Support the Bruin Community Pantry by purchasing jars of peanut butter and jelly at the home football game this Saturday, Sept. 8. Jars can be purchased before the game (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) for $5, with all donations going to supply the peanut butter and jelly bar and hospitality tables around campus.
Questions? Ask Alyssa Gonzales at agonzalez15@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to the first rental center event of the year put on by the Hadlock Student Center. Come to the Rodgers Landing dock this Friday, Sept. 7, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. for free food, games and paddling!
This is your chance to try out all the sweet gear the student center has to offer, including paddle boards and kayaks, for free. So bring your smiles and we will bring the gear!
For more information, contact Michael Chaney (mchaney15@georgefox.edu).
Commuter Life has created a new form to manage reserving the FoxHole lounge. This is a highly utilized space, which is awesome! We want to provide the best customer service, and this form helps us manage reservations. Please use this easy form to reserve this space.
When reserving, keep in mind that the kitchen area is cleaned by the Commuter Life student leader team. Please be sure to clean the kitchen after using it. Additionally, all coffee and food supplies in the FoxHole are purchased by Commuter Life for commuter events. Please bring all paper products and items needed for your event.
Enjoy the FoxHole this year!
If you have questions, ask Kristi Welker, director of Commuter Life by emailing her at kwelker@georgefox.edu or calling ext. 2308.
The Office of the President has developed a Presidential Appearance Request Form that will assist in managing the president’s schedule. The president strives to accommodate as many engagement requests which support the mission of the university as possible. The completion of this form is required for anyone desiring the president (and spouse) be present and/or participate at an event.
We appreciate your patience with scheduling the president’s complex calendar. The link to the form can also be found on the President’s Office contact page and will be posted on the “Resources for Current Employees” and “Resources for Faculty” pages as well.
Please note: It is expected that the requestor has followed procedures and obtained the approval of their administrator prior to submitting the request.
The Crescent, the university’s student newspaper, is hiring! We need reporters, section editors, copy editors, photographers, a social media manager, and a financial manager.
All positions receive a stipend! If interested, send a resume and cover letter to Alicia Pacheco at apacheco15@georgefox.edu and Jacks Whitehurst at jwhitehurst16@georgefox.edu. This is a great opportunity to gain experience and get your work published!
Bruin Community Pantry will be collecting donations of non-perishable items on Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 12). A donation barrel will be set up in front of the Stevens Center all day.
Please bring your items with you in the morning. If you do not have any extra food in your pantry, please consider purchasing the items from our generous sponsor, Newberg’s Grocery Outlet!
Look for the barrel with the Bruin Community Pantry logo on the front. Also, check out our Facebook page for announcements.
Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu for more information.
All are invited to join the first meeting of TCK (previously Mu Kappa/MK club)Â tomorrow night (Wednesday)! Come and enjoy cookies, bean dip, games and lots of fun! We’ll meet from 8 to 9 p.m. in the International House.
TCK (Third Culture Kids) is a place for missionary kids, anyone who grew up on another culture, or who is interested in missions to find a community. Throughout the year we will have panels, movies, spoken word and opportunities to just hang out and relax with each other.
For more information email Gwen Thomas (gthomas17@georgefox.edu).
We’re excited about the 20th year of Serve Day happening on Wednesday, Sept. 12! Remember that only Wednesday evening classes that start at 5:30 p.m. or later will still be in session.
All .5 FTE and above Newberg employees have been assigned to a Serve Day project/location. Please email serveday@georgefox.edu right away if you have not received an assignment and believe you should have.
Here is the link to the Serve Day page with the schedule for the day. We’re excited to serve with you!
Do you enjoy spending time with kids? Then Little Bruins may be the right fit for you. Much like Big Brother/Sister programs, Big/Little Bruins are George Fox students who are paired one-to-one with a student from an elementary or middle school in the Newberg Public School District.
Big Bruins meet and establish a relationship with Little Bruins to serve as a role model for a fruitful lifestyle. The program requires George Fox students to visit their Little Bruin for at least one hour a week during the months of October, November, February and March.
Students interested in this service opportunity need to apply by Friday, Sept. 7. All the forms and information can be found at this link. The will be a Serve Day training on Sept. 12 for those who apply.
Please contact Alex Embleton (aembleton15@georgefox.edu) for more information and any questions.
Did you know you can earn one credit for playing your sport? Talk to your coach about getting a permission number and enroll in the course before midnight on Sunday, Sept. 9.
Questions? Come to the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.
Join us for our Bruins Lead series! This semester we have the privilege of listening to and learning from the deans of the different colleges.
All sessions take place from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. and will meet in Wheeler 208.
Everyone is welcome and as always, snacks are provided! Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
We are still looking for reporters, photographers, section editors, copy editors and a media manager at The Crescent, the university’s student newspaper. Get your voice out there and join our team! All positions receive a stipend.
Email both Alicia Pacheco (apacheco15@georgefox.edu) and Jacks Whitehurst (jwhitehurst16@georgefox.edu) with your resume and cover letter to apply. We are only accepting applications until Friday, Sept. 7, so apply now!
Attention Christian ministries, biblical studies and philosophy majors! The College of Christian Studies wishes to welcome all new and returning students and faculty to celebrate the start of a new school year. So, you are all invited to participate in our “Welcome Back Bash!”
Join us on the volleyball courts behind the HMS dorm this Thursday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 6 p.m.
This is going to be a fun, informal time to meet professors and other students within the department through games like volleyball, Spikeball, Frisbee and more! Did we mention there will be ice cream?
We can’t wait to see you there! Contact Kaleb Puckett (puckettk16@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The Office of Campus Public Safety has given a week of warnings for everybody to find out where they should park, and tickets start this week! If you are still unsure about where your permit allows you to park, come immediately to the CPS office to find out before you are ticketed.
All commuters and grad students were automatically charged $100 for the fall semester, but you still need to register for a parking permit on MyGFU. After finishing that, print out the temporary permit from the link sent to you and place that on your dashboard; it will serve as your permit until your permit arrives in one to three weeks. A parking brochure will arrive with your permit, so be certain to look at it on the CPS website to know where you can park until then.
Here are a few more parking policies to be aware of:
Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
A former United States ambassador to the countries of Mali and Rwanda – and a man who served as a U.S. Foreign Service officer for 28 years – has joined the College of Business as a visiting scholar. David Rawson has taught at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Michigan, the past 19 years as a professor of political economy. Prior to that, he worked in the U.S. Foreign Service as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Mali (1996-99) and the Republic of Rwanda (1993-96). He worked previously in positions ranging from director of the Office of West African Affairs (1989-91) to serving as deputy chief of mission for the American Embassy in Somalia (1986-88). David began his international career in 1971 as a desk officer for Rwanda and Burundi. His academic career began as an assistant professor of political science at Malone College in Canton, Ohio (1965-71). He has authored two books: The Somali State and Foreign Aid and Prelude to Genocide: Arusha, Rwanda, and the Failure of Diplomacy, as well as various articles and book chapters on international affairs and conflict resolution. He earned a PhD in international relations and comparative government from American University (1966) and a master’s degree in international relations from the same school (1964). He lives in Newberg in the Friendsview Retirement Community with his wife Sandy. They have two grown children, Jon and Christina.
Hannah Butler has been hired to work as an event operations coordinator in the Office of Event Services. She arrives from Colorado Christian University, where she spent the last three and a half years as an assistant event manager for the school’s athletics program. In addition, since 2016, she has worked in ministry as a worship leader at Generations Church in Denver and, during the summer of 2018, as a production/worship intern at Red Rocks Church in Arvada, Colorado. Hannah earned a bachelor’s degree in global studies this spring from Colorado Christian University, where she competed on the school’s Division II women’s soccer team for four years. She lives in Newberg and attends Bridgetown Church.
The university has hired Kirsti Doolin as a print services specialist. A 2018 graduate of George Fox, she has spent the summer working as a direct sales associate with Lange Estate Winery and Vineyard in Dundee, Oregon. In addition, since the summer of 2015, she has worked as both a sales associate in the university’s print services office and as a lead sales associate for the Pulp and Circumstance store in Newberg. Kristi earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts last spring. She lives in Newberg and attends Willamette Christian Church in West Linn.
The university welcomes Aaron Geist as a financial aid counselor. Since 2005, he has served at Grace Point Community Church in Tigard, most recently as the associate pastor of worship and expression (2015 to present) and previously as the church’s youth and worship pastor (2011-15) and student ministry assistant, high school pastor and youth pastor (2005-11). He also gained student ministry experience as a senior counselor at Camp Harlow in Eugene, Oregon, in 1997. His roles in ministry have given him the opportunity to build skills in the areas of communication, project management and tech support, among others. Aaron earned a bachelor’s degree in Bible and theology from Multnomah University in Portland in 2006. He is looking forward to working with students and parents to find the right resources as students pursue an education at George Fox. Aaron lives in Tigard with his wife Alison and their three children – Isaiah, Jonah and Ezra. He will continue to serve at Grace Point through September before transitioning to a new church at which to serve.
Wenbin “James†Lian has joined the university’s College of Business to serve for one year as an MBA program coordinator assistant and to help with language translation. A native of China, he completed George Fox’s full-time MBA program this year after earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hainan University in China in 2017. He worked previously as an auditing assistant for a firm in Xiamen, Fujian in China. He lives in Newberg.
Stephanie Lopez joins the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life to work as an administrative assistant and help coordinate Serve Day. For the past two years she has worked as an administrative assistant in the dean’s office in the School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences at Azusa Pacific University. In addition, in 2017-18, she was a graduate assistant in charge of intramural programs in the student programming and activities department at Biola University. She served previously as a graduate assistant in Azusa’s Office of the Campus Pastors (2016-17). She also has served as a worship team coordinator for Iglesia Nueva Generacion. Stephanie, originally from Los Angeles, has moved to Newberg and is in the process of seeking a church home.
Chris Cleaver (Counseling) has left the university.
Want to be a part of our monthly Foster Parents’ Night Out program? Come to the training session this Sunday, Sept. 9, to learn more about FPNO and how to mentor children in foster care! We’ll be meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 207.
Contact Cana Buckley (cbuckley17@georgefox.edu) if you plan on coming or have any questions.
The opening of the Hadlock Student Center will be delayed, with an anticipated grand opening event for the entire campus community the week of Sept. 10. We are working closely with our contractor and will keep the campus community updated regarding the opening date as soon as it is confirmed.
When the center opens, there will be a number of exciting new programs and services for students and employees. Please take a few minutes to review the policies for employees, spouses, dependents, students and guests.
Two important items to note:
We are excited to share this beautiful new facility with the campus community! Contact Rob Simpson, director of campus recreation (simpsonr@georgefox.edu) or Keith Schneider, assistant director of campus recreation (kschneid@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Have you struggled with alcohol? Looking for some support? Feel free to attend the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting on campus. We meet each Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters in Roberts 128.
Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 19. All George Fox students, staff, faculty and administrators are welcome to attend. There is no fee to participate.
Questions? Contact Gregg Lamm at gregg.lamm@gmail.com.
Kristie DeHaven has transitioned to a new position as associate director of graduate and adult degree program admissions.
Jennie Harrop (DPS), Rae Casey (DPS) and Michelle Shelton (DPS) recently published an article titled “Knowles, Kolb, and Google: Prior Learning Assessment as a Model for 21st-Century Learning” in The Journal of Continuing Higher Education (Volume 66, Issue 2). The article highlights George Fox’s Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program for degree completion students, arguing that PLA can provide adult students with a broader, more expansive understanding of how to think about learning, the workplace, and an internet-connected world where students are daily called to engage with integrity and intentionality. The full-text article can be accessed at this link.
Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s (English) latest book, Shame the Stars, was chosen by the Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission as Texas’ Great Read for 2018. Each year, states are asked to highlight a book representative of the region’s literary landscape at the National Book Festival, an event sponsored by the Library of Congress. Those selected for the honor will showcase their books at an event in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 1. More information on the book and award are available here. Guadalupe has written a sequel to the book, All the Stars Denied, scheduled for release on Oct. 9, 2018.
Debby Thomas (College of Business) recently published an article, “Jesus’ Cross-Cultural Model of ‘Leader as Servant’ In Luke 22:24-30,†in the Theology of Leadership Journal. She also attended the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference June 6-9 at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, where she presented on the topic “The Golden Shadow of Classroom as Organization†and participated in a panel presentation on how to teach classroom as organization, an experiential and transformational approach to teaching that can be applied to teach any management topic.
Randy Woodley (Seminary) wrote a chapter, “Truth to Power: Daniel Chapter 3,†published in the book Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization (Mennonite Press). He also wrote the chapter “The Poor and Poverty in North American Indigenous Traditions†that appears in Poverty and the Poor in the World’s Religious Traditions, Vol. 2, (Praeger/ABC-CLIO). In addition, he’s recently published a number of articles and been interviewed, including by Why Hunger magazine in August, for which he discussed the topic “The Need for Twenty-First Century Reparations.†His piece “Integrating Pedagogical Vulnerability in Distance Learning†was published on the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning’s website, and his article “Reading Scripture through the Eyes of Jesus’ Shalom Kingdom†appeared on Zondervan NRSV Bible’s webpage. Randy also wrote an article, “Why I Vote,†for Sojourner’s magazine (November 2018). He also was the plenary speaker at the Inhabit Conference on April 27-28 in Seattle, speaking on “Eight Fallacies of a Western Christian Worldview†and presenting a workshop, “Dis-empowering the Myth of Whiteness from Your Parish.†He also kicked off the Creationtide sermon series at Murray Hills Christian Church; conducted a plenary Skype address on “Models of Shalomâ€Â for Re-Imagining Faith and Re-Claiming Fellowship in Diaspora: We Ourselves or In Solidarity? The Asha Vahishta Initiative (AVI); taught “Imagining Faith and Theology through an Indigenous Worldview†at Vancouver School of Theology’s Indigenous Nations Studies Program last summer; and started a new podcast with former student Bo Sanders, titled “Peacing it All Together†(iTunes and Stitcher).
