Are you training for an upcoming race? The new Bruin running training program will help prepare you for any distance!
The group is open to all levels (beginners to advanced). Groups will now be leaving from the Hadlock Student Center at 5 p.m. on Mondays, 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, and noon on Fridays.
Please remember to bring your George Fox ID. If you have questions, contact Mary Imboden at mimboden@georgefox.edu.
Are you between the ages of 18 and 25 and an undergraduate or graduate student?
Please help us with our senior seminar research project. We are looking at the relationship between fitness and mental resilience. Take our survey here. It will only take five to 10 minutes. All responses will be kept anonymous. Thank you.
Questions? Contact Kayla Nielsen at knielsen15@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Do you have questions about upcoming commencement events?
Check out commencement.georgefox.edu for information on the wide variety of commencement events for undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion students.
Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
The basketball season continues at 5 p.m. today (Saturday), when our women’s team hosts Whitman College in Miller Gymnasium in the Northwest Conference Tournament finals. The winner receives an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Because this is a Northwest Conference tournament event, staff and faculty are required to pay admission ($6 for adults; $3 for seniors over 65 and children under 12), but George Fox students are still admitted for free.
Let’s pack Miller Gymnasium and cheer our Bruins to victory!
Join us in Bauman Auditorium for the Winter Choir Concert today (Saturday) at 7:30 p.m.
The concert features George Fox University’s vocal ensembles: Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale, with a guest performance from Sam Barlow High School’s Concert Choir. All are welcome and admission is free.
Questions? Contact Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu.
Please take this survey to help seniors in HHPE 490 with their research project. Thank you!
Questions? Contact Madeline Francis at mfrancis15@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Are you between the ages of 18 and 25 and an undergraduate or graduate student?
Please help us with our senior seminar research project. We are looking at the relationship between fitness and mental resilience. Take our survey here. It will only take five to 10 minutes. All responses will be kept anonymous. Thank you.
Questions? Contact Kayla Nielsen at knielsen15@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
All are invited to participate in the university’s eighth annual International Photo Contest!
The contest, sponsored by the Office of International Student Development and Intercultural Resource Center, is open to all George Fox students and employees. Photos will be judged in three categories: people, landscape, and architecture and culture. All photos must be taken outside the U.S.
The prizes will be $50, $25 and $15 cash (for first-, second- and third-place winners) in each category. Participants may submit up to five photos total, with a maximum of three photos in the same category.
The top-10 finalists for each of the three categories will be hung in the Steven Center’s atrium for voting. Please send your JPG format photos to this link by Wednesday, March 6. Photo contest guidelines can be found here.
For more details, write wangz17@georgefox.edu.
The library will be having a student employee training event tonight (Friday). Therefore, the 24-hour space will not be available from 5 to 7 p.m. The 24-hour space will be reopened for the night at 7 p.m.
Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu.
Join the College of Business’ visiting scholar, David Rawson, on Friday, March 1, from 5 to 9 p.m., when he will be signing copies of his new book, Prelude to Genocide, at Chapters Books and Coffee (701 E. 1st St).
In Prelude to Genocide, Rawson draws on declassified documents and his own experiences as a United States ambassador to Mali and Rwanda to seek out what went wrong in the events leading up to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which 800,000 lives were lost. It poses the question, “What lessons might be learned from the failure of diplomacy in this historic tragedy?”
Questions? Contact David Rawson at drawson@georgefox.edu.
Registration is open for spring intramurals!
5-on-5 basketball, floor hockey, and Ultimate frisbee are all open for registration until Sunday, March 3. Sign up on IMLeagues.com.
Questions? Contact studentcenter@georgefox.edu.
Got stress, aches, and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come by to get a massage performed by a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice.
Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 30-minute massages today (Friday) from 2 to 6 p.m. in Roberts 204.
All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome. Preregister here.
Questions? Contact Kayla Winter at kwinter17@georgefox.edu.
Do you love rocking climbing? Do you want to see a gym in or near Newberg?
A communications senior capstone class is trying to gauge the community’s interest in having a climbing gym in the area. Please take five minutes to fill out this survey!
Questions? Contact David Roy at droy16@georgefox.edu.
Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
The university community is invited to a lecture featuring Robert P. George at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, in Bauman Auditorium. George will be speaking on “Civic Virtues and the Constitution: The Founders’ Plan to Protect Liberty and Prevent Tyranny.â€
Don’t miss this compelling lecture from one of the nation’s preeminent and influential conservative Christian thinkers, an award-winning teacher, and top scholar in ethics, law, politics and philosophy.
George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. More information can be found here.
Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecher@georgefox.edu.
The works of Beethoven and Chopin will be performed on the George Fox stage when Bösendorfer Educational Artist Kenn Willson presents his “Encounters with Beethoven and Chopin†concert at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium.
Students and employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets may be purchased for $12 (general admission), $8 (seniors and alumni) and $6 (students and children under 12). They may be purchased online at this link or by calling the school’s box office at 503-554-3844.
Willson will perform Beethoven’s Ecossaises Dances, German Dance #1, Sonata Op. 31 #3, Movement 2 (Scherzo), Sonata Op. 27 #2 (“Moonlightâ€) and Ode to Joy. His Chopin repertoire includes Prelude Op. 28 #4, Prelude Op. 28 #6, and Ballade, Op. 47.
More on the concert is available on this webpage.
The School of Physical Therapy is hosting its third annual Health and Wellness Week March 11-16.
This event is designed to involve Newberg and surrounding communities through nutrition, back care, behavioral health, and exercise classes. The week will end with a fun pool party for kids.
Classes are free and open to the public. Click here to learn more and register for the events.
Questions? Contact Tyler Cuddeford at tcuddeford@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to the 2019 Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Nijay K.Gupta’s lecture, “People of Faith: Why the First Christians Called Themselves ‘Believers,'” will focus on why followers of Jesus adopted the label “believers†in reference to their identity, and even referred to their religion as “the faith.â€Â What significance did this pose for them? Was it primarily about “beliefs,†or something more? Gupta will explore these important historical questions and also address the relevance this discussion has for Christian identity today.
Gupta is the recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship and is an associate professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary.Â
Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. Students will present their research and peace projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to a special presentation, “Real Conversations on Emergency Preparedness,†featuring disaster preparedness expert Steven Eberlein, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. on Monday, March 4, in Bauman Auditorium.
In 2018, Eberlein and co-owner Lydia Ledgerwood launched Tipping Point Resilience, a preparedness communications consultancy that specializes in earthquakes. The company is dedicated to creating enduring cultures of preparedness that can be owned, sustained and propagated by its partners and audience participants.
For more information on the presentation, contact Brett Meyers, coordinator of student programs, at bmeyers@georgefox.edu.
Join us for a Nutrition Matters cooking demonstration today (Wednesday) in Canyon Commons from 5 to 6 p.m.
You will learn how to make “Delectable Desserts,” receive the recipe and a sample. We look forward to seeing you there!
Any questions should be directed to Kristi Welker at kwelker@georgefox.edu.
Join us in Bauman Auditorium for the Winter Choir Concert this Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m.
The concert features George Fox University’s vocal ensembles – the Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale – with a guest performance from Sam Barlow High School’s Concert Choir. All are welcome, and admission is free.
Questions? Contact Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu.
