Register on IMLeagues to join this weekend’s cornhole tournament! Games will be played between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Hadlock Student Center. Employees and students alike are welcome to compete.
Registration closes tonight (Thursday) at midnight. Contact Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Plant Services will be closed this Friday, Feb. 17, for our monthly Work Day. If you were planning on picking up a van packet on Friday, please pick it up on Thursday.
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Register on IMLeagues to join this weekend’s cornhole tournament! Games will be played between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Hadlock Student Center. Employees and students alike are welcome to compete.
Registration closes tomorrow (Thursday) at midnight. Contact Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu with any questions.
George Fox University’s theatre department is pleased to announce that its production of The Play That Goes Wrong opens on Thursday, March 9.
Performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium are scheduled as follows:
You can read the synopsis and purchase tickets here. Tickets are also available by calling the performing arts box office at 503-554-2670.
Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students are entitled to one free ticket in your own name for each of our Thursday night performances only. Please use your George Fox email to obtain your ticket.
George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system. Please use your George Fox email address when ordering.
For details or assistance, email Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2670.
Come support our music students and enjoy an evening (or two?) out this Friday and Saturday. The music department will be hosting a jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, and a choir concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18.
Both events are free and will be held in Bauman Auditorium. We’ll see you there! To view our entire concert schedule for the spring, visit our Concert Schedule page.
Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Looking for help with brainstorming for your next project? Need help with your partially drafted paper? Feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Want to get on top of things before midterms?
Make an appointment with the Portland Writing Center for writing and general academic support. Meetings might include reviewing the assignment, discussing citation styles, or talking through the body paragraphs of your paper. All of our appointments are free, 50-minute Zoom or asynchronous (email) consultations.
To learn about scheduling an appointment with us, visit our website. You can also schedule by clicking this link, using the Penji penguin on the lower left side of your Canvas page, or by using the Penji app for iPhone or Android.
Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu if you have questions.
George Fox is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe place to live, work and learn for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that are free of the following: sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, harassment and discrimination, bias-related incidents and hate crimes.
If you or someone you know has experienced a Title IX-related incident, we strongly encourage students to report it to our Title IX coordinator. Sharia Hays, dean of student care and operations, is now serving as the interim Title IX coordinator.
You can contact Sharia Hays at titleixcoordinator@georgefox.
If you are interested in connecting with a confidential resource, contact the campus advocate at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu, or visit one of our other on-campus confidential resources at the Office of Spiritual Life (Barclay House, 503-553-2320) and Health & Counseling (Woodward House, 503-553-2340).
For more Title IX information, visit the Title IX brochure or the university’s Title IX website. If you are off campus and need immediate assistance, contact 911. If you are on campus and need immediate assistance, call 911, or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.
The university community is invited to a book launch party for English Professor Melanie Mock’s new book, Finding Our Way Forward: When the Children We Love Become Adults (Herald Press).
The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 3, at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.). In the book, the author reflects on the work to which we are called as parents and mentors to young people, recognizing that this current generation has much to teach us about empathy, humility, kindness, and justice.
All are welcome! Contact Melanie at mmock@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Have you ever been interested in writing the stories for video games? Think you can conjure up a narrative that tops Last of Us, or Uncharted?
The university has access to five $250 scholarships to attend the Soma Games Writing Workshop on Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, at the Chehalem Cultural Center.
If interested, please email Shawn Daley at sdaley@georgefox.edu. Interested students will be asked to answer a short questionnaire that will help determine scholarship awardees.
Stop by the Hadlock Student Center this week to check out the “Love Your Body Week” events! Here’s what we have planned:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Late-Night BARRE Class
Thursday
Love Your Body Cycle Class
Friday
“I Love My Body Because …” photo booth (7-8 a.m. and 4-5 p.m.)
Plus, enter another ticket into the raffle each time you come into Hadlock to exercise or play this week! Prizes include a $20 voucher for the rental center, a free showshoeing rental, one free personal training session, and a one-hour photoshoot.
Questions? Email groupfitness@georgefox.edu
Join University Recreation for an epic winter adventure this Sunday, Feb. 19! We will be heading up to Mt. St. Helens to go cross country skiing and snowshoeing.
Never been skiing or snowshoeing before? No problem! We will teach you everything you need to know. All transportation, gear, food and instruction is provided. Register and find more information here.
Contact Jasmin Fuentes with questions at jfuentes19@georgefox.edu.
Join us for Contemplative Worship in Hoover 104 tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Spend some quiet time waiting before the Lord and in prayer. Spiritual life credit is available for students.
Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Make Valentine comics with us!
The Comic Book Club will be meeting at 7 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 17, in Hoover 207. We will be making Valentines, regular and comic-styled! Comic layout paper and other art supplies will be provided.
The club is a great way to unwind from a busy week and find other fandom fans. Don’t worry if you know nothing about comics. Members vary in a variety of knowledge and commitment to different fandoms. We hope to see you there!
If you have questions about the club, reach out to Aireen Celestino at acelestino20@georgefox.edu.
Networking is the best way to find a job or an internship. So, please be sure to stop by Rooms 101, 102 and 103 in Canyon Commons on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to talk with a variety of employers who will be on campus for our Spring Career Fair.
This is open to all majors, so everyone should stop by for a few minutes to talk with these folks. They will have internship and employment opportunities waiting for you. Bring your resume if you’d like. The fair is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Feel free to contact Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu with any questions.
The College of Business invites you to join us for the Reiten Lecture this Thursday, Feb. 16. We will be welcoming George Fox alumna Sabrina Bailey, who will present “Can’t Touch This: Investing in Success Factors No One Can Take Away.”
The lecture is in Hoover 105, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and a social hour will follow after the talk.
If you have any questions, contact Wendi Upjohn at wupjohn@georgefox.edu.
Want some free pizza and a chance to win $100 toward a spring break trip?
Come learn about UREC’s awesome spring break trips this Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hadlock. Please RSVP here so we know how much pizza to provide.
Have questions? Email Jasmin Fuentes at jfuentes19@georgefox.edu.
Ever wanted to learn how to downhill ski? Join University Recreation for a trip up to Mt. Hood for a fun day in the snow! We’ll be going on Saturday, Feb. 18, leaving at 10 a.m. and returning at 7 p.m.
You will receive instruction from a professionally certified ski instructor, and your registration fee covers transportation, lift ticket, and rental equipment. You’ll rarely find a more affordable way to learn how to ski. Scholarships are also available for students in need.
For info and to register, go here. Email AJ Heil with questions at aheil@georgefox.edu.
Bon Appetit will have different hours for mid-semester break.
Friday, Feb. 10
Saturday, Feb. 11
Sunday, Feb. 12
My name is Shelby Wilson, a fourth-year doctoral clinical psychology student at George Fox University.
I am conducting a study for my dissertation on graduate students’ resilience throughout their program. For this study, it is preferred that only currently enrolled graduate-level students participate.
This study involves filling out this Google Form that takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Additionally, there will be an optional drawing for one of 10 $5 Visa gift cards. Please click the link if you are interested in participating in this study.
If you have any questions about the study, please get in touch with me at swilson18@georgefox.edu. Thank you.
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 Hadlock Student Center will be open for normal hours of operation during mid-semester break:
