The Latinx Heritage Community (LHC) is looking for performers for the first Spoken Word event of the year. Submissions should be in by Sunday, Nov. 6. The theme is “Where I am from, and where I am going.”
The event will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, in Hoover 105. Contact Fatima Chacon (fchacon13@georgefox.edu) for more information.
All transfer students are invited to the Foxhole at 8 p.m. tomorrow night (Friday) for the Transfer Club’s first event. There will be hot cocoa, dessert and games!
Questions? Contact Sarah Tuemmler at stuemmler14@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. today (Thursday) in Canyon Commons 101-102 (note different location). Employees are asked to sit with others within their department; the room will be set up with round tables.
The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160. It will include a board meeting update from Robin Baker.
Are you interested in attending a professional health program after George Fox? Are you pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary, pre-physical therapy, pre-optometry or pre-pharmacy? Get informed on what it takes to get into a professional health program. The topics covered at a meeting today (Thursday) will include admission requirements, the application process and resources available to you at George Fox.
The meeting will take place in EHS 102 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu. If you are unable to attend but consider yourself a pre-professional health student, contact Vetta so that you can be added to the pre-professional health student contact group.
Faculty, please tell your pre-professional health students about this meeting.
In order to promote a safe and positive environment around the Halloween and harvest party season, the university wants to remind students of a couple important guidelines:
If you have any questions, please contact the student life office.
George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice invites you to the Fall Justice Conference on Monday, Oct. 31, and Tuesday, Nov. 1. Our theme this year is “Peace: Personal and Global.” Please join us as we hear from author and chief church engagement officer of Sojourners, Lisa Sharon Harper.
Lisa will share from her book, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. Shalom is what God declared. It is what the kingdom of God looks like. It is when all people have enough, and families are healed. Come hear about what we can do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities and our souls!
A university- and community-wide event will be held Monday, Oct. 31, in EHS 102 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Treats provided! Lisa will also speak in chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Her book will be available for purchase at both events.
Contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
Scare away your cravings with ghoulish goodies available in the Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe starting on Halloween (Oct. 31)! Then join us for a grisly feast in the Canyon Commons at dinner!
Join us for a prayer meeting in the Prayer Chapel tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p.m.! We’ll be praying over our campus, our world and each other.
In addition, in the Prayer Chapel, there is a prayer request board. This Sunday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., we will be meeting at the fire pit pavilion to pray over each prayer that has been pinned to the board. All are welcome to join us!
What could be better than eating a warm, delicious crêpe on a chilly fall evening? Come on down to the Bruin Den tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. for a yummy treat!
In addition to the crêpes is a wonderful chance to support the Haiti serve trip! A jar will be at the event specifically for donations to the trip, and every penny counts. I hope to see you all there!
– Thao Anh Gailey (avu13@georgefox.edu)
Paul Anderson will conduct a turning of the page session tomorrow (Friday) on Volume 1 of The Saint John’s Bible (Pentateuch). Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.
The session runs from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.
Intercultural Life is hosting the Voices Conference at George Fox on Oct. 28 and 29.
Our vision is to make students, faculty, staff and our neighbors aware of the community’s need for diversity among our leaders. It is this very vision that led Leroy and Donna Barber to begin the Voices Project, and along with Jenny Elsey, make this conference a reality at Fox.
We will be hosting speakers including Donna and Leroy, David Bailey, and Alexia Salvatierra who will be leading workshops and discussions regarding social justice, leadership, and diversity.
The schedule for the event will be as follows:
Friday, Oct. 28
5:30 p.m. Doors Open | Bauman Auditorium
6:00 p.m. Opening Worship Session with Urban Doxology & Voices Project Panelists* | Bauman Auditorium
Saturday, Oct. 29
9:00 a.m. Plenary Speakers | Canyon Commons 101 & 102
10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions 1 & 2 | Hoover 105 & Canyon Commons 103
11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions 3 & 4 | Hoover 105 & Canyon Commons 103
12:00 p.m. Closing Session | Canyon Commons 101 & 102
Breakout Session Topics:
Art and Activism
Addressing Issues Through Relationship
*George Fox students, there is chapel credit offered for attending this event; the amount will vary based upon participation in both Friday and Saturday’s activities.
There is no cost to attend the conference. Visit the website or Facebook for more information.
Hope to see you there!
Contact Khadija Bruce (kbruce15@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Come join the Fitness Club for a circuit workout! This session is open to everyone, so bring a friend! Just meet in Wheeler 211 (Dance Room) at 4:30 p.m. today (Thursday) and be ready to sweat and work hard.
Contact Mikal Pattee (mpattee14@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Do you want to share a part of your cultural or ethnic heritage with the George Fox community? Then sign up for this year’s annual World’s Got Talent show!
We’re looking for students, employees and alumni who want to showcase their talents. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19, so please sign up by this Monday, Oct. 31. Click here to sign up for a time slot!
If you have any questions or want more information, contact Mikaela Smith (smithm16@georgefox.edu).
This is your last chance for Lip Sync groups to sign up! Also, don’t forget about the $500 prize for the winning group!
If you haven’t signed up yet, get your group and be ready to try out with your performance tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
See you there!
Contact Ashley Meyer (ameyer14@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Doctor of physical therapy students are hosting a hair-raising “The Running Dead” 5K walk/run this Saturday, Oct. 29, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Chased by zombies through a forested trail, runners will attempt to beat the odds of survival. Costumes of all kinds (not just zombies) are encouraged, and a prize will be awarded for best costume.
The race will begin in the Roberts Center parking lot. Come join the fun by registering at this link. You can also find us on Facebook here.
Fall Carnival is taking place on Monday, Oct. 31!
There will be popcorn, cotton candy, henna, inflatable jousting, a costume contest at 9 p.m., a pie-eating contest at 9:30 p.m., carnival games and more! We’ll even have a mechanical bull! The fun begins at 8 p.m.
So dress up in your Halloween costume and come to Wheeler for a night of fun and get some awesome prizes and food! (No masks allowed … thanks).
Contact Ashley Meyer (ameyer14@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Join us for our final Bruins LEAD event tonight (Thursday) to hear softball coach Jessica Hollen speak on “How to Manage Team Conflict.â€
You don’t have to be an athlete or coach to be part of Bruins LEAD. It is simply an opportunity to develop your leadership skills. We will take basic leadership concepts and spend one hour diving into details of how to develop responsible and respected leaders. The session meets from 8:40 to 9:40 p.m. in Lemmons 8.
While some of the content may be specific to athletics and teams, we feel strongly that every person will end up working in a team at some point in their lives, and this information can be relevant for everyone on campus.
If you were unable to attend the first series of sessions, join us this week! Snacks will be provided!
Questions? Contact Kelsea Meyers at kmeyers13@georgefox.edu.
Join us today (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. for Contemplative Worship in the Prayer Chapel! This week, we’ll be praying through the Lectio Divina, or “Divine Reading,” a contemplative process of praying through Scripture.
Housing Area West (HAW) will be hosting trick-or-treating Monday, Oct. 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Several houses and apartments in the area will be passing out candy. Trick or treat locations will be marked outside the door with a green glow-in-the-dark alien face balloon.
Questions? Contact LaQuae Aughtman at laughtman13@georgefox.edu.
Have a “Happy HAWaween!”
Greetings Summoners! The university’s League of Legends Club is hosting a viewing party for the 2016 World Championship Finals this Saturday, Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m.!
Don’t watch Worlds alone! Come join us as SKTelecom and Samsung Galaxy face off for the title of world champions! We will be in Hoover 211 and will have snacks, as well as three prizes which we will be giving away! We cannot wait to see you there!
Contact Skyler Rieke (srieke14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
