The Daily Bruin

Have you ever wanted to see what Student Activities is up to? If so, sign up to be a chaperone!

We have a great opportunity for you to chaperone on the Portland Spirit boats for our Sadie Hawkins Dance on Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18. If you are interested, please complete the form here.

If you have any questions, please contact Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.

Here are some more events coming up soon:

• Movie Night: Friday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in Hadlock
• Escape Rooms: Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m. Various locations around campus
• Tent City (Juniors Abroad): Thursday, March 9, in the quad

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions about these or other events.

My name is Shelby Wilson, a fourth-year doctoral clinical psychology student at George Fox University.

I am conducting a study for my dissertation on graduate students’ resilience throughout their program. For this study, it is preferred that only currently enrolled graduate-level students participate.

This study involves filling out this Google Form that takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Additionally, there will be an optional drawing for one of 10 $5 Visa gift cards. Please click the link if you are interested in participating in this study.

If you have any questions about the study, please get in touch with me at swilson18@georgefox.edu. Thank you.

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.

The Hadlock Student Center will be open for normal hours of operation during mid-semester break:

• Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Sunday, 2 to 10 p.m.

The Murdock Library and university offices on the Newberg campus and Portland Center will be closed this Friday, Feb. 10, for mid-semester break. While the library is closed, as always its 24-hour space will remain open.

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If you have any questions, contact Amanda Howard at ahoward@georgefox.edu.

The Arts and Crafts Club will be hosting a Valentine’s Day card-making event this Saturday, Feb. 11, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 203. Come make cards for friends, family and loved ones using handmade paper and plenty of decorations!

All are welcome, both students and employees. Contact Laura Conover at lconover19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join University Recreation for a hiking trip to Drift Creek Falls this Sunday, Feb. 12! This secluded waterfall is only accessible by hiking through deep, coastal forest for two miles and across a 37-foot suspension bridge over a canyon!

Scholarships for transportation costs are available. To register and find more information, please visit this link.

If you have any questions, please contact Jasmin Fuentes at jfuentes19@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute’s “Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy” event May 9-11.

Both in-person and Zoom sessions will be hosted, with Tuesday’s event taking place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s meetings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sessions will feature Dr. Patricia Robinson and Dr. Kirk Strosahl, founders of Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy and internationally renowned psychologists.

This CME is an excellent cross-training opportunity in behavioral theory and practice for the medical, dental, pharmacy and nursing professions.

For more information, please visit our event page. Questions? Write us at ipci@georgefox.edu.

We would love to see you and/or your colleagues in May at George Fox or on Zoom!

Learn to keep your heart healthy!

Your diet and exercise habits are important to maintaining good heart health, but they don’t tell the whole story.

In this episode, Will and Colleen meet with Dr. Jamie Beckerman, a cardiologist for the Providence Heart Institute and founding coach of the Heart to Start program, who shares his personal experiences, advice, and encouragement to help you live your healthiest life.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

Providence members have an opportunity to win great prizes on travel!

Participation is easy. Your name will be entered into weekly prize drawings each time you browse any travel or tourist attraction page. So, the more you view, the more contest entries you earn!

Log in throughout the month for more chances to win. Don’t have an account? Create your free account here.

Click here to learn how to enter. Enter each day in February for multiple chances to win!

Think with your heart. View the Providence Heart Guide and commit to your heart health all year long.

The free guide provides delicious recipes, a calendar of events hosted by Basecamp, and information on how to maintain wellness year-round. Use the online interactive guide or request a copy be mailed to you. Here is the link to access the digital guide.

Bruin sports fans, lacrosse season is here!

Come join the George Fox women’s lacrosse team at our sixth annual Fan Day this Saturday, Feb. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Austin Sports Complex. Get a chance to meet the players, learn a bit about the sport, compete to win some Bruin gear, and eat some tasty treats. All ages welcome!

We hope to see you there! Contact Maxine Parkin at mparkin19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Attention sophomores!

The Office of Financial Aid will be having a presentation on “Paying for College” for continuing students. Sophomores, did you know your Stafford Loans can increase, you can still apply for external scholarships, and study abroad can be covered by financial aid? You won’t want to miss out on all the reminders you may have forgotten since freshman year.

There will be two different options for attending this presentation:

• In person, today (Wednesday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. Sign up here.
• Webinar on Zoom, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 5 p.m. Sign up here.

The presentation will also cover many familiar topics, including scholarships, student employment, FAFSA information, professional judgments and more. We encourage students to attend one of these sessions so they can stay up to date on all things financial aid.

For more information on this presentation or if you have any questions, please reach out to the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@georgefox.edu or call us at 503-554-2302.

Networking is the best way to find a job or an internship. So, please be sure to encourage your students to stop by Rooms 101, 102 and 103 in Canyon Commons on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to talk with a variety of employers who will be on campus for our Spring Career Fair.

This is open to all majors, so everyone should stop by for a few minutes to talk with these folks. They will have internship and employment opportunities waiting for our students. The fair is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Feel free to contact Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Networking is the best way to find a job or an internship. So, please be sure to stop by Rooms 101, 102 and 103 in Canyon Commons on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to talk with a variety of employers who will be on campus for our Spring Career Fair.

This is open to all majors, so everyone should stop by for a few minutes to talk with these folks. They will have internship and employment opportunities waiting for you. Bring your resume if you’d like. The fair is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Feel free to contact Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Mail Services will be closed this Friday, Feb. 10, for the mid-semester holiday, and there will be no courier services. Mail Services will be open on Monday, Feb. 13.

You are invited to come share in a celebration in honor Paul Fodge’s years of service at George Fox University. We will host his retirement party from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the Klages Center (former location of the Bruin Den).

Come join us! Contact Mark Stone at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The admissions office is looking for volunteers on Gulley 1 and Edwards 1 to have their rooms shown at 2 p.m. on Fridays as a part of Friday @ Fox events and larger on-campus events like Scholarship Summit and Bruin Preview.

If you are someone who keeps your room tidy and likes to be a helping hand to families visiting George Fox, email Miranda Davidson at mdavidson@georgefox.edu You do not need to be present in your room for housing tours; the guide will use a key to get in and out of the room.

Tours will begin next Friday and run through the spring semester.

If indeed “Christ has come to teach his people, himself,” as George Fox declared, come join us for Contemplative Worship after the manner of Friends, as we seek to attend, discern and embrace the Living Word of Christ within.

We’ll meet tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. in Hoover 250. Spiritual life credit is available for undergraduate students.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.

If you are interested in applying for a grant or would like to learn more about funding opportunities, please reach out to Leanna Smith, George Fox’s new director of corporate, foundation and government relations, at leannas@georgefox.edu.