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National Science Foundation grants 4 | Act Six scholars arrive 18 | Holistic healthcare 22
G e o r G e F o x
Winning
redefined
President Robin Baker

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FALL 2007
VOLUME 3
NUMBER 3
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New faculty books | 6
G e o r G e F o x
Fall 2007 | Volume 3 | Number 3
On the move | 12
by Rob Felton | Historian, athlete, sports-car aficionado, teacher, prankster,
evangelist, and now president. Robin Baker doesn’t sit still long.
EDITOR
Tamara Cissna
Agents of change | 18
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rob Felton
Sean Patterson by Sean Patterson | The university welcomes its first cadre of students
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS through the Act Six urban leadership and scholarship initiative.
Molly Bieg
Barry Hubbell
Lynn Otto Holistic healthcare | 22
ART DIRECTOR
Darryl Brown by Sean Patterson | The PsyD department addresses the connection between
George Fox Journal is published patients’ emotional wellness and their physical health.
three times a year by George
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be edited for length and 26 Alumni Connections
clarity. Writers should
32 Point of View
include an address and
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PRESIDENT 34 Tell Us More
Robin Baker
Cover photo by Edis Jurcys
VICE PRESIDENT FOR
ADVANCEMENT
Dana L. Miller
Jael Chambers (left)
and Jesus Garcia are
two of the nine Act Six
Philips scholars who joined the
Jordan university community
this fall . . . PAGE 18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Readers Forum

>> I want to encourage those of you who >> Kudos to George Fox University for
work so hard on the Journal as well as the great steps toward sustainability — the
rest of the George Fox faculty and staff. My green building of the new residence hall
husband loves to shock people with how and Denny’s commitment to buying locally
much I paid for attending George Fox (he produced food for the cafeteria. Also the fea-
doesn’t know it was rated among the best turing of Brian McLaughlin’s fine example
college “buys” in a popular magazine when of utilizing biodiesel fuel and the climate
I chose to attend), but every time I read change “call to action” statement.
through the Journal, I am reminded of the Inspired by news from the university, I
fact that every penny spent on my education also offer a challenge — to administrators,
there was well worth it. I am consistently faculty, students, staff, and alumni of George
Tell us what you think
impressed with the Journal as well as what Fox — to give thoughtful consideration to
is going on with the university. I was encour- the university’s stance on non-heterosexual
We’d like to hear your opinion about the
aged to read about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, sexuality and relationships. I read in this
and transgender rights activists bus being summer 2007 issue of the Journal that the George Fox Journal or any articles printed in
met with grace; green building on campus; university welcomed the 2007 Soulforce the magazine. Please send letters to Journal,
and seeing some of my former classmates Equality Ride for “a day of civil dialogue ...
George Fox University, 414 N. Meridian St.
who are serving in the Peace Corps. expressing the love of Christ to a group that
#6069, Newberg, OR 97132, or e-mail us
Our world desperately needs people has not always been met with grace.”
who love Jesus to show it in daily life from Perhaps the university’s encounter with at [email protected]. Letters may be
loving people unconditionally to the way Soulforce will inspire thoughtful consider-
edited for length and clarity. Please include
we steward our resources. I continue to see ation of the Christ-like love the university
an address and daytime phone number.
this modeled through stories I read in the holds as its standard. It seems now may be
Journal. I feel blessed to have been able to a good time to reconsider the perspective
attend George Fox University, and I thank articulated in the Journal — that “the univer-
you all for your hard work. sity was clear about its orthodox Christian
view of homosexuality ...” I venture that the
Erin (Parmley) Banks (G00)
TACOMA, WASH. Christ who opposed those considered ortho-
dox in his own time would have found the

“orthodoxy” of a view a poor excuse for the
passing of judgment and a lack of love.
Karah Fisher (G97)
OCEANSIDE, ORE.
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WORDS FROM WOOD-MAR
Vocation and mission
In the great 20th-century epic
The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R.
“I believe in a
Tolkien imbued in his work a
Christian concept of calling
or vocation. In a conversation God who has
early in the trilogy, the wizard
Gandalf explains to Frodo, created people to
the frustrated Hobbit, why he
must accept the difficult mis-
be role players in
sion placed before him. Frodo
replies, “I wished the ring had never come to me.” Gandalf
a grand drama.”
counters, “So do I and so do all that live to see such times.
But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is
what to do with the time that has been given us.” Like the
author of The Lord of the Rings, I believe in a God who has
designed this world and created people to be role players
in a grand drama. Like the characters in Tolkien’s work, we may be gifted for particular tasks, and
we are asked to choose to enter the drama at the appropriate time and fulfill our missions.
I think many of us struggle to discover what God would have us do. We search earnestly for
guidance by reading the Bible, by taking tests that evaluate our giftedness, and certainly by pray-
ing. When I was young, God placed individuals in my path who helped me learn to understand my
own gifts and role in this life. My parents set the stage by providing encouragement and creating
space for the presence of God in our lives. Several teachers also mentored me, including Dr. D. C.
Martin, professor of Old Testament at Grand Canyon University. He taught me that faith is not
something reserved for Sunday or worship, but it is an integral part of all of life. It was because of
mentors like him that I discovered my calling in life — I am a Christian leader and educator who
helps students earn an education informed by and integrated with Christian faith commitments,
empowering them to begin a journey where they will change the world in the name of Jesus.
Many people asked me last year, “Why are you interested in becoming president of George Fox
University?” The most important reason is the fact that Jesus Christ is at the center of everything
in the university. I came here eight years ago as provost because I saw in the faculty, staff, and stu-
dents a clear commitment to Jesus and to an educational experience that is uniquely Christian in
its very essence. I believe God has called me now to help the George Fox community articulate and
construct a vision for the university that is consistent with its past heritage and looks forward to
the development of a dynamic Christian institution for the 21st century.
Robin Baker
President
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NEWS & INFORMATION
Bruin Notes
National Science Foundation Grants
Chemistry and engineering research projects awarded $230,000
Chemistry professor College in Portland. Englewood, Colo. When
R. Carlisle Chambers Access will be available Foster launched his
(right) sounds a little like over the Internet, or organization’s website,
someone in police work directly. he asked George Fox
when he describes his new- Compared to a super to be the host. That fact
est project, a dream for the conducting magnet, and was noted on the website.
last 10 years. closely resembling an That’s how Gary Spivey (below), assis-
Beginning next semes- MRI machine, the spec- tant professor of engineering, first heard
ter, his students, and as trometer identifies the of the Newberg-based university. At the
many as 120 students constituents in a sample, time, he was considering a career change
total, will be using new using magnetic field from his work at an engineering research
equipment in their detec- response and detection. firm in Arizona. Enthralled by Foster’s
tive work — seeking “fin- The “nuclear” name does Celebration of Discipline book, Spivey
gerprints” in their chemistry laboratory not imply “reaction” and changing atoms, had decided to seek more about Foster.
assignments. Not human fingerprints, but, rather, detecting atomic structure. As he searched for
Chambers explains, but characteristics of Organic chemistry students will be the more information
liquid or solid compounds, each of which primary users. They will be able to deter- about Foster, he came
has its own “fingerprint” or graph pattern mine if they have made a new compound, across the George
when subjected to testing. as intended, or what has been made; they Fox connection, went
Testing will be possible through a new see a graph on a screen/monitor. Students to the university’s
$300,000 nuclear magnetic resonance will have hands-on access — preparing website, and discov-
spectrometer being funded through a for, running, and interpreting the tests, ered it had a teaching opening — just the
$150,000 National Science Foundation Chambers says. one he was looking for. “If that [website
grant awarded to the university in July. “This gives us the most modern tie] was not there, I would not be here,”
The university, through budget and off- instrumentation at the undergraduate Spivey says.
campus support, will provide the other level, competitive with any institution,” On campus since 2003, Spivey in
half. The new equipment is expected to be Chambers says. “Our students will be August was awarded the NSF grant for
in place by February. better prepared as chemists or for grad “Collaborative Research: CSSR—EHS:
Chambers calls it “the most important school; we will do a better job of teaching.” Foundations for Design and Implementa-
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grant and equipment. The NSF award is an unusual source: best-selling Christian researchers at the University of Maryland Boyle.
based on a proposal for the equipment to author Richard Foster. and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Molly
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The award allows Spivey to go back to Serve Day: up close and personal
a professional interest while he teaches,
and it will benefit students in one of his George Fox’s ninth annual Serve Day helped students get “up close and personal” with
senior-level engineering classes. The people in their surrounding communities.
research involving software technology Of the 1,400 students, staff, and faculty sent out
and digital system design will “filter to into the community on Sept. 5, nearly 350 were
them,” he says, giving students broader assigned to work at individual homes. Most of
outlook on research and academic connec- the home placements were arranged through
tions with others. Love Inc., Faith in Action, and various Newberg
Research will involve software churches.
defined/software radio. A radio in this One home that received some loving attention
case is defined as any device that inten- was that of George Fox biology professor Mark
tionally transmits or receives signals in Doyle (below), on leave due to serious illness.
the radio frequency, such as traditional Students from Weesner House and employees
AM and FM radios, but also cell phones, of the biology depart-
cordless phones, garage and car door ment pruned a tree
openers, shortwave, satellite pagers, etc. that was falling on the
They typically receive in analog format house and inspected
and convert to digital. It’s the “translation” the roof for damage; they hauled and stacked firewood, built a
and “conversion” process that is being fence, and repaired a deck. “It was beautiful,” says Doyle. “All
studied — turning hardware problems into the things that I just couldn’t do were done. It was such a relief.”
software problems, says one researcher. Four of Doyle’s former students, now seniors, asked to come
The idea is building radios using software, along. Biology professor and site leader Dwight Kimberly felt
getting software as close to the antenna as their time would be best spent sitting and talking with Doyle.
feasible, trying to get rid of analog compo- “Seeing friends and feeling part of the George Fox community again” were the highlights of
nents. Depending on the need, universal the day, says Doyle.
communication devices could be recon- Other students and employees worked at various nonprofits, public agencies,
figured as needed — a cordless phone one churches, and retirement homes in Washington, Multnomah,
minute, a cell phone the next, a wireless Clackamas, and Yamhill counties. Jobs at the 65 sites and 30
Internet gadget the next. homes were diverse; in addition to the cleaning, weeding,
Spivey says the goal of his research building, and painting jobs, volunteers insulated an attic,
is to “formalize and automate designs in made bingo cards, rocked babies, cleared blackberries, and
software.” This will allow new systems to taught emotionally troubled children to play golf.
be deployed with less engineering time, Sophomore Jessica Lee helped at Community House, a
therefore with less money. home in Lake Oswego dedicated to helping young unwed
The broad impact: “Software radio mothers and their children get off to a good start on their lives
promises substantial benefits to real-world together. Lee cleaned closets and helped a new mother work
systems by making them more flexible, on a scrapbook. “It was a great experience,” she says. “I really
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NEWS & INFORMATION
Professors in print: new books
Levinas and the domains of an integrative model of psy- Preaching on the
Wisdom of Love: The chotherapy. Plains: Methodist
Question of Invisibility Women Preachers
(Baylor University Press) Growing Strong in Kansas, 1920-1956
by Corey Beals, assistant Daughters: (University Press of
professor of philosophy and Encouraging Girls to America) by Kendra
religion. Challenging the Become All They’re Weddle Irons, assistant
prevailing interpretation, Beals explores Meant to Be (2nd edi- professor of religious studies. By sharpen-
the ideas of 20th-century philosopher tion) (Baker Books) by ing the focus on rural Methodist pulpits
Emmanuel Levinas’ concept of love, love’s Lisa Graham McMinn, during the Dust Bowl and World War
relation to wisdom, and how love makes associate professor of sociology. McMinn II, this study brings to life women who
others visible to us. offers a critique of our culture blended preached and provided leadership when
with strategies and personal insights to Kansas faced one of its most difficult eras.
Becoming a Teacher Through Action guide readers in growing strong, capable
Research: Process, Context, and daughters. This revised edition includes a Stepping in the Light: Life in Joy and
Self-Analysis (Routledge) by Donna new preface, study questions, and updated Power (Friends United Press) by Howard
Kalmbach Phillips, professor of education, studies, illustrations, and concepts. R. Macy, professor of religion and bibli-
and Kevin Carr, associate professor of cal studies. This book features more than
education. An action research textbook for Practicing Discernment 60 of Macy’s essays that explore how to
teacher education, it includes interactive Together: Finding live well, personally and together, in our
textware on CD. Written for teachers new God’s Way Forward ordinary lives. The essays were formerly
to the profession, the book emphasizes in Decision Making published in Quaker Life magazine.
professional identity formation and the (Barclay Press) by Lon
challenges and dilemmas of doing action Fendall, director of Center Good and Evil: Quaker
research as a student teacher. for Global Studies and Perspectives (Ashgate),
Center for Peace and Justice, with Jan featuring chapters written
Sin and Grace in Wood and Bruce Bishop. It provides by George Fox professors
Christian Counseling: Christian groups with a practical approach Paul Anderson, Corey
An Integrative to understanding God’s voice and navigat- Beals, William Jolliff,
Paradigm (InterVarsity ing the decision-making process. Carole Dale Spencer,
Press) by Mark R. McMinn, Arthur O. Roberts, and Phil Smith. This
professor of psychology. Fendall also edited multidisciplinary collection provides
McMinn believes that Seeking Peace in insights into the question “What did, and
Christian counseling must take account Africa: Stories from do, Quakers think about good and evil?”
of both human sin and God’s grace, for African Peacemakers
both sin and grace are distorted whenever (Cascadia Publishing Holiness: The Soul of Quakerism
one is emphasized without the other. House) with Donald E. (Paternoster Press) by Carole Dale Spencer,
Expounding the proper relationship of Miller, Scott Holland, adjunct professor of church history and
sin and grace, McMinn shows how the and Dean Johnson. It features the hope- spiritual formation. This book provides a
full truth of the gospel works itself out in ful responses of Africans who have lived historical analysis of the theology of holi-
the functional, structural, and relational through horrific violence. ness in the Quaker tradition.
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Bruin Notes
3253
Soaring in the Spirit: tial members of the federal Constitutional
Rediscovering Mystery Convention in 1787.
in the Christian Life
(Paternoster Press) by The Fourth Gospel and the Quest
Charles J. Conniry, Jr., asso- for Jesus: Modern Foundations
ciate professor of pastoral Reconsidered (T&T Clark) by Paul
Record enrollment
studies. Conniry’s book is Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker
about experiencing the presence of Jesus studies. The first book in the Library of For the 20th time in the last 21
Christ in the moment-by-moment “nows” New Testament Studies to be reprinted years, George Fox broke its fall
of daily life. Conniry asserts that the expe- in paperback, it challenges the prevalent enrollment record. Overall enroll-
rience of Christ’s presence in the “right- scholarly view that, because the book of ment grew to 3,253, up 2 percent
here” of our daily walk is the birthright of John is theological and different from the from 3,185 last fall. The school has
every follower of Christ. other gospels, it cannot be historical and more than quadrupled in size since
therefore is deemed off-limits for histori- 1986, when 549 students attended.
Worldviews: cal Jesus studies. George Fox saw a 4-percent
Contact and increase in traditional undergradu-
Change (Pearson) Anderson also co-edited John, Jesus, and ates with 1,692 enrolling on the
by Ken Badley, History, Vol. 1: Critical Assessments Newberg campus. According to
associate professor of Critical Views (SBL Press), the first Dale Seipp, interim vice president
of education. Badley of three volumes featuring the papers of enrollment services, the incom-
coauthored this teacher guide (with Dana produced in the John, Jesus, and History ing first-year students are the most
Antaya-Moore, Dean Cunningham, and Group at the national Society of Biblical ethnically diverse in university
Maureen Duguay) for a social studies text- Literature meetings, of which Anderson is history. Nearly 25 percent iden-
book that explores the impact of explora- a co-chair. tify themselves as non-Caucasian.
tion and the Renaissance on Spain and Incoming freshmen have an aver-
Italy, Spanish contact with the Aztecs, and Anderson also wrote the story of George age high school grade point of 3.5
American contact with Japan. Fox University in Founded by Friends: and SAT math and critical reading
The Quaker Heritage of Fifteen scores of 1,073. The national aver-
Collected Works of American Colleges and Universities age for college-bound seniors is
James Wilson (Liberty (Scarecrow Press), which illustrates the 1,017.
Fund Press), edited by diversity of the colleges and universities George Fox Evangelical
Mark David Hall, Herbert founded by Friends in North America. Seminary saw the largest growth
Hoover distinguished pro- among the university’s six schools,
fessor of political science, increasing 22 percent to 320 stu-
and Kermit L. Hall. This dents.
two-volume set brings together the most
important writings and speeches of James
Wilson, one of only six signers of both the
Declaration of Independence and the U.S.
Constitution, and one of the most influen-
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NEWS & INFORMATION
Hunter takes baseball helm
If you build it …
The university’s and 2005 and set a
Groundwork has begun for a new
baseball program Division III record in
athletic complex that will be home
is under new leader- 2005 with a .979 field-
to practice and game facilities for the
ship, but fans of the ing mark.
university’s baseball, softball, and
program will recognize Previously, Hunter
men’s and women’s soccer programs.
the man in charge. earned multiple con-
Street improvements have been
Marty Hunter, an ference coach of the
completed near the 23.8-acre site,
assistant in the George year awards at Canby
located north of the Newberg cam-
Fox program since (Ore.) High School
pus. The property, estimated to be
2003 and an associate and Bend (Ore.)
worth more than $7 million, has
head coach since 2005, High School. He has
been committed to the university by
has replaced Pat Bailey served as an assistant
Ken and Joan Austin, owners of the
as head coach. Hunter coach with the Bend
Newberg-based dental equipment
is a veteran coach with Bucks, a team in the
manufacturer A-dec.
experience at the high professional Class A
George Fox spent more than
school, college, and Northwest League.
$750,000 for Crestview Drive and
professional levels. A graduate of Gresham (Ore.) High
Center Street half-street improve-
At George Fox, Hunter’s primary School, Hunter attended Linfield College,
ments — paving, sidewalks, curbs,
coaching focus has been with the infield- where he played football and baseball. He
and gutters — on the side of the street
ers. In each of the past five seasons, the earned both business and health degrees
bordering its property.
George Fox defense has ranked in the from Linfield in 1984. He completed a
The next step is grading
top six nationally in fielding average. master of education degree from Linfield
for the fields. Depending
The Bruins led the nation in both 2003 in 1991.
upon funds from private
donors, some or all of the
individual fields could
be completed in the
George Fox to Honor Bailey
summer of 2008.
Pat Bailey, who coached the George Fox baseball team to the Estimated cost for
2004 NCAA Division III national title, will be inducted into the complex is around $9.5 million,
the George Fox Sports Hall of Fame at an afternoon on-cam- although the configuration of fields
pus banquet on Saturday, Dec. 8. is not final.
Bailey this summer joined another former George Fox The complex will allow the uni-
coach at two-time defending NCAA Division I national cham- versity to open up land near campus
pion Oregon State University. Bailey accepted an assistant for future development and to replace
coaching position with OSU head coach Pat Casey, who current fields, which do not meet
coached George Fox from 1988 to 1994. Bailey completes his NCAA standards for postseason play.
12-year George Fox career with eight Northwest Conference “When completed, our athletics
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