What does it mean to Be Known ...

在乔治福克斯，每个学生都会为人所知——无论是个人的、学术的还是精神上的.

To Be Known

It’s the hope each student brings to the college experience. To be known by name. To be understood, valued, and encouraged.

At George Fox, 为人所知意味着教授和员工以真实的方式与学生建立联系——以个人的方式, academically, 精神上——认识到我们都带着不同的背景来到这个地方, life experiences and dreams for the future. 为人所知意味着学生不仅要学习新思想，还要分享自己的思想. To be known means to be heard.

当学生们感受到以这种方式被了解的感觉时，他们就会受到启发. And that’s when real change happens. Knowledge moves from the mind to the heart. Careers turn into callings. Faith turns into action. 这就是为什么我们从一个简单的承诺开始，每个学生都将被认识.

Maddie’s Be Known Story

“On a late Sunday night, 我去了史蒂文斯中心的一间空教室，练习第二天早上要做的演讲.

I was feeling pretty unprepared and anxious about the presentation, so I was just rehearsing all my material when the classroom door opened. A security guard walked in to check who was in the room.

He didn’t see me at first. I said hello and startled him!

I was around the corner so he didn’t see me, but after I apologized for scaring him, he, without hesitation, sat down at a desk and asked me to give my presentation. With open ears and a kind heart, he listened to my presentation and gave me extremely helpful feedback.

令我惊讶的是，他透露他曾经做过20年的语言艺术老师! 他开玩笑说要来看我的演讲，还帮我缓和了演讲作业时的紧张情绪. 就在那一刻，我觉得自己不仅是一个学生，而且是这个社区的一个人. 这是一次非常甜蜜的经历，他甚至毫不犹豫地听了我的话.”

Isabela Flores

Recent graduate (Kinesiology)

Through my deepest struggles and my greatest joys and accomplishments, 乔治福克斯的社区一直围绕着我，在很多方面支持着我. Between professors, faculty and the friendships I have made, 每一个人都向我展示了什么是为人所知，什么是一名学生，什么是真正被关心.

Faith’s Be Known Story

“当我第一次来到乔治福克斯时，我几乎不知道自己在做什么. It was the first time I had ever stepped foot in Oregon. 我记得当出租车让我在爱德华兹大厅外下车时，我感到既兴奋又困惑. I stood in the parking lot with my suitcases watching parents, football players, 助教和助教在宿舍和汽车之间来回跑，帮助学生搬进来. My parents were 2,000 miles away from me. 因为机票太贵了，他们俩都留在了考艾岛的家中. 我记得我不知道霍布森大厅在哪里，也不知道如何寻求帮助.

幸运的是，一群学生领袖看到了我的痛苦，来帮助我. They not only directed me where to go, 但最后却把我的行李箱一路滚到了霍布森. When they did this, 我突然觉得不那么孤单了，因为这些甚至不认识我的人特地来帮助我.

我非常怀疑他们是否知道他们的善举会影响我整个大学生活. 正是那天人们对我的好意激励了我，我自己也想成为一名学生干部. I spent my last three years on campus in residence life, 我喜欢能够在同学们的大学旅程中鼓励他们，陪伴他们.”

The Martin Family

我们最欣赏这个社区的一点是，“为人所知”不仅仅是一个被使用的短语, it’s not just a tagline. It’s something that there’s intentionality behind.

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Mitchell Henry

Recent graduate (Business Administration)

My professors are incredible. 他们希望看到你以一种难以形容的方式取得成功——几乎类似于一个家庭为彼此的成功打下基础，并以任何可能的方式提供帮助.

Ronnda Zezula

Recent graduate (Adult Degree Program)

My experience at George Fox changed everything. From the minute I started interacting with admissions counselors, I knew that there would be grace for me as a human being. 我过去有过被人看不起、被人认为无能的负面经历. 得到我的教授和项目工作人员的鼓励和支持是非常了不起的.

Jonah’s Be Known Story

It was a long and winding path that brought Jonah Wafula to George Fox. 他不得不离开他在乌干达的家人，希望有一天他能给他们更好的生活. Along that journey, Jonah met engineering professor Neal Ninteman. “我和他的儿子成了好朋友，我遇到了他的妻子，就像家人一样. He was like a father figure for me – he understood me. 他说，‘无论什么时候你有问题或遇到什么困难，都可以来我的办公室. Just talk to me and I’ll help.’

我也很乐意去找其他教授，但尼尔是我的首选.”

It wasn’t easy, 但是由于他的教授们的支持和大量的努力工作和学习, 乔纳用了近两年的时间，顺利通过了这所大学严格的工程课程, despite coming to the U.S. at 15 with the equivalent of just a fifth-grade education.

但即使他正在成为一名工程师的道路上，有朝一日可以帮助他的家人回家, something didn’t feel right. 工程不适合他，似乎每个项目都很艰难. What he really loved was telling stories, and he loved movies. 大二快结束时，瓦夫拉开始考虑大学的电影艺术专业. “What if I could support my family doing something I really enjoy?” he thought.

但他不知道他的工程学教授兼导师会不会因为他换专业而对他感到失望. Just the opposite turned out to be true. “Neal was really happy that I got to find what I enjoy. He wasn’t disappointed at all.”

Cinematic arts turned out to be the perfect fit for Jonah. “It’s just wonderful. I really enjoy all my classes. It’s not easy, but it’s what I love.”

至于尼尔，他很高兴看到约拿发现上帝对他生命的计划. “最让我兴奋的是乔治·福克斯能帮助乔纳找到自己的定位, to help him find what God has for him to do,” he says. “他在这里发现了自己的天赋，现在他有能力沿着这条路走下去.”

Shaun Davis

Recent graduate (Doctor of Psychology)

我真的没想过能像在乔治·福克斯那样建立起这种关系. 我觉得我只是去上学，做作业，然后毕业. 但队列模式真的能让你融入一群人，成为一个家庭. 这对我来说是非常令人惊讶的事情，我不知道没有它我还能完成这个节目.

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Lydia Taw

Recent graduate (Computer Science)

我的教授们鼓励我要超越自己的能力. They literally took me from ground zero to a job at Amazon. 他们在帮助我相信我有能力做到这一点和培养我的信心方面发挥了重要作用.

Be Known.