The Daily Bruin

Basketball season continues at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 23, when our women’s team hosts Whitman College in Miller Gymnasium in the Northwest Conference Tournament semifinals. The winner advances to the conference championships to play for an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament. The men will also play Whitman College Thursday night on the road.

Because this is a Northwest Conference tournament event, staff and faculty have to pay for entry ($6 for adults; $3 for seniors over 65 and children under 12), but George Fox students are still admitted for free. Let’s pack Miller Gymnasium and cheer our Bruins to victory!

February is Black History Month, and the Black Student Union has partnered with Bon Appetit to celebrate! The Bon will feature dishes inspired by different Black cultures every Tuesday during dinner for the month of February.

Today in Canyon Commons between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. we’ll feature African-inspired menu items. You will also have the chance to enter a raffle to win prizes! Winners will be chosen at the end of the month.

Interested in learning more about what BSU does on campus? Contact Hannah Pettey at hpettey15@georgefox.edu for more info!

Are you interested in engaging in dialogue about current issues in our society?

We are hosting an event, Matheteis, designed to provide space for faculty, staff/administrators and students to discuss difficult topics that lead to learning and understanding. Those who attend will have the opportunity to listen and learn from our four panelists as they answer a series of questions. Afterwards, attendees will have the chance to ask questions themselves and join the discussion.

Our first gathering for this semester’s series will be tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons, and the topic will be “Would You Stand.” We will be discussing the national anthem and activism. There is no cost to attend, and snacks will be provided. Elective chapel credit is offered for this event. This event is sponsored by the Intercultural Life office, Shalom and BSU.

Feel free to contact Mikaela Smith at smithm16@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Do you live on campus, but can’t/don’t want to drive a car? A group of students is working on a proposal for ASC to bring a bike-sharing service to the Newberg campus, and would like to know what you think.

Please fill out the short survey by clicking the link below …

Bike-Sharing on Campus

Thanks!
– Sam North (snorth14@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Do you like gardening? If ASC built a community garden for students, would you use it? We would love to hear your opinion! Let us know by taking our short survey.

Gardening on Campus

Thank you!
– Cayla Bleoaja (cbleoaja16@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

The Job & Internship Fair is tomorrow (Tuesday), and you don’t want to miss this exciting opportunity to network with 40-plus professionals from companies like Kaiser Permanente, Nordstrom, Providence Health Services, Keller Williams Realty, and various other state agencies and nonprofits!

They will all be here for the purpose of meeting students who they can add to their teams of interns and employees! This event will take place in Canyon Commons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sign up for the event on this page.

Faculty, please encourage students to attend!

Come run against President Robin Baker in the first “Beat Baker” 5K run throughout Newberg on Saturday, March 18, at 8 a.m.

The race entry is only $10 for students and $25 for the general public and includes a T-shirt and access to the health fair expo to follow. In addition, those beat President Baker in the race will receive a sticker and bragging rights. Consider joining us in promoting health and wellness while raising funds to continue bettering health care in Yamhill County and beyond.

You can register for the run here. The event is part of a Health and Wellness Week (March 13-18) that includes nutrition, exercise and behavioral classes, a Corporate Games competition, 5K and 10K runs, and a pool party for children with special needs. More on the week is available at this link.

We hope to see you there!

Reminder: Today is President’s Day and incoming and outgoing first-class mail will not be delivered today.

Thank you,
Mail Services

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Monday) in Canyon Commons 101-103. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 155A.

Faculty lunch tomorrow (Tuesday) has a location change. We’ll meet in Roberts 117. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $3.

Come grab a Krispy Kreme doughnut in the quad* tomorrow (Tuesday) and help our athletic training club raise money to attend the Northwest Athletic Training Association convention in Tacoma, Washington.

Cost is $1 per doughnut. Bring all your friends! We’ll be selling from 10:30 a.m. until they are all sold out!

Contact Paige Knight (pknight14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

*If it’s raining, we’ll be in the Bruin Den.

Are you interested in engaging in dialogue about current issues in our society?

We are hosting an event, Matheteis, designed to provide space for faculty, staff/administrators and students to discuss difficult topics that lead to learning and understanding. Those who attend will have the opportunity to listen and learn from our four panelists as they answer a series of questions. Afterwards, attendees will have the chance to ask questions themselves and join the discussion.

Our first gathering for this semester’s series will be tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons, and the topic will be “Would You Stand.” We will be discussing the national anthem and activism. There is no cost to attend, and snacks will be provided. Elective chapel credit is offered for this event. This event is sponsored by the Intercultural Life office, Shalom and BSU.

Feel free to contact Mikaela Smith at smithm16@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Join us for a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation tonight (Monday), when Elton Villanueva, a special education assistant at South Eugene High School, presents “Deconstructing the American Dream via The Metacognitive System” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Synopsis: The American Dream, like race, is a socially defined construct, in that the existence of an American Dream requires people to collectively agree and accept that it does in fact exist. We will introduce the metacognitive system and analyze the notion that “all men are created equal” with the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” via a metacognitive lens.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “The Future of the American Dream.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Wondering how colleagues are using media in their courses? Looking for moral support as you make plans to produce videos? Join us for a brown-bag show-and-tell. Give a five-minute tour of a course, demonstrate your favorite media tool, or come to watch colleagues share. We hope you can join us!

• Friday, Feb. 24, noon to 1 p.m., Portland Center Library Study Room 132
• Friday, March 3, noon to 1 p.m., Newberg’s MLRC Study Room 114

RSVP at this link. Questions? Contact Gloria Doherty (gdoherty@georgefox.edu).

Our International Photo Contest finalist photos are on display in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium Feb. 16-22. Drop by the atrium on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to cast your vote and to help us select the winning photos (voting open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)!

Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu with any questions.

If you are an employee who uses 25Live for event and room reservation requests, you may want to be a member of the 25Live Users group. The purpose of this Google group is primarily to notify you of any 25Live downtime or updates, such as we had this past Wednesday morning.

If you would like to be added to this group, please email Janelle Baugh (jbaugh@georgefox.edu) in IT.

It’s a challenge within a challenge! This week, as part of the 125 Days of Wellness Challenge, challenge one of your teammates in a “battle” of some kind. The winner of that battle can take an additional 125 points for themselves. Limit one battle per person. For example: Doubling your steps, getting the most done at work, etc.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

Come join Sigma Tau Delta for a Valentine’s Day encore, celebrating the best of love poetry. Whether it’s romantic, silly, or a little cynical, your selection is welcome.

We’ll meet at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Stevens 209. Questions? Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu).

Today (Saturday) is the deadline to sign up for the Industry Innovation Idea (i3) Challenge! Students, start putting your teams together – six students from any major – and mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 25, for the third annual i3 Challenge. The event, sponsored by the College of  Business, will take place from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Hoover Academic Building.

Registration closes today! Just click this link to register!

Students will spend the day working alongside an industry mentor and will create an innovative idea, competing for a $500 grand prize. If you have questions, reach out to Laurie Koehler at lkoehler@georgefox.edu.

Three staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Clinical Coordination Specialist
• Associate Director of Residence Life
• Nurse Practitioner / Physician’s Assistant

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.