The Daily Bruin

The entire George Fox community is invited to join together to sing Christmas carols and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa today (Friday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Pennington Plaza, located between the Pennington residence hall and the Stevens Center on the Newberg campus.

Join us as we celebrate the start of the holiday season with a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony! Contact Hannah Butler (hbutler@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Students: Your spring textbooks are now available for rent and/or purchase at the Bruin Store. Shop in-store and online at georgefoxshop.com.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@the_bruin_store).

Thank you and go Bruins!

You are invited to the second-ever Women’s DiversiTEA from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, in Canyon Commons 101-102.

This tea is designed to be an opportunity for staff, administration and faculty women of color to share their story. Joining us will be Aida Ramos, Jenny Elsey, Rebecca Yazzie, Tai Harden-Moore and Patrice Brown. Although this event is centered around the experiences of women of color, all women are invited!

If you have questions, email Khadija Bruce at kbruce15@georgefox.edu. Please RSVP to this link.

The entire George Fox community is invited to join together to sing Christmas carols and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa tomorrow (Friday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Pennington Plaza, located between the Pennington residence hall and the Stevens Center on the Newberg campus.

Join us as we celebrate the start of the holiday season with a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. Contact Hannah Butler (hbutler@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

This is a reminder that, for the next few months, the Canyon Commons building will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night unless there is a previously scheduled event (through Event Services). The venue is undergoing some maintenance work, and crews need this time to get the job done.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Jere Witherspoon in the Office of Student Life (503-554-2316).

This 2018 daily Advent devotional is a gift to the George Fox community, prayerfully written by George Fox undergraduate students to encourage our community to enjoy the presence of God in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The season of Advent begins this Sunday, Dec. 2.

Electronic copies of the devotional are available here, or you may stop by the Office for Spiritual Life to pick up a hard copy.

Contact the Office for Spiritual Life with any additional questions at 503-554-2320.

It is with joy that the Office for Spiritual Life invites the George Fox community to celebrate Christmas together at our annual Christmas Chapel on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 10:40 to 11:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The university choir and orchestra will lead us in worship through Christmas music, and President Robin Baker will share a reflection on Scripture. Join us for this festive community celebration of the birth of Jesus, the incarnation of the Living God.

All are welcome!

Winter Formal is tomorrow night (Friday), so come to the Hadlock Student Center’s dance room from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday) with your friends or your date to learn how to swing dance.

If you haven’t already, tickets for Winter Formal can be purchased at the Bruin Store for $10, cash only.

Questions? Contact Andrea Alsager (aalsager17@georgefox.edu).

If you are a veteran who will be graduating this fall, congratulations! If you would like to show your status as a veteran by wearing a red, white and blue cord at midyear commencement, please sign up using this link.

You must complete the form to be issued a cord. The deadline to submit the application is Friday, Nov. 30.

If you have questions, please email veterans@georgefox.edu.

Local poets, including a George Fox student, will be taking part in a poetry reading at the Coffee Cat coffeehouse on Friday, Dec. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Come by to hear local poets read their published work. Ask for advice, purchase their books, or just drink delicious coffee and listen to good poetry! The event is being hosted by Barclay Press.

For more information, contact Elliot Coulter at ecoulter14@georgefox.edu or 503-812-7056.

Making plans to attend the university’s Christmas Concert Dec. 7, 8 or 9? If so, we strongly urge you to get your tickets in advance if you haven’t done so already. We are expecting long lines, particularly on Friday night (“Student Night”).

The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in Bauman Auditorium. You can select your concert tickets online at this link. Students are entitled to a complimentary ticket for Friday night, while employees are allotted two free tickets for Sunday’s matinee performance or one free ticket for Friday or Saturday night.

Questions? Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

A team of students from Stephen Winterberg’s Social Change class is asking for your input about Native American culture, events and experiences at George Fox.

Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. All George Fox students, faculty and staff are welcome to participate. We appreciate your insights and look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks!
– Sally Martin (smartin16@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.

George Fox’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is hosting a watch party for a New York Times college event with NBA star Kevin Love tomorrow (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward/center Love has been a passionate advocate for promoting mental health awareness. You may have read his article in the Player’s Tribune called “Everyone Is Going Through Something.” The article details his experience with a panic attack.

The watch party will end with a Q&A session with Bill Buhrow, dean of student services and director of health and counseling services, and Lori Napier, a doctor of clinical psychological student with a clinical rotation within athletics.

The Center for Collegiate Mental Health shows that nearly 1 in 5 college students are affected by anxiety or depression. You are not alone!

Elective chapel credit is available for this event. Everyone is welcome to join!

Got stress, aches, and pains or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come by Roberts 204 today (Wednesday) between 3 and 6 p.m. to get a 30-minute massage performed by 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). All proceeds will be donated to help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome!

Preregister here. Questions? Contact Kayla Winter (kwinter17@georgefox.edu).

The more you buy the more you save at the Bruin Store cyber sale! And here’s the good news: The sale has been extended to this Friday, Nov. 30! Check out the discounts at our online store!

Receive 20 percent off one item, 25 percent off two items, and 30 percent off three or more items (gifts and apparel only). Just go online and shop until you drop from the comfort of your couch!

Choose in-store pick-up for free shipping.

Thank you and go Bruins!

The Emerging Leader Internship (ELI) is designed to connect talented students of color with leadership-track, paid internships at top companies throughout the greater Portland area. It’s open to first-year students, sophomores, juniors, seniors and recent grads.

Come to an info session today (Wednesday) at noon in Canyon Commons 103. Lunch is provided!

For more information, contact Mitzi Martinez (mmartinez@georgefox.edu).

Support low-income parents this Christmas season by donating diapers. All donations will be collected by the Students For Life Club in the Bruin Den through this Friday, Nov. 30, and will go to our local pregnancy resource and counseling center right here in Newberg.

Please contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

A group of social work seniors is conducting a study on students’ opinions of their personal safety on campus. If you are a student who attends classes at the Newberg campus, we would appreciate if you took a few minutes to fill out the survey. Students of any age and program are invited to participate.

Thank you for taking the time to participate; we are grateful for the feedback.

– KariAnna Kuklinski, Michelle Connolly, Yesenia Hernandez, and Pablo Gaspar-Lopez

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.

Do you want to be involved in coaching lacrosse? Newberg schools are looking for potential lacrosse coaches to assist the girls high school program and boys youth program.

If anyone is interested in helping with either program, has lacrosse experience and wants to be a part of expanding the game in our community, please contact Patrick Verdun at patrick.verdun@dayton.k12.or.us.

The more you buy, the more you save at the Bruin Store’s cyber sale! From now through Wednesday, Nov. 28, receive discounts at our online store.

Receive 20 percent off one item, 25 percent off two items, and 30 percent off three or more items (gifts and apparel only). Just go online and shop until you drop from the comfort of your couch!

Choose in-store pick-up for free shipping.

Thank you and go Bruins!