This summer, Kathy Heininge took early retirement after serving 16 years as a professor; she subsequently received faculty emeritus status.
We would like to celebrate her many years of dedication, hard work and transformative teaching with a Zoom party on Thursday,Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend, and a Zoom link will be forthcoming.
Do you have photos or memories to share? We are planning to give Kathy a commemorative book as part of her retirement gift and would love to share your memories with her.
Please send Melanie Springer Mock (mmock@georgefox.edu) stories, poems, photos, and tributes by Oct. 25 at midnight. While this Google Form is preferred, email is also available.
Come learn about how comics began at the George Fox Comic Book Club! There will be (COVID-compliant) snacks, awesome discussion, and free access to tens of thousands of comics!
We will be meeting in Hoover 206 tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. You can also join us over Zoom.
The Wineskin is now accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “INTERRUPTION†so send us your best poems, stories, essays and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.
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.
All are welcome to submit, including employees and students!
Submission Guidelines:
Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please 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 as the title of your piece followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.
Join Contemplative Worship this morning (Thursday) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 207. The session will be hosted by Paul Anderson and Anna Parrott. All are welcome to join us!
Chapel credit is available, and the sign-up is limited to the first 12. Be sure to wear face coverings, please.
Do you find yourself watching a little too much YouTube? Maybe following your favorite influencers too closely? Want to flex your own creative skills?
We got the job for you! Marketing Communications is looking to hire an excited student who wants to join a creative team in producing videos for social media and marketing.
If you have an eye for innovation and curiosity for content, send in your resume and apply today for the content specialist assistant position! Learn more and apply at this link.
Join Young Life for our weekly club gathering tonight (Wednesday) at 7:07 p.m. at the sand courts behind HMS. This will include a night of fun activities, chances to win prizes, connect with fellow students, and learn more about Young Life.
Young Life includes opportunities such as small groups, leadership training, and chapel credit. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on, and don’t forget to wear your face masks and practice social distancing.
We are a student club that invites all students into the community they hope for, the fun and adventure they long for, and to discover the significance in Jesus they were made for. No matter your life story, creed, beliefs, and background, we welcome you!
If you are interested in getting connected, fill out this form, and follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to stay updated on upcoming events and activities.
Do you have an invisible disability? Learning disability, mental health condition, chronic health condition, or something else?
The week of Oct. 18 through 24 is Invisible Disabilities Week. The Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group, @gfu.accessibility Instagram page, and the Disability Services Office are joining together to highlight invisible disabilities!
We don’t want to miss anything, so if you want an invisible disability to be highlighted, fill out this anonymous Google Form.
The Faculty Development Committee invites the Fox community to the Fall 2020 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is Jillian Sokso, professor of art and design.Â
Join us as Jillian presents “Chaos Garden,” a visual examination of the impulse we humans have to control and beautify our immediate surrounding landscape, all the while contributing to and ignoring the impact of our daily lives on the larger planet. Professor Sokso will also share about her research project that involves turning native plants to paper!
Seating is limited to 34, so come early, or join via live stream here.
It is hard to believe we are already halfway through this week, and it is time for another dose of a healthy Wellness Wednesday.
The question for today is: What else can we do to prepare ourselves for the flu season besides flu shots? One of our students proposes a “Rainbow of Immunity!”
If you are curious how you can boost your immune system, please check out this colorful and color-coded infographic and choose your “Rainbow of Immunity†to help you stay healthy this season.
The Catholic Campus Fellowship has rescheduled our S’mores Night for Tuesday, Oct. 13. Drop by the campfire pavilion in the canyon between 6 and 7:30 p.m. to hang out, meet other students, and learn about our upcoming club activities!
We are welcoming fall with open arms and an online flash sale! Go to our website to get 25% off of select clothing, accessories, and gifts.
Sale ends this Friday, Oct. 9. Discount code and details available online.
You may specify at check-out that you would like to pick up your online order in the Bruin Store. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Once you receive notice that your order is ready for pick-up, you are welcome to come by anytime during business hours with your ID to pick up your item(s).
The 2020 senior nursing cohort has created “The George Fox Guide to Health and Wellness” as a part of their community health clinical rotation. It helps educate students on some of the most important aspects of college life, such as taking care of yourself!
This week on the George Fox Nursing Instagram, students will provide more information on each topic. The topics for Tuesday and Wednesday are nutritional health, physical health, mental health, and self-care!
We are excited to offer a new worship opportunity for SpIL credit! Including tonight (Wednesday), join us Wednesdays from 7 to 7:20 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium for reflective evening worship.
We will reflect on passages of Scripture, relax from the day, and join together (socially distanced and with a mask) in an inviting environment.
Want to make new friends and compete for a chance to win one of five Amazon gift cards? Join your fellow students for our Club Penguin Party this Saturday, Oct. 10, at 8 p.m.!
Create a new penguin online for free or use an existing account, and RSVP for our party, hosted on cprewritten.net. When you RSVP, we’ll contact you the day of the virtual event and let you know which server we’ll take over and what the evening will look like. Go to this link to sign up!
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The East Lewis parking lot will be unavailable for parking today (Tuesday).
The parking lot will be used as a Virginia Garcia Memorial Community testing site. If you typically park in this location (Lot G on the parking map), please plan to park elsewhere.
Parking enforcement will allow graduate students and Resident East students to park in any other lot today without being ticketed.
Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).
Please join us on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 6 to 10 p.m. in Stevens 207, to play Dungeons & Dragons! You also may be interested in creating fun adventures for others as a Dungeon Master!
Contact Alex Gonzalez (agonzalez18@georgefox.edu) ASAP, as space is limited. We would love to see you there.
