All are welcome to Quaere Verum tomorrow night (Sunday)! Join us from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Pennington House for soup, bread and discussion. Quaere Verum is an interdisciplinary group of students who gather weekly for truth-seeking conversation over a meal.
Contact Emma Bloomquist (ebloomquist14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
If you’re a frequent visitor of the Prayer Chapel, you may have noticed the prayer request board that is set up there. On the final Sunday of every month, we invite students to come to the fire pit at 7 p.m. and pray over those prayer requests before offering them up to God in the flames. Join us tomorrow night.
Contact Zack Tewksbury (ztewksbury14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The spring semester is well upon us and we have great news! The university’s Cycling Club is riding today (Saturday) at 2 p.m. We’ll meet in front of the Stevens Center. Forward this on to roommates and friends on campus if they don’t already get these notices.
Don’t love this weather? Well, we don’t mind much, but it does mean we don’t get out riding as much as we would like. We take careful consideration in group situations for routes and road conditions, and with this recent snow/ice/rain we haven’t been super excited about it. But as of late things have improved a lot!
Come join us! Contact Jesse Tonkinson (jtonkinson13@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Scholarship Manager, George Fox’s site to apply for more than 100-plus donor-funded scholarships, closes today (Friday, Jan. 27) at 5 p.m. No exceptions! The site is open to current traditional undergraduate students returning in 2017-18.
If you started your application and saved it, now is the time to complete and submit it before the deadline today at 5 p.m. If you haven’t started your Scholarship Manager application, START IT NOW and submit it prior to 5 p.m. today!
To begin, follow the steps below:
Waiting to submit your application until the very last minute may prevent your application from downloading by the automated closing time.
If this is your first time submitting an application through this portal, your Student ID will remain blank until it is uploaded on our side for the matching process!
After you complete all sections, click on the “Review Answers” button located next to the page buttons. If you have successfully completed and filled out all required sections, click on the “Submit Application” button and you will receive a confirmation email.
Questions? Contact Joyce Staats at jstaats@georgefox.edu.
The Bruin basketball teams face the University of Puget Sound tonight (Friday) at 6 and 8 p.m. in two games with big playoff implications. Our women’s basketball team hopes to avenge a one-point loss earlier this season against an undefeated Loggers team. Our men’s team is in the hunt for a Northwest Conference tournament berth!
Here’s what’s in store for Friday:
You can learn more here. Don’t miss all the fun!
Do you like Pitch Perfect? Come support your George Fox a cappella group at the real-life Pitch Perfect competition! Quakers and Notes will be competing in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals tomorrow night (Saturday) at 7 p.m. at Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, in Tualatin.
There are many collegiate a cappella groups from around Oregon George Fox will compete against. You can buy tickets online at this link or at the door. Quakers and Notes have been working very hard to get to this point, and we promise you will be entertained!
Questions? Contact Emily Davenport at edavenport14@georgefox.edu.
The application deadline for the social work (BSW) program is quickly approaching. If you are a sophomore social work major, or a freshman social work major who is planning to go abroad, please turn in your completed application to the social work office (Meridian Street House) no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30.
Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The Latinx Heritage Club would like to invite you to our Latin Dance tonight (Friday) at 8 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center! There will be music, dancing, food and a great time! Bring all of your friends because you won’t want to miss it!
The Chehalem Center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St. Questions? Contact Daisy Santana at dsantana13@georgefox.edu.
If you have not done so already, it is time for students to indicate via their “Student Service Center” that they want to access their 1098T Tuition Tax Statement online. Making this selection will give you 24-hour access to a PDF of your tax form as soon as it is ready! From there it can be easily printed, emailed or saved.
Please be aware that if you “Grant Consent†a printed copy will no longer be mailed to you. If you want to file your taxes quickly, have moved or are concerned about mail safely reaching you, we strongly recommend this option. Navigation: MyGFU>Student Center>Account Inquiry>Account Services tab, then choose “Grant Consent.â€
Contact Jenny Getsinger (jgetsin@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Looking for some fun spring break plans? Consider joining a serve trip! We will be sending various teams up and down the West Coast over spring break to serve our community partners and build relationships.
Check out our various trips at this link and then apply here! The trip application deadline is today (Friday, Jan. 27), so sign up quickly!
Questions? Email SpIL at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Could you use help managing your schedule, staying on top of assignments, or simply navigating college? Contact the ARC to set up academic coaching.
Academic coaching involves regular meetings for support and accountability. A student meets regularly – usually 25 to 50 minutes a week – with an ARC Consultant or Academic Success Coach to review syllabi, discuss weekly and semester schedules, and talk through strategies for success.
Meetings might include time on a class FoxTALE site to ensure the student is aware of assignments that are due, or the Academic Coach might work with the student to determine how to take effective notes and then how to use them. A weekly check-in enables a student to look at the big picture of all that is on one’s plate – multiple classes, work, relationships, other involvements, etc. Coaches build supportive relationships with students as they work together to develop strategies for personal and academic success.
To schedule academic coaching, email the_arc@georgefox.edu. Contact Heather Harney (hharney@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
If you know a students who could use help managing schedules, staying on top of assignments, or simply navigating college, please refer them to the ARC for academic coaching.
Academic coaching involves regular meetings for support and accountability. A student meets regularly – usually 25 to 50 minutes a week – with an ARC Consultant or Academic Success Coach to review syllabi, discuss weekly and semester schedules, and talk through strategies for success.
Meetings might include time on a class FoxTALE site to ensure the student is aware of assignments that are due, or the Academic Coach might work with the student to determine how to take effective notes and then how to use them. A weekly check-in enables a student to look at the big picture of all that is on one’s plate – multiple classes, work, relationships, other involvements, etc. Coaches build supportive relationships with students as they work together to develop strategies for personal and academic success.
Students can schedule academic coaching by emailing the_arc@georgefox.edu. Contact Heather Harney (hharney@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
If you missed the announcement of the funded innovation proposals at last week’s all-employee meeting, the list is now published on the website here.
Questions? Email innovation@georgefox.edu.
Swing dancing will be held in the FoxHole tomorrow night (Saturday). The beginner lesson starts at 6:30 p.m., the intermediate at 7 p.m. and the free dance from 7:30 on. Hope to see you all there.
Contact Andrea Roberts (aroberts14@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Hello George Fox photographers!
The university’s PsyD program is looking to hire a student photographer to attend our annual spring banquet on Saturday, April 8, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. to help capture the event and take portrait shots. The event will take place in the Canyon Commons banquet room.
Please email kshumway14@georgefox.edu if you are interested.
Come and join us for the 125 Days of Wellness Challenge. What is it, exactly? It’s a George Fox University all-employee challenge to get moving! It’s a battle between teams for the most points. The winning team will take home George Fox swag, and the winning individual will take home a Fit Bit.
The challenge starts on Feb. 1, 2017, and runs for 125 days, ending on June 5. Teams will consist of between four to six people. Go to this link to sign up. Registration is open now and will close on Friday, Feb. 10. You can request to be assigned to a miscellaneous team or you can request to be on a team with a friend/coworker.
To view the point system, go the 125 Days of Wellness Challenge section on the bottom of this page. Not really a walker? No problem. You can view a conversion chart here to see how other activities calculate into steps. Let’s get moving, have some fun, and get healthier!
– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee
Lifted Hands meets every Friday in the Prayer Chapel from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in a time of prayer for our campus, our world and each other. Join us this afternoon.
Let’s celebrate (slightly) longer days and (slightly) warmer temperatures together at an all-employee lunch on Tuesday, Jan. 31! Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in a new location this one time only: Roberts 117.
Encourage your coworkers to join you for this bargain $3 lunch!
Fred Gregory will conduct a turning of the page session this afternoon (Friday) on The Saint John’s Bible. He will be leafing through “Vol. 1: Pentateuch.” Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.
The session begins at 4:05 p.m. in the MLRC.
You may have seen a “George Fox Employee Mortgage Program” advertised on Facebook or online. Please be aware that the program, while being offered by a George Fox alumnus, is not endorsed by or affiliated with the university in any way.
