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P r e s i d e n t ’s P r o l o g u e
Throughout its history, George Fox University’s
financial well-being has been directly related to
student enrollment. While we don’t yet know
exactly the net financial effect of this fall’s
increased enrollment, in general “more is
better.” Outside of tuition and fees, the only
income sources I know of are earnings from
endowment funds or a large annual fund.
George Fox University, like many other fine
institutions, depends on income from student
tuition to pay the bills.
A common question I hear is, “How large is
George Fox going to be?” The question comes
from alumni who remember when we were
much smaller than we are now, and it also
comes from foundations and individual donors
to the university. I always tell the questioner
that growth will stop — I have never seen an
infinitely large institution. So, it’s not if but when
growth will stop.
This question of growth is important when we
think about university facilities planning. How
large can the Newberg campus become? Do we
need another (or larger) building in Portland?
Another aspect is institutional quality. What
kind of university do we wish to be?
As the quality of George Fox University
improves, and as we add attractive new
programs, how will we deal with the increased
student applications we are likely to receive?
Should we add other new programs that will
further increase enrollment? These are
questions that are important for graduate and
undergraduate programs alike. These are new
considerations for us. To this point, we have
sought and aggressively recruited all
prospective students who meet our standards.
We need to think strategically about these
issues, and I have taken first steps with the vice
presidents and plan now to engage the whole
university. We need to decide whether we
become what we could become and whether
that’s what we want to become. What will it
mean in the future for George Fox to serve the
church? Should we admit only the most
academically qualified students? I look forward
to this process of planning the George Fox
University of the future. In the meantime, I’m
delighted to have our students — they are very
capable and I like who they are.
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Volume 11
No. 33
E m p l oy e e N e w s l e t t e r
Deadline for Copy: Sept. 28
Enrollment tops 3,000
Art on Display
George Fox University crossed into new
territory this year: For the first time in its
113-year history, the school broke the
3,000 barrier for total enrollment.This
year’s total of 3,034 students marks a 4.2
percent increase over last year’s 2,913
figure. It also marked the 18th straight
year of enrollment growth. A record
freshman class of 396 — a 15.1 percent
hike over last fall’s freshman total — was a
big factor in the increase.This fall, George
Fox has 1,042 graduate students, 230
seminary students, and 1,762
undergraduates — including 274 in adult
professional studies programs. Graduate
enrollment is up 4.5 percent, while
seminary enrollment is virtually
unchanged.Traditional undergraduate
enrollment is up 4 percent.The average
incoming freshman at George Fox has a
grade point average of 3.52 and an SAT
score of 1,100.
“In Response,” an art exhibit featuring
monoprints by Doug Campbell (Visual
Arts), is currently on display in the
Lindgren Gallery.The pieces will be
featured until Monday, Oct. 11.They were
made in response to the poetry of Scott
Cairns. “I selected several poems,
including ‘Memento,’ ‘Prospect of the
Interior,’ and ‘The Turning of Lot’s Wife,’
to respond to using the visual format of
the monoprint,” Campbell said. “For each
poem, I cut a linoleum plate and then
made four monoprints that differ in color,
texture, and value relationships, and in
some cases there is additional cutting of
the linoleum plate.” Campbell wished to
thank George Fox University and
members of the Faculty Development
Committee for funding the project
through a 2003 summer research grant.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Logo Gets Kudos
Ford Pays a Visit
The newly designed George Fox
University logo has earned recognition.
The Centennial Tower logo, created by the
Peterson & Co. design firm of Dallas,
Texas, is being included in The Big Book of
Logos 4, a hardcover volume to be released
later this year by renowned book editor
David E. Carter. Approximately 2,200
logos — roughly one-third of the 7,000
entries submitted — appear in the 384page, full-color book. Nearly 600 design
firms, representing 37 states and 20
countries, submitted work for publication.
The first three Logos books were among
the largest-selling graphics books
published in recent years, according to
Carter.
Selah Seminar
George Fox University will host Selah, a
seminar for women featuring author
Nancie Carmichael, radio host Georgene
Rice and other notable women, on
Saturday, Sept. 25, in Bauman Auditorium.
The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., will provide women with “a spa day
for the soul” as speakers touch on the
challenges of successfully balancing family,
career, and spiritual life.Worship and
special music also are planned in the day’s
events.The cost to attend is $35 per
person, and registration forms are
available online. Admission on the day of
the event is $40. Lunch is included in the
registration fee, as well as Carmichael’s
latest book, Selah:Time to Stop,Think, and
Step IntoYour Future. For additional
information, visit the Selah Web site at
www.georgefox.edu/selah or contact
Krissy Hanson at 503-554-2325.
Colleague • Sept. 20, 2004
Leighton Ford, former vice president of
the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,
will speak at a seminar hosted by George
Fox Evangelical Seminary in Portland on
Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.The seminar is entitled, “From
Crusade to Coffee House: Fresh Images of
Evangelism from a Lifelong Evangelist.” In
his presentations, Ford draws on nearly 40
years of ministry to demonstrate how all
followers of Christ can be bearers of the
good news. Ford has spoken to millions of
people in 37 countries and written
numerous books. He was also a regular
alternate speaker with Graham, his
brother-in-law, on the Hour of Decision,
one of the most popular religious
broadcasts of its time. Cost of the seminar
is $35 for individuals, $30 for groups of
two or more, and $25 for George Fox
students and alumni. Online registration is
available at
www.georgefox.edu/church/seminars.ht
ml. For more information, contact Jean
Borgman at 503-554-6150.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Joining the School of
Education is a familiar
person to the George Fox
family, Jasmine Chase,
who was hired as an
instructor of education
after teaching inclusion,
learning theory, and human development
courses at the university as an adjunct
instructor. She also became the Redmond
MAT in Your Community cohort leader in
January. Jasmine, who earned a master’s
degree in interdisciplinary studies from
Western Oregon University, was the director
of instruction and program development in
the Yamhill Education Service District from
1991 to 1998. She also worked as an adjunct
professor at Linfield College in McMinnville,
where she taught educational psychology and
exceptional children courses from 1994 to
1998. She and her husband of 30 years,
Charley, live on 18 acres between McMinnville
and Carlton.The couple has 28-year-old twin
daughters and attends Calvary Baptist Church
in Aloha. In her spare time, Jasmine enjoys
reading and salmon fishing in Alaska.
Karen Buchanan joins the
education department as an
assistant professor after most
recently serving as the
director of teacher education
at Cascade College in
Portland. Prior to that
assignment, Karen was a mentor and
program development coordinator at Cascade
College from 1999 to 2001. She also taught
at the elementary school level in the North
Clackamas School District from 1986 to
2000. Karen, who earned a doctorate in
curriculum and instruction from Seattle
Pacific University, was named the Faculty
Member of the Year at Cascade College in
2001-02. She also won an Alumni
Achievement Award in 2003. She lives in
Happy Valley with her husband,Tom, who is
the director of choral studies at Cascade
College.The couple has two children, Brad
and Danielle, and the family is among the
core members of a newly planted church in
the Clackamas area, Living Streams Church
of Christ.
Joining the education
department as an assistant
professor is Robert Fisher,
who had been the assistant
superintendent of the
Beaverton School District
since 2000. After earning a
doctorate from the University of Southern
California, Robert held superintendent duties
in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified
School District in Newman, Calif., the Lake
Tahoe Unified School District in Lake Tahoe,
Calif., the Escondido Union School District in
Escondido, Calif., and the Castro Valley
Unified School District in Castro Valley, Calif.
Fisher, who earned a master’s degree from
California State University, also has worked as
a teacher, a drug abuse coordinator, an
assistant principal and as a principal at various
districts in California.
Susan Newell has been
hired to take a full-time
position as an assistant
professor of social work and
as a field director in the
School of Behavioral Health
Sciences. She worked three
full-time years at Fox before serving in a parttime capacity the past two years. She also
recently worked as a clinical social worker
with families adopting internationally and as a
family therapist. Susan was also a therapist in
community mental health settings and
residential treatment. After receiving a Master
of Social Work degree from Portland State
University in 1995, she worked as a special
education social worker/child development
specialist in the public school setting. Susan is
married to Roger, who teaches religion and
Christian ministries courses at George Fox.
The couple lives in Newberg and has two
grown daughters, Marilee and Melanie.The
Newells attend North Valley Friends Church,
and Susan serves on the board of Love, Inc., a
local program that helps churches meet needs
in the community.
Mark Doyle, hired as an
assistant professor of biology,
is a familiar face to George
Fox students, as he has
served as an instructor of
biology on a part-time basis
at the university. He earned a
doctorate from Oregon Health & Science
University in Portland and previously taught
in OHSU’s School of Dentistry and School of
Medicine. Away from the classroom, Mark
was elected as the Multnomah County Water
Commissioner for the Burlington District. He
and his wife, Beth, live on the Multnomah
Channel and are members of Sauvie Island
Community Church. Beth is active with
Northwest Medical Teams disaster relief.
Mark and Beth are fond of sailing together in
their free time.
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
Dave Howard, a faculty emeritus who
retired from the George Fox music
department in 2001, recently had two pieces
for handbells published. He traveled to Italy
in May with a choir from Laguna Niguel,
Calif., serving as their accompanist and
keyboard soloist. He also was organist/pianist
in July for the Presbytery of the Cascades
summer conference at Linfield College in
McMinnville.
Integrating Perspectives in Building a Theory”
at the XVII International Congress of
International Association for Cross-Cultural
Psychology in Xi’an, China. Also that month,
Ludmila presented a poster, “Workplace
Bullying in Multicultural Context,” at the
XXVII International Congress of Psychology
in Beijing, China. George Fox Psy.D. students
were co-authors on all but one of the
presentations.
IN THE FAMILY
Judah James was born to Jason (Admissions)
and Adrienne Schwanz at 6:46 p.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 12. Judah weighed 7 pounds, 14
ounces and was 20 inches long. He is the
couple’s first child.
Condolences go out to the family, friends, and
professors of Brett T. Hooker, a 40-year-old
George Fox MBA student who died at his
home in McMinnville on Sept. 11.
BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 21 Claudia Hirsch
Heidi Thomason
Sept. 22 Josh Nauman
Sept. 25 Debbie Berho
Marc Shelton
Dawn Todd
Sept. 30 Karon Bell
Terry Huffman
Laurie Lorenzen
Oct. 1
Paul Chamberlain
Anita Maher
CALENDAR
Monday, Sept. 20
• Newberg Chapel
Gregg Lamm, 10:40 a.m.
The International Quaker Working Party,
which includes Ron Mock (Political
Science), finished its two-year study of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict this summer with
the publication in book form of its report,
When the Rain Returns:Toward Justice and
Reconciliation in Palestine and Israel. Ron wrote
the first draft of the chapter on nonviolence
and was one of the most active among the 14member working party in the process of
editing the book (through approximately nine
drafts) until the entire group reached unity on
the final text.The project began in June of
2002 with a three-week study trip to Jordan,
Palestine, and Israel, and side trips to Egypt,
Syria, and Lebanon. Ron also co-authored,
with Tony Bing, a study guide to accompany
the report.
Tuesday, Sept. 21
• Faculty Lunch, Noon
Ludmila Praslova (Psychology) made five
presentations this summer on cultural
psychology and globalization. Ludmila
presented a poster entitled “Active Learning
Strategies for Integrating Culture and
Psychology” at the 16th Annual Convention of
American Psychological Society in Chicago in
May. In June, she presented a paper, “Cultural
Aspects of Adult Bullying: A Multilevel
Perspective,” and a workshop, “Introducing
Concepts of Culture in the Classroom,” at the
11th Annual Conference of International
Network for Educational Innovation in
Economics and Business in Maastricht,
Netherlands. In August, she presented a paper
entitled “Culture as Unfolding Process:
Wednesday, Sept. 29
• Newberg Chapel
Missions Week: Rob and Heidi Douglass of
Saving Grace Calvary Chapel, 10:40 a.m.
Colleague • Sept. 20, 2004
Wednesday, Sept. 22
• Newberg Chapel
GFU Worship Band, 10:40 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 26
• Women’s Soccer vs. Puget Sound
Morse Soccer Field, Noon
• Men’s Soccer vs. Puget Sound
Morse Soccer Field, 2:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 27
• Newberg Chapel
Missions Week: Rob and Heidi Douglass of
Saving Grace Calvary Chapel, 10:40 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
• Faculty Lunch, Noon
• Missions Week: Rob and Heidi Douglass of
Saving Grace Calvary Chapel, Hoover 104, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1
• Volleyball vs.Willamette
Wheeler Sports Center, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 3
• Women’s Soccer vs.Willamette
Morse Soccer Field, Noon
• Men’s Soccer vs.Willamette
Morse Soccer Field, 2:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 4
• Newberg Chapel
Beth Klopfenstein,ASC Student Chaplain, 10:40 a.m.