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The Doctor of Physical Therapy program invites you to a continuing education event, “Evidence-Based Practice for Clinicians,” presented by Jeff Houck, PT, PhD, on Saturday, April 12, in VAC 203. The session runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dr. Houck, in addition to publishing numerous studies in peer-reviewed journals, is on the International Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy. His expertise in Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) includes assigning levels of evidence for international journals, presentations at national conferences, and teaching EBP to many audiences. He also is currently an active member of the EBP special interest group of the American Physical Therapy Association.

The objectives of the session are to:

1. Be able to discuss the purpose of Evidence-Based Practice
2. Be able to formulate and discuss various clinical questions that motivate research
3. Be able to determine the validity of published studies
4. Be able to apply results of published studies to patient cases
5. Be able to design learning experiences that facilitate EBP in the clinic (i.e. journal clubs, speakers, blogs).

Please go to this link to register.

Questions? Contact Gina Braden at rbraden@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder of Tuesday’s (April 8) open session for Newberg staff and administrators to meet with members of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accreditation team. The meeting is scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. in Duke 205.

Please contact academic affairs if you have any questions about the team visit or accreditation process.

Please join us for Sheila Bartlett’s retirement celebration tomorrow (Tuesday, April 8) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the EHS Atrium (Ron Gregory Atrium) on the Newberg campus. Milk and cookies will be provided, along with Sheila’s request of garden veggies!

See you there!

A representative from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) accreditation team will be visiting the Portland Center tomorrow (Tuesday). You are invited to this session, scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. in PDS 155.

The accreditation team is made up of seven individuals from non-Oregon universities will conduct an evaluation of how we are doing at meeting our mission and how the university is situated to continue pursuit of its mission in the future.

Your feedback is a valuable part of this evaluation, and we encourage your attendance. Please RSVP to Emily Maynard at emaynard@georgefox.edu or to your department administrator.

You are welcome to view the Institutional Review Report available at this link. Please feel free to contact the academic affairs office if you have any questions. Here is another helpful link: About George Fox.

A representative from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) accreditation team will be visiting the Portland Center tomorrow (Tuesday). Please join us after the community lunch for a discussion with Michael Paulus, a member of the team. The session will run from 1 to 2 p.m. in PDS 155.

The accreditation team is made up of seven individuals from non-Oregon universities will conduct an evaluation of how we are doing at meeting our mission and how the university is situated to continue pursuit of its mission in the future.

There will also be a student session available at 2 p.m. in PDS 155. Please encourage your students to attend.

You are encouraged to consider how you might share your experiences of connecting with faculty and staff, and how these groups engage with students spiritually, academically and professionally within our community.

You are welcome to view the Institutional Review Report available at this link. Please feel free to contact the academic affairs office if you have any questions.

Here is another helpful link: About George Fox

Two open sessions for undergraduate students to meet with members of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accreditation team have been scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, in Ross 140. Session one runs from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Session two is scheduled from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m.

Please contact academic affairs if you have any questions about the team visit or the accreditation process.

The university community is invited to hear Makoto Fujimura, an internationally renowned artist, writer and speaker who formerly served as a presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in Bauman Auditorium.

“A Conversation with Makoto Fujimura on Faith, Art and Culture” will include a showing of the artist’s new documentary film, Golden Sea, and a discussion session with Fujimura about the arts. There is no charge to attend.

Prior to the campus visit, a 5 p.m. pre-event opening is scheduled at the Chehalem Cultural Center, where Fujimura’s work is currently on display in the center’s Parrish Gallery. The Chehalem Cultural Center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg.

The evening will conclude with a post-event reception in the Lindgren Gallery, where Fujimura will be available to sign books. The reception will be co-hosted by Mark Terry of the university’s Department of Visual Art and Design and Joseph Clair, director of the William Penn Honors Program.

The event is cosponsored by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the Chehalem Cultural Center, and George Fox’s Department of Visual Art and Design and William Penn Honors Program. More information is available at this link. More about Fujimura is available at makotofujimura.com.

Fujimura is recognized worldwide as a “cultural shaper.” He was a presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003 to 2009, and his work is exhibited in galleries around the world. He’s also widely recognized as one of the key illustrators of the St. John’s Bible, the first fully illuminated manuscript to have been commissioned in more than 500 years.

Please join us in celebrating Dianna McIntyre and her faithful and dedicated years of service to our community on Monday, April 21, in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium from 1 to 3 p.m.

Throughout her career, Dianna has brought to her work professionalism, joyfulness and a love for Christ and people. Her interactions with our faculty, staff and students are always marked by thoroughness, balanced with sensitivity and warmth. She has a gift for engaging students and helping them to grow and develop in the gifts and abilities God has given them.

Dianna has served as the adviser for the International Student Club and has also mentored a number of our student leaders, modeling a life of living for Christ and doing one’s best. Hugs, laughs and prayer are all common experiences for students meeting with Dianna, allowing students to leave her office with a genuine sense of being affirmed and truly known.

Please join us in wishing Dianna well as she retires from the university!

An open session for staff and administrators on the Newberg campus to meet with members of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accreditation team has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Duke 205.

Please contact academic affairs if you have any questions about the team visit or accreditation process.

Know of students who would make good leaders as a part of ASC in 2014-15? Positions are now open in a number of areas, including events, marketing and communication, campus reps and much more.

Encourage students to apply at this link. Applications are due on Friday, April 11.

Interested in being a part of ASC in 2014-15? Positions are now open in a number of areas, including events, marketing and communication, campus reps and much more.

For more information and to apply, go to this link. Applications are due on Friday, April 11.

Blazer tickets go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, inside the ASC offices for Wednesday’s Blazer game against the Sacramento Kings. Only 120 tickets are available for $5 per ticket.

After the game, stick around because George Fox students will get to shoot hoops on the court.

For more info or if you have questions, contact Brogan Groth at bgroth12@georgefox.edu.

Romania, Argentina and Kenya Summer Serve students are hosting a banquet in the Klages Dining Room on Saturday, April 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.

Come enjoy a meal with friends and hear about what these students will be doing at their various sites. Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu for a ticket!

Sisters Alegría and Confianza live in Colón, Honduras at Amigas del Señor Monastery. They invite women to spend either the summer or a full year with them, sharing in the community and service of the monastery.

If you would like more information after reading below and visiting their blog, please come to an informational meeting Thursday, April 10, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Minthorn 100.

“Amigas del Señor Monastery for women is ecumenical. Sister Alegria and I were both raised Methodist, and we are influenced by traditional Catholic monasticism, yet we are strongly based in Quaker values and practices as well. We have unprogrammed worship twice weekly and use the meeting for worship for business as our decision-making process. Amigas del Señor spiritually shares in a covenant of caring with Multnomah Friends Meeting in Portland, Ore.

Both of us come from a white middle-class background and have chosen to live in material poverty voluntarily, as our campesino neighbors in rural Honduras do involuntarily. You may read more at our website, oakgroveunitedmethodist.com/amigasdelsenor.”

The summer program at Amigas del Senor costs $500, and begins on May 21 and runs 12 weeks at the monastery, leaving Aug. 14.

12-month Sojourn info
Dates: Start dates are flexible, April-October
Cost: No fee charged

Questions? Contact Debbie Berho at dberho@georgefox.edu.

Do you have items sitting around in your house that you no longer need? The George Fox Summer Serve teams will be hosting a garage sale to help them fund their trips to Kenya, Romania/Moldova and Argentina, and we need donations!

We are looking for furniture, books, clothing, toys, decorations and any other items that you would be willing to donate to us to sell. We will be collecting items April 14-17 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Spiritual Life House.

If you have questions or wish to arrange a time for items to be dropped off, contact Rachel Arias at rarias10@georgefox.edu or spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Summer Serve students will be in Argentina in May. You can support the team by donating activity and craft supplies that we can bring along with us!

Please look over the list of needed supplies and drop off your donation at the SpIL House by Friday, May 2.

• Jump ropes
• Games like Twister, Uno, Connect Four, etc.
• Kids books in Spanish
• Face paints (for the team to use with the kids)

Thank you!

Questions? Contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Five staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Broadcasting & Event Production (internal applicants only; open through Tuesday, April 8)
• Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
• Administrative Assistant II: Department of Physical Therapy
• Accounting Specialist II – GL

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

As part of the Entrepreneurship 300 class, Team Kamosa will be selling $2 chicken tamales from 11:40 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Friday) in the Bruin Den.

Every tamale sold pushes us closer to meeting our group goal. Please support Team Kamosa and the entrepreneurship class by purchasing some delicious chicken tamales!

Loren Van Tassel will be our speaker for our International Chapel this morning (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. Loren is a Bible professor here at George Fox and a longtime friend of international students.

Loren will speak about his faith in God and on the topic “Why I Believe in God.” This will be a great time to hear of Loren’s reasons for his faith and to ask questions you might have.

Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.

If you’ve misplaced anything at the Portland Center this semester, stop by the Information Desk next time you’re on campus to claim it!

There’s a lovely collection of cups, sweaters, Bibles and umbrellas ready to return home with you!