Family Weekend 2021
You and your family are invited to be a part of Family Weekend!
Join us on campus Oct. 22-24 for a weekend filled with some exciting events, including Family Game Night, theatre, and music performances, athletics home games, and a visit out to Hoffman Farms. Pick your own adventure and enjoy the time reconnecting with your student and letting them show you around town! It will be a fun-filled weekend your whole family can share.
Online registration for Family Weekend is now
Please visit the check in table
Football tickets can be
Registration check-in will be set up on the first floor of Stevens Center Friday, Oct.22, from noon-6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 23, from 8–11 a.m.
*At George Fox, the health and safety of our students, employees and visitors is paramount as we navigate the uncertainty of the pandemic. To that end, policies have been instituted that will require your cooperation, patience and respect. We ask that visitors follow all university policies in place at the time of the event. We want to do all we can to ensure a safe community students. Thank you for doing your part to make this a reality.
Family Weekend 2021 Schedule
| 8:15 a.m. |
Fridays at Fox Friday @ Fox offers the most in terms of sh
Cost:Free(excluding additional meal ticket purchases) |
| Noon-6 p.m. |
Registration/Information Check in, pick up a schedule of events, and get questions answered throughout the weekend. Stevens Center |
| 11-2 p.m. |
Lunch Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. Bon Appetit will have a delicious selection of foods available to eat in the dining hall or take this meal to go with the GET mobile app. Enjoy entertainment on the big screens while hanging out with students and families. Looking to find some connections with others from your area? Find a table with your region and introduce yourself!
Canyon Commons Dining Hall Cost: $9.45 All dine in meals may be purchased at the Canyon Commons Dining Hall |
| 2-3 p.m. |
Parent Prayer Take a moment to gather together for a time of parent prayer while students are finishing classes for the day. Campus pastoral staff will lead this time of guided prayer for students, our community, and beyond. Hoover 105 Cost:Free |
| 1-5 p.m. |
Attend Academic Classes Our faculty have opened up their classrooms for families to visit and see what their students’ education really looks like. Enjoy hearing dynamic lectures and explore what makes our school one of the best in Christian higher education. Various locations; a list of classes will be provided at check-in Cost: Free |
| 1-5 p.m. |
Academic Resources Open House Join Learning Support Services on Friday, October 22, from 1-5 p.m. for a drop-in open house. Have some coffee and a snack while you learn about the academic support available to your students from the Academic Resource Center and Disability & Accessibility Services:
Murdock Library Cost:Free |
| 4:30-7:30 p.m. |
Dinner Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. Bon Appetit will have a delicious selection of foods available to eat in the dining hall or take this meal to go with the GET mobile app. Enjoy entertainment on the big screens while hanging out with students and families. Looking to find some connections with others from your area? Find a table with your region and introduce yourself! Canyon Commons Dining Hall Cost: $11.75 All dine in meals may be purchased at the Canyon Commons Dining Hall |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Fall Music Showcase Enjoy the work of our music students as they present a fall showcase. This program features vocal and instrumental ensembles combined in a night of varied music literature. Bauman Auditorium Cost: Free |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Theatre Presentation: Much Ado About Nothing On their way home from the wars, Don Pedro, Benedict, Claudio and their men stop for respite at Leonato’s home in Messina. There Claudio falls in love with Leonato’s daughter, Hero, while Benedict continually gets into verbal spats with Hero’s cousin, Beatrice. In order to pass the time before Hero and Claudio get married, the entire villa contrives to trick Benedict and Beatrice into falling in love with each other, too. Unfortunately, Don Pedro’s villainous brother has other plans. Will love prevail or will chaos descend on the community … or both? Join us for one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated comedies of wit, deception and reconciliation. Wood-Mar Auditorium |
| 8-11 a.m. |
Registration/Information Check in, pick up a schedule of events, and get questions answered throughout the weekend.
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| 8-9 a.m. and 9-10 a.m. |
Yoga with Amelia Join Amelia Wentz, one of our amazing group fitness instructors on campus as she guides us through an easy yoga class. Yoga is one of the most popular group fitness classes here on campus. Masks must be worn for the duration of this class.
Hadlock Student Center Cost: Free |
| 9-10 a.m. |
Self Defense with Mason Taught by Mason Bertrand, one of our amazing group fitness instructors. Learn some basic beginning self defense skills with your student! Masks must be worn for the duration of this class. Hadlock Student Center Cost:Free |
| 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Hoffman Farms Go on a family adventure to our featured farm, Hoffman Farms! Their farm features an authentic pumpkin patch (pick your pumpkin directly out of the field!) and over 20 varieties of pumpkins for you to choose from! Take the scenic route and pull a red wagon down to the field and take in the glory of the scenic Scholls Valley. *Access via wheelchair is off-road but not extremely rugged.
They are offering a 10-acre corn maze this year and train rides on The Scholls Valley Railroad every 15 minutes or less. For more information, visit https://www.hoffmanfarmsstore.com/fall
Hoffman Farms Cost: Admission is free Pumpkin Patch priced by weight, Train ride $5 per person, Corn Maze $6 per person for age 3 and up. |
| 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
University Recreation Open Gym Get that morning workout in with your student in the Hadlock Student Center, offering 4,200 square feet of space filled with cardiovascular and strength training equipment. The gyms will be open for basketball, you can walk the indoor track, or observe campus and the canyon while working out on all of the weight and cardio equipment.
Hadlock Student Center Cost: Free |
| 10:00-11:00 am |
Legacy Family Reception Connect with Sara Reamy, director of Alumni Relations and enjoy some time reminiscing about the fun memories of past and present. This event is for alumni families who have children currently enrolled at George Fox.
Steven Center 3rd Floor Cost: Free |
| 10:30-1:30 p.m. |
Brunch Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. Bon Appetit will have a delicious selection of foods available to eat in the dining hall or take this meal to go with the GET mobile app. Enjoy entertainment on the big screens while hanging out with students and families. Looking to find some connections with others from your area? Find a table with your region and introduce yourself!
Canyon Commons Dining Hall Cost: $9.45 All dine in meals may be purchased at the Canyon Commons Dining Hall |
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11:30-1 p.m. |
Tailgate Party Order a tailgate meal from Bon Appetit or purchase a meal from the food truck vendors at the tailgate party before the football game. Student Activities will be hosting a "trunk or treat" featuring our George Fox Community and don’t miss a chance to meet Pennington Bear, and see a special pregame performance from our cheerleaders, drumline, and dance team! The Dance team will be collecting unwrapped toys for all ages for a toy drive partnering with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. *New Opportunity*
Bauman Parking Lot Cost: Free (meals may be purchased from vendors on site or through Bon Appetit's Family Weekend Meal Options) |
| 11:30-12:30 p.m. |
Cornhole Tournament
Join in our inaugural Cornhole Tournament and bring your “A game”. Play as a family or vs. your student and their roomates. Student sign ups will take place through intermurals. Prizes will be given to our first, second, and third place winners! Bauman Parking Lot Cost: Free |
| 1:00-4 p.m. |
Football Game vs. Pacific University
Stoffer Family Stadium Cost: $25 Family Pack(two adults plus kids), $10 Adults, $5 Seniors 65+ and kids 10-18, Free for kids 9 and under, George Fox Students with ID - Free |
| 4:30-7:30 p.m. |
Dinner Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. Bon Appetit will have a delicious selection of foods available to eat in the dining hall or take this meal to go with the GET mobile app. Enjoy entertainment on the big screens while hanging out with students and families. Looking to find some connections with others from your area? Find a table with your region and introduce yourself!
Canyon Commons Dining Hall Cost: $11.75 All dine in meals may be purchased at the Canyon Commons Dining Hall |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Volleyball vs. Pacific Lutheran *New Event* Wheeler Gymnasium Cost: Free |
| 6-8 p.m. |
Family Game Night Students and families join together and bring your competitive spirit! There will be games for everyone to enjoy from card to board games and a chance to win prizes in our minute to win it competitions.
Canyon Commons 101-103(Private dining) Cost: Free |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Theatre Presentation: Much Ado About Nothing On their way home from the wars, Don Pedro, Benedict, Claudio and their men stop for respite at Leonato’s home in Messina. There Claudio falls in love with Leonato’s daughter, Hero, while Benedict continually gets into verbal spats with Hero’s cousin, Beatrice. In order to pass the time before Hero and Claudio get married, the entire villa contrives to trick Benedict and Beatrice into falling in love with each other, too. Unfortunately, Don Pedro’s villainous brother has other plans. Will love prevail or will chaos descend on the community … or both? Join us for one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated comedies of wit, deception and reconciliation.
Wood-Mar Auditorium |
| 8-9 p.m. |
Smores in the Pavillion Come connect with other families! We will be hanging out in the pavilion with a warm fire burning. Stop by after Family Game night or your daytime adventures to roast a smore with the fam. Dress warm. The Pacific Northwest evenings are chilly! Pavillion located in the Canyon by the Carey, Bebee, and Willcuts suites Cost:Free |
| Various Times |
Attend a Church Service This is a great opportunity for your student to show you where they have been attending or to try out a new church in the area together. There is no chapel service offered on campus at this time.
A list of services in the area will be provided in your regsitration packet |
| 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Brunch in Bon Appetit Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. Bon Appetit will have a delicious selection of foods available to eat in the dining hall, or take this meal to go with the GET mobile app. Enjoy entertainment on the big screens while hanging out with students and families. Looking to find some connections with others from your area? Find a table with your region and introduce yourself! Canyon Commons Dining Hall Cost: $9.45 All dine in meals may be purchased at the Canyon Commons Dining Hall |
| 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Hoffman Farms Go on a family adventure to our featured farm, Hoffman Farms! Their farm features an authentic pumpkin patch (pick your pumpkin directly out of the field!) and over 20 varieties of pumpkins for you to choose from! Take the scenic route and pull a red wagon down to the field and take in the glory of the scenic Scholls Valley. *Access via wheelchair is off-road but not extremely rugged.
They are offering a 10-acre corn maze this year and train rides on The Scholls Valley Railroad every 15 minutes or less. For more information visit https://www.hoffmanfarmsstore.com/fall
Hoffman Farms Cost: Admission is free Pumpkin Patch priced by weight, Train ride $5 per person, Corn Maze $6 per person for age 3 and up. |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Men's Soccer vs. Linfield
Austin Sport Complex Cost: Free |
| 2-4 p.m. |
University Recreation Open Gym Get that afternoon workout in with your student in the new Hadlock Student Center, offering 4,200 square feet of space filled with cardiovascular and strength training equipment. The gyms will be open for basketball, you can walk the indoor track, or observe campus and the canyon while working out on all of the weight and cardio equipment. Hadlock Student Center Cost: Free |
