Now is a great time to get your flu shot! The School of Nursing and the Health and Counseling Center will be teaming up to hold a flu shot clinic on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Roberts Center’s Room 117.
For students with the PacificSource school health insurance plan, the flu shot is free. For all others, the shot is $20. Cash or check accepted.
Contact Cari Jermann (cjermann@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Bon Appetit would like to invite the George Fox community to our annual Thanksgiving dinner. From house-roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, we will have all the fixings for a wonderful evening of good eating and community around the dinner table.
Join us in Canyon Commons between 5 and 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). The dinner price is $10.75 (cash/check only) for those not on the meal plan.
Contact Brett Harvey (bharvey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
Bon Appetit would like to invite the George Fox community to our annual Thanksgiving dinner. From house-roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, we will have all the fixings for a wonderful evening of good eating and community around the dinner table.
Join us in Canyon Commons between 5 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The dinner price is $10.75 (cash/check only) for those not on the meal plan.
Contact Brett Harvey (bharvey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
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 beginning at 12:30 p.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Roberts Center.
Please email or call Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451 to sign up.
We hope you can join us!
Gather around the Murdock Library fireplace this afternoon (Friday) from 3 to 4 p.m. for George Fox Library’s “Fox at the Fireside†featuring assistant professor and award-winning author Guadalupe GarcÃa McCall!
Her novel, Shame the Stars (Tu Books, 2016), was chosen as Texas’ Great Read 2018 by the Center for the Book in affiliation with Texas State Library and the Library of Congress. Her most recent novel, All the Stars Denied (Tu Books, 2018), has already received a starred review from School Library Journal.
She will read selections from her novels, share some stories, and open the space for further conversation around the fireplace.
For more information, visit library.georgefox.edu.
The Nutrition Matters grant at George Fox is sponsoring upcoming cooking demonstrations. If you would like to learn how to make a healthy meal, join us in Canyon Commons today (Thursday) from 5 to 6 p.m. to learn how to make breakfast food!
Emily Forbes, a George Fox alumna and local nutritionist, is passionate about helping students learn to make healthy meals. You will walk away with knowledge on how to make a dish, a sample and the recipe! It’s like watching a cooking show, but you actually get to taste the food! Join us!
Any questions should be directed to Kristi Welker at kwelker@georgefox.edu.
Come join the Students For Life Club this evening (Thursday) to watch October Baby, a powerful story of a freshman who goes on a journey to find her biological mother after learning she is an adopted survivor of an attempted abortion.
We’ll be meeting in EHS 102 at 7 p.m. See you there!
Contact Savanna Poston (sposton15@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Join us for the final Bruins Lead event of the semester in Wheeler 208 from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. today (Thursday).
Director of Athletics Adam Puckett will be speaking about his leadership experience in the accounting world and how those experiences helped prepare him for his role today. Adam will also be talking about the importance of sacrifice in Christian leadership.
Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Tomorrow is the day! Hear from Norah Otondo, the program director for Quilts for Empowerment, about her journey of faith and resilience in the face of stigmatization and suffering at 7 p.m. in the Intercultural Resource Center.
QFE is a local nonprofit that works toward personal and economic empowerment for sexual assault and obstetric fistula survivors in Kenya. This is Norah’s first time traveling outside of Africa to share her story.
If you would like to hear a voice that often goes unheard, engage in discussions at a multicultural event, see the beautiful art quilts created by survivors, and learn how QFE is empowering women, then please come!
Light refreshments and good company will be present. Elective chapel credit is offered.
Contact Justine Hostetler (jhostetler16@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Make plans to attend the Department of Music’s Chamber Concert, featuring a diverse collection of George Fox’s vocal, string and keyboard musicians, tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Admission is free! For more information, contact Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu).
The university community is invited to a special William Penn Honors Program lecture featuring Bradley Campbell, coauthor of The Rise of Victimhood Culture: Microaggressions, Safe Spaces, and the New Culture Wars, in Hoover 105 at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday). The title of his presentation is “Dignity, Victimhood and the Future of the University.â€
Campbell, a sociologist, will discuss the challenges that new moral concepts and related trends are posing to scholarship, free speech and students’ well-being at contemporary universities, along with some possible solutions. The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Helen Morse (hmorse@georgefox.edu).
Do you like pizza? Of course you do! Come support the Haiti SpiL trip team at Round Table Pizza in Newberg between 4 and 9 p.m. today (Wednesday).
The Haiti team will be going to the country this winter break to provide health education, host youth conferences, and help with the needs of the nonprofit organization MamaBaby Haiti. Mention you are there to support the Haiti team and 20 percent of your purchase will go toward supporting the team!
See you there! Contact Amanda Heckmann (aheckmann14@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The entire George Fox community is invited to join together to sing Christmas carols and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa on Friday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Pennington Plaza on the Newberg campus.
Join us as we celebrate the start of the holiday season with a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. Contact Hannah Butler (hbutler@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Kim E. Eppen, physical therapist and clinical specialist at the University of Iowa, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, in Canyon Commons 101.
Dr. Eppen will present the topic “Exercise Prescription in Chronic Disease.†The primary objectives for this lecture are to identify the relationship between inactivity and chronic disease, discuss physical activity guidelines for “general health benefits,†and discuss the role of physicians and other healthcare providers in assessing and prescribing physical activity/exercise for prevention and/or management of chronic disease.
Everyone is encouraged to attend this free event. Light refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.
The Graduate School of Physical Therapy is excited to present its fifth annual research symposium on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 and 102. Physical therapy doctoral faculty and students will showcase nine rehabilitation research topics. Light refreshments will be served.
Please contact Linda Dallof at 503-554-2451 or ldallof@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The Nutrition Matters grant at George Fox is sponsoring upcoming cooking demonstrations. If you would like to learn how to make a healthy meal, join us in Canyon Commons on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 5 to 6 p.m. to learn how to make breakfast food!
Emily Forbes, a George Fox alumna and local nutritionist, is passionate about helping students learn to make healthy meals. You will walk away with knowledge on how to make a dish, a sample and the recipe! It’s like watching a cooking show, but you actually get to taste the food! Join us!
Any questions should be directed to Kristi Welker at kwelker@georgefox.edu.
George Fox Library’s “Fox at the Fireside” event is back this year with another round of exciting guests!
This Friday, Nov. 9, from 3 to 4 p.m., gather around the Murdock Library fireplace with coffee and light refreshments to chat with Guadalupe GarcÃa McCall, award-winning young adult fiction author and assistant professor of English, about her latest books!
Her novel, Shame the Stars (Tu Books, 2016), was chosen as Texas’ Great Read 2018 by the Center for the Book in affiliation with Texas State Library and the Library of Congress. Her most recent novel, All the Stars Denied (Tu Books, 2018), has already received a starred review from School Library Journal. She will read selections from these two novels, share some stories, and open the space for further conversation around the fireplace.
For more information, visit this link.
The Health and Counseling Center will be joining forces with the School of Nursing for two flu shot clinics on campus.
Get your flu shot for $20 (free for students on PacificSource student insurance plan) on either Thursday, Nov. 8, or Thursday, Nov. 15, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Nov. 8 session will be in Canyon Commons; the Nov. 15 clinic will be in Roberts 117.
Nursing students will administer the vaccinations while under the direct supervision of nursing faculty as well as the university’s school nurse. Come support our nursing students!
Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Do you like pizza? Of course you do! Come support the Haiti SpiL trip team at Round Table Pizza in Newberg between 4 and 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
The Haiti team will be going to the country this winter break to provide health education, host youth conferences, and help with the needs of the nonprofit organization MamaBaby Haiti. Mention you are there to support the Haiti team and 20 percent of your purchase will go toward supporting the team!
See you there! Contact Amanda Heckmann (aheckmann14@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The Bruin Store will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday) for our annual inventory. We will reopen on Wednesday, Nov. 7, with our normal store hours. You are always free to shop online at georgefoxshop.com.
Thanks and Go Bruins!
Contact Michael Simmons with any questions (msimmons@georgefox.edu).
