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Did you know that the average distance covered in a regular season lacrosse game is 3.1 miles? Come join our team on National Student-Athlete Day and make a difference for cancer patients who are at the highest risk of contracting COVID-19.

Participate in the Last Shift Virtual 5K Challenge at 9 a.m. this Monday, April 6, by running anywhere (such as your neighborhood) while wearing your George Fox gear! 

Simply follow this link to register and become a part of our team. The registration fee is $20 and goes to a great cause. Be sure to click the “Join a Team” tab and type in “George Fox University.”

All who register and post a picture of themselves running on Monday with #LastShift2020 and #georgefoxlacrosse will be entered to win a free George Fox lacrosse T-shirt.

Questions? Contact Katie Brand at kmastropaolo@georgefox.edu.

Sign up for a slot at our Trivia Night over Zoom tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. There will be four rounds of questions, with prizes available for the winners of each. You won’t want to miss out!

Sign up here. Questions? Contact activities@georgefox.edu.

Are you finding that sticking to an academic routine has been a challenge since the shift to remote learning? The ARC staff recently created this helpful resource with tips to stay on track! We hope this will help you as much as it has helped us.

Just a reminder: ARC consultants are available for remote writing and academic coaching consultations. Schedule your appointment here or email the_arc@georgefox.edu for help scheduling appointments. On the day of your appointment, an ARC consultant will email you a Zoom link for your remote consultation.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual Life knows that the final few weeks of this semester are going to be challenging. We would love to connect with you for prayer or pastoral counseling. Please complete this form and we will reach out to you to schedule a time to meet.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Lopez at slopez@georgefox.edu.

The undergraduate admissions office continues to serve prospective students throughout the current COVID-19 situation. Although we are not on campus, we continue to be available by phone or email. 

Prospective students and their families can schedule phone or video appointments with us here. To find out more about how admissions is handling the situation for our prospective students, please visit our coronavirus response page.

Questions? Contact Emma Glennen at eglennen@georgefox.edu.

Join us for Shalom programming on Instagram Live @gfuspil on Tuesday evenings. Beginning at 9 p.m. (Pacific Time), the university pastors will lead interactive liturgies from commonprayer.net, with Scripture readings, songs, and prayer requests.

Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The spiritual life team encourages you to join a Zoom Life Group. The groups will meet via Zoom for the remainder of the semester to discuss the book of James.

To sign up, fill out this form by tomorrow (Friday). Once you sign up, a Life Group leader will reach out to you with further details. If you have any questions, contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Sign up for a slot at our Trivia Night over Zoom tomorrow (Friday) at 7 p.m. There will be four rounds of questions, with prizes available for the winners of each. You won’t want to miss out!

Sign up here. Questions? Contact activities@georgefox.edu.

In the latest installment of the seminary’s “Hope in the Midst of Crisis” devotional series, Dan Brunner reflects on Luther’s Theology of the Cross and on the fact an incarnational God has descended into the reality of this world. In our quiet grief, God meets us with glimmers of hope.

You can watch it here.

Our season isn’t over yet! Student-athletes are leading the charge and taking one last shift on National Student-Athlete Day to be the difference for cancer patients who are at the highest risk of contracting COVID-19.

Want to join us? Participate in the Last Shift Virtual 5K Challenge at 9 a.m. this Monday, April 6, by running anywhere (such as your neighborhood) while wearing your George Fox gear! 

Simply follow this link to register and become a part of our team. The registration fee is $20 and goes to a great cause. Be sure to click the “Join a Team” tab and type in “George Fox University.”

All who register and post a picture of themselves running on Monday with #LastShift2020 and #georgefoxlacrosse will be entered to win a free George Fox lacrosse T-shirt.

Questions? Contact Katie Brand at kmastropaolo@georgefox.edu.

Here at the Disability Services Office, we know that transition to an online/remote learning environment is not easy. Some students find that physical, mental health, or other disability-related barriers that were manageable in an in-person class are barriers in a distance scenario.

If you find that you need academic accommodations in the remote education environment, please visit our website or apply online. Contact our office (dso@georgefox.edu), Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu), or Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Mail Services will be running its courier service between campuses. Deliveries will be made weekly on Wednesday morning. Anything that is going to the Portland Center needs to be brought to Mail Services by no later than 9:30 a.m.

If you have questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Student Accounts is now processing personal checks through my.georgefox.edu. This payment method allows for swift, secure and safe payment handling. An added benefit is that payments generate a receipt to the student that can be forwarded to whomever made payment on their account. 

To make future payments online directly, please visit our website to learn how and to authorize access for others to make payments on your behalf. You will find that once the bank account information is saved, the payment process is very quick. No fee is charged for submitting e-check payments. Thank you for helping us in this way!

This change impacts personal check payments only. Other payments require customary handling and will experience a slight delay.

Contact Jenny Getsinger (jgetsing@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Finance has a drop box located to the left of the front door that can be used for most business coming into the department. This may be more convenient for all of us while the buildings on campus are locked. We are here processing transactions, and we will check that box several times during the day.

Please be sure to secure your documents in an envelope. The information submitted should include your contact information so we can reach you if we have questions.

Questions? Contact Cris Banton at cbanton@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
The Finance Team

Mail Services has resumed its regular operating hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions? Contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Until further notice, the Bruin Store will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, by appointment only. This is so that we can honor the social distancing guidelines and have enough time between customers to deep-clean surfaces. Please call the store at 503-554-2540 to set up an appointment time.

We are doing a few other things to help our customers stay home and stay safe:

• Shipping is free for all online orders, with no minimum purchase, and we are shipping orders out daily.
• We are cleaning and quarantining all rental books as they are checked back in, and they are not being put out for sale immediately.
• We will have a few racks of professional clothing from The Closet Project set up in-store for appointments as well. At this time those purchases are still cash-only, and we are taking extra precautions regarding all cash handling.
• All leftover T-shirts from The Closet Project pop-up that were 100% cotton were donated to those who are making masks for the local hospitals. Nearly 90 T-shirts were donated, and many have already been sewn into masks and re-donated to our medical community.

We will be providing updates via the Daily Bruin and on Instagram (@the_bruin_store). Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs at pjacobs@georgefox.edu.

The following buildings will be accessible to students via card access Monday through Friday for the remainder of the spring semester:

• Stevens Center: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Canyon Commons: 9 a.m. to noon and 5 to 6 p.m.
• Beebe post office: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Klages and the Roberts Center will be locked. If you need to check your mailbox in either of those locations, please call Campus Public Safety so that we can grant you access to the building.

The athletic buildings will be locked. All other areas, including 24-hour spaces, have been shut down for students. Student workers and researchers will have to request special access and will need a supervisor’s approval.

Questions? Contact 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.

It is critical for each of us to keep our students and fellow employees safe in our online meetings as we continue with the academic terms. Zoom has recently released this blog post with helpful information about keeping your Zoom meetings secure while providing the best experience for those you interact with.

Please contact the service desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) with any questions about managing meetings in Zoom.

As you register for courses next year, take advantage of our numerous summer online listings! All summer online courses are 50 percent off tuition, and although sections are filling up very fast, there are still slots left for some general education options (CHEM 120, BIBL/RELI 215, MATH, MUSI, and more).

See our website for details, and contact summer online director Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu) with any questions. 

Need help with a writing assignment? Would you like to set up an academic coaching meeting for support, a listening ear, and strategies for navigating the remaining weeks of the semester? Good news: The ARC is going remote! 

Consultants at the ARC are available for remote writing and academic coaching consultations. You can make an appointment at arcschedule.georgefox.edu or email the_arc@georgefox.edu for help scheduling appointments. On the day of your appointment, an ARC consultant will email you with instructions and a link to join a virtual Zoom meeting that will occur at your scheduled appointment time. 

If you are interested in subject specific support, Open Study Table tutors are available. Their areas of expertise include: biology, anatomy and physiology, general chemistry, Bible, theology, mechanical engineering, business, communication and Spanish.

Contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu) to be connected with an OST tutor!