The Daily Bruin

Our Shalom programming on Instagram Live (@gfuspil) has been changed to begin at 7:45 p.m. Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) for our last Shalom of the academic year as the university pastors lead interactive liturgies from commonprayer.net, with Scripture readings, songs, and prayer requests.

Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Around this time each year, with a class of seniors graduating, student loan repayment scams start to become more common. Here are a few tips and a resource so you can be on the lookout. 

Tips

• Know the names of your private and federal loan servicer. 
• Your lender will not call you about student loan forgiveness.
• Scammers will often use the promise of student loan discharge or forgiveness.
• You should never have to pay a fee to enroll in an income-driven repayment plan. Contact your lender directly if you have questions. 
• Watch out for third-party companies promising fast loan forgiveness, or use pressure tactics.

For more information on what to look out for, please go to this link. To find your federal loan servicer, please follow these steps:

• Go to Studentaid.gov
• Log in with your FSA username and password
• On your dashboard it will have their name
• You can also call 1-800-433-3243

You can always reach out to the financial aid office for more help at finaid@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2301.    

Please make sure that you continue to carefully follow physical distancing guidelines to slow the spread of COVID. With the beautiful weather, it is tempting to relax our attention to these important matters.

If you are using the George Fox track or field or are out on the quad or elsewhere on campus, these guidelines from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) should be carefully followed:

• Stay home, save lives. The best way to stay healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home. You must also limit things you do outside your home to what you must do. Examples of things you must do are: shopping for food or picking up medicines. The governor’s order does not allow gatherings where people cannot keep six feet apart. Also, the order does not allow social events and non-essential business where people come into close contact. 
• Maintain six feet between you and all other people.
• Wash or sanitize your hands after contact with any surface.
• Do not touch your face, except after washing and sanitizing your hands.
• Avoid groups and contact with other people.

For more information on physical distancing and Oregon’s novel coronavirus response, click here. Questions? Contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

Graduating? Here’s how to return your books
To return checked-out library materials, you can either:

• Place them in the 24-hour book drop at either the Newberg or Portland campus libraries, or
• Mail them to:

George Fox University
Murdock Library
416 N. Meridian St.
Newberg, OR 97132

Need help paying for shipping? Contact us by Friday, May 15, to receive a prepaid mailing label. Please email your name, your address (including ZIP code), and the total weight of your packaged books to circadmin@georgefox.edu.

Not graduating yet? Here’s how to return your books
Non-graduating students can either:

• Place them in the 24-hour book drop at either the Newberg or Portland campus libraries, or
• Contact circadmin@georgefox.edu to have your due dates extended until Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu.

Remote teaching has changed the scenery of this semester, and The Student Collective team wants to hear from you. What have you been up to?

Submit your experiences and photos and be a part of sharing our university’s story by sharing your own stories in this year’s yearbook! Students, staff and professors are all encouraged to participate by filling out this form.

Questions? Contact ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center intramurals program is hosting a running, cycling and walking/hiking challenge during the month of May. The individuals that log the most minutes for the entire month (there will be three separate groups) will win the respective championship. Depending on the number of sign-ups, we may have separate categories for students and faculty/staff.

Whether you run, ride or walk/hike really fast, or you’re just getting out for some exercise and cruising, the winners will be determined not by speed but by the total number of minutes for the entire month of May.

For more information and to sign up, go to imleagues.com. Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

Hey Bruins! If you love sports and want to get paid to watch them, join the Bruin work-study team today!

We have a wide variety of positions to fill, from photography and graphic design to game management and staff writers. Head to this page to see job postings for each position, or look for our jobs on Handshake.

Questions? Contact Seth Preuss (spreuss@georgefox.edu).

Would you like a study buddy to prep for your exams? Or maybe you’d like a consultant to review your term paper? The finals week ARC appointment schedule is now live!

You may schedule a virtual appointment between Monday, April 27, and Thursday, April 30, from 1 to 8 p.m. Click here to make an appointment. You can also email the_arc@georgefox.edu for assistance setting up an appointment.

Anxious about final exams? Here is a helpful resource for coping with exam anxiety. For tips on preparing for and taking online exams, check out this resource created by the ARC staff.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center intramurals program is hosting a running, cycling and walking/hiking challenge during the month of May. The individuals that log the most minutes for the entire month (there will be three separate groups) will win the respective championship. Depending on the number of sign-ups, we may have separate categories for students and faculty/staff.

Whether you run, ride or walk/hike really fast, or you’re just getting out for some exercise and cruising, the winners will be determined not by speed but by the total number of minutes for the entire month of May.

For more information and to sign up, go to imleagues.com. Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

Just a friendly reminder that when sending out department mail and to ensure that there are no delays, please include the department chart of account number. If you have any questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Would you like a study buddy to prep for your exams? Or maybe you’d like a consultant to review your term paper? The finals week ARC appointment schedule is now live!

You may schedule a virtual appointment between Monday, April 27, and Thursday, April 30, from 1 to 8 p.m. Click here to make an appointment. You can also email the_arc@georgefox.edu for assistance setting up an appointment.

Anxious about final exams? Here is a helpful resource for coping with exam anxiety. For tips on preparing for and taking online exams, check out this resource created by the ARC staff.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

As you can imagine, this semester has been very disruptive to graduating seniors. Commencement will not take place on Saturday, May 2, as originally planned. Instead, the university will celebrate the graduates virtually that day, and a plan is in place for an in-person celebration on Saturday, Aug. 15.

We know this change is disappointing for our graduates. Fortunately, there is something tangible we can do to encourage them, and we’d love for you to be a part of it. Help us create a congratulations video montage that will be shared with Bruins virtually! It’s a simple yet powerful way to spread a little cheer during this tough time.

Here’s how to send your message:

• With your phone in landscape mode (turned sideways), record a three- to five-second message of “Congratulations!”, “We’re proud of you!” or “Good luck!”
• Email your video to alumni@georgefox.edu.
• Include your name and graduation year in the email.
• Send it in by the end of today (Thursday).

Your clip will be shared with graduating Bruins on Saturday, May 2. Thank you for encouraging the Class of 2020 during this difficult transition! Questions? Contact Sara Reamy at sreamy@georgefox.edu.

Remote teaching has changed the scenery of this semester, and The Student Collective team wants to hear from you! What have you been up to?

Submit your experiences and photos and be a part of sharing our university’s story by sharing your own stories in this year’s yearbook. Students, staff and professors are all encouraged to participate by filling out this form.

Questions? Contact ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu.

Graduating? Here’s how to return your books
To return checked-out library materials, you can either:

• Place them in the 24-hour book drop at either the Newberg or Portland campus libraries, or
• Mail them to:

George Fox University
Murdock Library
416 N. Meridian St.
Newberg, OR 97132

Need help paying for shipping? Contact us by Friday, May 15, to receive a prepaid mailing label. Please email your name, your address (including ZIP code), and the total weight of your packaged books to circadmin@georgefox.edu.

Not graduating yet? Here’s how to return your books
Non-graduating students can either:

• Place them in the 24-hour book drop at either the Newberg or Portland campus libraries, or
• Contact circadmin@georgefox.edu to have your due dates extended until Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in joining our worship bands next year? The Office for Spiritual Life will be hosting auditions during the first week of the fall semester.

We will send more information out during the summer about signing up for those auditions. Please email Jamie Johnson (jamiej@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

After 43 years of service at George Fox, Paul Chamberlain will be retiring this May. We had to cancel his retirement event in April and are rescheduling it for September (time and place TBA). Please feel free to reach out now to Paul (pchamber@georgefox.edu) and wish him the best as he starts this new adventure.

Paul taught in the chemistry department from the fall of 1977 through 2013. Since then he he has been the director for the Center of Study Abroad. He will be greatly missed!

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

If you voluntarily choose to wear an N95 filtering face-piece (dust mask), OR-OSHA requires employers to provide employees with a copy of Appendix D of 1910.134, Respiratory Protection. This appendix is available online here.

Before using a N95 filtering face-piece, read and follow the instructions for cleaning, inspecting, maintaining and storing your mask.

If you voluntarily choose to use a higher form of respiratory protection such as a negative-pressure (any cartridge type), powered-air, or supplied-air respirator, contact Dan Schutter (dschutte@georgefox.edu), as a medical evaluation and fit testing may be required.

A George Fox alumna, JeanneAnn Farris, and a current student, Nicola Pieper, have created a play called International. A free play reading will be performed via Zoom tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m.

International is a play that explores the challenges and experiences of people who identify with more than one country. It delves into the struggles of identity in country, identity in the Christian faith, and the clashes and correlation of the two in relation to one another. It’s a compiling of interviews, most of which are associated with students and faculty of George Fox University.

If you’re interested, would like to know more, or would like the link to the Zoom session, email internationalstagedreading@gmail.com.

Did you miss yesterday’s all-employee meeting? No worries: You can still watch it at your convenience at this link (login required). In the session, President Robin Baker answers many of the questions he has received and discusses the work to be done in the coming months.

To access the meeting, type in the password provided on the site. If you have questions or comments, please share them here.

The undergraduate admissions office is hiring 10 paid interns for the 2020-21 academic year! Are you interested in a professional development experience that is a great resume builder?

The application is open on Handshake until this Friday, April 24. If you have any questions, contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu.