George Fox invites families to campus for Family Weekend Nov. 6-8

October 23rd, 2009

NEWBERG, Ore. – George Fox University is inviting parents and other family members of current students to visit campus for the university’s annual Family Weekend, scheduled Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8, on the Newberg, Ore., campus.

The weekend allows family members to explore the campus life students experience every day. On Friday, events include a dinner, holiday bazaar, jazz concert, and theatre production, “The Diviners.”

On Saturday, three faculty lectures will be presented, as well as a music department concert at 4 p.m., another showing of “The Diviners” at 7:30 p.m., and family bingo at 8 p.m. in Heacock Commons.

The weekend will conclude with a 10 a.m. worship service Sunday in Bauman Auditorium.

There will also be a sale at the University Bookstore from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Online registration and more information are available at familyweekend.georgefox.edu. Refunds cannot be made after Friday, Oct. 30.

George Fox University is ranked by Forbes as one of the top 100 colleges in the country and highest among Christian colleges. George Fox is the only Christian university in the Pacific Northwest classified by U.S. News & World Report as a national university. More than 3,300 students attend classes on the university’s campus in Newberg, Ore., and at teaching centers in Portland, Salem, and Redmond, Ore., and Boise, Idaho. George Fox offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 majors, degree-completion programs for working adults, five seminary degrees, and 12 master’s and doctoral degrees.

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Contact:
Sheri Philips
Executive Director of University Relations
503-554-2114
sphilips@georgefox.edu