Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Come to the final football game of the season tomorrow (Saturday)! Kickoff is at 1 p.m. Come decked out in George Fox gear to show your support and spirit as we face off against Lewis & Clark College.
The tailgate opens at 11 a.m. with seven different vendors, including Dutch Bros., Cream Northwest, Tall Boys Fish & Chips, Dogs & Fries, Miss Hannah’s Gourmet Popcorn and BobaBlastic.
Security reminder: Please have all cars removed from the Bauman parking lot by 10 p.m. tonight (Friday).
For more information, contact Missy Downs at mdowns@georgefox.edu.
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Thursday, November 7th, 2019
The Spanish for Medical Personnel class offered during spring semester is open to community members and graduate students. Check out the flyer.
Some minimal prior knowledge of Spanish is required. The class meets in Newberg one afternoon every week, with additional coursework online.
Questions? Contact Debbie Berhó at dberho@georgefox.edu.
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Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Be a part of history by helping break the home attendance record for a single volleyball game. We are looking for 835 fans to join us tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. as our Bruins (No. 2 in conference) face off against No. 1 Whitworth.
Admission is free for university faculty/staff and their immediate families with valid school ID, as well as for George Fox students with a valid student ID. See you at the game!
Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
Find yourself wondering where to donate that pair of pants, scarf, or even kitchen utensil that have been sitting in your room? The Bruin Store has a solution for you!
From Monday, Nov. 11, through Friday, Nov. 15, we will be putting on “Spring Cleaning in the Winter” to benefit The Closet Project and the Bruin Community Pantry.
Blue bins will be placed outside all on-campus dorms, apartments, and inside the Bruin Store. In these bins, you can drop off donations for the Closet Project, such as the following:
- Gently-used clean clothing
- Bags
- Shoes
- Non-perishable food items
- Kitchen gadgets and utensils
This is a great opportunity to clean out your room and take less things home during winter break! Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs at pjacobs@georgefox.edu.
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
Support these students by checking out their new business startup for their entrepreneurship class. Chiichi is an apparel company that has a message behind every T-shirt and could really use your support.
Questions? Email Noah Fitzsimmons at nfitzsimmons17@georgefox.edu.
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Christopher M. Powers to lecture on the topic “Mechanisms of ACL Injury: Implications for Evidence Based Rehabilitation, Injury Prevention and Return to Sport Decisions.â€
The lecture will be given tonight (Thursday) in Hoover 105 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Powers’ lecture will focus on recent insights into the pathomechanics of an ACL injury, in particular those related to female athletes. Implications of research and application for athletes, coaches and rehab clinicians will be highlighted.
Powers, a national leader in this area of sports injury, is a professor in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy as well as co-director of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Southern California.
Visit our website for more information about this lecture. Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
The George Fox museum has two new exhibits on campus. In the Murdock Library there is “Mary Sutton’s Legacy.” Mary Sutton was a member of the faculty from 1911 to 1963.
In the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104), there is an exhibit titled “Levi Pennington: Committed Christian, College President, Humanitarian.” Pennington was the president of Pacific College (now George Fox) from 1911 to 1941 and holds the record for the longest-serving university president in Oregon.
In addition, we also have exhibits titled “Remembering Our Quaker Heritage” in the Stevens Center and “Student Life” in Canyon Commons.
If you have any questions regarding the George Fox museum, contact Caitlin Corning at ccorning@georgefox.edu or museum@georgefox.edu.
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Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Are you a military veteran who is also a George Fox student, alumni or employee? We want to honor you on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) by sharing your stories on our Facebook page!
To participate, please send a photo from your time in the military to Jeremy Lloyd (jlloyd@georgefox.edu) and provide the following information:
- Name
- Rank and branch of the military
- Dates/locations of service
- Answer one of these questions:
– Why did you choose to serve?
– What moment stands out most from your time in the military?
– What
was it like to transition back to civilian life?
Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd.
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Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Plant Services is happy to announce the return of campus-wide indoor recycling! Over the next two months, all of the Newberg campus dumpsters will be transitioned over to Waste Management Northwest, which includes the return of recycling bins in the garbage enclosures. In addition, our team will be distributing the indoor blue recycling containers for office and dorm room use.
Please keep in mind:
- Trash cannot be mixed with recycling. Any recycling bin containing trash will go to the landfill and will not be recycled. In addition, the university will be charged a contamination fee every time a recycling load must be treated as garbage.
- All recycled items must be clean and dry.
- Clean plastic bottles, jugs and tubs are recyclable, as are clean empty tin, aluminum and steel cans.
- Clean paper, magazines and newspaper can be recycled, as well as clean flattened cardboard.
- Any item that has been contaminated with a substance (e.g. the consumable has soaked into the material, such as grease in a pizza box or coffee in a takeout cup) should be thrown away as garbage.
For the most up-to-date campus recycling information, see this webpage. Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
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Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Our volleyball team is on an eight-game winning streak and tied for second place in the conference. We face No. 1 Whitworth University on Friday, Nov. 8, and want you to be there to help us make history! Come to the game in Wheeler Sports Center at 7 p.m.
The current attendance record is 834 people. Will you be fan No. 835?
Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.
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Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Do you have questions about Catholicism? Want to know more about Catholic doctrine, the priesthood, Catholic worship, or anything in between? Come to FAQs about the Faith, a Q&A session with two Catholic priests!
Join the Catholic Campus Fellowship on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 102. A teaching Mass will follow the Q&A session. The teaching Mass is designed to be an introduction to Catholic worship for those who haven’t experienced Mass before.
This is a chapel elective. Light refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Kirsten Van Dyke at kvandyke18@georgefox.edu.
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Monday, November 4th, 2019
In honor of Native American History Month, the Intercultural Resource Center is hosting a Mathetes panel to discuss the untold histories of Native communities. Join us in Canyon Commons on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The discussion will also address how Native folks and non-Native folks can coexist in American society. Questions? Contact Loveleen Brar at lbrar16@georgefox.edu.
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Monday, November 4th, 2019
Hey Fox students, staff, faculty and alumni: There are only four more games of townball this semester, ending on Sunday, Nov. 24. The games are played at Morse Athletic Fields on Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m.
Come try out an ancient-future sport that’s sort of like baseball, but not: There are five bases, you can steal first base whenever you want, you can peg the runners, there are no timeouts, and there are no foul balls.
Our group has played every Sunday this semester and invite you to come play before the holidays! You can also check us out online.
Questions? Contact Grant More at gmore17@georgefox.edu.
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Monday, November 4th, 2019
The Wineskin is extending its deadline for submissions! The theme for this semester will be IDENTITY. However, there is no need to be bound by the theme – just send us your best poems, stories, essays and artwork.
The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.
Please submit all poetry, prose, photography, and artwork to gfuwineskin@gmail.com. Our submission guidelines are as follows:
- Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document in Times New Roman with a 12-point font. Title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
- Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
- For artwork, files should be named with the title of your piece, followed by your name. Remove all watermarks from your work.
Submissions close on Friday, Nov. 8. Questions? Contact Kiale Palpant at kpalpant16@georgefox.edu.
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Sunday, November 3rd, 2019
Check out this week’s George Fox athletics home games:
- Women’s volleyball vs. Whitworth University – Friday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
- Women’s soccer vs. Pacific University – Saturday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m., Austin Sports Complex
- Football vs. Lewis and Clark College – Saturday, Nov. 9, 1 p.m., Stoffer Family Stadium
- Men’s soccer vs. Pacific University – Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:30 p.m., Austin Sports Complex
- Women’s volleyball vs. Whitman College – Saturday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
- Women’s soccer vs. Linfield College – Sunday, Nov. 10, noon, Austin Sports Complex
Questions? Visit the athletics website.
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Sunday, November 3rd, 2019
A new art exhibition, titled “Turnabout,” opens tonight (Monday) in Minthorne Gallery. The exhibition, featuring the work of Iranian artist Soheila Azadi, begins with an artist talk at the Chehalem Cultural Arts Center at 6 p.m., followed by a reception in the Minthorne Gallery at 7 p.m.
The exhibition will be available for viewing until Thursday, Dec. 5.
“Turnabout,” inspired by the artist’s experience growing up Muslim in Iran, aims to blur gender binaries. Azadi uses different media to challenge ways in which gender and religion intersect.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu.
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Friday, November 1st, 2019
Friendsview Retirement Community is having a Christmas sale today (Saturday) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come browse hundreds of Christmas-themed items. George Fox students get half off items all day, and everything will be free after 2 p.m.!
Questions? Contact Corinne Van Ostrand at cvanostrand@friendsview.org.
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Friday, November 1st, 2019
The Graduate School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers to participate in a lab session on the lower extremity.
If you have a problem with your hip, knee, ankle or foot, our lab is the place to be! Our doctor of physical therapy second-year students, along with faculty members, will be performing examinations and giving you direction on how to take care of your condition.
Volunteers are needed for either a one- or two-hour session between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Roberts Center.
Please email or call Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451 to sign up.
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Thursday, October 31st, 2019
This morning (Friday) 25Live was upgraded to 25Live Pro. Please set your bookmarks to the new URL. The old URL will redirect to 25Live Pro for a limited amount of time. You can also use the streamlined navigation on your mobile device or computer.
If you have any questions about 25Live Pro, contact Event Services at events@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2027.
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Thursday, October 31st, 2019
Why do Catholics place such an emphasis on the Virgin Mary? Come learn and discuss what Catholics think of Christ’s mother in Stevens 101 at 8 p.m. tonight (Friday). Snacks will be provided.
Questions? Contact Claire Pierce at cpierce16@georgefox.edu.
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