The Daily Bruin

Want to get out on an adventure this weekend? Hop on a backpacking trip on the Wilson River Trail with University Recreation!

We will provide everything you need for the experience, so all you need to bring is yourself and a willingness to hike and camp. This is a great opportunity to learn how to backpack and to share a fun weekend with some other awesome students.

Some scholarships are available for students upon application. To register, please go here.

Questions? Email Jasmin Fuentes at jfuentes19@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to attend a special guest lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, when Dr. Peter Boghossian, former Portland State philosophy professor, presents a talk entitled “Impossible Conversations,” based on his coauthored book How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide.

As part of his talk, Boghossian will discuss the importance of civil, intellectually diverse discourse in the academy. The event is sponsored by the university’s politics program and the George Fox Civility Project.

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105. Contact Gina Johnson at gjohnson@georgefox.edu for more information.

Join us in Hadlock tonight (Tuesday) at 8 p.m. for our second exercise coaching seminar! Kyle Herzberg will be teaching participants how to maximize their at-home and in-the-gym bodyweight workouts.

Subtopics will include the benefits and drawbacks of bodyweight exercising, as well as how to properly achieve progressive overload with limited resources.

If you’re interested, sign up on IMLeagues. If you have questions, please email Kyle at kherzberg19@georgefox.edu.

This Thursday, April 7, at 5 p.m. the Intercultural Resource Center and the Women of Color Collective will host a discussion on how purity culture and racism intersect and the ways this affects women of color in the church. All women (employees and students) are invited to join. A light dinner will be provided! We will be meeting in the IRC.

Questions? Contact Caity White at cwhite17@georgefox.edu.

University Recreation will be hosting its annual Sand Volleyball Tournament this Saturday, April 9, so join us at 10 a.m. at the sand volleyball courts behind HMS!

Volleyball will be 4-on-4, so grab a few friends/colleagues and sign up on IMLeagues by 5 p.m. this Friday, April 8. Employees are also welcome to participate!

If you have questions, please email Kalu Stricklin at kstricklin18@georgefox.edu.

Join the Stewards of Sustainability Club as we plant flower seeds in the community garden this afternoon (Monday) between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Visit this page to see the garden’s location. Both students and employees are welcome!

Contact Sydney Schroeder at sschroeder18@georgefox.edu for more information.

The George Fox University orchestra and choirs invite you to enjoy selections from Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in Bauman Auditorium.

With a special focus on the Holy Week portions of this master work, a student soloist, three choirs and our orchestra will prepare your heart for Easter! Our concerto competition winner, Alison Evans, will also be featured.

Tickets are $8 for all guests, including George Fox students and staff. Please watch state guidelines for COVID restrictions. Tickets may be purchased online here.

Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to a special guest lecture tonight (Monday), when Jason Ross, associate professor and associate dean in the School of Government at Liberty University, presents “William Lloyd Garrison and the Legend of the Proslavery Constitution.”

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105 at 6:30 p.m. Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu for more information.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We invite everyone to spread awareness and show support for survivors of sexual assault. Visit Know Your IX to get involved, view educational material, and find support resources for survivors, friends and families.

Here are some more resources:

• To learn more about university policies and resources, visit the university’s Title IX website.
• If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, contact Katrina Johnson, Title IX coordinator for students, at katrinaj@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2318.
• For local off-campus resources, visit Henderson House – McMinnville or the Sexual Assault Resource Center in Beaverton.
• If you have any questions, contact the campus advocate, located at the Intercultural Resource Center (in Moore House, on the Newberg campus), at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu.
• Finally, if you are in need of on-campus assistance, due to a health or safety emergency, please call 911 or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

The university community is invited to a special guest lecture this Monday, April 4, when Jason Ross, associate professor and associate dean in the School of Government at Liberty University, presents “William Lloyd Garrison and the Legend of the Proslavery Constitution.”

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105 at 6:30 p.m. Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu for more information.

George Fox University Theatre welcomes the university community to its production of The Hijabis. Performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium are scheduled as follows:

• Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, and April 9-10, at 2 p.m.
• Friday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis
Maya, Nadia and Leen, three best friends from college, are now living their mid-20s dreams in suburban Chicago. Leen is a fashion designer who owns a fashion boutique. Maya works as an office assistant in a dental office, and Nadia is a teacher at a local Montessori school.

Life after college isn’t what any of the women expected, but what unites them in their struggles is their love for ice cream, their penchant for laughter, and their commitment to wearing their hijabs as a reflection of their faithfulness to God. Unfortunately, their lives are upended when their mosque is desecrated by locals from the community. Their responses to this event change the course of their lives.

Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students may acquire free tickets for our 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, performance in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system. Please use your George Fox email address when ordering.

You may purchase tickets here. For details or assistance, email Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2670.

Goats on campus? Are you kidding me? The Sources of Strength Club would love to invite you to the Intercultural Resource Center’s backyard for baby goats, games, snacks and more. Come stop by any time between 4 and 6 p.m. today (Friday).

Sources of Strength is organizing this GOAT (Growing Optimism All Together) spring semester event for all George Fox students and staff!

Questions? Contact Grace Emhoff at gemhoff20@georgefox.edu or Kelly Chang at kchang@georgefox.edu.

This Sunday, April 3, a group of students will host an event in the Canyon Commons banquet rooms for their final project in Business Communications. They’ve created the mock-up organization “Alone and Together” to better support the single-parent community.

Food, drinks and activities (raffles and guest speaker) are included. RSVP here if you’re interested in attending, and contact Karena Stephens at kstephens21@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

We in athletics are hosting a “Be The Match” donor drive on Tuesday, April 5, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Marin Isaak, wife of Dale Isaak, longtime head athletic trainer at George Fox, is in need of a marrow transplant. You could be her match!

If you are between the ages of 18 and 40, stop by our tables in Canyon Commons to get your cheek swabbed to see if your tissue type matches Marin or anyone in the database. The most common type of donation is non-surgical.

Participants must be serious and willing to donate to anyone they match. Reach out to Adam Puckett at apuckett@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Goats on campus? Are you kidding me? The Sources of Strength Club would love to invite you to the Intercultural Resource Center’s backyard for baby goats, games, snacks and more. Come stop by any time between 4 and 6 p.m. tomorrow (Friday).

Sources of Strength is organizing this GOAT (Growing Optimism All Together) spring semester event for all George Fox students and staff!

Questions? Contact Grace Emhoff at gemhoff20@georgefox.edu or Kelly Chang at kchang@georgefox.edu.

Come join us for Contemplative Worship “After the Manner of Friends” today (Thursday) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 250. Spiritual life credit is available for students, and Paul Anderson and Nathanael Ankeny will be leading. All are welcome!

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.

B&H, a retailer of all things photo-, video- and audio-related, will be in the Lemmons Center lobby on Wednesday, April 6, between 9 a.m. and noon. Stop by their table to sign up for their free student discount program, demo the latest gear, and pick up some free swag!

Contact Rachel Davis at racheld@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us on Thursday, April 7, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a discussion on how purity culture and racism intersect, and the implications that has for women of color in the church. Spiritual life credit is available for students, and a light dinner will be provided!

This event is open to all women on campus (students, staff, faculty, etc.), and will be hosted by the IRC and the Women of Color Collective.

Questions? Contact Caity White at cwhite17@georgefox.edu.

Two people with extended experience in Russia and Ukraine will visit campus tonight (Wednesday) to discuss what civility might look like in the Russia/Ukraine relationship. The session will be in Hoover 105 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Johan Maurer lived in Russia for 10 years, teaching English and working with Quaker meetings in that country. Stu Willcuts has decades of experience delivering aid to crisis-torn nations, including in Ukraine after the Russian invasion of the Crimea and Donbas regions of eastern Ukraine.

War is the worst-case scenario when civility breaks down. Maurer and Willcuts will share their perceptions of what caused such a catastrophic breakdown between Russia and Ukraine. Did they ever enjoy a civil, productive relationship? How did the relationship deteriorate? What effects has it had? Is there a path toward building a constructive, civil relationship?

The public is welcome. A Zoom link will be available; watch for it on the Civility Project website. If you have questions, contact project director Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu.

Students: Want the opportunity to sell your art at Student Activities’ Spring Market? If so, fill out this form to sell your pieces to your fellow students and local community.

The Spring Market will take place on the quad on Friday, April 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. We hope to see you there! Employees and students are welcome.

Questions? Contact Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.