Events 2009-2010
Coffee & Culture: 1st Thursday of the month from 7-9pm
Student speakers and guests will share their story—their culture. Come join us at the Moore House for a fun and casual social event. Sip some coffee and eat some treats while getting to know your Fox neighbors.
September:
3rd: Coffee & Culture: Latino Heritage, Moore House, 7pm
17th: Movie & Munchies
28th-30th: “Thy Kingdom Come” with speaker Richard Twiss
October
1st: Coffee & Culture, Moore House, 7pm
15th: Movie & Munchies: “As We Forgive”, 7pm
Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? Two Rwandan woman come face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide. Struggling to live again as neighbors, these survivors and killers discover the power and the pain of radical reconciliation.
26-30th: Cultural Celebration Week
26th: CCW Chapel: “We are all a piece of the puzzle”, 10:40am
27th: Cultural Fair, EHS Atrium, 3-5pm
28th: CCW Chapel: “We are all a piece of the puzzle”, Student Chapel, Bauman, 10:40am
28th: Movie, “Seoul Train” with guest speakers from Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), 7pm
30th: “Canta Y No Llores”, a bilingual Spanish-English play at Miracle Theatre Group
Every fall, the dead are commemorated in a lively show of dance, music and theatre in Portland’s longest-running Day of the Dead celebration. This year, in honor of Oregon’s 150th birthday, los muertos return singing familiar tunes that hearken back to another era when times were tough and tradition was one of the few things folks could call their own. Even as we shed one way of life for another, the spirit endures and we remember the only thing to fear — in life or death —is fear itself.
The tickets are $10 (reg. $20), reserve your space starting Oct 1st at the Student Life office.
November:
5th: Coffee & Culture: Native American Heritage, Moore House, 7pm
20th: Mosaic Worship, Cap & Gown Rm, 7pm
Come join us in celebrating various worship styles that showcase the diversity of student and staff talent at George Fox.
21st: GFU Intercultural Conference, 9am-4pm
Student-led conference supported with funds from the Clella Jaffe Cross Cultural Endowment Fund.
An opportunity for GFU students, as well as friends and family of the GFU community to come together. The purpose of this conference is to highlight the diversity of God's Kingdom, through cultural awareness, mosaic worship, and active discussions on how to bring together the body of Christ. Through encouraging open dialogue and providing a welcoming atmosphere, our hope is to bridge gaps between people and cultures. We believe that everyone has a part of the puzzle, but without all the pieces we cannot complete the picture.
December:
3rd: Coffee & Culture, Moore House, 7pm
January:
18-22nd: MLK Celebration Week
18th: MLK Day of Service with the Luis Palau Assoc. and Oregon universities, Portland
First-annual collaborative service project initiative in which students and staff bless our neighbors in the city. Very similar to Serve Day. (Time TBA)
20th: MLK Chapel, Bauman, 10:40am
26th: Chinese New Year
February:
4th: Coffee & Culture: Black Heritage, Moore House, 7pm
19th: Bust-A-Move Dance, 8pm
March:
4th: Coffee & Culture, Moore House, 7pm
April:
1st: Coffee & Culture, Moore House, 7pm
8th: Hawaiian Luau, Klages Dining Rm, 4:30-7pm
All events are subject to change. Please contact Shelley Yonemura, Director of Multicultural Student Programs for questions or accommodations.
Faculty—if you have a multicultural concept or idea you’d like to collaborate on, please connect with Shelley. We can work on integrating co-curricular diversity activities into the student’s overall educational development.