The Daily Bruin

This week we explore healthy nutrition as part of our daily preventive care. Eating healthy helps prevent, delay, and manage heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases.

A balanced, healthy dietary pattern includes a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and low-fat dairy products, and limits added sugars, saturated fats and sodium. You can read more about a healthy diet here.

Providence members: Don’t forget you have free health coaching that covers topics such as healthy nutrition, diabetes prevention and improving your diet.

Providence Health Plan members: Check out LifeBalance’s featured deals for the month of June …

• Columbia Sportswear Employee Store: Get special savings when you shop at locations in Oregon, California and Kentucky. Access ends June 30.
• Vitamix: Save 15% on purchases of $100 or more. Offer ends June 30.
• prAna: Save 70% on select women’s and men’s apparel from prAna. Offer ends June 30.
• Seal Skin Covers: Protect your car, boat or other vehicles when you’re away this summer with a weatherproof cover. Save 15% on purchases.
• Ray-Ban: Save 15% on purchases.
• Budget: Members receive special savings on rentals for business or leisure.

Today (Tuesday), the water will be off in the Roberts Center while plant services performs some necessary repairs. The work could take the entire day. While the water is off, the nearest restrooms are located at:

• Hadlock Student Center (open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• Canyon Commons (open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Thank you and have a great day!

University Recreation is hosting a Wilderness First Responder Course on the Newberg campus the week of Aug. 6-10. If you enjoy spending lots of time outdoors, this is a great opportunity to equip you to help others and respond to incidents when they occur.

The course is taught in a hybrid format, with 30-plus hours of self-directed pre-course review and 40-plus hours of in-person learning over a five-day period. Completion results in a three-year, professional-level certification.

The last day to register is Monday, July 18. Go to this link for more details or to register.

Have questions? Contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Do you have a plethora of shopping bags cluttering your home? Please gather them up and drop them off at the Bruin Community Pantry’s food bank in the Roberts Center, Room 109. Thank you!

Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.

All university offices will be closed this Monday, June 20, to observe the Juneteenth holiday. The Murdock Library will be closed, although access to the 24/7 space will remain available. The Bruin Store will be open for its regular hours (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

The Hadlock Student Center will be closed this Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. Normal hours of operation will resume at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21.

Please remember to check out the finance fiscal year closing schedule on the fiscal year-end deadlines and procedures webpage. Deadlines are approaching for credit card use, Concur and purchase order processing.

If you have questions, please call Frank Charles (ext. 2006) or Kathi Becker (ext. 2166) in the finance office.

This week in our Wellness Wednesdays series, we continue to explore preventive care. Preventive screenings lead to detecting diseases and illnesses earlier, often leading to faster recovery or less-severe consequences. Check out this link to learn what screenings should be added to your preventative care.

Be well,
– HR

Please join the School of Communication and Design today (Wednesday) for a farewell reception for Jillian Sokso in Brougher 1. Feel free to drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Jillian has served at George Fox for eight years, first as a professor and chair of art and design, and most recently as the director of the School of Communication and Design. She will be greatly missed.

Please stop by to say goodbye and honor Jillian for her service to the university. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Today (Wednesday), the following offices will close at noon for a team-building event:

• Finance Office
• Human Resources
• IT Service Desk
• Plant Services
• Student Accounts

In response to the “Steps Toward Thriving” initiative, Vicki Piersall’s finance and operations group is gathering together at noon. This is our first gathering as a group overseen by the CFO, so we appreciate your understanding as we spend time in fellowship and a bit of friendly competition, getting to know each other a little better.

All offices involved will reopen on Thursday morning.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Looking for that perfect Father’s Day gift? The Bruin Store has gifts for dads and granddads! We are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact Laura King at lking@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the following offices will be closed at noon for a team-building event:

• Finance Office
• Human Resources
• IT Service Desk
• Plant Services
• Student Accounts

In response to the “Steps Toward Thriving” initiative, Vicki Piersall’s finance and operations group is gathering together at noon tomorrow. This is our first gathering as a group overseen by the CFO, so we appreciate your understanding as we spend time in fellowship and a bit of friendly competition, getting to know each other a little better.

All offices involved will reopen on Thursday morning.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Please join the School of Communication and Design on Wednesday, June 15, for a farewell reception for Jillian Sokso in Brougher 1. Feel free to drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Jillian has served at George Fox for eight years, first as a professor and chair of art and design, and most recently as the director of the School of Communication and Design. She will be greatly missed.

Please stop by to say goodbye and honor Jillian for her service to the university. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Our team is thrilled to begin planning for Serve Day 2022!

If you have not already, please take a moment and help us by completing this employee survey. We like to place employees with community partners they’re already connected to or in roles they enjoy. You can note any preferences, limitations or questions you have and we’ll take them into consideration when we place you on a team over the summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical next semester or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Serve Day, please let us know using the form. It is essential for our planning.

Please note: The survey above is required for all Newberg employees.

See you on Wednesday, Sept. 14, for another great Serve Day. Questions? Contact Kenna Coffee at mcoffee@georgefox.edu.

Come say farewell to Jillian Sokso and support her as she moves away from the George Fox community. She is hosting a studio sale of her work tomorrow (Friday) between 5 and 8 p.m. at 700 E. Sheridan St.

Jillian will have a wide range of items for sale, including framed and unframed original works, wood panel collages, stickers, journals and washi tape. Come browse the more than 150 pieces; prices range from $10 to $350.

Contact Jillian at jsokso@georgefox.edu for more info.

Did you know that you can rent hundreds of outdoor recreation items from the Hadlock Student Center through our Rental Center? Popular summer rentals include kayaks, paddleboards, hammocks, yard games, water tubes, backpacking gear, and camping equipment!

Reservations are completely free, and you pay when you pick up the equipment for your outing or trip. The Hadlock Student Center is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for equipment pick-ups and returns (as well as open recreation and exercise).

Have questions? Email AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu