The Daily Bruin

The Hadlock Student Center has new, adjusted hours this year. Please note that we are open on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, for normal hours of operation.

Please review the hours below and contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

• Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
• Friday: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Sunday: 2-10 p.m.

The Fencing Club will be meeting for the first time of the semester today (Friday) from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hadlock’s large fitness studio.

Fencing is a is a fun way to learn the art of swordplay, stay active, and duel your friends. Attendance is free for all students and employees. Equipment will be provided (although it’s recommended you bring athletic clothes and a water bottle).

All skill levels are accommodated, from first-timers to seasoned fencers. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, reach out to the club’s president, Mark Berglin, at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.

Those of you who are commuters and resident drivers are aware that parking is tight this year. We want to remind you that the Morse Lot and 99 lot are under-utilized parking options for commuters and residents.

The 99 lot is right next to Steve’s Automotive. Do not park in spaces marked off for Steve’s Automotive. The Morse Lot is near the baseball fields on the north side of campus.

Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., for more information.

Looking for an adventure? University Recreation’s OREC program provides outdoor excursions that are open to all George Fox students. No prior outdoor experience is necessary in order to join these trips and OREC provides all of the transportation, equipment, food, and instruction.

Go here for information on what trips are being offered this semester and to register for the trip you’re interested in.

Trips this weekend include:

• Outdoor Rock Climbing at Broughton’s Bluff (Sept. 3)
• Swiftwater Kayaking on the North Santiam River (Sept. 4)

Students can also apply here for financial assistance from a new scholarship fund provided by University Recreation.

Have any questions? Contact Jasmin Fuentes at jfuentes19@georgefox.edu.

If you have a car on campus this year, here are a few reminders on our parking policies and the citation appeals process.

• Familiarize yourself with our parking policies.
• Make sure to park in the location your parking permit designates. You can find these locations on our campus parking map.
• Familiarize yourself with the parking citation appeals process here.

Please contact Campus Public Safety at campussafety@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2090 with any questions you may have.

George Fox women’s basketball is looking for a manager for the upcoming winter season!

If you are someone who loves being a part of a strong community and would like to be involved with a great group of young ladies, reach out to Coach Mike Coppolino to apply or for more information on the position.

If you’re interested, please contact Coach Coppolino this week at mcoppolino@georgefox.edu.

If you are starting a new on-campus job, please come to the human resources office with your new hire paperwork by your first day of work. You do not need to make an appointment; just come to 206 N. Meridian St., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the week, and we will be happy to help!

Don’t forget to bring your verification documents (a list of acceptable documents can be found on the George Fox website). Email Kelly Peterson at kpeterson@georgefox.edu with any questions.

With construction on the new chapel set to begin, please be mindful of your surroundings as you make your way around campus.

When walking through campus, please use the Crisman Crossing bridge instead of the Wheeler bridge or the Wheeler access road (Amphitheater Way). All trails in the canyon leading north of the Wheeler access road will be closed until further notice.

Please contact Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.

University Recreation is excited to welcome you into our recreational facility and programs this year! Students and employees must sign a waiver each year in order to use the Hadlock Student Center.

Please visit this link to sign the waiver for this academic year. The waiver resets on July 1 of every year.

Questions? Contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University is committed to providing a supportive learning environment and fostering safe, healthy relationships among our students. This is especially true for a Christ-centered community such as ours that seeks to love God and others.

As such, the institution and members of our community will not tolerate sexual misconduct including but not limited to sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, dating violence, and domestic violence.

We have contracted with Vector Solutions/Safe Colleges to provide training and education on these important topics. In order to comply with federal law, the Campus Save Act, all students, including those studying online at a distance, are required to complete the course titled “Sexual Violence Prevention for Graduate Students” by Sept. 26, 2022.

All students will be sent more information about this required course, including links to the online course.

The content of this course may be sensitive for you based on your past experiences and background. In no way is it our desire to be insensitive to you. While you will learn about numerous resources available to you, our Health and Counseling Center and Spiritual Life Office are here to support you. These are completely confidential, on-campus resources.

If you have any questions or if taking this course causes you to experience anxiety, please email our program administrator, Jere Witherspoon, at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Mail Services will have extended hours this week only. All employees, departments and students will be able to pick up your packages between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Mail Services is located in the Roberts Center and can be accessed from the doors on the East Sherman Street side. If you have any questions, please reach out to Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

With construction on the new chapel set to begin, please be mindful of your surroundings as you make your way around campus.

When walking through campus, please use the Crisman Crossing bridge instead of the Wheeler bridge or the Wheeler access road (Amphitheater Way). All trails in the canyon leading north of the Wheeler access road will be closed until further notice.

Please contact Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info and add/drop deadlines.

Just click on a class to see all the details.

The campus is abuzz with activities as we begin to lay the groundwork for our new art annex and chapel. Various construction zones will interrupt and change what we have come to expect as we walk through campus.

As faculty, staff, students and neighbors, we all share a responsibility for our personal safety around campus, especially in those areas where construction traffic will be most prevalent. Please review these construction zone safety tips.

If you have any safety concerns or questions, please reach out to Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.

With the combination of rising food costs, inflation and gas prices, food banks are facing significant challenges in getting government-subsidized food. In addition, Yamhill Community Partnership’s (our connection to the Oregon Food Bank) freezer broke, and, due to supply chain issues, it won’t be repaired for several weeks.

This has greatly impacted the Bruin Community Pantry food bank’s ability to provide frozen meat to our clients. Last month we began to purchase ground meat – the easiest meat for our students to prepare – from Grocery Outlet to offset this situation. However, our budget is unable to sustain this for long.

We are reaching out to the George Fox community to let you know about this situation, and invite you to participate in financially supporting this effort or to purchase ground meat and donate it to the Bruin Community Pantry.

If you would like to become a financial partner with the BCP, please contact advancement at giving@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2110 for details on how to either give monthly or make a one-time gift.

If you would like to donate frozen ground meat to the food bank, please contact Jere Witherspoon to arrange a drop-off at the food bank in Roberts 110. You can call or email Jere at jwithers@georgefox.edu or call her at 503-554-2316.

Thank you for considering this opportunity.

I am conducting a research study along with researchers at Boise State University and Northern State University. We are studying the experience of high-functioning autistic adults as they go through a job interview.

We are looking for anyone who is a high-functioning autistic individual, over the age of 18, and who has been through a job interview that is willing to be interviewed. The interviews will take place over Zoom at your convenience.

Our aim is to understand the lived experience of these individuals so that we can make recommendations to businesses and practitioners on how to make the job recruitment process more inclusive for individuals of all abilities.

If you would be willing to participate in our study, please contact Andrew Ellestad at aellestad@georgefox.edu.

The federal government released information about a student debt relief plan on Aug. 24. This includes:

• The final extension of the student loan repayment pause through Dec. 31, 2022
• Providing targeted debt relief to low- and middle-income families
• Making the student loan system more manageable for current and future borrowers

We are currently awaiting further guidance from the Department of Education. You can find more information about the plan at studentaid.gov/debt-relief-announcement.

Important Note: The debt relief only applies to loans disbursed by June 30, 2022. This means loans for the 2022-23 school year do not qualify for this program.

To view your personal federal student loan and Pell grant history, login to your dashboard at studentaid.gov.

Questions? Contact Aaron Geist at ageist@georgefox.edu.

Welcome back to Fox! If you will be parking on campus, there are a few changes you should be aware of.

• The Pennington (Penn) parking lot and the River Street lot will only be available to students who have a Penn parking permit. No other residents or commuters will be allowed to park there. Employees should also refrain from parking in these lots.
• The row of parking spaces facing Sheridan street in the Stevens lot has been converted to student parking and will be reserved for resident and commuter permit holders. There are 22 spaces.
• Overflow parking for staff and students will be available at the Highway 99 lot, which is right next to Steve’s Automotive. Do not park in spaces marked off for Steve’s Automotive.
• Remember the Morse lot, near the baseball fields, on the north side of campus is also another option for overflow parking.

Any questions? Call the Campus Public Safety office at 503-554-2090.

As we get close to the start of the term, there are an increasing number of scam and phishing attempts around campus. These have primarily come in the form of emails and text messages. Often they are asking for wire transfers, advertising fake job postings or asking users to open documents.

So that you don’t fall victim to these attempts, please review the guidelines below.

If you feel you’ve received a suspicious email or text, check the following:

• Check the sender’s address or phone number. If it is unrecognizable or something similar to, but not exactly the same as the sender’s normal email address, it could be a phishing attempt. Please note that a similar email address does not mean the original email address has been compromised; this is called a spoofing account.
• Any link or odd instructions. If the email directs you to click on a link (even something familiar such as iTunes, etc.) or input sensitive information, it could be an attempt to get your password or other important information. Do not reply to the email or text. Always verify requests for sensitive data or transfers of money in person or by directly calling a known phone number.

If you feel that you have received some sort of phishing attempt:

1. If you receive an email or text message that you suspect is a phishing attempt, you should forward it to servicedesk@georgefox.edu with an explanation.
2. You should not click any links or open any attachments.
3. When Google identifies that an email may be phishing or suspicious, they might show a warning or move the email to Spam.
4. If an email wasn’t marked correctly, follow the steps below to mark or unmark it as phishing.
   1. On a computer, go to Gmail
   2. Open the message.
   3. Next to Reply <–, click “More” (represented by three dots vertically stacked).
   4. Click “Report Phishing”
5. Request that anyone who has been emailed via the attempt also report it as phishing in their inbox.
6. If you did not click on any links or reply, you do not need to do anything further.
7. If you did click on a link or send a reply with sensitive information, you’ll want to change your password as soon as you can in my.georgefox.edu (this will automatically update your email password). Then go through the Settings in your Gmail account to look for anything amiss, such as an unfamiliar forwarding address, filter or vacation-responder that you never created.

Feel free to call the Service Desk at 503-545-2569 if you would like help walking through these steps.

With construction on the new chapel set to begin, please be mindful of your surroundings as you make your way around campus.

When walking through campus, please use the Crisman Crossing bridge instead of the Wheeler bridge or the Wheeler access road (Amphitheater Way). All trails in the canyon leading north of the Wheeler access road will be closed until further notice.

Please contact Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.