The Daily Bruin

The student life team is excited to host the Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD) Annual Conference June 2-5. Some guests began arriving as early as May 28, with retreats and pre-conference workshops scheduled from May 30 to June 2.

We’re expecting more than 500 student life professionals from Christian colleges and universities across the U.S., Canada, and around the world. The conference also welcomes Christian professionals serving in student life roles at non-faith-based institutions.

As you encounter guests on campus during that week, we encourage you to extend a warm George Fox welcome. Many of these individuals have spent the past year pouring into others; this conference is a vital opportunity for them to be renewed, encouraged, and poured into themselves.

To view the conference schedule and details, please visit the event’s website. If you have questions, feel free to contact Sharia (Hays) Jones at shays@georgefox.edu or Mark Pothoff at mpothoff@georgefox.edu.

All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed this Monday, May 26, to observe the Memorial Day holiday. The libraries in Newberg and the Portland Center will also be closed, although the 24-hour space in the Murdock Library will remain open.

Just a reminder! The Hadlock Student Center has a few summer classes we will offer for those still around.

• Power Cycle: Mondays at 6 p.m.
• Full Body Burn: Fridays at 10 a.m.
• Employee-Only Functional Fitness: Mondays and Wednesdays at noon

We would love for you to attend and take advantage of these great fitness classes! Visit this link to learn more.

To reduce the cost of waste disposal, the majority of recycling bins and trash bins across the Newberg campus will be locked and not serviced during the summer. Do not place trash on or near locked dumpsters. Instead, the following locations will have unlocked bins for trash or recycling.

Recycling:

• Canyon Commons
• Klages Center (moved to be in front of Campus Public Safety along Carlton Way)
• Medical Sciences Building
• Roberts Center
• Stevens Center
• Wheeler

Trash:

• Brandt Hall
• Canyon Commons
• Hodgin House / Intercultural House
• Klages Center (moved to be in front of Campus Public Safety along Carlton Way)
• Medical Sciences Building
• Roberts Center
• Roy Apartments
• Stevens Center
• Villa House
• Wheeler
• Woolman Apartments

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Do you know a high school student eager to explore their academic passions, experience college life firsthand, and deepen their faith this summer? The Pre-College Summer Institute (PCI) at George Fox University offers a week-long, immersive academic camp designed to prepare students for college and beyond.

Students will earn college credit with hands-on learning experiences that deepen their understanding and equip them with crucial skills in fields such as nursing, interior design, engineering, theatre, and more.

By connecting with professors and undergraduate TAs, utilizing our premier recreation facilities, and sleeping in the dorms, the week offers students a true taste of college life, all within the context of George Fox’s Christ-centered mission. Better yet, students who attend PCI are awarded an annual $1,000 scholarship when they enroll as an undergraduate student at George Fox.

Encourage your high schooler to apply while scholarships are still available! Visit our website to learn more.

Happy spring! Please complete a careful review of your department expenses using your VENA reports now, looking at your transactions through April 30.

Completing those adjustments now, before June 30, will help us stay on our very tight year-end schedule. This way, adjustments required in early July should only relate to May and June.

Thank you for your help!

– The Finance Team

Know of any great George Fox-related stories? Students making a difference in their communities? An inspiring account of someone who has overcome obstacles or has had an amazing faith journey? A professor who exemplifies the Be Known promise?

If so, we in marketing communications want to hear about it! Please fill out this form and include the name of the person you wish to highlight, their contact info (if possible), and a few details about what makes their story compelling. We’ll take it from there!

Some folks may be featured in our blog and/or on our website. Still others may be featured in a video or in our university magazine. In short, we’re looking for stories that communicate why George Fox is such a special place.

Thanks for taking time to share these stories with us!

Please join the College of Physical Therapy for our 12th Research Symposium this Wednesday, May 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd.). Physical therapy doctoral faculty and second-year students will showcase various rehabilitation research topics.

Questions? Please contact Samantha Skaggs at sskaggs@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.

The Virtual Learning Center (VLC) is here to support you with convenient online appointments throughout the summer.

Whether you need help understanding course material, want feedback on a writing assignment, or could use some strategies for effective studying, our consultant is ready to assist you virtually.

Here’s how the VLC can support you this summer:

• Zoom Appointments: Connect with a consultant in real-time from anywhere! Schedule a live Zoom session for interactive support and personalized guidance.
• Asynchronous Appointments: Need feedback on a paper? Submit your work online along with an assignment prompt, and a consultant will provide feedback at a time that works for you.

Take advantage of these valuable resources to stay on track and feel confident in your coursework.

Ready to schedule an appointment? Click on the TracCloud icon on your Canvas Dashboard to do so. We look forward to supporting your learning journey this summer!

If you have any questions, email the vlc@georgefox.edu or contact Heather Harney at 503-554-2449 or hharney@georgefox.edu.

The physical therapy program is hosting a career fair today (Monday) from 4 to 7 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Twenty-one companies will be represented. Any students in healthcare-related programs are welcome to participate.

Reach out to Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Department of Human Services representatives will be on site at the Bruin Community Pantry this summer to assist folks with signing up for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

No appointment is required, and staff will be at the food bank between 1 and 4:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays:

• May 8
• May 22
• June 12
• June 26

Stop by if you would like to speak with someone from DHS.

Do you need help with crafting a paper? Do you need help with time management? Are you looking for learning strategies? If so, the Virtual Learning Center (VLC) is ready to help you this summer.

We offer Zoom and asynchronous 50-minute appointments. To schedule an appointment, go to the TracCloud icon on your Canvas Dashboard or go to traccloud.georgefox.edu.

Don’t wait until the last minute to schedule your appointment. If you have any questions, please email vlc@georgefox.edu and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Mom’s love pizza and supporting a good cause, so take Mom out for pizza and support the university’s Costa Rica service trip!

This year, students from PA, PT, OT, kinesiology and nursing will be traveling to Costa Rica to provide medical services to underserved people. To help support their trip, nursing and kinesiology students are holding a fundraiser at MOD pizza.

The Costa Rica service trip will receive 25% of fundraiser sales during this fundraiser. Participate on Sunday, May 11, by ordering online using the code MODGIVES25, or by visiting the Newberg MOD location and showing this fundraiser flier or mentioning the fundraiser at checkout.

Have other plans? Consider praying for our team or donating directly here.

Thank you for supporting us! Feel free to reach out to Kari Sandau at ksandau@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Don’t forget to participate in the inaugural “Friendly Walk” this Saturday, May 10, starting at 10 a.m. We’ll gather in the plaza on the south side of the Chehalem Cultural Center (adjacent to Sheridan Street).

You will join a small team of people (at least some of whom you won’t know), given a map of a suggested route, and sent off on about an hour’s walk, team by team.

You will have information on key historical and cultural sites in downtown Newberg and on the George Fox campus, and will cooperate to complete items on a list of things to do, talk about, and find along the way – and earn points. Upon returning to the Cultural Center, teams can redeem points for prizes.

Along the way, you will learn about Newberg’s history, have fun, get some exercise, get to know some new people, help create a stronger network of friendly relationships in the community across ideological or other boundaries, and improve your ability to use disagreements to generate better ideas for a better community.

For more information, contact Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu

Candidates for local Newberg/Dundee area office in the upcoming May elections will make their case to voters at a Candidates Forum tonight (Wednesday) starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).

All four candidates for the Newberg School Board, including both David Russ and Andy Beyerly, who are running from Zone 1 (Dundee) in the only contested school board race this year, will participate in the school board forum, which starts at 5:30 p.m.

Four of the five candidates for three seats on the Chehalem Parks and Recreation Board will be invited to answer questions starting at about 6:30 p.m. (the fifth candidate is out of the state).

The public is invited to both forum sessions, which will be held in the new LaJoie Theater at the Cultural Center. The forums are co-sponsored by four non-partisan groups: the George Fox University Civility Project, the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Newberg City Club, and the Newberg/Dundee United as Neighbors group.

For more information, contact any of the co-sponsoring groups. You can contact the Civility Project at civility@georgefox.edu.

Please take note of the Bruin Bookstore’s hours for the summer. We will be open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and closed Friday through Sunday.

Hello all!

The Hadlock Student Center has a few summer classes we will offer for those still around …

• Power Cycle: Mondays at 6 p.m.
• Full Body Burn: Fridays at 10 a.m.
• Employee Only Functional Fitness: Mondays and Wednesdays at noon

Visit this site to register. We hope you all can attend and take advantage of these great fitness classes!

Come help out at the Newberg Peace Garden, which will help supply the Bruin Community Pantry with fresh produce. Here is when you can help:

• Today (Thursday), from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
• Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon

We will be planting hedges and building raised beds both days. This is a tangible way to care for our neighbors and steward the resources of creation. Meet us at the garden, which is directly behind the Newberg First Presbyterian Church. Any amount of time you can give will help us finish this project.

Contact Justin Kauffman at jkauffman@georgefox.edu for more information.

Make plans to join the inaugural “Friendly Walk” on Saturday, May 10, starting at 10 a.m. Gather in the plaza on the south side of the Chehalem Cultural Center (adjacent to Sheridan Street).

You will be formed into small teams of people (at least some of whom you won’t know), given a map of a suggested route, and sent off on about an hour’s walk, team by team. You will have information on key historical and cultural sites in downtown Newberg and on the George Fox campus, and will cooperate to complete items on a list of things to do, talk about, and find along the way.

On returning to the Cultural Center, teams will receive prizes, including a special prize if you can show photos or other evidence of each item on the to-do list.

Along the way you will learn about Newberg’s history, have fun, get some exercise, get to know some new people, help create a stronger network of friendly relationships in the community across ideological or other boundaries, and improve your ability to use disagreements to generate better ideas for a better community.

For more information, contact Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu

Why do Americans love C.S. Lewis? A presentation by Dr. Stephanie Derrick tackles the question, offering thought-provoking insights. Her keynote lecture is the second uploaded to a new YouTube channel featuring content from The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference hosted on campus last fall – the largest academic conference on Lewis in history.

Be sure to subscribe to the channel and stay tuned for other stimulating keynote lectures that will be added in the coming weeks. You can also help promote it by sharing the channel, liking the video, and sharing the video.