The Daily Bruin

A group of students is gathering information for a class project that looks at how willing individuals are to participate and donate to nonprofit organizations. They would love your feedback and it would greatly help their client. Please take this five-question survey!

Questions? Contact Lauren Lunt at llunt16@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate and DPS Teaching. Please review the criteria for the award (below) and consider your nomination. It will aid the committee’s deliberations if you provide specific examples of good teaching practices.

The award will be announced at the appropriate graduate commencement and/or hooding ceremony. A plaque and a $2,500 check will be given to this faculty member.

Criteria for the award:

• Currently a full-time faculty member at George Fox teaching graduate courses or courses in the Department of Professional Studies
• Unusually significant and meritorious teaching achievement during the past year
• Unusual effort devoted to ensuring the quality of the students’ classroom learning experience
• High scholarly standards for both the rigor and currency of course content, and for the level of student performance with respect to these standards
• Evidence of the faculty member’s direct impact upon and involvement with students
• The quality of relevant information and nominations submitted by current and former students, including formal teacher evaluations

Graduate and DPS students may complete this Google nomination form or send an email to Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with the name and a statement regarding this faculty member’s excellence with regard to the above criteria. Nominations are due today (Monday).

Support your Bruins at these upcoming home games!

• Women’s tennis vs. Whitworth University – Friday, March 13, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts
• Softball vs. Pacific Lutheran University – Saturday, March 14, noon and 2 p.m., Morse Athletic Fields
• Men’s tennis vs. Idaho State University – Saturday, March 14, noon, Tennis Courts
• Men’s tennis vs. Concordia University (Texas) – Sunday, March 15, 10 a.m., Tennis Courts
• Softball vs. Pacific Lutheran University – Sunday, March 15, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Morse Athletic Fields
• Women’s lacrosse vs. Pacific University – Sunday, March 15, 1 p.m., Austin Sports Complex

Questions? Visit the athletics website.

The George Fox women’s volleyball team is hosting a 6-on-6 volleyball tournament at noon on Saturday, March 14, in Wheeler Gymnasium. Grab some of your friends and put together a team to compete!

Entry is $3 per person either at sign-up or on the day of the event. Sign up by clicking the link in the George Fox women’s volleyball Instagram bio (@gfuvolleyball). We can’t wait to see you there!

For any questions, shoot us a direct message on Instagram or email Ashtyn Butler at abutler17@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center is offering a two-week lead climbing course starting tomorrow (Tuesday). The class will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m.

This is for experienced climbers and will introduce participants to lead climbing, belaying and falling. The class and certification cost is $20.

Additional class details and sign-up information can be found on IMLeagues.com. Questions? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Spots are still available to register for the Kenya nursing serve trip paint night fundraiser! The cost is $35 (or $30 for students). Pre-registration is recommended for a confirmed spot. All supplies are provided.

Thank you for your support and for helping students experience this service-learning opportunity. If you have any questions or to register, email Hannah Thom at hthom16@georgefox.edu.

A research study is being performed to determine asthma’s effects on the body and how to create exercise programs that best benefit those suffering from asthma. Participants will complete a short exercise test on a treadmill.

If you would like to help, click here. Questions? Contact Kelsey Kammerzell at kkammerzell15@georgefox.edu.

Would you like to feel more comfortable using a camping stove as you prepare food for backpacking and camping trips? This is the training for you!

OREC is hosting a training in how to use backpacking stoves tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. We will cover basic stove operation, field maintenance and some advanced techniques and tricks for cooking better meals. Sign up on imleagues.com to reserve a spot.

This training is part of the initiative leading up to the OREC Trail Food Cookoff on Tuesday, April 7. This event will involve two-person teams vying for the title of best backcountry chef. Each team will prepare a meal using only a camp stove on the day of the competition. Watch for details and sign-up to come!

Questions? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Got stress, aches and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 30-minute massages on Wednesday, March 11, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Roberts Center 204.

All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome. Register here.

Questions? Contact Haleigh Rabe at hrabe18@georgefox.edu.

Come cheer on the women’s basketball team at a watch party today (Friday) at 2 p.m. in the Hadlock Student Center as the Bruins play their first game in the NCAA Division III Tournament! Snacks will be available.

George Fox is playing Monclair State in the first round of the tournament in Arlington, Virginia.

Questions? Contact Jensyn Lown at jlown17@georgefox.edu.

Come support our University Players tonight (Friday), when they use masks, movement and storytelling to explore what it means to listen well to others, to ourselves, and to the world around us.

“The Art of Listening” performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium and is free to all. In Act 1, the Players will share the children’s stories they are performing at schools and churches this year. In Act 2, they will share stories from their own lives.

We will see you there! Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Got stress, aches and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 30-minute massages on Wednesday, March 11, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Roberts Center 204.

All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome. Register here.

Questions? Contact Haleigh Rabe at hrabe18@georgefox.edu.

A Student Art Exhibition is coming to the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries! It will run from Monday, March 9, to Friday, April 10.

A reception is being held on Monday, March 9, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., with awards being given out at 4:30. This year’s juror is Hester Coucke, arts curator from the Corvallis Art Center.

A Salon des Refuses will also be held from Monday, March 9, to Friday, April 10, at Friendsview Retirement Community. This exhibition features works that were not selected for the student exhibition, and is curated by arts administration majors Megan Nipp and Lauren Lunt.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu.

Concerned about the coronavirus? Click the accompanying image to watch an informative YouTube video that provides insight and instruction on what to do if you or someone you know is ill.

In addition, the university has created this page to outline the university’s response to the coronavirus.

A technical glitch in yesterday’s Daily Bruin prevented the video from properly showing up in the email feed. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Tell a group of students gathering data what you do and don’t love about George Fox! Undergraduate and graduate students are being asked to share with a group of admissions interns the things that they think George Fox can improve on, while also sharing with us the ways that you have felt known at George Fox.

As a member of the George Fox community your voice matters, but the only way for change to happen is if we can hear about it. Share whatever you want with us for a chance to win a Chapters gift card! Click here for the survey.

Questions? Contact Joseph Barnes at jbarnes17@georgefox.edu.

Confused about the new 7th edition APA changes? Do you want some guidance on APA style and format? Come to the ARC for an APA drop-in!

Drop-in hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Academic Resource Center (first floor of Murdock Library).

Missed the January APA workshop? Watch the video recording of the full workshop here or on the ARC webpage. Questions? Contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate and DPS Teaching. Please review the criteria for the award (below) and consider your nomination. It will aid the committee’s deliberations if you provide specific examples of good teaching practices.

The award will be announced at the appropriate graduate commencement and/or hooding ceremony. A plaque and a $2,500 check will be given to this faculty member.

Criteria for the award:

• Currently a full-time faculty member at George Fox teaching graduate courses or courses in the Department of Professional Studies
• Unusually significant and meritorious teaching achievement during the past year
• Unusual effort devoted to ensuring the quality of the students’ classroom learning experience
• High scholarly standards for both the rigor and currency of course content, and for the level of student performance with respect to these standards
• Evidence of the faculty member’s direct impact upon and involvement with students
• The quality of relevant information and nominations submitted by current and former students, including formal teacher evaluations

Graduate and DPS students may complete this Google nomination form or send an email to Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with the name and a statement regarding this faculty member’s excellence with regard to the above criteria. Nominations are due on or before Monday, March 9.

Interested in supporting and going on a service and immersion trip over spring break (Friday, March 20, through Saturday, March 28)? Are you at least 21 or 25 years old and an approved George Fox van driver?

If you are interested in driving a van for one of two teams in need of drivers, contact Monik Kadarmanto at mkadarmanto@georgefox.edu. The trip destinations are Yosemite, California (drivers 25+ needed) and Seattle (drivers 21+ needed).

Help raise awareness for individuals living on the autism spectrum by being in our video project! A student composer has put together a team of students and alumni to create a multimedia work to raise autism awareness. Join us tomorrow (Friday) at 8 p.m. to be featured in the video.

We are looking for people of all ages to participate in the video. There will be no spoken dialogue required, just footage of individuals stepping into a spotlight. If you have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, if you know someone with autism, or if you just want to help raise autism awareness, then please join us.

The location will be in Newberg and donuts will be provided. For more details, email Alex Hastings at ahastings16@georgefox.edu.

The university has secured group-rate tickets to a Portland Trail Blazers game, and you are invited!

Join in on “George Fox Night at the Moda Center” when the Blazers take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, March 12. This is a great opportunity to share a fun night with friends, family and fellow George Fox Bruins.

Ticket prices start at $19 apiece. All participants will receive special savings and a chance to shoot a free throw after the game. Visit this link and use the promo code “GFU.”

Questions? Contact Nichole Drew at ndrew@georgefox.edu.