The Daily Bruin

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to help students with writing, study skills, test-taking strategies, time management, and more. Here’s what you can do to help your students get off to a strong start this semester:

• Include the ARC syllabus statement provided on the Faculty Online Resources site.
• Talk about the ARC during your classes and before major papers are due.
• Recommend academic coaching as a way to get support with accountability, time management, study skills, and more.
• Consider requiring a visit to the ARC for one of your papers. If you are requiring a visit, please email Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) to make sure the ARC schedule and consultants are prepared to meet your students’ needs.

The ARC will be offering an in-class visit with an ARC consultant for a five-minute presentation about the ARC to answer your students’ questions.

If you have any questions, or are interested in having an ARC consultant visit your class, contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for Life Group leaders for its spring series (the weeks of Jan. 30 through March 13). Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes.

This spring our groups will be either in person or completely via Zoom (this provides access for our George Fox Digital students). Groups led by a George Fox staff or faculty member will be SpiL-credit eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.

To sign up, please fill out this form by Friday, Jan. 6. We welcome our employees, current seniors, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group.

For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The new year often brings anxiety related to resolutions or changes yet to be made. If you can relate, join a free Canopy-sponsored webinar that focuses on empowerment through self-awareness to gain better insight into our goals and how we can put them into action.

The webinar is set from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.

On the first day of our “Think Outside the Fox” Week emphasis on serving with passion (Jan. 16-20), the spiritual life office would like to invite students and employees to join together for a day of learning and service alongside Doing Good Things! and SOLVE in Portland.

The event is set for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 16. Please complete this form to register. The day plan will be as follows:

• 9 a.m.: Continental breakfast and departure from SpiL House
• 9:45 a.m.: Meet at Irving Park in Portland for service and learning orientation
• 10 a.m.: Join SOLVE for MLK Day service project
• Noon: Lunch and discussion on houselessness and litter/garbage service
• 1-2 p.m.: “Walkabout” (prayer walk, distributing hot cocoa and socks, practicing presence and humanity with our unhoused neighbors)
• 2 p.m.: Debrief and drive back
• 3 p.m.: Arrive back at SpiL/Newberg campus

Undergraduate students who participate will be eligible for five SpiL/chapel elective attendance credits.

Contact Rus St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu for more information.

The entire George Fox community is invited to save the date for a national conference we are hosting on the Newberg campus March 13-15.

The Sisco Symposium is an annual conference hosted by different CCCU schools each year. Our keynote speakers are pastors Efrem Smith and Susie Gamez. We’ll also host guest worship leaders, various workshops, and time for our community to “embrace and practice holistic biblical kingdom diversity.” There is no charge to attend.

More information can be found on our website. Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jamiej@georgefox.edu or D’Metri Mattocks at dmattocks@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for Life Group leaders for its spring series (the weeks of Jan. 30 through March 13). Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes.

This spring our groups will be either in person or completely via Zoom (this provides access for our George Fox Digital students). Groups led by a George Fox staff or faculty member will be SpiL-credit eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.

To sign up, please fill out this form by Friday, Jan. 6. We welcome our employees, current seniors, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group.

For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank is looking for volunteers on Monday and Friday afternoons, on Mondays between 3 and 5:30 p.m. and Fridays from noon to 4 p.m.

If you are interested and can volunteer for any time during these options, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will be open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. today (Tuesday) through Thursday, Jan. 5, and will resume normal hours on Friday, Jan. 6.

The Bridge Cafe will be open today (Tuesday) through Friday, Jan. 6, with limited hours (9 a.m to 1 p.m.) for those on campus this week. We offer coffee, sandwiches and salads to order!

Contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgfox.edu if you have any questions.

Are you ready to upskill in the new year? Are you aware that your tuition remission benefits cover 100% of the tuition costs for all GFC online certificates?

Our current certificate options include project management, behavioral health, conflict resolution, mission advancement, Christian ministries, and basic chaplaincy, and we are launching data analytics and cybersecurity this May.

Click the above link to register today! If you have questions, we will be hosting a brief GFC online certificates info meeting via Zoom at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Contact Jennie Harrop at jharrop@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Following are the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for the holiday break:

• Dec. 26-Jan 2: Closed
• Jan. 3-5: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Jan. 6: Normal hours resume

Due to local weather, the Bruin Bookstore may be closed today (Friday). Please call before visiting (503-554-2543).

Staff may also be delayed Dec 28 and 29; again, please call. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for Life Group leaders for its spring 2023 Life Groups series (the weeks of Jan. 30 through March 13). Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes.

This spring, our groups will be either in person or completely via Zoom (this provides access for our George Fox Digital students). Life Groups led by a George Fox staff or faculty member will be SpiL-credit eligible in order to encourage students to engage in high-quality spiritual formation experiences that are participatory and offer ongoing community.

We welcome our employees, current seniors, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group.

To sign up, please fill out this form by Monday, Jan. 2.

For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Students and employees are invited to prayerfully consider applying to join the spiritual life team for our 2023 spring break trip to serve communities impacted by the 2021 flood disaster in Whatcom County, Washington. The trip is scheduled March 25 to April 1.

We will work with World Renew DRS partners from the Whatcom Long-Term Recovery Group. Located in the northwest corner of Washington state, Whatcom County is home to the Nooksack River, which had historic flooding in November 2021 (learn more about the flooding here or by watching this video).

Spiritual life (SpiL) trips encourage participants to engage in daily rhythms of solitude, prayer, shared cooking and meals, meaningful service together, Bible study and worship, individual and team reflection, immersion in outdoor nature and local cultures, the deepening of spiritual friendships, recreation and fun! (Undergraduate participants would also be eligible to gain up to five SpiL/chapel elective credits for this experience).

The cost is $175 per undergraduate student (covers all students’ lodging, travel, food, work materials/supplies and trip organization/coordination). Registration and a $50 deposit is due by Wednesday, Jan. 25, to reserve a spot on the trip.

If there is an overabundance of interest from students and staff, an additional SpiL trip will be added to serve in neighboring Okanogan County, Washington, in their recovery from wildfires in 2021.

Employees who would like to participate on a trip are encouraged to apply to be a SpiL trip mentor, and, if selected, would serve at no cost.

If interested, please email Rus St.Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Are you ready to upskill in the new year? Are you aware that your tuition remission benefits cover 100% of the tuition costs for all GFC online certificates?

Our current certificate options include project management, behavioral health, conflict resolution, mission advancement, Christian ministries, and basic chaplaincy, and we are launching data analytics and cybersecurity this May.

Click the above link to register today! If you have questions, we will be hosting a brief GFC online certificates info meeting via Zoom at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Contact Jennie Harrop at jharrop@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Music is an integral part of this season. It transports us and binds us together with invisible cords of peace, joy and love. It is a source of reflection and healing.

This Wellness Wednesday, we reflect on the gift of music. Have a Merry Christmas!

– The People and Culture Team

On the first day of our “Think Outside the Fox” Week emphasis on serving with passion (Jan. 16-20), the spiritual life office would like to invite students and employees to join together for a day of learning and service alongside Doing Good Things! and SOLVE in Portland. The event is set for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 16. The day plan would be as follows:

• 9 a.m.: Continental breakfast and departure from SpiL House
• 9:45 a.m.: Meet at Irving Park in Portland for service and learning orientation
• 10 a.m.: Join SOLVE for MLK Day service project
• Noon: Lunch and discussion on houselessness and litter/garbage service
• 1-2 p.m.: “Walkabout” (prayer walk, distributing hot cocoa and socks, practicing presence and humanity with our unhoused neighbors)
• 2 p.m.: Debrief and drive back
• 3 p.m.: Arrive back at SpiL/Newberg campus

Undergraduate students who participate will be eligible for five SpiL/chapel elective attendance credits.

Contact Rus St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu for more information.

The finance office will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2 for Christmas break. Deposits that need to have a December 2022 date must be brought to the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for January 2023.

Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank. If you are taking extra time off during the Christmas/New Year holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173. Thank you, and have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed new year!

Don’t have lunch plans for today (Tuesday)? This is an open invitation to join us for lunchtime volleyball at noon in Hadlock. If you haven’t left town for Christmas break, come join!

The Hadlock Student Center will have modified hours throughout winter break, in observance of the holidays and university closures. These hours are:

• Dec. 19-22: 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Dec. 23-Jan 2: Closed
• Jan. 3-5: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Jan. 6: Normal hours resume