You are cordially invited to join the celebration of Steve Grant’s 38 years of service to George Fox today (Monday). The festivities will begin at 3 p.m. via this Zoom link.
Contact Carol Jaquith at cjaquith@georgefox.edu if you have questions. We hope to see you there!
If you have any deposits for FY20, please bring your money over to the Finance office today (June 29). Checks dated prior to June 30, 2020, must be deposited in the current fiscal year. Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank.
If you are taking vacation during the July 4 holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.
Also, money that needs accounting for in FY20 must be brought to the Finance office no later than 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30. If it arrives later, it will go into the FY21 budget.
If you have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at 503-554-2173. Thank you and have a great summer!
The university’s employees and students are invited to attend a free virtual event that will discuss the topic of High-Impact Chronic Pain (HICP) on Saturday, July 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
HICP affects 11 to 20 million U.S. adults and interferes with work or other daily activities most days or every day. People with HICP often suffer from iatrogenic harms, including (but not limited to) prescription-induced opiate use disorders.
In this session, we will hear from experts representing a variety of professions to discuss the healthcare experiences of people with HICP and the evidence on what works to reduce iatrogenic harms and promote health. You don’t want to miss this interactive virtual event intended to strengthen the primary care workforce.
Students and employees can attend for free, but you must register ASAP at this link. Please contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Looking to improve your tennis game? Join the George Fox coaching staff this summer for our junior tennis camps for all ages and skill levels. This camp will be serious fun and will improve your game while cultivating a love for the sport!
Camps will include the following:
See full details and RSVP for your spot at this website.
You are cordially invited to join the celebration of Steve Grant’s 38 years of service to George Fox this Monday, June 29. The festivities will begin at 3 p.m. via this Zoom link.
Contact Carol Jaquith at cjaquith@georgefox.edu if you have questions. We hope to see you there!
President Robin Baker will host a virtual all-employee meeting this morning (Thursday). The meeting will be available at this link beginning at 9 a.m. As was the case last month, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.
You are cordially invited to join the celebration of Steve Grant’s 38 years of service to George Fox this Monday, June 29. The festivities will begin at 3 p.m. via this Zoom link.
Contact Carol Jaquith at cjaquith@georgefox.edu if you have questions. We hope to see you there!
The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be closed for the Fourth of July holiday, on Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4.
Check out the website for hours of operation.
Looking to improve your tennis game? Join the George Fox coaching staff this summer for our junior tennis camps for all ages and skill levels. This camp will be serious fun and will improve your game while cultivating a love for the sport!
Camps will include the following:
See full details and RSVP for your spot at this website.
If you have any deposits for FY20, please bring your money over to the Finance office before Tuesday, June 30. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2020, must be deposited in the current fiscal year. Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank.
If you are taking vacation during the July 4 holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.
Also, money that needs accounting for in FY20 must be brought to the Finance office no later than 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30. If it arrives later, it will go into the FY21 budget.
If you have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at 503-554-2173. Thank you and have a great summer!
President Robin Baker will host a virtual all-employee meeting this Thursday, June 25. The meeting will be available at this link beginning at 9 a.m. that morning. As was the case last month, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.
The honors program at George Fox will no longer carry the William Penn name. Penn’s name was originally chosen for the program because of his influence as a Quaker statesman in early America, and his charitable relationship with Native Americans. In recent months, it came to the attention of program leaders that William Penn was also a slave owner. After a series of conversations with administrators, faculty and students, the decision was made to no longer use the name.Â
The core values of our program remain humility, charity, and truth-seeking. We remain committed to offering a “generous canon” in our program reading list, a reading list that includes a range of perspectives, some of which align with our Christian commitments and some of which do not.
A text or figure does not have to represent our values in order to be read and discussed within the program; however, the name of our program should reflect our core values, including the most important value of love, which requires seeing every human being as made in the image of God. Slavery and racism are egregious sins against Christian love and violations of human dignity.
As Christians, we stand with those who cry out for racial justice in our world and are committed to promoting love and justice in our program.Â
The exact details and timeline for this official change have not been finalized, but for now the program will be called the George Fox Honors Program.
The university’s employees and students are invited to attend a free virtual event that will discuss the topic of High-Impact Chronic Pain (HICP) on Saturday, July 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
HICP affects 11 to 20 million U.S. adults and interferes with work or other daily activities most days or every day. People with HICP often suffer from iatrogenic harms, including (but not limited to) prescription-induced opiate use disorders.
In this session, we will hear from experts representing a variety of professions to discuss the healthcare experiences of people with HICP and the evidence on what works to reduce iatrogenic harms and promote health. You don’t want to miss this interactive virtual event intended to strengthen the primary care workforce.
Students and employees can attend for free, but you must register ASAP at this link. Please contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Four faculty members were recently honored with faculty achievement awards for the 2019-20 academic year: Todd Curtis (Engineering) and Jillian Sokso (Art and Design) were named the undergraduate teacher and researcher of the year, respectively, while Jennie Harrop (Department of Professional Studies) and Debby Thomas (Business) received the corresponding awards at the graduate level.
Nicole Enzinger (Education) coauthored a chapter, “Mathematics education communities: Crossing virtual boundaries,†in the recently published Springer book Borders in Mathematics Pre-Service Teacher Education. The chapter explores mathematics education communities within and across social media with a communities of practices lens and shares implications for teacher preparation.Â
Ed Higgins (English Emeritus, Writer in Residence) recently published a review of George Fox alumna Joann Boswell’s poetry volume Cosmic Pockets on the Christian Feminism Today website. He’s also published a number of his own poems in recent months, including “Barricades/barracuda†(in Otholiths, an online magazine, on May 1); “Night Fear Illusions†(in Black Poppy Review, an online literary journal, on March 31); and “the full moon’s light,†Epistemology†and “refugees†(in The BeZine: Waging the Peace, An Interfaith Exploration, an online literary site, on March 15).
Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) and the university are featured in an article, “The Saint John’s Bible Illuminates George Fox University’s 125th Anniversary,†on The Saint John’s Bible website. The piece recounts the university’s history and its affiliation with The Saint John’s Bible.
Jesse Richards (Advancement) is no longer with the university.
Lacrosse coaches Katie Brand and Jenna Morris are organizing summer camps and invite your children to check them out!
We’ll meet every Tuesday for morning and afternoon clinics for athletes of all ages. Our morning clinic will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon for ages 6-12 and other beginners. We’ll cover the basic rules, individual fundamentals and team concepts to help build knowledge and skills.
Our afternoon clinic will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 13-19 and more advanced players. We’ll go over team concepts while also focusing on individual performance, fine-tuning and sustaining good habits.
The cost is $50 per session, $40 for siblings. Whether your kids have never played the sport before or have been playing for years, these clinics will help them stay active.
Head to our website to register and to get more information!
When used wisely, student loans are a resource that can help students finance an education and gain access to a better life. Here are a few tips to keep your student loan debt in check:
Find more financial tips at studentloanhero.com. Contact your financial aid counselor at fa.georgefox.edu for other questions regarding your student loans.
Have you found that creating and following your 4:3 Plan (or a 3:2 or 2:1 Plan) has helped you to be a more successful college student?
The IDEA Center is making a video for LIBA 100 students, and we are looking to add a few student testimonials about the the benefits of a 4:3 Plan. Complete this form if you would like to be considered!
Questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, have you found that students who have created and follow a 4:3 Plan are better prepared for advising sessions and are more successful staying on track and graduating on time?
The IDEA Center is making a video for LIBA 100 students, and we are looking to add a few faculty testimonials about the the benefits of a 4:3 Plan. Complete this form if you would like to be considered!
Questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.
The university’s employees and students are invited to attend a free virtual event that will discuss the topic of High-Impact Chronic Pain (HICP) on Saturday, July 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
HICP affects 11 to 20 million U.S. adults and interferes with work or other daily activities most days or every day. People with HICP often suffer from iatrogenic harms, including (but not limited to) prescription-induced opiate use disorders.
In this session, we will hear from experts representing a variety of professions to discuss the healthcare experiences of people with HICP and the evidence on what works to reduce iatrogenic harms and promote health. You don’t want to miss this interactive virtual event intended to strengthen the primary care workforce.Â
Students and employees can attend for free, but you must register ASAP at this link. Please contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
