The Daily Bruin

Come support your Bruin basketball teams and the doctorate of physical therapy program tonight (Friday) at 6 and 8 p.m.!

There will be a 50/50 raffle held at the men’s and women’s basketball games to fundraise for the DPT students’ medical mission trip to Africa this June. One winner will be announced at the halftime of each game.

Raffle tickets will be available at the entrance and in the stadium during the first half. We will only be accepting cash.

Questions? Contact Haleigh Rabe at hrabe18@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.

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.

The campus community is invited to a special guest lecture tonight (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

Presenting will be Michael Pakaluk, a professor of ethics and social philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He will speak on “Is Aristotle a Friend of Liberty?” at 7 p.m. He holds a PhD from Harvard and is the author of several academic books and articles.

Questions? Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

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.

The MBA program invites the George Fox community to attend MBA professor Jim Steele’s retirement reception today (Thursday). Please join us to celebrate Jim’s teaching legacy and amazing contribution to the MBA programs.

The reception will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Portland Center Room 155 and lobby area. Light refreshments and a celebration cake will be served.

If you will be attending, please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Store will be closed for inventory on Wednesday and Friday, Feb. 12 and 14, in observance of the mid-semester holiday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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

The Bruin Store launched The Closet Project last month. While we were expecting under 100 students to come shop during our three-hour event, we served more than 275 students and sold more than 380 articles of clothing!

The excitement and interest of the students was wonderful, and has now resulted in specific sizing and alteration requests. Do you have any of the below items that you would be willing to donate?

• Women’s black dress pants in sizes four to eight
• Men’s jackets, dress shirts or polos in sizes 2XL-4XL in all colors
• Men’s dress shoes in sizes eight to eleven
• Women’s blazers in sizes small, medium, or extra-large
• Women’s dresses in sizes extra-small to medium
• Women’s nice shirts and blouses in sizes extra-small to large
• Dark denim (in good condition) in any size
• The ability to sew a button for a student with an interview coming up

Thank you to all who have donated and contributed so far! We hope to rebuild our inventory and host another event in April.

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

Verdis Robinson (Black History Month guest speaker) and Paul Otto are running a faculty development workshop on role-immersion pedagogy from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, in Roberts 120.

Reacting pedagogy engages students more deeply than common classroom practices and combines content instruction along with critical thinking, public speaking, persuasive writing, and teamwork. It is used in disciplines across the arts and sciences. As one professor said, “It’s the most rewarding teaching you can do, because students will take ownership of their learning.”

This two-hour workshop is a hands-on introduction to the pedagogy through a game that explores race, class, and frontier conflict in colonial Virginia. It will be a challenging and fun way to meet some of your faculty development credits.

Sign up here. Questions? Contact Paul Otto at potto@georgefox.edu.

Only one group has entered the Bruin Community Pantry’s food and clothing drive competitions so far. Sadly, our food bank shelves are nearly bare as more and more students are in need of food. Please consider gathering people in your department to participate in this event!

Enter the food drive and the clothing drive for the Closet Project and win Mac Daddy Donuts for your group! The competition is open to all student clubs, residence areas, and offices on campus. See the details below:

• The drives will begin on Friday, Feb. 7, and end at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24.
• The food will be weighed and added to your group’s totals, and the group with the most pounds of food by Feb. 24 will win. All food items must be unopened, unused and nonperishable. Please check out this list of items to donate.
• The group with the most clothing donated by Feb. 24 will win the clothing contest. Clothing will be counted per item and added to your group’s totals.
• All clothing items must be clean. Accessories such as purses, belts, and scarves are acceptable, as well as gently-used clothing of all styles.  Professional clothing is especially needed.
• The drop-off location for your food donations will be at the pantry in Roberts 110 on Mondays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. The-drop off location for clothing will be the Bruin Store.

If you would like to participate or have questions, contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) before tomorrow (Friday).

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.

George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 33rd appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m.

A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox half-time and full-time employees. Tickets are available at the Event Services Office, 1109 E. Hancock Street, until Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Questions? Please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.

Come support your Bruin basketball teams and the doctorate of physical therapy program this Friday, Feb. 7, at 6 and 8 p.m.!

There will be a 50/50 raffle held at the men’s and women’s basketball games to fundraise for the DPT students’ medical mission trip to Africa this June. One winner will be announced at the halftime of each game.

Raffle tickets will be available at the entrance and in the stadium during the first half. We will only be accepting cash.

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

The campus community is invited to a special guest lecture tonight (Wednesday) in Hoover 103.

Presenting will be Catherine Pakaluk, a professor of economics at The Catholic University of America. She will speak on “Can a Catholic be a Socialist?: Lies, Damned Lies, and Socialism,” at 7 p.m. She holds a PhD from Harvard University and has published numerous articles on Catholic social thought.

Questions? Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

The IT department invites the George Fox community to attend Josiah Philipsen’s fairwell reception today (Wednesday). Please join us to celebrate the impact he has had on our community.

The reception will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 208.

The George Fox theatre department will host the final shows of its winter production, The Shakers of Mount Lebanon Will Hold a Peace Conference This Month, this week. Come join us for this Big Bridge Theatre Consortium play that tells the story of a Shaker community in crisis in the early 20th century.

The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Feb. 6-8 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday, Feb. 9. Open captioning will be available for select shows.

Students get their own tickets free for the Thursday, Feb. 6, show. Each student must purchase his or her own ticket using their George Fox email address, and they must bring their ID with them to the door.

Employees are provided with one complimentary ticket for any of the shows. Like students, employees need to order tickets using their George Fox email address and bring their ID to the door.

Reserve your seat online or pick them up at the box office in the Bruin Store (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). See you at the show!

The undergraduate admissions office is thrilled to welcome over 200 students and their families to our annual Scholarship Competition this Thursday, Feb. 6, through Friday, Feb. 7.

Each of you, as you interact with families and students, play an incredible role in helping to determine whether they choose George Fox. Thank you for the part you play in ensuring our families and students feel welcomed and cared for by our community.

In the spirit of hospitality, if you could please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots to ensure close parking for our guests, that would be great.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.

The water will be shut off in the Stevens Center from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) as repairs are made to a device on the water main. No other buildings should be affected. Restrooms will be available in Hoover during this time.

Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

Each year, you have a new group of fresh faces eager to learn in your classroom. But it’s four weeks into the semester and several students are crumbling in front of your eyes – and all you did was ask them to write a one-page reaction paper.

Come to this faculty development session today (Wednesday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 109 to learn why students are so overwhelmed, anxious and fragile.

From the “worried well” to the “seriously swamped” to the “clinically anxious,” we’ll discuss how we got here and how you as faculty can ensure your students are learning what they need to learn while mentoring them in ways that fulfill the “Be Known” promise.

Questions? Contact Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

Join us at 6 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 7, at the Intercultural Resource Center for a screening of the award-winning film An American Ascent. 

The film follows the first African-American expedition to tackle North America’s highest peak, Denali. Through the expedition, these mountaineers challenge themselves and confront outdated notions of what adventure looks like.

Food and beverages will be provided and discussion will follow the film. Questions? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu or Grant Burns at gburns@georgefox.edu.

Join us in celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day by attending a panel discussion with some of the best in the business tonight (Wednesday) at 8 p.m. in EHS 125. We will learn how sports and athletics have moved our women forward.

The panel guests include: Jessica Hollen (head softball coach), Katie Matsroapolo (lacrosse coach), Natalie Turner (head swimming coach) Keisha Gordon (assistant director of athletic recruiting), and Mindy Mickelson (athletics office manager and compliance officer).

Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.