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Alumnus Brennan Rains has joined the university as a financial aid counselor. A 2017 graduate of George Fox, from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication, he has worked the past year and a half as a management trainee for Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Tigard. He worked previously during his senior year as a bakery clerk at the Fred Meyer in Newberg (2016-17) and spent the summers of 2015 and 2016 as an assistant football coach at Hanford High School in Richland, Washington. He lives in Lake Oswego.

Doug Beatty (Data Analytics), Brittany Baker (Sports Marketing) and Jeremy Doucette-Hardy (Advancement) have left the university.

Debby Thomas and Tim Rahschulte’s (College of Business) article, “The Moderating Effects of Power Distance and Individualism/Collectivism on Empowering Leadership, Psychological Empowerment, and Self-Leadership in International Development Organizations,” was published in the Fall 2018 issue of the International Leadership Journal. Debby also had a chapter, “Empowerment and holistic community development in Rwanda,” published in Leadership and Power in International Development: Navigating the Intersections of Gender, Culture, Context, and Sustainability (Emerald Publishing).

David Liu (College of Business) had a journal article, “Chinese Job Well-Being: Its Concepts and Scale Developing,” in the most recent issue of the International Journal of Business and Anthropology.

Ed Higgins (English Faculty Emeritus) published three poems – “on winter days,” “Entering Winter” and “Winter Storm” in Issue 20 of Tigershark Magazine, a British online publication. The themed issue was on the “Dark of Winter.”

Byron Shenk, who retired from the university earlier this year after 28 years of service as a professor and athletic trainer, received Goshen College’s 2018 “Champion of Character Award.” Shenk graduated from Goshen in 1963 with a degree in health and human performance.

Patrick Allen, a former provost and education professor at the university who retired earlier this year, published a book this month, titled For Today: A Prayer When Life Gets Messy (Cascade Books). The book introduces readers to a profound daily prayer and various strategies and outlooks for getting through tough days.

Nov. 13          Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Kristie Knows His Gun
Nov. 14          Kelly Lafferty
Nov. 16          Carol Jaquith
Nov. 17          Abigail Favale, Kris Nelson, Sue O’Donnell
Nov. 18          Kathleen Jones, Gina Miller
Nov. 19          Nathanael Ankeny, Bob Hamilton, Heather Rainey
Nov. 21          Ryan Tafflinger
Nov. 22          Corban Harwood
Nov. 23          Sarah Stevenson
Nov. 24          Tamara Reams
Nov. 25          Joshua Howlett

Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month? Would you like to meet up with fellow writers? Take a few seconds to fill out this quick survey!

National Novel Writing Month Survey

Thank you!
- Emma Hodges (ehodges17@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
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.

Are you requiring students to go to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) before the end of the semester? Do you have students who would benefit from an ARC appointment for writing, study tips, or general academic support?

Please encourage these students to schedule now. Appointments fill up fast this time of year, so students need to schedule early.

It’s movie night in the Hadlock Student Center! The sociology department and the Stewards on Sustainability Club invite you to watch the documentary A Plastic Ocean at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16.

Come learn more about plastic pollution, and if you want to know what you can do, stick around after the movie for a discussion. Snacks will be provided, but this event is “B.Y.O.B.” (bring your own bowl … and mug)!

We hope to see you there! Contact Kristina Peterson (petersonk15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Please join us in the Canyon Commons banquet room for a Chinese dumpling event tonight (Monday) at 7 p.m. Come learn how to make dumplings and share in the festivities as we kick off our Cultural Celebration Week.

We hope to see you there! Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) or Elizabeth Anderson (eanderson@georgefox.edu) for more information.

All social work students are invited to come hear how the predominating messages about gender in evangelical popular culture are negative and limiting, both for women and for men. In this semester’s diversity forum, Melanie Springer Mock, professor of English, considers the source of these messages about gender, and why they can be so damaging, especially to young people seeking their vocations.

Join us at the forum tonight (Monday) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Stevens 209.

Melanie believes that evangelical culture’s focus on gender, sex and “biblical manhood and womanhood,” often premised on a misguided interpretation of Scripture, makes it especially difficult for women and men to live in the freedom and grace Jesus offers them.

The diversity forum will provide ample space to consider Christian messaging about gender; to ask questions about what it means for women and men to be created in God’s image; and to think together about how we can create a different world where our lives are not defined by gender roles or even gender identity, but by our own unique callings and gifts.

Questions? Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu).

What do you do when the FBI comes calling? You go!

That’s what recent grad Brandon Tabbal did. Brandon graduated in 2011 with a degree in accounting and worked in public accounting for five years before being recruited by the Bureau. At the next Industry Insiders event, Brandon will share about this major shift in his professional life. Now, he’s involved in getting criminals off the street, focusing on white-collar crime like corporate espionage, embezzlement, fraud and tax evasion.

Join the Department of Business & Economics for Industry Insiders tomorrow (Tuesday) from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. Sign up today by noon at this link.

Employees: Please tell your students about this opportunity.

Got questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

Bon Appetit would like to invite the George Fox community to our annual Thanksgiving dinner. From house-roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, we will have all the fixings for a wonderful evening of good eating and community around the dinner table.

Join us in Canyon Commons between 5 and 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). The dinner price is $10.75 (cash/check only) for those not on the meal plan.

Contact Brett Harvey (bharvey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Office of Marketing Communications is now accepting orders for university Christmas cards. You can see this year’s card here.

Submit your request at this link by Monday, Nov. 26. The cost will range between 50 and 75 cents per card.

Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

A handful of people are needed for a trial run of two different conditioning protocols for a student project. This will take place today (Monday) at 2 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 15, at 9:30 a.m. on the football field.

It will only take 10 to 15 minutes of your time. If this is something you would be interested in, come wearing comfortable workout gear suitable for running. Thank you.

For more information, please contact Anthony Jaimez (ajaimez17@georgefox.edu).

Please join our world languages department and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in welcoming professor of Spanish candidate Regan Postma-Montaño to campus today (Monday).

Postma-Montaño will deliver her research presentation at 4:30 p.m. in Klages 232. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact Angeleen Umfleet at ext. 2678.

We all know the benefit of doing internships, but can you imagine the benefit from doing one in another part of the world? Is this of interest to you? We’d love to know.

Please take 60 seconds to complete this three-question survey.

International Internships Survey

Thank you for your time and feedback!
– Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu)

Are you requiring students to go to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) before the end of the semester? Do you have students who would benefit from an ARC appointment for writing, study tips, or general academic support?

Please encourage these students to schedule now. Appointments fill up fast this time of year, so students need to schedule early.

Want help with a paper? Looking for support on how to stay organized and study for tests as finals get closer?

Book an appointment with the Academic Resource Center (ARC) and finish the semester strong. Be sure to schedule early, because appointments fill up fast this time of year. The ARC’s hours are Monday through Thursday from 1 to 10 p.m., and Friday from noon to 4 p.m.

Stop by the ARC, email the_arc@georgefox.edu, or log on to arcschedule.georgefox.edu to schedule an appointment!

Love dancing? Then join the Swing Dance Club tonight (Saturday) in the Foxhole. Beginner lessons start at 6:30 p.m., intermediate dancers start at 7 p.m., and the open dance is at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join us!

If you have questions, contact Andrea Alsager (aalsager17@georgefox.edu).

Come meet other Native American students and Native faculty on campus and make connections with one another. There will be good snacks and even better company! We’ll meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC).

We hope to foster friendships and community through this time together, get to know you and each other, and to celebrate our proud and diverse Native heritages during November, Native American History Month.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it for the entirety of the event. This is drop-in, so even if you can only come for part of it, we would be honored and thrilled to have you. We know it’s a busy time of the year, but we hope to see you there!

For more information, please email one of the following:

• Sally Martin: smartin16@georgefox.edu
• Seth Griffith: sgriffith17@georgefox.edu
• Kevin Dent: kdent17@georgefox.edu

If you plan to come, RSVP to smartin16@georgefox.edu.

Bon Appetit would like to invite the George Fox community to our annual Thanksgiving dinner. From house-roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, we will have all the fixings for a wonderful evening of good eating and community around the dinner table.

Join us in Canyon Commons between 5 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The dinner price is $10.75 (cash/check only) for those not on the meal plan.

Contact Brett Harvey (bharvey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Please join our world languages department and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, in welcoming professor of Spanish candidate Regan Postma-Montaño to campus on Monday, Nov. 12.

Postma-Montaño will deliver her research presentation at 4:30 p.m. in Klages 232. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact Angeleen Umfleet at ext. 2678.