The Daily Bruin

Help parents in need in our community this Christmas by being a part of a diaper drive hosted by the Students for Life Club! We will have boxes set out for donations in the Bruin Den and Bridge Café through the Tuesday of finals week (Dec. 12).

All donations will be given to the Pregnancy Counseling and Information Center right here in Newberg. Newberg PCIC is in need of bigger diaper sizes (sizes 3-5), but any diapers will be a blessing.

Questions? Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu).

This Thursday Dec. 7, come support George Fox theatre’s honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the MOD Pizza in Sherwood (21370 S.W. Langer Farms Pkwy., #132). This fundraiser will help us raise money to go to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in February.

MOD will give 20 percent of what you spend back to us if you show our flier, so spread the news! To get the flier, either go to the main office in Minthorn or visit this Facebook event page to get a digital copy. The more people who know, the better! So, come and support our theatre students at MOD Thursday!

Contact Lauren Vander Aarde (lvanderaarde15@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Today (Tuesday) is our last Tuesday morning chapel of the semester. Where did time go?!

Join us for a wonderful time of Christ-centered fellowship with one another as we enjoy one of our last chapel gatherings. Hope to see you this morning in Bauman Auditorium at 10:50 a.m.!

P.S. There might be a couple surprises for you if you come …

Please mark your calendar to attend Debby O’Kelley’s retirement party on Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. Debby started working for George Fox in the university’s mail room 25 years ago, but most people know her as the former office manager for Plant Services.

Feel free to swing by Canyon Commons to thank Debby for her 25 years of service.

Come join the Latinx Heritage Club for our Christmas Fiesta! We will be having food, games and music. Bring a friend and come have a good time before finals week!

The fiesta runs from 5 to 8 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 8, in the Intercultural Resource Center. Contact Stephanie Garcia Cruz (sgarciacruz14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Hope to see you there!

The Graduate School of Physical Therapy is excited to present its fourth annual research symposium today (Tuesday) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 and 102. Physical therapy doctoral faculty and students will showcase eight rehabilitation research topics. Light refreshments will be served.

Please contact Linda Dallof at 503-554-2451 or ldallof@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to a special presentation, “Defending Faith: The Politics of the Christian Conservative Legal Movement,” at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, in Hoover 102.

Daniel Bennett, an assistant professor of political science at John Brown University, will make the presentation. Bennett’s research is focused on the intersection of American politics, law and religion. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Fox, then worked for a year in the audit and inventory management industry before starting work on his doctorate. His PhD is in political science from Southern Illinois University. He recently published his first book, Defending Faith: The Politics of the Christian Conservative Legal Movement.

For more information, contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

More than 120 summer internships at leading Portland companies and organizations are being made available to students of color through the Emerging Leaders Internship Program (ELI). The goal is to increase the number of diverse people who are in leadership throughout the Portland area. Faculty, be sure to tell our students about this opportunity!

Businesses including Salt & Straw, Yahoo, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wieden & Kennedy, and the Black United Fund look forward to seeing our students’ applications and are offering positions for all types of majors. Applications are due Jan. 31.

To learn more, contact Jenny Elsey (jelsey@georgefox.edu) or Joe Thouvenel (jthouvenel@georgefox.edu).

In an effort to streamline the employment process for new student employees, Employee Empowerment is announcing the following new process for the Newberg campus student employees.

Student supervisors, when employment is offered to a student employee on the Newberg campus, please take the following steps:

1. Generate an offer letter in the timekeeping system
2. Send the new student worker to Employee Empowerment for orientation during business hours, BEFORE their first shift. Ensure the student brings acceptable ID for their I9 form and documentation from their bank if they plan to enroll in direct deposit.
3. Employee Empowerment will assist the student in accepting their offer letter.
4. Employee Empowerment will fill out the W4, I9 and Direct Deposit paperwork with the student.
5. Employee Empowerment will provide an overview of the timekeeping system.
6. Employee Empowerment will provide an overview of resources for student employees.

After a student has completed student employee orientation at Employee Empowerment, they may begin working their shifts in your department.

As always, contact Employee Empowerment anytime you have questions. Kasondra Silva (ksilva@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2184) is your student employment manager and an expert in all things related to student employment.

George Fox is a private college, so if students can pay to enroll, they can certainly pay for their books, right? Not necessarily. Click this link to see stories of undergraduate students who would have benefited from help buying course materials.

For some students, purchasing textbooks can make the difference between a college education and dropping out of college. The Textbook Assistance Fund has been created to provide assistance to undergraduate students who cannot purchase required textbooks or course materials due to financial hardship.

We invite you to donate to the Textbook Assistance Fund. One faculty member contributed a portion of royalties, turning income from book sales into funds that enable students to acquire textbooks. See the invitation to contribute if you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the fund.

Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions about the Textbook Assistance Fund.

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, residence life will offer a women’s self-defense class from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for George Fox students and employees (location TBA). Teaching it will be an officer in the Newberg-Dundee Police Department who has offered these classes in the local community for the last decade.

The class size will be limited. Female students can sign up (free of charge) in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. Participants will also be required to to sign a waiver form in order to participate. All participants need to be 18 years or older as of Dec. 6.

The class will involve a mixture of listening and practice. The instructor is able to modify and adapt techniques to match most physical limitations, so please do not self-select out of this training due to physical limitations.

If you have any questions, please contact David Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

This Advent season, the Office for Spiritual Life welcomes you to enjoy The Advent Project: A collection of meditations by students at George Fox University  The collection features daily readings and Scripture meditations meant to guide participants through the four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas.

The student writers, who represent various academic majors and years in school, were nominated for this project by George Fox faculty and student life staff. As you read their words, know that it is their hope and ours that during this season of Advent, you will remember that the God who promised is faithful, and that you will find hope, peace, joy and love in the God who made his dwelling among us.

Grace and Peace to you this Advent season,
– The Office for Spiritual Life

Attention faculty: Sign up now for a special session of Search Advocate Training!

Rebecca Hernandez and Laura Hartley will offer a two-day training session Jan. 3-4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with breakfast and lunch provided both days! Join us and learn about the changing legal landscape in hiring, equitable hiring practices, and how you can better prepare yourself to be on a search committee.

If you’re interested, please click on this link. For more information, please contact Rebecca at rhernandez@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a farewell reception for Lynn Andrews, vice president for advancement, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today (Monday) in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.

Lynn is leaving the university to start a new position as the leader of development for her parish, as well as to establish a new foundation for Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Portland. Swing by to wish her well!

This Thursday Dec. 7, come support George Fox theatre’s honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the MOD Pizza in Sherwood (21370 S.W. Langer Farms Pkwy., #132). This fundraiser will help us raise money to go to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in February.

MOD will give 20 percent of what you spend back to us if you show our flier, so spread the news! To get the flier, either go to the main office in Minthorn or visit this Facebook event page to get a digital copy. The more people who know, the better! So, come and support our theatre students at MOD Thursday!

Contact Lauren Vander Aarde (lvanderaarde15@georgefox.edu) with questions.

All undergraduate business majors and undergraduate business faculty are encouraged to attend our business and economics department portrait shoot. You will receive an electronic copy of your portrait to use on LinkedIn and with your resume materials.

The portrait shoot is free. It is scheduled between 9 and 11:15 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) on the first floor of the Hoover Academic Building. Your portrait will be added to the portrait walls in the College of Business. Please sign up here.

Contact Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Join us at our next Science and Religion Club meeting as professor Phil Smith raises important philosophical questions for artificial intelligence researchers and continues the conversation about the future of A.I. We’ll meet at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Canyon Commons 103.

We’ll have plenty of pizza and give you the opportunity to become an official Science and Religion Club member! If possible, please RSVP to Elizah Stephens at estephens13@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to come hear from architect Eric Corey Freed speak about his work at Art Talk tonight (Monday) from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).

As one of the leading green architects in the world, Eric is an indispensable consultant to some of the largest developers and real estate companies globally. There will be a Q&A after he speaks. Food and drink will be provided.

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Herrera (herrerae16@georgefox.edu).

This Advent season, the Office for Spiritual Life welcomes you to enjoy The Advent Project: A collection of meditations by students at George Fox University  The collection features daily readings and Scripture meditations meant to guide participants through the four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas.

The student writers, who represent various academic majors and years in school, were nominated for this project by George Fox faculty and student life staff. As you read their words, know that it is their hope and ours that during this season of Advent, you will remember that the God who promised is faithful, and that you will find hope, peace, joy and love in the God who made his dwelling among us.

Grace and Peace to you this Advent season,
– The Office for Spiritual Life

This Advent season, the Office for Spiritual Life welcomes you to enjoy The Advent Project: A collection of meditations by students at George Fox University  The collection features daily readings and Scripture meditations meant to guide participants through the four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas.

The student writers, who represent various academic majors and years in school, were nominated for this project by George Fox faculty and student life staff. As you read their words, know that it is their hope and ours that during this season of Advent, you will remember that the God who promised is faithful, and that you will find hope, peace, joy and love in the God who made his dwelling among us.

Grace and Peace to you this Advent season,
– The Office for Spiritual Life