The Daily Bruin

Join us on Thursday, April 13, in Canyon Commons at 7 p.m. for a lecture presented by the C. S. Lewis Initiative and the honors program. Speaker Marc LiVecche will present “The Peacemaker: C. S. Lewis on War, Martial Character, and Loving our Enemies to Death.” Ron Mock, director of the Civility Project, will provide a response to the talk.

Refreshments will be provided. Contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Hadlock Student Center will be closed for Easter Sunday, April 9.

If you plan to rent equipment, please make plans to pick up and drop off your equipment on other days during open hours of operation. Thank you!

Email AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu with your questions.

For our Business Communications class, we are putting on a Walk for Water event at 2 p.m. this Saturday, April 8, to raise money and awareness for the communities in Africa who do not have access to safe, clean drinking water.

To help our team, it would be greatly appreciated if you could spare a few minutes to fill out a five-question survey. By filling this survey out, it will help us to get a better understanding of the interest in our community.

To sign up for this event, follow this link. You can fill out our survey here.

Contact Cassey Hitch at chitch21@georgefox.edu with questions about the event and/or the survey.

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 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!

Site work for the new chapel commences today (Wednesday). Large trucks will be entering and exiting via North Street.

There are four crosswalks along North Street. Please cross North Street at a crosswalk, where drivers are expecting you to cross the street. Stop and look before crossing. Make sure that the truck driver sees you before crossing the street (i.e. make eye contact). Do not walk inside barricaded areas. Be alert and stay safe.

Wheeler access:

• To access Wheeler from the east side of campus, use the Wheeler bridge
• To access Wheeler from the west side of campus, cross North Street at a crosswalk, then use the sidewalk from the Alumni Plaza

North Street Annex access:

• Do not use the doors off North Street. Use the doors on the southwest corner of the building, off the plaza area
• Do not park by the North Steet Annex

Please direct any questions to the Plant Services office at plantservices@georgefox.edu. Thank you!

Join the excitement of spring commencement as a volunteer!

We are still in need of 10 volunteers to serve as ushers at the 3 p.m. undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 29. This is an important and exciting day for our graduates, and we could really use your help to make it special for their families and friends. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so here.

Thank you in advance for your willingness to serve!

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

George Fox is hosting an admitted student event during Bruin Preview this Friday, April 7, in Klages. As this area is reserved, we ask that you please clear Klages prior to 8:30 a.m. It will reopen at 10:30 a.m.

Decorations will be put up on Thursday, April 6, in preparation for the morning event. Please leave the décor alone and be respectful of the space. The Maker’s Market will be open. Please use the entrance near the Bruin Bookstore to enter.

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

There are many ways to help people use their different perspectives as gifts for building local communities. Meet two women taking distinctly different approaches and making a difference: Cindy Cosenzo (Just Create Community of Hillsboro, Oregon) and Josie Newport (Citizens4Community of Sisters, Oregon).

They will be part of a George Fox Civility Project-organized event, “Building Healthy Political Civility in Local Communities: Two Oregon Models,” taking place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. this Monday, April 10, in Hoover 105.

Contact Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu for more information.

Join us tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 103 for a special service project where we will be creating cards to show our gratitude to our local firefighters!

This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to our community and show our appreciation for the brave men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe.

We encourage everyone to come and participate, regardless of age or artistic ability. The cards can be as simple or as creative as you like, and we will have plenty of supplies on hand to help you bring your ideas to life.

Let’s come together as a community and show our firefighters how much we value their service. We hope to see you there!

Contact Carli Short at cshort19@georgefox.edu with any questions or for more information.

Hello! We are a group of students in Marketing Communications gathering data to increase awareness for our soccer camps. We would love if you could take three of five minutes to fill out our survey. Thank you so much in advance!

Reach out to Benjamin Wing at bwing20@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

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.

Please join the College of Social Work for our next justice event, in which we will discuss racial and social disparities in the criminal justice system. The session will run from 1 to 3 p.m. this Friday, April 7, in Hoover 105.

Our speaker will be Dr. Diomaris E. Safi, PsyD, who is the founder and director of the Social Justice in Clinical Neuropsychology Program at UCLA-Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence. She will cover contemporary social issues and interdisciplinary career opportunities and practices.

All are invited to join us! Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu for more information.

This is your last chance to buy tickets for the Africa auction and banquet, set for this Saturday, April 8, at 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

There will be delicious food, items to bid on, and an opportunity to support the doctor of physical therapy program in sending faculty and students to evaluate and treat underserved populations in Uganda! All proceeds go to this amazing service opportunity. Buy your tickets here.

Feel free to contact Zoralei Dayley at zdayley21@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Come see the exhibitions of George Fox seniors all around Newberg this month when the Art & Design Department’s thesis exhibitions open next week, on Monday, April 10. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the opportunities to engage with the artists during their talks and receptions.

Reach out to Seth Van Der Eems at svandereems@georgefox.edu with any questions or for more details.

Senior Thesis Exhibitions
April 10-24
Lindgren and Minthorne Galleries

Senior Thesis Opening & Roundtable Talks
Tuesday, April 11, 4-6 p.m.
Minthorne Gallery

Senior Thesis Closing Receptions
Friday April 21, 5-7 p.m.
Chehalem Cultural Center & Lindgren and Minthorne Galleries

Want a copy of the George Fox 2022-23 yearbook?! Sign up here to reserve a copy for yourself! Copies are limited, so act fast!

Contact Bella Dean at bdean20@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Are you a runner? Or do you like to walk? Then you are a perfect candidate for the George Fox doctor of physical therapy program’s Run for Africa event, scheduled for a 9 a.m. start on Saturday, May 6.

This 5K or one-mile run/walk will take you through the beautiful George Fox campus and into the community. The cost of a ticket covers entry and T-shirt costs. All proceeds go to help send faculty and DPT students to evaluate and treat underserved populations in Africa.

Bring your friends and let’s race! You can buy tickets here. Contact Zoralei Dayley at zdayley21@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Providence members: Check out great fitness and wellness product discounts with your ChooseHealthy® Program.

With the ChooseHealthy® Program, you can save on wellness products and memberships that will help you thrive on your road to better health. It includes product discounts for fitness and wellness products, specialty health practitioner services, and offers free self-guided coaching classes.

Save big while you achieve your goals! Click here to learn more.

Email Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with questions.

In this episode of Healthy Bites, Health Coaches Will Bruce and Colleen Kuhn talk about the importance of having a consistent exercise routine. They review the principles of exercise, how to create a successful home exercise environment, stay motivated, and offer tips on exercise equipment and resources.

Click here to listen to the podcast recording.

Email Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with questions.

Get your heart pumping! Providence Basecamp is offering a 52-week inspirational series to help you get your heart pumping and your muscles working.

Join Christine Rosencrance, an ACE-certified personal trainer, for her “Movement Monday” series, where each Monday you receive an email that contains a video-based workout. Christine has more than a decade of experience in group fitness classes and helping people of all ages and abilities.

Click here to learn more and register.

Reach out to Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu if you have questions about this series.

Did you do any spring cleaning over break? If you have functional, gently used electronic equipment that needs a new home, please reach out to Dustin Kelley at archives@georgefox.edu about a possible donation to the George Fox Archives.

Examples include VCRs, audio recording devices, camcorder tape converters, etc.

Thank you!

Join us for Open Worship tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. in Hoover 250, where we’ll spend some time in contemplative waiting on God, followed by praying for one another for wholeness and wellbeing. All are welcome.

If you have questions, reach out to Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.