The Daily Bruin

Join us at our annual Benefits, Wellness and Lifestyle Fair today (Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103. Come see how we are cultivating a culture that helps you be the best you.

Presentations will be available from Regence, Kaiser, TIAA, Master Care and LifeMap to help you learn how to get the most out of your benefits. 

Here are just some of the amazing things you will see at the fair:

• Kaiser
• Regence
• Hello Fresh
• CPRD Aquatic Center
• Hadlock Student Center
• Our Table Cooperative
• Open Bible Learning Center
• Raffle with prizes

All employees can benefit from coming to the fair. Questions? Contact Human Resources at HR@georgefox.edu.

Please join the engineers-craftsmen of Portland Guitar on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Maker Hub for a night of guitars, science and art.

Acoustic quirks abound as a guitar’s sound is deconstructed and rebuilt. The inherent errors in the tonality among most notes and how to eliminate them will be demonstrated.

The presentation will be led by Jay Dickinson, who holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, more than twenty-five years’ experience in corporate physics and engineering positions, plus a lifetime of woodworking and artistic craftsmanship used to make guitars under the name Portland Guitar. Multiple examples of his work will be present for enjoyment after the presentation.

Questions? Contact Katherine Morland at kmorland@georgefox.edu.

As service animals and emotional support animals become more common in public venues, a few guidelines will be helpful to promote positive experiences for students, faculty and staff within the George Fox  community. These guidelines are intended to protect the rights and safety of all community members.

No one should interact with a service animal or emotional support animal unless given permission by the handler.

In situations where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, employees may ask two specific questions: (1) Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? and (2) What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?

Staff are not allowed to request any documentation for the dog, require that the dog demonstrate its task, or inquire about the nature of the person’s disability (see these ADA guidelines).

If a dog is not trained to perform work or a task, an employee may ask the handler not to bring the animal into the room or building. Emotional support animals that provide comfort but do not perform a task are not service animals.

More information about service animals and emotional support animals is available at this link. If you have questions related to a service animal or emotional support animal on campus, contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu), director of Learning Support Services.

Due to scheduling issues, the Coffee Cottage Open Mic Night has been moved to Saturday, Feb. 29. If you have any questions, contact Araya Glancy at aglancy16@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Store will be closed for inventory tomorrow (Wednesday) and Friday, Feb. 14, in observance of the mid-semester holiday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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

Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for the holiday weekend:

• Friday, Feb. 14 – 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 15 – 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 16 – 2 to 8 p.m.

Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

Plant Services will be doing fire system testing in the physical therapy wing of the Roberts Center today (Tuesday) through Thursday, Feb. 11-13. The testing will start after noon on Tuesday and Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. on Thursday.

Every detector will be tested (hallways, offices and classrooms). The strobes and horns will be silenced during the testing, but the control panel will beep a notification.

What is the test? A Plant Services technician will be spraying simulated smoke by every detector head. When the detector notices the smoke, the panel will beep. (There is no way to silence the panel.)

On Thursday, Feb. 13, Plant Services will return after 5 p.m. to test the strobes and horns. During this test, the horns will sound for 30 minutes and will be very unpleasant. The testing will be over by 6:30 p.m. that evening.

Thank you for your patience as we ensure your safety! Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

Registration season is right around the corner! Are you feeling lost in MyGeorgeFox? Do general education requirements confuse you? Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in Hoover 207.

In this workshop for faculty advisors, we will cover MyGeorgeFox basics and an overview of general education so you can go into your advising appointments with confidence. Please bring your laptop.  

Contact your department’s CAP coach if you have questions.

Thank you to the following groups who have stepped forward to participate in the food drive competition:

• Plant Services
• Communication and Cinematic Arts
• Student Life and the President’s Office

The deadline to sign up to participate is now extended to Wednesday, Feb. 12. Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) for details about the competition.

Faculty members: Are you interested in collaborating more with the Disability Services Office (DSO) to help your students? Come to “Supporting Students with Disabilities: The Faculty-DSO Partnership” on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Ross 140.

University faculty and the DSO are both vital in providing support to students with disabilities. After hearing a summary of the services offered by the DSO, the group will ask questions, share experiences, and consider how faculty and the DSO might form an even stronger partnership to support students with disabilities.

This faculty session fulfills 1.5 hours of AAO Faculty Development. Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The City of Newberg Public Works has scheduled a water shut-off in the Stevens Center tomorrow (Tuesday). They will be changing the water meter on the east side of the building, and the water will be off from 9 a.m. to noon. The change should only impact the Stevens Center building.

Contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Plant Services will be doing fire system testing in the Roberts Center on Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 11-13. The testing will start after noon on Tuesday and Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. on Thursday.

Every detector will be tested (hallways, offices and classrooms). The strobes and horns will be silenced during the testing, but the control panel will beep a notification.

What is the test? A Plant Services technician will be spraying simulated smoke by every detector head. When the detector notices the smoke, the panel will beep. (There is no way to silence the panel.)

On Thursday, Feb. 13, Plant Services will return after 5 p.m. to test the strobes and horns. During this test, the horns will sound for 30 minutes and will be very unpleasant. The testing will be over by 6:30 p.m. that evening.

Thank you for your patience as we ensure your safety! Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

In celebration of Black History Month, Verdis Robinson, director for community college engagement at Campus Compact and advocate for civic education, will speak in Hoover 105 tonight (Monday). Join us at 7 p.m. as Robinson discusses the activism of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his journey in search of democracy and equality.

Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free, and the public is welcome. Contact Paul Otto at potto@georgefox.edu with questions about the event.

All are invited to see award-winning Hollywood producer Nancy de los Santos-Reza present and discuss her new HBO documentary, The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Hoover 105.

De los Santos-Reza’s film provides an overview of how Latinos have been portrayed in Hollywood in each decade of the twentieth century. The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer time with de los Santos-Reza.

To learn more, contact Debbie Berhó at 503-554-2644.

Check out this week’s George Fox athletics home games:

• Baseball vs. Occidental College – Saturday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m., Morse Athletic Fields
• Softball vs. Warner Pacific University – Sunday, Feb. 16, noon and 2 p.m., Morse Athletic Fields

Questions? Visit the athletics website.

A student film production crew is looking for a male talent in his late fifties to act as a store clerk. We are looking for someone who is willing to drive to Maupin, Oregon. We will pay mileage.

Please send an email with an acting resume and headshot to David Pascual-Matias at dpascualmatias16@georgefox.edu.

Attention all first-generation faculty and staff: The Intercultural Resource Center will be putting on a passive event to connect first-generation faculty and staff with first-generation students on Friday, March 13.

If you are the first in your family to attend and graduate college, we invite you to participate in this event. All participating faculty and staff will wear a T-shirt reading “First Gen and Proud” during school hours so first generation students will be able to identify with their professors, faculty advisors, etc. This is a simple way to show your support for first-generation students within the George Fox community.

If you would like to participate, please respond by Monday, Feb. 17, to Abbie Hall at ahall18@georgefox.edu with your full name, position at George Fox, and T-shirt size. If you have any further questions, please contact Bryce Coefield at bcoefield@georgefox.edu.

A research study is being performed to determine asthma’s effects on the body and how to create exercise programs that best benefit those suffering from asthma. Participants will complete a short exercise test on a treadmill.

If you would like to help, follow this link. Questions? Contact Kelsey Kammerzell at kkammerzell15@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in taking your climbing to the next level by venturing outside? This is the class for you! We will cover a variety of topics, including knots, anchor building, and risks unique to outdoor climbing.

There are three class sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 25, March 3 and March 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. The course will conclude with an outdoor excursion on Saturday, March 14.

The course fee is $15 and needs to be paid prior to the first class session. Participants should be experienced climbers and have completed the Hadlock Student Center belay assessment or equivalent. Sign up at imleagues.com.

Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu or Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

Students are invited to join a Life Group for a weekly time of discussion, prayer and fellowship. Life Groups are led by leaders on campus as well as local pastors and leaders.

Groups begin meeting the week of Feb. 10. The sign-up form can be found here, so encourage students to join. If you have any questions or if you are interested in leading a Life Group, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320.