The Daily Bruin

The Maker Hub would like to welcome back the whole Fox community with a fun game night this Thursday, Sept. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. This will include vintage Atari video games and boardgames.

We are also encouraging folks to bring their own gaming consoles and hook them up to the flat-screen TVs in the meeting rooms. LAN party in the computer lab, anyone? No need to RSVP, just show up!

This event will also double as a Quiz Party. You may be aware that you need to pass a Canvas quiz to gain access to the Maker Hub (link found on the Maker Hub wiki page). But don’t worry, the quiz is not a requirement for the game night; the doors will be propped open.

We are treating it like an open-house event, so bring your friends, have fun, look around, ask questions, and take the quiz if you would like to get connected with the Maker Hub.

Please contact Nick Sullivan (nsullivan@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

The Stewards of Sustainability Club is excited for another year of fun and educational activities to share with the George Fox community!

Please follow this link to take our activities survey. We’d love to hear what activities you are most excited about!

In our community garden, we will be harvesting pears, grapes, a few tomatoes, and preparing the garden for fall seed planting today (Tuesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please meet outside Bauman Auditorium at 6:30 p.m., and we will walk to the garden together. 

Please visit our website or Instagram (@gfu_stewards_of_sustainability) to keep up-to-date with our events and meetings. If you would like to become a club member and get added to our emailing list or get more involved and become a club officer, email Sydney Schroeder at sschroeder18@georgefox.edu.

Meridian Street will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 1, and on Thursday, Sept. 2, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. while the city of Newberg seals the street surface.

Traffic will not be allowed across the surface, so please find alternate routes. The closure extends 430 feet north of the railroad tracks to East 4th Street (South of Hwy. 99W). Thank you!

Introducing our new faculty members in the School of Communication and Design! To mark their arrival, we’re hosting a  New Faculty Exhibition in the Minthorne Gallery starting today (Monday) and running through Friday, Sept. 24.

Come see works by Marvin Eans, Casey Martin, Amy Williams and Chandler Brutscher, who will be serving the university as professors in graphic design, interior design, ceramics, and foundations, respectively.

Meanwhile, in the Lindgren Gallery, located between Bauman Auditorium and the Ross Center, we are hosting the Frogman’s 38th Print Workshop Portfolio, in which our own Jillian Sokso is a featured participant. That show will also run Aug. 30 through Sept. 24.

The Minthorne and Lindgren galleries are open to the public  Monday through Saturday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. In addition to the galleries, the exhibits will be open to the public during Newberg’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Contact Chandler Brutscher (cbrutscher@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Provost Andrea Scott will address the community, and president Robin Baker and ASC president Micah Mensing will lead the Community Charge.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus. See you tomorrow!

Contact Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and often textbook listings, too (click the book icon after clicking on a course to expand its info).

Questions? Contact the registrar’s office (registrar@georgefox.edu).

Three things you need to know about COVID-19 and campus life:

1. Wear your face masks where required. By state mandate, masks are required in indoor public spaces and at outdoor public settings where six feet of physical distancing is not possible.

2. Let us know if you have symptoms. Students and employees who experience COVID-19 or cold symptoms should quarantine and let the university know by completing the COVID Care Form. We can help you – and protect our community – if you let us know.

3. Free COVID testing and vaccinations are available on the Newberg campus. Contact the Health and Counseling Center to make an appointment (503-554-2340).

Join us Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 10:50 a.m., for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Provost Andrea Scott will address the community, and president Robin Baker and ASC president Micah Mensing will lead the Community Charge.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus. See you Tuesday!

Contact Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

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.

The Portland Writing Center (PWC), located in the Portland Center Library, is available for Zoom video conference and email writing consultations.

Graduate, George Fox Connect (GFC), and George Fox Digital (GFD) students are invited to contact the PWC for feedback on writing projects, citation assistance, or other writing-related issues. Check wc.georgefox.edu for additional information, including hours of operation and appointment scheduling.

For more information, email the Writing Center at wc@georgefox.edu. If you have questions about the Portland Writing Center, please contact Hannah Jackson at hjackson@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2449.

Welcome Weekend is here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students already here.

Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the front lot of Roberts, the Stevens lot or Hoover lot on Friday.

The Bauman and Le Shana parking lots have been barricaded, so please park nearest to Stoffer Stadium if you need to park in the Bauman lot. Also, please do not park in the Pennington lot.

The parking rows adjacent to the service road by Newlin are also barricaded and unavailable for parking.

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and view the parking brochure on the Campus Public Safety website for lot locations. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!

The Bruin Community Pantry will be open during the following times for the fall semester:

• Mondays: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesdays: 12:30 to 6 p.m.
• Wednesdays: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 4 to 5:30 p.m.
• Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Fridays: 8 to 9:30 a.m.; 1 to 2 p.m.

We are closed during all George Fox holidays. These hours are subject to change depending upon our volunteer team schedule.

Volunteers are still needed for Tuesdays at 10 a.m. for unloading food, and Saturdays.

Join the Bruin Community Pantry Facebook and Instagram pages for up-to-the-minute announcements and information.

For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu.

Want to learn to dance? Join the Swing Dance Club tonight (Friday) at Jaquith Park from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for a basic lesson and free-dance period!

Learn a new skill, join a great community, and have a fun time! All participants are welcome, so bring your friends!

If you have any questions, email Mark Berglin at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.

It takes a village to make our football games a success. Interested in a volunteer opportunity to serve our awesome Bruin football fans? Then Bruin Brigade is the place for you!

The Bruin Brigade is a team of volunteers who help at the ticket tent, gates and in the parking lots directing traffic prior to every home game. The team arrives two hours prior to kickoff and are free to enjoy the rest of the game starting at halftime. All volunteers will receive a meal prior to each game they volunteer, free entry into the second half, and a T-shirt.

If this sounds like something you would like to help with, please email Mindy Mickelson in the athletics department at mmickelson@georgefox.edu with your first and last name, the games you can volunteer, and your T-shirt size.

Please note: We are asking for a three-game commitment to receive a T-shirt. Volunteers working the gates will need to be willing to use their phone to scan in tickets through the HomeTown Gate app (free on app store). Wi-Fi is available at the gates.

2021 Football Schedule

• Saturday, Sept. 4, vs. Redlands at 7:05 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 9, vs. Willamette at 1 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 23 vs. Pacific at 1 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 13, vs. Whitworth at 1 p.m.

Go Bruins!

Not vaccinated? The Health & Counseling Center on the Newberg campus is offering free Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations today (Friday) for employees, students and their families.

Drop by anytime between 9 a.m. and noon or from 1 to 4 p.m. Questions? Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu).

Attend TIAA Live Webinars to help boost your financial know-how. You can register for upcoming titles at TIAA.org/webinars.

Upcoming September webinars (all times Pacific):

• The 411 on 529 College Savings Plans: Sept. 14 at 9 a.m. 
• Inside Money: Managing Income and Debt: Sept 14 at noon
• Start to Finish: The Early Career Woman’s Guide to Financial Wisdom: Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. 
• Tomorrow in Focus: Sept. 15 at noon
• Understanding Medicare: Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. 
• Making it Easier for You: Online Tools and Resources: Sept. 16 at noon

Not vaccinated? The Health & Counseling Center on the Newberg campus is offering free Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations tomorrow (Friday) for employees, students and their families.

Drop by anytime between 9 a.m. and noon or from 1 to 4 p.m. Questions? Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu).

Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students already here on Thursday evening, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 27.

Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the front lot of Roberts, the Stevens lot or Hoover lot on Friday.

The Bauman and Le Shana parking lots will be barricaded on Thursday after 5 p.m., so please park nearest to Stoffer Stadium if you need to park in the Bauman lot. Please also refrain from parking in the Pennington lot.

The parking rows adjacent to the service road by Newlin will also be barricaded and unavailable for parking. Please make sure to move any vehicles parked there by 5 p.m. on Thursday.

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and view the parking brochure on the Campus Public Safety website for lot locations. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!

Mail Services will be running its courier service between campuses this fall. Below is the schedule.

• Medical Science Building (Werth): Monday through Friday
• Portland Center: Tuesday and Thursday

Items that need to be delivered must be at Mail Services by 10:30 a.m. for same-day delivery. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Andrea Friesen, a kinesiology student and Richter Scholar researcher, is in need of 30 faculty members to fill out a health and well-being survey (PROMIS) to form a control group as she studies the effect of exercise program participation on workplace self-efficacy.

Those who participate in the control group will be asked to complete the survey again in eight weeks. After completion of pre- and post-survey, control group participants will be entered in a raffle to win one of two $10 gift cards to Coffee Cottage.

Please contact Andrea for more information (afriesen19@georgefox.edu).