps will help you answer:
Using this tool, you can set a financial or goal date for your retirement; enter your information and pick your strategy. The Retirement Advisor will give you the personalized advice you need to take action right away so you’re on track to pursue the retirement you envision.
Visit Advice and Guidance to see all of the tools that can help you stay on track and save even more for retirement.
Students, today (Friday) is the last day to finish the required vehicle/no vehicle registration on myGFU in order to avoid a non-refundable $40 fee for failure to register. If your vehicle registration status is the same as last semester, you are good to go.
If you neglected to do anything last semester, and have yet to either register your vehicle or indicate you are not bringing a car to campus, please do so by end of day today.
Questions? Please review the instructions located on the Security Services webpage or call security at 503-554-2090.
Just two weeks after a similar event in early January, we now have tickets available to the 2015 Renovation and Landscaping Show coming up Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6-8, at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum.
Employees can pick up two tickets each ($8 value) from Barbi Doran at the Information Services Desk in Stevens Center today (Friday) and again the week of Feb. 2 (she will be on vacation Jan. 26-30). Portland employees can request tickets by emailing Barbi.
The fourth annual Fox Flute Fest presents Krista Jobson, assistant professor of flute at the University of Texas-Pan American, in recital. Accompanied by George Fox instructor Jennifer Garrett on piano, and assisted by George Fox’s instructor of flute Sophia Tegart, Jobson will perform works by J.S. Bach, Jolivet, Dutilleux, Ran, Reich and Chen.
The free concert will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Bauman Auditorium.
After a week of human trafficking awareness, join us in a time of corporate and individual prayer this tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel.
Kingdom Come is hosted by International Justice Mission George Fox Chapter, a student-led club focused on human trafficking.
For more information about the events and club, visit facebook.com/gfuijm.
Come to the Flashback Friday Dance tonight (Friday) in the EHS Atrium starting at 8:30 p.m.! Make sure to wear your clothes from your awkward middle school days and be sure to Instagram a funny picture by Thursday with the hashtag ‪#‎FoxThrowback‬ of your middle school self for a chance to win a polaroid camera! The winner will be announced at the dance.
The first 50 students at the dance will receive Puka shells and stunna shades! Be there early with your Abercrombie, Lisa Frank and Aeropostale, and get ready to dance to some early-2000 classics!
Questions? Contact Moriah Kimmer at mkimmer11@georgefox.edu.
Join us for free food and information regarding the OWPC (Oregon Writing Project Collaborative)! We’re hosting kickoff brunch for all College of Education faculty members and any other interested individuals. Come learn more about OWPC’s mission and programs and do some writing with us. A full breakfast/brunch will be served, so come hungry.
Date: Friday, Jan. 30
Time: 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Location: VAC 117
Questions? Contact Susanna Steeg at ssteeg@georgefox.edu.
Dig out those Hawaiian shirts, sandals, sundresses and puka shells because the staff lunch luau is almost here! After these crazy first two weeks of school, we know that you are in need of a little respite, and you have to eat lunch anyway, so plan to spend the lunch hour from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, with fellow employees.
Cost is $3 for staff and $12 for administrators/faculty. If you have yet to RSVP, today (Friday) is the last day to email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu to secure your spot in the Cap and Gown Room. Mahalo!
