The Latinx Heritage Club would like to invite you to our Latin Dance tomorrow (Friday) at 8 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center! There will be music, dancing, food and a great time! Bring all of your friends because you won’t want to miss it!
The Chehalem Center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St. Questions? Contact Daisy Santana at dsantana13@georgefox.edu.
George Fox students and employees are again playing a key role in making “Night to Shine,” a prom for those with special needs, happen. It’s scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, at Newberg Christian Church (2315 Villa Road).
The Newberg community will host this special night for the third year in a row. Come join us for a night of fun, complete with a dinner, dancing, laser tag, limo rides, hair, makeup, shoe shining, karaoke and more!
We are looking for volunteers! To sign up to volunteer, go to newbergcc.org/ntsvolunteer. Questions? Email Katlyn Kronschnabl (katlyn@newbergcc.org).
Looking for a fun way to serve the community this semester? Come to Fox and Friendsview with James Project! We will be having a game night tonight (Thursday) at Friendsview with shuffleboard, corn hole, checkers and more! We will meet in Le Shana at 6:45 p.m. and then walk over together.
Questions? Contact Kaheela and Gary at jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com.
Looking for some fun spring break plans? Consider joining a serve trip! We will be sending various teams up and down the West Coast over spring break to serve our community partners and build relationships.
Check out our various trips at this link and then apply here! The trip application deadline is tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 27), so sign up quickly!
Questions? Email SpIL at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Lifted Hands meets every Friday in the Prayer Chapel from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in a time of prayer for our campus, our world and each other. Join us tomorrow afternoon.
Let’s celebrate (slightly) longer days and (slightly) warmer temperatures together at an all-employee lunch on Tuesday, Jan. 31! Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in a new location this one time only: Roberts 117.
Encourage your coworkers to join you for this bargain $3 lunch!
Contemplative Worship meets every Thursday at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel! Come join us this morning as we seek God in the quiet together through contemplative prayer. Elective chapel credit is available.
Want to learn how to make better connections with others? Come to a workshop on social interaction and learn new skills for meeting people, making friends, and building a close-knit community.
The workshop is taught by Daniel Wendler, MA, author of the book Improve Your Social Skills and a graduate student in the George Fox Doctor of Clinical Psychology program. Availability will be limited, so if you are interested, reserve your spot today by contacting the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. (Dates and times will be determined by student availability.)
Questions? Contact Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.
Fred Gregory will conduct a turning of the page session tomorrow (Friday) on The Saint John’s Bible. He will be leafing through “Vol. 1: Pentateuch.” Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.
The session begins at 4:05 p.m. in the MLRC.
The Bruin basketball teams face the University of Puget Sound this Friday, Jan. 27, at 6 and 8 p.m. in two games with big playoff implications. Our women’s basketball team hopes to avenge a one-point loss earlier this season against an undefeated Loggers team. Our men’s team is in the hunt for a Northwest Conference tournament berth!
Here’s what’s in store for Friday:
You can learn more here. Don’t miss all the fun!
Looking for some fun spring break plans? Consider joining a serve trip! We will be sending various teams up and down the West Coast over spring break to serve our community partners and build relationships.
Check out our various trips at this link and then apply here! The trip application deadline is this Friday, Jan. 27, so sign up quickly!
Questions? Email SpIL at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Father Iván Pertiné will celebrate Mass in Canyon Commons tomorrow (Thursday) at 11 a.m. and stay for a time of conversation and questions.
Fr. Iván is director of the Saint John Society, an international apostolate focused on engaging college students and young adults and energizing their faith in Christ.
All are welcome to attend. This is a chapel elective for students. Contact Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Need some help as a new semester gets underway? In an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Starting the Semester Well,” Rick Muthiah, director of learning support services, will cover topics that include how to manage your time, building relationships with professors and developing study strategies.
The workshop is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.
Questions? Contact Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in letting your voice be heard? Are you an aspiring, talented writer? Come check out Odyssey! Odyssey, a millennial news site, publishes George Fox students’ articles on a variety of topics each week.
Interested? Come to our club meeting tonight (Wednesday) in Lemmons 14 at 8 p.m. Or check out what other students have written at this link.
Questions? Contact Gary Buckley (gbuckley15@georgefox.edu).
Looking for a fun way to serve the community this semester? Come to Fox and Friendsview with James Project! We will be having a game night tomorrow (Thursday) at Friendsview with shuffleboard, corn hole, checkers and more! We will meet in Le Shana at 6:45 p.m. and then walk over together.
Questions? Contact Kaheela and Gary at jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com.
Kaiser Permanente has an excellent summer internship program in Oregon and Washington that offers paid positions for students in accounting/finance, mental health, IT, marketing, engineering and more!
LaTasha Brumfield, a recruiter for this program, will host an info session to share information about it and to meet interested students. These internships are for students in any major who have sophomore standing or higher; even recent grads are eligible! Join us in Canyon Commons 101 from noon to 12:50 p.m. today (Wednesday) to take advantage of this opportunity!
A George Fox student who attended this info session last year and landed an internship over the summer of 2016 will be there to share about her experience as well.
Contact the IDEA Center with questions.
Hello George Fox photographers!
The university’s PsyD program is looking to hire a student photographer to attend our annual spring banquet on Saturday, April 8, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. to help capture the event and take portrait shots. The event will take place in the Canyon Commons banquet room.
Please email kshumway14@georgefox.edu if you are interested.
Come and join us for the 125 Days of Wellness Challenge. What is it, exactly? It’s a George Fox University all-employee challenge to get moving! It’s a battle between teams for the most points. The winning team will take home George Fox swag, and the winning individual will take home a Fit Bit.
The challenge starts on Feb. 1, 2017, and runs for 125 days, ending on June 5. Teams will consist of between four to six people. Go to this link to sign up. Registration is open now and will close on Friday, Feb. 10. You can request to be assigned to a miscellaneous team or you can request to be on a team with a friend/coworker.
To view the point system, go the 125 Days of Wellness Challenge section on the bottom of this page. Not really a walker? No problem. You can view a conversion chart here to see how other activities calculate into steps. Let’s get moving, have some fun, and get healthier!
– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee
Learn how to have quality relationships with the people you serve! The university’s Individual and Family Matters Counseling Clinic is hosting an eight-week group at the Portland Center that will offer all students or professionals in the fields of education, mental health, physical health or ministry the opportunity to improve the quality of their connections and overall care of the people they serve.
This group is based in Relational Cultural Theory and will also offer insights and growth for working with diverse communities and individuals. The whole group costs $40 and begins Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m.
Please call the clinic at 503-554-6060 or email us at individualandfamilymatters@
Contemplative Worship meets every Thursday at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel! Come join us tomorrow as we seek God in the quiet together through contemplative prayer. Elective chapel credit is available.
