The Daily Bruin

For Serve Day, the spiritual life team is happy to partner with Bybee Lake Hope Center in Portland, which provides transitional housing to support Portland metro community members experiencing houselessness.

This year, a large group of students will be putting together welcome kits for people moving into their new space at the Hope Center. We need you to help by donating 75 new and unused pillows and blankets. Please drop them by the SpiL/Barclay House by 5 p.m. this Monday, Sept. 11. Anything that gets donated will be matched and doubled by the spiritual life department.

Thanks for your participation! Contact Tallie Sawatsky at tsawatsky21@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Did you know that less than 1% of the world’s water supply is available as drinking water? Learn more on this fact here and here.

In light of that, this a reminder about the Stewards of Sustainability Club’s first event of the year tomorrow (Saturday)! As part of a statewide effort to clean up our beaches and rivers, SOLVE is hosting a volunteer event to remove litter and replace invasive plants with native ones in one of Newberg’s natural spaces. We would like to join in their effort to protect our local waterways!

We will be meeting in front of the Roberts building’s main doors at 8:40 a.m. to walk over together, and expect to be back by 11:45 a.m. You can also meet us there at 346 Corinne Dr., in Newberg. Gloves and tools will be provided.

If you have not signed up but would like to join, please fill out this form. Both students and employees are welcome. Hope to see you there!

Contact Lilly McAfee lmcafee19@georgefox.edu for more information.

Take advantage of a free Canopy employee wellbeing webinar, “Home Buying and Financing 101,” from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. this Tuesday, Sept. 12.

This webinar identifies the pros and cons of owning a home, review of the process, various types of zero and low-down loan programs, and more. Register here.

The Department of Language and Literature is excited to announce a new season of youth enrichment classes through George Fox.

This year, we’re thrilled to offer three Spanish beginners classes for elementary and middle schoolers, one Spanish advanced class, and an English creative writing class for middle schoolers. They are scheduled to take place Monday and Wednesday afternoons in Minthorn Hall.

We are currently training and preparing our students in the department to teach these fun, engaging, and intellectually interactive classes to the kids in our Newberg community. If you are interested in signing your children up or would like more information on the programs, please contact Susana Barnreuther at sbarnreuther@georgefox.edu.

The first season of intramurals is fast approaching, which means the deadline to register is coming even faster! Make sure you get your team signed up at this link by Saturday, Sept. 9, at 11:59 p.m.

Don’t have a team? Don’t worry: You can sign up as a free agent and join a team!

Reach out with any questions to Maclairen Magruder by sending an email to intramurals@georgefox.edu.

If your students use APA 7 formatting, remind them to come to an APA workshop with Sue O’Donnell on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Students will learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more. The event is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

Email Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Join us for an APA workshop with Sue O’Donnell on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more.

Please reach out to Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Fox Co. Fair is in the quad at 6 p.m. tomorrow night (Friday)! Come check out the campus clubs, local churches and ways you can be a part of your community at this annual event. We will have bingo prizes and games.

Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details.

Coming up:

• Serve Day Celebration: Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2 p.m., the quad
• Fox Jamboree: Friday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m., the quad
• Amazing Race: Friday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m., starts in front of Stevens

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Interested in helping out families and children? Come volunteer for Foster Parents Night Out (FPNO) and/or Little+Big Bruins!

FPNO is a monthly event in which foster parents drop off their children and volunteers play with them for the evening. Little+Big Bruins is a mentorship program in which George Fox students are paired with an elementary or middle school student in the Newberg School District and build a relationship with them.

If you are interested in either of these programs, please come to the info/training night at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Canyon Commons 101-102. You do not have to be committed to come to the info/training night, but it is required to participate.

Please email fpno.georgefox@gmail.com or anardella21@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Calling all freshman and sophomore nursing majors! The College of Nursing is hosting two town hall meetings this semester. At these sessions, you will have the opportunity to:

• Review the curriculum and compliance requirements
• Discover pre-nursing success strategies
• Meet your CAP coach
• Learn about direct and general admit options

We will be hosting both sessions on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The first meeting will be at 1 p.m. in the Roberts Center (Room 170), and the second will be at 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

This is a highly recommended event. If you are unable to attend, please email nursing@georgefox.edu.

The library is pleased to deliver library materials for faculty with offices on the Newberg campus. Library materials must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign.

Fill out the request form here.

The second annual RISE Women’s Worship Night and Leadership Conference will take place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9.

The conference will feature female professionals, including faculty, staff and alumni who are eager to provide encouragement and share wisdom with the young women of Fox. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, build connections and learn skills to stand out among the crowd.

Participants will worship together Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. (while earning chapel credit) and discuss keys to success at Saturday’s leadership conference from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.

Alumni are welcome! Register at this link.

The Crescent, George Fox University’s student-run newspaper, is hiring for the 2023-24 academic year.

We all have a “money personality” and it has a major impact on our attitudes, relationship with money, and spending habits. By understanding this, individuals can monitor and adjust their behaviors to make smart money decisions.

In a free Canopy webinar session, “Psychology of Spending,” we will teach strategies and tactics to decode personality types to gain control over finances. Join us either from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, or from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21. Register here.

Join our Spanish Bible study group! Come participate in our sessions on Wednesdays from 5 to 5:40 p.m. in the basement of the Minthorn building.

Regardless of your level of Bible or Spanish knowledge, everyone is welcome to join in this time of reflection. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Nicole Canedo at ncanedo21@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Looking for a fun time exploring the great outdoors? Join other George Fox students on a trip to the coast this weekend to go bodyboarding and skimboarding! We’ll provide warm wetsuits, transportation, and instruction. Sign up at this link.

We also have an overnight paddleboarding trip next weekend in which we will be “backpacking” with paddleboards and camping on an island overnight. Sign up at this link.

Check out these trips and reach out to Megan Tollisen at mtollisen21@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Scholarships are available for students in need. Details are on each trip listing.

For the full calendar of events, go here.

Join us for Employee Family Day at the Hadlock Student Center on Saturday, Sept. 16! Get ready for some fun and excitement with your loved ones! Enjoy a variety of activities and games available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including

• Bouldering at the rock climbing wall
• Dodgeball
• Floor hockey
• Pickleball
• Top-roping at the rock climbing wall (belayers provided)
• Basketball
• Open gym and weight room

Family members and kids of all ages are welcome as long as the related employee is present. Please note that waivers are required for family members, so be sure to check the age-specific guidelines. Complete a guest waiver here.

If you have any questions, email Joe Thouvenel at jthouvenel@georgefox.edu.

Join the Theology Club at noon on Wednesdays in Hoover 104. We will have discussions, enjoy free food, and much more!

This week we will be diving into “Science and the Bible, Conflict or Harmony?”

Please reach out to Christian Rainville at crainville21@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The university’s Autism group meets every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning tomorrow (Sept. 7). In order to participate, you must have autism or Asperger’s syndrome.

Come enjoy games, snacks, conversation, and other activities! If you are interested in coming to the group, please reach out to Carrie Hall at chall@georgefox.edu for the location and additional details.

The posting and display policy at George Fox applies to student-sponsored public displays and posters. Displays generally consist of a number of images, pictures, or ideas intended for engagement by the broader campus community to create awareness or generate discussion.

Posters are generally intended to advertise a particular event or raise awareness about the activities of a particular officially recognized campus club or organization.

Find all the details you need in the Student Handbook: Campus Display & Posting Policy section, which can be viewed at this link.

For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon in the student life office at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.