2026 May Deep Dive - Faculty Retreat (5/11 - 14) | Twin Rocks Friends Camp
What is the story of George Fox University?
September 2 (3 - 5 pm) | Hoover 203 | Cohorts 1, 2, 3
Paul Anderson, Mission of a Christ-Centered Quaker College (36 pages)
September 2, 2025 Session Recording (YouTube)
How does the Quaker ethos influence George Fox's culture, practices, and theology?
September 16 (3 - 5 pm) | Hoover 203 | Cohorts 1, 2, 3
Parker Palmer, Meeting for Learning (pamphlet given at orientation)
Arthur O. Roberts. The People Called Quakers (pamphlet given at orientation)
September 16, 2025 Session Recording (YouTube)
Who are we called to be as faculty members?
September 30 (3 - 5 pm) | Hoover 203 | Cohorts 1, 2, 3
Conditions and Benefits of Faculty Service in Faculty Handbook (read Part 3 through the subheading on Sabbaticals)
Faculty Governance Section in Faculty Handbook
September 30, 2025 Session Recording (YouTube)
Who are we as teachers?
October 9 | 12:30 - 2:00 pm | PDS 260
Read Parker Palmer, Courage to Teach, Introduction (8 pages);
Optional for greater context: Hughes, Teaching for Spiritual Formation, Ch. 7 and Appendix 1 (Link)
A Liturgy for Medical Providers (Every Moment Holy, vol. 1)
How can we cultivate learning communities in our classrooms?
October 23 | 12:30 - 2:00 pm | PDS 260
“Eat this Class” (Link)
Optional for a deeper dive into holistic pedagogy: Parker Palmer, Courage to Teach, Ch. 3 (27 pages)
What are we teaching?
November 6 | 12:30 - 2:00 pm | PDS 260
How are we formed by God's great love story?
November 13 (12:30- 2 pm) | PDS 260