The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to a special guest lecture at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, April 14, when Kevin Gutzman, professor of history at Western Connecticut State University, presents “Liberty at Stake: Vice President Thomas Jefferson, Governor James Monroe, Gabriel’s Rebellion, and the Election of 1800.” Gutzman has authored six excellent books on America’s founders.

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105. Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Office of the Provost would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday!

If you have a birthday in April, please stop by the academic affairs office on the second floor of Hoover (HVR 230) on Thursday, April 14, or Friday, April 15, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to pick up your birthday treat.

Portland Center employees may pick up their treat at the front desk. Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Throughout the month, we will send Daily Bruin announcements containing resources and information to assist everyone in spreading awareness and showing support for survivors of sexual assault.

Visit “Know Your Title IX,” which contains support resources, Title IX information, educational materials, and ways to get involved.

Here are additional resources:

• To chat with a trained support specialist, visit the National Sexual Assault Chat Hotline, available 24 hours a day.
• To learn more about university policies and resources, visit the university’s Title IX website.
• If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, contact Katrina Johnson, Title IX coordinator for students, at katrinaj@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2318.
• For local off-campus resources, visit Henderson House – McMinnville or the Sexual Assault Resource Center in Beaverton.
• If you have any questions, contact the campus advocate, located at the Intercultural Resource Center (in Moore House, on the Newberg campus), at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu.
• Finally, if you are in need of on-campus assistance, due to a health or safety emergency, please call 911 or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

Come watch the George Fox University Players at their one and only performance on campus this school year! We will explore the theme “The Sun Will Rise,” telling stories from our own lives and playing live music.

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. The event is free to all and runs about one hour.

Contact JeanneAnn Comiskey at jcomiskey@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Cumulative grief occurs when we have no time to process one loss before experiencing another. Loss due to death, the loss of important aspects of our lives and routines, and even symbolic losses like peace of mind, or the ability to attend a graduation, are impactful.

Join Dawn St. Aubyn, MSW, LICSW, from the Providence Behavioral Health Concierge team, as she talks about identifying the losses you’ve survived, understanding emotional and behavioral reactions to cumulative grief, and making a first step toward healing.

This free live webinar is scheduled for noon this Friday, April 15. You can register here.

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

Join Providence Basecamp Registered Dietitian Jamie Libera as she talks about mindful eating and building a balanced plate. Her “In the Kitchen with Jamie” session is free and will be conducted online from noon to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday). You can register at this link.

Learn best practices when it comes to meal time, food consumption, and meeting your personal weight management goals. Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Stop by Canyon Commons between 5:30 and 7 p.m. today (Tuesday) to donate to Safe Families for Children, a nonprofit that supports families who find themselves in crisis.

Donations will be collected via Venmo by a group of business communications students who have been working all semester long to support this organization. If you are unable to stop by the booth but still wish to donate, email Katie Armstrong at karmstrong20@georgefox.edu to inquire about donating.

The George Fox University orchestra and choirs invite you to enjoy selections from Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, April 14, in Bauman Auditorium.

With a special focus on the Holy Week portions of this master work, a student soloist, three choirs and our orchestra will prepare your heart for Easter! Our concerto competition winner, Alison Evans, will also be featured.

Tickets are $8 for all guests, including George Fox students and staff. Please watch state guidelines for COVID restrictions. Tickets may be purchased online here.

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

The university pastors invite you to celebrate the events of Holy Week with the following offerings:

• Monday-Friday, 12:55 p.m.: Paul Anderson will share a new page and prayer each day from the St. John’s Bible in the Murdock Library.
• Tuesday, April 12, 10:50-11:40 a.m.: Holy Week Chapel featuring Vice President for Student Life Brad Lau (Bauman Auditorium)
• Wednesday, April 13, 7-7:50 p.m.: Living-area worship (undergrads only, with your residence hall/commuter community)
• Thursday, April 14, noon-12:30 p.m.: Maundy Thursday Communion Service (Canyon Commons 101)
• Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.: The music department’s performance of Handel’s Messiah (Bauman Auditorium)
• Friday, April 15, noon-12:30 p.m.: Good Friday Service (Bauman Auditorium*)
• Friday, April 15, 4-4:30 p.m.: Paul Anderson will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session (Gospels and Acts) from the St. John’s Bible in the Murdock Library

*Note location change.

Students and employees are encouraged to spend Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday with one of our wonderful local congregations. For a list of area churches, please visit our church list.

May God bless you as you celebrate the events of Holy Week!

Candidates for Yamhill County commissioner will participate in a candidate forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday, April 13, at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.). The event is organized and hosted by the George Fox University Civility Project, the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Newberg City Club.

All of this year’s Yamhill County commissioner candidates have been invited, and six have committed to participating. The forum will be a free in-person event, open to the public. A recording will be made available afterward by the three sponsors.

The event is intended to help members of the community directly inform themselves about the choices they have in this year’s county commissioner election. You can learn more at chehalemvalley.org.

The networking lunch for employee mothers, originally scheduled for today (Monday) at noon in Hoover 104, is canceled in light of the scheduling conflict with the all-employee lunch hosted by the president’s office.

The mother’s lunch will be rescheduled and announced in an upcoming Daily Bruin.

Don’t miss the final chapel of the academic year, aka Awards Convocation Chapel! Join us at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, in Bauman Auditorium.

We’ll have a time of worship with our senior musicians, hear from Provost Andrea Scott, and celebrate the end of another academic year. Winners of the Undergraduate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award and the Undergraduate Faculty Research & Scholarship Award will be announced. Come celebrate with, and congratulate, our winning faculty members!

Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Eloise Hockett is retiring after 24 years of service to the university. Please join us for an open house reception to honor her from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, in Canyon Commons 102.

Light refreshments will be served. Please come and wish Eloise well in her next chapter!

Contact Jenny Duquette at jduquette@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to attend a special guest lecture at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Monday), when Peter Boghossian, former Portland State philosophy professor, presents a talk entitled “Impossible Conversations,” based on his coauthored book How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide.

As part of his talk, Boghossian will discuss the importance of civil, intellectually diverse discourse in the academy. The event is sponsored by the university’s politics program and the George Fox Civility Project.

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105. Contact Gina Johnson at gjohnson@georgefox.edu for more information.

Come celebrate our faculty member’s new publication with us!

Today (Monday) at 3:30 p.m., the library and the English department will co-host a “Fox at the Fireside” for professor Jessica Hughes and her first book, Jesus in the Victorian Novel. Come to the Murdock Library to hear a talk from an expert in this fascinating field, and grab some free coffee or tea!

Contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu for more details. We can’t wait to see you there!

Please join the College of Social Work for its spring Diversity Dialogue featuring Anya Holcomb, cofounder and community mobilizer with Salem for Refugees. She will join us from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, in Hoover 105. The presentation is entitled “Refugee Resettlement in Salem, Oregon: Welcoming Our Global Neighbors.”

All are welcome! Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu for more information.

Nationally recognized Muslim playwright Rohina Malik will be on campus this weekend to see the university’s production of her new play The Hijabis.

Come see the show and stay for the post-show discussion to hear Malik’s inspiration for the play, her dedication to interfaith dialogue, and comments about our production. Tickets for shows can be purchased at theatre.georgefox.edu (students get in free on Saturday).

The post-show discussions will be from 9:15 to 9:45 p.m. tonight (Friday) and from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Students and employees are invited to compete in the ultimate campus-wide, week-long game of tag! This Monday, April 9, we kick off our annual game of Bruins vs. Foxes! Strap on your bandana, watch out for the “original Fox,” and complete objectives to earn points.

If you’re a fan of Gravity Falls or Pacific Northwest paranormal weirdness in general, you’re going to love this year’s theme! Whether you play every year or this is your first time hearing about it, you won’t want to miss out. We’ll see you on the field.

Although the game begins Monday, you can jump in after we’ve started. Click here to read the full set of rules, missions and roles, and go here to sign up. You will need to input your student or employee ID number.

Questions? Contact Audrey Wojnarowisch at awojnarowisch18@georgefox.edu.

Please regularly use consideration for students, employees and visitors with mobility aids or limitations.

Here are some guidelines:

• Unless you have a need to use a larger, accessible bathroom stall, please leave those available for those who need them.
• Do not park in designated accessible parking spots without an appropriate placard.
• Please try not to block hallways, sidewalks, curb-cut ramps, or passageways, even temporarily. Any of these cause unnecessary delays and/or unsafe conditions for those who use walkers, wheelchairs, canes, or have other mobility restrictions.

Thank you for your care of our community! Contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu with any questions.