Jennifer Macnab, formerly a senior enrollment counselor in the registrar’s office and most recently an adjunct professor, has been hired to be the assistant director of academic engagement for the seminary’s doctor of ministry program.
Angeleen Umfleet has transitioned from her role as an administrative assistant for history, sociology, world languages, and politics to a position as a student financial services specialist.
The Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) Project, a STEM higher education reform program supported by the National Science Foundation, honored Paige Parry (Biology) as one of its 25 QUBES mentors for the 2019-20 academic year. Paige was among a group who led professional development opportunities for their peers nationwide by offering their expertise and guidance into incorporating new educational practices and pedagogical approaches to teaching quantitative biology. Paige’s particular Faculty Mentoring Network, which she has led for two years now, is titled “Teaching with R in Undergraduate Biology†and focuses on reducing barriers to implementing R programming in biology courses for students with little to no prior programming experience.
Jeff Walters (Engineering) continues to work on projects to promote water, sanitation and hygiene programs in countries that include Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Cambodia, Nicaragua, East Timor and Chile, along with investigating how to integrate systems-thinking within engineering education. Recently, in connection to his work in this area, he gave a webinar talk for the Research in Global Design Seminar Series for Engineering for Change on his research, engaging Ethiopian, Kenyan and Ugandan water and sanitation stakeholders in systems-thinking and systems-modeling workshops. A recording of the webinar can be found here.
Nicole M. Enzinger (Education) coauthored an article with George Fox alumna Kristina Hofer, titled “Opportunities for redefining unconventional units,†that was published in June in the journal Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12.
Terry Steele (Portland Seminary) had an article, “Beyond Immigrants as the Other: Relational Approaches to Global Ministry,†accepted by the Evangelical Missiological Society National conference in October. Another article, “The Culture Tree: A Powerful Tool for Mission Research and Training,” has been accepted for the July edition of the missions journal Global Missiology.
Interested in learning more about working as a behavioral health clinician? Join us for a special continuing education event focused on developing new skills for behavioral health learners using the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model.
The course “Professional Solutions: Behavioral Health Clinician Essentials†will be held virtually the week of Aug. 10-14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is no cost to participate for George Fox faculty or students.
Research shows that clinics that implement the BCBH model are better equipped to deliver biopsychosocial-cultural care to the people they serve. The PCBH model is an evolution of psychotherapy that matches the fast pace of primary care by adding a behavioral health clinician (BHC) team member who works in a focused and accessible way.
BHCs in primary care are licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists. This event will feature an interprofessional team that includes experts in the PCBH model, primary care clinicians, nurses and others who are invested in the success of BHCs in primary care.
To learn more, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).
The vehicle registration portal opens up today (Monday) on MyGeorgeFox for sophomores to register their vehicles for residential parking permits! Be sure to have your DMV registration slip in front of you, as you will need some of that information in order to register.
The portal will open for freshmen on Monday, July 27. The portal is currently open for seniors, commuters, graduate students and juniors.
Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.
All employee headshot photo shoots are on hold until September. If you are a new employee, or are in need of a new or updated headshot, please wait until further notice before contacting the university photographer or the marketing communications department.
Keep an eye out in the Daily Bruin this fall for an update on when photo shoots will resume.
George Fox graduate and commuter students who do not plan to bring a vehicle to campus can request an exemption from being automatically charged the parking permit fee by completing the parking waiver form. Please read the waiver form thoroughly as you fill it out.
By signing this form you agree that you will not bring a vehicle and park on George Fox’s Newberg campus or the surrounding Good Neighbor areas (as specified in the parking policies) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
If your vehicle is found parked on campus during these times, the following will occur:
Note: There may be additional fines for any other violations according to the parking policies of the university.
If you are taking four or fewer credit hours in a semester, you may be eligible for this waiver. However, you must obtain a special temporary permit from Campus Public Safety and display it appropriately to avoid the above-listed sanctions.
Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.
The city of Newberg will be doing some water meter testing on campus this week. During each appointed time, the water will be shut off at that particular meter for about 30 minutes.
Each meter tested has a scheduled time, and if the meter has a bypass valve, you may not notice an interruption in service.
Monday, July 20, testing:
Tuesday, July 21, testing:
Wednesday, July 22, testing:
Thank you for your patience!
Face shields are available for George Fox employees. They are available in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please drop by if you want to pick up a face shield.
For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at  jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
The vehicle registration portal opens up this Monday, July 20, on MyGeorgeFox for sophomores to register their vehicles for residential parking permits! Be sure to have your DMV registration slip in front of you, as you will need some of that information in order to register.
The portal will open for freshmen on Monday, July 27. The portal is currently open for seniors, commuters, graduate students and juniors.
Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.
As a key strategy for soul care of undergraduates during the pandemic, the Office for Spiritual Life is looking for 30 Life Group leaders for our nine-week fall Life Groups series (the weeks of Sept. 7 through Nov. 6).
Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. This fall, all of our groups will be either Zoom groups or hybrid groups. (Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participant comfort permit.)
Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups through the Office for Spiritual Life will also be chapel credit-eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.
We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Groups may also be co-led with an upperclassman student if the leader desires.
For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Interested in learning more about working as a behavioral health clinician? Join us for a special continuing education event focused on developing new skills for behavioral health learners using the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model.
The course “Professional Solutions: Behavioral Health Clinician Essentials” will be held virtually the week of Aug. 10-14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is no cost to participate for George Fox faculty or students.
Research shows that clinics that implement the BCBH model are better equipped to deliver biopsychosocial-cultural care to the people they serve. The PCBH model is an evolution of psychotherapy that matches the fast pace of primary care by adding a behavioral health clinician (BHC) team member who works in a focused and accessible way.
BHCs in primary care are licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists. This event will feature an interprofessional team that includes experts in the PCBH model, primary care clinicians, nurses and others who are invested in the success of BHCs in primary care.
To learn more, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).
Office moves/relocations have a process and policy. After discussing proposals with your dean or department head, submit the relocation form located at this link.
One form per person is needed, so that specific furniture move requests can be listed. Matt Hammar, the director of Purchasing, must approve all furniture moves and furniture requests.
After the relocation form is submitted, your executive team member will then approve the relocation request. After approval, Plant Services will schedule your move. (The form allows you to enter your proposed move date, but the actual date will be set by the scheduling team.)
This move process notifies Plant Services, Information Services, Mail Services and Institutional Technology (IT), including MPS and IT infrastructure. Please refer to the website with any questions. Thank you!
The city of Newberg will be doing some water meter testing on campus next week. During each appointed time, the water will be shut off at that particular meter for about 30 minutes.
Each meter tested has a scheduled time, and if the meter has a bypass valve, you may not notice an interruption in service.
Monday, July 20, testing:
Tuesday, July 21, testing:
Wednesday, July 22, testing:
Thank you for your patience!
An all-employee meeting will be made available for viewing this morning (Wednesday) after 10 a.m. We will hear from Provost Andrea Scott and get an update on the new academic enterprise structure, from Brian Doak, director of George Fox Digital, and from President Robin Baker.
The meeting will be available at this link. As was the case last month, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.
Do you owe a balance after your financial aid offer? We can help! For tips and help on paying the gap, please see some helpful tips on Ways to Fill the Gap.
Questions? Contact Janet Herron at jherron@georgefox.edu.
This is a reminder that all purchases, regardless of the dollar amount or funding source, must be entered in PeopleSoft as a requisition PRIOR to any spending. Once your receive a PO from Purchasing, you have approval to place your order or complete your George Fox Visa transaction.
If you need assistance, please contact Purchasing at purchasing@georgefox.edu for requisition/PO questions or Kathi Becker at kbecker@georgefox.edu for George Fox Visa questions.
The university’s purchasing policy can be found here.
An all-employee meeting will be made available for viewing tomorrow (Wednesday) after 10 a.m. We will hear from Provost Andrea Scott and get an update on the new academic enterprise structure, from Brian Doak, director of George Fox Digital, and from President Robin Baker.
The meeting will be available at this link. As was the case last month, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.
Face shields are available for George Fox employees. They are available in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please drop by if you want to pick up a face shield.
For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.
Our creative marketing team is working on a video Thursday, July 16, and would love some volunteers to act and voice-over some sections!
There are some small parts and bigger parts, so if you have any free time, whether that be the whole day or only 30 minutes, we would love to have you participate. (Plus Pennington will be there, and he’s the best.)
Any help would be greatly appreciated, so please fill out this form or contact Missy Downs (mdowns@georgefox.edu) by Tuesday, July 14, if you are willing and able to help us out.
The Department of Education recently released the final regulations for implementing protections of equal access to education under Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972. As federal laws, these regulations govern how institutions are required to respond to sexual assault and other forms of sexual harassment. These regulations are effective as of Aug. 14, 2020.
These regulations are significant, and we are carefully reviewing them over the coming weeks to determine what adjustments we need to make to our current policies and/or our processes for addressing reports of sexual assault and harassment.
The state of Oregon also has relevant legislation, and we need to consider how the federal and state regulations interact with one another. We will be certain to inform our community of any changes we need to make as a result of these new laws.
We recognize that many members of our community have been deeply impacted by sexual assault. It is important that you know that our commitment to preventing sexual assault, supporting those who report experiencing harm, and conducting fair, transparent and safe grievance processes for all parties continues to be a top priority for us. We remain steadfastly focused on continuing to build a supportive, safe and welcoming environment where everyone can learn, work and thrive.
If you have experienced sexual harassment or sexual assault, you are encouraged to connect to the resources at our institution or elsewhere that can best support you. Much of this information is on our website at georgefox.edu/titleix. We also have added a new video resource specific to George Fox on our Title IX website’s home page that addresses some common questions.
Our Title IX team’s contact information is on the Title IX website under “staff.†Please contact the Office of Student Life (studentlife@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or concerns.
