The Student Collective is looking for diverse people to highlight in this year’s publication. Nominate your most beloved George Fox community members to share their stories. Complete the form on our website. Deadline is Sunday, Feb 11.
Contact Tyler Sloan (tsloan16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Fox and Friendsview is back! If you want to be a blessing to our elderly friends at Friendsview, come join in the fun this Monday, Feb. 5. Fox and Friendsview is a great way to build community and show the Friendsview retirees a good time every first Monday of the month.
We will be meeting in the Bauman Auditorium lobby to head over at 6:15 p.m., and will be back around 8:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please email Kyla Norell at knorell16@georgefox.edu.
Hope to see you there!
Bring your friends and come join us to watch the Super Bowl in Canyon Commons this Sunday, Feb. 4. Doors will open at 3 p.m., and the kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. There will be free food and a ton of cheering. Can’t wait to see you all there!
Contact Melissa Fox (mfox14@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Gently used tennis balls are available for free in Wheeler 209 (Fitness Center). They are suitable for recreational play or as pet toys. Bring your own sack. Limit 12 per person.
Contact Patty Findley (pfindley@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Spring semester Life Groups are open! Life Groups provide an outlet for students to gather for a weekly time of discussion and prayer. Groups are all male, all female or coed, and meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. Groups are facilitated by staff, faculty and other post-college leaders who love Jesus.
Spring groups meet for six weeks starting the week of Feb. 11 and concluding the week of March 18. Students can sign up using this link.
Contact Kearsten McCoy (spiritualllife@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
If you are a declared social work major who is a freshman, sophomore or junior, you will need to attend one of two advising sessions, on either Tuesday, Feb. 27, or Wednesday, March 7. Freshmen, please plan to attend from 5 to 6 p.m., sophomores from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., and juniors from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please bring a tablet or laptop.
The sessions will take place in Hoover 103. Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.
There is a new museum exhibit in Stevens Atrium. “Historical Hats: Fabulous Fashion and Practical Pieces” explores what can be learned about the heritage of the university through some of the hats in the George Fox museum collection.
If you have questions about this, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu or museum@georgefox.edu).
The Dating Game is coming up on Saturday, Feb. 17! Sign up if you want to be a contestant. If you are single and wanting to meet the girl/guy of your dreams, apply here.
If you are a couple or best friends, apply here. The event will begin at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Contact Morgan Coursey (mcoursey16@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Friendsview Retirement Community is hosting a garage sale and would like to invite George Fox students to come out and take advantage of a special “half-off sale.â€
Swing by today (Friday) or tomorrow (Saturday). The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. All items will be free for George Fox students after noon on Saturday, Feb.3. It will include furniture, clothing, household items and more.
Have questions? Contact Kathryn Saunders at ksaunders@georgefox.edu.
Join us for a free bowling event! Mu Kappa, a club for missionary kids, kids who have lived overseas, or people who are interested in international travel, is hosting a bowling outing from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) at Tigard Bowl. We’ll eat, have fun, hang out and bowl.
If you are interested in coming, please email Cayla Smith at smithc15@georgefox.edu for more details!
In recognition of Black History Month, the university is hosting a special presentation, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Inner Life and Global Vision,†featuring Clayborne Carson, one of the nation’s most renowned scholars of King. The free lecture runs from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Room 101 of the Canyon Commons dining hall.
Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History and the Ronnie Lott Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He has devoted most of his professional life to the study of King and the movements King inspired. Carson’s scholarly publications have focused on African-American protest movements and political thought of the period after World War II.
In 1985, the late Coretta Scott King invited Carson to edit and publish the papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. Under Carson’s direction, the King Papers Project has produced seven volumes of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Carson’s visit is being arranged through the Organization of American Historians. It is being cohosted by the Center for Peace and Justice and the Department of History, Sociology and Politics.
Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call or email Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.
The nursing group going on a serve trip to Kenya is hosting a bottle/can drive on Saturday, Feb. 10 (the Saturday after the Super Bowl)! Please let us know if you would like us to come pick up your post-party bottles/cans on or before Feb. 10!
Text “AricaServe” to 503-863-0662 or to 253-766-9693 to request a pick-up service. We’ll be doing pick-ups between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Thanks! Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The Coast to Coast swing dance club is hosting a dance again tomorrow (Saturday) in the FoxHole. Bring your friends, bring your dancing shoes, and come to have fun and take a break. All levels of dancers are welcome. Beginners can learn the basics at 6:30 p.m., followed by intermediate dancers at 7 p.m. and social dancing at 7:30 p.m.
We hope to see you there! Contact Justin Chang (jchang15@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Looking for a summer internship? Kaiser Permanente has an excellent summer internship program in Oregon and Washington that offers paid positions for students in accounting/finance, mental health, IT, marketing, engineering and more!
LaTasha Brumfield, a recruiter for the program, will be on campus for an info session and to meet with interested students. Join us in Hoover 105 from 5 to 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, to learn more about this opportunity! Several alumni and current George Fox students will be there to share about their experiences as well.
Contact Grace Packer (gpacker@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Asking someone to Sadies? Make it unforgettable and send it to our ASC Instagram to compete to win a dinner on us. We want to see your best attempt at convincing that special guy to go to Sadies with you.
Think you have the cutest “sadies-prosal?” Send a picture to us and we will put it on our Instagram page. Then our followers will vote on who did it best. We will be accepting entries Wednesday, Jan. 31, through Wednesday, Feb. 7, so DM us your photos on Instagram.
Questions? Contact Shelby Bauer (sbauer16@georgefox.edu).
Please join the College of Engineering for a civil engineering candidate research presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. The title of the presentation is “Systems-Based Decision Support Techniques for Complex Infrastructure Challenges in Developing Countries.”
Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at ext. 2780.
Fox and Friendsview is back! If you want to be a blessing to our elderly friends at Friendsview, come join in the fun this Monday, Feb. 5. Fox and Friendsview is a great way to build community and show the Friendsview retirees a good time every first Monday of the month.
We will be meeting in the Bauman Auditorium lobby to head over at 6:15 p.m., and will be back around 8:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please email Kyla Norell at knorell16@georgefox.edu.
Hope to see you there!
Got questions about faith? Come participate in Alpha, a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. We will provide food, a video to watch and the opportunity for a conversation afterward. It will also give you a chance to meet new people and find a safe space to talk about this topic.
The program will run for 10 weeks, so come and invite your friends. Everyone is welcome. We’ll meet in Stevens 208 at 5 p.m. every Wednesday beginning today. This will count as a chapel elective, too.
You can sign up here. If you have questions, please email Maricruz Arias at marias15@georgefox.edu.
Can we find common ground in our polarized world? Join us for an interfaith panel discussion highlighting practical ways in which the Abrahamic faiths are moving toward finding peace and unity across our political, cultural, and religious divides.
The seventh annual Circle of Peace Seminar is set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, in Canyon Commons 101. Sharing the stage will be our brilliant speakers Rabbi David Kosak of Neveh Shalom in Portland, Arif Humayun, president and cofounder of Circle of Peace, and Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox.
Contact Kaleb Puckett (puckettk16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The Student Collective is looking for diverse people to highlight in this year’s publication. Nominate your most beloved George Fox community members to share their stories. Complete the form on our website. Deadline is Sunday, Feb 11.
Contact Tyler Sloan (tsloan16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
