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The Academic Resource Center (ARC) and Disability and Accessibility Services (formerly DSO) have come together under one roof! The entire Learning Support Services (LSS) team is now located on the first floor of the Murdock Library. If you’ve been to the ARC, you know where we are.

To celebrate, we’re hosting a prize drawing for all employees as part of our rolling open house. The LSS open house will be held through Friday, Jan. 29. Stop by to enter to win a thermal mug, get acquainted with the space, and say hi! We look forward to seeing you.

Please contact any of the Learning Support Services team if we can be of service to you or your students:

• Rick Muthiah, Director of Learning Support Services – rmuthiah@georgefox.edu
• Andrea Byerley, Disability and Accessibility Services (DAS) Coordinator – abyerley@georgefox.edu
• Julia James, Academic Resource Center (ARC) Coordinator – jjames@georgefox.edu

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) and Disability and Accessibility Services (formerly DSO) have come together under one roof! The entire Learning Support Services (LSS) team is now located on the first floor of the Murdock Library. If you’ve been to the ARC, you know where we are.

To celebrate, we’re hosting a Hydro Flask prize drawing for all students as part of our rolling open house. The LSS open house is open through Friday, Jan. 29. Stop by to enter to win a 32-ounce Hydro Flask, get acquainted with the space, and say hi! We look forward to seeing you.

Please contact any of the Learning Support Services team if we can be of service to you:

• Rick Muthiah, Director of Learning Support Services – rmuthiah@georgefox.edu
• Andrea Byerley, Disability and Accessibility Services (DAS) Coordinator – abyerley@georgefox.edu
• Julia James, Academic Resource Center (ARC) Coordinator – jjames@georgefox.edu

The Friends Association for Higher Education’s Quaker Leadings in Higher Education series will present a Zoom conversation this afternoon (Tuesday) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on “Care in Times of Conflict: Cultivating Vulnerability and Resilience.”

Sign up here to register.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu).

The position of grants and contract management assistant (GCM) at George Fox plays a significant role in advancing key documents that fund and implement university projects and programs. This position develops effective grant and contract practices and systems at George Fox to benefit current and future students and staff.

GCM assistants will be equipped for the role through a combination of intensive training and practical experiences in the areas of document management, project management, personal development, report generation, interpersonal skills, and administrative responsibilities. The position requires integrity, teachability, responsiveness, proficiency, and an active faith engagement. 

We particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented communities and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. 

Apply here on Handshake.

Questions? Contact Sarah Tenney (stenney@georgefox.edu).

The Ping Pong Club is starting again! Everyone, employees included, regardless of skill level, is welcome to come and play or learn to play.

Please fill out this poll and sign up for the email list if you are interested in coming so that we can determine our weekly meeting time. Our first meeting will be a welcome event where we will explain prizes and other fun secret items.

Please email Nathan Redman-Brown at nredmanbrown20@georgefox.edu with any and all questions.

The admissions office welcomes Ronnda Zezula Griffith as an admissions communications manager this month. She worked most recently as administrator-COO for a large nonprofit serving seniors, where she managed staff, HR, and business operations. She began work life as a litigation paralegal and law office manager before moving into technology project management. She then worked as a business and technology consultant, primarily for nonprofits and tech startups. In July 2020, she completed a software developer boot camp focused on Python and is currently enrolled in George Fox’s social and behavioral studies program, with an expected graduation this December. Ronnda lives in a rural farmhouse in Washington County with her husband and two youngest kids, and she has seven grandchildren under the age of 7 between her two oldest daughters. She attends Clarkes United Methodist Church, where George Fox alumnus Marty Williams is pastor.

Taj Kachaamy joins the university this semester as a visiting assistant professor of art and design, moving from an adjunct role to a full-time position. A native of Lebanon, she brings more than 12 years of university teaching experience, working most recently as a full-time faculty member in the College of Design at the American University in the United Arab Emirates. Also, for the past seven years, she has taught in the art and science department at Lebanese International University and for the American Center-International House Institute (2008-18). Also, since 2016, she has taught at Arts, Sciences and Technology University’s Beirut, Chtoura, and Jadra campuses. She also brings seven years of industry experience, specializing in graphic design and visual communication for various companies in the early 2000s. Taj’s primary areas of interest are digital painting and digital sculpting. She is in the process of earning a PhD in art from Lebanese University.

Britny Scholz (Registar’s Office) is no longer with George Fox University.

Rebecca Williams has transitioned to the position of assistant registrar in the registrar’s office.

Bryan Boyd (Theatre) won Broadway World’s 2020 Portland Regional Award for “Set Design of the Decade” for his work on Mamma Mia with the Broadway Rose Theatre Company in 2018.

Matt Stump (Biology) published an article, “Regulation of Kv11.1 Isoform Expression by Polyadenylate Binding Protein Nuclear 1,” in the International Journal of Molecular Science in January. George Fox undergraduate students Rachel Nguyen (2019), Rachel Drgastin (2020) and Laney Search (2021) contributed to this study and are listed as coauthors on the article.

Douglas G. Campbell (Art and Design Professor Emeritus) in November published the book Parables Ironic and Grotesque (Oblique Voices Press), written in the years prior to his stroke in 2012. In it, he invites the reader to ponder the common follies of his fellow man, highlighting such weaknesses as pride, selfishness, fear and greed, and pointing out the further foolishness of ignoring such shortcomings. Allegorical in nature, the book challenges readers to take a closer look into their own frailties and deficiencies and invites them to a healthy dose of quiet introspection.

The play Ghosting Hamlet by Mark Allen Eaton (Theatre, Humanities, Communication) has been published and is now available as part of the “Connecting 2021” series from Radius, the Religious Drama Society of Great Britain. The 15-minute play imagines a castle-bound Hamlet struggling to maintain his studies at Wittenberg University through video conferencing, and explores the need to be present with one another through whatever channel is available.

Grab one of the few remaining spots in CPAS 216 if you want to learn how to find and land an internship!

Specifically, you will learn how to:

• Write an effective resume and cover letter
• Create a LinkedIn profile that gets results
• Interview with confidence
• Find quality, open positions
• Create a personal brand and elevator pitch
• Build a professional network, and
• Succeed in your internship experience

The class (3305) is on Monday from noon to 12:50 p.m. Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Apply for next year’s financial aid by completing your 2021-22 FAFSA. The 2021-22 FAFSA is needed if you plan to attend next year (fall 2021, spring 2022, and summer 2022). Next year’s aid packages will be available soon, so file yours today to receive early notice!

One-on-one FAFSA help sessions are available. Schedule your personal session here.

Questions? Contact the financial aid office (finaid@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2302). Zoom and phone appointments are available here.

What is white supremacy? What are its roots in the church? How do we, as Christ followers, fight against it?

Join us on Zoom at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday) for a Mathetes session titled “White Supremacy in the White American Church.” We will hear from Dr. Randy Woodley, Andrea Emerson, Michael Simmons, Rory Brown, and Jeanette Barton on how to honor God by fighting white supremacy! Spiritual life credit is available for undergraduate students.

RSVP here  and email Hannah Lee at hlee17@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Good news! Although the Hadlock Student Center is closed for fitness and recreation, the self-defense group fitness class is back!

This popular class is a fusion of fun workouts and valuable self-defense skills and will run from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting Jan. 26.

We are offering this class for FREE to students and employees, and the class is provided virtually, via Zoom. Participation in each week is not required. Participants can pick and choose which weeks and sessions work for them.

Please register by going to this link.

Here are some more details on the class:

Toughen up and shape up with Krav Maga, the most effective “street-smart” self-defense possible. Learn to defend yourself by being trained by Mason Bertrand, a certified and experienced student instructor. Gain confidence knowing that you can protect yourself and your loved ones with the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces.

Learn realistic tactics and techniques to defend yourself from an attacker, regardless of their size, strength, and fighting strategy. As an added bonus, you’ll also develop superior physical fitness while having a blast!

Don’t forget to double-check your class schedule in MyGeorgeFox to make sure it’s correct. This Sunday, Jan. 31, is the last day you can drop spring classes in MyGeorgeFox without having it appear on your transcript.

Sunday is also the last day to request to add a class, which you can do by completing this request form.

Questions? Contact the registrar’s office at registrar@georgefox.edu.

We are proud to announce the first play in our spring play reading series: Skylar Rae’s compelling new play Hakugame. Lydia Crist will serve as Skylar’s director.

All auditions, rehearsals and performance will be on Zoom. It is our plan to use the music practice rooms for the final rehearsals and for the performance so that we can unify both the lights and scenic world for the play.

Audition and Production Details:

• We need at least six actors (three women, three men) for the reading. Auditions are tonight (Monday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sign up for a four-minute audition time slot at this Google link.
• Theatre majors and minors: Prepare a 90-second contemporary/dramatic monologue (fully prepared and memorized).
• Non-theatre majors/minors: Contact Lydia Crist (lcrist18@georgefox.edu) for a monologue to read for auditions. The more you prepare, the better off you will be, but the monologue will not have to be memorized.
• The Zoom link for the audition is on the sign-up sheet.
• Call-backs will take place via the same Zoom link on Tuesday night, from 7 to 10 p.m.
• Rehearsals will start Wednesday, Jan. 27, and run through Friday, Feb. 5. Rehearsals will take place between 7 and 10 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• The performance will be Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m.

Play Description: In this unexpected tale of revenge, grit, mortality, and morality, where the real enemy lies hidden in plain sight, a young prisoner, slated for death, is spared by her executioner under the condition she must become his apprentice.

Hope to see you there! Contact Lydia at the above email address with any questions.

Due to this class being virtual, the university is able to offer a self-defense group fitness class to both the Newberg and Portland campuses.

This popular class is a fusion of fun workouts and valuable self-defense skills and will run from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting Jan. 26.

We are offering this class for FREE to students and employees,  and the class is provided virtually, via Zoom. Participation in each week is not required. Participants can pick and choose which weeks and sessions work for them.

Please register by going to this link.

Here are some more details on the class:

Toughen up and shape up with Krav Maga, the most effective “street-smart” self-defense possible. Learn to defend yourself by being trained by Mason Bertrand, a certified and experienced student instructor. Gain confidence knowing that you can protect yourself and your loved ones with the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces.

Learn realistic tactics and techniques to defend yourself from an attacker, regardless of their size, strength, and fighting strategy. As an added bonus, you’ll also develop superior physical fitness while having a blast!

Since the governor’s announcement prioritizing vaccinating educators, a few of you have asked when George Fox might have vaccines for its employees.

We have received confirmation from Yamhill County that this prioritization does not include higher education. While there may be “small pockets that would work directly with school districts,” by and large our employees “are not eligible.”

When this situation changes, we’ll be sure to let you know.  However, at present, the county has only been receiving small quantities of the vaccine, limiting who can receive it.

Questions? Write cot@georgefox.edu.

To create the safest environment possible for our employees and local pedestrians, we are closing the equipment yard at the Thomas Center to pedestrian foot traffic.

This also applies to the Thomas Lane service road that connects to Fulton Street. Thomas Lane will be closed to foot traffic past the batting cages.

If you wish to walk to the Thomas Center, please use the walking path that extends between Fulton Street and the Thomas Center (by the Morse practice field), or use the Villa Road sidewalk.

Questions? Contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu). Thank you.

Are you a psychology or a cognitive science major looking for ways to become more involved and connected with your department?

Joining the ranks of the Psychology Club as an officer is a great way to start! Serving as an officer is an opportunity to build relationships with peers and faculty, grow as a leader and use your unique gifts to contribute to something bigger than yourself.

We are currently seeking a secretary and a public relations manager for spring semester 2021. Apply here.

Applications are due Friday, Jan. 29. Elections begin the following day and end on Friday, Feb. 5. We hope to see your application!

Questions? Contact Megan Stewart (mstewart18@georgefox.edu).

We are proud to announce the first play in our spring play reading series: Skylar Rae’s compelling new play Hakugame. Lydia Crist will serve as Skylar’s director.

All auditions, rehearsals and performance will be on Zoom. It is our plan to use the music practice rooms for the final rehearsals and for the performance so that we can unify both the lights and scenic world for the play.

Audition and Production Details:

• We need at least six actors (three women, three men) for the reading. Auditions are this Monday, Jan. 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sign up for a four-minute audition time slot at this Google link.
• Theatre majors and minors: Prepare a 90-second contemporary/dramatic monologue (fully prepared and memorized).
• Non-theatre majors/minors: Contact Lydia Crist (lcrist18@georgefox.edu) for a monologue to read for auditions. The more you prepare, the better off you will be, but the monologue will not have to be memorized.
• The Zoom link for the audition is on the sign-up sheet.
• Call-backs will take place via the same Zoom link on Tuesday night, from 7 to 10 p.m.
• Rehearsals will start Wednesday, Jan. 27, and run through Friday, Feb. 5. Rehearsals will take place between 7 and 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
• The performance will be Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m.

Play Description: In this unexpected tale of revenge, grit, mortality, and morality, where the real enemy lies hidden in plain sight, a young prisoner, slated for death, is spared by her executioner under the condition she must become his apprentice.

Hope to see you there! Contact Lydia at the above email address with any questions.

The Ping Pong Club is starting again! Everyone, employees included, regardless of skill level, is welcome to come and play or learn to play.

Please fill out this poll and sign up for the email list if you are interested in coming so that we can determine our weekly meeting time. Our first meeting will be a welcome event where we will explain prizes and other fun secret items.

Please email Nathan Redman-Brown at nredmanbrown20@georgefox.edu with any and all questions.