The Daily Bruin

As a reminder, TimelyCare is here for you 24/7 if you need virtual care support. The following services are available at no cost:

• MedicalNow: On-demand support for common health issues, including cold,
  flu, and allergies
• TalkNow: On-demand emotional support to talk about anything, including
  anxiety, relationships, depression, and school-related stressors
• Scheduled medical: Choose the day, time, and medical provider that best
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• Scheduled counseling: Choose the day, time, and mental health provider
  that works best for you (12 visits per year)
• Health coaching: Develop healthy lifestyle behaviors, including nutrition,
  sleeping habits, time management, and mindfulness
• Student success coaching: A success coach provides support on topics,
  including goal setting, study skills, resume review, and more
• Self-care content: Visit the self-care tab for access to tools and
  resources, such as meditation and yoga sessions, helpful videos, and short
  articles from experts

Download the TimelyCare app or visit this link today to register.

Do you need counseling? Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxious or depressed? Are you having problems in your relationships that are getting in the way of your academics and disrupting your life?

George Fox’s counseling services are here to meet all of your mental health needs. Counseling is free for Newberg students and conveniently located right here on campus. Counseling for Portland students is also available for $30 per session.

Both one-time and ongoing counseling appointments are available. To schedule an appointment, please call 503-554-2340.

Join us for two days (or just one) of tabletop gameplay fun at the Newberg Game Con in Canyon Commons on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29. We’ll be hosting two full days of play from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. No experience is necessary.

A convention badge is necessary to enter; register for one here. A limited number of students can get in for free by contacting Paul Otto at paulandrewotto@gmail.com for the discount code prior to registering.

Campus Public Safety will begin issuing parking citations on Monday, Sept. 16. Park in designated parking spaces. See the parking map for areas specific to your permit. The Morse lot is currently underutilized.

Please remember:

• Do not park next to yellow or red curbs
• Park in the direction of traffic

Register your vehicle if you have not done so already this fall. Previous registration issues have been resolved, so please try again if you were not able to complete registration earlier.

If you have a permit from previous years that is current with your housing status, you will not need to order a new one. If you are not sure, contact us.

Contact Campus Public Safety if you have any questions at 503-554-2090 or campussafety@georgefox.edu.

The soccer team has expanded and connected with local schools like OSU, Willamette and others to play friendlies and eventually do a spring tournament.

We are hosting tryouts tomorrow (Friday) at 8:30 p.m., along with having our normal pick-up game. All are welcome to try out at the Austin Sports Complex.

If you have any questions, reach out to Gaddiel Vergara at evergara22@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a special visit from guest Michael Wear, founder, president and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, as he shares a lecture based on his recent book, which applies insights from the tradition of Christian spiritual formation to questions of politics, citizenship and public life. The title of his presentation is “Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Our Politics.”

Wear will speak at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

Feel free to reach out to Brandy Vazquez at bvazquez@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to attend an open house at the Bruin Community Pantry as we celebrate our fifth anniversary! Please come visit our new location in Lewis Apartment #1 (1404 E. Sherman St.). Cookies will be served!

Drop in anytime between 2 and 6 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.

George Fox’s longest-running wellness program (over 35 years), Noon Hoops, is a tradition where George Fox employees and graduate students of a wide range of ages play basketball together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon.

We’d like to inform anyone who has recently joined the George Fox community of this special program, and invite you to come get in on the fun! This is a friendly, mildly competitive pickup game (and much more enjoyable than church or city leagues). We are all about getting exercise and having fun.

Players’ skill levels vary, so we try creating match-ups between people with similar abilities. Games are to 11 by twos and threes. Bring your gear (there are locker rooms and showers), and we will see you on the courts in the Hadlock Student Center.

If you have any questions, reach out to Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a new workout class, Full Body Burn, with our favorite, Lindsey Saucedo! Full Body Burn is an intense, whole-body workout designed to sculpt and strengthen every muscle group. Using a combination of dynamic movements and heavier weights, this class targets the arms, legs, glutes, and abdominals for a comprehensive burn.

Perfect for all fitness levels, this motivating class ensures you challenge yourself and leave each session feeling stronger and more empowered. Get ready to feel the burn and transform your fitness journey!

This class will be on Fridays at 7 a.m. starting on Sept. 20. Use this link to sign up for the sample this Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

If you have questions, you can email edelvalle21@georgefox.edu.

All Bon Appetit locations have adjusted hours for Serve Day today. Please see georgefox.cafebonappetit.com for the most up-to-date hours.

The Murdock Library will be closed today for Serve Day. The 24-hour space will remain open.

Help out your fellow students by participating in a study on problem-solving behaviors, right here on the Newberg campus! Learn to explore your own mind, gaining insights on how you behave under pressure and react to situations. As a bonus, you will be entered into a raffle for an Amazon gift card!

To qualify, you must be 18 or older and be able to dedicate just 30 minutes to meet with the researcher in person.

To sign up for a 30-minute time slot, follow this link. If you have questions, contact MeiLenna Harris at mharris21@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Bookstore will be closed all day on Wednesday, Sept. 11, for Serve Day.

After selling out at The Undiscovered Lewis Conference, this lively play is performing for one additional night. All George Fox students and staff (and guests) are invited to attend a free performance tonight (Monday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium, while space allows. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the performance will start at 7:30 p.m., running for one hour.

Lewis & Tolkien: The Baptized Imagination is playful, thoughtful and deeply inspiring. Come join us for this exciting journey into the world of imagination.

Tickets will be distributed at the door with a George Fox ID. Reach out to Ben Tissell at btissell@georgefox.edu with questions.

The university’s Career and Academic Planning Center has planned five career fairs this fall. Get the dates on your calendar and plan for which ones you will attend!

This is where you meet potential employers, learn details about your industry and about internship opportunities, and have a chance to practice your elevator pitch. All events will take place in Canyon Commons from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please take advantage of these valuable opportunities.

• Wednesday, Sept. 11: General Fair (all majors)
• Monday, Oct. 14: Nursing Expo (nurses)
• Tuesday, Oct. 22: Graduate School Fair (for anyone looking to go to grad school)
• Monday, Nov. 11: Physical Therapy Fair (for PT and healthcare majors)
• Friday, Nov. 22: Engineering Winter Reception (engineering students)

Spring fairs will include:

• Wednesday, Jan. 1: Summer Camps
• Thursday, Jan. 30: Business Fair
• Monday, Feb. 17: Education Fair
• Monday, March 10: Nursing Expo

Feel free to reach out to Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Women entering professional spaces after George Fox: This year’s Rise Conference on Sunday, Sept. 22, is built with you in mind!

We want you to feel confident in your future-focused professional skills, including building LinkedIn networks, crushing job interviews, making the most of your internships, and crafting standout resumes. Our goal is to support your professional future through a variety of workshops with female professionals.

Rise is also a great way to get plugged in with female students and professionals from a variety of fields and majors. Connect with us on Instagram @georgefoxrise.

Interested? Register for free here. We’ll see you in Canyon Commons on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Brooklyn Chillemi at bchillemi22@georgefox.edu.

Tickets are still available for two plays, An Evening with C.S. Lewis and The Baptized Imagination: Lewis & Tolkien!, that will be performed in conjunction with this week’s The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference.

The former will be presented at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) in Bauman Auditorium. It will feature David Payne as Lewis in a one-man show. The latter will be performed at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, and is being produced by theatre professor Ben Tissell.

Click the links above to purchase tickets and learn more about each production. No complimentary tickets for students and employees will be will available for these two shows.

The Department of Social Work invites you to a upcoming event, “Social Work Fall Diversity Dialogue: Public Theology and Public Policy for Racial Justice with Ekemini Uwan,” on Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Uwan is a public theologian, international human rights activist, and coauthor of the 2023 NAACP image award nominated book Truths Table: Black Women’s Musing on Life, Love and Liberation. She serves as the special advisor for The Aspen Institute’s Racial Justice and Religion Collective.

Uwan is a charter member of the International Civil Working Group of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent at the United Nations and is a reparations activist whose work spans the globe, as she has advocated for global reparations on behalf of Africans and African descendants on the floor of the United Nations three times.

As one who is passionate about theology, Uwan has a fierce commitment to the gospel and its implications for issues pertaining to reparations, racial injustice, anti-Black racism and white supremacy. She believes that theology can and does speak to our present-day culture, social and political issues.

Don’t miss this opportunity to dialogue with an accomplished social writer and activist. For further information and questions, contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.

Get ready to dance, sweat and smile! This high-energy Zumba class combines different dance moves with a fun, calorie-burning workout that feels more like a dance party than exercise.

With easy-to-follow choreography set to energetic music, you’ll move, groove and shake your way to improved cardiovascular health, muscle toning, and stress relief. Whether you are a seasoned dancer or just looking to have fun while getting fit, this class is for everyone.

Classes will be held in the Hadlock Student Center on Sundays at 3 p.m. and Wednesdays at 4 p.m. Come as you are, bring your enthusiasm, and leave with a smile! Sign up on IMLeagues today.

Please unregister from classes you cannot attend. If you miss two consecutive classes or three total classes throughout the semester, you will be suspended from GroupX classes for two weeks.

Contact Eden Del Valle at edelvalle21@georgefox.edu for further information.

The university community is invited to attend an open house at the Bruin Community Pantry as we celebrate our fifth anniversary! Please come visit our new location in Lewis Apartment #1 (1404 E. Sherman St.). Cookies will be served!

Drop in anytime between 2 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.