Some gently (some not so gently) used tennis balls are available in Wheeler 205. Bring your own bag and fill it up. Great for your favorite dog or beginner tennis player.
Join in today (Friday) as professor Phil Smith provides commentary on the amazing artwork of The Saint John’s Bible, Vol. 1, Pentateuch. The session will run from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC. All are welcome!
Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Bruin Cards, formerly the Serve Day Discount Card, are available in both print and digital format! The printed card will be arriving in campus mailboxes this week for all Newberg students (undergraduate and graduate) and employees (staff, administrators, faculty and adjuncts).
Bruin Card discounts are now digital as well. By going to bruinboards.georgefox.edu, logging in with your MyGFU information, and clicking on “Special Deals,” you can reach the same discounts on the printed card and more!
The Bruin Card offers great discounts at 15 local businesses. You can use the card as many times as you’d like until it expires on Aug. 31, 2018. Not only will you receive great savings on your purchases, you’ll support local businesses. You must show your card or the ad on your electronic device at time of purchase.
Don’t have a campus box? Pick up a card at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center starting this Monday.
In honor of Sept. 29 being National Fall Prevention Awareness Day, the George Fox physical therapy program is hosting free screenings to assess you for fall risk, games to help improve your balance, and education on how to prevent falls.
If you or someone you know may be at risk for falling and is interested in staying safe and educated on this matter, please head our way! The screenings will take place between 4 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, in the Roberts Center. Remember, it is all free, so spread the word.
Contact Justine Benner (jbenner12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Make plans to attend an all-employee meeting today (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. The event will also be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.
The university community is invited to Bauman Auditorium tomorrow (Friday) for a Homecoming Concert featuring solo performances by alumni and an Alumni Jazz Ensemble. Join us at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free!
Soloists include Katie Craighead (2016), Jennifer Davies (2007), Shayna Martin (2015) and Malia Hansen (2017).
The Alumni Jazz Ensemble will perform Count Basie’s One O’Clock Jump, Neal Hefti’s Lil’ Darlin’Â and Sammy Nestico’s arrangement of On the Sunny Side of the Street.
Contact Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
There’s still space available in the Search Advocate Training session on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.! Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
In order to promote equitable hiring practices and inclusivity in the workplace, and to further encourage the Be Known promise to our students, George Fox offers Search Advocate Training. Provided by Rebecca Hernandez and Laura Hartley, the workshop establishes a theoretical foundation of current research about implicit bias and diversity, information about the changing legal landscape in hiring, and an overview of inclusive employment principles.
If you are interested, please click on this link. If you have questions, please contact Rebecca at rhernandez@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
Our Homecoming football game against Wisconsin Eau-Claire is this Saturday, so please take note of the important information below. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. We’ve got plenty of fun Homecoming activities planned for the game – including a free concert by Hit Machine at the tailgate area prior to the game – and we will be announcing our Homecoming King and Queen at halftime, so make your plans now to join in the fun!
Be sure to move your cars out of the Bauman parking lot and the tennis court parking lot on Friday evening. This space will be dedicated to football fan parking, activities and vendors on Saturday. No parking will be permitted in these lots.Â
Homecoming Tailgate Activities
Join us in the Bauman parking lot at 11:30 a.m. for a free concert by Hit Machine and plenty of other activities before the game kicks off.
Entrances to the Football Game
There will be two entrances into the game, and both are located in the Bauman parking lot directly behind the stadium.
Wheeler Sports Center Closed
The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. This means the basketball gym, racquetball courts and locker rooms will be closed. The Fitness Center will remain open for normal business hours, but you will need to enter through the hallway entrance located on the field level, toward the end of the building near the tennis courts. There will be security officers who will ask you where you are headed; just let them know that you are going to work out.
Bauman Walkway
The sidewalk located between the football stadium and Bauman will be closed. Please walk around the building and do not move the barricade.
Circle Parking Lot
The circle parking lot near Wheeler will be closed for the day. This space is reserved for officials to park in. Officials will arrive as early as 10 a.m.
Sideline Passes
No one will be granted field access without a sideline pass. Sideline passes are issued to those who are required to work and/or have official business during the game.
Tickets
Students and staff can show their ID cards at the gate to get into the game free of charge. In addition, all George Fox alumni who check in at the Information Table will receive free admission to the game.
Additional tickets can be purchased online or at the gate. Or, visit the athletics ticket website.
We hope to see you at the game at 1:30 p.m. and the Homecoming tailgates prior to that!
Next week, Passport Days return. If you plan to do any traveling internationally, such as study abroad or Juniors Abroad,  you will need a passport.
On Thursday and Friday, Sept. 28-29, a U.S. Postal representative will be on the Newberg campus to help you apply for a new passport or renew your passport. He will also be here to take your picture and to answer all of your passport questions.
The cost will vary depending on your passport needs. Please refer to this link for pricing information. You will need two forms of ID:
Payment can be made by check or cash; cash much be the exact amount. This event is open to the university and to the community and will be hosted both days between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons 202. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.
Come swing by Lemmons 14 today (Thursday) anytime between 5:45 and 7 p.m. to grab a free crêpe from the French Club! No French experience necessary, just a love for delicious pastries covered in Nutella, bananas and strawberries. We’ll see you there!
Contact Kristina Peterson (petersonk15@georgefox.edu) with questions.
The Friendsview Retirement Community is hosting a garage sale and would like to invite the George Fox community to come out and take advantage of a special “half-off sale” for students and employees.
Swing by Friday, Oct. 6, or Saturday, Oct. 7. The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. It will include furniture, clothing, household items and more.
Have questions? Contact Kathryn Saunders at ksaunders@georgefox.edu.
The Wheeler Fitness Center will remain open during all home football games even though the rest of the building is closed. Please use the upstairs hallway entrance on the field level near the tennis courts.
This summer the university mourned the loss of beloved photography professor John Bennett, who died in a tragic accident on May 23.
The Office of Spiritual & Intercultural Life and the Department of Art and Design invite you to join us for a service of remembrance celebrating the life and legacy of John Bennett. The service will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101.
All are welcome.
The university’s Homecoming celebration is this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 22-24, so take advantage of this special time to reconnect with former students. Also, be sure to encourage alumni to return to campus.
Free T-shirt and football entrance for alumni
For the first time, all alumni and their families will get free entrance into the football game. They will also get a complimentary alumni T-shirt that will serve as their ticket. The Friday night volleyball match is also free. If you know any former students, tell them about this perk and encourage them to spread the word.
Schedule of activities
As always, we will have a jam-packed weekend of activities for alumni and their families. You can find the full schedule here.
Here are just a few of the many planned events …
Got questions? Contact Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.
Make plans to attend an all-employee meeting this Thursday, Sept. 21, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. The event will also be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.
If you have any questions you’d like to be addressed at the meeting, send them to Rob Westervelt (rwesterv@georgefox.edu).
Thank you!
Homecoming week brings a number of opportunities to see your favorite Bruin athletes in action. Here’s the schedule …
Friday, Sept. 22
Men’s Soccer | 6 p.m. vs Linfield
Volleyball | 7 p.m. vs. Puget Sound
Saturday, Sept. 23
Women’s Soccer | 11 a.m. vs. Whitworth
Football | 1:30 p.m. vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Sunday, Sept. 24
Women’s Soccer | Noon vs. Whitman
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the sports website at gfubruins.com.
Kenn Willson was scheduled to perform his piano concert “Encounters with Bach” on Thursday, Sept. 21. This event has been postponed; a new date will be announced.
The Fall Women’s Salad Luncheon is just around the corner! It will be held Monday, Oct. 2, in Canyon Commons 101-102 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ruth Baker invites all women of the George Fox community (staff, faculty and administrators), as well as female spouses, to join us. Please come and meet the women who are new to our community and catch up with others you might not often see.
It is a come-and-go event, and Bon Appetit will be providing a lovely spread for your enjoyment. Take advantage of this time to connect and enjoy a delicious meal. There is no charge to attend.
Contact Missy Terry (terrym@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
This Monday, Sept. 25, the university community is invited to a free presentation by educator and designer Silas Munro at Art Talk, a regularly scheduled gathering that showcases artists from all over the country. Join us from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).
Munro engages multi-modal practices that inspire people to be the best versions of themselves in order to effect positive change on society as a whole. His design studio, Poly-Mode, primarily works with cultural institutions and community-based organizations. These collaborations have led to everything from information design of NYC Public City Schools, graphics for protesting activists at Housing Works, publication design for Jacob Lawrence, and the identity of an entire formerly predominately Puerto Rican neighborhood.
A seasoned and dedicated educator, Munro’s pedagogy focuses on image making and typographic systems, expanded and inclusive design studies, our present experience ecology, and novel formats of design pedagogy. He serves as assistant professor of communication arts/graduate graphic design at Otis College of Art and Design, and as guest advisor in the MFA Program in Graphic Design at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Contact Elizabeth Herrera (herrerae16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Today (Wednesday) is the last day of the Bruin Store’s two-day sale! The sale includes:
Shop in store or online at georgefoxshop.com.
