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P r e s i d e n t ’s P r o l o g u e
I wish I could have known Levi Pennington. For
30 years – from 1911 to 1941 – he was
president of this university, believed to be the
longest tenure for any Oregon college
president. He lived to be 99, and at his death in
1975 he was so respected as a scholar,
philosopher, author, poet, and preacher that it
was statewide news.
I’m reminded of Levi because just recently,
entirely accidentally, I came upon an excerpt
from a radio interview recorded in 1975.
Another of my predecessors in office, David Le
Shana, asked the questions and Levi gave the
answers, just a few weeks before he died. I love
the sound of his voice on the tape – as well as
his answers.
Like me, Levi appreciated change. But he also
knew what must not change, and he emphasized
that in one of his responses. Dave asked Levi
what he would tell students about the future.
Here’s Levi’s answer:
“I think I should say to young people, we are in
a world of change, that I have lived longer than
Methuselah did as far as the changes that I have
seen compared to the changes that he saw.And
then, after whatever emphasis I could give to
the fact that we are changing, the world is
changing, and we need to adjust ourselves to
change, I think I should say to them that there
are fundamental things that do not change. God
doesn’t change, and the possibility of the right
relationship with God doesn’t change, and
fundamental moral laws don’t change anymore
than the fundamental physical laws. It’s
dishonest to steal and lie, and it will be that way
a thousand years from now. That’s the sort of
thing to bank on. Now abideth faith, hope, love
– these three – the greatest of them is love. I
try to say to young people, take account of the
immortal unchangeable things in this brief life
that you’ve got to live here.”
Levi’s answer is relevant today and will continue
to be relevant for the next 1,000 years. I
discovered this recording of the conversation
while preparing for the commencement address
I gave at Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya,
June 18. So, I shared this wisdom with their class
of 2005 since it is relevant to them as well.
We are experiencing the enormity and speed of
change all around us and around the world.We
have a great heritage at George Fox University
that reminds us and grounds us in the
unchangeable.
Hoover Makeover
The expansion and renovation of Hoover
Academic Building begins July 5, when
crews embark on the first stage of the
two-phase project – the construction of a
15,400-square-foot addition on the west
side of the existing building.
The addition will include two nursing
labs, an observation room, a study area, an
82-seat lecture hall, 19 faculty offices, and
a 900-square-foot art gallery. A raised
atrium will mimic the adjacent Ron
Gregory Atrium. A new elevator and new
bathrooms will allow the building to meet
current accessibility standards.The
addition is scheduled to be completed in
May 2006.
Next summer, the second phase of the
project will involve internal and external
remodeling of the existing building.The
exterior will be brick and decorative
metal.The facility will include six
classrooms, a 192-seat lecture hall, a
computer lab, a computer classroom, 27
faculty offices, a conference room, a study
area, and the Hoover-Hatfield Library.
The $4.1 million project will
accommodate the university’s new
bachelor of science in nursing program
and the religion, sociology/social work,
and undergraduate psychology
departments.
Staying on Par
The second annual George Fox University
Golf Tournament, scheduled for Tuesday,
July 12, at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf
Club in Aloha, is on par to meet its goal of
raising $30,000.That figure would nearly
double last year’s total of $16,000.
Tournament organizers say the increase is
the result of generous sponsorships, as
nearly twice the number of sponsors
signed on this year. Proceeds from the
event will go toward student scholarships.
All 120 player spots for the tournament
have been filled.
Let’s Do the Twist
A WebTwist training session is scheduled
from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12.
The training is for anyone who edits Web
pages on the George Fox site. New and
current editors are welcome. Contact
Gloria Foltz (Web Development) at ext.
2137 to R.S.V.P. and get location
information.
Home for ‘Hess-pians’
Work begins as early as this month on an
outdoor amphitheater on the Newberg
campus. It will be located on the west
slope of Hess Creek Canyon near Wheeler
Sports Center. Grass-covered, 6-foot-wide
terraces will provide a semi-circular bowl
with seating for 500.Two concrete
stairways will provide access, and the
earthen stage will have a natural backdrop
of trees and a stream.
Deadline for Copy: Aug. 2
The project is scheduled for completion
this summer at a cost of about $130,000.
Students spearheaded the planning
process, and the George Fox student
government is funding the majority of
construction costs.The amphitheatre will
be used for academic, theatrical, musical,
residence life, and chapel events.
Change in Plans
Admissions has canceled the Bruin
Preview scheduled for Sept. 29-30.
Remove this date from any postings or
calendars you have. As planned, there will
be two Bruin Preview events next year:
Nov. 10-11, 2005, and April 6-7, 2006.
Contact Lora Froescher (Admissions) at
ext. 2248 for more information.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
The Portland Center
welcomes Sandy
Chambers to serve as an
administrative assistant.
Sandy comes to George
Fox after working in
administration positions
in Anchorage, Alaska, since 1998. She was
employed by Builders Choice Inc., in
2004, and the year before that worked in
the accounting department at the
ChangePoint ministry. She was also an
administrative assistant at the University
of Anchorage from 2001 to 2003. Sandy is
attending Portland Community College
and attended the University of Alaska. She
lives in Sherwood with her husband, Bill,
and daughters Lindsey (17) and Amanda
(15).The family attends Rolling Hills
Community Church in Tualatin.
Christee Wise has
joined Career Services as
an administrative
assistant. Christee comes
to George Fox with
extensive teaching and
ministry experience.
Currently, she is an adult Sunday school
teacher, Junior Bible Quiz coordinator,
and worship leader at Canby Assembly of
God. She is also a self-employed piano
teacher. Formerly, Christee was director
of Christian education at a church in
Alaska, a church secretary, a preschool
director, and a substitute teacher. Christee
earned a bachelor’s degree in music
education from Bethany Bible College in
1985 and, before that, attended George
Fox for two years. Her husband, Mike, is
pastor of Canby Assembly of God.They
live in Canby with their children,Turner
(17) and Pieper (14).
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Tim Goodfellow joins the
Office of Student Life to serve
as director of housing. He has
had ties to George Fox since
earning a bachelor’s degree in
Christian ministries from the
university in 1997. Since last
year, he has worked at the school as an adjunct
faculty member and as a Tilikum challenge
course facilitator. He is also president of the
Safety Management Group of Dundee, offering
first aid and safety training. In addition to his
degree at George Fox,Tim earned a master’s
degree in theological studies from Colgate
Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester,
N.Y., in 2003. He lives in Dundee with his
wife, Laura, and attends Newberg Friends
Church.
Marcus Peters has joined
George Fox to work as an
electrician. Marcus has owned
his own company, Orion Tech
Corp., since 2001. As the
owner and operator, he
handled all aspects of electrical
construction in new and remodel projects.
Also, from 2002 until 2004, he was an
electrician for K & M Electrical of Aloha.
Marcus lives in Milwaukie with his wife, Heidi,
and children Jenna (6) and Kyle (3).The family
attends New Hope Community Church in
Clackamas.
The seminary welcomes
Christelle Jones as an
administrative assistant. From
1999 to 2004, she held the
same title at San Diego First
Assembly of God.While in
San Diego, she served as the
women’s ministry director for First Assembly
and for the San Diego section of the Assemblies
of God. In all, she has more than 10 years of
secretarial, clerical, receptionist, and ministry
experience. Christelle attended both Biola
University and North Central Bible College.
She lives in Aloha with her husband, Jed, who
teaches at Life Christian School.They have two
sons,Trevor (7) and Jerod (5).The family
attends Life Church in Aloha.
Sara Vulgan begins work this
month as an administrative
assistant for graduate and DPS
admissions at the Portland
Center. For the past year, she
has been a receptionist at
Broadway Toyota in Portland,
and the year before that served as a student
librarian at Multnomah Bible College. Sara will
receive a bachelor’s degree in theology and
Greek from Multnomah in December. She lives
in Portland, where she attends Mosaic Church.
Faculty members Sarah Hopkins
(Psychology) and Jasmine Chase (Education)
have left George Fox as of the completion of
May Term.
Vinae Winn’s (Graduate Admissions) final day
at George Fox was June 15.
Shelley Tapia (Residence Life) has left the
university. Her final day was June 30.
Darla Samuelson’s (Seminary) final day at
George Fox was July 1.
MOVERS & QUAKERS
IN THE NEWS
Sharon Pilon, former office manager at the
Portland Center, is now executive assistant for
marketing and advancement.
Mark Hall (Political Science) was quoted in
an Associated Press story that appeared in more
than 50 newspapers worldwide in mid-June.
The piece was about President George Bush’s
involvement in prayer breakfasts. Among the
papers it appeared in were The NewYork Times,
Britain’s The Guardian, and The San Francisco
Chronicle. Commenting on Bush’s decision to
visit a Hispanic prayer breakfast, Hall said, “If I
were advising him, I would say this is a nobrainer.This is a constituency that the
Republicans want to reach out to.”
Marie Craven has moved from the registrar’s
office to the IT department as an institutional
research and technology specialist. Her
research responsibilities will focus on data
extraction for federal, state, and annual reports
as well as board reports, fact book
information, and data research projects. As a
technology specialist, she will be involved in
enterprise application training for such
programs as CDD and Xythos.
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
Don Powers (Biology and Chemistry) and
colleagues Douglas Warrick (Oregon State
University) and Bret Tobalske (University of
Portland) had an article, “Aerodynamics of the
Hovering Hummingbird,” appear in the June
23 edition of Nature, the preeminent
international journal of science.The piece
details the professors’ research on
hummingbird flight. To read more, go to
nature.com/nature/journal/v435/n7045/abs
/nature03647.html.
Laura Simmons (Seminary) has published a
book, Creed Without Chaos: Exploring Theology in
theWritings of Dorothy L. Sayers. Sayers, a
contemporary of C.S. Lewis, has been called
the “most significant female British Christian
intellectual of the 20th century.”The Portland
Center will host a book signing for Laura from
4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 15. Refreshments
will be served.
Daniel Brunner, Steve Delamarter, and
MaryKate Morse (Seminary) recently had
articles published. Daniel and Steve coauthored a piece, “Theological Education and
Hybrid Models of Distance Learning” that
appears in Theological Education (Vol. 40,
Number 2, 2005).Two articles – Steve’s
“Theological Educators and their Concerns
about Technology” and Daniel’s “Using Student
Consultants to Re-Envision Teaching Christian
History and Theology” – appear in the July
edition of the Wabash Journal at
wabashcenter.wabash.edu/journal/july05.html
. MaryKate’s article, “Let Your Little Weird
Broken Light Shine,” appears on Off the Map –
idealab and can be read at off-themap.org/idealab/articles/idl0505-3light.html.
Pat Bailey (Health and Human Performance)
was named the Greater Portland Fellowship of
Christian Athletes’ Coach of the Year. Pat,
coach of the George Fox baseball program the
past 10 years, was chosen for his “Christ-like
approach to coaching, for building strong
character into student-athletes, and for being a
servant to the needs of his team,” according to
the organization.
Dale Seipp (Admissions) was elected
president of the North American Coalition for
Christian Admissions Professionals, a
professional association comprised of Christian
high school guidance counselors and
admissions officers from Christian high
schools, colleges, universities, Bible colleges,
and graduate schools. Dale was voted in at the
organization’s annual conference at Calvin
College in Michigan June 8-11. He will serve a
three-year term.
IN THE FAMILY
From former campus pastor Gregg Lamm:
“Thank you so much for the going-away
reception held the end of April. I left for May
Serve soon after, and while reclining on a
mattress in the middle of the night in Cuba, I
remembered that I’d forgotten to formally
thank all of you. So, while this note was
delayed, it’s heartfelt.The 14 years I shared
with you were a never-to-be-forgotten chapter
of life and ministry for me.Thank you for the
investment you consistently made in me and in
the campus ministries department.When
God’s plans for me unfold more concretely, I’ll
let you know what they are. In the meantime, I
covet your prayer support as I go through the
application process at several area churches.”
BIRTHDAYS
July 6
July 7
July 9
Doreen Blackburn
Bob Buckler
Tom Hancock
Eloise Hockett
Sally Hopkins
Kenn Willson
July 10 Ron Mitchell
Beth Molzahn
July 11 John Bowman
July 12 Janis Balda
Peter Smart
July 15 Gayle Denham
July 16 Candy Schlott
July 17 Meredith Dougherty
Mike Goins
July 18 Margi Macy
Colleen Richmond
Scott Rueck
July 19 Kevin Carr
Patti Odenweller
July 20 Brenda Burg
July 22 Carl Anderson
July 23 Clyde Thomas
July 25 Sylvette Norre
July 26 Bob Dexter
Karin Jordan
Rand Michael
July 27 Janelle Baugh
Vickie Timmons
July 28 Diane Weirich
July 30 Dale Isaak
Ron Mock
July 31 Sharon Pilon
Gary Spivey
Aug. 1 Sandy Maurer
Aug. 2 Larry Shutts
Aug. 3 Nancy Thurston
Aug. 5 Michele Johnson
Aug. 6 Kent Yinger
CALENDAR
Tuesday, July 12
• Golf Tournament
Thursday-Friday, July 14-15
• Genesis
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