The Daily Bruin

The Financial Wellness Center is here to help you feel empowered and secure in your financial wellness. Our goal is to provide you with the tools and resources you need to feel educated in your financial decisions.

Whether you’re actively making financial choices or getting ready to repay loans after graduation, we want to help you feel confident in how to navigate your unique situation. 

If you need help starting or thinking through a budget, or if you have questions about loan repayment, you can schedule a one-on-one appointment here or learn more at our website. 

Questions? Feel free to reach out to us at financialwellness@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in learning more about the game of Dungeons & Dragons? Have you been wanting to get involved but haven’t been able to find a campaign?

Well, here’s your chance! The Critical Hit Club will meet at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, in Hoover 211. We will be figuring out campaigns, presenting plans for events, and just getting to know each other.

If you can’t make it but still want to be involved (or if you can make it but would love to give us feedback), fill out our survey!

Questions? Email Ava Olson at aolson21@georgefox.edu.

Due to an increase in cases and a limited supply of COVID-19 tests, the Health and Counseling Center will only be offering tests for those currently exhibiting COVID symptoms.

If you have questions, contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.

The intercultural life and spiritual life offices invite the entire George Fox community to join us at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) for the 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 17.

We will not only celebrate the life, faith and work of Dr. King, but also all of those whom his legacy still represents, including past, present and future generations!

Tai Harden-Moore will serve as keynote speaker, and the Larhonda Steele Band will be the musical guest. The emcees will be Zinabu Czarnecki and Bryce Coefield.

The event is free, but the live audience will be capped at 200 attendees. Pre-registration and either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test will be required within 48 hours for all attendees 12 and up.

The event will also be livestreamed, so everyone is welcome to join us through the livestream if unable to join in person. The link to RSVP and the livestream broadcast can be found here. Please RSVP for all members in your family/group for in-person attendance.

Questions? Contact Rusty St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Join Aaron Barnhart for his first faculty concert at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 14, in Bauman Auditorium. He will be playing original songs from the last decade of his career as a singer/songwriter.

Aaron will be joined by special guest musicians for an evening of great music that you won’t want to miss. Admission is free. See you there!

Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class. These details include meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and textbook listings (click the book icon after clicking on a course to expand its info).

Questions? Contact the registrar’s office at registrar@georgefox.edu.

Join the university’s Master Chorus! We will be singing selections from Handel’s Messiah on Thursday, April 14, with the orchestra.

Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in Ross 208 beginning Tuesday, Jan. 11. Please contact Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu for more information. The group is free and open to all students and employees.

Following are the Bruin Community Pantry food bank hours for the upcoming semester (Jan. 10 through April 29):

• Mondays: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesdays: 1:30 to 6 p.m.
• Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. & 4 to 5:30 p.m.
• Thursdays: 1:30 to 5 p.m.
• Fridays: Noon to 6 p.m.
• Saturdays: Noon to 3 p.m.

We will be closed during all school holidays:

• Monday, Jan. 17
• Friday, Feb. 11
• March 21-26 (modified hours)

Need assistance? Call the student life office at 503-554-2316, email bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu, or check us out on Instagram and Facebook.

The pantry is located in Room 109 in the Roberts Center.

The Bridge Café will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the spring semester, and the new Maker’s Market will be open beginning Monday, Jan. 17.

Please visit Bon Appetit’s website for more information.

Looking for work on campus? Event Services has student positions available. Check out the job posting on Handshake. We are specifically looking for students who can qualify to drive university vehicles.

Contact Lisa Leslie for more details at lleslie@georgefox.edu.

What does the future look like in your classroom? Ever consider how using virtual reality can enhance your own course curriculum or special projects?

Join us for an open-house tour of our virtual reality lab for anatomy and physiology students on Friday, Jan. 14. Take a self-guided tour, or sign up for a tour at 2, 3, or 4 p.m. Guided tours will include a virtual reality experience. Coffee and cookies will be provided.

View the invitation and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Tennille Hostetler at thostetler@georgefox.edu.

The first meal back in Canyon Commons is dinner tomorrow (Sunday) from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The GET Mobile app resumes on Monday morning at breakfast.

Contact Jason Rosvall at jason.rosvall@cafebonappetit.com if you have questions.

What does the future look like in your classroom? Ever consider how using virtual reality can enhance your own course curriculum or special projects?

Join us for an open-house tour of our virtual reality lab for anatomy and physiology students on Friday, Jan. 14. Take a self-guided tour, or sign up for a tour at 2, 3, or 4 p.m. Guided tours will include a virtual reality experience. Coffee and cookies will be provided.

View the invitation and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Tennille Hostetler at thostetler@georgefox.edu.

Join the university’s Master Chorus! We will be singing selections from Handel’s Messiah on Thursday, April 14, with the orchestra.

Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in Ross 208 beginning Tuesday, Jan. 11. Please contact Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu for more information. The group is free and open to all students and employees.

Faculty, staff, students, vendors and visitors across all campus locations must use face coverings as required by state guidelines. You can read the full face-covering policy here.

Masks, face coverings, or face shields are currently required for:

• All indoor public campus spaces (e.g., classrooms, offices, hallways, meeting rooms, etc.) unless the individual is alone in an individual private workspace defined by OHA as an indoor space within a public or private workplace used for work by one individual at a time. It must be enclosed on all sides with walls from floor to ceiling and with a closed door. Note: Face coverings are required in all cubicle and open workspaces.
• In the Bruin Den, Canyon Commons or Bridge Cafe you may remove your face covering ONLY if you are actively eating.

The university has worked hard to follow CDC and OHA guidance through the pandemic, but we recognize there will be a variety of personal perspectives on how our campus should transition back to pre-pandemic life. We ask that, as members of a Christ-centered community, we treat one another with kindness and grace, particularly when our views differ from one another.

Be well and stay safe!

Questions? Contact the COT (cot@georgefox.edu) or HR (hr@georgefox.edu).

Electronic student account statements were delivered to your George Fox email this morning. Please find that email, make payment, or forward it to persons helping you with payment.

Today’s e-statement was delivered at roughly 3 a.m. If your balance is more than expected, please review your charges, financial aid and registration in MyGeorgeFox.

Contact us at studentaccounts@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

In compliance with the university’s excess funds “refund” policies, the Office of Student Accounts will start initiating credits to students who are signed up for Student Account Direct Deposit (DD) beginning the week of Jan. 10. If you haven’t set up DD yet, please follow these simple instructions to do so now.

Enrollment in DD is mandatory at George Fox. When not completed, paper checks are required, and this causes an unavoidable delay. (Best guess, paper checks will be mailed the week of Jan. 17 at the earliest.)

For additional information about how to avoid refund delays, please review our Policy Highlights page (scroll down to “Refunds”).

The Bruin Community Pantry is looking for a few more volunteers at the food bank on Monday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon for food delivery, and Thursday and Friday afternoons.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Just a reminder that the Hadlock Student Center is open this week! The Rental Center is also open during this time. We have snowshoes, sleds, trekking poles, gaiters, traction spikes, and other winter equipment.

Here are our hours as we transition into the spring semester:

• Jan. 3-7: (6 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
• Jan. 8: Closed
• Jan. 9: 2-8 p.m.
• Jan. 10: Normal hours resume

Have questions? Please let us know by contacting AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Occupation-induced burnout and moral injury are long-standing concerns for healthcare workers. Because of the pandemic, more people are talking about these concerns.

As a community of healers, let’s discuss the burdens we carry in our healthcare system. Let’s explore solutions to regain our passion and vitality in our noble work.

Interested in joining in on the discussion? Register for the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute’s inaugural Healthcare Workers Wellness Summit: From Demoralization to Remoralization in OUR Work. This virtual event, available via Zoom, is free to all George Fox employees and students.

The summit is set from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7. To get the Zoom link, simply register at the link above.

Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty at todohert@georgefox.edu.