The City of Newberg Public Works has scheduled a water shut-off in the Stevens Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11. They will be changing the water meter on the east side of the building, and the water will be off from 9 a.m. to noon. The change should only impact the Stevens Center building.
Contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Have you ever wondered how your fitness level impacts your social well-being? We are looking for participants to join our study looking at the association of aerobic fitness with social well-being.
Participants will be asked to come in for a baseline 1.5-mile run and to complete a survey, then come in a month later for follow-up assessments.
Contact Emily Spencer (espencer16@georgefox.edu) or Brit Bravo (bbravobastian16@georgefox.edu
Students are invited to join a Life Group for a weekly time of discussion, prayer and fellowship. Life Groups are led by leaders on campus as well as local pastors and leaders.
Groups begin meeting the week of Feb. 10. The sign-up form can be found here, so encourage students to join. If you have any questions or if you are interested in leading a Life Group, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320.
Join a Life Group today! Life Groups are led by leaders on campus as well as local pastors and leaders. They meet once a week for discussion, prayer, and fellowship with peers.
Groups begin meeting the week of Feb. 10. You can sign up here. If you have any questions, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320.
Applications for being a part of the Generation Connection program through the spiritual life office are now open through Sunday, Feb. 16, or when space is full.
Generation Connection is a program to promote intergenerational friendships. You will be paired with an older adult from the Newberg/Dundee area based on common interests and will commit to meet one hour a week for eight weeks in your own time to journey through life together and learn from each other.
More info and the application form may be found on the spiritual life website or at this link. Questions? Contact Rosemary Michael at jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com.
The Staff Development Committee would like to invite all hourly staff to the Spring Staff Conference on Thursday, Feb. 27, from noon to 4:15 p.m. for lunch, worship and a variety of educational sessions.
RSVP here by Thursday, Feb. 13. Questions? Contact sdc@georgefox.edu.
Come to the Black Student Union’s meeting on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Intercultural Resource Center. The club will be discussing “The Impact of Slavery: 400 Years Later.”
Questions? Contact Noah Tewelde at ntewelde17@georgefox.edu.
Canyon Commons and the Black Student Union club will be serving food based on Southern soul food and Caribbean cuisine at dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Questions? Contact Noah Tewelde at ntewelde17@georgefox.edu.
Gather for the next Mathetes forum at 7 p.m. in Canyon Commons on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The topic is “Being Known: A Conversation about Black Representation on Campus.”
Questions? Contact Noah Tewelde at ntewelde17@georgefox.edu.
Each year, we give the student body the opportunity to nominate students, faculty, staff and professors who have made an impact on them during their time at Fox. These individuals will have a special feature called “story portraits” in The Student Collective.
Have someone in mind? Meet us in Canyon Commons today and tomorrow (Tuesday and Wednesday) between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. or fill out this form and submit it to us by Friday, Feb. 14!
Questions? Contact ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu.
Do you think orchestra is boring? Dusty? Washed out? Think again!
The George Fox Symphony will connect classical music with a technological experience. Come to the concert on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
The concert will feature the “Internet Symphony,” “Mothership,” and the premiere of George Fox student Alex Hastings’ “Spectrum.” The evening will include laptops, drums made out of cars, and autism awareness. Prepare to be electrified! Admission is free.
Questions? Contact Alex Hastings at ahastings16@georgefox.edu.
Do you have a desire to perform your music, poetry, comedy, dance, or anything in between? Come to the Open Mic at The Coffee Cottage on Saturday, Feb. 22! We encourage all people to try something out in our low-stakes and welcoming environment.Â
Sign-ups open at 6:45 p.m. and the fun begins at 7 p.m. The Coffee Cottage is located at 808 E. Hancock St.
Please note: We encourage original works all around. Due to our music license, we cannot allow any covers to be performed. We provide an amp and microphone. All other instruments must be brought by you if you need them.
Contact Araya Glancy (aglancy16@georgefox.edu) with questions.
We are excited to expand our medical education programs with the launch of a physician assistant (PA) program in 2021. Currently, we are seeking health care partners to do PA clerkships for our students, which need to be identified by March to meet national program accreditation requirements. You have a chance to be a part of this wonderful initiative!
PAs offer valuable and versatile medical skills and serve in a wide variety of roles, from primary care to emergency medicine to behavioral health. Our PA program will give students critical hands-on training through clerkships at hospitals and clinics across Oregon and beyond.
If you would like more information, or if you know of physicians, PAs, or NPs who might be willing to take student clerkships, reach out to our PA team at pa@georgefox.edu.
The campus community is invited to a pair of lectures happening this week.
This Wednesday, Feb. 5, join us as Catherine Pakaluk, a professor of economics at The Catholic University of America, presents “Can a Catholic be a Socialist?: Lies, Damned Lies, and Socialism,” at 7 p.m. in Hoover 103. She holds a PhD from Harvard University and has published numerous articles on Catholic social thought.
The following evening, Thursday, Feb. 6, Michael Pakaluk, a professor of ethics and social philosophy at The Catholic University of America, will speak on “Is Aristotle a Friend of Liberty?” at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. He also earned a PhD at Harvard and is the author of several academic books and articles.
The public is invited to both presentations free of charge. Questions? Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.
The MBA program invites the George Fox community to attend MBA professor Jim Steele’s retirement reception this Thursday, Feb. 6. Please join us to celebrate Jim’s teaching legacy and amazing contribution to the MBA programs.
The reception will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Portland Center Room 155 and lobby area. Light refreshments and a celebration cake will be served.
If you will be attending, please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget to join in the fun of Bruin Brawl this Friday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. on the quad. Come represent your class in the ultimate test of champions.
Questions? Contact activities@georgefox.edu.
In celebration of Black History Month, Verdis Robinson, director for community college engagement at Campus Compact and advocate for civic education, will speak in Hoover 105 on Monday, Feb. 10. Join us at 7 p.m. as Robinson discusses the activism of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his journey in search of democracy and equality.Â
Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Contact Paul Otto at potto@georgefox.edu with questions about the event.
Plant Services will be doing fire system testing Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 4–6, in the Roberts Center.
The testing will start at 9 a.m. and every detector will be tested (hallways, offices and classrooms). This is why the testing is over a three-day period. The strobes and horns will be silenced during the testing, but the control panel will beep a notification.
What is the test? A Plant Services technician will be spraying simulated smoke by every detector head. When the detector notices the smoke, the panel will beep. There is no way to silence the panel.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Plant Services will return after 5 p.m. to test the strobes and horns. During this test, the horns will sound for 30 minutes and will be very unpleasant. The testing will be over by 6:30 p.m. that evening.
Thank you for your patience as we ensure your safety! Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
Join the George Fox community at the alumni choir concert this Sunday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Derric Johnson, a former longtime choral director at the university, will return with 55 alumni choir members.Â
George Fox’s current concert choir will be performing a set of pieces on their own, and both choirs will perform a few pieces together.
Questions? Contact Kenn Willson (kwillson@georgefox.edu).
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 33nd appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m.
A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox half-time and full-time employees. Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis starting today (Monday) in the Event Services office. Reservations may be taken today for Portland Center employees only.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the remaining tickets (limited to two per person) will be available to those who sign up on the waitlist. If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee’s use.
Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.
