All are welcome to join Quaere Verum tonight (Sunday) in the Pennington House from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for soup, bread, and truth-seeking discussion.
This week we’ll be discussing a TEDx Talk on art and authenticity. Check out this link. If you have questions, contact Emma Bloomquist at ebloomquist14@georgefox.edu.
We hope to see you there!
Peace,
QV
As Quaker Focus Week comes to an end, we are offering a chapel credit option to attend a local Quaker church this morning (Sunday). The four options are North Valley Friends Church, West Chehalem Friends, Newberg Friends Church, and 2nd Street Community Church.
After attending the service students need to fill out a chapel elective form on MyGFU. If they have any questions, they can email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Scare away your cravings with ghoulish goodies available in the Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe starting on Halloween (Oct. 31)! Then join us for a grisly feast in the Canyon Commons at dinner!
Don’t have any plans tonight? Want to kick off the Halloween celebrations a day early? Then come on over to the block party tonight (Sunday), hosted by Houses & Apartments North (HAN)!
There will be a costume contest, games, food and prizes! Join us in the Le Shana lobby from 7 to 9 p.m. See you there!
Contact Megan Bos (mbos13@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Don’t have any plans on Sunday night? Want to kick off the Halloween celebrations a day early? Then come on over to the block party tomorrow (Sunday), hosted by Houses & Apartments North (HAN)!
There will be a costume contest, games, food and prizes! Join us in the Le Shana lobby from 7 to 9 p.m. See you there!
Contact Megan Bos (mbos13@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club will host a Halloween costume swing dance tonight (Saturday) at 7 p.m. in Roberts Center 117. Our special guest instructor Jesse will be teaching blues and will also be the deejay for the evening with a themed play list.
Candy, apple cider and hot chocolate will be provided at the event. Please invite your friends and wear a costume; it will be a scream of a time!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).
All are welcome to join Quaere Verum tomorrow night (Sunday) in the Pennington House from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for soup, bread, and truth-seeking discussion.
This week we’ll be discussing a TEDx Talk on art and authenticity. Check out this link. If you have questions, contact Emma Bloomquist at ebloomquist14@georgefox.edu.
We hope to see you there!
Peace,
QV
Hey guys! Join us again for another adventure in the Pathfinder universe. The Critical Hit Club is meeting tonight (Saturday) from 6 to 10 p.m. in Stevens 208. All skill levels are welcome, and pizza will be provided this week!
Questions? Contact Nick Juchau at njuchau13@georgefox.edu.
Fall Carnival is taking place on Monday, Oct. 31!
There will be popcorn, cotton candy, henna, inflatable jousting, a costume contest at 9 p.m., a pie-eating contest at 9:30 p.m., carnival games and more! We’ll even have a mechanical bull! The fun begins at 8 p.m.
So dress up in your Halloween costume and come to Wheeler for a night of fun and get some awesome prizes and food! (No masks allowed … thanks).
Contact Ashley Meyer (ameyer14@georgefox.edu) with questions.
Want to hear your questions on air? Tune into KFOX radio and ask Austin O’Donnell any question in the world during his live show on Friday from 6:30 to 7 p.m.
Or, ask Justin Chang any question about Asperger syndrome and listen in to his live show on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m.
Submit your questions using this form.
Intercultural Life is hosting the Voices Conference at George Fox today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday).
Our vision is to make students, faculty, staff and our neighbors aware of the community’s need for diversity among our leaders. It is this very vision that led Leroy and Donna Barber to begin the Voices Project, and along with Jenny Elsey, make this conference a reality at George Fox.
We will be hosting speakers including Donna and Leroy, David Bailey and Alexia Salvatierra, who will be leading workshops and discussions regarding social justice, leadership and diversity.
The schedule for the event will be as follows:
Friday, Oct. 28
5:30 p.m. Doors Open | Bauman Auditorium
6 p.m. Opening Worship Session with Urban Doxology & Voices Project Panelists* | Bauman Auditorium
Saturday, Oct. 29
9 a.m. Plenary Speakers | Canyon Commons 101 & 102
10 a.m. Breakout Sessions 1 & 2 | Hoover 105 & Canyon Commons 103
11 a.m. Breakout Sessions 3 & 4 | Hoover 105 & Canyon Commons 103
Noon Closing Session | Canyon Commons 101 & 102
Breakout Session Topics:
*George Fox students, there is chapel credit offered for attending this event; the amount will vary based upon participation in both Friday and Saturday’s activities.
There is no cost to attend the conference. Visit the website or Facebook for more information.
Hope to see you there!
Contact Khadija Bruce (kbruce15@georgefox.edu) with questions.
The William Penn Honors Program would like to invite you to come hear award-winning author, professor and public speaker James K.A. Smith on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
Smith will be speaking from his latest book, You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit. The lecture will be immediately followed by a reception and book signing. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.
If you have any further questions, please contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.
Are you a writer? An artist? George Fox’s poetry and prose journal, The Wineskin, is now accepting submissions. Send your art, poetry or prose (fiction and nonfiction) to gfuwineskin@gmail.com for a great chance to be published and to win the prizes!
Contact Chelsea Gritten (cgritten13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
All transfer students are invited to the Foxhole at 8 p.m. tonight (Friday) for the Transfer Club’s first event. There will be hot cocoa, dessert and games!
Questions? Contact Sarah Tuemmler at stuemmler14@georgefox.edu.
Want a chance to win a $10 Dutch Bros. gift card? Help out HHPE senior seminar students by tracking what you eat for a week! We would love your help!
For more information, please email Kelsea Meyers at kmeyers13@georgefox.edu.
Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club will host a Halloween costume swing dance tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 p.m. in Roberts Center 117. Our special guest instructor Jesse will be teaching blues and will also be the deejay for the evening with a themed play list.
Candy, apple cider and hot chocolate will be provided at the event. Please invite your friends and wear a costume; it will be a scream of a time!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).
George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice invites you to the Fall Justice Conference on Monday, Oct. 31, and Tuesday, Nov. 1. Our theme this year is “Peace: Personal and Global.” Please join us as we hear from author and chief church engagement officer of Sojourners, Lisa Sharon Harper.
Lisa will share from her book, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. Shalom is what God declared. It is what the kingdom of God looks like. It is when all people have enough, and families are healed. Come hear about what we can do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities and our souls!
A university- and community-wide event will be held Monday, Oct. 31, in EHS 102 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Treats provided! Lisa will also speak in chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Her book will be available for purchase at both events.
Contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
If you are a veteran graduating in the fall of 2016 and would be interested in wearing a red, white and blue honor cord at commencement, please contact Sherri Moore at veterans@georgefox.edu. Please reply by Dec. 2.
Join us for a prayer meeting in the Prayer Chapel today (Friday) at 2 p.m.! We’ll be praying over our campus, our world and each other.
In addition, in the Prayer Chapel, there is a prayer request board. This Sunday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., we will be meeting at the fire pit pavilion to pray over each prayer that has been pinned to the board. All are welcome to join us!
Join us for the next Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation of the semester this Monday, Oct. 31, when “Religious Pluralism in Indonesia” will be discussed in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Dwight Burton, a political science instructor at George Fox, and Monik Kadarmanto, a LACI instructor, will explore the history and context of religious pluralism in Indonesia and emphasize the value personal relationship and experience bring to building bridges across culture and religion.
The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Islam and the West.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.
