The Daily Bruin

One powerful tool for healing our polarized communities is community mediation. Yamhill County has had a volunteer community mediation program for 25 years, but now it’s getting a boost with help from the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Community Dispute Resolution Center in Salem.

What will this mean for our area? What opportunities will it provide for those locked in disputes? What about for those who want to be healers in our community?

Come and find out from two Neighbor-to-Neighbor staff members, and the director of George Fox’s Civility Project, in our Mediation as Civility event at 7 p.m. on Jan. 23 in Hoover 105.

If you have any questions, please contact Ron Mock at rmock@georgefox.edu.

Interested in teaching group fitness classes at Hadlock?

Applications are now open for group fitness instructors. Teach a currently offered class or introduce a brand new one to the school. Apply by Feb. 13.

If you have any questions, please contact Nate Freeman at freemann@georgefox.edu.

Posters and displays are generally intended to advertise a particular event or raise awareness about the activities of an officially recognized campus club or organization.

With this in mind, please pay special attention to the following policies:

• Campus displays must be submitted for approval at least two weeks before the display is to be posted.
• Campus displays and posters are not considered approved until the final notification is received and display items have received a stamp from the Office of Student Life. Clubs and student activity teams must have their posters and displays approved by Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.
• You must take down your flyers when your event is over.
• Post only on bulletin boards, posting kiosks or sandwich boards. Do not post on walls, windows or doors. (However, event location signs may be placed on building entrance doors on the day of the event and then removed after the event.)
• Save time by first sending your design to studentlife@georgefox.edu. Then, once approved via email, bring your posters to the Student Life Office in Hadlock to be stamped.

Find all the details you need in the Student Handbook under the Campus Display & Posting Policy section.

If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Do you know what to do if you need to evacuate an academic building during an emergency?

From Jan. 16-19, all academic buildings and offices will participate in the annual evacuation drill. All students, faculty and staff are required to evacuate the building when the alarm sounds and congregate at the assembly point.

Senior officers of Campus Public Safety and safety personnel will be on site to assist during the evacuation drill. Additional information regarding evacuation drills and assembly points can be found here.

If you have any questions, please contact Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to attend the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day event Monday, Jan. 15, at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg.

The program begins at 6 p.m. and will feature several George Fox students and employees. The event will include an interactive art installation facilitated by Marvin Eans, chair of the art and design department.

See the Chehalem Cultural Center MLK Jr. Day page for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact one of the program co-chairs, Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) or D’Metri Mattocks (dmattocks@georgefox.edu).

Have you been experiencing aches or pains in your body? Injured recently? Planning on having surgery? Noticing difficulty with everyday movements? The George Fox Physical Therapy Community Clinic is here for you!

We treat pain, injuries and movement difficulties of all types, so please reach out if you are needing guidance. We work with you, your schedule and your finances to give you the care you need.

Each session costs $25 for George Fox students and staff. The cost is $35 for community members.

To make an appointment, please call (503) 554-2479 and leave a voicemail, or email physicaltherapy@georgefox.edu with your information.

If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Enger at cenger@georgefox.edu.

Ready to brave the chilly waters of Canyon Creek? Our favorite spring event is back!

At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, dive into the creek with us and snag the exclusive Polar Plunge sweatshirt. After the thrill, cozy up with a complimentary hot cocoa by the fire.

In addition, here are some other campus events that are coming up soon:

• Clubs Fair: Friday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. in Hadlock
• Trivia Night: Friday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons
• Black Student Union Event: Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in Klages

If you have any questions, please reach out to activities@georgefox.edu.

Have you recently had an interaction with the Registrar’s Office? If so, please let us know about your experience in this very short survey. Your satisfaction is important to us!

The information you provide will help us to make improvements and maintain a high quality of service. These responses are anonymous. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

If you have any questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@georgefox.edu.

Welcome back, Bruins!

Commuter Life would like to bless your morning with a treat. We will be having a free hot chocolate and coffee bar outside of Murdock Library today (Thursday) from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Be sure to stop by!

If you have any questions, please contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to attend the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday, Jan. 15, at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg.

The program begins at 6 p.m. and will feature several George Fox students and employees. The event will include an interactive art installation facilitated by Marvin Eans, chair of the art and design department.

See the Chehalem Cultural Center MLK Jr. Day page for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact one of the program co-chairs, Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) or D’Metri Mattocks (dmattocks@georgefox.edu).

Are you interested in doing research? The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student research activities that are devised, initiated and carried out by individual student researchers, with mentorship, guidance and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.

Students, if you are interested in doing research next summer, connect with a faculty mentor now so they can help you with your proposal. Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria at this link.

All submittals will be electronic and are due Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 by 5 p.m. The Smartsheet link can be found on the website.

For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Ready to brave the chilly waters of Canyon Creek? Our favorite spring event is back!

At 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, dive into the creek with us and snag the exclusive Polar Plunge sweatshirt. After the thrill, cozy up with a complimentary hot cocoa by the fire.

In addition, here are some other campus events that are coming up soon:

• Clubs Fair: Friday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. in Hadlock
• Trivia Night: Friday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons
• Black Student Union Event: Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in Klages

If you have any questions, please reach out to activities@georgefox.edu.

Winter weather has officially arrived! As temperatures drop, there is a potential for icy and snowy conditions.

Please be aware of areas around campus that may be icy, such as Crisman Crossing, Wheeler Bridge, stairs, and entryways into buildings. Parking lots may have black ice conditions. Please wear footwear with appropriate tread.

For more information, check out this infographic. If you are concerned about an area being icy on campus, please report it here.

If you have any questions, please contact Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.

Do you love writing? Are you passionate about literature? Do you want an exciting way to reach into the community and get paid to do it? Then do we have a job for you!

The English department is looking for George Fox students who are willing to teach in our Language Enrichment program for middle and high school students in our community. With a low time commitment and positive learning experience, the Language Enrichment program is a great opportunity to test out or jump-start your teaching skills.

The classes will be taught in the afternoons from Jan. 12 to March 22.

If you are interested or have questions, please contact Susana Barnreuther at sbarnreuther@georgefox.edu.

This Saturday, Jan. 13, is Local School Night Out at Miller Gymnasium, and we are offering free admission for all children in kindergarten through eighth grade!

Enjoy games, giveaways, face painting and an opportunity to meet Pennington Bear – all while the Bruins take on the Whitman Blues at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Students, faculty and staff are free with a George Fox ID.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenéa Walters at jshoemaker@georgefox.edu.

All students and community members are invited to join Quaker Worship — a time of quiet, prayerful waiting on the Lord — on Wednesdays from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 250.

SpiL credit is available. Faculty hosting this weekly meeting for worship include Paul Anderson, Jay Miller, Ross McCollough and Nathanael Ankeny.

If you have any questions, contact Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The performing arts department is working on assessing and improving the accessibility of Bauman Auditorium, Wood-Mar Auditorium and the amphitheater, as well as the overall viewing experience of performances.

To find the most beneficial adjustments, we have created this brief survey that asks about the current accessibility and possible things to add in the future.

If you would like to participate in our research or have any ideas or questions, please take a few minutes to take the survey and provide your feedback. Or, you may email our accessibility coordinator, Atalia Fisher, at afisher23@georgefox.edu.

USPS price changes are going up effective Sunday, Jan. 21. Mail Services has plenty of stamps for you to purchase before the price jumps. Come see us and we will take care of you!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Starting today (Monday):

• Students and employees from George Fox will be required to show their student or employee ID card before entering the food bank.
• Community members will be welcome to come to the food bank one day a week, during our open hours on Wednesdays.

These changes are due to the lack of affordable food from YCAP and the Oregon Food Bank, plus the increase in clients using our food bank.

As always, if people need access to food outside of our normal hours, please email bruincommunitypantry@georgfox.edu to make arrangements to access the food bank.

Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and add/drop deadlines. Just click on a class to see all the details.