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Students appreciate the deep friendships that they are able to develop during their time here. We also have a great rapport with the faculty of the university and really enjoy the way that professors take the opportunity to get to know the students on a personal level. It isn’t uncommon for professors to have students and or classes over to their homes for lunches, dinners, or desserts. Our professors care about the students well being and really like to be involved in their lives to help them learn the most they can during their experience at the University. The integration of faith and learning is core to our mission which is why we seek an education that expands beyond the classroom and into social and spiritual areas.
- Ken Carter - Basketball coach whose career was portrayed in the movie “Coach Carter”
- Richard Foster - Wrote "Celebration of Discipline", which was named one of the 10 best religious books of the twentieth century by Christianity Today
- Richard Zeller - Internationally acclaimed baritone who frequently performs with the Metropolitan Opera in New York; Has sung with most of the major orchestras in the US
- Rolf Potts - Author of the travel guide, "Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel"; Has had several essays published in magazines such as National Geographic Adventure
- Scott Jensen - Photo-journalist at KARE-TV in Minneapolis, Minn; Won more than 60 professional photo-journalist awards, including a regional Emmy
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* George Fox started giving all of our incoming students a computer over 15 years ago. The tradition is continuing still with the commitment to providing students access to available technology. * 75-80% of our four year students travel abroad during their time as a student. * Herbert Hoover, a former US President, grew up in Newberg and attended Pacific Academy, which later changed to George Fox University. * Newberg is the home to one of the few remaining Drive-In theaters in Oregon and has one of the best skate parks in the world. World-renowned skateboarder Tony Hawk has been to the park.
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We have a tradition called the Bruin Brawl in which students attempt to get a stuffed Bruin (actually a leather sack resembling a bear) off of campus. It happens about once a month during the school year and was started in 1934. Each brawl begins with the Bruin Jr. being “revealed” to campus. The leather sack has been dropped from a helicopter, ridden in on a horse, thrown off a fire truck and made many other creative entries. During Homecoming each year we have the Polar Bear swim where up to a hundred students (and some staff) ceremoniously jump into a Tilikum lake in the middle of the winter. The tradition has been going since 1999. Serve Day happens in the fall with all students, staff and faculty taking a day off from classes to serve in our local community. The day of service has been happening since 1999.
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