Flu vaccines are here at the Health and Counseling Center! We don’t bill insurance, so a copay of $20 will be collected, unless you have the George Fox health insurance, in which case your flu shot is free. Call 503-554-2340 to schedule your appointment.
The HCC is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We have been covering preparation for various kinds of emergencies and disasters this month. September is also a national suicide prevention month, o this week, for Wellness Wednesday, we are sharing practical information on what to do in case of a mental health emergency.
For more information, contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu.
Join us on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3-4, for the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute’s Strengthening Team™ Ethics & Legal Considerations Suicide Prevention two-day event.
Day 1: We will explore safety, security, risk and common ethical and legal concerns in healthcare practice, followed by applying these concepts to emerging roles in primary care (behavioral health clinicians and culturally responsive community health workers). We will share experiences of power differentials in high-quality primary care early adopters.
Day 2: Kent Corso, PsyD, will present “Proactive Reduction of Suicide in Populations via Evidence-Based Research.” After that, we will discuss suicide in healthcare workers, as well as a system-wide approach to suicide prevention in primary care sustained since 2011.
If you would like to register for the event, sign up here. Contact Tammy O’Doherty at todohert@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Attention first-generation students! Please join us as we celebrate you and introduce you to other first-gen students and faculty. We’re hosting a first-gen welcome dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Intercultural Resource Center.
We want to foster a community you can rely on when you have a concern, and get you acquainted with people who can help you navigate your journey. We will have food, games, drinks and more! Please RSVP so we can get a head count.
Contact Alicia Marcial-Cruz at amarcialcruz19@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Finance has updated several forms on the website for FY23. Remember to visit the website and download a current version of your favorite forms to use for FY23.
Please delete any blank templates of the older forms from your files, and use the new versions going forward. Here is the link to the finance forms page.
Questions? Contact Lael May in Finance at ext. 2170 or email at lmay@georgefox.edu.
The university has a business account with Amazon for all purchases concerning university business. Please do not order any items for the university from Amazon using your personal Amazon account.
If you need help getting set up with the university’s Amazon business account, please email Kathi Becker at kbecker@georgefox.edu or Frank Charles at fcharles@georgefox.edu.
Meet us at the Chehalem Aquatic Center for a splash! The Pool Party is this Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. This year we are excited to host yard games on the lawn and have a few different food trucks. Join the fun!
Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details.
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National Care for Kids Day, held annually on Sept. 20, offers an opportunity to positively impact a child’s life in a variety of ways both large and small, because we all know there are many ways to be a role model in a child’s life.
The spiritual life office would like to invite you into serving in two particular opportunities today (Tuesday):
For the donation drive, we will be collecting full-size hygiene items to give to elementary school resource rooms. Items needed include: shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, body wash, soap, loofahs, hair brushes, combs, toothpaste and toothbrushes.
Items can be either be brought to the 5:30 p.m. training in Canyon Commons, or dropped off at the SpiL (Barclay) House (just outside the north entrance to Canyon Commons).
To learn more about Title I schools, visit this site. To learn more about events today, contact Rusty St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.
Come to the first Premedical Club meeting of the year! There will be pizza and candy!
We’ll be meeting in Hoover 103 at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22.
If you have any questions, contact Kate Snedecor at csnedecor19@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in a career where you can help people or animals while pursuing your passion for the sciences? If so, please fill out our pre-professional health interest Google Form.
After signing up, you will be added to an email group to receive helpful information and events to jumpstart your career toward a health profession. You’ll also receive information regarding job openings, internship opportunities and on-campus events from visiting schools such as OSU.
Career interest options include:
For more information or if you have any questions, contact Sandy Baxter at sbaxter@georgefox.edu.
Join Catholic college students for an evening retreat, including Vespers, Eucharistic Adoration, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, followed by dinner and fellowship, this Friday, Sept. 23, from 5 to 9 p.m.
If you have questions, or want to attend, please contact nlindblom20@georgefox.edu to RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 21. A donation of $10 is suggested to help cover the cost of dinner and snacks.
For more information, visit the Mt. Angel Abbey website or contact Lorretta Krautscheid at lkrautscheid@georgefox.edu.
Whether you are 100% sold on volunteering for Foster Parents Night Out or Little/Big Bruins, or just have a sliver of interest, please come join us tomorrow (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 102 at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about these programs, receive necessary training, and eat dinner (you can pick up dinner at 5 p.m.).
For more information about Foster Parents Night Out and training night, please contact Abby Nardella at anardella21@georgefox.edu.
Every Wednesday this semester, Contemplative (Quaker) Worship will be held from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. in Hoover 104.
In quiet waiting before the Lord, in addition to doing business with God as each of us needs, those present will be welcome to share a message from the Lord as they might feel led. We will then close with sharing and prayer. Spiritual life credit is available.
Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The city of Newberg is asking everyone to be mindful when parking on city streets throughout Newberg and Dundee.
Check out these safety tips, and contact Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Join the Academic Resource Center for an APA 7 workshop with Sue O’Donnell this Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. Learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more. We will also have a Zoom option (link to be provided soon!).
Questions? Email Hannah Jackson at hjackson@georgefox.edu.
Happy Monday! The Comic Book Club will be meeting at 7 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 23, in Hoover 207 for a “Chill Movie Night.”
Movie options will be coming out via an email poll this week. This is a great way to unwind from a busy week and get to know fellow students.
Don’t know anything about comics? Don’t Worry! Members vary in a variety of knowledge and commitment to different fandoms. Snacks are provided. We hope to see you there!
Contact Maggie Hartley a mhartley20@georgefox.edu with any questions.
One of our graduates is on the brink of changing how doctors treat chronic cardiac disease. Joel Rurik, a 2016 graduate of George Fox’s biology program, will explain the details of his research in a lecture all are welcome to attend on Monday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Rurik is now a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he does cutting-edge gene therapy research. Most recently, his team’s work was featured on the front cover of Science, the top research journal in the United States.
Cardiac fibrosis, a scarring of the heart, underlies most cardiovascular diseases and remains challenging to target therapeutically. Chronic cardiac disease often results in fibrosis, which negatively affects heart health and function. Therapies targeting this cardiac fibrosis remain limited, but Rurik’s research offers a promising and tractable immunotherapy approach for tackling fibrosis.
Contact Carly Reumann at creumann@georgefox.edu for more information.
Come see renowned Christian author, teacher and alumnus Richard J. Foster present an award in his name to pastor and fellow author Trevor Hudson on Monday, Oct. 3. The 7 p.m. presentation in Canyon Commons will be followed by Hudson’s keynote speech and a reception. Hudson will also speak at chapel the next morning, Oct. 4, at 10:50 a.m.
A selection committee selected Hudson as the first recipient of the Richard J. Foster Award in Spiritual Formation. The award recognizes those whose intellectual and practical work helps others come into an ongoing transformational relationship with Jesus Christ.
Hudson is the author of more than 20 books, the most recent of which, Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St Ignatius and Dallas Willard, was released in September.
Contact Carly Reumann at creumann@georgefox.edu for more information.
Calling all social work majors and those interested in learning more about social work! Please join us for an ice cream social on the Roberts west entrance lawn.
Hang out with your professors and meet others in your major. Master of Social Work faculty will be there to answer any questions about the MSW program at George Fox. Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) from noon to 1 p.m. for ice cream and fun.
Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The Starlight Parade is tonight (Saturday) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the dorms! Blue Zone is back! Come celebrate our first football game of the season with free merch and a show brought to you by our cheer, dance and drumline teams.
Join us in the parade as we gather all our students at each dorm and make our big entrance into the student section!
Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details.
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