The Daily Bruin

The School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers to participate in a lab session on the shoulder. If you have a problem with your shoulder or upper arm, our lab is the place to be!

Our doctor of physical therapy second-year students, along with faculty members, will be performing examinations and giving you direction on how to care for your condition. Volunteers are needed for either a one- or two-hour session from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Roberts Center.

Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451 to sign up.

The Minthorne Gallery is hosting an exhibition titled “Graphic Resistance” by Carlos Barberena beginning Monday, Sept. 16, through Friday, Oct. 25.

The show will open with a talk by the artist at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16. A reception will follow in the Minthorne Gallery in the Hoover Academic Building from 7 to 8 p.m.

Barberena is known for his satirical relief prints and the use of images from pop culture, as well as from political and cultural tragedies. He is a Nicaraguan self-taught printmaker based in Chicago, where he runs the printmaking projects Bandolero Press and La Calaca Press.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite all hourly staff to the Fall 2019 Staff Conference on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Newberg campus. We have the privilege to gather together for worship and to hear from speaker and author Susan Christy.

The conference is required for all half-time-and-above hourly staff. Faculty and administrators: Please note this date and encourage your staff to attend. RSVP here by Monday, Sept. 30.

Questions? Contact Courtney Elrod at celrod@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for your amazing participation in Serve Day! It was a great day of service, and we keep hearing encouraging news from our community partners. 

More than 2,000 people were involved in Serve Day in various ways. We know that this means that more than 2,000 people saw different sides of Serve Day; we are eager to learn about these experiences.

If you have any feedback you would like to share regarding Serve Day, we would be happy to receive it. Please use this form.

Questions? Contact serveday@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University offers tuition remission to eligible employees, their spouses and their dependent children. Please see the tuition remission web page for more information.  

Employees may elect tuition remission for eligible part-time students up to 120 days before the start of a semester. The deadline to apply for students enrolling part time for spring 2020 is Sept. 15, 2019. You may also elect future semesters on the enrollment form. 

Please note future deadlines:
Summer semester 2020: Jan. 5, 2020
Fall semester 2020: May 3, 2020 

Eligible employees may elect tuition remission for full-time students for the 2020-21 academic year between now and Nov. 5, 2019. Employees with dependents wishing to utilize tuition exchange must also apply for tuition remission. Please see the web page for instructions.  

Contact Nichole Drew at ndrew@georgefox.edu with questions.

The Staff Development Committee invites all hourly staff to our first staff lunch on Thursday, Sept. 18, in Canyon Commons 101 from noon to 1 p.m. Join us for food, fun and fellowship! The cost is $3 cash, check, debit or credit.

Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Audrey Lichten (alichten@georgefox.edu).

In an effort to bring you even more great local discounts, the Bruin Card has been moved to a digital format and is now Bruin Discounts.

It can be found by logging in on igfu.georgefox.edu, a mobile version of MyGeorgeFox. Once logged in, you will find Bruin Discounts near the top of the landing page. 

While the card only had space for 15 discounts, there are currently 22 discounts for staff, 23 for students and more on the way! Discounts only show up on your mobile device if you are eligible for them.

For those without a smartphone, please stay tuned. There will be a limited number of cards printed for your use with a web address to a page that has all of the current offers listed.

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Today our normal Wednesday evening Vespers (chapel) service will meet at 4:15 p.m. in Stoffer Family Stadium for the closing ceremonies of Serve Day.

We will not be having Vespers at 7 p.m. tonight. We hope to see you there!

The Bruin Store is closed today (Wednesday) for Serve Day. We will be open again tomorrow (Thursday) with our usual business hours.

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

The politics department invites the university community to a pair of Constitution Day lectures next week.

Bradley Watson, the Philip M. McKenna Chair in American and Western Political Thought and co-director of the Center for Political and Economic Thought at Saint Vincent College, will speak Monday, Sept. 16, on the topic “The Living Constitution and the Decline of the Rule of Law.”

Two nights later, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, David Nammo, executive director and CEO of the Christian Legal Society since 2012, will speak on “Religious Liberty and the Rule of Law.”

Both lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105 and are free and open to the public. Contact Mark David Hall (mhall@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Bruin Den will be open from 7:30 to 10 a.m. this morning (Wednesday). Stop by for coffee, a pastry or to pick up a grab-and-go item before you leave campus for Serve Day activities.

If you’d like to purchase a sack lunch, you may do that in the Bruin Den as well. The price is $6.75.

This Monday, Sept. 16, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101, the American Enterprise Institute will be introducing and discussing the presidential candidates of the 2020 election.

Join us for a night of political engagement and excellent discussion! Dinner will be provided. RSVP here.

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

The Bruin Community Pantry‘s food bank will be open during the following times fall semester:

• Mondays – 8 to 11 a.m., noon to 5 p.m. 
• Wednesdays – 8 to 10:30 a.m., 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. 
• Thursdays - 12:30 to 5 p.m. 
• Fridays – 1 to 4 p.m. 

The food bank will be closed during university holidays.

If you would like to volunteer, donate, or receive more information about the Bruin Community Pantry, contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.

Serve Day is tomorrow (Wednesday)! In an effort to underscore our missional convictions around Serve Day, we are implementing some changes in the schedule this year. 

Here is what to expect for Serve Day 2019:

• 8 to 9:10 a.m. – Bag your own lunch on the quad lawn
• 9:15 a.m. – Kickoff Celebration on the quad lawn
• 3 to 4:15 p.m. – Church and Activities Fair in the Bauman/Ross lot
• 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. – Closing Ceremony at Stoffer Family Stadium
• 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. – Church and Activities Fair (continued) in the Bauman/Ross lot

Serve Day celebrations will not include breakfast or dinner accommodations. Lunch is free for students, team leaders and the Serve Day committee; employees may bring their own lunch or purchase lunch at the Bruin Den for $6.75 (open from 8 to 10 a.m.)

Canyon Commons will be open for breakfast from 7 to 8:45 a.m. and dinner at 4:30 p.m. for students on meal plans and anyone who would like to purchase meals.

A final confirmation of your employee placement was emailed to you on Friday, Sept. 6. Please check the email for your confirmed site placement and information.

If you have any questions, please contact the Serve Day team at ext. 2326 or serveday@georgefox.edu. More information can be found on the Serve Day webpage.

Mail Services will be open between the hours of 2 and 4:30 p.m. tomorrow on Serve Day (Wednesday).

Questions? Contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Den will be open from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on Serve Day (Wednesday). Stop by and get coffee, pastries, or a grab-and-go before heading off-campus. Another option is to purchase a bag for $6 to go through the sack lunch lines on the quad.

The Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday). All cafes resume regular hours of operation on Thursday, Sept. 12.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will only be open from 5 to 11 p.m. on Serve Day (Wednesday).

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

All are invited as the William Penn Honors Program hosts Ray Barfield to lecture on “Seeking God in the Ruins: A Pediatric Oncologist’s Story of Finding Beauty and Hope Amidst Suffering and Death.” The lecture will be held in Canyon Commons 101 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26.

Barfield will share how it’s not so much the absence of suffering, but rather our response to it, that fosters wholeness.

Barfield is a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician. He lost his Christian faith after witnessing the suffering of children with cancer. Although he later returned to Christianity, his doubts transformed his perspective on human flourishing.

Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecker@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Store will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 11, for Serve Day. We will be open again on Thursday, Sept. 12, with our usual business hours.

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

Join the health and human performance department on Wednesday, Sept. 18, for a special guest presentation by Leonard Kaminsky.

Kaminsky will present on the benefits of physical fitness, specifically the role fitness plays in one’s health and longevity. The presentation will start at 3 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Mary Imboden at mimboden@georgefox.edu.