Welcome Weekend Schedule
Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Check your George Fox email account regularly for information about Welcome Weekend.
Not sure where to find an event location? Check out the campus map!
Friday, August 22, 2025
| 8 a.m. - Noon | Move In |
| 9-10:30 a.m. | Commuter Check-in (Quad) |
| 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Community Fair (Quad) |
| 11 a.m. - Noon | Commuter Welcome (Stevens Center) |
| Noon - 2 p.m. | Lunch Guests may pay to eat in Canyon Commons, or visit our local Newberg eateries. |
| Noon - 2 p.m. | Mosaic Scholar Lunch (Canyon Commons 101) |
| 2:30-4 p.m. | Parents: Session with President Robin Baker (Bauman Auditorium) Students: Meet Your Major AAO Session (Canyon Commons) |
| 4:30-6:45 p.m. | Dinner in Hadlock Student Center (Purchase Tickets) Meal plans start for students. |
| 4:30-7 p.m. | Student Athlete Open House (Wheeler Sports Center) |
| 5-6:15 p.m. |
First Gen Dinner (Canyon Commons) A dinner for first-gen families & students (whose parents/guardians have not completed a 4-year bachelor's degree) |
| 5:30-7 p.m. | MCO Dessert Reception (Intercultural Resource Center) An open house showcasing the multicultural organizations on campus. Join us for a variety of desserts with new friends! |
| 7:30-8:45 p.m. | University Welcome (Stoffer Stadium). Watch the livestream |
| After University Welcome | Candlelight Goodbye to Parents Event takes place immediately after end of University Welcome. |
| 10 p.m. - Midnight | Late Night at Fred Meyer Buses will pick up infront of Hadlock and will shuttle students to the store. |
Saturday, August 23, 2025
| 8-9:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Canyon Commons) |
| 9:30-11 a.m. | George Fox University Mission & Vision Presentation by President Robin Baker and Joseph Clair (Bauman Auditorium) This session is required for all incoming students. |
| 11a.m.–Noon | Res Life Hangout (Living Areas) Note: The transfers res life hangout will be in Gulley. |
| 11a.m.–Noon | Commuter Life Hangout (Hadlock Student Center) |
| Noon-1:30 p.m. | Lunch (Canyon Commons) Go to lunch with your res life team. |
| 2-3:30 p.m. | Student Life Session (Bauman Auditorium) This students-only event is required. |
| 3:30-6 p.m. | Explore Newberg Have fun off-campus with your living area and learn about what Newberg has to offer! |
| 6-9 p.m. | Dinner & Party on the Quad |
