Welcome to the George Fox University family! There are no words to describe how excited I am to get back to George Fox. Just first mention of GFU in the fall and you can’t get me to shut up… so this may be long!
First off my name is Jared Whitney and I am currently an undecided major however am intending on a History major with the hopes of teaching high school or college students someday. My concentration will probably be US History because I have a huge fascination with the origins of how our way of life was constructed and the morals it was built upon. As a teacher I want the Lord to use me to be a light to students who may not otherwise have a teacher they feel that they can trust to be a word of encouragement in an environment that is seldom welcoming.
I can’t say that I have the most experience and can tell you all about what life at Fox is all about, however within the first year I have learned that there is almost no limit to anything that you want to do. I stepped out on a limb last year and ran for freshman class co-president. I ended up snagging the position and it made a lot of the first year highly memorable. Planning events and making sure my fellow classmates (most of whom I was just beginning to meet for the first time) were entertained and taken care of was a huge privilege and honor. I am not my class’s president this year however that does not mean that I don’t intend to not stay involved. This next year I will be a student employee for Chehalem Young Life. Helping students hear about and grow in Jesus Christ sincerely satisfies my soul and I believe that I feel the Lord’s favor in what I do. Along with Young Life, I find myself being with friends and playing the guitar. I’m sadly addicted to coffee and if you ever want to snag some with me, you’re totally welcome!
My ministry, I feel, is never limited and I pray that the Lord will use me to minister to you freshman, transfers and other new students in a way none of us could imagine. I have no doubt that God will use you all to bless me above and beyond what any of us could ever expect. He is an awesome God and is infinitely without limits! God Bless you as you enter in to a brand new chapter in your life and again, welcome to George Fox University. May it be home to you as it has been for me!
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