Today is the last day of the GFU Health and Wellness week. Today our focus is on spiritual health!
Spiritual health the foundation of George Fox’s mission. We are here to encourage you in growing to become your most spiritually healthy self.
Click here for more information regarding on-campus resources and follow the @georgefoxnursing Instagram for updates.
A group of undergraduate students is looking for willing participants to fill out a short survey for the Introduction to Marketing course.
The survey will be examining the target market’s interest in a potential product. This project is looking to bring back the 1984 Converse Startech Basketball shoes with modern age technology for everyday wear.
Whether or not you have heard of the shoe, it would be very helpful if you could fill out our very short survey. If you would like to go above and beyond, it would be greatly appreciated if you shared this survey with your colleagues and friends as well.
We are hoping to record over a hundred responses. Thank you so much for your time and we hope you have a fantastic day!
Questions? Contact Karis Lee (klee19@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.
The Newberg and Portland campuses will be closed tomorrow (Friday) for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, libraries and bookstores will be closed.
Although the Murdock Library will be closed, the 24-hour space will remain open.
Save the dates for flu shot clinics on the Newberg campus next week. Both will be in Hoover 103:
The flu shots are offered to employees and students. There will be no appointments; the shots will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis, but we ask that we do not congregate in large groups.
Regence and Kaiser health insurance are accepted. For other health insurance insurance, see this list of all the insurance groups they accept without prepayment. Family members can participate, but please note that they vaccinate children over 9 years of age with parental consent. All Kaiser members have to be 18 and over.
For those without an accepted insurance, the cost is $30. They accept cash or check. No debit or credit cards.
We expect that they will be able to administer about 25 to 30 vaccinations per hour, so please come prepared:
Below are some important items to remember before you get a flu shot:
Q: Does the flu shot protect against COVID-19?
A: No. The flu shot doesn’t protect against COVID-19. However, the flu vaccine can help reduce your risk of flu illness, hospitalization, and death. If fewer people get the flu, care teams can focus their time and resources on providing COVID-19 patients with the care they need.
Q: Should a flu vaccine be given to someone with suspected of confirmed COVID-19?
A: No. If you tested positive for COVID-19, or believe you might have it, it’s best to wait before getting a flu shot. This will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to anyone in the flu shot location, including other patients and healthcare teams.
We have included some informational guides about flu shots as well:
Be informed and be well!
Any questions? Please contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2181.
There’s so much information out there. How do we navigate the wilderness with confidence and wisdom?
Join us for an online panel from 4 to 5 p.m. this afternoon (Thursday), featuring Jamie Noling-Auth from Spiritual Life, Melanie Springer Mock from the English Department, and Jamison Loop from Marketing Communications. No registration is required. Learn more and join us here.
We will discuss the idea of creating meaning from information as divine work and consider our roles and responsibilities in participating in this work.
This is the second part of a two-part series. You can watch a recording of the first conversation at this link.
Did you know that there are hundreds of students at Fox with various disabilities and chronic conditions? We’ve created a space for you and your peers to share stories along with connecting you with helpful campus resources.
Follow @gfu.accessibility on Instagram for information, student testimonials, and events related to disability awareness at Fox.
Also, check out “The George Fox Guide to Health and Wellness,” which includes more information.
Questions? Email Haley M. Jones (hjones15@georgefox.edu).
The Bruin Store will be closed tomorrow (Friday) for the mid-semester break. We will return to our normal business hours of Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 12.
Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs (pjacobs@georgefox.edu).
This afternoon, we will be meeting with the Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group to discuss accessibility and disability culture at George Fox.
If you navigate college life with a physical disability, mental illness, learning disability, chronic illness, or other conditions, we want you to be a part of the conversation!
We are meeting in Lemmons 13 and over Zoom today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. Please fill out this Google Form with your interest. See you there!
Questions? Email Hannah Mason (hmason17@georgefox.edu).
The Wineskin is now accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “INTERRUPTION†so send us your best poems, stories, essays and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.
The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.
All are welcome to submit, including employees and students!
Submission Guidelines:
All work should be sent to gfuwineskin@gmail.com or submitted through our website.
Submissions close Friday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m.
Questions? Contact Libby Kerns (lkerns17@georgefox.edu).
Do you have an invisible disability? Learning disability, mental health condition, chronic health condition, or something else?
The week of Oct. 18 through 24 is Invisible Disabilities Week. The Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group, @gfu.accessibility Instagram page, and the Disability Services Office are joining together to highlight invisible disabilities!
We don’t want to miss anything, so if you want an invisible disability to be highlighted, fill out this anonymous Google Form.
Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu).
The Faculty Development Committee invites the Fox community to the Fall 2020 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is Jillian Sokso, professor of art and design.Â
Join us as Jillian presents “Chaos Garden,” a visual examination of the impulse we humans have to control and beautify our immediate surrounding landscape, all the while contributing to and ignoring the impact of our daily lives on the larger planet. Professor Sokso will also share about her research project that involves turning native plants to paper!
Seating is limited to 34, so come early, or join via live stream here.
For additional information, contact Dawn Ford (dford@georgefox.edu).
It is hard to believe we are already halfway through this week, and it is time for another dose of a healthy Wellness Wednesday.
The question for today is: What else can we do to prepare ourselves for the flu season besides flu shots? One of our students proposes a “Rainbow of Immunity!”
If you are curious how you can boost your immune system, please check out this colorful and color-coded infographic and choose your “Rainbow of Immunity†to help you stay healthy this season.
Be well!
We are welcoming fall with open arms and an online flash sale! Go to our website to get 25% off of select clothing, accessories, and gifts.
Sale ends this Friday, Oct. 9. Discount code and details available online.
You may specify at check-out that you would like to pick up your online order in the Bruin Store. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Once you receive notice that your order is ready for pick-up, you are welcome to come by anytime during business hours with your ID to pick up your item(s).
Contact Paige Jacobs (pjacobs@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
The 2020 senior nursing cohort has created “The George Fox Guide to Health and Wellness” as a part of their community health clinical rotation. It helps educate students on some of the most important aspects of college life, such as taking care of yourself!
This week on the George Fox Nursing Instagram, students will provide more information on each topic. The topics for Tuesday and Wednesday are nutritional health, physical health, mental health, and self-care!
Take a look at the GFU Nursing Instagram as well as the George Fox University Instagram Stories for more information. You can also access the guide at this link.
The Hadlock Student Center will remain open during the mid-semester break with modified hours:
Questions? Contact us at studentcenter@georgefox.edu.
A group of senior nursing students is doing a Population Health project on how COVID-19 has affected the rate of anxiety and depression.
Please consider taking a moment and filling out this survey. It’s very short and should only take a couple minutes. Thank you so much!
Questions? Contact Claire Williamson (cwilliamson17@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.
The East Lewis parking lot will be unavailable for parking today (Tuesday).
The parking lot will be used as a Virginia Garcia Memorial Community testing site. If you typically park in this location (Lot G on the parking map), please plan to park elsewhere.
Parking enforcement will allow graduate students and Resident East students to park in any other lot today without being ticketed.
Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).
Join us this morning (Tuesday) for chapel to hear from Dr. Antipas Harris.
The video will be posted at 11 a.m. and can be watched via the iAttended app (students) and on our Vimeo page (employees). We look forward to (virtually) worshipping with you!
Questions? Contact SpIL (spirituallife@georgefox.edu).
Come get involved with the Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group! If you have a disability, whether or not you are registered at DSO, you are welcome to join us.
We want your input about how we can increase accessibility at George Fox through policy change, advocacy, awareness, and events. We will meet Thursday, Oct. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in Lemmons 13 or over Zoom.
Please fill out this Google Form with meeting preferences; RSVP is required.
Questions? Contact Hannah Mason (hmason17@georgefox.edu).
Starting Wednesday, Oct. 7, Hadlock is introducing a new cleaning system.
Changes:
How you can help:
Thank you! Questions? Contact Joy Burns (jburns17@georgefox.edu).
