Are you interested in being a part of the Vespers Worship Band? We are looking for students who have musical ability and a desire to lead our community in worship every Wednesday evening in Vespers next year.
If you are interested, please apply here. Contact Jamie Johnson (jamiej@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? The IDEA Center will be hosting an information session with members of the Portland Police Bureau, who will be coming to share information on becoming an officer as well as other career paths within law enforcement.
Be sure to join us in Canyon Commons 101 from noon to 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) to learn more about these opportunities!
If you have questions, please contact Grace Packer at gpacker@georgefox.edu.
As a chapel elective opportunity, an open worship experience will be held every Thursday until the end of the semester, allowing for quiet waiting on God, vocal ministry if moved by the Spirit, and praying for one another upon sharing prayer requests. All are welcome.
We will meet each Thursday from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 250. Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Beginning April 29, 2018, students who occupy a student employee position will no longer accrue sick pay. Students will have until Aug. 26, 2018, to use any sick time that is available to them.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.
The College of Business invites the George Fox community to celebrate Tom Head’s outstanding contribution to the university. Tom will retire at the end of the semester after 41 years of exemplary service. Join us today (Wednesday) in Canyon Commons 102 anytime between 3 and 5 p.m.
If you are unable to attend and would like to send Tom a greeting, email him directly at thead@georgefox.edu or send a card in care of Kelly Borror, 414 N. Meridian St. #6252, Newberg, OR 97132.
After 63 combined years of faithful service to George Fox, Patty Findley and Byron Shenk will retire from the university this spring. We’ll celebrate their legacies as friends, mentors, servant leaders and “True Blue Bruins” on Thursday, April 12.
Patty and Byron will receive awards at The Georgies, an annual awards ceremony for the athletic department. Make sure to stop by Bauman Auditorium before or after the ceremony to give them a hug and wish them well into retirement. You are also invited to attend the ceremony to cheer them on when their awards are presented.
Take a moment to share some kind words about Patty and Byron. Fill out this form and we’ll add your note to the gifts presented to them this spring. Share your well-wishes and favorite memories of Patty and Byron!
Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgdefox.edu) or Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu).
The Portland Center IT Service Desk is seeking current DPS or graduate students to assist part time with campus tech needs. Duties include reserving, setup and pickup of classroom equipment, troubleshooting A/V equipment and computers, routine maintenance, refilling paper and toner, operating camcorders and sound equipment, and other duties as assigned.
Customer service skills are more important than tech skills, as we will provide training. Our shifts are evenings, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Apply online by going to this link and finding job listing #1417809 – IT Service Desk – Portland. For more information, contact Andy Lockhart at 503-554-6127 or alockhart@georgefox.edu.
Applications will be reviewed immediately and continue until the position is filled.
The second annual Georgies Award Ceremony is happening this Thursday, April 12, at 6:45 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come.
This is a night to honor everyone involved in the athletic department at George Fox. It is a formal event with a red carpet, so think black tie! Get ready for a night of fun, because following the ceremony there will be an athlete-only reception in the Canyon Commons with food, games, and a graffiti wall!
Contact Stacy Kozlowski (skozlowski14@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Alumna Makenna Wimmer recently joined the university’s marketing and communications office as a web designer. Since last August she’s worked as a graphic design coordinator for the National Psoriasis Foundation in Portland, where she developed operation plans for projects, helped create event branding, and designed brochures, event pieces and web content. Previously, she worked the summer of 2017 as a graphic designer at Ashley Lippard Design in Newberg. Makenna also gained office experience while a student at George Fox, working as an office/professor’s assistant in the College of Christian Studies (2015-17) and as a graphic designer for the IDEA Center (2015-16). She earned a bachelor’s degree in art and design from George Fox in 2017. She lives in Newberg.
At the university’s board of trustees meeting in March, the board voted to award tenure and promotion to the following candidates effective with their 2018-19 contracts. Tenure: Glena Andrews (PsyD), Muh Bi (Toby) Lin (Social Work) and Josh Sauerwein (Business); promoted to professor: Kelly Chang (Psychology), Muh Bi (Toby) Lin (Social Work), Roger Nam (Seminary), Paul Shelton (Business), Nathan Sledgers (Engineering), Jillian Sokso (Art and Design), Jim Steele (Business), Cindy Zablotny (Physical Therapy), Chengping Zhang (Business); promoted to associate professor: Karen Bowdoin (Art and Design), Joseph Clair (Christian Studies/William Penn Honors Program), Isabelle Corneaux (French), Todd Curtis (Engineering), Marcey Keefer Hutchison (Physical Therapy) and Paul Shew (Physical Therapy).
Mark your calendars for the last ASC events of the semester:
Hope to see you there! Questions? Email ASC@georgefox.edu
Brent Wilson (Computer Science) and many of his students helped the Oregon Computer Science Teacher’s Organization (OCSTA) host its Oregon High School Programming Contest and SuperQuest Teacher Conference on campus on March 17. The programming contest included nearly 40 teams with approximately 120 high school students. At the concurrent SuperQuest Teacher Conference, about 100 teachers from across the state, the largest group ever for the event, participated in a total of 17 separate classes and workshops focused on computer science education. OCSTA is committed to increasing and improving the computer science and digital literacy educational opportunities in the state’s K-12 schools.
Terry Huffman (Education) published his book, Tribal Strengths and Native Education: Voices from the Reservation Classroom, through the University of Massachusetts Press. Basing his account on the insights of six veteran American Indian educators who serve in three reservation schools on the Northern Plains, Terry explores how Native educators perceive pedagogical strengths rooted in their tribal heritage and personal ethnicity. He recounts their views on the issues facing students and shows how tribal identity can be a source of resilience in academic and personal success.
Ed Higgins’ (Faculty Emeritus, English Department) poem, “were you still here now,†was published in the March 12, 2018, issue of the journal Furtive Dalliance Literary Review. He also had two poems, “Mermaid Tale†and “Disposable Pleasures,†appear in Raw Journal of Arts, Issue II (March 29, 2018) and a micro-flash story, “Searching for Mr. Bharath Seshardi,†get published in the February/March 2018 issue of WORDPEACE.
Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) delivered presentations on the theological, historical, and literary riddles of the Fourth Gospel at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Salem for three Sunday evenings in March, and his essay on “John: The Mundane Gospel and its Archaeology-Related Features†was translated into Spanish and published in the April issue of ArqueologÃa e Historia as “Juan. El evangelio terrenal y la arqueologÃa.” Paul also served as an external evaluator for a PhD viva at the Radboud University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) and delivered lectures at the Evangelical Theological Faculty of Leuven (Belgium) on “John Among the Gospels – A Bi-Optic Approachâ€Â and “The Spirituality of Jesus – An Inclusive Quest.â€
Gary Tandy (English) published an article, “C. S. Lewis’s Ambivalence toward Rhetoric and Style,” in The Bulletin of the New York C. S. Lewis Society. The article uses research into Lewis’s literary criticism and letters to argue that Lewis had concerns that an overemphasis on rhetorical technique and literary style could overshadow more important concerns about content and truth and that Lewis, in his later writings, preferred imaginative, fictional presentations of the gospel over argumentative/apologetic approaches.
Don Powers (Biology) cowrote a paper, “Integrating morphology and kinematics in the scaling of hummingbird hovering metabolic rate and efficiency†that was published in Royal Society Proceedings B. The work was done in collaboration with Ken Welch (University of Toronto) and Bret Tobalske (University of Montana).
April 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cheri Hampton
April 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Janelle Freitag
April 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dylan Harris, John Shaw
April 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jekabs Bikis, Kathy Rosenbohm
April 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Campadore, Katie Mastropaolo
April 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sonia Legg
April 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Judy Deale
April 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rebecca Williams
April 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kacy Hughson
April 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stephanie Bugas
April 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Michael Underriner
April 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Connie Holland
Finalist photos submitted by members of our George Fox community have been selected. They will be on display in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium April 10-13.
Drop by the atrium on Wednesday, April 11, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.,m. to cast your vote for the photos you like best. Cash prizes will be awarded for the winning photos! This event is sponsored by Intercultural Life.
Questions? Contact Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu or ext. 2643.
On Thursday, April 12, come to the “Sun’s Out Fun’s Out” event in the quad from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. We will have Bubble Soccer, a foam pit, all outside games and free food!
Bubble soccer sign-ups are at this link. Contact Melissa Fox (mfox14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Our last BSU event of this year will be our cookout this Sunday, April 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the IRC (across from Pennington Hall). We hope you are excited for the barbecue, games, music and prizes!
This event is open to everyone, and there will be plenty of food to go around! Join us!
Contact Khadija Bruce (kbruce15@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The Fox Film Festival is happening this weekend as a showcase of our cinematic arts students’ work from the last year! On Friday, April 13, we will be at the Cameo Theater from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tickets ($4 for one or $6 for two) will be sold in the Bruin Den today (Tuesday) and tomorrow between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (with free popcorn!), as well as in Kathy Harris’ office in Minthorn this week. You may also purchase them at the door.
On Saturday, April 14, we’ll be in Bauman Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. Following the films that night, there will be an awards ceremony. No tickets are required for entry that evening.
Come support the cinematic arts students! Contact Emily Skulec (eskulec14@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Come support the George Fox Doctor of Physical Therapy program’s service trip to Africa! We are hosting a 5K and one-mile glow run at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13, beginning at the university’s amphitheater.
Have fun with the whole family at this nighttime glow run complete with glow sticks, a glow-painting station, a photo booth and DJ! Come get fit by participating in either run and have fun while doing it! All proceeds from the event will support the 24 students and five faculty heading to Ghana or Uganda this June.
The cost is $25 per participant, $10 for students, and free to kids 12 and under. Click on this link to register or register by showing up on the night of the event.
Contact Justine Benner (jbenner12@georgefox.edu) for more information.
George Fox and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive this Friday. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds, and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Drive Details
Location: Abby’s Legendary Pizza
Address: 1913 Portland Road, Newberg
Date: Friday, April 13
Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Please reserve your donation time by using this link or calling 800-733-2767. After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and click on the “By Distance” tab to find the “Abby’s Pizza” blood drive link.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! If you have questions or need help, contact Bethany Christensen (bchristensen15@georgefox.edu) or Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).
Would you like to work full 40-hour weeks on the beautiful Newberg campus? Plant Services has openings in its summer crews: carpentry, custodial, electrical, grounds and HVAC/plumbing!
The work days start early. You will work nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m,. and a four-hour day on Friday, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., so you can relax on Friday afternoons. (Custodial teams work a different schedule: Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., or Tuesday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
Our summer schedule begins on Monday, April 30. Come join us! Apply on Handshake; search with keyword “summer” to see the job postings.
