The Wheeler Fitness Center will remain open during all home football games even though the rest of the building is closed. Please use the upstairs hallway entrance on the field level near the tennis courts.
This summer the university mourned the loss of beloved photography professor John Bennett, who died in a tragic accident on May 23.
The Office of Spiritual & Intercultural Life and the Department of Art and Design invite you to join us for a service of remembrance celebrating the life and legacy of John Bennett. The service will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101.
All are welcome.
The university’s Homecoming celebration is this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 22-24, so take advantage of this special time to reconnect with former students. Also, be sure to encourage alumni to return to campus.
Free T-shirt and football entrance for alumni
For the first time, all alumni and their families will get free entrance into the football game. They will also get a complimentary alumni T-shirt that will serve as their ticket. The Friday night volleyball match is also free. If you know any former students, tell them about this perk and encourage them to spread the word.
Schedule of activities
As always, we will have a jam-packed weekend of activities for alumni and their families. You can find the full schedule here.
Here are just a few of the many planned events …
Got questions? Contact Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.
Make plans to attend an all-employee meeting this Thursday, Sept. 21, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. The event will also be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.
If you have any questions you’d like to be addressed at the meeting, send them to Rob Westervelt (rwesterv@georgefox.edu).
Thank you!
Homecoming week brings a number of opportunities to see your favorite Bruin athletes in action. Here’s the schedule …
Friday, Sept. 22
Men’s Soccer | 6 p.m. vs Linfield
Volleyball | 7 p.m. vs. Puget Sound
Saturday, Sept. 23
Women’s Soccer | 11 a.m. vs. Whitworth
Football | 1:30 p.m. vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Sunday, Sept. 24
Women’s Soccer | Noon vs. Whitman
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the sports website at gfubruins.com.
During the fall semester, LIBA 100 students are invited to come to the Writing Studio at the ARC on the first floor of the Murdock Learning Resource Center (the library, same room as ARC) to meet with a writing studio instructor for advice on essay assignments, drafting and revising, portfolio preparation, timed writing assessment strategies, and so on. Students can also make appointments with their writing studio instructor through email.
The Writing Studio at the ARC is open in the fall semester (weeks 3-13) each Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Kenn Willson was scheduled to perform his piano concert “Encounters with Bach” on Thursday, Sept. 21. This event has been postponed; a new date will be announced.
The Fall Women’s Salad Luncheon is just around the corner! It will be held Monday, Oct. 2, in Canyon Commons 101-102 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ruth Baker invites all women of the George Fox community (staff, faculty and administrators), as well as female spouses, to join us. Please come and meet the women who are new to our community and catch up with others you might not often see.
It is a come-and-go event, and Bon Appetit will be providing a lovely spread for your enjoyment. Take advantage of this time to connect and enjoy a delicious meal. There is no charge to attend.
Contact Missy Terry (terrym@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
This Monday, Sept. 25, the university community is invited to a free presentation by educator and designer Silas Munro at Art Talk, a regularly scheduled gathering that showcases artists from all over the country. Join us from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).
Munro engages multi-modal practices that inspire people to be the best versions of themselves in order to effect positive change on society as a whole. His design studio, Poly-Mode, primarily works with cultural institutions and community-based organizations. These collaborations have led to everything from information design of NYC Public City Schools, graphics for protesting activists at Housing Works, publication design for Jacob Lawrence, and the identity of an entire formerly predominately Puerto Rican neighborhood.
A seasoned and dedicated educator, Munro’s pedagogy focuses on image making and typographic systems, expanded and inclusive design studies, our present experience ecology, and novel formats of design pedagogy. He serves as assistant professor of communication arts/graduate graphic design at Otis College of Art and Design, and as guest advisor in the MFA Program in Graphic Design at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Contact Elizabeth Herrera (herrerae16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Come to our first Fox Film Festival meeting of the semester tonight (Wednesday) at 9:30 p.m. in Lemmons 4! Come meet the committee and help us get started. We will have food!
Contact Maggie Allen (mallen14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Hey all social work majors! Our annual taco night is today (Wednesday) in the FoxHole from 5 to 6:30 p.m.! Come join us in this bonding event. Lastly, don’t miss out on free yummy tacos.
Questions? Contact Christina Liu (cliu14@georgefox.edu).
Today (Wednesday) is the last day of the Bruin Store’s two-day sale! The sale includes:
Shop in store or online at georgefoxshop.com.
Vote for who you want to be on the Homecoming court this year! Voting will only take a few minutes.
Click on the link below and vote by Friday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.!
Thanks!
– Morgan Coursey (mcoursey16@georgefox.edu)
George Fox University’s yearbook publication is currently seeking passionate, collaborative and creatively minded photographers and writers to help make this year’s edition of The Student Collective.
If you are interested in joining the team, please take a few minutes to complete the application available on this website. The deadline to apply is Sunday, Sept. 24.
Questions? Contact Tyler Sloan (ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu).
Do you enjoy playing Spikeball? Are you interested in playing in a fun, competitive competition? The collegiate regional tournament is coming to George Fox on Saturday, Oct. 7!
Registration is online at this link. The cost is $10 a person, which covers snacks, drinks and prizes for high-placing teams. Prizes include new Spikeball pro sets ($120 value), to Spikeball merchandise like T-shirts and glow-in-the-dark clips! The event will kick off at 9 a.m. and go to about 4 p.m.
If you have any questions, email Murray at mnoble14@georgefox.edu.
Come swing by Lemmons 14 tomorrow (Thursday) anytime between 5:45 and 7 p.m. to grab a free crêpe from the French Club! No French experience necessary, just a love for delicious pastries covered in Nutella, bananas and strawberries. We’ll see you there!
Contact Kristina Peterson (petersonk15@georgefox.edu) with questions.
The university community is invited to a special presentation, “Peace and the Environment: Theology,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, in Hoover 105 (note location change). Join us for good conversation centered around the topic of living out a vibrant faith as a part of an environmentally challenged world with speaker Cherice Bock.
The hope is to be able think deeply together about how our vocation and daily practices can integrate an awareness of current environmental problems and work toward solutions with the love of neighbor and nature in mind. The main goal is to inspire creative thinking through emphasizing the beauty and wonder of God’s creation within a biblical framework of hope and neighborly love. Elective chapel credit is available for students.
Contact Elizah Stephens (elizah.stephens@gmail.com) with any questions.
Looking for something to do this Saturday? Come join some of the social work faculty as we we participate in the Heel2Heal Freedom Calling run at Cook Park in Tigard. Proceeds go to Freedom Calling, a local Christian organization that will use the funds to raise awareness of sexual exploitation in Portland and to assist survivors of human trafficking with trauma informed counseling services.
To register, go to this link. More information about Freedom Calling can be found on the organization’s website here.
Students interested in signing up for Life Groups have one more opportunity left! The following Life Groups are open until 5 p.m. today (Tuesday) and are accepting interested participants:
Interested participants may use this link to sign up. Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu with questions.
The Fall Staff Conference is set for Thursday, Oct. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Our speaker this year is Cynthia Ulrich Tobias. Cynthia’s successful career of 30-plus years has included work as an educator, a police officer and a business owner.
She is a bestselling author of 13 books, a featured guest on radio and television, and a popular presenter for businesses, government agencies, churches and schools throughout the U.S. and the world. She is the mother of twin sons, now young adults, and she lives with her husband Jack in the Seattle area.
“The Way We Work” participants will learn how to recognize their personal learning styles and how to develop effective strategies for communicating with virtually anyone.
Required staff attendance unless you have VP approval; direct absence approval requests to Peg Hutton at phutton@georgefox.edu.
– Brought to you by your Staff Development Committee
