In Memoriam of the Health and Counseling Center
During the summer of 2023, the Student Life department at George Fox University (GFU) announced to students that the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) would be changing its model for medical care. GFU decided to switch from providing its own private care to instead having the staff and practice of Providence Medical Group (PMG) provide care for students. GFU students will always remember the convenience and affordability of the past and now deceased HCC model. Before embracing a new model, we must look back and remember the life of our old friend, the bygone HCC model.
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Empowering Servant Leaders: The Act Six Program
According to Roserina Chipen, becoming an Act Six Scholar was something of a divine act by God. Chipen missed essay prompts and submitted components of her application passed the deadline; yet somehow, she was selected to be an Act Six scholar amidst a wide and competitive pool of applicants.
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Baptism or Business
George Fox University (GFU) recently performed public baptisms for students on campus. Questions have arisen about whether this is an act driven by the Holy Spirit, or whether it is driven by a desire for publicity.
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Back to the Landfill: A Look at Bon Appetite’s Food Waste Practices
On their website, Bon Appetit discusses their concern about the environmental, economic, and moral tragedy of wasted food across the nation, and cites a variety of strategies they employ to reduce their production of waste.
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Ryan Dearinger: On Doing History Differently
Ryan Dearinger, a well-known and loved member of the George Fox University (GFU) history department, was named undergraduate professor of the year for the 2023-24 academic year. He only joined the GFU history faculty in 2021, but he is now a pillar of the department. Though he has had to navigate through significant professional changes, he has become a fixture in a GFU history education.
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Kara Martin: Ushering in GFU’s New Era with HSCI
One of the most memorable events at George Fox University (GFU) in the last five years was the infamous lip sync performance where former student Reid Arthur publicly came out as gay to the whole student body. This launched GFU into a period of dramatic change as the campus became more vocal about the hardships of LGBTQ+ students. One of the fruits of this turmoil is The Human Sexuality Care Initiative (HSCI).
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Nathaniel Ankeny’s “Joy in the Making”
Nathaniel Ankeny, an associate professor of Music and Director of Jazz Ensemble at George Fox University (GFU), recently wrote and performed his own album titled “Joy in the Making.” Though it was performed in Bauman Auditorium on Sept. 15, the writing of the album began on Patreon during the Coronavirus lockdown, and it developed into a complete jazz album filled with catchy, bluesy songs guaranteed to set the perfect mood and get people dancing.
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Bruin Community Pantry Meets Instability with Resolve
Every Tuesday a truck comes onto the George Fox University (GFU) campus carrying about 1,000 pounds of food. It stops outside the Roberts Center, and its contents are loaded into the Bruin Community Pantry. Within a week, most of the supplies are gone.
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Discussions on Diversity: GFU’s New Multicultural Leadership Class
The origins of George Fox University’s (GFU) new Multicultural Leadership class can be traced back to one particular conversation over coffee.
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Bryce Goetz: Spring Break of Service
Bryce Goetz spent his spring break in Romania working with Fight for Freedom to provide aid to those affected by the war in Ukraine.
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Practicing Contemplative Worship: A Quaker Tradition
ontemplative worship is a long-standing Quaker tradition of unstructured worship. Traditional Friends meetings operate without a pastor or priest presiding over them; instead, they gather together and enter into a space of silence to become receptive to what the Spirit wishes to say to the group.
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Lavender Graduation
Every spring, graduating college students celebrate their many accomplishments and recognize the immense effort of the last four years. For minority communities, specific celebrations recognize their heritage and their unique struggles at academic institutions. Cultural dissonance and discrimination can riddle their college experience and provide difficult hurdles on their way to graduation.
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Friendship House: Eat Together, Pray Together, Celebrate Together
In 2017, George Fox University (GFU) partnered with Mark 2 Ministries to open the Friendship house in Newberg. The Friendship House is a place for GFU students to live in community with individuals who have intellectual or physical disabilities.
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Sometimes We Have to Make Sacrifices to Grow
A season to reflect on God’s goodness and our dependence on Him, Lent is a time for followers to dive deeper in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Spanning the 40 days before Easter, Lent is a time of repentance in which believers choose to give something up until the Thursday before Easter Sunday. Whether that is fasting from certain foods or choosing to change habits in order to recognize our need for God, this time encourages reflection and growth.
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Representative Andrea Salinas: A Politic of Plenty
Representative Andrea Salinas started her first term representing Oregon’s 6th District in Jan. After serving as the State Representative for Oregon’s 38th District for five years, Rep. Salinas ran a tough campaign with a tight lead over Republican candidate Mike Erickson. Now, she is looking towards new goals as she steps into her role as congresswoman.
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Spanish Enrichment Program: Creating Multilingual Experience
Professor of English Jessica Hughes got the idea for the Spanish Enrichment Program as she sat in on a parent meeting for the Chehalem Online Academy (COA) last semester. As part of COA, students get $500 for enrichment activities. Many parents were inquiring about foreign language options at this meeting, but none were available.
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Creating Community by Leading
By sponsoring events like dances to trivia nights, the George Fox University (GFU) Student Activities team works to grow the campus community by providing fun and safe ways for students to gather. Some of GFU’s most beloved traditions like the 80s Dance and Polar Plunge are all thanks to this student and faculty team. Senior Esmaya Hendrickson has been a part of Student Activities since her sophomore year, starting out as an event staff member and working up to her current position as event lead.
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I Did A Ride Along With Campus Public Safety
It is a typical Friday night and, as everyone settles into their groups in the lobby of a freshman dorm at George Fox University (GFU), a student marches in and declares, “Are they gonna give me a ticket if I park there?” then turns and points to their car parked in the now empty staff parking lot. The ‘they’ the student was referring to was, of course, Campus Public Safety (CPS), with whom most students do not interact outside of the occasional ticket on their car or an awkward phone call after locking themselves out of their rooms. I set up a ride-along with one of their student officers to see what goes on behind the scenes at CPS.
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Basketball Senior Emily Stephens: Faith and Perseverance
“Injury prone” is a term often thrown around professional sports to refer to the players who never seem to be playing. The term comes with baggage, a negative connotation that implies the athlete in question simply doesn’t work hard enough. Emily Stephens proved to be an exception to that rule during her time playing for the George Fox University (GFU) women’s basketball team.
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“GFU Everything” Showcases Students Outside the Classroom
The “Be Known” promise encapsulates a lot at George Fox University (GFU), from conversations in a dorm lobby to discussions with teachers about life goals. “Be Known” begins to mean so much more, though, when it’s taken outside the context of student or resident. That is the mission of the GFU Everything podcast, started by roommates CJ Hollis and Sean Rubesh living in Edwards Hall. They try to uncover what people–particularly artists–are like outside of GFU.
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