Come join us on Sunday nights for worship in Greenroom! This is an all-singing worship opportunity from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Bauman Greenroom.
Students, this doesn’t get you chapel elective credit, but it’s a wonderful time of community and intimate worship with the Lord. To get to the Greenroom, just walk past the main doors and down the ramp (or follow the signs on the doors).
Come join us!
The Center for Peace and Justice is hosting a forum on creation care as part of this year’s Global Issues Forum. Join us from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Murdock Learning Resource Center for “Vocation Through the Lens of Creation Care.”
Our special guests will include Luke Gascho, executive director of the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center at Goshen College; Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, author, consultant and lecturer; and our own faculty who specialize in the area of creation care. Faculty, staff and students who have an interest in engaging with others in the community of creation care at George Fox are encouraged to participate!
In addition, Gascho will speak at an open session about the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room the same day. His talk is open to faculty, students and staff to attend, and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be available.
As space is limited for the MLRC session, please contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu to register to attend.
Survey #1
Thank you for taking the time to take this short survey to further the research for our LACI research project. It is super quick and straightforward. We really appreciate it!!
Here’s the link:
George Fox Conceptions of Islam
Questions? Contact Alex Jernberg at ajernberg11@georgefox.edu
Survey #2
If you could please take three minutes to help us gather research for our LACI project we would greatly appreciate it! All responses will be anonymous and used in large data analysis. Thank You!
Here’s the link:
Perceptions About Islam
Questions? Contact Ben Fullhart at bfullhart11@georgefox.edu
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student-generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
The George Fox football team has its first two away games of the season scheduled on Friday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. against Willamette University and on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1:30 p.m. against Linfield College.
Willamette University does not sell general admission tickets in advance, so you will need to purchase your tickets at the gate the day of the game. To purchase tickets in advance for the Linfield game, please visit this link.
Our next home football game is Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1:30 p.m. against the University of Puget Sound. Employees and students will be admitted with their ID cards; other fans can purchase tickets in advance here.
Thanks!
The Sports Marketing Team
The university’s Annual Security Report is now available. This report is required by federal law and contains policy statements and crime statistics for the school. The policy statements address the school’s policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security (for example, policies for responding to emergency situations).
Three years’ worth of statistics are included for certain types of crimes that were reported to have occurred on campus, in or on off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the school and on public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus. This report is available online at this link. You may also request a paper copy from the security services office.
Join residents at Friendsview Retirement Community for a game night from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2! Feel free to bring your own favorite game to play with residents. Grab a friend and drop by the Terrace Room at Friendsview!
Questions? Please contact Rebekah Harding at rharding12@georgefox.edu.
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.
