Join the French Club for movie night this Friday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Minthorn basement. We will be watching a French comedy together and enjoying some delicious snacks! Don’t worry if you don’t speak French; the movie will be subtitled.
Questions? Contact Rachel Storm at rstorm16@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to a special guest lecture this Thursday, Jan. 25, as Micah Watson of Calvin College presents a talk entitled “The Politics of Narnia: C.S. Lewis on Totalitarianism and Freedom” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Watson is coming as a guest of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
Watson is coauthor of C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law (Cambridge University Press, 2016). Contact Mark David Hall (mhall@georgefox.edu) for more information.
ASC has extended the application deadline for all positions for this year’s election. They now close on Wednesday, Jan. 24. This includes the signature form, references, and main application form. These can all be found on the ASC homepage at asc.georgefox.edu.
You must have all these items submitted in order to run for ASC Central Committee. There are no longer options for a write in. Email Nehemiah Heye at nheye14@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
This semester the Fencing Club is switching it up! Our foils are retired for the semester as we begin lessons on saber. Come join us tonight (Tuesday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Wheeler Dance Studio! No experience is needed, and all equipment is provided.
Contact MaKenna Hickey (mhickey14@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Hello! All are welcome to come to the first spring semester Mu Kappa meeting tomorrow night (Wednesday). There will be food and games and good times of conversation!
Feel free to drop by the International House between 8 and 9 p.m. Anyone who is a missionary kid, interested in missions, interested in traveling, or simply interested in meeting awesome people can come! We hope to see you there!
Contact Cayla Smith (smithc15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The George Fox University Jazz Ensemble, in collaboration with Bravo! Concerts Northwest, will perform classic big band swing music in a concert series this weekend. The series begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, in Bauman Auditorium, featuring guest artist Michael Kissinger on clarinet. Admission is free.
The concert series also includes a 7:30 p.m. concert on Saturday, Jan. 27,  at the Madeleine Church (3123 N.E. 24th Ave., in Portland), and a 3:30 p.m. performance on Sunday, Jan. 28, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (426 E. 4th Plain Blvd., in Vancouver). Tickets for the Portland and Vancouver concerts are available at bravoconcerts.com. Students 18 and younger are free at the Portland and Vancouver concerts with a paid adult.
Contact Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Looking for a home church? C3 Church offers a student shuttle to and from campus for its Sunday service at 9 a.m. The shuttle picks up at 8:45 a.m. in the Stevens Center lot every Sunday morning. Please join us for our worship service. We love having you!
Join us in chapel this morning (Tuesday) as we welcome the Korean Christian Women’s Choir. You will not want to miss the opportunity to hear these lovely ladies sing.
All are invited to join us at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. See you there!
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be hosting two workshops about APA writing style this semester.
Primary APA Workshop
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lemmons 8
Professor Sue O’Donnell will be giving a thorough workshop about APA style, including formatting, citations and references, writing style, and more. Come learn all the details you never knew APA had!
Follow-Up APA Workshop
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lemmons 8
Join our ARC coordinator, Maddie Lowen, for hands-on practice with APA citations and references, including immediate feedback and question/answer time. All students are welcome, even if you were not able to attend the first APA workshop.
If you have questions, contact Maddie Lowen at mlowen@georgefox.edu.
You are invited to view a series of artwork pieces on display in the Portland Center library based on the book Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Between the World and Me is a personal, searing and visceral account addressing what it means to inhabit an African American body in today’s America.
The art display includes an altered book, a tiny altered book and collaged and painted panels. The display will be available for viewing until Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Contact Jennifer Lichtenberg (jlichtenberg@georgefox.edu) with questions.
If you work on campus, taking time for lunch during a busy work day is a valuable commodity. Eating on campus saves you time and gives you an opportunity to maximize your lunch break. Even better, lunch enjoyed in the Canyon Commons gives you a chance to socialize with both coworkers and students and enjoy a sense of community.
Why not join the Lunch Club! Stop by the Bon Appetit office and purchase a Lunch Club card. For $65 you can enjoy 15 lunches in the Canyon Commons dining hall. With all the food choices we offer on a daily basis, we have something for everyone!
Was your LinkedIn photo taken back in high school? Did you take your photo on a phone camera? If so, stop by the IDEA Center from 1 to 3 p.m. on any Tuesday until the end of the semester and get a professional photo taken for your LinkedIn account.
Potential employers are looking for people who know how to present themselves, and we want you to look your best!
Join the French Club for movie night this Friday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Minthorn basement. We will be watching a French comedy together and enjoying some delicious snacks! Don’t worry if you don’t speak French; the movie will be subtitled.
Questions? Contact Rachel Storm at rstorm16@georgefox.edu.
Learn strategies to manage and overcome your stress and anxiety! Develop the skills to be free from unnecessary worry and fear. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24, the Health and Counseling Center will host a free stress management class that will meet weekly for four weeks. Each session will last from 5 to 6 p.m. and meet in the Health and Counseling Center’s classroom.
Call 503-554-2340 to sign up or if you have questions. Space is limited to 15, so call now!
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be hosting two workshops about APA writing style this semester. Please share these opportunities with your students.
Primary APA Workshop
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lemmons 8
Professor Sue O’Donnell will be giving a thorough workshop about APA style, including formatting, citations and references, writing style, and more.
Follow-Up APA Workshop
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lemmons 8
Students can join our ARC coordinator, Maddie Lowen, for hands-on practice with APA citations and references, including immediate feedback and question/answer time. All students are welcome, even if they were not able to attend the first APA workshop.
If you have questions, contact Maddie Lowen at mlowen@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in learning about other cultures and sharing about your own? If so, consider joining the university’s Cultural Partner Program, an opportunity for unique learning and for all our students to “Be Known.”
The program is designed to match our international students with American students to learn about global perspectives and differences between cultures. Through a regular meeting time to share about your culture and learn about others’, you will gain a broader cultural awareness. The setting is informal, fun and informative and gives students the opportunity to share their cultural stories and experiences in a small-group setting that meets weekly.
How does the program work?
Why participate?
Some of the benefits you may gain from the program:
How to apply
There is a first gathering party on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m. in the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC), where you will have the chance to meet your cultural partners.
Calling all designers and artists interested in what it’s like in a professional art setting! The Bureau of Betterment will be represented at this Art Talk tonight (Monday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.). Join us for this free presentation from 6 to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of Betterment is the design studio of Mette Hornung Rankin. This will be an opportunity to listen in on a discussion about their practice in branding, packaging, typography and illustration. All are welcome, and food and drink will be available.
Hope to see you there! Contact Elizabeth Herrera (herrerae16@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Looking for a fun volunteer opportunity? Marquis Newberg is looking for four or five volunteers to help serve dinner for their nursing facility’s Winter Ball on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It will be a semi-formal event. so student volunteers would need to wear all white or black.
If interested, call 503-554-7114 or email Elizabeth at elfouch@marquiscompanies.com. Marquis Newberg is located at 441 Werth Blvd., in Newberg.
Do you have anything exciting going on in your class within the next few weeks? The marketing communications office is looking to capture some engaging classroom footage for an upcoming commercial.
If you’d like to be featured, please connect with David Green at dgreen@georgefox.edu.
Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? Both employees and students can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him or her for a C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.
The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.
Only seniors (graduating in April 2018) are eligible for consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.
The aim of the award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox community. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form must be received by Monday, Feb. 26. Your georgefox.edu username will be recorded when you submit this form.
If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2306.
