The Daily Bruin

If you work on campus, taking time for lunch during a busy work day is a valuable commodity. Eating on campus saves you time and gives you an opportunity to maximize your lunch break. Even better, lunch enjoyed in the Canyon Commons gives you a chance to socialize with both coworkers and students and enjoy a sense of community.

Why not join the Lunch Club! Stop by the Bon Appetit office and purchase a Lunch Club card. For $65 you can enjoy 15 lunches in the Canyon Commons dining hall. With all the food choices we offer on a daily basis, we have something for everyone!

Was your LinkedIn photo taken back in high school? Did you take your photo on a phone camera? If so, stop by the IDEA Center from 1 to 3 p.m. on any Tuesday until the end of the semester and get a professional photo taken for your LinkedIn account.

Potential employers are looking for people who know how to present themselves, and we want you to look your best!

Join the French Club for movie night this Friday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Minthorn basement. We will be watching a French comedy together and enjoying some delicious snacks! Don’t worry if you don’t speak French; the movie will be subtitled.

Questions? Contact Rachel Storm at rstorm16@georgefox.edu.

Learn strategies to manage and overcome your stress and anxiety! Develop the skills to be free from unnecessary worry and fear. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24, the Health and Counseling Center will host a free stress management class that will meet weekly for four weeks. Each session will last from 5 to 6 p.m. and meet in the Health and Counseling Center’s classroom.

Call 503-554-2340 to sign up or if you have questions. Space is limited to 15, so call now!

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be hosting two workshops about APA writing style this semester. Please share these opportunities with your students.

Primary APA Workshop
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lemmons 8
Professor Sue O’Donnell will be giving a thorough workshop about APA style, including formatting, citations and references, writing style, and more.

Follow-Up APA Workshop
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lemmons 8
Students can join our ARC coordinator, Maddie Lowen, for hands-on practice with APA citations and references, including immediate feedback and question/answer time. All students are welcome, even if they were not able to attend the first APA workshop.

If you have questions, contact Maddie Lowen at mlowen@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in learning about other cultures and sharing about your own? If so, consider joining the university’s Cultural Partner Program, an opportunity for unique learning and for all our students to “Be Known.”

The program is designed to match our international students with American students to learn about global perspectives and differences between cultures. Through a regular meeting time to share about your culture and learn about others’, you will gain a broader cultural awareness. The setting is informal, fun and informative and gives students the opportunity to share their cultural stories and experiences in a small-group setting that meets weekly.

How does the program work?

• You can join as an individual or invite a friend to join your group.
• Groups will be a combination of international students and American students.
• Groups will be a maximum of four people but could be smaller.
• Groups will join an initial dinner where they will meet their group members and receive cultural training.
• Groups will then meet on a weekly basis at a time and place convenient to them.
• Groups are encouraged to send a picture of themselves after their meeting to the International Student Services office.  We will post a picture on our Facebook page and have a drawing every week, with a prize given to the winners. The photo deadline is every Friday at 5 p.m.
• Every month you will have a gathering of all the groups. We will provide you food and cultural games.

Why participate?

Some of the benefits you may gain from the program:

• Greater understanding of American culture
• Understanding the complexities of your own culture
• Increased network for support
• Improved communication skills
• Friendship that stretches across borders and the lifetime!

How to apply

• Applications are due Thursday, Feb. 1.
• Please email Qianru Ou (qou15@georgefox.edu) for more information.
• Complete your application through this link.

There is a first gathering party on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m. in the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC), where you will have the chance to meet your cultural partners.

Calling all designers and artists interested in what it’s like in a professional art setting! The Bureau of Betterment will be represented at this Art Talk tonight (Monday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.). Join us for this free presentation from 6 to 7 p.m.

The Bureau of Betterment is the design studio of Mette Hornung Rankin. This will be an opportunity to listen in on a discussion about their practice in branding, packaging, typography and illustration. All are welcome, and food and drink will be available.

Hope to see you there! Contact Elizabeth Herrera (herrerae16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Looking for a fun volunteer opportunity? Marquis Newberg is looking for four or five volunteers to help serve dinner for their nursing facility’s Winter Ball on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It will be a semi-formal event. so student volunteers would need to wear all white or black.

If interested, call 503-554-7114 or email Elizabeth at elfouch@marquiscompanies.com. Marquis Newberg is located at 441 Werth Blvd., in Newberg.

Do you have anything exciting going on in your class within the next few weeks? The marketing communications office is looking to capture some engaging classroom footage for an upcoming commercial.

If you’d like to be featured, please connect with David Green at dgreen@georgefox.edu.

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? Both employees and students can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him or her for a C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.

Only seniors (graduating in April 2018) are eligible for consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.

The aim of the award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox community. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form must be received by Monday, Feb. 26. Your georgefox.edu username will be recorded when you submit this form.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2306.

If you have not done so already, it is time for students to indicate via their “Student Service Center” that they want to access their 1098T Tuition Tax Statement online.

Making this selection will give you 24-hour access to a PDF of your tax form as soon as it is ready! From there it can be easily printed, emailed or saved. Please be aware that if you “Grant Consent” a printed copy will no longer be mailed to you.

If you want to file your taxes quickly, have moved or are concerned about mail safely reaching you, we strongly recommend this option. Navigation: MyGFU>Student Center>Account Inquiry>Account Services tab, then choose “Grant Consent.”

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.

ASC has extended the application deadline for all positions for this year’s election. They now close on Wednesday, Jan. 24. This includes the signature form, references, and main application form. These can all be found on the ASC homepage at asc.georgefox.edu.

You must have all these items submitted in order to run for ASC Central Committee. There are no longer options for a write in. Email Nehemiah Heye at nheye14@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Math can be a struggle for many students. A student who attends Catalyst High School, an alternative school, is requesting tutoring assistance in studying for the math portion of the GED. If you are interested in assisting or have any questions, please email Noelle Ho (nho14@georgefox.edu).

Thanks for your consideration!

What do you think about New Year’s resolutions? I am working on an article and would love your feedback on the subject. If you could take a couple minutes to answer six questions, it would really help me out.

Thanks!
– Molly Williams (mollisande@yahoo.com)

New Year’s Resolutions Survey

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Come join us for some swing dancing tonight (Saturday) in the FoxHole! The Coast to Coast swing dance club is hosting dancing from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Bring your friends and your dancing shoes. All levels of dancers are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Contact Justin Chang (jchang15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Math can be a struggle for many students. A student who attends Catalyst High School, an alternative school, is requesting tutoring assistance in studying for the math portion of the GED. If you are interested in assisting or have any questions, please email Noelle Ho (nho14@georgefox.edu).

Thanks for your consideration!

What do you think about New Year’s resolutions? I am working on an article and would love your feedback on the subject. If you could take a couple minutes to answer six questions, it would really help me out.

Thanks!
– Molly Williams (mollisande@yahoo.com)

New Year’s Resolutions Survey

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

You are invited to view a series of artwork pieces on display in the Portland Center library based on the book Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Between the World and Me is a personal, searing and visceral account addressing what it means to inhabit an African American body in today’s America.

The art display includes an altered book, a tiny altered book and collaged and painted panels. The display will be available for viewing until Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Contact Jennifer Lichtenberg (jlichtenberg@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Interested in learning more about technology and how it applies to the educational experience? You are invited to a free conference hosted by the Oregon Technology in Education Network (OTEN) on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Pacific University’s Forest Grove campus. George Fox is a founding member of the OTEN consortium.

The gathering will feature peer-reviewed presentations from university faculty and other educators from across Oregon and the Northwest. We would like to encourage faculty and staff who have been innovating with their teaching to register for the free half-day conference (8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.).

For more information, please take a look at the conference website here.

Hello all Spanish speakers! Erick Torres will be hosting a Spanish table this semester in Canyon Commons on Fridays from noon to 2 p.m. Look for a table with the Aztec calendar on the napkin holder.

Come over, eat food and practice speaking Spanish. Practice makes perfect!

Contact Viki Defferding (vdefferding@georgefox.edu) with any questions.