Join Students for Life at the Villa House tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. for our biweekly club meeting! This week we will be getting ready for our annual diaper drive! Help us wrap the collection boxes that will be placed around campus.
Questions? Contact Savanna Poston (sposton15@georgefox.edu).
Come and stop by the IDEA Center between 10 a.m. and noon today (Thursday) for free cookies and coffee to celebrate National Career Development Month!
For more information, contact Grace Tissell (gtissell@georgefox.edu).
This evening (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in Stevens 101, join the Business Bridge Club in welcoming George Fox alumnus Adam Peaker to campus!
Peaker has several years of experience in the financial industry and has developed financial software to increase productivity. He is currently the chief financial officer at Fully.
Join us for free dinner and a discussion with Peaker about his experiences.
Questions? Contact The Business Bridge (businessbridgegfu@gmail.com).
Do you own any Patagonia clothing or gear? If yes, please fill out this survey to win a $5 Barnes and Noble gift card! This survey takes less than one minute to complete.
Thanks!
– Jacks Whitehurst (jwhitehurst16@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.
Love fencing? Want to learn? The Fencing Club is open to all levels of experience in fencing. The club meets in Hadlock Student Center 014 each Wednesday from 8 to 9 p.m. Our purpose is to have fun while learning how to fence.
We supply the equipment, but if you already have equipment you would like to use feel free to bring it along.
Contact Laurelle Ramsey (lramsey16@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Your ASC Student Government is conducting a survey to hear what you are passionate about! If you have ideas, concerns or changes you want to see on campus, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey.
This feedback will really help us represent you to the best of our ability. Plus, by filling it out you get entered to win an Amazon gift card!
Thanks!
If you have questions, please email Bailey Sauls (bsauls15@georgefox.edu).
The Office of Student Life is hosting a “Real Conversation” tomorrow afternoon (Thursday), when Bryce Coefield and Jenny Elsey will discuss the topic of race. The Real Conversations Student Life programming series intends to give space for important and pertinent cultural conversations.
“Real Conversations: Race” will take place in Canyon Commons 101-103 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. and will include a time of Q&A.
For more information, contact Brett Meyers (bmeyers@georgefox.edu).
The Hadlock Student Center is happy to announce we are now offering an Intro to Hip-Hop and Freestyle class on Wednesdays, starting tonight from 7 to 8 p.m.! Any level of experience is welcome.
Sign-ups are on IMLeagues.
The entire George Fox community is invited to join together to sing Christmas carols and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa on Friday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Pennington Plaza, located between the Pennington residence hall and the Stevens Center on the Newberg campus.
Join us as we celebrate the start of the holiday season with a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. Contact Hannah Butler (hbutler@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Get to know more about international students on our campus by stopping by the International Fair today (Tuesday). Students have prepared booths to share their unique cultures and traditional food snacks with you.
The International Fair will be in the Canyon Commons’ Bridge Cafe between 4:30 and 6 p.m. Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) for more information.
See you there!
– International Student Development Office
The Nutrition Matters grant at George Fox is sponsoring upcoming cooking demonstrations. If you would like to learn how to make a healthy meal, join us in Canyon Commons this Monday, Nov. 19, from 7 to 8 p.m. to learn how to make healthy holiday food!
Emily Forbes, a George Fox alumna and local nutritionist, is passionate about helping students learn to make healthy meals. You will walk away with knowledge on how to make a dish, a sample, and the recipe! It’s like watching a cooking show, but you actually get to taste the food! Join us! Both students and employees are welcome.
Any questions should be directed to Kristi Welker by emailing kwelker@georgefox.edu.
The IT Department is selling used iPhones at a discounted price. We have a limited number of iPhone 8s available that are just over a year old.
Prices range from $275 with a slight defect to $350 for a flawless 64GB (along with a few 256GBs available for $400). Please note that these phones are sold as is, with no warranty, and come with a power adapter and charging cable only. All phones come with a Verizon SIM.
If you’re interested in purchasing one of these iPhones, please visit the Service Desk on the third floor of the Stevens Center.
Contact Audrey Paice (apaice@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Want help with a paper? Looking for support on how to stay organized and study for tests as finals get closer?
Book an appointment with the Academic Resource Center (ARC) and finish the semester strong. Be sure to schedule early, because appointments fill up fast this time of year. The ARC’s hours are Monday through Thursday from 1 to 10 p.m., and Friday from noon to 4 p.m.
Stop by the ARC, email the_arc@georgefox.edu, or log on to arcschedule.georgefox.edu to schedule an appointment!
If you are a veteran who will be graduating this fall, congratulations! If you would like to show your status as a veteran by wearing a red, white and blue cord at midyear commencement, please sign up using this link.
You must complete the form to be issued a cord. The deadline to submit the application is Friday, Nov. 30.
If you have questions, please email veterans@georgefox.edu.
Good news! Information Services is here to help! We have resources to assist you in finding:
Follow these steps to check out resources available to employees in the Data Wiki on the George Fox website.
Questions? Email Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.
On Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the FoxHole, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Social Work Club will be creating cold-weather kits for those experiencing homelessness!
We would greatly appreciate any donations, including socks, gloves, hats, Chapstick, toothbrushes, toothpaste, aspirin, oatmeal packets, instant soup, snacks, and Ziplock bags. Please bring all donations to the social work house (Meridian Street House) no later than Monday, Nov. 26.
Questions? Contact Michelle Connolly (mconnolly15@georgefox.edu).
Now through Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Bruin Store, get 25 percent off all men’s, women’s and kid’s sweatshirts, sweatpants, long-sleeve tees, cold-weather gear and accessories! The sale also includes 25 percent off all drinkware and diploma frames.
You can save both in-store and online.
Thank you, and go Bruins!
It is movie night in the Hadlock Student Center! The sociology department and the Stewards on Sustainability Club invite you to watch the documentary A Plastic Ocean at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 16.
Come to learn more about plastic pollution, and if you want to know what you can do, stick around after the movie for a discussion. Snacks will be provided, but this event is “B.Y.O.B.†(bring your own bowl … and mug)!
We hope to see you there! For more information, contact Kristina Peterson (petersonk15@georgefox.edu).
Now is a great time to get your flu shot! The School of Nursing and the Health and Counseling Center will be teaming up to hold a flu shot clinic on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Roberts Center’s Room 117.
For students with the PacificSource school health insurance plan, the flu shot is free. For all others, the shot is $20. Cash or check accepted.
Contact Cari Jermann (cjermann@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Come meet other Native American students and Native faculty on campus and make connections with one another. There will be good snacks and even better company! We’ll meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC).
We hope to foster friendships and community through this time together, get to know you and each other, and to celebrate our proud and diverse Native heritages during November, Native American History Month.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it for the entirety of the event. This is drop-in, so even if you can only come for part of it, we would be honored and thrilled to have you. We know it’s a busy time of the year, but we hope to see you there!
For more information, please email one of the following:
If you plan to come, RSVP to smartin16@georgefox.edu.
