‘Religious liberty in the Trump era’ discussed Wednesday night

April 2nd, 2017

David Nammo, executive director of the Christian Legal Society, will speak on campus Wednesday, April 5, on the subject “Is Religious Liberty Still Threatened in the Donald Trump Era?”

The talk will be from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 206 and is open to the public.

Come to security office for parking permits

April 2nd, 2017

If you haven’t had a car registered this year, and have brought one back after spring break, you will need to register it in the security office.

Please bring your DMV registration slip to the security office, and we will register it there. The cost is only $15 for the last month of school, but this discounted price can ONLY be done by security personnel in the office during office hours. Just a reminder that ALL vehicles driven to campus need to have a permit on them.

Students who already have a car registered, but have brought back a different car for the last month, will need to come to the security office for a temporary permit during office hours.

Questions? Call security at 503-554-2090 during office hours (7 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Enjoy sports? Apply for game management work-study job

April 2nd, 2017

Interested in sports? Need a work-study job? Consider working on the game management staff for the upcoming school year!

Contact Kevin Kopple (kkopple@georgefox.edu) for details.

Come hear TEDx Talk speaker Jessica Williams on April 13

April 2nd, 2017

Join us for our first event as we launch the George Fox Business Leadership Society! We are honored to hear from Jessica Williams, founder of the Superwoman Project (superwomanproject.com), TEDx Talk speaker and life coach.

Here are the details:

When: Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Portland Center

The evening will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, networking and much more!

This is free for George Fox employees, but please register at this link ahead of time.

Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

IDEA Center offers free rides to hear TEDx Talk speaker April 13

April 2nd, 2017

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on how to be a leader within any organization.

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door. The IDEA Center is offering rides to the Portland Center for free.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Come say farewell to Ginny Birky at retirement reception April 17

April 2nd, 2017

Please join us as we wish Ginny Birky congratulations and retirement blessings from George Fox! Join us for her reception between 4 and 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17, in Roberts Center 117.

Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Hope to see you there!

Be sure to get latest employee contact info list

April 2nd, 2017

Over the past year, Mail Services has made significant changes to employee box numbers. If you are using a list for inter-campus mail that was printed more than three months ago, please update your list.

You can access the updated Employee Extension/Box List here. The list is updated often, so check back regularly for the most up-to-date edition.

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

TEDx Talk speaker shares on how to be a leader within any organization

April 1st, 2017

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on how to be a leader within any organization.

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door. The IDEA Center is offering rides to the Portland Center for free.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Make plans to attend launch of George Fox Business Leadership Society

April 1st, 2017

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on the topic “Leadership For Real Impact.”

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door for students.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

All invited to launch of Business Leadership Society April 13

April 1st, 2017

Join us for our first event as we launch the George Fox Business Leadership Society! We are honored to hear from Jessica Williams, founder of the Superwoman Project (superwomanproject.com), TEDx Talk speaker and life coach.

Here are the details:

When: Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Portland Center

The evening will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, networking and much more!

This is free for George Fox employees, but please register at this link ahead of time.

Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Interested in serving in Nepal? Apply now

March 30th, 2017

Interested in serving the Lord overseas? Join next year’s winter serve trip team and travel to Nepal. Apply now at this link!

Deadline to nominate seniors for award is Monday

March 30th, 2017

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him/her for the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations have established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox University to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.

Only seniors (graduating in April 2017) are eligible for award consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.

The aim of this award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox community. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form MUST be received by Monday, April 3.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie St. Cyr or call 503-554-2306. Click this link to go to the nomination form.

Do you have flat feet? Participate in PT’s study

March 30th, 2017

Do you have flat feet? The physical therapy program is conducting research on flat feet that looks at the affects of exercise on arch height. Participants will be asked to follow a foot exercise routine for eight weeks. There is a monetary incentive for completion of the program.

Please contact Marcey Keefer Hutchison at mkeeferhutchison@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2454 if you are interested in participating in our study.

Friendship House info meetings planned April 3-4

March 30th, 2017

Friendship House is a residential opportunity for women, 21 years of age or older, at George Fox University, in partnership with Mark 2 Ministries and Friendship House Partners.

Students live in intentional Christian community with persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. Life is ordered around the community building blocks Jean Vanier articulated (founder of L’Arche communities), “Eat Together, Pray Together, Celebrate Together!”

Friendship House celebrates together! Celebration happens because Friendship House is a place of deep belonging in which each person, regardless of ability, is seen and recognized as a gift.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, plan to attend one of the informational meetings held in early April:

  • Monday, April 3, 2 to 2:45 p.m. at the Portland Center (PSD 160)
  • Monday, April 3, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on the Newberg campus (Stevens 109)
  • Tuesday, April 4, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on the Newberg campus (Stevens 101)
  • Tuesday, April 4, 12:15 to 1 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 160)
  • Tuesday, April 4, 6 to 6:45 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 295)

Learn more about the program at friendshiphousepartners.com.

Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Save the Date: Launch of Business Leadership Society

March 30th, 2017

Join us for our first event as we launch the George Fox Business Leadership Society! We are honored to hear from Jessica Williams, founder of the Superwoman Project (superwomanproject.com), TEDx Talk speaker and life coach.

Here are the details:

When: Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Portland Center

The evening will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, networking and much more!

This is free for George Fox employees, but please register at this link ahead of time.

Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Learn how to be a leader within any organization

March 30th, 2017

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on how to be a leader within any organization.

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door. The IDEA Center is offering rides to the Portland Center for free.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Save the Date: Launch of Business Leadership Society

March 30th, 2017

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on the topic “Leadership For Real Impact.”

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door for students.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Swing club invites all to dance on April 9

March 30th, 2017

Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club will be hosting a live swing dance on Sunday, April 9, and everyone is invited!

It will be from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Wheeler gym. We’ll have snacks and water provided, so bring your friends, bring a date, bring everyone because it is going to be blast! Hope to see you all there.

If you have a questions, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).

University campuses close Friday for spring break holiday

March 29th, 2017

All Newberg, Portland, Salem and Redmond offices will be closed this Friday, March 31, for the spring break holiday. The Newberg and Portland libraries and bookstores also will be closed.

HR launches Applicant Pool tracking system

March 29th, 2017

The university’s human resources department is proud to announce the official launching of Applicant Pool, an applicant tracking system. Some key features are an online application for employment that can connect to a LinkedIn account, a requisition system (replaces the approval-to-recruit process in MyGFU), and a platform for hiring managers to share applications with a search committee that tracks comments and candidate status.

For step-by-step instructions on how to log into Applicant Pool and start a requisition, email Kera Hallman at khallman@georgefox.edu. We welcome your feedback!