The Bruin Community Pantry’s food bank hours have been extended. Thank you to the volunteers!
The food bank is located in Roberts 110.
Do you have celiac disease? Are you gluten-intolerant? Come join us for a celiac group open house!
We’ll have celiac-safe goodies, coffee, and time to connect. Come with your ideas for events/activities for the year. If you want to connect with other people who know about avoiding gluten … come on over! We’re meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the ARC (Murdock library, main floor).
Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) or Carrie Kisling (ckisling@georgefox.edu) if you have questions or if you’d like to be involved but can’t come on Sept. 7.
George Fox University has received a grant from Interfaith Youth Corp, in cooperation with the CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges & Universities) for a vaccine initiative.
Our efforts have focused on providing information and encouragement to people who are undecided about the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.
A free COVID-19 vaccination clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 15, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Klages Center (Bruin Den). You can register here.
The Swing Dance Club is meeting tonight (Saturday) in the FoxHole from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All are welcome to participate!
The basic lesson starts at 6:30 p.m., which is perfect for those of you just starting out. An intermediate lesson begins at 7 p.m., where Mark and Abigail will be teaching the moves known as “spin outs” with some variations. If you wish to skip to the dancing, the free dance period is from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
The full schedule for events can be found at this link.
If you have any questions or would like clarification, email Mark Berglin at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.
Come stop by art and design’s porch pop-up sale tonight (Friday) from 5 to 8 p.m. It will be on the porch of Jillian Sokso’s house at 700 E. Sheridan St. and featuring artists Tim Timmerman, Jennifer Loop and Jillian Sokso.
If you have any questions, please email Jillian at jsokso@georgefox.edu. Hope to see you there!
Sign up for city of Newberg emergency alerts now at NewbergOregon.gov/emergency-alerts.
Emergency alerts through Everbridge allow city officials to send emergency notifications to Newberg residents. There is no charge to use the Everbridge system, and personal information is kept confidential.
Within the Everbridge system, you can choose what types of alerts you would like to receive and how they would like to receive them, including through email, text or phone call.
Note: This city alert system is not related to George Fox’s FoxAlerts or FlashAlert weather closure alerts, which are used for university-specific messages.
Concur reports for Visa transactions and personal reimbursements for the month of August are due on or before Friday, Sept. 10. (Delinquent reports could result in Visa card privileges being suspended.)
Please submit your reports as soon as possible. If you have questions or need help, please call Kathi Becker at ext. 2166 or kbecker@georgefox.edu.
Are you ready to dance? Well now is the time! The Swing Dance Club is excited to announce its schedule moving forward throughout the rest of the semester!
Meetings will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturdays in the Foxhole, with the times as follows:
The first of many events will be held tomorrow (Saturday) in the Foxhole (downstairs Klages) from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
For your convenience, the weekly schedule with moves and instructors, as well as special events, is available at this link.
We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions or would like clarification, email Mark Berglin at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.
Did you know that the Maker Hub has foam cutters? These are perfect for making custom-fit camera cases, fake rocks, theater props, and artistic decorations. To see what they can do, check out this video of a lighted Christmas-themed sign that was made with the same model foam cutter we have in the Maker Hub.
The Maker Hub exists as a resource and creative outlet for the whole George Fox family, so please feel free to come and use our tools for your projects!
If you would like to get connected or have any questions, please contact Nick Sullivan at nsullivan@georgefox.edu.
Come cheer on your George Fox Bruins as they take on the University of Redlands at our opening football game this Saturday, Sept. 4! Kickoff is set for 7:05 p.m. at Stoffer Family Stadium. Wear neon and get ready to be loud!
Admission is free for all George Fox student and employees. Join us pregame for the Starlight Parade at 5:30 p.m. Look for more information from student activities.
A tailgate opens at 5:30 p.m., and vendors will include Chick-Fil-A, Miss Hannah’s Popcorn, and Dutch Bros (can’t get much better than that!) This is a game you won’t want to miss! We’ll see you there, Bruins!
Reminders: Please have all cars removed from the Bauman parking lot by 10 p.m. Friday night.
Per state regulations, masks are required.
Free Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer COVID vaccines are available at the Health & Counseling Center!
We will be scheduling in groups of five to six, as an open vial must be used within a few hours. Call the Health Center today to schedule an appointment at 503-554-2340.
Do you have celiac disease? Are you gluten-intolerant? Come join us for a celiac group open house!
We’ll have celiac-safe goodies, coffee, and time to connect. Come with your ideas for events/activities for the year. If you want to connect with other people who know about avoiding gluten … come on over! We’re meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the ARC (Murdock library, main floor).
Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) or Carrie Kisling (ckisling@georgefox.edu) if you have questions or if you’d like to be involved but can’t come on Sept. 7.
Faculty: Do you have questions about disability accommodations your students are receiving? Do you wonder how to navigate AIM? Confused about contracts and agreements? Wondering how to work with students with various disabilities?
Come to DAS 101, an online opportunity to learn about Disability & Accessibility Services, get an overview of accommodations, and ask lots of questions.
The DAS is also hosting drop-in hours to ask questions or get help (in DAS: Murdock main floor, unless otherwise noted):
Contact Andrea Byerley with any questions (abyerley@georgefox.edu).
Today (Thursday), from 1 o 2 p.m., the analytics & foresight department will be offering its weekly office-hour session via Zoom.
If you have data-related questions, we’ll be available for an hour on Thursdays at 1 p.m., to offer our assistance. This is an open format. We will do our best to assist you during this time and provide guidance on next steps, if necessary.
The Maker Hub would like to welcome back the whole Fox community with a fun game night tonight (Thursday) from 4 to 7 p.m. This will include vintage Atari video games and boardgames.
We are also encouraging folks to bring their own gaming consoles and hook them up to the flat-screen TVs in the meeting rooms. LAN party in the computer lab, anyone? No need to RSVP, just show up!
This event will also double as a Quiz Party. You may be aware that you need to pass a Canvas quiz to gain access to the Maker Hub (link found on the Maker Hub wiki page). But don’t worry, the quiz is not a requirement for the game night; the doors will be propped open.
We are treating it like an open-house event, so bring your friends, have fun, look around, ask questions, and take the quiz if you would like to get connected with the Maker Hub.
Please contact Nick Sullivan (nsullivan@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Meridian Street will be closed today (Thursday) from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. while the city of Newberg seals the street surface.
Traffic will not be allowed across the surface, so please find alternate routes. The closure extends 430 feet north of the railroad tracks to East 4th Street (South of Hwy. 99W).
Campus Public Safety will NOT be issuing tickets on Wednesday and Thursday as a result of the road work. Please feel free to park wherever you can find a viable parking spot on campus.
Please do not park in the neighborhoods! Do not park in handicapped parking areas, along yellow or red curbs or in reserved spaces.
Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.
University Recreation welcomes everyone to come play and compete in our upcoming intramural season!
We are offering:
Register here by midnight on Friday, Sept. 10, if you are interested. If you have any questions, please contact Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu.
Homecoming is Oct. 8-9, and the alumni office is looking forward to hosting alumni on campus in person this year!
Affinity reunions will be an important focus of homecoming, with the main event taking place on the quad right before the football game. If your department or affinity group would like to host an affinity reunion, sign up now! This is your last chance to do so before the big event!
We are looking for six to eight affinity groups or departments to host tents, invite their alumni and current students, and reconnect before the game (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) on Saturday, Oct. 9. Now’s your chance to creatively re-engage your alumni at this fun, community-wide event! As always, Sara Reamy is available to help with communication, brainstorming and post-event follow-up!
Snag your booth today by emailing Sara at sreamy@georgefox.edu.
George Fox has purchased group memberships for the Chehalem Aquatic and Fitness Center (CAFC), meaning all undergraduate students and university employees are able to use the facility.
If you choose to take advantage of this benefit, please note that CAFC has a more restrictive mask policy than we have in our university fitness areas. Masks are required in all areas except in the pool. Face shields are considered acceptable face covering, but must be worn even while working out.
The policies are in place to protect the large senior population who go to CAFC, so please be respectful of the face-covering requirements when using the facility.
If you have any questions, please email Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu, or call CAFC at 503-538-7454.
Disability & Accessibility Services, the Academic Resource Center, faculty, staff, and student leaders are joining together to offer a whole slate of connection opportunities this fall. Click here to indicate your interest in receiving information about one or more of these options! We’d love to have you join us!
Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
