The Daily Bruin

Dear Beloved Community,

We are grateful to be a part of a presidential initiative that values diversity. Our university’s commitment to diversity is deeply rooted in our primary commitment to the truth of the gospel of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is our desire to create a space that fosters community and engages in rich dialogue to improve diversity and inclusion awareness that will, in turn, become applicable to our work at George Fox and our local community at large.

We invite you to explore the content designated for each month and look forward to building and strengthening our time together through conversation. Everyone will be enrolled in Canvas as a way to access the content. You may also review the content on this PDF and can learn more about our diversity efforts on this Diversity Resources webpage.

With love,
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

The Klages Center will be completely closed tomorrow (Friday) due to construction work on the roof of the building. All students, faculty and staff will not be allowed in the building.

Please be aware of crane work on the outside of the building and stay away from the construction zone. If you have any questions, please reach out to the plant services office at plantservices@georgefox.edu.

Join Bon Appetit with your little ones for a Healthy Kids Cooking class! It is open to children of faculty and staff.

Healthy Kids in the Bon Appétit kitchen is a nutrition and culinary education program designed to teach and empower children to make healthy food choices for themselves and their communities. The class will take place in Canyon Commons 101 on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. You can sign up here.

Please contact Katie Anderson at Katie.Anderson@cafebonappetit.com for more information.

All are invited to attend a 2022 General Election Candidates Fair this Saturday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Hear from local candidates running for office in Newberg and the Oregon Legislature. George Fox University’s Civility Project will co-host, with the Newberg City Club and the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, a series of four forums for candidates running for local and state offices:

• Oregon House Districts 23 and 24: 10 to 11 a.m.
• Yamhill County Commissioner: 11:10 to 11:55 a.m.
• Newberg Mayor: 12:05 to 12:50 p.m.
• Newberg City Council: 1 to 2:30 p.m.

All the candidates for these positions have been invited, and nearly all of them are expected to attend. They will answer questions and give brief statements about their campaigns in each forum, and will have campaign information available.

You will also have a chance to endorse a Newberg Area Civility Pledge as well as get information about other races on the ballot.

For more information, contact Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu.

Newberg campus offices will be closed tomorrow (Friday) for the mid-semester holiday. The Murdock Library will be closed, but the 24-hour space will remain open. The library will resume regular hours of operation over the weekend.

The Bruin Store will be open for regular hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) on Friday.

Bon Appetit will have special hours for the fall break weekend:

• The Bridge Café and Maker’s Market will be closed tomorrow (Friday).
• Friday and Saturday dinner in Canyon Commons will end early at 6:30 p.m.

If you have any questions, please email Katie Anderson at Katie.Anderson@cafebonappetit.com.

Interested in applying for a George Fox University Grant? Simply use this Grant Registration Form to learn how many resources and people are available to assist in the process. The form is required for any university employee interaction funders and is necessary for letters of inquiry, fellowship grants, or grant proposals by faculty or staff at George Fox.

Start your form today! If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Sarah Tenney, director of development for government, corporate, and foundation relations in the advancement office, at stenney@georgefox.edu.

The Career & Academic Planning Center will be sponsoring two career fairs this fall. The first is an in-person event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Canyon Commons 101-103. Thirty-six companies are signed up to participate, representing healthcare, engineering, technology, Christian service, marketing and more.

The second fair will be virtual on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Here students will have the opportunity to meet with companies one-on-one or in group sessions.

All registrations are done through Handshake. This is an opportunity for students to network, develop new relationships, gain exposure to the industry they are planning to go into, and hone their presentation skills. Please encourage your students to attend. Thanks!

For more information, tell you students to contact Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Providence members: Find out about the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle (HEAL) program provided by Providence Health Coaching.

As a Providence Health Plan member, you may be eligible to participate in this free lifestyle coaching program. It is an evidence-based weight management program designed to help you build healthy habits, improve your well-being, and lower your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

Our live and virtual group classes allow you to interact with your coaches and other program participants. You will also have opportunities to interact one-on-one with your coach.

Find out if you are eligible or ask our team questions by calling 503-574-6000, and click here to learn more.

Providence members: Enter to win the LifeBalance Fall Contest! Participation is easy. Your name will be entered into weekly prize drawings each time you log in to the LifeBalance site, so log in throughout the month for more chances to win!

Don’t have an account? Create your free account at Providence.LifeBalanceProgram.com. Prize options include gift cards from brands like Columbia, Garmin, Disneyland, Crocs and more! Click here to enter to win.

Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The fall Bruin Preview event is just around the corner, when prospective students will get an inside look at what it’s like to be a Bruin! This includes visiting classes, eating in the dining hall, and staying overnight on campus.

To ensure that every prospective student has the opportunity to stay overnight, the admissions office needs your help in recruiting current George Fox students to volunteer to be overnight hosts.

If you have students you would recommend to be an overnight host, please email their names to Visit Coordinator Miranda Davidson at mdavidson@georgefox.edu or pass along this registration link to interested students.

Thank you!

Carlton Way from the Murdock Library to the Pennington lot will be closed from Thursday, Oct. 6, through 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Please remove your vehicle from this parking area before Oct. 6, and please avoid all types of traffic through this area during this time.

Contact Mark Stone at mstone@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Thank you

Calling all student-athletes! Please join us as we dive deeper into topics that are very relevant to you and your mental health. We’re hosting a forum in Canyon Commons 101-103 tonight (Wednesday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Our hope is that this roundtable session leads to great conversation around breaking the stigma of mental health, equips you with tools to feel confident in handling a mental health crisis, and provides resources that will benefit the health and well-being of your team.

Topics include:

• Anxiety and depression
• Masculinity
• Body image and self-esteem
• Athlete burnout
• “More than an athlete” (unraveling identity from sport)
• Methods of self-care
• Caring for teammates who have experienced trauma/mental health, and
• Healing and growing from your past

You can pick and choose the topics that you want to learn about. Come in, pick a table that has the topic you want, talk and listen for 15 minutes, and then head to the next table. There will be a doctoral student leading each table.

Faculty: Please let your student-athletes know about this session.

For more information, contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.

Join us for Contemplative (Quaker) Worship today (Wednesday) in Hoover 250, from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m., for a time of unprogrammed waiting on the present Christ, allowing us to do business with God as we need and to speak a word of the Lord as we are led. Spiritual life credit is available for students.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

What is resilience? Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress, such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors.

As much as resilience involves “bouncing back” from these difficult experiences, it can also involve profound personal growth. Find out here how to build your resilience, how to help others do the same, and why Denmark is believed to be the most resilient and happiest country in the world.

Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu for further information.

The new COVID (Bivalent) Pfizer vaccines are here! If you are interested in receiving the new Pfizer Bivalent COVID vaccine, please call Molly at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment.

Note that our COVID vaccination clinics are only available on Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 1 to 4 p.m., and on Friday, Oct. 14, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. for now. We will plan for more clinics at a later time based on the amount of responses we receive. The vaccines are free of charge for all!

Contact McKenna Fleming at flemingm@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

If you’ve ever had a concussion, please participate in this senior research study on gender disparities during concussion recovery. Participation in the study includes filling out a single survey that should take no more than 20 minutes to complete.

This research will be used to determine a correlation between gender and symptom severity and the recovery rates of concussions. We hope this research will be beneficial for developing better treatment plans and guidelines for concussions.

For more information, contact Kaitlyn Springer at kspringer19@georgefox.edu.

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.

Carlton Way from the Murdock Library to the Pennington lot will be closed from Thursday, Oct. 6, through 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Please remove your vehicle from this parking area before Oct. 6, and please avoid all types of traffic through this area during this time.

Contact Mark Stone at mstone@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Thank you

Please attach the full itemized receipt(s) to all Concur transactions (the “Total” transaction receipt is not sufficient for audit purposes). Reports without the proper documentation will be returned.

Please contact Kathi Becker at 503-554-2166 or kbecker@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

The Students in Distress folder is a resource for all employees to use. It is only accessible using George Fox’s email. It includes information about how to respond and who to contact in a variety of student crisis scenarios and situations.

There is also information about your responsibilities as a faculty or staff member if a student discloses an incident of sexual misconduct or a Title IX situation to you. A summary of FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) responsibilities is also included in this resource packet as well as what to do in a campus emergency.

Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu for further information and clarification.