Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and add/drop deadlines. Just click on a class to see all the details.
Check out esports’ first content stream of the semester this Thursday, Aug. 31, at 8 p.m. at twitch.tv/gfuesports.
We announced content last week, and this week there is more to come. We are out to show everyone what the content looks like, so we are bringing some lighthearted stream(s) in upcoming weeks, and testing the waters to see how we bring together more people in our community.
Contact Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@georgefox.edu for more info.
Join us for the second annual Rise Women’s Worship Night & Leadership Conference! Worship together on Friday, Sept. 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. and learn keys for success at the Saturday morning Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.
The conference will feature female professionals, including faculty, staff and alumni who are eager to provide encouragement and share wisdom with the young women of Fox. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, build your connections, and learn skills to help you stand out among the crowd!
Alumni are welcome! Register here, and contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu for more information.
The university’s hilarious new adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility features a cast of students, alumni, staff and community members, and is performed in the beautiful George Fox amphitheater.
Join us for opening night tomorrow (Wednesday) or any of the other seven performances! Tickets are available at boxoffice.georgefox.edu, and more info on the show is available here.
Today (Saturday), Mail Services is open between 1 and 4:30 p.m. for you to come pick up your packages. The retail center for outgoing packages will not be open.
As we head into Welcome Weekend, the Newberg/Portland area will see temperatures soar above 90 degrees. As per our heat protocol, please follow these steps:
If you have any questions about best practices during high heat, please contact Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.
The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be open during the following days and times for the fall 2023 semester.
Aug. 28 through Dec. 11
We will be closed for the following holidays:
Note: Hours change from Dec. 11-15.
Email bruincommunitypantry@
The schedule is subject to change due to volunteer availability. Check out the website for more information.
Join us at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Ryan Dearinger, associate professor of history and winner of the 2022-23 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year award, will present the faculty address.
Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.
This Saturday, Aug. 26, Mail Services will be open between 1 and 4:30 p.m. for you to come pick up your packages.
The Hadlock Student Center will be closed for staff training tomorrow (Thursday). If you plan to rent outdoor equipment such as paddleboards and kayaks, please make arrangements to pick up your equipment today and drop it off on Friday (or another day).
Pick-up and drop-off services will not available when we are closed. If you have any questions, please contact us at studentcenter@georgefox.edu.
If you are looking to get information about on-campus jobs, win prizes, sign up for direct deposit, or fill out your new hire paperwork, come find us at the Community Fair this Friday, Aug. 25!
Stop by the student employment table between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the quad to see what’s going on.
Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students already here on Thursday evening, Aug. 24, and Friday, Aug. 25.
Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the Bauman or 99W lot on Friday.
Students: If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, Le Shana, Gulley, Brandt or Newlin halls, we need you to vacate the lots associated with these locations on Thursday morning and stay out of them on Friday.
If you normally park in the Le Shana or Newlin Hall lots, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the areas in front of the buildings remain clear. You can also move your vehicles to the Bauman lot.
Everyone who parks in the Pennington lot, lollipop area, Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the 99W lot on Thursday morning. Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students!
The lot in between the Roberts Center, Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated on Thursday evening.
Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and view the parking brochure on the CPS website for lot locations. Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!
The Maker’s Market will be reopening this Friday, Aug. 25, with limited hours. We will be open from 11:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Monday, Aug. 28, we will begin normal hours.
We look forward to seeing everyone again!
Calling all knitters, crocheters, felters and sewists! The “Needle Nerds” will be hosting a Crafting Community Hour on Wednesdays in the Murdock Library from noon to 1 p.m. throughout the fall semester.
Bring your latest project; all small crafts and abilities are welcome! Email Kate Wimer at kwimer@georgefox.edu with questions, or just check in with us during one of our open meetings.
Due to Bruin Sports Day today (Tuesday), Bon Appetit will be opening for lunch earlier. Tuesday only, we will be open from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Our hours are always updated at georgefox.cafebonappetit.com. Any questions? Please feel free to contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu.
Join the university’s esports camp happening in the Wheeler building today through Friday, Aug. 25! Sign up, bring your kids, and have them join our youth community here at George Fox.
Here are some of the details:
For more information, please contact Miles Dean at mdean@georgefox.edu or Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@georgefox.edu.
Want to start your day off right? Join us for a practice of daily morning prayer! Beginning on Monday, Aug. 28, we will be gathering together daily (Monday through Friday) from 8:30 to 8:50 a.m. in the courtyard outside the Hoover art gallery (until the rains come or we outgrow the space!).
All students, faculty, and staff are all welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Travis Pickell at tpickell@georgefox.edu.
Oregon Backflow will be on campus testing water devices in all buildings on campus today (Monday) and tomorrow. Water pressure will be affected, and some water may be shut off for brief periods of time as well.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. Contact the Office of Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.
When ordering your packages, please remember to use the correct shipping address: 501 N. Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132. There is an address across the street from the Roberts Center that reads 510 N. Villa Road, and some student packages have been delivered there.
Please note that any misdelivered package(s) to that address will not be brought over to Mail Services, students will not be allowed to pick up packages at that address, and the resident at that address will not be returning any misdelivered packages to the sender.
Please be sure to double-check that your name and correct address is in the shipping information when ordering your packages. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
Oregon Backflow will be on campus testing water devices in all buildings on campus this Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 21-22. Water pressure will be affected, and some water may be shut off for brief periods of time as well.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. Contact the Office of Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.
