On the George Fox University (GFU) The semester began with the removal of the elms outside of Edwards-Holman Science Center (EHS) which had contracted Dutch Elm Disease. Dutch Elm Disease is “highly contagious” and causes them to go “fairly quickly which is typical of that disease,” according to Plant Services’ superintendent of building repair and campus arborist Carl Anderson. “It’s contagious enough that it’s good practice to remove them as quick as you can.”
Read MoreOn July 3, students in the history, international studies, and politics programs received an email from Dr. Caitlyn Corning, the new Chair of the Department of History and Politics at George Fox University (GFU), announcing the end of the international studies (IS) program.
Read MoreThe leaders and coaches in the George Fox University (GFU) athletic program have invested time and effort to ensure student athletes have the opportunity to participate in sports despite the pandemic. Adjustments have had to be made, of course, in order to conduct practice in a safe manner.
Read MoreOn the first of April, George Fox University launched the “George Fox Gives” campaign to support students in financial crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. With the closure of the George Fox campus, more than 400 students lost federal work-study jobs. Many students lost off-campus jobs when the state of Oregon commissioned the shutdown of nonessential businesses, and others struggled with remote learning, housing, and transportation expenses.
Read MoreSo much has changed. So much is still changing--perhaps forever. The world-wide effort to stop the spread of Covid-19 through social distancing and self-isolation has emptied school campuses, cancelled sport events, shut down businesses, and the Class of 2020 was not going to experience a graduation ceremony.
Read MoreTacoma, Wash.- On Nov. 2, George Fox University’s (GFU) cross country team returned for a chance at the Northwest Conference championship after a tie with Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) last year. The Bruins defended their conference title with a landslide victory over the Northwest Conference.
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