Hear from the Orientation Staff - Grace Muange

Hey, hey my name is Grace Muange. I will be a sophomore this fall. I’m originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo but reside in Portland, about 45 minutes from Newberg, yep close to home! I’m the second oldest of 8 kids, and a “pk.” I’m an Allied Health major, and I want to become a health specialist someday. If I could travel anywhere in the world I’d like to go back to the DRC, because it has changed and I miss my hometown!

George Fox partnered me up with a wonderful roommate that I plan to know forever! I survived my first semester at Fox with the help from many including my peer advisors. They were a married couple and knew everything (at least to me). They knew all about campus and what activities to get involved in. I remember it was my peer advisor who helped me pick out my second semester courses and she was right about many things.

I’m enjoying my summer break and I’m excited to be your peer advisor this fall! See you guys soon!

Hear from the Orientation Staff - Bryan Martz

Hey! What’s going on everyone? I hope your doing awesome! Well my name is Bryan Martz and I get the great pleasure of being one of your many O-leaders. I am going to be Senior in the fall at George Fox and I’m a business management major and after college I plan on going to to either bible college or the fire academy. Little side note about the whole major thing I have changed my major 7 times in three years, you could say I’m a little indecisive. But I think I finally found one. Maybe…
Anyway I was born and raised in California in a really small town called Cottonwood. I love baseball and I am lucky enough to get to play at George Fox. I am a huge Yankee fan and you can either love me for it or hate me for it your choice. Florida is my second home. Riding my mountain bike and road bike are two of my favorite hobbies. I love music, I like all kinds of music, I play the guitar, ok well I try to play the guitar but I’m working on that. I love having fun and making people laugh. And I love the beach.
I am excited for orientation week it’s going to be a blast. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you and getting to know you better. I hope you all have a great rest of the summer and that your getting excited for school, I promise you it’s going to be a blast. Just remember to have fun, embrace every moment, and don’t be afraid of the change that college brings. AND don’t be nervous just be really really excited!!!

Hear from the Orientation Staff - Heather Orr

My name is Heather Orr, I'm from Kelso Washington and I'm a psychology major. This is my last semester in the Bachelor's program which I'm super bummed about because I wish I could stay here longer! From week one, I have loved the people at Fox, I have been so blessed! I'm passionate about the community here. I'm also passionate about anything outdoors, including hiking, swimming, tennis, gardening, etc. Well, that's a little about me, look forward to meeting you all!

Hear from the Orientation Staff - Meredith Tribble

Hey y'all! My name is Meredith Tribble and I will be a SENIOR at Fox this up coming year. I will be graduating ( God Willing ) with a degree in Business Marketing. I am soo excited you all have decided to come to Fox! I remember looking at all of the schools and such... what an awful process! But now you are all done and now you just have to worry about what college will be like- but trust me, through it may be scary, college will completely rock your socks off (if you let it)!

Right now I am sitting in a coffee shop in my small home town of Cody, Wyoming ( yes, Wyoming. And no, I am not a cowgirl, though I do like saying y' all) thinking about meeting all of you and let me just tell you- this school year is going to be completely rad! If you guys need anything don't histate to ask- this year I will be the senior class president and therefor I have more power ( he he he) so I should be able to help y'all if you need anything!

So few things about me:

I have red hair, I am deathly afraid of moths, and longboarding makes me extremely happy. Also, the show Fringe... well I LOVE it and I am completely obsessed with it. If you want to see something funny, just ask me to explain the show to you- I will instantly become extrememly hyper. I would love to travel to Scotland and meet a beautiful man with a great accent who plays soccer... oh and who loves God! Its my dream. lol it will probably stay a dream. So George Fox... well Fox has been one of the biggest adventrues of my 21 years here on earth. While it has been competely challenging and just down right, ridculously crazy, God has transformed my life and molded me into the woman He has desired me to be. I am so happy that you are going to be joining in the life adventrue with the rest of us at Fox.

Find me on facebook!

Meredith Jean Tribble.

Hear from the Orientation Staff - Maggie Pitcairn

Hello everyone! My name is Maggie Pitcairn, and I will be a junior this year at Fox. I am an Elementary Education major and looking forward to teaching Kindergarten once I graduate! :) I am from Medford, Oregon, where I am home for the summer, working at Costco. My first semester at George Fox was definitely different from being at home, but you will meet so many great people and have so much fun! Try not to stress too much about the changes...everyone will be there going through the same stuff! More than anything else, Fox has challenged my beliefs and made me truly think about God, and I hope it will for you too! Look forward to meeting y'all. Have a wonderful rest of the summer!

Hear from the Orientation Staff - Brittany Miller

Hello new GFU Students!

My name is Brittany Miller and this fall I will begin my Senior Year at Fox! I am an Elementary Education major and will be student teaching and I can't wait! I'm so excited to be apart of Orientation again this year. I hope you love it just as much as I do! I was an O-Leader my Sophomore year and was apart of the Orientation Committee my Junior year. This year I will be on Committee again! So you know a little bit about me now, the three most important aspects of my life are God, Family and Friends. I could not live without those. To describe myself in three words I would say I'm organized, caring and outgoing.

Freshman year is such an exciting year, because there is no other year like it! Some of my best memories of Fox come from Freshman year. This is not true for everyone at Fox, but most of my best friends at GFU are the ones I met and hung out with Freshman year. I lived in Coffin Hall and my floor had a great brother floor. Those guys and the girls I grew close to on my floor still hang out together. We have memories of late night runs to Sharis, Taco Bell and Fred Meyer. There are funny stories about roomies, rotic, floor dinners, main event, floor retreats, the 70's Dance, beach trips, slip-n-slides and so much more! You will get to make your own memories with new people this year and it is something to look forward to and enjoy every minute of!

I look forward to meeting you all and talking to you about the place I love. Yea GFU! Enjoy the rest of your summer and see you in August!

God Bless,
Brittany

Hear from the Orientation Staff - Stacie Laughlin

HEY FIRST YEAR STUDENTS!

My name is Stacie Laughlin and I am going to be a junior here at George fox. I love God with my whole heart. I would not be the person that I am today without him in my life. I love my life. It’s the best and would not be the same without George Fox. It has become such a huge part of my life. I love Taco Bell. I can be found in the drive through most nights getting a bean burrito with no onions and extra sauce though the new chicken soft tacos are becoming my new favorite. I love my camera and pictures. I think I have just about 6000 now on Facebook alone. I love Weddings. My major is Organizational Communications with a Cinema and Media Communications minor and with that I hope to become a Wedding Planner. The first wedding on the list? MINE! And last but certainly not least, I love The Twilight books. Just this last weekend I dragged the boyfriend up to St. Helen's to take pictures of all the places that Twilight was filmed!

Orientation week I formed life long relationships. My friends here at fox have become my second family. We eat together, live together, go to games together, cry together, laugh together, fight together and do absolutely nothing together. Let me tell you right now that though you think you are already counting the days till next summer. I am dreading them! It just means another four months spent away from my second family. I came to fox knowing 5 people and by the end of my freshman year I knew hundreds. Going into my junior year i realize that I probably know pretty much everyone on campus now except all you new first year students! Hence the Orientation Committee Member title that I now obtain! Good Luck to you all and I can’t wait to meet each and every one of you! Only a month and a half left!

Hear from the Orientation Staff - Jodi Lund

Hey Everyone! I hope your summer is going fabulously! I hope you are all getting excited to come to Fox soon!

To introduce myself, my name is Jodi Lund. I am a Business Administration major, with a concentration in International Business, and I'm going to be a sophomore this year at Fox! I'm from a small town in Idaho, where I live on my family's dairy with a lot of cows.

I'm so excited that you have chosen to come to Fox this year!!! Fox is a great place to learn, grow spiritually, and have a blast with new friends! Here are some words of wisdom I hope will help you as you get ready to come to Fox for your first semester! First, girls, don't pack your whole closet when you come to campus. Closet space is limited, and so is space in general, pack what you need and don't go overboard! If you forget something when you come, you can always ask someone on your floor if you can borrow it! Trust me, you don't need everything you think you do. Second, don't be afraid to introduce yourself to new people. It scary coming in and not knowing a soul on campus, but if you go out and make new friends your first semester at Fox will be a lot more fun with all the new friends you have! Third, make sure you come to Orientation with plenty of sleep because you will be having way to much fun to sleep during the weekend! Finally, know what buildings your classes are in for the first day of school Monday. You do not want to get lost and be late to your first class of the semester!

I hope the rest of your summer is amazing!! I can't wait to meet you all!