If you are a social work sophomore (or social work freshmen who is planning on studying abroad) and are planning to apply to the BSW program, this is a reminder that the early application deadline is Friday, Oct. 26, by 5 p.m., when all application materials need to be at the Meridian Street House (social work office).
Questions? Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu).
This Thursday, Oct. 25, take a fun break from homework to come meet and engage with our retired neighbors just across the street at Friendsview. Ping pong, billiards, shuffleboard, a variety of board and card games, and puzzles will be available!
The residents are looking forward to some new competition (especially ping pong!) and the opportunity to engage with the George Fox community! We’ll meet in the Bauman Auditorium atrium at 6 p.m. to walk over together for this evening of fun.
Contact Rosemary Michael-Trumbull (jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com) for more information.
The George Fox theatre department continues its fall comedy The Government Inspector this week. Come join us for a tale of mistaken identity, chaos and hilarity (note: the production does have mature themes).
Student tickets are free on Thursday, Oct. 25. Bring your student ID to the door. Employees are provided with one complimentary ticket for any of the shows. Open captioning will be available the last two shows, on Oct. 27 and 28.
The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Oct. 25-27 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Oct. 28. Reserve your seat online and bring your George Fox ID with you to show at the door. You may also purchase additional tickets online. Tickets are also available for pick-up at the box office in the Bruin Store (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
For more information, visit this page. See you at the show!
George Fox University School of Nursing and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds.
The blood drive will take place this Friday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Abby’s Legendary Pizza (1913 Portland Road, in Newberg). Please reserve your donation time here or by calling 800-733-2767.
After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and scroll down to “October 26” to find the “Abby’s Pizza Blood Drive” link.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Questions? Contact Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).
Commuter Life is hiring a commuter assistant who will focus on large-event programming for the spring 2019 semester. If you are interested in working to build authentic relationships among commuters, consider applying to be a commuter assistant. Commuter assistants will help plan programs, build relationships, and care for commuter students.
This position requires six to eight hours per week during the spring 2019 semester. The application for this position is due Friday, Oct. 26, at 11:55 p.m.. Visit Handshake and look for “#2030797 Commuter Assistant – Large Events Programmer” if you would like to apply or learn more.
*Please Note: A complete application requires two completed reference forms by Friday, Oct. 26. The Handshake posting has more information.
Any questions should be directed to Kristi Welker, director of Commuter Life, at kwelker@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2308.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
All are invited to participate in a debate competition known as the “Policy Debate” on campus on Saturday, Nov. 3, in the Hoover lobby. The team check-in, opening ceremony and coaching session will take place between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The first debate round will commence at 1:45 p.m., and the final will finish at 8 p.m.
This event will focus on chosen topics that teams of four will debate on over the course of three preliminary rounds, plus a final round. Participants will be expected to attend the full event, including debates, meals and ceremonies. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served to all participants throughout the day.
No previous experience in a debate is required. Each individual person on the winning team will receive $125 Amazon gift cards. Smaller amounts will be given to other participants who place lower.
Sign up here and get our schedule here. In order to compete, you must register individually or as a team by Friday, Oct. 26. If you sign up individually, you will be placed on a team and notified by Oct. 26. If there aren’t enough individual sign-ups, you will not be placed on a team.
Please email Anna Marshall (amarshall17@georgefox.edu) or Benjamin Fox (foxb16@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
This tournament is made possible by the generous support of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
University theatre auditions for the winter musical, Jane Eyre, are tonight (Monday)!
The general audition will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Call-backs will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. both tomorrow and Wednesday in the same location.
Prepare a fully memorized and rehearsed 90-second dramatic monologue and one minute of a Broadway song of your choice for the general audition (bring sheet music to the audition). Call-backs will feature cold readings, dance auditions and vocal work.
There is a cast of nine women, six men and six children (ages 10-17). Sign up for an audition time slot on the theatre call board in the Lemmons Center!
Contact Director Rhett Luedtke (rluedtke@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Traditional church music, including beloved hymns, will fill the university’s Bauman Auditorium for its annual Oregon Hymn Festival Concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28.
Highlighting the program will be noted organist Dan Miller, a featured organist for concerts at St. John the Divine Church in New York City, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the International Music Trade Show in Frankfurt, Germany. He will be at the Rodgers Digital Organ keyboards, an upgrade on the auditorium’s original 36-rank Balcom and Vaughn pipe organ system with 2,067 pipes that are the permanent backdrop for the auditorium’s stage.
General admission tickets are $5 and are available at georgefox.edu/concerts, through the university’s box office by calling 503-554-3844, and at the door. The event is being sponsored by the newly named Legacy League of George Fox, formerly the George Fox Auxiliary. Proceeds will go toward the Legacy League’s endowed scholarship fund for students.
The 18-part music department program will include six selected hymns that the audience will be encouraged to join in singing. The program includes several hymn stories featuring Brent Weaver, professor of music and music department chair at George Fox.
The program also will include a string sextet, a four-member keyboard ensemble and an eight-member brass ensemble, all featuring George Fox students.
The Wineskin is now accepting submissions! There is no theme for this semester – just send us your best work. We are looking for poems, stories, essays and artwork that encourages a new perspective of the world and intrigue us with their attention to patterns of sight, touch, thought and sound.
All poetry, prose, photography and artwork may be submitted to gfuwineskin@gmail.com (Please limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission). Please title each piece and remove all watermarks.
Submissions close on Friday, Nov. 9.
Contact Hannah Dierdorff (hdierdorff15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Enjoy a movie with friends and watch Ant-Man or hang out this Thursday, Oct. 25, from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Hadlock Student Center. Popcorn and snacks will be provided.
Also, plan to attend Fall Fest at Heiser Farms this Friday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. A corn maze, food and pumpkins will be included. Sign up here for the bus ride and a ticket.
Lastly, it is not too late to consider being a part of the Lip Sync competition on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m.! Compete for a $500 prize and make memories with your friends. This event is always fun! Do it!
Questions? Email activities@georgefox.edu.
The Intercultural Resource Center is hosting the third annual Voices Conference in Bauman Auditorium and various Canyon Commons rooms. The conference will run from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This multicultural leadership conference is open to people from all backgrounds and cultures. Our vision is to create space for students, faculty, staff and community members to engage in meaningful conversations about being multicultural leaders in an increasingly diverse society.
Well-known leaders and speakers Leroy and Donna Barber and Alexia Salvatierra will be leading workshops and discussions regarding social justice, leadership and diversity. There will be elective chapel credit offered for students.
You can register here. For more information about specific times and locations, check out our event page.
Hope to see you there! Contact Rachel Leong (rleong16@georgefox.edu) or Bryce Coefield (bcoefield@georgefox.edu) for more information.
We are so excited for the Voices Conference Oct. 26-27! This year, we are launching our community innovation project where conference attendees can submit short proposals for projects that address issues facing communities of color.
Submissions are due Tuesday, Oct. 23, and finalists will be notified on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Finalists will be expected to provide a five-minute (maximum) presentation on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Voices Conference about their proposal.
If you haven’t registered for the conference yet, you can register here. First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250 to put toward the proposal.
If you have any questions, please contact Bryce Coefield at bcoefield@georgefox.edu. Thank you!
We encourage you to apply at this link and look forward to seeing you soon!
The newly remodeled pantry in Roberts Center is ready to receive donations! Thanks to the team in Plant Services, we have a fresh coat of paint and plenty of shelves to fill. Starting tomorrow (Monday), until 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, we will be holding a food drive competition.
The office that brings in the most non-perishable food donations will receive bakery items from Newberg Bakery on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Each individual product will be counted and tallied to determine the winning department.
If your office would like to participate, please email studentlife@georgefox.edu.
Check out our website or Facebook page for information about items to donate.
If you are interested in a career where you can help people or animals – while pursuing your passion for the sciences – fill out our pre-professional health interest Google form. After signing up, you will be added to an email group receiving helpful information and events to jump-start your career toward a health profession.
You will receive information regarding job openings, internship opportunities, and on-campus events from visiting schools such as Oregon State University!
Career Interest Options:
Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu).
Want an excuse to go get MOD Pizza today? Support the university’s theatre department and attend their fundraiser at the Sherwood MOD Pizza today only (Sunday).
Come in at anytime during their open hours and show the George Fox Theatre flier located on the Facebook event page; part of your purchase will go toward the theatre department.
Contact Brooke Larson (blarson15@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The Bruin Store will be closed today (Sunday); however, feel free to shop all sales products online, including 25Â percent off all Nike merchandise.
To shop online, go to georgefoxshop.com.
Thank you and go Bruins!
Our Family Weekend football game against Linfield is scheduled for today (Saturday)! Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.Â
Be sure to move your cars out of the Bauman parking lot and the tennis court parking lot tonight (Friday). This space will be dedicated to football fan parking, activities and vendors on Saturday. No parking will be permitted in these lots.
Tailgate Activities
Join us in the Bauman parking lot at noon for fun Family Weekend tailgate activities!
Entrances to the Football Game
There will be two entrances into the game, and both are located in the Bauman parking lot directly behind the stadium.
Wheeler Sports Center Closed
The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. This means the basketball gym, racquetball courts and locker rooms will be closed. There will be security officers who will ask you where you are headed; just let them know that you are going to work out.
Bauman Walkway
The sidewalk located between the football stadium and Bauman will be closed. Please walk around the building and do not move the barricade.
Circle Parking Lot
The circle parking lot near Wheeler will be closed for the day. This space is reserved for officials to park in. Officials will arrive as early as 10 a.m.
Sideline Passes
No one will be granted field access without a sideline pass. Sideline passes are issued to those who are required to work and/or have official business during the game.
Tickets
Students and staff can show their ID cards at the gate to get into the game free of charge. In addition, all George Fox alumni who check in at the Information Table will receive free admission to the game.
Additional tickets can be purchased online or at the gate. Or, visit the athletics ticket website.
We hope to see you at the game at 1:30 p.m. and the tailgates prior to that!
Are you interested in honing in on your interview skills or networking with professionals in the field of communications? On Thursday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Canyon Commons banquet rooms, we will be hosting several communications professionals to conduct mock interviews and network with students.
If you are interested in one or both portions of this event, please sign up on this Google form. We advise you to come dressed in business-casual attire. If you are being interviewed, please also bring an updated resume.
For more information, contact Reagan Swier (rswier15@georgefox.edu).
With election day drawing close (Nov. 6) Students for Life wants to encourage you to vote for life by voting YES on Measure 106, “Your money, Your choice.” Oregon taxpayer dollars are paying for up to 10 abortions every day in our state, and we want to put an end to that.
If you would like a yard sign, please email Savanna Poston at sposton15@georgefox.edu.
George Fox University School of Nursing and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds.
The blood drive will take place Friday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Abby’s Legendary Pizza (1913 Portland Road, in Newberg). Please reserve your donation time here or by calling 800-733-2767.
After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and scroll down to “October 26” to find the “Abby’s Pizza Blood Drive” link.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Questions? Contact Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).
