The Daily Bruin

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting Summer Visit Day on campus this Friday, Aug. 9. With over 575 visitors expected, we are asking students and employees to help extend the Be Known promise throughout the day. Here’s what you can keep in mind:

• Use street parking instead of campus parking lots. Guests will be arriving on campus Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. and will fill the main campus parking lots.
• All visitors will take a campus tour at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., so be mindful of guests walking through main buildings on campus.

If you have any questions, email visit@georgefox.edu or call Missy Downs at 503-554-2247.

This week, from today (Tuesday) through Friday, Aug. 9, sections of the Fulton Street parking lot and the Roberts Center parking lot will be blocked off for cleaning and restriping.

Additionally, the ADA spaces in front of Edwards will undergo the same process. Please be mindful of these signs and find alternative parking until the areas have been cleared.

Thank you for your help and understanding.

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new webpage for George Fox University surplus operations! Our program is dedicated to helping manage the university’s physical inventory, with a mission to efficiently facilitate the pick-up, processing, redistribution, and sale of surplus equipment.

At George Fox, we are committed to working closely with our community to remove surplus equipment from campus buildings, ensuring these items find new homes or recycling markets. This effort supports our role as environmental stewards and partners in sustainability.

Explore our new webpage by visiting the Plant Services website and selecting the “Surplus“ tab at the top. Here, you can learn more about our operations and browse our current inventory, available for personal purchase or for department use at no cost to the department.

When requesting items for departmental use, please ensure that they have a designated location, as all items will be tracked in our inventory records. Additionally, some items may be considered outdated and might not be available for department reuse, as we work toward keeping our facilities modernized and aesthetically pleasing.

In the near future, we plan to have designated days for drop-ins, allowing you to visit us in person and see what we have available. These dates will be announced in The Daily Bruin as well as on our new webpage. Please avoid inquiring or visiting with the plant services office directly, as they no longer store our surplus inventory.

Join us in making a difference through responsible reuse and recycling!

The Crisman Crossing bridge will be closed, beginning today (Monday). The decking is being replaced, so it will not be possible to cross the bridge until it reopens on Monday, Aug. 19.

Please use alternate routes such as walking past Beebe, Carey and Willcuts halls, walking past the chapel and up the hill to Le Shana, or driving to the other side of campus.

Thank you!

The Crisman Crossing bridge will be closed, beginning Monday, Aug. 5. The decking is being replaced, so it will not be possible to cross the bridge until it reopens on Monday, Aug. 19.

Please use alternate routes such as walking past Beebe, Carey and Willcuts halls, walking past the chapel and up the hill to Le Shana, or driving to the other side of campus.

Thank you!

The Stevens Center parking lot is closed again today (Friday) while crews move out the Hodson House (former Security House). Do not park in the Stevens parking lot or along Center Street between the Stevens parking lot and 99W/Portland Road.

Both the Stevens parking lot and Center Street will reopen tonight after the house has been repositioned. Thank you!

Have any kids interested in esports? Encourage them to enroll in an esports summer youth camp!

Camps for ages 8 to 12 and 13 to 17 are running this summer. They will meet in the Wheeler Sports Center’s Esports Arena. Use code “GFU10” to get 10% off the registration fee (for George Fox employees, alumni and university partners).

Prices vary ($100-$400), depending on length, activities and camp structure. Visit this webpage for more information, and contact Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@geogefox.edu with any questions.

The Stevens Center parking lot is closed today (Thursday) and tomorrow while crews move out the Hodson House (former Security House). Do not park in the Stevens parking lot or along Center Street between the Stevens parking lot and 99W/Portland Road.

Both the Stevens parking lot and Center Street will reopen on Friday evening after the house has been repositioned. Thank you!

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today and tomorrow (Thursday/Friday). As per George Fox heat protocol, please follow the following steps:

• Stay hydrated by drinking water every 20 minutes.
• Schedule more strenuous work in the cooler parts of the day, such as the morning.
• Move to an air-conditioned building (Canyon Commons, Klages and Murdock Library) if your building is too warm.
• Between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., check on fellow employees and classmates every hour to two hours.
• Know the symptoms of heat-related illnesses.

If you have any questions about best practices during high heat, please contact Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.

The Virtual Learning Center (formerly Portland Writing Center) is hiring a writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and degree-completion students understand the components of effective writing as well as aid with academic coaching.

The consultant will work during the academic year and possibly beyond. This is a remote position that operates on Pacific Standard Time. Consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work 10 hours per week meeting with students via Zoom or asynchronously.

Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following:

• Thinking through ideas for a writing assignment
• Considering writing choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, cohesion, and organization
• Developing ideas with specific evidence
• Improving research strategies
• Applying proper documentation and formatting
• Understanding basic grammar and mechanics
• Academic coaching: time management and learning strategies

Go to Handshake to find the Virtual Learning Consultant application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For more information, contact Heather Harney, the Virtual Learning Center director, at hharney@georgefox.edu.

Join Brayden Thomas, Paul Anderson and others for a time of silent worship this Wednesday, July 31, in the university’s Prayer Chapel. We’ll gather from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.

Feel free to contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.

Do you need help with crafting a paper? Do you need help with time management? Are you looking for learning strategies? If so, the Virtual Learning Center (VLC) is ready to help you this summer.

We offer Zoom and asynchronous 50-minute appointments. To schedule an appointment, go to the TracCloud icon on your Canvas Dashboard or go to traccloud.georgefox.edu.

Don’t wait until the last minute to schedule your appointment. If you have any questions, please email vlc@georgefox.edu and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Join us on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. as we host our inaugural Prayer for Oregon Schools event by the Centennial Tower in the quad! We will engage in a time of worship, small-group and/or individual prayer, and fellowship.

Bring your family and friends (as well as something to sit on) as we pray for the upcoming school year. We’ll pray for our K-12 and higher ed students, faculty, staff, parents, school communities, boards, leaders and more.

It’s our hope that people will join us as we step out in faith as the church and prayerfully invite the Lord into this area that needs more light – our Oregon schools. The event is open to anyone who has a desire to come collectively in prayer and bring our schools and the people who are in them to the feet of Jesus.

A guided prayer booklet will also be available for those interested in additional points of prayer for the event. Please do not hesitate to contact Sara Hahn-Huston, assistant professor of educational leadership in the College of Education, at shahnhuston@georgefox.edu for more information, or if you would like a digital postcard invitation to share with friends.

Order online and in-store to get your textbooks before the fall rush. The Bruin Store is happy to help you get your materials and texts to be prepared for fall term.

Feel free to reach out to Kristin McGuirk at kmcguirk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The George Fox University Library is excited to announce a new look and improved functionality for over 90 of our online databases on the EBSCOhost platform. These include APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, Education Source, ATLA Religion, and Business Source Complete.

This shift will take place over the week of July 22, with some small updates continuing into the month of August. Throughout the transition, you can still access all of our databases from the “Databases A-Z” button on the library’s website. Existing permalinks should continue to function.

We’ve created an introduction video, but we welcome you to connect with a librarian or make a research help appointment if you would like one-on-one assistance or have further questions.

This coming week (Sunday evening through Wednesday morning), the Northwest Yearly Meeting will be holding sessions on the university’s Newberg campus, and all are welcome (see schedule here).

On Monday, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Hoover 103, Jay Miller and Paul Anderson will present a workshop celebrating the 400th birthday of George Fox and the spiritual impact of his historic ministry: “Happy Birthday, George! Explosive Ministry Then and Now.”

Feel free to reach out to Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Unfortunately, we have encountered a delay in implementation of the upgraded parking permit system. We will notify the university community as soon as we have a new registration date.

Thank you for your patience. Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or campussafety@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Have any kids interested in esports? Encourage them to enroll in an esports summer youth camp!

Camps for ages 8 to 12 and 13 to 17 are running this summer. They will meet in the Wheeler Sports Center’s Esports Arena. Use code “GFU10” to get 10% off the registration fee (for George Fox employees, alumni and university partners).

Prices vary ($100-$400), depending on length, activities and camp structure. Visit this webpage for more information, and contact Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@geogefox.edu with any questions.

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Join Brayden Thomas and others for Silent Worship today (Wednesday) in the university’s Prayer Chapel behind Edwards Hall. We’ll meet from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.

In quieting ourselves before the Lord, we learn to listen for his leadings within, abiding in Christ and he in us.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.