The George Fox Missions Expo is here! Come and meet a variety of missions organizations in the Cap and Gown Room today (Thursday) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to network, hear about mission ministries or see if missions are right for you. Sports, medical, international and local missions will be represented.
Questions? Contact Lindy Booth at lbooth13@georgefox.edu.
Keith Schneider is leaving the university after seven and a half years of service to George Fox. An open house in his honor will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. There will be refreshments and a time to share memories.
What are the secrets to unlocking a powerful brand? A free George Fox University-sponsored business seminar, “Branding and the Bottom Line,†will address the question on Friday, Jan. 23.
Hosted by the College of Business, the presentation features Rob Westervelt, executive vice president of enrollment and marketing at George Fox. Four years ago, Westervelt helped the university build a brand that has seen its net revenues grow 21 percent during a time when most universities in George Fox’s category were experiencing significant declines. The Winter Speaker Series event is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Portland Center. Complimentary coffee and tea will be provided.
As part of the presentation, Westervelt will share insights into understanding how brands are developed and destroyed. By the end of the presentation, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge to improve their company’s bottom line.
To RSVP or to learn more, go to this link. Space is still available. More information is also available by contacting Jared Roth at 503-554-6179.
Are you a transfer at George Fox and interested in getting to know fellow transfers? Come to the Bruin Den tonight (Wednesday) at 8:30 p.m. to grab a free late-night snack and hear about the upcoming Transfer Club!
Questions? Contact Andy Burke at aburke12@georgefox.edu.
Are you experiencing the craving for dominoes and bingo in your life? Then join students and the elderly at Friendsview Retirement Center’s weekly game night!
Game night is this Thursday, Jan. 22, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Friendsview Retirement Center! They are a great chance to connect with folks at Friendsview. Meet in the Bruin Den by the Spil Annex at 6:45 p.m. Feel free to bring your favorite board/card game!
Questions? Please contact Rebekah Harding at rharding12@georgefox.edu.
On Thursday, Jan. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Christian Camp Summer Job Fair is happening in EHS Atrium.
The IDEA Center highly encourages students to use your summer in internship and work experiences that complement your career pathway to develop skills, experiences and connections. Working at a Christian summer camp is a great opportunity for students pursuing ministry, education, or other youth development careers.
Questions? Please contact Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu
Join us as we stand for the freedom of over 27 million slaves in the world. The 27-hour stand will begin at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) on the quad and continue until 2 p.m. on Thursday. Stand for a few minutes, or stay for hours.
Kingdom Come is hosted by International Justice Mission George Fox Chapter, a student-led club focused on human trafficking. For more information about the events and club, visit facebook.com/gfuijm.
Tonight (Wednesday) in Bauman Auditorium at 7 p.m., join us for a special chapel for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Associate Pastor Rusty St. Cyr will be leading a time of prayer for Christian unity, and the University Players will be performing. Chapel credit is available.
A local ministries fair will be held before and after chapel in the Bauman lobby.
For more information, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu or download the chapel calendar.
The Harvesters, an Advanced Production film written by Trevor DePalatis and Alexander Oxford, is holding auditions and looking for two male actors. Auditions will be Thursday, Jan. 22, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. in the Media Center. We will be doing cold readings. If you’re interested, please sign up at this link.
Description:
A scoundrel in a spaceship harvests energy from various planets … until he realizes he’s picked up a hitchhiker. This is a full-fledged sci-fi film with lots of visual effects. Oh, and a blue alien.
Questions? Please contact Sydney Thiessen, producer, at sthiessen12@georgefox.edu
Beginning Monday, Jan. 26, to better serve our Portland Center, the courier dates will be changed. We are moving from a Tuesday/Thursday delivery to a Monday/Thursday delivery. Mail and/or packages must be received as follows on or before courier dates:
If you have questions, please contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
All are invited to a free presentation that will discuss the topic of freedom of religion on Thursday, Jan. 29, in Hoover 105. Guest speaker Nicholas Aroney, professor of constitutional law at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, Australia, will speak on the subject “Freedom of Religion as an Associational Right Under the Australian Constitution – with U.S. Comparisons.†The presentation is scheduled from 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Aroney, who is also an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law, has published multiple books and articles on a variety of subjects, including federalism, constitutionalism, religious liberty, Sharia law and Christian political thought. His presentation is co-sponsored by the George Fox University politics program and the William Penn Honors Program.
For more information, contact Mark David Hall, the university’s Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics, at 503-554-2674.
Looking for a night of quality entertainment? Check out the spring concert schedule! A number of concerts are planned in the coming months, including symphonic, chamber and jazz performances, an organ dedication event (Feb. 20), and several degree recitals.
Most of the events are free, so check the schedule and make plans to support our student and faculty musicians! The schedule is at this link.
Do you get tired of people questioning what you can do with an art degree? Have you ever been labeled a “starving artist� Want to learn how to connect with professionals in your field?
Come to the Department of Art and Design networking event prep on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Lemmons 8. Learn about the industry clusters in your art field and what amazing opportunities are available to you!
This event prep is part of Ameena Bossier’s Senior Thesis for Studio Art. This is a “good standing” activity and all majors should attend if possible. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Ameena directly via email at abossier11@georgefox.edu.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there!
Looking for a way to be involved in the winter musical, Little Women? Consider being an usher! It’s a great way to support the production, and you might be able to see the show for free (if you usher twice, it’s a guarantee)!
Here are the performance dates. All shows begin in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the 2 p.m. Sunday matinees on Feb. 8 and 15.
Dress code is black and white, and ushers will need to arrive at the theatre an hour and a half before the show starts (6 p.m. for evening performances, 12:30 p.m. for matinees).
If you are interested or have any questions, please email Emily Lund at elund12@georgefox.edu.
Longing for a low-key, low-pressure night full of literary laughs? Then sigh no more: “Bad Poetry Night” is coming on Friday, Feb. 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at a location to be determined.
“Bad poetry” doesn’t just mean your middle school love poems (though it certainly could include them). It could be a dramatic reading of a song, a Facebook post, or a series of tweets. It could be a truly awful poem you stumbled across on the Internet. It could be spoken word (or something akin to it). Or it could simply be a “bad” reading of a poem traditionally thought to be “good.”
The sign-up sheet will be posted in the Minthorne mail room. The deadline to sign up is Friday, Feb. 13. The event is being sponsored by the George Fox chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English Honor Society.
Questions? Contact Emily Lund (elund12@georgefox.edu).
The university’s baseball team lost a member of its family with the recent passing of Kim Hunter, wife of head coach Marty Hunter and mother to sons Taylor and Tucker. Kim has been an avid supporter of the Bruins since Marty began as a coach with the program in 2003.
This Sunday, Jan. 25, a celebration of life service for Kim will take place at 2 p.m. at the Canby High School Fine Arts Center. The university will be providing a bus to take people to the service. If you would like a ride, call Craig Taylor at 503-554-2911 to inform him of your interest. The bus will depart from the Le Shana parking lot at 12:30 p.m.
In addition, a reception will follow the celebration service at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds at 694 N.E. 4th Ave., in Canby. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made at Kim’s “Positivity Award” site at gofundme.com/kimhunter.
To read a message from Craig and Marty about Kim, visit this page.
Please join us for a farewell celebration in honor of Sarah King on Friday, Jan. 23, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.
Sarah, who currently works on our data analytics team, will be transferring to Nike to join the company’s emerging markets team. Please join us as we say farewell to Sarah and thank her for her seven years of service to the university!
Shalom, tonight (Tuesday), will host a screening of “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls,” a hard-hitting documentary about sex trafficking around the world. The film will be shown in the Cap & Gown Room and begins at 8:15 p.m. with a brief intermission. The film will resume at 9 p.m.
Stay tuned for other events this week about human trafficking.
Kingdom Come is hosted by International Justice Mission George Fox Chapter (IJM), a student-led club focused on human trafficking.
For more information about the events and club, visit the IJM Facebook page.
Join us as we stand for the freedom of over 27 million slaves in the world. The 27-hour stand will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, on the quad and continue until 2 p.m. on Thursday. Stand for a few minutes, or stay for hours.
“The unchecked plague of slavery, rape, trafficking, illegal detention, land theft, police abuse and other brutality against the poor is a global crisis that undermines the well-intentioned fight for their freedom. Unless we STAND against it, nothing will change” (stand-for-freedom.com).
Kingdom Come is hosted by International Justice Mission George Fox Chapter, a student-led club focused on human trafficking. For more information about the events and club, visit facebook.com/gfuijm.
As some of you may know, January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. George Fox is honoring this in a few ways, one of which is hosting an information night on Portland human trafficking awareness.
The event, hosted by the Social Work Club, is set from 6:30 to 8 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 22, in Hoover 105. We will host two well-informed speakers from the Human Trafficking Division of the Portland Police Bureau: Sergeant Chuck Lovell and Detective Brendan McGuire. They will help us to see a clearer picture of trafficking in Portland and focus on awareness, prevention and action.
Snacks and refreshments will be served, and we will provide an opportunity for Q&A afterwards. Please join us in this important event, and learn what you can do about human trafficking in your neighborhood!
Questions? Contact Patty Blakeslee at pblakeslee11@georgefox.edu.
