The Daily Bruin

Today (Thursday), between 1 and 2 p.m., the analytics and foresight department will be offering its first weekly “Office Hour” session via Zoom.

If you have data-related questions, we’ll be available for an hour on Thursdays at 1 p.m. to offer our assistance. This is an open format; we will do our best to assist you during this time and provide guidance on next steps, if necessary.

Questions? Contact Tyler Susmilch at tsusmilch@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in improving your health and fitness? The Find Your Fit employee health and fitness program will help you do both!

This program is free to George Fox employees and spouses, as well as graduate students. As part of the program you will receive a health and fitness assessment. These measurements will then be used to help an exercise science student create an individualized exercise prescription for you designed to reach your health and fitness goals.

We have about 20 spots left this summer, so please contact Mary Imboden (mimboden@georgefox.edu) if interested.

We hope you enjoyed last week’s resources, videos and ideas on the subject of intentional thankfulness. Let us continue disrupting the world with gratitude and see how it changes us and others.

This week, we encourage you to experiment with different things you can do to be in the gratitude zone and take more steps to express it to others.

The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. Happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude, and we always get another opportunity to enjoy what is given to us every moment.

Get inspired by watching Brother Steindl-Rast in this “Want to be happy? Be grateful” TED Talk video.

“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”
― Maya Angelou, Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

Have children in the fourth through ninth grades? We have a camp for them! The Oregon Writing Project is hosting a young writers’ camp, themed “Mission to Mars,” July 12-16! Camp meets from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

Registration closes tomorrow (Thursday) at 5 p.m. If you are an employee of or a student at George Fox, we are able to offer a discount of 40% for your child.

Contact Carol Brazo (cbrazo@georgefox.edu) for more details.

Campus Recreation is hosting a Wilderness First Aid certification course at the Hadlock Student Center August 17-18, 2021. Students, employees, and community members are all eligible to participate. 

The course is a two-day introduction to general wilderness medicine concepts and basic life support skills. It is perfect for anyone who likes to spend time outside! This course provides relevant and realistic first-aid training and is taught by a professional instructor with significant patient care and backcountry experience. 

To read more about this type of course, go to the Wilderness Medical Associates website.

You can register for this course at the Hadlock Student Center here.

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

The Murdock library and the 24-hour space will be closed Wednesday through Friday this week (July 7-9) due to a planned power outage.  The 24-hour space plans to reopen on Saturday, July 10, and the Library plans to reopen at Monday, July 12 at 8 am.  Library employees will be working remotely and can be reached via email. Check the library website for information.

If you have a question about an item you have requested or an item on loan, please email circadmin@georgefox.edu.  If you need research help, please email researchhelp@georgefox.edu .

A contracted technician will be on campus Tuesday morning (July 6) to spray the Linden trees located between the Stevens Center and Pennington Hall. The area will be taped off and the east entrance will be closed to the Stevens Center. Access to this area will be limited until the product dries but will be restored after lunch that same day. Any questions can be directed to Plant Services.

The Murdock library and the 24-hour space will be closed July 7-9th due to a planned power outage. Library employees will be working remotely and can be reached via email. Check the library website for information. If you have a question about an item you have requested, or an item on loan, please email circadmin@georgefox.edu.

PGE will be replacing the very old underground electrical lines that service the Murdock Library with new service lines, starting tomorrow (Tuesday). The work is expected to continue through Thursday, July 8.

The library will be closed during this time, as there will be no electricity to the building. It should reopen on Friday, July 9. Questions? Contact Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will be closed on Monday, July 5th, in accordance with the university’s observance of Independence Day. Hadlock will reopen on Tuesday, July 6th at 6 a.m.

Updated dates: PGE will be replacing the very old underground electrical lines that service the Murdock Library with new service lines, starting on Wednesday, July 7. The work is expected to continue through Friday, July 9.

The library will be closed during this time, as there will be no electricity to the building. It should reopen Saturday, July 10. Questions? Contact Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu.

Please note that there will be a volleyball camp happening in the Hadlock Student Center July 1-3. There will also be basketball camps occurring July 5-9 and July 12-16. During each of the three camps, all basketball courts will be unavailable throughout the day.

Starting Thursday, July 1st, all users of the Hadlock Student Center will be required to sign a new waiver in order to use the facility for sports, exercise, or other activities. For employees and general students, they can find it here, under “Employee Resources” or “Student Resources” and “University Forms”. For guests and other members, it is located here. Please keep in mind that everyone needs an updated facility waiver starting July 1, 2021.

In addition, every person participating in rock climbing needs to rewatch the Bouldering Orientation Video and take the Bouldering Assessment Quiz again. Please note that climbers need to watch the video even if they have watched it before as it contains some useful reminders and information.

The IT Service Desk has transitioned to a temporary location in Stevens 208 while construction and carpet replacement happens in their normal office location and will remain in Stevens 208 through the end of July. 

Services will be available as usual.

If you have any questions, email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

The Bridge Cafe will be closed in observance of Independence Day this Monday, July 5.

Check out the George Fox tennis program’s Junior Summer Tennis Camps for all ages and skill levels! These camps will be serious fun and will greatly improve skills, all while cultivating a love for the sport. And, as a bonus, kids of George Fox employees get 40% off!

For more details and the RSVP link, visit this page.

Thank you for continuing to wear a face covering when shopping at the Bruin Community Pantry’s food bank. We would prefer that our volunteers not be required to ask each person to show proof of vaccination. Considering the small space, we want to be able to keep everyone safe, so face coverings will continue to be required to access the food bank.

Thank you for your cooperation. Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Wellness Wednesdays is starting a new series. We invite everyone to join us in exploring the benefits of gratitude and spend more time in that healthy and peaceful space of thankfulness. As we are recovering from the effects of the pandemic, and reflecting on the past year, we can experience the healing benefits of a thankful attitude. Gratitude changes everything. We have prepared some information for you this week and will stay in touch over the next few weeks.

We encourage you to watch this inspiring video on Gratitude today.

Stay tuned for more information, connection and events.

Questions? Contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu.

The Murdock library and the 24-hour space will be closed July 6-8th due to a planned power outage. Library employees will be working remotely and can be reached via email. Check the library website for information. If you have a question about an item you have requested, or an item on loan, please email circadmin@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox tennis program’s Junior Summer Tennis Camps are starting up in July and going through August. Held Monday-Friday, from 9:30-2 p.m., these camps will be seriously fun, will greatly improve skills, and cultivate a love for the sport. Children of George Fox employees get 40% off.

For more details and to RSVP, visit this page.