The Daily Bruin

Looking for a way to de-stress at the end of your week? Take advantage of your free access to Hadlock by trying out our lunchtime yoga class at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays!

Yoga is a great way to re-energize and refresh yourself, while working on your mobility and strength. Sign up on IMLeagues. Spouses and dependents with access to UREC programs and services are welcome to join GroupX classes as well!

Email fitness@georgefox.edu with any questions you may have.

Looking for a way to de-stress at the end of the week? Take advantage of your free access to Hadlock by trying out our lunchtime yoga class at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays!

Yoga is a great way to re-energize and refresh yourself, while working on your mobility and strength. Sign up at this link. Spouses and dependents with access to UREC programs and services are welcome to join GroupX classes as well!

Email fitness@georgefox.edu with any questions you may have.

UREC is adding a second yoga class to the GroupX schedule at 5 p.m. on Thursdays! This class will be 50 minutes and doesn’t require you to bring anything besides yourself! Sign up at this link.

Please also note that the 1 p.m. class on Fridays will be changing to 12:30 p.m.

Questions? Email fitness@georgefox.edu

Is your class exploding pumpkins, making robots, or going on a field trip to a bay? Great! We would love to have our content team join you and get your students in action on camera.

Let us know of opportunities that would be highly visual and are unique to your program. This helps us get new content to use in our video material and share the experiences prospective students can be a part of at George Fox.

Email Amanda Howard at ahoward@georgefox.edu with more details, including day, time, location and activity for consideration. Visits will be scheduled based on availability and capacity. Please provide at least two weeks notice for preferred scheduling.

The library provides access to The Wall Street Journal. Sign up at this link to turn on your access.

You can download the WSJ app here and read more about this program at this link. If you have questions, contact a librarian at researchhelp@georgefox.edu.

Join our community as we “Stand with Students” in a new way by giving! There are so many opportunities to give that support students. Here are a few ideas!

• The Student Fund: This fund supports scholarships and a number of programs that aid students every day.
• Bruin Community Pantry: The BCP supports students who have limited access to healthy food and educates them on healthy eating habits through cooking demonstrations and educational programming.
• Student Emergency Fund: This fund supports students in need who are experiencing financial hardship.
• Scholarships: 100% of George Fox students receive scholarship aid that enables them to attend George Fox and pursue a life of purpose where God has called them.

To give through a payroll deduction each month, fill out this form.
Note: Login using the “Google” button next to the general login. Use your George Fox email.

Questions? Contact Carlee Reed at 503-554-2120 or email creed@georgefox.edu

George Fox community, we are aware that parking on the east side of campus (near Villa Road) is challenging, and that it may seem like the best option to park across the street, rather than walk from a farther distance.

Please be aware that our neighbors are tired of having driveways and mailboxes blocked as well as difficulty seeing clear enough to pull out onto Villa Road. The Newberg-Dundee Police Department is patrolling, and if you are found parked illegally you may receive a fine of $115.

Please be respectful of our neighbors when parking. Morse lot, near the softball field, is an alternate lot you may park at. Thank you for your understanding.

Due to city of Newberg exploratory work, the sidewalk and the upper entrance of Wheeler on the west side will be closed this Monday, Sept. 25, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The access gate to the football field by Wheeler will also be locked for the day. Please follow the detour signs and enter and exit through the east lower entrance of Wheeler.

Questions? Email plant services at plantservices@georgefox.edu.

The employee community is invited to come see our pastoral team baptize students in the quad after chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Come support these students as they publicly demonstrate their commitment to Christ.

Auditions for Fox Got Talent will be held Monday, Sept. 18, and Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Bauman Auditorium. All talents are welcome and encouraged to participate (students and employees!), whether you’re a juggler, magician, contortionist, impressionist, singer, sword swallower, speedy Rubik’s Cube solver, or whatever else you do best.

Fill out this form to audition for a chance to win a $500 cash prize!

Come see renowned Christian author, teacher and alumnus Richard J. Foster present an award in his name to pastor and fellow author Joshua Choonmin Kang next Thursday, Sept 28, at 7 p.m.

The presentation in Canyon Commons will be followed by Kang’s lecture, “Deep-Rooted in Christ,” and a reception. Kang will also speak at chapel earlier that day at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Can’t make Thursday’s session? You can register to watch it at this link.

A selection committee selected Kang as the 2023 recipient of the Richard J. Foster Award in Spiritual Formation. The award recognizes those whose intellectual and practical work helps others come into an ongoing transformational relationship with Jesus Christ. More info about the award and this year’s events can be found at this link.

Kang is the founding pastor of New Life Vision Church in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, and the author of more than 80 books in Korean, including Solitude of a Leader, with over 1.5 million copies in print.

Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu for more information.

Longtime George Fox University Board member and former chair, Dealous (“Dea”) Cox, passed away on Friday. His memorial service will be held at Reedwood Friends Church (website at this link) this Friday, Sept. 22, at 11 a.m., with viewing hours beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Reedwood will provide lunch for those present. All are welcome. Graveside will be held at the Newberg Friends Cemetery at 3 p.m. 

The address to Reedwood Friends Church is 2901 S.E. Steele St., in Portland.

Come join us for Quaker-style open worship this afternoon (Wednesday) in Hoover 250 from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. as we prayerfully open our lives to Christ’s present leading within and among us.

All are welcome, and spiritual life credit is available. The host today will be Nathanael Ankeny.

The Sources of Strength kickoff event of the school year is happening this Monday, Sept. 25! It will be in Roberts 117 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP at this link so we can plan accordingly. We hope to see you there!

You can email Sara Thudium at sthudium21@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Department of Language and Literature is excited to announce that registrations for our Language Enrichment classes for elementary and middle school-aged kids are now live!

We are offering three beginners Spanish classes for K-8, one advanced Spanish class, and an English creative writing class for middle schoolers. Classes will begin on Sept. 25 and run for eight weeks.

You can register using this link for Spanish classes and this one for the creative writing class. If you have any questions about these classes, please contact Susana at sbarnreuther@georgefox.edu.

Would you like to help promote religious freedom AND reduce polarization tearing America apart? Volunteer to participate in a national research project focus group on the George Fox campus.

Focus groups will take place in two sessions on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The George Fox Civility Project is working with scholars from the University of Cincinnati and Catholic University in Washington D.C., to explore the potential for cooperation on religious freedom issues for Christians and Muslims. If you are theologically evangelical and politically right-of-center, without extensive experience with Muslim cultures, we need you.

Contact Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu to sign up. Students and employees are all welcome!

Wondering about the yellow shoes you’ve seen popping up all over campus?

This year, our fall campaign, “Stand with Students,” kicks off with some fun community building. Grab your yellow sneakers, or get a sweet deal on these yellow shoes (please note updated link from yesterday’s announcement), to show how you “Stand with Students” this year.

Wear your shoes to our all-employee meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21, and learn more about the many ways you can support students this year across campus.

Join us in our “Stand with Students” campaign this fall!

Questions? Contact Carlee Reed at creed@georgefox.edu.

If your students use APA 7 formatting, remind them to come to APA workshop with Sue O’Donnell on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Students will learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style and more.

This event is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center. Email Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

George Fox University President Robin Baker will be speaking at the unveiling of Newberg’s new dynamic wind-powered sculpture on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

The ceremony will happen shortly after 10 a.m. in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Newberg 5K Run/Walk for Peace. The run is in memory of Denise Bacon, a longtime Rotarian and Newberg City Council member.

There will also be a Peace Fair with fun activities for kids and adults from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Peace Fair is open to families free of charge.

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?
  (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 ADA guidelines here).
• 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, please contact Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services, at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.