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George Fox’s new Math Community Club needs only 12 more signatures from the student body! Our goal is to host creative activities and community-building events, but we need your help to make this club official. If you like this idea, please sign your name in this Google Form to express your support. Thank you to those who have already done so!

Stay tuned for circle-related details about our special March 14 (Pi Day) celebration.

If you have any questions about this club, contact our president, Elisabeth Oberst, at eoberst23@georgefox.edu.

Democracy on your mind? Come listen to Dr. Bert Emerson, associate professor of English and honors program director at Whitworth University, lecture about what American literature might teach us about democracy today. The lecture, given in EHS 102 at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) will be based on his recent book, American Literary Misfits.

Additionally, join a discussion of American Literary Misfits in Hoover 250 at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, with George Fox faculty members Harrison Dietzman, Ed Song, and Rachel Winslow, who will be giving short responses to the book, followed by a response from Emerson. Open discussion to follow.

Contact Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

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Yin Yoga is a slow and mindful form of yoga where poses are held for longer periods of time and props are often integrated in order to release tension deep within the connective tissue. This class is perfect both for those who have never tried yoga before and those who are experienced! Essential oils will diffuse during class, and we will close with a meditative prayer.

This class takes place on Fridays at 1 p.m. Sign up on IMLeagues. If you have any questions, contact fitness@georgefox.edu.

This Lenten season, we’re hosting panel discussions with university pastors, local clergy, spiritual directors and theology faculty. Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

This week, we’ll hear from Libby McNay, pastor of groups and formation at Journey Church; Andrew del Rio, assistant professor of philosophy, director of the George Fox University Apologetics Initiative, and faculty fellow for the honors program; Erin Johnson, associate dean for Behavioral Health Sciences and program director for the social work program; and Lane Greenleaf-Perez, lead pastor at Red Hills Church.

Dan Kang and the Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee invite you to join them for the spring Faculty Lecture tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Ekaterina Lomperis, PhD, the Richard B. Parker Associate Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Thought and winner of the 2023-24 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is our featured faculty speaker. Ekaterina will speak about “Spiritual Reformations of Medicine: Early Modern Beginnings and Contemporary Possibilities.”

University members and the surrounding community are invited. Please join us as we hear Dr. Lomperis share her research on the transformations of religious perspectives on medicine and healing during an era of reform, with a particular focus on Martin Luther’s thought.

We hope you are able to support Ekaterina by attending in person. Refreshments will be provided. If you are unable to attend, the event will be live-streamed at this link.

HMS and Suites are hosting a cultural celebration on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons. This event aims to celebrate, educate, and include the variety of cultures represented at George Fox through entertainment, games, trivia and food!

Residents are encouraged, but not required, to bring a dish that is representative of their culture. For those interested in bringing a dish, please fill out this form to receive a confirmation email. Join us to celebrate the amazing diversity at George Fox! All are welcome!

Contact Ayahna at abahati21@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

All Stanley tumblers (24 oz., 30 oz., 40 oz.) are 25% off March 10-17 at the Bruin Bookstore. In-store only.

Innovation isn’t just about great ideas, it’s about wise and bold action. Join us for an inspiring talk with Neil Ahlsten, managing partner at 1Flourish Capital, in Stevens 208 at 4 p.m. this Monday, March 10.

Ahlsten will draw on lessons from his time at Google, startup investing and Scripture to explore how wise action, strategic learning and embracing failure can leverage technology into high-impact products. All are welcome to attend this Ignite-sponsored event!

Contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu with any questions.

If your commute to our Portland or Newberg campus involves driving through Sherwood, be advised Highway 99W will be closed this weekend from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, March 7-10, in the middle of Sherwood.

Travelers in both directions of 99W will be detoured between Edy and Elwert roads and should expect long delays and traffic backups. Vehicles will be detoured onto smaller roads west of 99W.

The closure is to allow for work on a 900-foot bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the busy highway just north of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Elwert Road.

On Monday, March 10, we will be hosting our spring Nursing Expo in Canyon Commons from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Twenty-eight different hospitals and healthcare companies will be here to meet with our students.

Please take this opportunity to network, ask questions, and promote yourself to some of the most reputable healthcare companies around.

Contact Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour this Sunday, March 9, for Daylight Savings. To stay safe, get plenty of rest and check out these safety tips provide by the George Fox Safety Committee. Let’s work together to ensure a safe transition.

Some spaces have been blocked off in the Morse lot until the end of the semester. Please utilize the rest of the lot and do not park where there are barricades.

All are welcome to a guest lecture by Aidan Arthur, “The Sweet Poison of the False Infinite: C.S. Lewis, Elon Musk, and Longtermism,” today (Friday) at 2 p.m. in Hoover 203, hosted by the Lewis and Tolkien Society.

This presentation grows out of Aidan’s work as a Ritcher scholar with George Fox last summer. He looked into Lewis’s Space Trilogy and the implications this work has for math, technology, science, and more. Refreshments will be provided. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

We hope to see to you there! Bring a friend! If you have any questions, contact Colton Kirby at ckirby22@georgefox.edu.

Join us tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 9 p.m. for our student-led Hadlock Worship Night, themed “How He Loves Us.” We’re excited for another amazing evening of worship, connection and celebration, and we’d love for you to be a part of it!

Due to Hadlock Worship Night, the Hadlock Student Center will be closed from 6:30 to 9 p.m. this evening (Thursday). The building will reopen at 9 p.m. for regular programming.

If you are currently enrolled in a doctoral-level graduate program at George Fox, please consider taking our survey investigating how personality traits vary across professional fields and find out which super villain you are most like!

This survey should take about 15 to 20 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary, and you may discontinue the survey at any time. Responses are completely anonymous and collected only for the purpose of this study.

This study is being conducted by students in the PsyD program at George Fox University with IRB committee approval. Please direct questions or concerns to either Lia McLanahan, MA (lmclanahan19@georgefox.edu) or Hailie Scholbrock Floch, MA (hfloch22@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.

Democracy on your mind? Come listen to Dr. Bert Emerson, associate professor of English and honors program director at Whitworth University, lecture about what American literature might teach us about democracy today. The lecture, given in EHS 102 at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, will be based on his recent book, American Literary Misfits.

Additionally, join a discussion of American Literary Misfits at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 13 (location TBA), with George Fox faculty members Harrison Dietzman, Ed Song, and Rachel Winslow, who will be giving short responses to the book followed by a response from Emerson. Open discussion to follow.

Contact Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Do you like playing games? Solving puzzles? Helping others? Arguing about things that seem impossible (but are obvious, when looked at another way)?

Introducing *drum roll please* the George Fox Math Community Club!

We want to host activities and events for you, starting with something special in two weeks. But first, we need your help to make this club official. If you like this idea, please fill out this Google Form to show that you support the George Fox Math Community Club.

Our goal is to foster a Christ-centered environment where students build meaningful relationships with one another while exploring the world of mathematics and data analytics. Through collaboration, creativity, and intellectual growth, we aim to inspire each other to think critically, act with integrity, and serve with passion as we grow together in both knowledge and community.

Thank you for helping our community grow. Stay tuned for circle-related details for March 14, the favorite holiday of math lovers, sugar lovers and anyone else who loves fun with friends!

If you have questions, reach out to Claire Botts at cbotts24@georgefox.edu.

Dan Kang and the Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee invite you to join them for the Spring Faculty Lecture at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in Hoover 105.

Ekaterina Lomperis, PhD, the Richard B. Parker Associate Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Thought and winner of the 2023-24 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is our featured faculty speaker. Ekaterina will speak about “Spiritual Reformations of Medicine: Early Modern Beginnings and Contemporary Possibilities.”

University members and the surrounding community are invited. Please join us as we hear Dr. Lomperis share her research on the transformations of religious perspectives on medicine and healing during an era of reform, with a particular focus on Martin Luther’s thought.

We hope you are able to support Ekaterina by attending in person. Refreshments will be provided. If you are unable to attend, the event will be live-streamed at this link.