Commencement
Newberg Campus
Saturday, April 28, 2012
George Fox University will host two commencement ceremonies on the Newberg campus Saturday, April 28, in Miller Gymnasium/Wheeler Sports Center. The commencement ceremony for graduate, seminary and adult degree program students will begin at 10 a.m., with guest seating beginning at 9 a.m. No tickets are required; however, graduates are asked to limit guests to no more than 10.
The traditional undergraduate commencement ceremony will begin at 3 p.m., with guest seating beginning at 2 p.m. Tickets are required for this ceremony.
Campus maps and directions are available for your convenience.
Online Streaming
Commencement can be viewed live at this link 15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. This service is available on your desktop computer or mobile device.
Commencement Speakers
Undergraduate Ceremony
Angela Bymaster, MD, grew up in Roseburg, Ore., and graduated from George Fox University in 2000 with a degree in chemistry and a minor in writing/literature. Upon graduating, she spent a year learning about justice and poverty through a program called Mission Year in inner city West Oakland, Calif., where she also happened to meet her future husband. She went on to attend medical school at the University of Iowa, followed by a residency in family medicine in San Jose, Calif. She and her husband, Brett, live in a low-income Mexican neighborhood in San Jose and have four children, three of whom are Sudanese refugees. She works half time for the Santa Clara County Homeless Healthcare Program.
Graduate, Seminary and ADP Ceremony
Jeanette Eggert serves on the faculty at Concordia University in Portland, Ore., as an associate professor of math and physics. She delights in challenging and helping her students. In May 2009, she completed her doctorate in education at George Fox University. Her dissertation research examined the effectiveness of online and classroom-based developmental math courses. Prior to her arrival at Concordia Portland in July 2000, she served with her husband, Pastor John Eggert, in Papua New Guinea (13 years) and Ghana, West Africa (five months).
Jeanette received her bachelor’s degree in education and physical science (1975) from Concordia University, Chicago, and earned a Master of Arts in Physics (1977) from Western Michigan University. She has taught at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., and at Lutheran high schools in New York City, St. Louis and Houston.