The Daily Bruin

On Wednesday, June 8, the employee community will be observing a Day of Prayer. The two-fold purpose for this day is:

• To begin the new fiscal year and academic year prayerfully attentive to God’s direction
• To encourage the spiritual well-being of the employee community

Details:

• Employees are encouraged to spend their usual work hours on Wednesday, June 8, in prayer and spiritual retreat.
• Employees are welcome to enjoy their prayer retreat on campus, off campus, in their homes, or at an alternate site.
• The university pastors will provide an optional video which can be used at the beginning of an employee’s prayer retreat as well as a devotional to guide employees through the day of prayer.

During the Day of Prayer, employees are encouraged to:

• Have conversation with God about their work
• Pray for their colleagues, students and the university
• Attend to their personal soul care, talking with God about their own lives of faith, and experiencing the ministry of the Spirit

During the Day of Prayer, employees are discouraged from:

• Using this prayer retreat day for team meetings/in-services
• Doing other work (responding to emails, working on projects, meeting with people, etc.)
• Keeping their cell phones on/active
• Using the day as a vacation day. This is a soul care day, which may look a lot like a vacation day (a walk in the woods, journaling, reading, etc.) but should have an intentional spiritual formation focus and be directed by God.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed this Monday, May 30, to observe the Memorial Day holiday.

This week we conclude our financial wellness series with helpful information about investing, identity theft protection, flexible spending, and health savings accounts.

Be well.

– HR

The farewell reception for Jamie Noling-Auth, originally scheduled for this afternoon, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 31. Join the student life office from 2 to 3:30 p.m. as we gather to wish her well in the Stevens Center Atrium.

A special program will take place at 2:45 p.m., and refreshments will be provided!

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in student life if you have any questions.

All are invited to hear from civil engineering faculty candidate Jared Jones as he presents his research on experimental and analytical studies of a two-span bridge system tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. in EHS 102.

All are welcome! Contact Adina McConaughey at amccaunaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join the student life office in saying farewell to Jamie Noling-Auth at an open house reception this Wednesday, May 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium.

A special program will take place at 3 p.m., and refreshments will be provided!

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in student life if you have any questions.

The campus courier will be reducing services for the summer. Please see the schedule below for the days/locations served.

• Medical Sciences Building: Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Portland Center: Thursdays

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Healthcare workers are burned out and leaving their noble work – and the suicide rate in this demographic is alarming and a longstanding problem. We need to take care of our healthcare workers so they can take care of us! Let’s start healing together.

We in the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute invite you to join us for a continuing medical education course (CME), “Healthcare Worker Wellness Summit: From Demoralization to Remoralization in OUR Work,” via Zoom from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10.

You will receive CME and strength through sharing stories and learning skills to bring back joy in our healthcare work.

For more information and the registration link, go here.

Swing by the Medical Sciences Building (448 N. Werth Bvld.) tomorrow (Sunday) to find a treasure for your home while helping students raise funds to travel to Uganda to provide physical therapy!

We will be set up from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and accept cash, Venmo and credit card. All proceeds will go toward funding our next Uganda trip.

Questions? Contact Emma Powley at epowley20@georgefox.edu.

Does your department have a job opening right now? Do you want to push it out to the alumni community?

If you’d like a job in your department to be included and highlighted in the next alumni communication, please email Sara Reamy two sentences about why alumni should consider your department. Include a photo of your smiling team.

Email a photo and a two-sentence blurb to Sara at sreamy@georgefox.edu by Wednesday, May 25, and connect with her if you have any questions.

For my PsyD dissertation at George Fox, I have created a workshop to prevent and treat burnout in Christian women. There is not currently any published program for burnout specifically for women in ministry, and I am passionate about creating one.

The workshop is free for women to join, and they will receive evidence-based treatment that may otherwise be expensive (approximately a $350 value). The time commitment is one hour weekly over Zoom for six weeks, between May 25 and July 2. The study is open to all women who are part of formal and informal ministries such helping professionals, teachers, medical professionals, caretakers, wives, mothers, social workers, etc.

I am finishing up the first series of this workshop now and have initial evidence that it is effective in reducing symptoms of burnout in Christian women. I am running the workshop again to reach more women and am needing a larger group of participants to meet the research goals of the project.

More information about the study can be found at ministryburnout.com. I also made a short video that introduces the workshop and my heart behind it. Please consider participating or sharing with anyone you think may be interested. I am needing more participants and will be thankful for any help!

Please call me at 971-221-0940 if you have any questions!

– Lydia Marvin, Doctoral Student of Clinical Psychology, George Fox University

Join Cathlyn Fraguela-Rios, clinical supervisor of Providence’s Behavioral Health Concierge program, as she discusses what burnout is, how to recognize it, how to help destigmatize it at work, and practices to help manage it.

The session will be presented online at noon tomorrow (Friday). You can register here.

Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Did you rent a master’s hood this year featuring a citron band, royal blue lining and a silver chevron? It still needs to be retuned to the Bruin Store. Thanks in advance!

This week for our Wellness Wednesdays series we are sharing some information about managing budgets and debts.

Don’t forget that you have access to free and unlimited financial advice and coaching through our Employee Assistance Program! If you have any questions, contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu.

Be well.

– HR

With mixed emotions, the student life office invites you to a celebration and farewell to Jamie Noling-Auth. Please come to an open house on Wednesday, May 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium.

A special program will take place at 3 p.m., and refreshments will be provided!

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in student life if you have any questions.

The hanging basket event is back! Learn to make those gorgeous hanging baskets that grace our George Fox quad area. You will learn this valuable lesson on how these beauties are assembled and help us in plant services in the process.

Please join us at the Thomas Center this morning (Wednesday) starting at 9 a.m. and lasting approximately three hours. You are welcome to join in the class at any time. See you then!

Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

Providence members: Check out your LifeBalance May featured deals:

• Advanced Auto Parts: Get the car ready for summer road trips! Take 15% off your online purchase (offer ends June 23).
• Columbia Sportswear: Save up to 60% on select styles through May 18, and save 10% site-wide all year long.
• Priceline: Get even deeper discounts on lodging for your summer vacation (up to 60% savings).
• Crocs: Perfect for gardening, camping, or just splashing around. Save up to 40% on your purchase (offer ends May 22).
• InsideTracker: Ultra personalized nutrition information is within your reach. Save 30% on services.
• Garmin: Enhance your adventure this summer. Save 20% on smartwatches and wearables.
• Calm: Enjoy guided meditations, sleep stories, soundscapes, and more. Save 57% on a one-year subscription.

Questions? Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu.

George Fox is a Christ-centered university in the tradition of the Evangelical Friends (Quakers). As such, we believe that a diverse community is a gift of God and its flourishing is a theological imperative for the people of God.

We denounce racism and systems of oppression, and proactively work with the Holy Spirit to eradicate those evils from our institution and society. To that end, we offer this prayer for the victims of violence.

As members of our Christ-centered community, we lament the senseless racially and ethnically motivated slayings that took place in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, and Laguna Woods, California, on May 15. Please join us for a special time of prayer today (Tuesday) at 10:30 a.m. in the Barclay House, as we partner with spiritual life pastors to lament the precious lives lost and pray for their families.

An additional opportunity for prayer and reflection will be offered via Zoom tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2 p.m.

If you are interested in resources and support, or ways to become a source of strength for others during this difficult time, please contact Katrina Johnson, dean of student belonging and equity, at katrinaj@georgefox.edu; D’Metri Mattocks, director of intercultural life, at dmattocks@georgefox.edu; or a spiritual life pastor at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

This is your last chance to sign up for two fitness classes that the College of Physical Therapy is offering as part of our Health and Wellness Week.

A Zumba Class will be at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday), and a yoga class will start at 7 p.m. To sign up, email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.

Details about Health and Wellness Week events can be found here.

The hanging basket event is back! Learn to make those gorgeous hanging baskets that grace our George Fox quad area. You will learn this valuable lesson on how these beauties are assembled and help us in plant services in the process.

Please join us at the Thomas Center tomorrow (Wednesday) starting at 9 a.m. and lasting approximately three hours. You are welcome to join in the class at any time. See you then!

Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.