The Daily Bruin

Hello everyone! We are working on a project called The Bruin Closet for our business communications class. We want to provide affordable professional clothing for college students. This will be a donation-based initiative where we take clothing contributions from our community and provide them for students at a low cost.

We are collecting data to seek a baseline of where everyone stands with having/looking for professional clothing, and would appreciate if you could take two minutes to fill out our survey.

Email Tierney Zubchevich at tzubchevich19@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

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.

This week we wrap up the topic of decluttering and provide you with some great additional reading resources. We hope you feel inspired to clear up some space for new things in your life.

“When you declutter – whether it’s on your home, your head, or your heart – it is astounding what will flow into that space that will enrich you, your life, and your family.” – Peter Walsh

Questions? Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu.

We are looking to conceptualize a new course/experience that will serve as an onramp for a vertically integrated projects program. A vertically integrated program at Fox would be similar to our honors program in having its own course package, and would have students on teams comprised of different majors/years.

These students would be researching/designing in pursuit of solving some “wicked problem” over their time at Fox. “Wicked problems” can be generalized to large problems with no single stakeholder and no single solution.

In this survey we are seeking input regarding what potential learning objectives would be necessary for the program at large, as well as what is important to consider in the structuring of an onboarding/introductory experience.

Thanks for your participation! Contact Luke Roderick at lroderick20@georgefox.edu for more information.

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.

The Office for Spiritual Life invites you to enter into the season of Lent with us as we prepare for the celebration of Easter.

We will be hosting two different Ash Wednesday services on Wednesday, March 2 – one at noon and the other at 7 p.m. More details will come later.

Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jamiej@georgefox.edu.

Come celebrate our faculty’s newest publication with us: Guadalupe García McCall’s fifth novel, The Keeper, released on Feb. 8!

In celebration, the library and English department are hosting a Fox at the Fireside at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, in the Murdock Library. Come join us to hear more about The Keeper, ask a published author some questions, and grab a few snacks.

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.

Sign up today to participate in a Mario Kart tournament from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 12. Everyone is welcome, no matter what your skill level is.

The tournament will be single-player team participation, meaning you are your own team. Equipment to participate will be provided if needed (joysticks). It’s highly recommended you bring your own controllers/joysticks if you have them. Employees and students are welcome!

To learn more and register, go to IMLeagues. If you have questions, contact Rylee Guimont at rguimont19@georgefox.edu.

The campus advocate is a confidential resource offered to students in partnership with the Sexual Misconduct CARE (Campus Awareness, Response and Education) team.

The campus advocate is a George Fox MSW intern located at the Moore House/Intercultural Resource Center on the Newberg campus. She is qualified to provide advocacy, accompaniment, and referral service to survivors of all forms of violence – including sexual assault, intimate partner violence, hate crimes, stalking, sexual harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct – in order to facilitate and promote individual recovery and success.

Confidential campus advocates will not share any information or details of your experience without your permission unless you are at risk of harming yourself or others.

If you wish to seek services, walk-ins are welcome Mondays and Thursdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and Fridays between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Appointments are also available upon request.

If you have any questions, you can reach the campus advocate at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu. If you have an emergency, please call 911 or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2310.

Doctor of physical therapy students are conducting a research study and are in need of volunteers who are older adults. The study concerns developing a fall prevention program through balance exercises that mitigate the risk of falling.

To participate in our study, you must:

• Be age 60 or older
• Live independently or in an assisted living facility
• Be able to walk at least one block without the help of another person
• Stand unsupported without an assistive device
• Pass a mental status examination

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

Participants will come to the university’s Medical Sciences Building, where we ask you to sign an informed consent form, answer questions, and perform a short mental status examination and a timed up-and-go test. Depending on your responses to the questionnaires and timed up-and-go performance, you may or may not be eligible for the study.

Those eligible will perform a physical performance test in a lab setting, consisting of the following activities: blood pressure and heart rate, walking test, balance tests, and a fear of falling questionnaire.

You may 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 you or anyone you know is interested in participating, we invite you to schedule an appointment for testing. Please call 503-554-2463 or email the study team at GFUDPT.Research@gmail.com.

Dawn Ford and the Faculty Development Committee invite you to join them for the Spring 2022 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The featured speaker is Melissa Ramos, an assistant professor of biblical studies and recipient of the 2020-21 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research & Scholarship.

Ramos will speak on “Ritual in Deuteronomy,” exploring the symbolic world of Deuteronomy’s ritual covenant and curses through a lens of religious studies and anthropology. This comparison illuminates how the ritual life of ancient Israel shaped the literary form of Deuteronomy.

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

The National Collegiate Day of Prayer asks colleges around the nation to pray for students, faculty, staff, and their own college campuses. If you would like to join our campus pastors to pray this Thursday, Feb. 24, please join us in the Prayer Chapel from noon to 12:30 p.m.

If you have any questions, contact Sarah Cuevas at scuevas@georgefox.edu.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently made recommendations to improve primary care, two of which were to build interprofessional care teams and community-based training programs. We at the university’s Interprofessional Primary Care Institute have decided to do both.

Join us on Zoom on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to explore interprofessionality in pediatric practice. Go to our event page to register or find more information. It is free for George Fox students and employees.

Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty at todohert@georgefox.edu.

The Crescent, George Fox’s student-run newspaper, is publishing our eighth issue of the academic year at noon today!

Visit our website at noon for a variety of articles to read on campus and Newberg happenings! In the meantime, check out our site to read articles from previous issues, and follow us on Instagram for updates.

Contact Anika Perry at perrya20@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join Paul Anderson and others from around the world in reading the Gospel of John during Lent (March 2 through April 14) as an invitation to transformative Bible reading. All are welcome! You may also join Paul’s Daily Bible reading group on Facebook.

Questions? Email Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The Fusion Asian American Club is hosting a boba fundraiser next to Klages on Friday, Feb. 25, from noon to 3 p.m.

Enjoy some boba and enter a raffle to win a boba plushie! Profits will go toward funding future events and meetings of the Fusion Asian American Club. We hope to see you there.

If you have questions, contact us at fusion@georgefox.edu or DM us on Instagram (@gfu.fusion).

Swing by the Hadlock Student Center today (Friday) for University Recreation’s spring “Gearage Sale” from 3 to 7 p.m. Items for sale will include stand-up paddleboards, longboards, sleeping bags, backpacks, daypacks, trekking poles and many accessory items.

Please spread the word about this event to your friends, colleagues and neighbors. Contact Sam Nofziger at snofziger20@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Providence Health Plan members: Check out February’s LifeBalance featured deals.

Questions? Contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu

In need of an awesome gift idea or new art project? Well, the Maker Hub has got you covered! The Maker Hub’s HPN Signature Series Mug Press is a professional-grade mug press designed to easily and efficiently heat transfer custom images onto almost any size and shape of mug.

Create the custom mug of your dreams, from small-sized graphics such as names and logos, to full-wrap, edge-to-edge images. Check out this video to see how it works! For more information on how you can make a custom mug, check out the Maker Hub’s Wiki page.

The Maker Hub exists as a resource and creative outlet for the entire George Fox community (yes, including non-engineers!). We are looking for student aces. A student ace is simply an expert on a piece of equipment who helps train other students on the usage of that equipment and gains extra privileges within the Maker Hub.

Please email makerhub@georgefox.edu if you would like to get connected or have any questions.

The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “Commonplace,” so send us your best poems, stories, essays, and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.

The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.

All are welcome to submit, including employees and those who are not members of the George Fox community!

Submission Guidelines:

• Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
• Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
• For artwork: Files should be named as the title of your piece, followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.
• All work should be submitted through our website. Submissions close at midnight on Friday, Feb. 25.

Contact Jaime Miller at jmiller18@georgefox.edu with any questions.

To hourly staff (and supervisors of staff members, please note): The Spring Staff Conference will take place Thursday, March 3, from noon to 4 p.m. as an in-person event on the Newberg campus.

This is a benefit we encourage all hourly staff to take advantage of. Staff members will receive an RSVP form via email to sign up for their preferred sessions.

Questions? Email the Staff Development Committee at alichten@georgefox.edu.