E-Colleague

Sept. 18           Darryl Brown, Jennie Harrop, Leah Payne
Sept. 21           Heidi Thomason
Sept. 22           Josh Nauman
Sept. 23           Patrice Brown
Sept. 24           James Dezellem, Steve Leijon
Sept. 25           Darla Norgren, Marc Shelton
Sept. 26           Isaac MacDonald
Sept. 28           Aimee Frazier
Sept. 29           Robert Bredemeier, Craig Inglesby, Louis Olivares, Hannah Souter
Sept. 30           Marcia Bogert, Terry Huffman, Laurie Lieggi, Laurie Lorenzen, Sean St. Jean
Oct. 1               Anna Berardi, Paul Chamberlain, Ashley Lippard

While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students” section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on the Graduate/DPS Policies page of the website.

Note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.

For more information, contact the student life department (studentlife@georgefox.edu).

Are you interested in learning more about the role of the church in racial reconciliation? Join us for a discussion on this topic in Canyon Commons 103 tonight (Tuesday) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Mathetes, a time for students, faculty and community members to gather together and address current issues.

Elective chapel credit is available for all who participate. Questions? Contact Katherine Reamy (kreamy15@georgefox.edu).

Have you noticed changes occurring in how we are recycling as a university? Are you curious what led to these changes and how we are seeking to recycle in the future? Do you have some thoughts or ideas about recycling that you would like to dialogue around?

If so, join us for a meeting from 5 to 5:40 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, in EHS 102. The meeting will include a 20-minute presentation on the state of recycling at George Fox, followed by about 20 minutes of question-and-answer time and open dialogue.

All are welcome and encouraged to bring questions and ideas! If you have any questions about this event, or if you are not able to make this meeting but have some questions regarding recycling on campus, you can email Trevor Woods at twoods@georgefox.edu.

Hey everyone! We are going to doing a hygiene/food/clothing drive for an amazing company called Door to Grace. They help bring family and love to sexually exploited children.

Drop off your donations at our three current locations: tables at chapel, the SpIL office, or the bin outside the library. Donations will be accepted through Friday, Sept. 21.

Email Meghan Elford (melford17@georgefox.edu) or visit the SpIL website to learn more.

Thank you for your amazing participation in Serve Day! It was a great day of service, and we keep hearing encouraging news from our community partners.

More than 2,000 people were involved in Serve Day in various ways. This means more than 2,000 people saw different sides of Serve Day; we are eager to learn about these experiences.

If you have any feedback you’d like to share regarding Serve Day, we’d be happy to receive it. Please use this form to offer that feedback.

Turnitin will be performing a scheduled maintenance update this Saturday, Sept. 22, and Turnitin services will be temporarily unavailable from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PDT) that day.

In FoxTALE Assignments that are using Turnitin, instructors are encouraged to check submission due dates to make sure assignments are not due during the Turnitin Sept. 22 maintenance update.

All other FoxTALE services will operate as usual. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Contact the Service Desk with any questions: 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in addressing the issue of sex trafficking? Are you interested in partnering with an agency around the globe?

Come listen to Valerie Bellamy of Compassion First’s community development operations in East Java, Indonesia. She will be at the Portland Center (Room 155) from noon to 1 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 20.

Bring your own lunch and find our more information about how you can get involved!

Contact Mickina Biagi (mbiagi14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Have you ever wanted to present your slam poetry? Original music? Stand-up comedy? Interpretive dance? Or anything in between?

Try it all at Cottage Open Mic this Saturday, Sept. 22! It’s a low-stakes way to try something new. Show up at 6:45 p.m. to fill in you slot, or 7 p.m. if you’d rather watch the fun.

Join us at the Coffee Cottage, 808 E Hancock St. Contact Araya Glancy (aglancy16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Catalyst Alternative High School in Newberg is looking for eager mentors for students. Students come to Catalyst for a variety of reasons, including anxiety, depression and social pressures. Many of these students long to have a one-on-one relationship with someone they can trust and look up to. We are looking for mentors who can commit to fall and/or spring semester.

Catalyst is looking for people who are:

• Committed to building relationships with students
• Willing to be proactive and initiative
• Passionate about working with youth
• Attentive listeners
• Encouraging and supportive
• Positive role models

You have the opportunity to be a consistent figure in their life that guides them through obstacles in their school/home/social/academic life.

Interested? Please contact Christian Hughes (chughes15@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your time and consideration!

Want to be in the most-talked-about film of this year? Ever wanted to be a camp counselor? Have a slightly embarrassing love of soft tacos? Come join us!

Auditions for the comedic short film directed by Jake Thiessen will be held at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) the Cinematic Arts building.

We are looking for two college-age male actors, two college-age female actors, one female around the age of 30, and five elementary/middle school-age kids. If you fit any of these categories, please try out!

For more information, contact Ashlyn Eperjesi (aeperjesi16@georgefox.edu).

Catalyst Alternative High School in Newberg is looking for math, science and history tutors who are available during fall and/or spring semester.

Your objective would be to help them gain a better understanding of the material presented in these classes: general algebra, science and history. These students would benefit from additional encouragement and guidance from you.

Follow this link for qualifications and responsibilities.

Interested or have questions? Email Christian Hughes (chughes15@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your consideration!

To kick off the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, the intercultural life office is partnering with our Latinx Heritage Club to do Koinonia at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, in Canyon Commons 103!

We will have worship, good food and engage in conversations about immigration. We would love for you to join us! All we ask is that you bring your culture and be ready to learn about others. Elective chapel credit will be offered for this event.

Contact Kaheela Reid (kreid15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Join us this Thursday, Sept. 20, as we welcome Bob Harder, dean of the College of Engineering, to speak at Bruins Lead, a forum designed for our coaches to share about leadership development and what it means to lead openly. We will meet from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. in Wheeler 208.

Bruins Lead is open to anyone who is interested in furthering their leadership skills. Come and learn from some of the best!

Questions? Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu).

The Students For Life club is hosting its annual kickoff ice cream social tomorrow (Wednesday)! All are invited to free ice cream and a good time in Stevens 109, after chapel from 8 to 9 p.m.

Expect lots of snacks, a free T-shirt drawing, and the opportunity to hear about the exciting plans Students For Life GFU has for this school year!

Contact Savanna Poston (sposton15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The International Girls House is an off-campus home for female international students (or internationally minded students) located only a few blocks from campus. We currently have a vacant room we are looking to fill.

If you are interested in renting an affordable room, please contact Savanna Poston, house director, at 503-290-6828 or sposton15@georgefox.edu.

Campus Recreation is hosting a Wilderness First Aid course on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28. The cost is $100 for George Fox students, $150 for staff/faculty and $225 for all others. Space in the class is limited, so please register early if interested.

Additional details can be found on the registration form. Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

If your spouse or dependent needs to obtain a George Fox University ID card in order to access the Hadlock Student Center or other services on campus that require an ID card, please email the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

You will then receive an email with information explaining what’s needed to complete the process for obtaining an ID card, including completion of a necessary waiver to use this new facility. Please be aware that this process takes several days to complete.

For those with a spouse or dependent who already has an ID card, watch for an email containing instructions on how to complete the new process.

Contact the Service Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Make plans to attend the all-employee meeting set from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, in Canyon Commons (live streaming in PDS 160). In addition, we’d like to honor all the new employees who joined us in August and September. Join us for a welcome celebration for them from 3 to 3:30 p.m. just prior to the meeting.

Do you know someone who deserves special shout-out recognition at the meeting? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form to share two or three sentences about their recent success!

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188).

The Hadlock Student Center is hosting a kickball intramural league! It will run Wednesday, Sept. 19, to Wednesday, Oct. 17. The league is open for sign-ups in IMLeagues, so go find a team and sign up!

All intramural leagues and tournaments are open to faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students. Contact Jordan Caddel (jcaddel15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.