Loveology will be coming to Fox this Friday, Oct. 3! Come to Bauman Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. to hear John Mark Comer, author and a pastor at Bridgetown: A Jesus Church in Portland, speak on the theology of love. A worship service will be led by Evan Wickham.
Questions? Contact Moriah Kimmer at mkimmer11@georgefox.edu.
Friendsview Retirement Community is having a huge garage sale on Friday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Friendsview Retirement Community. Everything is half price for George Fox students. On Saturday, Oct. 4, the garage sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., but after noon everything is free!
Questions? Please contact Rebekah Harding at rharding12@georgefox.edu.
The university community is welcome to an opening reception for artist Andries Fourie and the show “From Slaves to Matriarchs.” The reception is scheduled from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Minthorne Gallery. It will be preceded by an artist talk from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.
The show is a site-specific installation that explores the influence of East and Southeast-Asian slave women on contemporary South African culture. The show will be up in the Minthorne Gallery through Friday, Oct. 24.
If you’re an undeclared major or someone who thought you knew what to study and now you’re not so sure, please join us at an event sponsored by the IDEA Center.
Discovering Your Purpose: Selecting a Major
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7-8 p.m.
VAC (Villa Academic Complex) Room 117
Join the IDEA Center staff to hear perspectives from faculty and former students. Be sure to bring your computer or smartphone for an online tool we’ll be sharing.
Questions? Contact Kristie DeHaven at kdehaven@georgefox.edu.
Winter and Summer Serve applications are open!
Winter Serve trips are week-long trips Jan. 3-10. This year we are going to Portland with HomePDX; Twin Rocks; Puyallup, Wash., with the One Another Foundation; and Oklahoma with Forward Edge to work with tornado relief. Applications to be a student leader are also available. If you have been on a Serve Trip before, consider joining a team as a student leader!
Summer Serve (Spilgrimages) applications are also open! These are two- to three-week trips in May and June. This year we are going to Romania/Moldova with Word Made Flesh; Haiti with Forward Edge to work with earthquake relief; China with Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends; Kenya with Open Arms International; and Nicaragua with Association for Baptists for World Evangelism.
Applications can be found at the SpIL website under “Get Involved” and “Service + Ministry” or go to this link. Applications are due Friday, Oct. 17, and late applications will not be accepted! For more information, email Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu.
You can also learn more about the upcoming Serve Trips tonight (Wednesday) after chapel at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! We will be discussing the different trips, the costs, fundraising, and any preliminary questions you may have.
Faculty, please encourage those students who might be interested to check out this opportunity.
Bon Appetit has partnered with the Latino Heritage Club to serve traditional Latin dishes during dinner hours (4:30-7:30 p.m.) on the evenings of Oct. 1, 8 and 15 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Come enjoy some delicious foods from different Latin countries!
Need help with your writing? This Thursday, Oct. 2, the Academic Resource Center will host a session, “Correcting Common Writing Mistakes,” from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Event Description
When we write, we communicate – sometimes more than we intend to. Professors are primarily concerned with what you are thinking and how you have engaged with the ideas in the course, but they also have a hard time ignoring grammatical errors. This workshop will help you understand, identify, and correct the top 10 grammatical errors that annoy professors the most.
Polly Peterson, visiting assistant professor of English, will conduct the session. Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.
We have already begun to start hosting prospective students overnight, and we’re gearing up for some of our larger events in the fall. We would love to have you involved!
Overnight Ambassadors would host prospective students overnight in the dorms throughout the week and for larger events. Floor Leaders will be students during events who help coordinate overnight visits and help recruit their fellow floor mates to host.
Interested or have questions? Please feel free to email kgordon@georgefox.edu. We couldn’t do it without you!
Join us for chapel with guest speaker Jon Huckins today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. He will speak on freedom and success and will explore what it might look like to embrace a sacred vocation that frees us to live interdependent lives with God and neighbor, while discovering our best success in joining God in the world he is making. Chapel credit is available.
Huckins is the co-founding director of The Global Immersion Project, a missional leadership coach with Thresholds, a family man, speaker, and author of Thin Places & Teaching Through the Art of Storytelling.
For more information, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Join other knitters, crocheters and craftspeople during the lunch hour (noon to 1 p.m.) on Wednesdays in the International Center/Multicultural House. Bring your own lunch and craft project. All crafting abilities welcome. Beginner knitting lessons will be offered.
The lunch is open to university employees, students and community members. There is no need to RSVP or commit to every week. Contact Jennifer Farland for more information: jfarland@georgefox.edu.
The Newberg Fire Department will create a structure burn in the quad at 11:45 a.m. today (Tuesday) as part of the university’s fire safety program. The event is organized by the student life office and is designed to educate people on how quickly fires can spread.
Before you can change the world, let the world change you! Study abroad for a semester.
Want to learn more? Join us for a Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the EHS Atrium. Come learn about your opportunities to study abroad for a semester through George Fox! Representatives from more than 10 different programs in almost 40 countries will be available for questions and information. Everyone is welcome!
The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium.
Questions? Contact Lynn Scott in the Center for Study Abroad, at lscott@georgefox.edu or ext. 2150.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Groove to the rhythms of the Caribbean and South America! Our DJ will take you straight to the sunshine where Cumbia and samba were born. The evening will start off with a brief group bilingual dance lesson so that you know all the steps to make the ballroom come alive! At intermission, there will be a brief bilingual presentation on the history of Latin dance by George Fox University students. Come dance with us in our new ballroom!
Saturday, Oct. 4, 8-11 p.m.
Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E. Sheridan St. (three blocks from campus, behind the public library)
$5 entry
En Espanol:
¡Muévase al ritmo caribeño y de América del Sur! Nuestra DJ en vivo le llevará directamente a la luz del sol, donde nacieron la cumbia y la zamba. La noche comenzará con una breve clase bilingüe de baile para que usted conozca todos los pasos ¡y asà hacer que el salón de baile cobre vida! Durante el descanso del grupo musical, habrá una breve presentación bilingüe por los estudiantes George Fox University sobre la historia del baile latinoamericano.
Sábado, 4 Oct., 8-11 p.m.
Baile y lecciones de cumbia ($5 la entrada)
All are welcome to join us for chapel events this week!
Chapel will be in Bauman on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10:50 a.m. with guest speaker guest speaker Jon Huckins. He will speak on freedom and success and will explore what it might look like to embrace a sacred vocation that frees us to live interdependent lives with God and neighbor, while discovering our best success in joining God in the world He is making. Chapel credit is available.
Jon Huckins will also share at Shalom on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 9 p.m. in the Cap & Gown Room. Huckins will talk about reconciliation as the mission of God and the vocation of God’s people. Chapel elective credit is available.
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, evening chapel will be held in Bauman at 7 p.m. Jamie Johnson will continue our “Unfolding Life†series through the book of Matthew. He will preach on Matthew 6 and prayer. Chapel credit is available.
Greenroom will be on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 9 p.m. in the Bauman Auditorium Greenroom. Chapel elective credit is available.
A full schedule of chapel speakers can be found at this link.
For more information email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
The Philosophy Club is hosting an informal movie night, showing God’s Not Dead, the story of a college freshman who “defends God” for his philosophy class. We will watch the film, eat snacks, and discuss topics the film introduces. Please come and watch if you are interested.
The movie will be played on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 207.
Questions? Please contact Jennifer Newman at newmanj11@georgefox.edu.
Calling all organizational communication, communication arts and journalism majors and minors! You are invited to the inaugural Department of Communication Arts Mixer! Stop by Minthorn 200 tonight (Monday) anytime between 8 and 10 p.m. for snacks, games and fellowship!
Get to know your fellow students better and enjoy some sweet treats! Hope to see you there! Faculty, please let your students know about this event.
Questions? Contact Victoria Wilson at wilsonv11@georgefox.edu.
Join us tonight (Monday) for this week’s installment the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series in Hoover 105.
The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community. He will speak on “Demystifying Islam: Major Misconceptions.” The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in a career as a clinical mental health counselor, couple and family systems counselor, school counselor or school psychologist? If so, then join an upcoming Graduate School of Counseling information meeting to learn about masters-level counseling programs offered at George Fox. Prerequisite classes are not required and your bachelor’s degree does not need to be in psychology to apply.
An info meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Portland Center. Register online here.
Contact Joel Moore at jmoore@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6166 if you have questions or to schedule a one-on-one appointment.
Linda Brock, a recruiter/mobilizer for Christian Missionary Fellowship International on the West Coast, will be on campus today (Monday) from 5:45 to 7 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room to talk about the organization’s internship program.
For 65 years, CMF has taken Christ to the nations by recruiting, equipping and sending people committed to reaching the world with God’s love. Its internship program provides a unique option for students to experience missions in the real world.
REACH is an eight-week summer CMF internship for college freshmen and above considering missionary service. Teams of interns travel to countries where experienced CMF missionaries guide and involve them in missions on the field. The program puts interns right in the middle of what God is doing in a variety of CMF ministries around the world. Internship dates for summer 2015 are May 28 to Aug. 1.
For more information, contact Austin Strutz at astrutz11@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please let those students know about this opportunity.
The Philosophy Club is hosting an informal movie night, showing God’s Not Dead, the story of a college freshman who “defends God” for his philosophy class. We will watch the film, eat snacks, and discuss topics the film introduces. Please come and watch if you are interested.
The movie will be played on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 207.
Questions? Please contact Jennifer Newman at newmanj11@georgefox.edu.
