The Daily Bruin

As you can imagine, this semester has been very disruptive to graduating seniors. Commencement will not take place on Saturday, May 2, as originally planned. Instead, the university will celebrate the graduates virtually that day, and a plan is in place for an in-person celebration on Saturday, Aug. 15.

We know this change is disappointing for our graduates. Fortunately, there is something tangible we can do to encourage them, and we’d love for you to be a part of it. Help us create a congratulations video montage that will be shared with Bruins virtually! It’s a simple yet powerful way to spread a little cheer during this tough time.

Here’s how to send your message:

• With your phone in landscape mode (turned sideways), record a three- to five-second message of “Congratulations!”, “We’re proud of you!” or “Good luck!”
• Email your video to alumni@georgefox.edu.
• Include your name and graduation year in the email.
• Send it in by the end of today (Thursday).

Your clip will be shared with graduating Bruins on Saturday, May 2. Thank you for encouraging the Class of 2020 during this difficult transition! Questions? Contact Sara Reamy at sreamy@georgefox.edu.

Remote teaching has changed the scenery of this semester, and The Student Collective team wants to hear from you! What have you been up to?

Submit your experiences and photos and be a part of sharing our university’s story by sharing your own stories in this year’s yearbook. Students, staff and professors are all encouraged to participate by filling out this form.

Questions? Contact ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu.

After 43 years of service at George Fox, Paul Chamberlain will be retiring this May. We had to cancel his retirement event in April and are rescheduling it for September (time and place TBA). Please feel free to reach out now to Paul (pchamber@georgefox.edu) and wish him the best as he starts this new adventure.

Paul taught in the chemistry department from the fall of 1977 through 2013. Since then he he has been the director for the Center of Study Abroad. He will be greatly missed!

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

If you voluntarily choose to wear an N95 filtering face-piece (dust mask), OR-OSHA requires employers to provide employees with a copy of Appendix D of 1910.134, Respiratory Protection. This appendix is available online here.

Before using a N95 filtering face-piece, read and follow the instructions for cleaning, inspecting, maintaining and storing your mask.

If you voluntarily choose to use a higher form of respiratory protection such as a negative-pressure (any cartridge type), powered-air, or supplied-air respirator, contact Dan Schutter (dschutte@georgefox.edu), as a medical evaluation and fit testing may be required.

A George Fox alumna, JeanneAnn Farris, and a current student, Nicola Pieper, have created a play called International. A free play reading will be performed via Zoom tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m.

International is a play that explores the challenges and experiences of people who identify with more than one country. It delves into the struggles of identity in country, identity in the Christian faith, and the clashes and correlation of the two in relation to one another. It’s a compiling of interviews, most of which are associated with students and faculty of George Fox University.

If you’re interested, would like to know more, or would like the link to the Zoom session, email internationalstagedreading@gmail.com.

Did you miss yesterday’s all-employee meeting? No worries: You can still watch it at your convenience at this link (login required). In the session, President Robin Baker answers many of the questions he has received and discusses the work to be done in the coming months.

To access the meeting, type in the password provided on the site. If you have questions or comments, please share them here.

Physical activity is an inexpensive, powerful medicine that helps people but is underutilized. A continuing medical education event, Interprofessional Solutions for Physical Inactivity in Primary Care, will empower healthcare clinicians to activate the people they support.

Our presenters will review new CDC guidelines for physical activity alongside brief evidenced-based assessment and treatment approaches. The Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring Information System (PROMIS) will be reviewed and utilized. 

The fee is $100 for professionals, $50 for residents, interns and students, and free for George Fox students! Register here for the course, and contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) if you would like more information.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of OHSU School of Medicine and George Fox University. The OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Employees are encouraged to remotely join an all-employee meeting today (Monday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Click this link (login required) to join the session, in which President Robin Baker will answer many of the questions he has received and discuss the work to be done in the coming months.

To access the meeting, type in the password provided on the site.

As you can imagine, this semester has been very disruptive to graduating seniors. Commencement will not take place on Saturday, May 2, as originally planned. Instead, the university will celebrate the graduates virtually that day, and a plan is in place for an in-person celebration on Saturday, Aug. 15.

We know this change is disappointing for our graduates. Fortunately, there is something tangible we can do to encourage them, and we’d love for you to be a part of it. Help us create a congratulations video montage that will be shared with Bruins virtually! It’s a simple yet powerful way to spread a little cheer during this tough time.

Here’s how to send your message:

• With your phone in landscape mode (turned sideways), record a three- to five-second message of “Congratulations!”, “We’re proud of you!” or “Good luck!”
• Email your video to alumni@georgefox.edu.
• Include your name and graduation year in the email.
• Send it in by Thursday, April 23, or better yet, email it today!

Your clip will be shared with graduating Bruins on Saturday, May 2. Thank you for encouraging the Class of 2020 during this difficult transition! Questions? Contact Sara Reamy at sreamy@georgefox.edu.

Now more than ever we all need to feel more comfortable working in the kitchen. Starting mid-May, live online cooking classes will be offered to all George Fox students, alumni and employees.

We will talk about how to use pantry food and elevate it with inexpensive ingredients from the produce, meat and dairy sections. From potatoes to rice, we will look at simple techniques that will give you many more options for healthy and nutritious food on a budget. You will learn to modify recipes for almost every dietary need.

Please complete this form if you are interested in participating in these classes. Whether you are in Alaska, California, Hawaii or Newberg, you can join in. All classes will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. There are no obligations!

Take advantage of these crazy days and learn to cook. You won’t be sorry! Classes will be taught by the Bruin Community Pantry’s Jere Witherspoon, and there may be special guests!

Questions? Contact Jere at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Our Shalom programming on Instagram Live (@gfuspil) has been changed to begin at 7:45 p.m. Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) as the university pastors lead interactive liturgies from commonprayer.net, with Scripture readings, songs, and prayer requests.

Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

After 43 years of service at George Fox, Paul Chamberlain will be retiring this May. We had to cancel his retirement event in April, but we are rescheduling it for September (time and place TBA).

In the meantime, please feel free to reach out now to Paul (pchamber@georgefox.edu) and wish him the best as he starts this new adventure.

Paul taught in the chemistry department from the fall of 1977 through 2013. Since that time he has been the director for the Center of Study Abroad. He will be greatly missed!

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

A George Fox alumna, JeanneAnn Farris, and a current student, Nicola Pieper, have created a play called International. A free play reading will be performed via Zoom this Wednesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m.

International is a play that explores the challenges and experiences of people who identify with more than one country. It delves into the struggles of identity in country, identity in the Christian faith, and the clashes and correlation of the two in relation to one another. It’s a compiling of interviews, most of which are associated with students and faculty of George Fox University.

If you’re interested, would like to know more, or would like the link to the Zoom session, email internationalstagedreading@gmail.com.

Please make sure that you continue to carefully follow physical distancing guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19. With the beautiful weather, it is tempting to relax our attention to these important matters.

If you are using the George Fox track or field or are out on the quad or elsewhere on campus, these guidelines from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) should be carefully followed:

• Stay home, save lives. The best way to stay healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home. You must also limit things you do outside your home to what you must do. Examples of things you “must do” are shopping for food or picking up medicines. The governor’s order does not allow gatherings where people cannot keep six feet apart. Also, the order does not allow social events and non-essential business where people come into close contact. 
• Maintain six feet between you and all other people.
• Wash or sanitize your hands after contact with any surface.
• Do not touch your face, except after washing and sanitizing your hands.
• Avoid groups and contact with other people.

For more information on physical distancing and Oregon’s novel coronavirus response, click here. Questions? Contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

Employees are encouraged to remotely join an all-employee meeting this Monday, April 20, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Click this link (login required) to join the session, in which President Robin Baker will answer many of the questions he has received and discuss the work to be done in the coming months.

To access the meeting, type in the password provided on the site.

The Bruin Store is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, by appointment only. Please call the store at 503-554-2540 to set up an appointment time.

We are fulfilling online orders daily, and ground shipping is still free of charge. Visit our website to view graduation gifts, alumni clothing, and summer term textbooks.

Rental textbook returns are approaching soon! Students will be receiving rental reminder emails, which will contain a link to a prepaid shipping label to send books back to the store. When you ship rental books, please include your first and last name, phone number, email, and patron ID (listed in your rental email). This information is crucial for us to process your rental return.

Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs at pjacobs@georgefox.edu.

Physical activity is an inexpensive, powerful medicine that helps people but is underutilized. A continuing medical education event, Interprofessional Solutions for Physical Inactivity in Primary Care, will empower healthcare clinicians to activate the people they support.

Join us between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, for this remote presentation. The fee is $100 for professionals, $50 for residents, interns and students, and free for George Fox students! Register here for the course.

Our presenters will review new CDC guidelines for physical activity alongside brief evidenced-based assessment and treatment approaches. The Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring Information System (PROMIS) will be reviewed and utilized.

Contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of OHSU School of Medicine and George Fox University. The OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Construction will begin Monday, April 20, on part of the Bauman parking lot. The area closest to Fulton Street will be fenced off, and construction vehicles will be driving through by the large plantings.

If you have a vehicle that needs to be parked in the Bauman lot, please park as close to Stoffer Stadium as possible in order to avoid construction traffic. Questions can be sent to Plant Services (plantservices@georgefox.edu). Thank you!

Our bi-weekly shredding service has been temporarily suspended through Access. If you still need this shredding service performed in the coming weeks, contact Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu so that other arrangements can be made.

The City of Newberg will be changing out a water meter today (Wednesday). The water will be shut off from 8 to 10 a.m. at 216 Carlton Way. The city was unsure which buildings would be affected, but the affected buildings could include Weesner Village, Beebe Hall, Carey Hall and Willcuts Hall, as well as the Prayer Chapel.

The Klages Center, Edwards Hall, and houses such as Weesner House, Fry House and McGrew House will not be affected. Questions can be directed to Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu. Thank you for your patience!