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George Fox University (GFU) is a Christian university of liberal arts and sciences, and professional studies located in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Founded as a school for Quakers in 1885, the private school has more than 3,500 students combined between its main campus in Newberg and its centers in Portland, Salem and Redmond. Graduate studies include psychology, social work, business, education, counseling, physical therapy and seminary. The main campus is located near downtown Newberg, near the junction of Oregon Route 99W and Oregon Route 219. George Fox competes athletically at the NCAA Division III level in the Northwest Conference as the Bruins. The school colors are navy blue and old gold. ==History== The university was founded in Newberg, Oregon, in 1885 by Quaker pioneers, originally serving as Friends Pacific Academy for several years before becoming a college in 1891 as Pacific College.〔Horner, John B. (1919). ''Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature''. The J.K. Gill Co.: Portland. p. 255.〕 The Bruin mascot name comes from a real bear cub found in 1887, in the Coast Range's foothills near Carlton, about west of Newberg.〔 The cub's mother had been shot and a student from Pacific Academy found the young bear and brought it back to campus. Years later, the bear hide became an unofficial mascot for the senior class and other students often attempted to steal it away.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bruin Beginnings Spring 2008 - George Fox Journal Online )〕 After the hide deteriorated, a leather replica was created and called Bruin Jr. Students today still participate in student-government-sponsored class competitions called "Bruin brawls" for possession of the Bruin Jr.〔Felton, Rob (George Fox Journal, Spring 2008). "Bruin Brawl - A 110-year-old school tradition keeps creating new memories... and a few bruises too" http://www.georgefox.edu/journalonline/spring08/brawl.html〕 In 1893, the school was incorporated as a joint-stock company and became a four-year school in 1925.〔Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 98.〕 Herbert Hoover’s uncle Dr. H. J. Minthorn served as the school’s first president, and Hoover was an early student at the academy.〔 The school’s name was changed to George Fox College in 1949 to honor George Fox, the founder of the Quaker movement.〔 From 1991 to 2010, George Fox provided each traditional undergraduate student with a computer. In 1996, the college merged with Western Evangelical Seminary to form George Fox University. Dwight Kimberly, an associate professor of biology, received the Carnegie Foundation's Oregon Professor of the Year award in 2000.〔http://www.usprofessorsoftheyear.org/Winners/Search_Winners.html?state=OR#.U2fWeq1dW4I〕 Rhett Luedtke, an associate professor of Theatre, was one of just three faculty members chosen nationally to receive a National Directing Fellow Award from the John F. Kennedy Center in 2010. The university student body has grown more than 500% since 1986, when enrollment was 549.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Fox University breaks enrollment record - News Releases )〕 With more than 3,700 students in Newberg, Portland, Salem, and at other teaching sites in Oregon, George Fox is now the second-largest private university in Oregon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Fox University in Newberg grows to 3,700 students )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quick Facts )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Fox University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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