The Daily Bruin

Grab your friends and sign up for the 2024 5K for Uganda Glow Run/Walk on Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m.!

The cost is $20 for students, $30 for community members, and $10 for children under age 10. This includes a free T-shirt if you sign up by Tuesday, March 19. You can sign up at this link.

All proceeds go toward the Doctor of Physical Therapy program’s medical service trip to Uganda, where we will be working with patients in rural communities.

Questions? Contact Hannah Quinn at hbusch15@georgefox.edu.

March is here, which means the countdown to FAFSAs can begin!

In January, the Department of Education announced that it will process and send FAFSA data to schools in the first half of March. Your financial aid counselors expect to receive FAFSAs within the next three weeks and package aid as soon as possible afterward. Here’s what this means for you:

• You will receive emails from the Department of Education and George Fox University when your FAFSA has been processed and we have received your data.
• If you made a mistake on your FAFSA, you will be able to log into your studentaid.gov dashboard and make corrections once you receive notice that your FAFSA has been processed.
• Your institutional aid from George Fox will remain the same as last year, but federal and state aid may change based on new FAFSA information and calculated Student Aid Index (SAI).
• We will receive FAFSAs in batches from the Department of Education, not all at once. While we will work through batches as quickly as we can, it may take several weeks for you to receive your financial aid offer letter after your FAFSA is processed.

If you have any questions or concerns while this process is ongoing, you can visit George Fox financial aid office on the second floor of the Stevens Center during drop-in hours (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.) or schedule an appointment online with your financial aid counselor.

Read our Current FAFSA Issues FAQ page for updated answers to common FAFSA questions. Thank you for your patience during this time, and please know our financial aid office is here to support you in whatever way we can.

In the next few days, the Portland Writing Center will become the Virtual Learning Center. We will be offering the same services, writing consultations and academic coaching, with the same amazing consultants; our name is simply changing to represent the modality of our services.

We will let you know when the change officially happens. If you have any questions, please email Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu. To schedule an appointment with the Portland Writing Center, please go to the TracCloud icon on your Canvas page.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting the final round of Scholarship Summit today (Friday). With around 300 visitors expected on campus, we are asking George Fox students and employees to help extend the Be Known promise throughout the day. Here’s what you can keep in mind.

• Use street parking instead of campus parking lots. Guests will be arriving on campus between 7:45 and 8:30 a.m. and will fill all the main campus parking lots.
• Be mindful of guests in your housing area. We will have housing tours circulating through Edwards, Gulley, Pennington, HMS, and Newlin from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tour groups will be viewing dorm lobbies and a room on the first floor of each dorm.
• Plan for a busier-than-usual Canyon Commons. Guests will be going through the main servery line. If you see a family looking for a spot to sit, invite them to join you!

If you have questions, email visit@georgefox.edu or call Lauren Hill at 503-554-2245.

University Recreation is offering several exciting outdoor adventures throughout the next couple of weeks. This includes hiking at Silver Falls, snowshoeing and sledding on Mt. Hood, a Columbia River Gorge waterfall tour, and an intro to outdoor photography.

Scholarships are available to help students offset expenses related with registration fees. To find more details on these trips visit this link, and feel free to contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu with any questions.

With everyday essentials like grocery bags, food/drink wrappers, Ziplock baggies, and packaging, we go through a lot of plastic each day! While a small portion of this ends up recycled, most of it winds up in the landfill, where it will stay for hundreds of years and never completely decompose.

In the spirit of “reduce, reuse, recycle,” the Arts & Crafts Club and Stewards of Sustainability Club are hosting an upcycling event, where we will have a few crafts to create art out of old materials! We will gather from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, in Brougher. Projects will include:

• Transforming old plastic packaging into functional wallets, pencil pouches and jewelry
• Turning plastic grocery bags into yarn for knitting/crocheting
• Using wood scraps to build a bug hotel for the Stewards of Sustainability Club’s garden

If you are interested in this event, please sign up here and start collecting (clean) plastic trash to bring!

Feel free to reach out to Lilly McAfee at lmcafee19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Please join us as we clean up the Newberg Peace Garden (501 Mission Dr.) on Saturday, March 9, at 10 a.m. Chapel credit will be offered!

This is a MGMT 300 group project. Feel free to contact Calvin McCauley at cmccauley21@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Greetings from the Chess Club! We will be hosting a film and free play event today (Friday) from 5 to 7 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. The event will be non-competitive, so just bring yourself and a smile!

The short film that we will be watching is Geri’s Game, a funny five-minute short animation by Pixar about a chess game. Free candy will be provided. All are welcome!

Please RSVP by using this link.

Feel free to reach out to Kiernen McTaggart-Ivezic at kmctaggart22@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Mobility, injury, or other dynamics may make the rock wall unattainable. We want to hold a focus group to provide a platform to share your own thoughts and experiences or even perspectives you have overheard about how the wall might be further accessed.

On Tuesday, March 5, at 10 a.m. in the Hadlock meeting room, we invite anyone with an interest in listening or sharing their thoughts on how to make the rock wall more inclusive and accessible.

Please consider joining us. We want to listen and learn from your observations so we can accommodate to the best of our ability.

Feel free to contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Come watch The Lorax with the Stewards of Sustainability Club and Comic Book Club in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Join us in Hoover 105 tomorrow (Saturday) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for a good movie and snacks!

Feel free to reach out to Lilly McAfee at lmcafee19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

In such a divided and digital age, election years are difficult. It can be especially hard to navigate relationships with people of differing opinions.

Join the Department of Communication to hear from guest speaker Dr. Stephanie Bennett about how silence can be one of our greatest allies in civil discourse and ethical, interpersonal relationships.

The presentation and Q-and-A session will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in EHS 102. Drinks and appetizers will be provided!

Contact Emmalee Johnson at ejohnson20@georgefox.edu for further information.

Interested in anime, webtoons, or cartoons? Join the Comic Book Club today (Friday) in Hoover 207 at 5:30 p.m. to reminisce about classic shows, discover new favorites, engage in games, and connect with fellow enthusiasts! Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Feel free to reach out to Aireen Celestino at acelestino20@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Register now for Newberg’s first-ever board game convention! We look forward to bringing together board game beginners, enthusiasts, and developers for a fun and exciting weekend of gaming and socializing.

You can choose to attend the convention anytime from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on either Saturday, April 20, or Sunday, April 21, in Canyon Commons 101. Please note that you will only be allowed entrance to the particular day your ticket is purchased for.

Register here. Employees are welcome to join in on the action!

Feel free to reach out to Paul Otto at potto@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join the School of Communication and Design as we open our Student Annual Art and Design Showcase in both the Lindgren and Minthorne galleries. We’ll celebrate the opening of this exhibition during Newberg’s First Friday Art Walk (FFAW) between 5 to 8 p.m. today (Friday).

Chandler Brutscher will be leading an Art Walk tour for those who have never been out and about for Newberg’s FFAW! The tour will begin in Lindgren Gallery at 5 p.m. and end at the Blue Trout Gallery in downtown Newberg by 7 p.m.

Stay tuned for details about the award ceremony for the student show coming on Monday, March 4.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Chandler Brutscher at cbrutscher@georgefox.edu.

The climbing wall’s hot dog fundraiser is today (Friday)! Come out and support the climbing wall and Seattle Children’s Hospital by buying a hot dog on the quad between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Hot dogs will be $3, with chips and drinks available as add-ons for a few dollars more. Purchases help support our Bouldering Competition, which has free registration for a limited time! You can register for it here.

Feel free to reach out to Nathanael Freeman at freemann@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Register now for Newberg’s first-ever board game convention! We look forward to bringing together board game beginners, enthusiasts, and developers for a fun and exciting weekend of gaming and socializing.

You can choose to attend the convention anytime from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on either Saturday, April 20, or Sunday, April 21, in Canyon Commons 101. Please note that you will only be allowed entrance to the particular day your ticket is purchased for.

Register here. Students receive free admission; please contact Phyllis Hartle at hartlep@georgefox.edu for a discount code.

Feel free to reach out to Paul Otto at potto@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Calling Fox freshmen! The Associated Student Community (ASC) will have a table outside of the library on Thursday, March 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Swing by to say hello to your ASC reps and grab a sweet treat.

Feel free to contact Janessa Antemann at jantemann23@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to come check out a special production, Opera Scenes, tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. With scenes from Martha, Acis and Galatea, and many more, it’s sure to be a blast.

Opera Scenes is a production by the performing arts department, with students who take vocal lessons with Maggie Daane and Jill Soltero.

Admission is free, but be sure to come early, as seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university’s performing arts department will present our spring musical, Bright Star, in Wood-Mar Auditorium beginning next week. Here are our showtimes:

• Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9 & March 14-16, at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, March 10 and March 17, at 2 p.m.

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s.

When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past – and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.

With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, Bright Star is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.

Students and staff can claim their free ticket by visiting our website at georgefox.edu/box-office. Student tickets are free for Thursday nights; staff tickets are free for any night. When selecting your complimentary tickets, please do so using your own George Fox email address. Open captioning will be offered on the first Sunday and second Thursday performances.

If you have any questions, contact Kacy Hughson at khughson@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting the final round of Scholarship Summit tomorrow (Friday). With around 300 visitors expected on campus, we are asking George Fox students and employees to help extend the Be Known promise throughout the day. Here’s what you can keep in mind.

• Use street parking instead of campus parking lots. Guests will be arriving on campus tomorrow between 7:45 and 8:30 a.m. and will fill all the main campus parking lots.
• Be mindful of guests in your housing area. We will have housing tours circulating through Edwards, Gulley, Pennington, HMS, and Newlin from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tour groups will be viewing dorm lobbies and a room on the first floor of each dorm.
• Plan for a busier-than-usual Canyon Commons. Guests will be going through the main servery line. If you see a family looking for a spot to sit, invite them to join you!

If you have questions, email visit@georgefox.edu or call Lauren Hill at 503-554-2245.