Who Are The Advanced Writing Fellows?

The Advanced Writing Fellows are a new group of writing tutors in place to help LIBA 100 students with the writing requirements for the course. Composed of students who are familiar with the LIBA 100 course work, they meet students where they are at in the writing process.

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Jessica Daugherty
Table 14 Moves Across From Campus

Table 14, a new nonprofit in Newberg, has moved into a space across from George Fox University’s (GFU) campus. The nonprofit aims to create space for conversations surrounding “Jesus, justice, and inclusion,” according to their biography.

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Jessica Daugherty
Emotional Support Animals in University Housing

You may notice a few furry-footed residents on campus these days. While fish are the only pet generally allowed on campus, some students have other animals living with them as Emotional Support Animals (ESAs). Students with these animals have received special permission from the Disability Service Office (DSO) to have their support animal in on-campus housing for the mental and physical health benefits they provide.

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Jessica Daugherty
The Dating Game 

Deep in the thralls of “ring by spring” season, one of George Fox University’s (GFU) highly anticipated events takes place annually: “The Dating Game.” In an ABC network’s “The Bachelor/The Bachelorette” style show, GFU’s Associated Student Community (ASC) gathers single students looking for romance and, in one time-sensitive and intense evening, allows them to vie for their bachelor and bachelorette’s affection.

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Jessica Daugherty
Life in Quarantine: Preventing the Spread of COVID-19

We wear masks, stand six feet apart, and apply hand sanitizer more liberally than we probably have in our whole lives. Of course, this is all in a unified effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus on campus, protecting both ourselves and our peers. But what happens when a student does catch COVID-19, despite the precautions?

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Jessica Daugherty
Fall Activities

Despite being limited by COVID-19, George Fox University (GFU) continues to persevere and plan fall activities for students to participate in. Throughout the first few months of the semester, GFU has held several events, like a showing of “Mulan”, a virtual trivia game and an escape room, according to the Events and Activities webpage.

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Jessica Daugherty
Distance Teaching: New Professor Teaches at GFU--From 2,000 Miles Away

Dan Morrison joined the George Fox University (GFU) community this semester as assistant professor of New Testament. Morrison also served as assistant professor of New Testament at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri for three years. Additionally, Morrison is a U.S. Navy Chaplain and has been director of Cordas C. Burnett Center for biblical preaching at Evangel University. No matter his job title, Morrison feels called to work with college students.

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Jessica Daugherty
(Not) Gluten-Free

Students with dietary needs like a gluten-free menu are struggling to find safe food options in the Canyon Commons at George Fox University (GFU) due to cross-contamination and lack of communication by the school’s catering service, Bon Appetit.

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Jessica Daugherty
The Benefits of Solitude

Many of us, regardless of what we actually want, have been forced into isolation. Maybe there are still others around us, but we’ve been cut off from a lot of familiar forms of socialization. It’s normal for loneliness to creep in during times like these, but there may be some benefits to solitude. By knowing them, we can turn our solitude into productivity.

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The Spacious Place Podcast with Kari Levang

“The Spacious Place” reached #29 in the Top Charts on Apple Podcasts since we have been in quarantine. It is hosted by Seattle-native Kari Levang. While this project has been months in the making, the podcast itself only went live at the beginning of 2020. I interviewed Levang to hear how she did it, how this pandemic has affected the process, and so you could get to know her.

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Easter in Quarantine

On April 12, Easter came upon families once again. The difference, of course, was the social-distancing rule set forth by the US government. As students are in Oregon, Washington and beyond, each state’s regulations are different on the subject of social distancing. Nevertheless, Christians around the world were faced with the challenge of celebrating Easter Sunday away from their churches.

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“Love Thy Body” Reading Group Tackles Difficult Subjects

NEWBERG, ORE. – This past March, students from George Fox University (GFU)’s William Penn Honors Program (WPHP) met around the seminar table in Pennington House, but not for a typical class. Freshmen to seniors gathered to discuss “Love Thy Body,” the most recent book by evangelical scholar Nancy Pearcey, who was scheduled to speak at GFU on April 2.

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International Kpop Star Comes to Portland

The crowd murmurs, restless, as the lights go down. Bodies onstage shuffle around in the dark, dancers getting in position. Suddenly, bright lights illuminate the stage, and screams and shouts fill the air as Eric Nam pops up from the stage floor, the first notes of his single “Come Through” crooning through the speakers.

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Four Fantastic Females at GFU You Should Know

March is Women’s History Month. To embrace this celebration, we interviewed four women on campus who impact the lives of students every day. While many students are not on campus at this time, those who are should take the opportunity to introduce themselves to these women in George Fox University GFU’s time of remote teaching.

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