The Daily Bruin

All George Fox employees and students are invited to the university’s first Interprofessional Primary Care Institute open house and continuing medical education event on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The gathering is most appropriate for healthcare professionals and advanced students in healthcare-related fields. George Fox attendees will receive free registration by selecting the “$0 IPCI Director” box upon registering at this link. All must register to attend.

Presenting will be Dr. Bruce Arroll, a distinguished New Zealand family physician, researcher and faculty member, who will share on “The First Consultation for Depression in Primary Care: ‘Talk First, Prescribe Later & Diagnose Rarely.'” He is the coauthor of a Cochrane collaboration review of antidepressant effectiveness in primary care and a Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (FACT) expert practitioner.

Arroll will discuss information from the FDA that shows the placebo-antidepressant difference for differing levels of depression severity. He will demonstrate how he utilizes FACT in his family practice to better support people who have depression.

Joining him will be Dr. Patricia Robinson, a psychologist and cofounder of both FACT and the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, a  strategic method to integrate behavioral health clinicians in primary care teams that has received widespread implementation success throughout the U.S. and abroad.

The presentation will be followed by an innovative experiential learning event by the interprofessional team of the IPC Institute.

Please contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) with any registration questions.

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 the OHSU School of Medicine and George Fox University. The OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the AACME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: The OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The city of Newberg will be replacing a water meter outside the Roberts Center today (Wednesday). The water will be off in the entire building from 9 to 11 a.m. (If nothing goes wrong with the change, the water should be on sooner.)

Restrooms should be available in Canyon Commons during that time. Thank you!

We have made some changes to the parking areas for the spring term that will mostly affect graduate students and Resident East students.

Many of the students in Hobson, Sutton and Macy will be affected. Resident East parking will be available in the lot east of Lewis, along Macy and the back of HMS. The gravel area is also available for Resident East parking.

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13, the parking spaces south of the physical therapy entrance will now be designated “Graduate Parking.” These are the spots along the Lewis/Hadlock row that were previously Resident East. Also, the lot east of Lewis is still a shared “Graduate/Resident East” lot.

The North Street parking lot has also been divided a bit and will have some shared “Graduate/Resident East” parking.

The parking map has been updated to show the changes and can be viewed online.

Questions? Call 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.

Love to sing? Join the university’s Master Chorus!

We will be performing Dona Nobis Pacem by R. Vaughan Williams on Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the Newberg campus (Ross 208) starting this Tuesday, Jan. 14. All are welcome!

Contact Danielle Warner with any questions (dwarner@georgefox.edu).

The university community is invited to a free art exhibition featuring ceramic artist Jonathan Steele in the university’s Minthorne Gallery, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

The show, titled “In the Service of Tea,” will be on display Monday, Jan. 13, through Friday, Feb. 28. An opening reception is scheduled in the gallery from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, at which time Steele will perform a Chinese tea service that is free and open to the public. An artist’s talk will follow the reception from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg.

Steele earned an MFA from Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland in 2016 and completed an Artist in Residency at Pleasant Hill Pottery in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, where he organized wood firing for the community and made work.

Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to help students with writing, study skills, test-taking strategies, time management, and more. For your convenience, here is the official ARC syllabus statement for use in your syllabi.

“The Academic Resource Center (ARC) on the Newberg campus provides all students with free writing consultation, academic coaching, and learning strategy review (e.g., techniques to improve reading, note-taking, study, time management). The ARC, located in the Murdock Library, is open from 1 to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Friday. To schedule an appointment, go to the online schedule at arcschedule.georgefox.edu, call 503-554-2327, email the_arc@georgefox.edu, or stop by the ARC. Visit arc.georgefox.edu for information about ARC Consultants’ areas of study, instructions for scheduling an appointment, learning tips, and a list of other tutoring options on campus.”

Check out our Semester Calendar on one page to see if it might be of use to your students as they plan projects for their classes!

Questions? contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Den is open this week from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and all retail cafes will start their regular hours of operation this Monday, Jan. 13.

Winter is here! Get out and enjoy the snow with a pair of snowshoes from the Hadlock Rental Center. A pair runs $7 for the day, or $11 for a weekend. We’ve got gaiters to keep the snow out of your boots and trekking poles as well!

Stop by and chat with our staff at the front desk for more information or reserve online through this rental form.

Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu or contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Tuesday), please avoid parking in the Stevens Center and the River Street parking lots, as crews will be blowing and picking up leaves in these lots.

The Hoover parking lot has already been cleaned, so you are free to park your car there. Thank you for your patience!

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

Faculty are now invited to submit requests for spring semester course reserves at the libraries. Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete, so we encourage submitting early and over break if possible!

To place a request, please fill out and submit this reserves form. If you have any questions, contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

The library is pleased to deliver library material for participating faculty to their offices on the Newberg campus. All library material must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign.

If you have used this service in the past or if you are signing up for the first time, please fill out the request form. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

If you are a supervisor who approves Concur reports, please take the time to review or reject outstanding reports as soon as possible. If you are a Concur user who has transactions waiting to be assigned to a report, please create the report and submit.

If you have any issues or questions, please give Kathi Becker a call at ext. 2166.

George Fox’s new physician assistant (PA) program, set to launch in January of 2021, will be featured at the university’s Legacy League luncheon at noon on Friday, Jan. 17, in the Canyon Commons dining hall.

Gregory Davenport, chair of the School of Medical Science, will speak. The PA program will be affiliated with nearby clinics and is designed to help alleviate a nationwide shortage of physician assistants. Six professors and three staff already are hired for the program.

The Legacy League, previously known as the George Fox University Auxiliary, was renamed two years ago but serves with the same purpose and mission. Each year it raises funds for student scholarships, raising more than $25,000 last year. Funds are added to an endowment fund that last year provided three scholarships.

Reservations for the luncheon are $10 and must be made by Wednesday, Jan. 15. For information or to RSVP, contact Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314 or Connie Magee at 503-927-5011, or register online here.

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin this month.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.

Please be sure to encourage students to apply for the 120-plus donor-funded scholarships available, as all continuing traditional undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.

From MyGeorgeFox.edu, students are to click “Student Resources,” then “UG Donor Funded Scholarships.” The application process closes Feb. 19.

More information is available by contacting Joyce Staats at jstaats@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2233.

Athletics would like to invite Newberg and surrounding communities (St. Paul, Sherwood, Dundee) to kick off the new year with a fun night of basketball free of charge.

The Bruins will face off against conference opponent Willamette tonight (Friday), with the women’s game tipping off at 6 p.m. and the men’s game at 8 p.m. This marks the start of Northwest Conference play for our teams.

Complimentary tickets will be offered to anyone who provides proof of address in Newberg, Dundee, St. Paul and Sherwood by showing their license.

Questions? Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu).

IT will be doing maintenance on the card access system tomorrow (Saturday) between 5 and 9 a.m. During this time period your card might not work in academic and administrative buildings on the Newberg campus.

Some cards will start to work as early as 6:30 a.m., but the system might not be finished until around 9 a.m. Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 if you have an access emergency.

Winter is here! Get out and enjoy the snow with a pair of snowshoes from the Hadlock Rental Center. A pair runs $7 for the day, or $11 for a weekend. We’ve got gaiters to keep the snow out of your boots and trekking poles as well!

Stop by and chat with our staff at the front desk for more information or reserve online through this rental form.

Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu or contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Looking to learn tennis for the first time and don’t know where to start? Join our five-session beginner tennis course that teaches all of the basics. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the game:

• Jan. 6: Forehand
• Jan. 13: Backhand
• Jan. 20: Volleys/overhead
• Jan. 27: Serve/returns
• Feb. 3: Point play/scoring

Classes are Mondays, and the cost for the entire course is $79. The price is $20 if you’re looking to only attend a few of the classes. Sign up at this link or email Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20, 2020.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin in January.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.