Archive for the 'University News' Category
November 27th, 2019
George Fox University hosts midyear commencement ceremony Dec. 14
More than 200 students have earned undergraduate and graduate diplomas NEWBERG, Ore. – Two-hundred and twenty-two students will be recognized for earning undergraduate and graduate diplomas at George Fox University’s midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14. The ceremony will take place in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center on the school’s Newberg, Ore., […]
Read MoreNovember 15th, 2019
George Fox University presents its annual Christmas concert Dec. 6-8
More than 150 student musicians and community members will participate in event, which will incorporate carols, Scripture reading and narration NEWBERG, Ore. – George Fox University again invites the public to its largest concert event of the year – its annual Christmas concert – Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, in Bauman Auditorium on the university’s […]
Read MoreOctober 28th, 2019
George Fox’s Legacy League hosts luncheon to highlight the university’s honors program
Javier Garcia associate director of the William Penn Honors Program, will speak Nov. 8 NEWBERG, Ore. – The William Penn Honors program at George Fox University will be the topic of the November meeting of the university’s Legacy League when it meets Friday, Nov. 8, on campus. The noon program in Canyon Commons, open to […]
Read MoreOctober 18th, 2019
Work of Japanese artist Mika Aono featured at George Fox University this fall
The show ‘Over and Over’ opens with an artist talk on Oct. 21 NEWBERG, Ore. – George Fox University invites the Newberg community to a free art exhibition featuring Japanese artist Mika Aono in the university’s Lindgren Gallery, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The show, titled “Over and Over,” will be […]
Read MoreOctober 11th, 2019
Traditional hymns to fill George Fox University’s Bauman Auditorium Oct. 20
Daniel Miller returns to perform for fifth annual Organ Hymn Festival NEWBERG, Ore. – Traditional church hymns and soaring organ music will again sound in George Fox University’s Bauman Auditorium in the fifth annual Organ Hymn Festival, set for 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. Returning will be organist Daniel Miller, a nationally known organist […]
Read MoreOctober 10th, 2019
George Fox University invites families to campus celebration Oct. 25-27
Family Weekend events include athletic contests, tours of a local farm, a family game night, a tailgate party, a concert and a theatrical performance NEWBERG, Ore. – George Fox University invites families of current students to visit campus for a weekend of activities that include athletic contests, a music performance, a family game night, a […]
Read MoreOctober 9th, 2019
Lecture ‘Reflections on Dr. King and the Beloved Community’ presented on George Fox University campus Oct. 31
Eastern Washington University’s Scott Finnie, PhD, recipient of more than 20 awards for excellence in teaching, leadership, civil rights and mentoring, to speak at free event NEWBERG, Ore. – The public is invited to a special presentation, “Reflections on Dr. King and the Beloved Community,” when Scott Finnie, PhD, a professor at Eastern Washington University, […]
Read MoreOctober 8th, 2019
George Fox University’s theatre department presents ‘The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ as its fall musical
George Fox University’s theatre department presents ‘The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ as its fall musical Shows scheduled Oct. 17-20 and Oct. 24-27 in school’s Wood-Mar Auditorium NEWBERG, Ore. – Patrons of George Fox University theatre will be treated to a musical comedy, The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, later this month. Directed […]
Read MoreSeptember 30th, 2019
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks at George Fox Oct. 9
Gelsinger, Intel’s first chief technology officer, drove the creation of key industry technologies, including USB and Wi-Fi and now heads VMware, a multi-billion dollar company “at the center of the IT universe.” Sept. 30, 2019 – Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, will give a free lecture on balancing work, family and faith Wednesday, Oct. 9 […]
Read MoreSeptember 16th, 2019
National champion track coach John Smith speaks at George Fox Legacy League luncheon Sept. 27
Annie Wright, a national heptathlon champ, also scheduled to speak NEWBERG, Ore. – Highly successful George Fox University track and field coach John Smith will speak when the university’s Legacy League opens its 119th year with a luncheon on Friday, Sept. 27, at noon in Canyon Commons. Smith will discuss his coaching philosophy and how he ended up in a […]
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