The Daily Bruin

You can now rent cross country skis at the Hadlock Student Center! The ski package comes with boots, poles and skis for $12 for a single day, $18 for the weekend (three days), and $8 for additional days. For information on what skis we offer, go here.

We also rent sleds (toboggan and saucer style), snowshoes, gaiters, trekking poles, and micro spikes (traction devices).

To make a free reservation and to see what equipment we have to offer, please go to this Hadlock rental page.

If you have questions, email Sam Nofziger at snofziger20@georgefox.edu.

The 2023 Parents Day of Prayer is coming up on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Each year, the university’s Parent Leadership Committee invites families to join us for a day devoted to prayer for the students, faculty and administration of George Fox. We welcome our families to take time during this day to pray from their homes or work as they feel led.

Throughout the day, you will be able to look to our social media outlets for prayer direction. Our campus pastoral team also created this special Liturgy of Prayer page as another resource to help guide you as you pray.

We invite you, our campus community, to leave a short prayer or Bible verse as well for us to pass out to students! You can do that by filling out this form.

If you have additional questions, please contact our Parent and Family Programs at parents@georgefox.edu.

As part of the sabbatical process, we invite former sabbatical recipients to share about the work they did during their time away from the classroom. Our brown-bag session for spring semester will be on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 250, so please add this date to your calendar.

Special thanks to our spring presenters: Nichole Enzinger (Education) and Leah Payne (Seminary). Attendees are invited to bring their curiosity and their lunch. The AAO will provide munchies and beverages.

We look forward to hearing what our colleagues will share, and our presenters look forward to interacting with you!

Questions? Contact Charlene Maugeri at cmaugeri@georgefox.edu.

Join us on Zoom today (Friday) for a trauma-informed training session, scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. on this link.

This month we are focusing our trauma-Informed teaching training with important knowledge of how trauma affects the body and physical health. It is important for us to recognize the impact trauma has on how the body functions, and how it can begin to heal.

In this session, the graduate counseling program’s Michelle Deeg-Davis will share with us the impact Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have on adult health, and Erin Johnson, director of our BSW program, will take time to walk us through the Polyvagal System and how extended time spent in the fight, flight, or freeze state impacts our health.

We also explore how mindfulness, yoga, martial arts, and other activities can help move the body into a state of social engagement to increase social, emotional, psychological and physical health.

Please refer to the AAO Newsletter that went out on Feb. 3 for more details and resources.

Do you have stress, aches, pains, or just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students and employees ($20) as well as members of the community ($25). We are offering a 25-minute massage on Friday, Feb. 24, from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd., in Newberg).

We will be taking all the current precautions related to the delivery of healthcare during COVID-19. All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda. Donations are also welcome.

Register for a massage or ask questions by emailing Taylor Kopecky at tkopecky21@georgefox.edu.

Come support your No. 24-nationally ranked George Fox men’s tennis team as they take on D-1 Seattle University tomorrow (Saturday). Play starts at 1 p.m. at the multi-use tennis facility.

There will be free Abby’s Pizza, and we’ll have gear for sale.

Reach out to Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday! If your birthday falls in February, we would like to celebrate you!

Please stop by the academic affairs office today (Thursday) or tomorrow between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a sweet treat and a surprise (allergen-free options are available). We’re located on the second floor of Hoover, Suite 230.

Portland Center employees may pick up their birthday treats at the front desk.

This is your last chance to join a Wilderness First Aid course happening the weekend of March 4-5 at the Hadlock Student Center! There are four spots remaining, so we recommend registering as soon as possible if you are interested.

The course is an excellent learning and practice opportunity for anyone that enjoys spending time outside or for those that work in an outdoor setting regularly.

Here is what a previous participant had to say about their involvement in the course:

“The WFA course allowed me to enter into my passions for outdoor recreation with confidence. The hands-on learning environment propelled me into a space where I became more equipped to introduce folks to the outdoors in a safe and welcoming environment. Thanks to this course, I have had opportunities to lead folks safely into the backcountry for the first time, which has been such a joy!”

For more information and to register, go here.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the director of campus recreation, AJ Heil, at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Doctor of physical therapy students are seeking participants for a research study we’re conducting, titled “The effect of perturbation-based balance training dosage on falls, fear of falls, and reactive stepping in community-dwelling older adults.” We are interested in balance recovery training to prevent falls and reduce the fear of falling.

To participate in our study, you must:

• Be age 60 or over
• Live independently or in an assisted living facility
• Stand unsupported without an assistive device
• Take a cognitive test and be able to tolerate losing your balance multiple times while in a safety harness

To participate, you must not have a diagnosis of a neurological condition or a current illness or health issue that would make performing study activities unsafe. Also, you may not be taking medications which cause excessive sleepiness.

If you’re interested in participating and meet the above criteria, please come to the George Fox’s Medical Sciences Building on Werth Boulevard, where we will ask you to sign an informed consent form, answer questions on a questionnaire, and perform a short mental status examination. Depending on your responses to the questions, you may or may not be eligible.

If you are eligible, you’ll be asked to participate in two to three testing sessions that last approximately one hour each. During testing sessions you will have your vital signs measured (blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels), fill out a fear of falling questionnaire, and be made to lose your balance multiple times while in a safety harness. Research team members will contact you monthly to track any falls.

You will not be paid for being or reimbursed for any costs associated with traveling to/from the George Fox campus. You are able to stop participation at any time and for any reason. No information that would identify you will be made public, and we do not feel there is more than minimal risk associated with this study.

If interested in participating, call or email us to schedule an appointment for testing. Please call 503-554-2463 or email Lyndsay Stutzenberger at lstutzenberger@georgefox.edu.

Register on IMLeagues to join this weekend’s cornhole tournament! Games will be played between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Hadlock Student Center. Employees and students alike are welcome to compete.

Registration closes tonight (Thursday) at midnight. Contact Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Plant Services will be closed this Friday, Feb. 17, for our monthly Work Day. If you were planning on picking up a van packet on Friday, please pick it up on Thursday.

Thank you

Register on IMLeagues to join this weekend’s cornhole tournament! Games will be played between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Hadlock Student Center. Employees and students alike are welcome to compete.

Registration closes tomorrow (Thursday) at midnight. Contact Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu with any questions.

George Fox University’s theatre department is pleased to announce that its production of The Play That Goes Wrong opens on Thursday, March 9.

Performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium are scheduled as follows:

• Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11, at 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday-Saturday, March 16-18, at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, March 12, and Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m.

You can read the synopsis and purchase tickets here. Tickets are also available by calling the performing arts box office at 503-554-2670.

Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students are entitled to one free ticket in your own name for each of our Thursday night performances only. Please use your George Fox email to obtain your ticket.

George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system. Please use your George Fox email address when ordering.

For details or assistance, email Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2670.

Come support our music students and enjoy an evening (or two?) out this Friday and Saturday. The music department will be hosting a jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, and a choir concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18.

Both events are free and will be held in Bauman Auditorium. We’ll see you there! To view our entire concert schedule for the spring, visit our Concert Schedule page.

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

All employees are invited to hear presentations from our candidates for the role of Faculty Development director. Candidates will be presenting on the integration of faith and learning, and their strategy for faculty development, with time for Q&A.

Wednesday, Feb. 15: Sunggu Yang

• 1 to 2 p.m. in Hoover 105
• Zoom link

Friday, Feb. 17: Rachel Rains Winslow

• 1 to 2 p.m. in Hoover 105
• Zoom link

If you wish to view the recording from Monday’s candidate, Nathan Carson, please email Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu. Thank you on behalf of the search committee!

The university community is invited to a book launch party for English Professor Melanie Mock’s new book, Finding Our Way Forward: When the Children We Love Become Adults (Herald Press).

The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 3, at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.). In the book, the author reflects on the work to which we are called as parents and mentors to young people, recognizing that this current generation has much to teach us about empathy, humility, kindness, and justice.

All are welcome! Contact Melanie at mmock@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Stop by the Hadlock Student Center this week to check out the “Love Your Body Week” events! Here’s what we have planned:

Tuesday

• Write a valentine to your gym crush (all day)
• Write an encouraging note to put on the mirrors (all day)

Wednesday
Late-Night BARRE Class

Thursday
Love Your Body Cycle Class

Friday
“I Love My Body Because …” photo booth (7-8 a.m. and 4-5 p.m.)

Plus, enter another ticket into the raffle each time you come into Hadlock to exercise or play this week! Prizes include a $20 voucher for the rental center, a free showshoeing rental, one free personal training session, and a one-hour photoshoot.

Questions? Email groupfitness@georgefox.edu

The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday! If your birthday falls in February, we would like to celebrate you!

Please stop by the academic affairs office on Thursday, Feb. 16, or Friday, Feb. 17, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a sweet treat and a surprise (allergen-free options are available). We’re located on the second floor of Hoover, Suite 230.

Portland Center employees may pick up their birthday treats at the front desk.

You are invited to come share in a celebration in honor Paul Fodge’s years of service at George Fox University. We will host his retirement party from 3 to 4 p.m. this afternoon (Tuesday) in the Klages Center (former location of the Bruin Den).

Come join us! Contact Mark Stone at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us for Contemplative Worship in Hoover 104 tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Spend some quiet time waiting before the Lord and in prayer. Spiritual life credit is available for students.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.