The Daily Bruin

The student life team is excited to host the Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD) Annual Conference June 2-5. Some guests began arriving as early as May 28, with retreats and pre-conference workshops scheduled from May 30 to June 2.

We’re expecting more than 500 student life professionals from Christian colleges and universities across the U.S., Canada, and around the world. The conference also welcomes Christian professionals serving in student life roles at non-faith-based institutions.

As you encounter guests on campus during that week, we encourage you to extend a warm George Fox welcome. Many of these individuals have spent the past year pouring into others; this conference is a vital opportunity for them to be renewed, encouraged, and poured into themselves.

To view the conference schedule and details, please visit the event’s website. If you have questions, feel free to contact Sharia (Hays) Jones at shays@georgefox.edu or Mark Pothoff at mpothoff@georgefox.edu.

Join us this Monday, June 2, to celebrate librarian and archivist Dustin Kelley at the Murdock Library. We will take time between 2 and 4 p.m. to honor Dustin’s hard work and legacy and encourage him in his next chapter.

If you’re not able to join us, we invite you to submit a note or recording to our Google Form. Reach out to Kate Wimer at kwimer@georgefox.edu with questions.

Join Healthy Conversations, a virtual broadcast hosted by the Providence Health Institute and Providence Basecamp, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3.

Guest speaker Dr. Kirsten Crowley, a pediatrician with the Providence Medical Group, will offer her expertise on the benefits of exposing children to healthy lifestyle behaviors and how this increases the likelihood of them continuing those behaviors into adulthood.

We will discuss key areas of focus for a well-balanced approach to social development, well-being, daily activity needs, and nutrition choices. Invite your family and friends. A Q&A session will be offered toward the end of the conversation.

Healthy Conversations is a quarterly broadcast that offers a unique yet ever-important conversation around modeling healthy behaviors within the home. When the whole family is included in the healthy lifestyle choices, the entire home benefits.

Take the next step in your retirement planning! George Fox is hosting another on-campus consultation with Phillip Carbajal from Nationwide on Wednesday, June 18, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Klages 231.

This is your chance to get one-on-one guidance on your retirement goals and have your questions answered conveniently on campus. Sign up today!

If June 18 doesn’t work for you, virtual appointments on different days are also available. Find out more here.

Don’t miss out! There are still one-on-one virtual consultation spots available with experienced Providence Health Plan representatives on Wednesday, June 4.

This is your chance to get personalized answers to all your health plan questions. Whether you’re wondering about coverage for a specific service, have concerns about a claim, need to inquire about financial assistance, are navigating a complex medical situation, or want to learn more about massage therapy benefits, these consultations are designed to help you.

Sign up today to get the clarity and support you need!

Our campus is participating in a program on AI readiness offered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). For this “Best of…” series, they are revisiting some of the most impactful ideas and discussions from the past year of AI Ready webinars with new tips and tricks regarding communications and marketing (May 29), policy development (June 5), and teaching with AI (June 12).

These one-hour webinars will be held each Thursday from May 29 to June 12 at 11 a.m. PST. Feel free to register for just one that is of interest to you, or all three! Register here!

Gemini Updates
Have you noticed how fast Gemini is improving? Google is rapidly updating Gemini, and the latest version is even better on a wide range of industry benchmarks. Check it out!

And if you’re currently a Gemini Premium user, and finding the regular Gemini features to be sufficient, please let us know so we can trade your license for someone who is waiting. Thanks!

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu

Sign up your fifth- through eighth-graders for George Fox’s esports camp this summer. The event runs June 23-26 and offers four days of challenges, skill training, competition, activities and prizes!

Sign up before June 16 to receive $20 off your registration fee. Learn more and register here.

The maintenance work request system, TMA, will be shut down starting at 6 a.m. today for a software update. The maintenance system should resume at 9 a.m., so you can submit work requests then.

If you have an urgent request, please email the plant services office at plantservices@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed this Monday, May 26, to observe the Memorial Day holiday. The libraries in Newberg and the Portland Center will also be closed, although the 24-hour space in the Murdock Library will remain open.

Don’t miss out! There are still one-on-one virtual consultation spots available with experienced Providence Health Plan representatives on Wednesday, June 4.

This is your chance to get personalized answers to all your health plan questions. Whether you’re wondering about coverage for a specific service, have concerns about a claim, need to inquire about financial assistance, are navigating a complex medical situation, or want to learn more about massage therapy benefits, these consultations are designed to help you.

Sign up today to get the clarity and support you need!

The Bridge Cafe will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

Please join us in the Bridge Cafe for our weekly specials. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we will be cooking up specials out on the patio (when the weather is poor we will move indoors).

Our specials next week will be:

• Tuesday: Chipotle chicken and potato tacos
• Wednesday: Kalua pig plate
• Thursday: Thai chicken curry

If you have any questions, please email Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu.

Just a reminder! The Hadlock Student Center has a few summer classes we will offer for those still around.

• Power Cycle: Mondays at 6 p.m.
• Full Body Burn: Fridays at 10 a.m.
• Employee-Only Functional Fitness: Mondays and Wednesdays at noon

We would love for you to attend and take advantage of these great fitness classes! Visit this link to learn more.

A highly anticipated course – Arts, Media, and Christian Communication – returns this fall! Offered through the theology department (THEO 455) and taught by Sunggu A. Yang, this course is open to all students across campus.

Together, we’ll explore how theology and Christian communication intersect with music, fashion, architecture, painting (yes, even Cubism!), film, drama, and more. Students will gain valuable opportunities to enhance their digital and performative approaches to Christian communication.

Contact Sunggu Yang at syang@georgefox.edu with any questions.

To reduce the cost of waste disposal, the majority of recycling bins and trash bins across the Newberg campus will be locked and not serviced during the summer. Do not place trash on or near locked dumpsters. Instead, the following locations will have unlocked bins for trash or recycling.

Recycling:

• Canyon Commons
• Klages Center (moved to be in front of Campus Public Safety along Carlton Way)
• Medical Sciences Building
• Roberts Center
• Stevens Center
• Wheeler

Trash:

• Brandt Hall
• Canyon Commons
• Hodgin House / Intercultural House
• Klages Center (moved to be in front of Campus Public Safety along Carlton Way)
• Medical Sciences Building
• Roberts Center
• Roy Apartments
• Stevens Center
• Villa House
• Wheeler
• Woolman Apartments

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

As a reminder, IT will be initiating OS and software updates on all university-owned Macs, PCs, and iPads. Regular and timely updates are crucial and required to ensure stability, security, and optimal performance. This will be a continuous, ongoing effort.

Important details:

• You may see a pop-up indicating that updates are ready.
• Updates can be done immediately or delayed for a short time, after which they are required, and a restart will be forced.
• Do not power your computer off when installing an update.
• Windows users can use this information to schedule their restart.

During the update process, your device may:

• Display warning messages or notifications
• You may be asked to restart to apply the updates.
• These updates may take up to 60 minutes to finish. Please plan accordingly by starting these processes when away from your computer or doing other tasks.

Once the updates are complete, your device will be restored to its normal state.

Questions? Contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu for assistance.

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support for these required updates.

Mail Services is changing its regular courier schedule for the summer. Now, every week Mail Services will take mail to the PA/PT building twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday, and take mail up to the Portland Center once a week on Thursday.

If there is anything time sensitive or important, please contact Abbi Schmelzenbach at aschmelzenbach@georgefox.edu or Jered McConaughey at jmcconaughey@georgefox.edu and we can work out a time to come pick up or drop off mail sooner if necessary!

If you are looking for the trash bins at Klages, they have been moved to a new location in front of Hiebert House (Campus Public Safety) along Carlton Way. Construction of the new Art and Cinematic Arts Building has progressed to where the crews will be working in that corner by Klages.

The four six-yard bins will be staged along Carlton Way to ensure that Waste Management can continue to access them. The bins will remain in the new location until the first part of August.

Thank you!

Tomorrow (Thursday), the water will be shut off at the Portland Center, starting at 6:30 a.m. Water is expected to be off for two hours and restored at 8:30 a.m. This will affect the entire building, so restrooms will not be available during that time.

Thank you for your patience.

Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer, a renter evaluating your next step, or simply curious about the current real estate landscape, deciding whether to buy or rent requires careful consideration.

In an upcoming Canopy webinar, offered June 3 and June 12, we will help you navigate the pros and cons of both options by exploring the financial, lifestyle, and market factors that influence this important decision.

Reserve your seat here.

Don’t miss out! There are still four openings in our First Aid/CPR class at the Portland Center this Wednesday, May 21, beginning at 9 a.m.

This comprehensive six-hour session will equip you with essential emergency response knowledge. Interested? Contact Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefo.edu to secure your spot.