The Daily Bruin

Join the Catholic Campus Fellowship this Friday, Nov. 22, for a talk titled “From Fox to the Priesthood” at 5 p.m. in Hoover 210.

Speaking will be Stephen Kenyon, a 2013 George Fox alumnus, who will share about his journey to Catholicism and to the priesthood. A Q&A time will follow the presentation, and all who are interested in attending Catholic worship are invited to stay afterward for Mass.

Snacks will be provided and chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Genevieve Wolf at gwolf18@georgefox.edu.

Purchase a new stuffed animal to donate to Team Emery and bring joy to a sick child! Drop your donation in the Team Emery donation box in the Hoover lobby by the College of Business between now and Friday, Dec 6.

Team Emery is a nonprofit organization that provides hope and encouragement to sick children through the gift of a teddy bear or stuffed animal. Last year, Team Emery donated 371 teddy bears to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Randall Children’s Hospital, two Ronald McDonald House locations, and the Newberg fire and police departments.

If you have any questions, contact Emery Miller at millere17@georgefox.edu.

Are you open to hearing about what it’s like to live and study in the Middle East? Come hear from one of Fox’s own as she shares about her experience and displays photos from her time in places such as Cairo, Amman, Wadi Rum, Marrakech, and Jerusalem.

From those who are thinking about studying abroad to those who simply want to learn more about what it was like to live overseas, all ages and walks of life are invited to this event this Thursday, Nov. 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Stevens Center atrium.

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

George Fox has partnered with an ever-growing list of local businesses to offer discounts to our community! There are currently more than 30 participating businesses!

Bruin Discounts, the new digital discount card, can be found by logging in to igfu.georgefox.edu on your mobile device.

If you do not have a smartphone or if you rely on your spouse to take advantage of the discounts offered to our George Fox community, please fill out this form to request a printed Bruin Discounts card.

• The card does not have the participating businesses listed, as in the past, since the number of businesses has outgrown the number that can be printed on the card.
• The card does contain a QR code and web address where a list of participating businesses can be found.

If you have a smartphone, we ask that you use the Bruin Discounts site rather than a card. The digital format keeps track of usage so our participating businesses can use that data to inform their discount offer decisions.

Here are a few of the businesses that are offering a discount on Bruin Discounts:

• Coffee Cottage
• Dairy Queen
• McDonald’s
• Newberg Bakery
• Cameo Theatre
• Ray’s Produce
• Uflora

Start enjoying savings today with Bruin Discounts! Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

The finance office will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 28, to Monday, Dec. 2, for Thanksgiving.

Deposits that need to be deposited in the month of November must be dropped off at the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for December. 

If you are taking extra time off during the Thanksgiving holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave. If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Want to run a 5K and support a great cause? Come out this Saturday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. for the MDA 5K Fun Run!

The Muscular Dystrophy Association supports young men and women battling life-threatening muscular diseases. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for this organization.

Entry is free for all George Fox students, $10 for community members, and donations are accepted. Register here. Questions? Contact Tim Kaelin at tkaelin17@georgefox.edu.

George Fox is once again partnering with Hillsboro Airporter to provide a shuttle service to Portland International Airport for Thanksgiving break.

Students will be expected to work directly with Hillsboro Airporter to reserve their spot. See the details below:

• The cost for one passenger is $65 plus a tip. Each additional passenger is $3.
• Each shuttle can fit five to six passengers. The cost per student is based on the total number of passengers during the scheduled times, so if you can fill one shuttle with six passengers, the cost per student could be as low as $15.
• Make your reservations more than 24 hours in advance and Hillsboro Airporter can group you together. To reserve your spot, click here.
• Hillsboro Airporter accepts cash or credit card for payment. Parents can call Hillsboro Airporter with a credit card to pay for their student’s fare.
• Hillsboro Airporter has 24/7 service. It will work with students and their families to put students together to lower the cost of the fare.

Questions? Contact the Office of Student Life (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316).

On Monday, Nov. 25, the American Enterprise Institute and the Department of History, Politics, International Studies, and Sociology will host a showing of Poverty Inc., followed by a brief discussion of the film’s inquiry into the nature of human flourishing.

The movie will be screened in Hoover 105 beginning at 6 p.m. A spread of delectable snacks and refreshments will be available. Please RSVP here if you’re interested in joining us.

Questions? Contact Bailey Timmons at btimmons16@georgefox.edu.

Got stress, aches and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come get a massage performed by a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice.

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 30-minute massages on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Roberts Center 204.

All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome! Preregister here.

Questions? Contact Haleigh Rabe at hrabe18@georgefox.edu.

Following is information on Thanksgiving deadlines for Accounts Payable. For check requests received by the finance department by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, the check will be ready on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

For check requests received between Monday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Nov. 27, the check will be ready on Friday, Dec. 6.

Questions? Contact Accounts Payable at accountspayable@georgefox.edu.

Spiritual Life and International Student Services invite you to the next International Chapel this Thursday, Nov. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the IRC.

We will enjoy an early Thanksgiving meal while hearing about gratitude from several of our wonderful international students. All are welcome to join, and chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jamiej@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox community is invited to the first MakeXplorations maker talk this Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Engineering Maker Hub for a night of guitars, science and art.

Speaking will be Portland Guitar’s Jay Dickinson, who holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate physics and engineering positions, and has spent a lifetime of woodworking and artistic craftsmanship to make guitars. Multiple examples of his work will be available to check out after the presentation. 

MakeXplorations is presented by the College of Engineering for the purpose of stimulating the curiosity and creativity of our growing maker community and bringing honor to the ultimate Maker, our Creator God. Makers will present on topics which explore the craft and purpose of their creations, as well as their motivation for making.   

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

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

• Men’s basketball vs. Sul Ross State University – Tuesday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Women’s basketball vs. Chapman University – Friday, Nov. 22, 6 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Men’s basketball vs. University of La Verne – Friday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Swimming hosts Bruin Invite, Friday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m., Chehalem Aquatic Center
• Women’s basketball vs. California Lutheran University – Saturday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Swimming hosts Bruin Invite, Sunday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m., Chehalem Aquatic Center

Questions? Visit the athletics website.

Students, staff and faculty who are not currently performing weight training exercises are wanted for a study. Subjects are needed for a blood flow restriction exercise study. 

Participants will be allocated to either a BFR and exercise group or to an exercise alone group. Participants will be asked to exercise two times a week for about 20 minutes each for eight weeks. Those who complete the study will get $20 and a pizza party. 

If you have questions or if you would like to enroll, contact Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.

Join the Students for Life Club for a panel discussion on the Christian philosophy of the body and its implications for pro-life issues on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Two George Fox professors, Abigail Favale and Marcia Bogert, and Sean Flannery, pastor at Church of the Vine, will be the panelists. The discussion will focus on questions like, “Should we as Christians consider the body as inherently valuable? If so, what does this mean for the morality of abortion?”

Snacks will be provided. See you there!

Questions? Contact Joanna Gunther at jgunther17@georgefox.edu.

The finance office will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 28, to Monday, Dec. 2, for Thanksgiving.

Deposits that need to be deposited in the month of November must be dropped off at the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for December. 

If you are taking extra time off during the Thanksgiving holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave. If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

The music department invites you to attend Alex Hastings‘ senior violin degree recital at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday). The recital is free and will be held in Bauman Auditorium.

Alex is a senior student of Rebekah Hanson, and she plans to continue her violin studies in graduate school next fall. Alex will be performing works by Prokofiev, Bach, Paganini, and Saint-Saens, and will be joined by her string quartet to perform Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8.

All are welcome! There will be a small reception in the Bauman lobby to follow the performance.

In an effort to have all budget reports current with reliable information, please have all Concur reports submitted by the tenth of the month following the transaction. 

VISA reports and transactions not assigned to a report that are delinquent over 30 days are subject to the VISA card being deactivated.

If you have questions or issues with Concur, contact Kathi Becker at kbecker@georgefox.edu.

Join the Catholic Campus Fellowship for a talk titled “From Fox to the Priesthood” by Stephen Kenyon on Friday, Nov. 22, at 5 p.m. in Hoover 210.

Kenyon, a 2013 George Fox alumnus, will speak about his journey to Catholicism and then to the priesthood. There will be time for Q&A after the talk. All who are interested in attending Catholic worship are invited to stay afterward for Mass.

Snacks will be provided, and chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Genevieve Wolf at gwolf18@georgefox.edu.

Please disregard the recent Daily Bruin announcement regarding the presence of skunks in Hess Creek Canyon. Apparently, it was a false alarm. You are free to roam the canyon without fear of getting sprayed.