The 2020 George Fox Political Civility Project continues, looking for ways to counteract increasing polarization and alienation in American politics.
At 6 p.m. this Monday, Oct. 19, professors Mark Hall and Phil Smith will debate about whom we should vote for in the U.S. presidential election. Attendees will be invited to assess levels of civility in the debate and also hear a brief report on how the vice presidential debate, and perhaps others, fared in terms of civility.
Attendees will also be given a chance to comment on what next steps our university should take to promote peacemaking in politics. The event is open to the public via this Zoom link, and those on campus may attend the event live in Bauman Auditorium.Â
In compliance with social distancing regulations, when the room reaches its 100-person COVID capacity, any others who arrive will be directed to join those attending (including any off-campus guests) via Zoom.
The Disability Awareness and Advocacy group is meeting this Sunday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 5 p.m. over Zoom. We will introduce new members, discuss our efforts to becoming a club, and begin planning for upcoming events.
The university community is invited to attend a virtual lecture, “Complicity in Racism: The Path Forward,” put on by the George Fox Honors Program, on Friday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 a.m.
The event features Jemar Tisby, an author, speaker and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, for which he writes about race, religion and culture.
Tisby will explore racial justice solutions and cultural conversations that compel action. For more information regarding Tisby and his presentation, click here.
Registration is required. Please register here for the virtual lecture.
Hello everyone! As you have probably seen, this coming spring semester has experienced some changes in the dates of events, such as our spring break period.
In response to these changes, I’ve put together a short survey on how you personally feel about these changes and how they affect you. It should only take a few minutes to complete, and your input is valuable!
Results are recorded anonymously. Remember, you’re paying for your college experience, and you get a voice in the decisions that are made. Use it!
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Tomorrow (Saturday), groups will begin competing for the fastest time out of our on-campus Escape Room for the chance to win a grand prize!
All the time slots are filled, so if you signed up and received a confirmation email from amarchuk17@georgefox.edu for a time slot tomorrow, your group needs to show up five minutes early so we can get started on time.
The Premedical Club will be having our first meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. Space is limited to 20 people, so please use this form to sign up. We will also be hosting the meeting on Zoom.
If you would like to be added to our email list for further updates and resources, please fill out this form.
Join us for the first George Fox Global Impact Seminar of the 2020-21 school year, which will be held viaZoom on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 5:15 p.m.
Dr. Juan Lucena, director of the humanitarian engineering program at the Colorado School of Mines, will be giving an exciting talk, titled “From Project to Practice: How to Build Bridges Between Passion and Careers for Engineers in Community Development.”
His talk will focus on ways for students to transition from their time at Fox to graduate school with the hope of aligning their engineering careers with their passion for humanitarian or community development work.
In particular, he will discuss how to assess competencies gained in community development projects in relation to those needed to launch a career pathway in development work along with how graduate training can help fill the necessary gaps.
He will also share lessons learned in the development of undergraduate projects in humanitarian engineering at Colorado School of Mines and the development of their new humanitarian engineering graduate program, to compare and contrast what can be gained at the undergraduate level and what remains to be done as a graduate student. Â
For students interested in global development and humanitarian engineering, you won’t want to miss this Global Impact Seminar!
To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on campus and at teaching sites during the traditional flu season, the university is altering the academic calendar for the spring semester. The change primarily affects the schedule of spring break as seen below.
Although many graduate/ADP students primarily participate remotely or online, all programs, regardless of modality, will follow a different set of academic holidays in order to ensure services are available to all students.
Graduate and adult degree students will start the semester on the date originally scheduled (Jan. 11). Spring break will be converted from a week in March to two long weekends and a midweek day of rest.
Graduate/Adult Degree 2021 spring semester (no change from current schedule)Â
Jan. 11-April 30
Graduate/Adult Degree academic holidays
Jan. 18 (Monday)
Feb. 15-16 (Monday-Tuesday)
March 25-26 (Thursday-Friday)
April 14 (Wednesday)
Classes will be held on Feb. 19, a date previously scheduled for a holiday.
To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on campus during the traditional flu season, the spring 2021 traditional undergraduate semester will start a week later and run Jan. 19 through April 30 (with the exception of nursing students, who will begin Jan. 11 and go through April 30).
Spring break will be converted from a week in March to two long weekends and a midweek day of rest. Residential students will be able to move onto campus Sunday, Jan. 17. (Note: As their schedule may be different, nursing students should refer to communication from the College of Nursing for their specific schedule).
Traditional Undergraduate 2021 Spring Semester
Jan 19 to April 30 (residential students will move in on Jan. 17; nursing students may move in Jan. 10)
Undergraduate Academic Holidays*
Jan. 18 (Monday)
Feb. 15-16 (Monday-Tuesday)
March 25-26 (Thursday-Friday)
April 14 (Wednesday)
Classes will be held on Feb. 19, a date previously scheduled as mid-semester holiday.
*Days off within the semester vary for nursing students, depending on clinical placements.
This year has been a challenging one for everyone. In recognition of your hard work, the university’s leadership has added a “Day of Rest†on Wednesday, Nov. 11, on which classes will be canceled and offices will be closed. In a year of unpleasant surprises, we hope this will provide a brief time of respite and renewal.
This year has been a challenging one for everyone. In recognition of your hard work, the university’s leadership has added a “Day of Rest†on Wednesday, Nov. 11, on which classes will be canceled and offices will be closed. In a year of unpleasant surprises, we hope this will provide a brief time of respite and renewal.
Today (Thursday) is your last chance to get a flu shot on the Newberg campus. The clinic is located in Hoover 103 and is open today from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
We are happy to invite you to our October virtual Lunch N’ Learn session about the Hadlock Center and all it has to offer employees. The speakers will be Mark Pothoff and Kiana Rasubala, our new Hadlock program coordinator.
Grab your lunch and join other staff members virtually this Wednesday, Oct. 21, from noon to 12:30 p.m. Please RSVP here.
We know you have been working extremely hard to get textbook adoptions entered for the spring term, and we sincerely appreciate you! Textbook adoptions are due on or before Friday, Oct. 30, and must be submitted through the Follett Discover Adopt tool.
Faculty and Staff:
If you come by the Bruin Store during business hours to confirm the adoptions for your courses between Oct. 19 and Oct. 30, you will receive a one-time use Holiday Shopping Pass to use between then and Dec. 31.
Your Holiday Shopping Pass gives you 30% off of one item, and cannot be combined with any other promotions or discounts.
We look forward to seeing you soon! Please be prepared with any questions you may have and Paige Jacobs, Bruin Store manager, or Katie Villanueva, Bruin Store textbook manager, will be happy to help finalize your adoptions.
Thinking about studying abroad in Romania? A representative from the Word Made Flesh program in Romania will have a booth set up this today (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons.
Feel free to stop by and learn more about what it would look like to study abroad in Romania.
Invisible Disability Week is right around the corner, Oct. 18 through 24! The Disability Services Office wants your input as we plan to highlight invisible disabilities on our Instagram.
Do you have an invisible disability that you want to be sure we mention? Please fill out this anonymous survey. We see you!
Don’t forget that today (Thursday) is the last day to get 25% off of hats at the Bruin Store! Swing by between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or place an order online.
The Interprofessional Primary Care Institute will be hosting a virtual event via Zoom Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
The event’s purpose is to cross-train primary care team members on metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and hypertension. We will also explore clinical tools, workflows, and interventions that can be used in a primary care setting.Â
We will dialogue with healthcare professionals about chronic conditions in Black communities, learn and practice behavioral change interventions, discuss tools to engage people in self-management, as well as explore how we can encourage people with chronic conditions to increase their physical activity.
For more information, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) or visit the events section on our webpage to learn more.
The Student Collective is hiring new members for this year’s yearbook! Our team is made up of driven, flexible, and talented individuals who have a passion for telling the unique stories of George Fox’s students, faculty, and alumni.
If you think you would like to join our team, please fill out this form!
