Support these students by checking out their new business startup for their entrepreneurship class. Chiichi is an apparel company that has a message behind every T-shirt and could really use your support.
Questions? Email Noah Fitzsimmons at nfitzsimmons17@georgefox.edu.
Plan to attend the Exercise Science Club meeting tonight (Thursday) at 5 p.m. in Hoover 103.
Erica Rauff will be presenting from Seattle University on the Masters of Science in Kinesiology program. There will be free pizza following the presentation. Come learn about the program, enjoy like-minded peers, and have dinner on us!
Questions? Contact Lacey Dean at ldean17@georgefox.edu.
The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Christopher M. Powers to lecture on the topic “Mechanisms of ACL Injury: Implications for Evidence Based Rehabilitation, Injury Prevention and Return to Sport Decisions.â€
The lecture will be given tonight (Thursday) in Hoover 105 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Powers’ lecture will focus on recent insights into the pathomechanics of an ACL injury, in particular those related to female athletes. Implications of research and application for athletes, coaches and rehab clinicians will be highlighted.
Powers, a national leader in this area of sports injury, is a professor in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy as well as co-director of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Southern California.
Visit our website for more information about this lecture. Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.
Come watch as the faculty from the College of Engineering (engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and math) compete against each other in trivia about their lives and the student perspective. Join us tomorrow (Friday) at 4 p.m. in Lemmons 8 for an hour of snacks, laughs and friendly competition.
Everyone that is interested in this event is welcome, but be sure to come early because space is limited. Questions? Contact Madison Sitzmann at msitzmann16@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox museum has two new exhibits on campus. In the Murdock Library there is “Mary Sutton’s Legacy.” Mary Sutton was a member of the faculty from 1911 to 1963.
In the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104), there is an exhibit titled “Levi Pennington: Committed Christian, College President, Humanitarian.” Pennington was the president of Pacific College (now George Fox) from 1911 to 1941 and holds the record for the longest-serving university president in Oregon.
In addition, we also have exhibits titled “Remembering Our Quaker Heritage” in the Stevens Center and “Student Life” in Canyon Commons.
If you have any questions regarding the George Fox museum, contact Caitlin Corning at ccorning@georgefox.edu or museum@georgefox.edu.
Do you live on campus? Would you like a chance to win AirPods or a subscription to Disney+? Fill out our fall 2019 housing survey for a chance to win and to give us valuable feedback so we can improve housing locations in upcoming years!
Questions? Email housing@georgefox.edu.
Are you looking for a summer job? CRISTA Camps is looking for students, like you, to join their team and make your summer the best one yet!
A rep will be in Canyon Commons tomorrow (Thursday) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., so be sure to drop by and talk with a recruiter and enjoy a cup of free freshly brewed coffee!
CRISTA Camps strive to create memorable camp experiences where people encounter Christ and servant-leaders are developed so that lives and communities are transformed. CRISTA Camps, set in the stunning forests of the Olympic Peninsula, brings fun and adventure to the young and young-at-heart.
With two unique properties at Island Lake and Miracle Ranch, each award-winning camp welcomes guests with a one-of-a-kind experience, connecting them with God through activities like swimming, archery, paintball, horses, dirt bikes and high-ropes adventures.
Visit their website for additional information. Questions? Contact Nadine Pasin (npasin@georgefox.edu).
Do you like showing others ways to be a more effective and efficient student? Would you like to help first-year students – and some returning students – with learning, study, success strategies, and general tutoring in your subjects of expertise? Do you have a GPA above 3.0?
If you answered yes to these questions, you might have a future as an open study table tutor. We are interested in students from any major! Applications are due on Monday, Nov. 18.
Application info is on Handshake. Email application materials to Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).
Are you a military veteran who is also a George Fox student, alumni or employee? We want to honor you on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) by sharing your stories on our Facebook page!
To participate, please send a photo from your time in the military to Jeremy Lloyd (jlloyd@georgefox.edu) and provide the following information:
– Why did you choose to serve?
– What moment stands out most from your time in the military?
– What
was it like to transition back to civilian life?
Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd.
Plant Services is happy to announce the return of campus-wide indoor recycling! Over the next two months, all of the Newberg campus dumpsters will be transitioned over to Waste Management Northwest, which includes the return of recycling bins in the garbage enclosures. In addition, our team will be distributing the indoor blue recycling containers for office and dorm room use.
Please keep in mind:
For the most up-to-date campus recycling information, see this webpage. Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
The Voices Project Conference is a two-day conference on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22–23, designed to give students of color on campus a voice and an opportunity to share their stories and experiences.
Friday night will consist of spoken word and testimony from students of color at George Fox. The second day will consist of keynote speakers, worship, and breakout sessions.
This event is free for all George Fox students. You can register here. Chapel credit is offered for this event.
Questions? Contact Bryce Coefield at bcoefield@georgefox.edu.
Our volleyball team is on an eight-game winning streak and tied for second place in the conference. We face No. 1 Whitworth University on Friday, Nov. 8, and want you to be there to help us make history! Come to the game in Wheeler Sports Center at 7 p.m.
The current attendance record is 834 people. Will you be fan No. 835?
Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.
Do you have questions about Catholicism? Want to know more about Catholic doctrine, the priesthood, Catholic worship, or anything in between? Come to FAQs about the Faith, a Q&A session with two Catholic priests!
Join the Catholic Campus Fellowship on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 102. A teaching Mass will follow the Q&A session. The teaching Mass is designed to be an introduction to Catholic worship for those who haven’t experienced Mass before.
This is a chapel elective. Light refreshments will be served.
Questions? Contact Kirsten Van Dyke at kvandyke18@georgefox.edu.
Celebrate World Kindness Day on Saturday, Nov. 9, with the theatre department! We are watching Coco at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105 while writing out words of kindness for friends and fellow students.
You can also leave anonymous submissions to be given to spiritual life; they will send your words to people who need it. All snack purchases support the theatre department. See you there!
Questions? Contact Araya Glancy at aglancy16@georgefox.edu.
Come hang out with the Photography Club and eat free pizza while exploring what our has in store for you!
We hope to see you today (Wednesday) at 11 a.m. in Lemmons 4. Questions? Contact Xylia Rehling (xrehling17@georgefox.edu).
The chapel video producer is creating a short video series on Advent and is looking for student actors to participate in this exciting project.
If you have a craving for acting or enjoy being on a Christmas tree farm, click here to share your availability and to learn more. The video producer will follow up with you later this week.
Questions? Contact David Pascual-Matias at dpascualmatias16@georgefox.edu.
Come join our neighbors at Friendsview for a game night this Thursday, Nov. 7! We will have ping pong, pool, shuffleboard, and various board and card games available for a much-needed break from homework and an opportunity to socialize with our neighbors.
Meet in the Bauman lobby at 6:15 p.m. to walk over together or join us anytime between 6:30 and 8 p.m. in the Friendsview rec room.
Questions? Contact Rosemary Michael-Trumbull at rmichaeltrumbull17@georgefox.edu.
In honor of Native American History Month, the Intercultural Resource Center is hosting a Mathetes panel to discuss the untold histories of Native communities. Join us in Canyon Commons on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The discussion will also address how Native folks and non-Native folks can coexist in American society. Questions? Contact Loveleen Brar at lbrar16@georgefox.edu.
The Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) trip is an opportunity for students engaged in conversations surrounding diversity to attend the SCORR conference at Biola University in February.
The cohort of students selected to be on the SCORR trip will learn how to challenge perceptions, to engage in reconciliation, and will be equipped with tools to navigate difficult conversations surrounding diversity topics.
Applications can be found here and will close on Friday, Nov. 8. Questions? Contact Loveleen Brar at lbrar16@georgefox.edu.
Hey Fox students, staff, faculty and alumni: There are only four more games of townball this semester, ending on Sunday, Nov. 24. The games are played at Morse Athletic Fields on Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m.
Come try out an ancient-future sport that’s sort of like baseball, but not: There are five bases, you can steal first base whenever you want, you can peg the runners, there are no timeouts, and there are no foul balls.
Our group has played every Sunday this semester and invite you to come play before the holidays! You can also check us out online.
Questions? Contact Grant More at gmore17@georgefox.edu.
