Identify the pros and cons of owning a home, an overview of the process, how to get prepared, various types of zero- and low-down loan programs, and more.
Sign up here for this free Canopy EAP webinar on Tuesday, May 14, at 9:30 a.m.
Reach out to Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu with any questions.
After more than 28 years of faithful service at George Fox, Jenny Getsinger, director of student accounts, is retiring – and she wants your most fun “bucket list” ideas to keep her busy and challenged during retirement.
Please complete this form to share your “bucket list” ideas and/or a note to wish her well. We will also be hosting a reception for her in the Stevens Center’s atrium on Monday, June 3, at 2 p.m. We hope to see you there!
Feel free to reach out to Marcy Nielsen at mnielsen@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Dr. Dave Cimbora has accepted the position of provost at Samford University in Alabama. Though we are sad to see him go, the Wellness Enterprise and the Office of Academic Affairs hope you will join us on Wednesday, May 15, to thank Dave for his great work here at George Fox, and send him off in style.
Please stop by Canyon Commons 103 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. that day to celebrate with Dave and wish him well!
Feel free to reach out to Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The plant services’ main office will have different hours for the summer. They will be Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Feel free to contact Mark Stone at mstone@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
The three candidates for Yamhill County commissioner – incumbent Lindsay Berschauer and challengers Bubba King and David Wall – will share the stage in Hoover 105 tonight (Thursday) to discuss the issues facing the county and their plans should they win election to the County Commission.
District attorney candidate Kate Lynch and county sheriff candidate Sam Elliott, both of whom are running uncontested, will also each make a brief presentation about the issues they will be facing and their plans for their upcoming terms in office.
The public is invited to attend the session, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at or near 8 p.m. The session will also be live-streamed at this link, and a video recording will be available as soon as it can get posted.
The event is being hosted by the George Fox Civility Project in partnership with the Newberg City Club and the Newberg/Dundee United As Neighbors groups.
If you have questions about the forum, contact Civility Project Director Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu or rmock@georgefox.edu.
After losing someone you care about, your life can feel like it is no longer your own. The best way to find the courage, perseverance and desire to rebuild and redefine your new life is living with the loss, one day at a time.
Emotional recovery is not accomplished by checking off items on a list but rather living the loss, establishing a new relationship with your loved ones and the people around you, both at work and at home.
This session will provide you with ideas and tools for how to interact with others, how to find passion and purpose, and how to rebuild your future.
Here’s how to get to the Canopy webinar center:
Email Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu with any questions.
May is Asian American, Native Hawai’ian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and, as always, the Intercultural Resource Center has compiled another digital document for engagement.
This resource has many recommendations to complement your summer plans (like a new playlist to listen to) and to get you excited for your return to campus in the fall (like taking part in community through the multicultural clubs).
As always, we want to hear from and represent you, so if you have recommendations for this month or future cultural heritage months, please let us know by filling out this form.
Happy Asian American, Native Hawai’ian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, George Fox!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Zanne Backous at sbackous@georgefox.edu.
The finance office is moving! We will be moving to 1515 Portland Road (previously the Providence Sleep Center Building). The current finance office will be closed on Friday, May 3, and Monday, May 6, for this move.
We plan to remain as close to our normal operating schedule as possible and ask for your patience as we re-organize in our new space on Tuesday, May 7.
Thank you!
The finance office is moving! We will be moving to 1515 N. Villa Road (previously the Providence Sleep Center Building). The current finance office will be closed on Friday, May 3, and Monday, May 6, for this move.
We plan to remain as close to our normal operating schedule as possible and ask for your patience as we re-organize in our new space on Tuesday, May 7.
Thank you!
Here is your final installment of “Bite-sized Wellness Ideas” from your local Wellness Committee. Yes, all good things must come to an end, but take heart! We have some great new activities and events coming your way. Stay tuned!
Walking: It sounds too simple, but one of the simplest “exercise snacks” is to take a short walk. Walk around your building, walk up and down some stairs, or intentionally park further away from your destinations. Just five to 10 minutes of brisk walking gets your blood pumping.
Take a nap: Naps offer various benefits for healthy adults, including relaxation, reduced fatigue, increased alertness, improved mood, and improved performance, including quicker reaction time and better memory. Check out this article from the Mayo Clinic that touches on the benefits (and potential drawbacks).
Take a walk in a forest: According to Psychology Today, “The Japanese tradition of shinrin-yoku, or ‘forest bathing,’ has inspired the modern concept of ‘forest therapy,’ or walking in the forest as a way to improve health and mood.” Several studies over the past decade have found that being in a forest can lead to a relaxed and healthy well-being, both physically and mentally, and can even reduce blood levels of the stress hormone cortisol and boost the immune system.
Don’t look in the mirror: Wait, what? Can you go a few days, or maybe a week, without looking in the mirror? It seems we are always inspecting ourselves, finding wrinkles, dark spots, eye bags, etc. What if we took time away from that reflection? Check out the benefits of this unique and healing challenge here.
Your George Fox Wellness Committee wishes you a fantastic and healthy May. Stay tuned for upcoming events!
The three candidates for Yamhill County commissioner – incumbent Lindsay Berschauer and challengers Bubba King and David Wall – will share the stage in Hoover 105 this Thursday, May 2, to discuss the issues facing the county and their plans should they win election to the County Commission.
District attorney candidate Kate Lynch and county sheriff candidate Sam Elliott, both of whom are running uncontested, will also each make a brief presentation about the issues they will be facing and their plans for their upcoming terms in office.
The public is invited to attend the session, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at or near 8 p.m. The session will also be live-streamed at this link, and a video recording will be available as soon as it can get posted.
The event is being hosted by the George Fox Civility Project in partnership with the Newberg City Club and the Newberg/Dundee United As Neighbors groups.
If you have questions about the forum, contact Civility Project Director Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu or rmock@georgefox.edu.
The Bridge Cafe will be closed next week, April 29 to May 3. We will reopen Monday, May 6, with our summer hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
We will have specials running all summer every Tuesday and Thursday on the patio, weather permitting. Please keep an eye out on georgefox.cafebonappetit.com, or our Instagram @bonappetitgfu, for updates!
Need some George Fox clothing? Check out the end-of-stock clothing clearance sale happening in the Bruin Bookstore! We’ve got increased discounts that start today.
Contact Kristin McGuirk at kmcguirk@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The Maker’s Market will be closing early today (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. Tomorrow, we will be open until we run out of items. Flex points can be used in the Maker’s Market and Bridge Cafe until 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Thanks to everyone who participated in Bon Appetit’s VIP Meal Plan! We hope you enjoyed eating with us as much as we enjoyed serving you.
This is just a quick note to let you know that brunch on Saturday, April 27, will be the last meal available for the school year. Fear not, though: Your remaining meals will still be there when we start up in August. The dinner on Friday, Aug. 23, will be our first board meal.
Feel free to contact Kimberly Johnson at kjohnson@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Please remember, as you are leaving campus, to turn in your green eco containers at Bon Appetit! This allows us to go through and restock them for next year.
Thank you! Contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The three candidates for Yamhill County commissioner – incumbent Lindsay Berschauer and challengers Bubba King and David Wall – will share the stage in Hoover 105 next Thursday, May 2, to discuss the issues facing the county and their plans should they win election to the County Commission.
District attorney candidate Kate Lynch and county sheriff candidate Sam Elliott, both of whom are running uncontested, will also each make a brief presentation about the issues they will be facing and their plans for their upcoming terms in office.
The public is invited to attend the session, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at or near 8 p.m. The session will also be live-streamed at this link, and a video recording will be available as soon as it can get posted.
The event is being hosted by the George Fox Civility Project in partnership with the Newberg City Club and the Newberg/Dundee United As Neighbors groups.
If you have questions about the forum, contact Civility Project Director Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu or rmock@georgefox.edu.
Have you signed up for Summer Online? Don’t miss your chance to save money and time this summer!
Summer Online offers you the chance to take care of credits from the comfort of your home – or wherever you’ll be this summer – for less than half the cost of regular tuition. Consider this: You could get up to three courses out of the way this summer in just two months (half the length of a typical class!). Free up time in your fall or spring semester, or get on track to graduate early.
Summer Online runs from June 3 to July 28. Check out the full list of courses on class.georgefox.edu and register on MyGeorgeFox.
At the end of every school year, many students have good, reusable items that they don’t want to take home. These items include clothing, blankets, kitchen supplies, small appliances, room decorations, small furniture, etc.
In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of resources, the university collects these items through an initiative we call Phase 2 and gives them a second life. We’re happy to accept reusable items, today (Friday) through Sunday, April 28.
Collection barrels will be placed in dorm lobbies across campus. There will also be a drop-off location at Plant Services (#60 on the campus map) during normal business hours, in or near the receiving bay located to the left of the main entrance. Please place donated items in bags inside the barrels.
We do not accept:
There will also be a few extra-large dumpsters for trash located on campus. By law, computers, monitors, and TVs cannot go into the trash. They can be placed beside the barrels; please label them if they are broken.
Questions? Contact Gabe Morales at gmorales@georgefox.edu.
Do you suffer from knee pain and are over the age of 50? You may very well be an ideal candidate for a research study being conducted by Rebecca Dobler, a faculty member in the university’s Department of Physical Therapy.
The purpose of the study is to determine the influences of peak effort in participants with knee pain and/or knee osteoarthritis during a one-minute sit-to-stand test, and new approaches in knee pain education. The research is being done in conjunction with A.T. Still University to fulfill dissertation requirements of the principal investigator.
We are seeking participants who are over 50 with either self-declared knee pain or documented knee OA from a provider. An initial phone screening will be completed to determine your eligibility. The study will be conducted at the Medical Sciences Building at 448 Werth Blvd., in Newberg.
Please call 503-554-2466 or email gotkneesdpt@georgefox.edu for more information.
