The Daily Bruin

This summer the university’s physical therapy department is taking a medical service trip to Ghana and Uganda to serve a diverse and less privileged community.

To help raise funds for the trip, we are doing a fundraiser at Sandwich Express in Newberg, where a portion of the evening’s profits go to support our trip. Come order some food between 3 and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, to help support our cause!

If you have any questions, please contact Zach Klemmer at zklemmer17@georgefox.edu.

Join Micah 6:8 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. outside the SpiL house. All are welcome!

Micah 6:8 is a group aimed at discussing the tough things on campus such as sexual assault, mental illness, and any other social injustice.

Questions? Contact Meghan Elford at melford17@georgefox.edu.

Come hear nursing faculty members share their life experiences and how faith has informed their practices as nurses tonight (Monday) from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. This is meant to be a Q&A session where you can ask them any question you want. Everyone is welcome to come! 

Potential questions and discussion topics include:

• How do you prioritize family and friends when in a demanding job? What if you are working nights?
• How do you avoid bringing work home with you? How can you build a long-lasting marriage when your job is to care for other people all the time?
• What does parenting look like when you are a nurse and you know what can go wrong?
• How do you cope with anxiety and emotional strain?

The faculty panelists will be Andrea Alexander, Marcia Bogert, Stephanie (Fisher) Matthew, and Elizabeth Roark. Light snacks will be provided and chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Matthew at smatthew@georgefox.edu.

Do you like Krispy Kreme and Dutch Bros.?

If you do, come support the nursing serve team to Kenya and purchase a Krispy Kreme donut, maybe even a dozen if you so desire, and a Dutch Bros. gift card! Stop by our table outside Klages this Wednesday, March 20, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Donuts are $1 each or $10 for a dozen, and gift cards can be purchased at any amount to immediately be spent at any Dutch Bros. location.

Questions? Contact Ashley Imes at aimes15@georgefox.edu.

Want to hear more about the LEGO® pop-up book imagined and designed by a George Fox student?

Fox @ the Fireside, featuring Grant Davis, will be on Thursday, April 4, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Murdock Library. Gather around the fireplace for coffee, light refreshments, and a conversation with Grant, co-creator of a LEGO® pop-up book.

Davis, from Beavercreek, Oregon, is a sophomore electrical engineering student in the College of Engineering. In 2018, LEGO® started producing a functioning LEGO® pop-up book that Grant imagined and designed. The set is now being distributed globally.

Join us at Fox @ the Fireside to hear Grant share about his LEGO® career, how he came up with his idea, and the process behind getting to work with the largest toy company in the world!

For more information, click here.

Questions? Contact Sarah Stevenson at sstevenson@georgefox.edu.

This Wednesday, March 20, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 the American Enterprise Institute and a panel of professors will be discussing President Trump’s time in office, as he has recently passed the midpoint of his presidential term.

Panelists Nate Peach, Gina Miller and Ron Mock will analyze the presidency so far from the perspective of economic, international and domestic policy. Dinner will be provided. RSVP here.

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

Do you know someone who deserves special “shout-out” recognition at the March all-employee meeting? Please take a moment to share the success of your colleague using this form.

Mark your calendar for the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

The dean from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health will be on campus at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, to present information on their graduate programs in EHS 202.

If you want to learn more, please attend this informational meeting. Contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Faculty, if you know of students who might be interested, tell them about this opportunity.

Join Micah 6:8 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. outside the SpiL house. All are welcome!

Micah 6:8 is a group aimed at discussing the tough things on campus such as sexual assault, mental illness, and any other social injustice.

Questions? Contact Meghan Elford at melford17@georgefox.edu.

A training session for Cascade Server, the system used to edit the university website, will be offered on Thursday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to noon.

This basic-level session is tailored for editors who have either not edited the website before or need a refresher on using the software. The session will be held in the computer lab in the Newberg library basement. To sign up, please use this form.

Questions? Contact Peter Crackenberg at pcrackenberg@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2138.

There is a new museum exhibit in Stevens Center that focuses on our international students over the years. “Global Ties” explores international students and sister schools from the 1950s to today and highlights some of the items in the George Fox University museum collection.

In addition, there is a new online exhibit: “Our History through Our Clothing (1900-1949)” explores some of those associated with Pacific College (the previous name of George Fox) and allows us to display many pieces of historic clothing in our collection. You can find it here.

Follow us on Instagram at gfumuseum and on Facebook. If you have any questions, please contact us at museum@georgefox.edu

The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Jason Wilken to lecture on the topic “Stairs as a Model for Understanding Prosthetic Device Development” on Tuesday, March 19, in Canyon Commons 101 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

This presentation will expand the clinician’s understanding and appreciation of the biomechanics, technology and patient factors that drive state-of-the-art prosthesis and development. Please join us for a high-level and engaging talk with Dr. Wilken. Light refreshments will be served.

Wilken is an associate professor and director of collaborative research and development in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Iowa.

Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.

On Wednesday, March 20, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 the American Enterprise Institute and a panel of professors will be discussing President Trump’s time in office, as he has recently passed the midpoint of his presidential term.

Panelists Nate Peach, Gina Miller and Ron Mock will analyze the presidency so far from the perspective of economic, international and domestic policy. Dinner will be provided. RSVP here.

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

Please take a moment to click here to nominate the student-athlete you think best represents George Fox’s “Be Known” promise through their athletic representation. The Bruin Award will be presented at the 2019 Georgies athletic award ceremony, open to everyone at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in Bauman Auditorium!

To help guide you, here is a description of the “Be Known” promise:

“Be known means to be understood, valued, encouraged and uplifted. At George Fox, to be known means that professors and staff connect with students in authentic ways – personally, academically, spiritually – recognizing that we all come to this place with different backgrounds, life experiences and dreams for the future. To be known means that students not only learn new ideas, they share their own. To be known means to be heard.”

Questions? Contact Kati Viscaino at kviscaino16@georgefox.edu.

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome over 200 prospective students to our annual March Scholarship Competition today (Friday)!

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

In the spirit of hospitality, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots today to ensure close parking for our guests.

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

Aloha! Come to the Hawaii Club’s annual luau tonight (Friday) for games, prizes and performances.

Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. in the main dining room, and performances will be at 6 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103. Make sure you come early to get good seats!

If you have any questions, contact Antonio Isom at aisom15@georgefox.edu.

Come hear nursing faculty members share their life experiences and how faith has informed their practices as nurses this Monday, March 18, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. This is meant to be a Q&A session where you can ask them any question you want. Everyone is welcome to come! 

Potential questions and discussion topics include:

• How do you prioritize family and friends when in a demanding job? What if you are working nights?
• How do you avoid bringing work home with you? How can you build a long-lasting marriage when your job is to care for other people all the time?
• What does parenting look like when you are a nurse and you know what can go wrong?
• How do you cope with anxiety and emotional strain?

The faculty panelists will be Andrea Alexander, Marcia Bogert, Stephanie (Fisher) Matthew and Elizabeth Roark. Light snacks will be provided, and chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Matthew at smatthew@georgefox.edu.

Students in GEED 216 invite you to help them with mock interviews on Monday, March 18, from noon to 12:50 p.m.

This class is all about finding and landing an internship. Questions will be provided, so no preparation on your part is necessary. This is a great opportunity to help students develop an important professional skill set!

Contact Colleen Sump in the IDEA Center at csump@georgefox.edu if you’re interested.

Grab your friends and sign up for the 2019 Glow Run 5K or one-mile run/walk on Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m.

The cost is $10 for students and $20 for community members; this includes a guarantee of a T-shirt if you sign up by Monday, March 18. Sign up here!

All the proceeds go toward the DPT trips to Ghana and Uganda working with patients and physical therapy students.

Questions? Contact Karina Kreider at kkreider17@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to attend a special guest lecture presented by Robert P. George at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium. George will be speaking on “Civic Virtues and the Constitution: The Founders’ Plan to Protect Liberty and Prevent Tyranny.”

Don’t miss this compelling lecture from one of the nation’s preeminent and influential conservative Christian thinkers, an award-winning teacher, and top scholar in ethics, law, politics and philosophy.

George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. More information can be found here.

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