The Daily Bruin

Are you looking for a ride to a Catholic church on Sundays? Are you living in Newberg and willing to drive students to mass?

The Catholic Campus Fellowship has a carpool group open to all students! Join us on Sundays if you need a ride or just need some friends to go to church with.

For more information, or if you want to volunteer, contact Genevieve Wolf at gwolf18@georgefox.edu. Stay tuned for more announcements about our upcoming Catholic Campus Fellowship events!

Undergraduate students, you are cordially invited to be our guest for an evening of mystery and fun at the Murdock Library. Along the way, you’ll be introduced to tools and services that will help equip you to excel as a student and scholar (and you might also meet Bigfoot).

Complete our quest, explore the library, and earn entries in our prize raffle for hammocks, a disc golf set, a parks pass, and more. Come if you dare … the mystery begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17.

Questions? Feel free to contact Kate Wimer at kwimer@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Adventure is designed to help all new students thrive during their first semester at George Fox. Take a minute to look over this overview so you are aware of program components and can encourage students to participate.

As you support students, pay attention to the PACS framework components:

• People – Peer relationships, Professors, Parents and Family
• Academic habits
• College knowledge
• Self-efficacy

Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions about the program.

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming intramural season by midnight tomorrow night (Friday)!

We are offering:

• Volleyball
• Flag football
• Doubles tennis
• Spikeball

If this is something you’re interested in, you can register here. Employees and students are invited to compete!

For any questions, contact Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu.

The honors community will be hosting a time of memorial for Dr. Javier Garcia on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Newberg Friends Church (307 College St.).   

The entire George Fox community is invited to remember and celebrate the life of Dr. Garcia with the honors community.

Contact Helen Morse (hmorse@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Take a few minutes to check in on undergraduate students – first-year students and transfers – who are new to George Fox this year. Ask for a highlight of their experience thus far, invite them to share something challenging, and welcome them to ask for assistance if they are unsure how to navigate life at George Fox.

Also, encourage them to attend the “GFU 101: Student Panel on Starting Strong at George Fox” Bruin Adventure program tomorrow (Friday) from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Session description: Sometimes we learn best by doing it ourselves and learning from our mistakes. And sometimes, we can learn from the wisdom of others who have gone before us. Come hear from returning students about what helped them thrive, things they wish they had done differently, and advice for your first semester at George Fox. We’ll have a time for questions for the student panel.

Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) with questions.

The nursing department is hosting an open house to showcase our new nursing spaces!

Nursing is now located in the Roberts Center. Please feel free to come by and check it out during our open house from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14.

Faculty and staff will be available to give tours and answer questions. Contact Jenny Vuksich (jvuksich@georgefox.edu) with any questions about the event.

The Richter Scholars Program is hosting an engaging informational workshop to explain the research program to faculty and students and also to introduce the new two-year Richter funding option.

We encourage faculty and students across all disciplines to attend and learn how to apply for this research opportunity. The program is available to both graduate and undergraduate students. We are excited to share the changes coming to the Richter Scholars Program!

• Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21
• Time: 5-6 p.m.
• Place: Hoover 105
• Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Please use this link to RSVP to attend in person, or watch this live stream.

At this event we will provide the link to the online application and review the important criteria in scholar selection. While limited, we anticipate larger scholarship awards and a special fund for faculty mentors to assist. Attend in person or via live stream to learn more.

The proposal deadline is Monday, Oct. 18. All submittals will be electronic. For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Disability & Accessibility Services, the Academic Resource Center, faculty, staff, and student leaders are joining together to offer a whole slate of connection opportunities this fall. Click here to indicate your interest in receiving information about one or more of these options! We’d love to have you join us!

• Academic Coaching (all students)
• ADHD Group (all students)
• Autism/Aspergers Group (Newberg campus)
• Becoming a Tutor (all students)
• Celiac/Gluten Free Group (Newberg campus)
• Chronic Illness Group (all students)
• Learning Disability Group (all students)
• Trauma Group (Newberg campus)

Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

University Recreation is now offering top rope climbing and free belay classes at the Hadlock Student Center.

In order to top rope climb (the big wall with ropes), you do not need to know how to belay. Our staff will be there to help you climb safely and to belay climbers! Top rope climbing hours are 7 to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Please sign up for top rope climbing sessions by going here.

If you would like to learn how to belay, please consider taking one of our free belay classes. The classes are open to any student. Some prior experience rock climbing is helpful, but not necessary.

These classes (and top rope hours) are open to all students, employees, and other Hadlock members. If you would like to sign up for a class, please go here.

If you have questions on rock climbing at George Fox or belay classes, please email AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Contemplative worship (sometimes called Communion After the Manner of Friends) will be held every Thursday morning from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 104, starting tomorrow.

The sessions will be hosted by Paul Anderson and Nathanael Ankeny. All are welcome, and elective chapel credit is available.

If you have any questions, you can email Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Need help writing a paper, staying on top of your assignments, or preparing for tests? Come to the Academic Resource Center (ARC), where you will find students helping students. Through one-on-one consultations, trained peer consultants can help you become a better reader, writer, and learner.

We are now open for appointments! This semester we are offering in-person appointments. You can see our availabilities and schedule an appointment here.

Questions? Contact Hannah Jackson at hjackson@georgefox.edu.

Due to new information released by the Oregon Health Authority (regarding OAR 333-019-1025), masks are now required in the Hadlock Fitness Center at all times. Masks are also required in other areas of the Hadlock Student Center while not performing physical activity.

Masks will not be required for intramural sports, pick-up games, club sports, or other activities outside of the fitness center (weight room) area. It is, however, required to wear masks outside of these areas while not exercising.

If you have questions about this policy, please reach out to AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Marketing communications will be placing a business card order on Friday, Sept. 17. If you or someone in your department is in need of business cards, please place your order by that date.

Visit Marcom’s webpage for instructions on how to order. If you have questions, you can email Jamison Loop at jloop@georgefox.edu.

Now is the time to order university stationery! The collective order helps keep costs low: the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.

I will be accepting orders through Friday, Sept. 17. For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through the university’s Office of Mail Services.

Please contact me at jloop@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Thank you,
– Jamison Loop

September is National Preparedness Month. This week we are sharing steps to take to ensure you know how to make a plan, assemble an emergency kit, and stay informed.

Be well and stay safe!

Questions? Contact Human Resources at hr@georgefox.edu.

Take a few minutes to check in on undergraduate students – first-year students and transfers – who are new to George Fox this year. Ask for a highlight of their experience thus far, invite them to share something challenging, and welcome them to ask for assistance if they are unsure how to navigate life at George Fox.

Also, encourage them to attend the “GFU 101: Student Panel on Starting Strong at George Fox” Bruin Adventure program this Friday, Sept. 10, from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Session description: Sometimes we learn best by doing it ourselves and learning from our mistakes. And sometimes, we can learn from the wisdom of others who have gone before us. Come hear from returning students about what helped them thrive, things they wish they had done differently, and advice for your first semester at George Fox. We’ll have a time for questions for the student panel.

Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) with questions.

The university community is invited to a special debate centering on the question, “Was the American War for Independence a Biblical and Just War?,” on Monday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

George Fox’s Mark David Hall will debate the topic with U.S. Air Force Academy’s John D. Roche. The event is cosponsored by the John Dickinson Forum and the Civility Project.

The general public is invited to attend in person, and it will also be streamed here. The debate is possible thanks to the Jack Miller Center through a grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Everyone is invited to join us for week two of chapel! This week we meet this morning (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium to begin our series on discipleship, titled “Follow Me.”

Vespers will be digital this week (we will not be meeting in person), available on the iAttended app by 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.

Please email our office with any questions (spirituallife@georgefox.edu). Come and worship!

If you are interested in doing research with a faculty mentor, attend the 2021 George Fox Richter Scholars Kickoff and Information Workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. in Hoover 105 to learn more about the program. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible.

The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student research activities that are devised, initiated, and carried out by individual student researchers, with mentorship, guidance, and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.

The purpose of these funds is to support educational research opportunities that encourage the practices of independent thought leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility. For the purpose of this program, research is defined as a knowledge-generating activity that is designed to provide new information on a topic, tool, or process, and that proceeds according to established and accepted research methods.

Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria at this link.

Call for proposal deadline is Monday, Oct. 18.

*Faculty mentors: Please note that several important proposal elements and eligibility requirements have been recently updated. Please thoroughly read through all posted documentation as you work with your student mentee to prepare a proposal. All submittals will be electronic.

For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.