George Fox’s Emergency Text Alert system, called FoxAlert, will be sending out a test text alert this Friday, Sept. 12. This will only be a test!
Please make sure that your personal information page on MyGFU is up to date in order to receive these text alerts, as that is where your contact information is pulled from.
Questions? Please contact security at 503-554-2090.
Mark A. Noll, PhD, the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, will present the lecture “The Challenges for Christian Learning: Looking Back, Looking Ahead” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in Wood-Mar Auditorium on the Newberg campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Noll is the author of numerous books, including The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and The Civil War as a Theological Crisis. During his years at Wheaton College, he was a co-founder of the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and, in 2006, received the National Endowment for the Humanities medal at a White House ceremony.
The lecture is sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. A reception immediately following the lecture will be held for those interested in learning more about the honors program.
Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Michael Ward, PhD, professor of apologetics at Houston Baptist University and director of the C.S. Lewis Centre in Oxford, England, will visit the Newberg campus to present a lecture, “The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia and the Planets,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. There is no charge to attend.
Ward is a leading expert on the works of C.S. Lewis and the author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis. He is senior research fellow at Blackfriars Hall in the University of Oxford and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis. He presented the BBC television documentary, The Narnia Code (2009). As an Anglican clergyman, he served as chaplain of St Peter’s College at the University of Oxford from 2009 to 2012 and as chaplain of Peterhouse at the University of Cambridge from 2004 to 2007.
The lecture is sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. A reception immediately following the lecture will be held for those interested in learning more about the honors program.
Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
The annual World’s Got Talent show is coming up soon and we’re looking for students, employees and alumni who want to showcase their ethnic or cultural talents. Each performance should be around five to eight minutes long.
Auditions are on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 9:30 to 11 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Wheeler Dance Studio. To sign up for an audition time, please go to this link.
The performance day of World’s Got Talent is Saturday. Oct. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. If you have any questions, please contact Rebekah Halstead at rhalstead12@georgefox.edu. The event is sponsored by the intercultural life office.
We are beginning to plan for our weekly Chinese lab sessions! Here is some basic information about the labs:
It would be helpful for you to let us know what time blocks you are available on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Please fill out this survey to give us your feedback.
Thanks!
Want to show some spirit at the GFU basketball games? Tryouts for the GFU Dance Team will be this Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Chehalem Valley Dance Academy. For address click here.
Tryouts will be very laid back – both new and experienced dancers are very welcome! And any guys who love hip hop/breakdancing are welcome too. You will learn two short routines: one hip hop and one jazz. You will perform them in small groups and then you have the option of showing us your own individual routine if you have one you’d like to share with us.
Bring your schedule and water!
Questions? Please contact Casey Hostetler at caseyjhostetler@gmail.com.
Are you interested in becoming a mentor to an elementary or middle school aged child? Come to an informational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. in Bauman to learn more about the Little Bruins Mentorship program and how you can get involved.
Questions? Please contact Katlyn Kronschnabl at spirtuallife.georgefox.edu.
The Spiritual and Intercultural Life department on campus is seeking students who want to serve the student body by leading a Lyfe Group. These small groups can look like a traditional bible study to a group experiences God through nature hikes. If you have a particular vision for a Lyfe Group that you would like to lead, apply at this link.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12.
If you have any questions about what Lyfe Groups are or if you want to develop a vision with the help of a Discipleship Ministries intern, email Joshua Garcia at garciaj11@georgefox.edu.
Join us today, Tuesday Sept. 9, for chapel events in the morning and the evening!
Professor Sarita Gallagher will be sharing about “The hope and peace that we have through Christ” during chapel at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman. Chapel credit is available.
 Join us at 9 p.m. for Shalom in the Cap and Gown Room as we hear from Jake Vanier, ASC President. Chapel elective credit is available.
For more information, please visit SpiritualLife.GeorgeFox.edu or contact SpiritualLife@georgefox.edu
Come and join us in celebrating Jonathan and Rachel Morell’s 10 years at George Fox and transition to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. The impact they have had on our community is immeasurable. We would like to celebrate their presence with us and bless them as they move to PLNU.
Join us between 3:30 and 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center.
The first meeting will be Friday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. in the Bruin Den. Now is your chance to play as a club against other Oregon collegiate teams, improve your game, and get free discs from Latitude 64.
Questions? Please email GFUdiscgolf@gmail.com.
The sidewalk along the south side of the track will be closed today (Tuesday) for repairs. This closure will affect the stairs coming up from the Wheeler locker rooms and the stairs by the tennis courts, as those areas will also be closed.
Students and staff will need to continue along “Amphitheater Way†to Edwards Hall to avoid the sidewalk repair zone. Foot traffic can take the amphitheater route from Edwards Hall to the Fulton Street parking lot, or can cut through the Wheeler Sports Center to access the north end of the track.
Thank you for your patience!
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For the past eight years, we have offered a women’s-only self-defense training session instructed by a Newberg-Dundee Police Department reservist and local martial arts instructor. We will host this year’s class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at a location to be determined. It is a George Fox-exclusive class and will have limited enrollment. The cost is $25 per person.
Registration is in the student life office (third floor of Stevens Center). Questions? Contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.
We want to welcome everyone to our first Students for Life Club meeting of the year this Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Stevens 109! We’ll show a short film, get to know everyone, and hang up some pregnancy resource fliers around campus. Find us on Facebook here for more information about the club and upcoming events.
We also have a movie night coming up a 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in EHS 102, for elective chapel credit! We’ll be showing the film October Baby.
Interested in becoming a mentor to an elementary or middle school aged child? Come to an informational meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Bauman Auditorium.
Join seminary professor Randy Woodley at his Eloheh Farm for its harvest gathering on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 4:30 p.m. Join us for ceramics, a silent auction, music by Seth Martin, and soup and bread in a beautiful ceramic mug.
A suggested donation is $15. The harvest is made possible by Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends and Newberg Bakery. Support Eloheh and Eagle’s Wings Ministry! Learn more about us on our Facebook page.
Join us for chapel events this week on Tuesday and Wednesday! Chapel will be held in Bauman on Tuesday at 10:50 a.m., when Professor Sarita Gallagher will share about “The hope and peace that we have through Christ.” Chapel credit is available.
Shalom will be held on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. in the Cap & Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available.
On Wednesday, chapel will be in Bauman at 7 p.m., when Jamie Johnson will continue our “Unfolding Life” series through the book of Matthew. He will preach on Matthew 4, the temptations of Jesus. Chapel credit is available.
For more information, please visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu. If you have any questions regarding chapel, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
This is a reminder to join us tonight (Monday) as Caitlin Corning, professor of history at George Fox, speaks on the topic “From Mecca to Modern Times: A Historical Survey of Islam.”
The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 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.
Still need a job? The custodial department has a variety of openings across campus. You must be able to work two hours per day Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in most of the positions. The hourly wage is $9.10.
If you are interested, please fill out the Placement Questionnaire and fill it out as thoroughly as possible. Print it off and either mail or deliver it to Plant Services Box #6446 with a completed Student Application. After we have reviewed your information and have assigned you to a specific area, you will be notified to come to Plant Services to sign an offer letter and complete any additional paperwork in order to start working.
If you have any questions, please email Dwayne Astleford at dastlefo@georgefox.edu.
