For the first week of the semester (Jan. 14-18), Mail Services is extending its hours to 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help alleviate the overwhelming number of packages that have been delivered over the break.
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Please join us to learn about estate planning on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at noon in Canyon Commons 103. The estate planning workshop will review the five documents everyone should have in place for a tax-efficient and loving estate plan.
Gene Christian, a recognized regional estate planning leader and George Fox alumnus, will present this workshop and be available for those who would like to confidentially discuss their estate plans.
A light lunch of soup and salad will be served, and there is no cost to you for either the workshop or the lunch. Please RSVP to Karlyn Fleming no later than Jan. 15 at kfleming@georgefox.edu or ext. 2115.
Space is limited, so please reserve your place early!
We are sharing a few resources that we hope will help you prepare your FoxTALE course sites. The guide, FoxTALE Course Life Cycle, includes video demonstrations and instructions on how to import content into your 2019 Spring course sites, make your course sites visible to students, and more.
FoxTALE was upgraded during our break. You may be interested to know that …
You will find additional guides on this FoxTALE for Faculty page and Digital Learning page. We invite you to join us for web conferences being offered on the Faculty Development Spring Offerings Form.
We hope this information helps as you make final preparations in your courses.
– Your Digital Learning Team
Join the university community in saying farewell to Patrick Kelley, who is leaving George Fox this month after nine years of service to the university. A reception for Patrick is set from 2 to 4 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Portland Center.
The music department invites singers and woodwind, brass, percussion, and string players to join their ensembles in the spring of 2019.
Students who are non-music majors may receive their Fine Art Credit by taking four semesters of music ensembles with an (*).
For more information, contact:
On Tuesday, Jan. 15, George Fox University Libraries will host David Rawson, former U.S. ambassador to Rwanda and currently a visiting scholar in our College of Business, to present his collection of primary sources from the Rwandan genocide, civil war and peace talks.
The event will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Special Collections Room on the second floor of the Murdock Library. This event will serve as the inaugural “Fox Unboxed” event, in which archival collections are being brought “out of the box!”
More information is available here.
The university’s doctor of physical therapy program is hosting a 50/50 raffle fundraiser to help raise funds for its Africa serve trip this summer. Purchase tickets at our table in the lobby or from students walking through the stands during the first half of the men’s basketball games on Jan. 11 and Jan. 15.
When you purchase a raffle ticket, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win half of the money raised from this event. The winner will be announced at halftime.
The two trips to Uganda and Ghana provide opportunities for students to serve a variety of populations and communities, while providing education to other medical students and professionals through the practice of physical therapy.
Thank you for your support and go Bruins!
Questions? Contact Monica Martinez at martinezm13@georgefox.edu.
Starting this week, the Office of Mail Services is increasing the courier delivery service to five days. The courier will pick up daily at 11:30 a.m. Therefore, anything that needs to go to the Portland Center has to be brought to Mail Services no later than 10:30 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Have you changed vehicles lately or gotten license plates on a new car? If you have changes in your vehicle registration since you originally registered in 2015, and you haven’t notified Campus Public Safety of the changes, please email Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) with your current vehicle information. She can then override the system to get your registration up-to-date or check to see that what you have listed is still current.
Info needed: make, model, year, color, license plate, state and VINÂ number. Also, if you’ve moved or changed phone numbers recently, that needs to be updated as well.
If you are finding that you are switching cars frequently with your spouse, but only have the one gratis parking permit, it is easy to purchase a dedicated permit for each vehicle! Just bring $5Â cash to the Campus Public Safety office and we can easily issue a new permit to your other car.
And, just a reminder that your staff permit is for your use only, not for your student’s use who attends here! They must register for their own permit unless you drive them to and from school each and every day.
Portland employees: If you are at the Newberg campus frequently, please go ahead and register your vehicle on MyGFU so you won’t be ticketed for non-registration. Thank you!
Have a vehicle situation that is out-of-the-box? Just call 503-554-2090 or write Nadine and we will talk through the options and find the best solution.
We’d like to invite Newberg and surrounding communities to join us for a great night of basketball this Friday, Jan. 11, in Miller Gymnasium. The Bruins will host a doubleheader against conference opponent Whitworth University, with the women’s game tipping off at 6 p.m. and the men’s game at 8 p.m.
The George Fox women are ranked No. 12 in the nation and are currently tied with Whitworth atop the Northwest Conference standings. This game will go a long way toward determining the conference champion.
The men’s game will feature our 10-3 (4-0 in conference) Bruins, who are averaging 93 points per game. Whitworth’s men are ranked No. 7 nationally, and the two schools are currently tied for first in the NWC.
This is the best combined start of season for our programs since joining the NCAA. Complimentary tickets will be offered to anyone who provides proof of address in Newberg, Dundee, St. Paul and Sherwood by showing their license.
Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu) with any questions. See you at the games!
Are you exploring graduate school options? Have you begun working on a graduate school application and need some help? Come schedule an appointment in the IDEA Center to work with one of our Career Coaches who specialize in graduate school conversations.
Questions? Contact idea@georgefox.edu.
Kaiser Permanente has an excellent summer internship program in Oregon and Washington that offers paid positions for students in accounting/finance, mental health, IT, marketing, engineering and more!
LaTasha Brown, whose job is to recruit talent for Kaiser, will host an info session to share about the program and to meet interested students. Join us in Hoover 105 at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, to take advantage of this opportunity! George Fox students who attended these info sessions in years past will be coming to share their experiences as well.
Got questions? Contact Grace Tissell (gtissell@georgefox.edu).
The Bruin Community Pantry is seeking volunteers for the spring 2019 semester. Areas for volunteering include, but are not limited to:
If you are interested in volunteering and would like more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon or attend one of two informational meetings:
Refreshments will be provided! Please RSVP by Monday, Jan. 14, at this link.
On the sheet, there are three tabs at the bottom:
Need more information? Check out the Bruin Community Pantry Facebook page and website.
If you are not able to attend one of these meetings but are interested in volunteering, please contact Jere at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.
The Bruin Den is open daily this week from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our normal hours of operation for all retail cafes will resume on Monday, Jan. 14, when the Bruin Den and Bridge Cafe will be open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the Bruin Bites will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Contact Lisa Miles (lmiles@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Faculty are now invited to submit requests for spring semester course reserves at the libraries! Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete, so we encourage submitting early and over break if possible!
To place a request, please fill out and submit this reserves form. If you have any questions, contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
Do you play drums? Both our Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening chapel bands need someone who can play drums (we provide the drum set) this semester.
If you are experienced and have interest, please contact Jamie Johnson (jamiej@georgefox.edu).
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to help students with writing, study skills, test taking strategies, time management, and more. Here’s what you can do to help your students get off to a strong start:
If you have any questions, contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
Ethan Moss, an alumnus who studied in the university’s William Penn Honors Program and earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2018, has been hired as a systems administrator in IT. He has worked as a programmer in the department since August and, from 2014 through 2018, he worked as a programmer with the school’s data analytics team. As a student, Ethan was involved with the Urban Outreach program and a member of the University Innovation Fellows in 2016-17. He lives in Newberg and attends Chehalem Christian Fellowship.
Beronica Salazar (Graduate Counseling), Valerie Sherwood (Library) and James Dezellem (Plant Services) have left the university.
Kathleen Jones (Library) has retired from George Fox after working at the university for 23 years.
Matt Stump (Biology) published the paper “Regulation of Kv11.1 potassium channel C-terminal isoform expression by the RNA-binding proteins HuR and HuD” in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The work was done in collaboration with Zhengfeng Zhou and Qiuming Gong at Oregon Health & Science University.
Mark David Hall (Politics) has been named an “affiliated scholar†by the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center in Philadelphia, an organization dedicated to exploring the relationship between faith and liberty in America from its founding through today, and illuminating the influence of the Bible on individuals in key historical and personal moments. Mark earned the honor for his commitment to showing how the Bible and theological arguments helped encourage America’s founders to embrace religious freedom.
Leah Payne (Seminary) coauthored “Author Meets Critics: Responding to Daniel Castelo’s Pentecostalism as a Christian Mystical Tradition,†published in Volume 40, Issue 4 of Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.
Jan. 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mary Cameron
Jan. 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Grant Burns, George Byrtek, John Regier, Keith Schneider
Jan. 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jeff Cameron, Tim Rahschulte, Shannon Scott
Jan. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kim Rapp
Jan. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Li-Zandre Philbrook, Jonathan Ramse, Jim Steele
Jan. 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Courtney Anderegg, Janeen Dillow, Debbie Hawblitzel, Holli Paskewich
Jan. 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kelly Friesen
Jan. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Christine Austin, Linda Dallof
Jan. 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dwayne Astleford, Robin Baker, Matthew Dyment
Jan. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Paul Fodge, David Liu
Jan. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Salzman
