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We are searching for all juniors and seniors who are first-generation students on the George Fox University campus. We define first-gen as a student for whom neither parent/guardian has completed a bachelor’s degree.

Please fill out this form if you are a first-generation student. If you already filled out this form, there’s no need to do it again.

If you have questions about the First Generation Program, reach out to Alicia Marcial-Cruz at amarcialcruz19@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a songwriting masterclass with Dove Award-winning songwriter and producer Rick Seibold today. He has worked with numerous CCM artists, including Johnnyswim and Bethel Music. Rick specializes in music for film and TV and will be sharing his insights.

Rick will be Zooming in from Los Angeles, so email abarnhart@georgefox.edu to join remotely, or come to Ross 208 at 3 p.m. this afternoon.

Mark your calendar! The Chess Club will be having a teaching night this Thursday, March 23, to answer all of your questions about chess and to help you become a better player. Join us from 6 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 for games, fun and food!

Not a great player? Come find out tips and tricks to improve your skills. Think chess is a little boring? We will also have timed games, puzzles and normal untimed games available.

Are you hungry? There will be a variety of food and snacks.  Do you want to go home with something memorable? There will be a raffle for prizes at the end.

Reach out to Kiernen McTaggart at kmctaggart22@georgefox.edu if you have any questions about this event or about the Chess Club.

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. for Contemplative Worship after the manner of Friends. We’ll be meeting in Hoover 250. Spiritual life credit is available.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.

Please join the College of Social Work for our next justice event, in which we will discuss racial and social disparities in the criminal justice system. The session will run from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 7, in Hoover 105.

Our speaker will be Dr. Diomaris E. Safi, PsyD, who is the founder and director of the Social Justice in Clinical Neuropsychology Program at UCLA-Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence. She will cover contemporary social issues and interdisciplinary career opportunities and practices.

All are invited to join us! Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu for more information.

The undergraduate admissions office is seeking qualified intern candidates to work in our office next year! Areas of work and development include admissions counseling, visit coordination, and student engagement during the 2023-24 academic year (August through April).

This will be an exciting, collaborative and professional internship where you will work with incredible people every day! Take this resume building opportunity and apply here before it closes!

Contact Missy Downs at mdowns@georgefox.edu for more information.

Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2 p.m. to hear a research presentation by Art & Design’s faculty candidate, Steven Felix Jager, titled “The Global Artist: Art in a Global Pluralistic Age.” He will present it in Lemmons 1.

Steven is an artist, educator, minister and author whose work revolves around theology, the arts, and culture. For more information, please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu.

In the Office of Student Life, we are continually evaluating ways in which we can better serve and address the needs of students. We are seeking ways to help students maintain their mental health and well-being during their time at George Fox.

We are asking you to take a few moments to complete this anonymous survey that will provide us with more information about individual mental health needs, experiences with current mental health services, and preferences for the mental health services offered on campus.

The results of the survey will be used to inform the development of potential new mental health programs and services that are tailored to meet the needs of individuals in our community.

This survey is an active collaboration between Sharia Hays, EdD, dean of student care and operations, and the university’s PsyD consult, education and program evaluation II team; Joel Davies, MA; Dennis Kurtz, MA; Liberty Lillibridge, MA; and Hunter Schow, MA. If any questions or concerns arise, feel free to reach out to Sharia Hays at shays@georgefox.edu.

After completing the survey, you will have the opportunity to be entered in a drawing to win one of four $25 Amazon gift cards. If you have any questions or would like to provide further information for us to consider please, email Sharia Hays to schedule an appointment. Thank you for your time and insight.

Do you have stress, aches, pains, or just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students and employees ($20) and community members ($25). We are offering 25-minute massages this Friday, March 24, from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd., in Newberg).

Your contribution will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda. Donations are also welcome; there will be a tip jar on site! You can register for a massage using this Google Form.

If you have filled out our screening form previously and would like a massage, please email Taylor Kopecky at tkopecky21@georgefox.edu.

Today (Monday), the university’s nursing department, in conjunction with the Career & Academic Planning Center, will host their annual Nursing Expo in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Vendors from 26 different healthcare agencies will be present to talk with our nursing students about their companies. This is a great opportunity for students to network and practice talking with employers. Meaningful connections will assuredly be made.

If you have any questions about the expo, reach out to Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

In partnership with George Fox Digital, film professor Alexander Chung is creating a series of video Lent reflections on repentance and suffering. They will be hosted on the George Fox Digital YouTube channel and released each Friday morning through Good Friday.

Check out this week’s video, and visit our YouTube playlist to view all the reflections. You can also subscribe to the GFD YouTube channel now to see all updates, and watch The Daily Bruin each Friday for links to the Lent content.

If you have not yet chosen a Lent reflection practice, make this your weekly devotion each Friday!

The plant services office is closed today (Friday) for our monthly work day.

Thank you for your understanding.

Come celebrate all the different cultures our student body is made of at our Cultural Celebration tonight (Friday) from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Hadlock Student Center. Enjoy music, speakers, free food tasting, and dancing at this amazing event. The first 100 students receive a free shave ice!

Here are some more events coming up soon:

• Fox Got Talent: Friday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in Bauman
• Spring Formal Secret Garden: Saturday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at The Crystal Ballroom (ticket sales begin the week of April 3)
• Spring Market: Friday, April 21, at 3 p.m., in the quad (weather permitting)

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Have you ever thought about running a 5K, but just didn’t know where to start? Each week, the College of Physical Therapy’s Twitter, @GFUDPT, will be posting short videos with tips to either help you run your first 5K or to help you run your best 5K.

New videos will be up each week to help you prepare for our annual Run for Africa fundraiser on Saturday, May 6.

Reach out to Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu if you have any questions. 

Happy Friday, Bruins! The Comic Book Club will be meeting tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. in Hoover 207. The theme for this week is “International Comics!”

Tonight will be everything from Japanese manga (“One Piece”), Euro comics (“Hildafolk”), Korean manhwa (“Wind Breaker”) and more!

The Comic Book Club is a great way to unwind from a busy week and find other fandom fans. Don’t worry if you know nothing about comics! Members vary in a variety of knowledge and commitment to different fandoms. We hope to see you there!

Contact Maggie Hartley at mhartley20@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Today marks another Friday @ Fox visit day!

Prospective students will participate in a campus tour, visit classes, eat lunch on campus, and tour academic departments of interest from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is asking students and employees to help make visitors feel the Be Known promise during their time on campus.

A few things to note:

• Plan to park in areas outside of the Stevens lot if possible to ensure enough spaces for visitors.
• There will be tours rotating through campus and residence areas at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
• Consider offering a helping hand if visitors need directions or have questions about George Fox.

If you have any questions, contact Lauren Hill at hilll@georgefox.edu

Join us at our Pre-Dental Club meeting this afternoon at 4 p.m. in Hoover 102 for some snacks and information about admission into dental schools.

If you have questions about the club, contact Elizabeth Rodriguez at erodriguezgarcia21@georgefox.edu.

Wooden rings, spoons, and flower pots are just some of the beginner items you can make with the Maker Hub’s TeknaTool Wood Lathe! A wood lathe is a machine very similar to the metal lathe in the machine shop.

To start, two free-spinning center points on each side of a wood piece clamp the wood between them and hold it centered. It operates by spinning a piece of wood stock at a variable speed allowing the operator to create round objects.

Unlike the metal lathe, there is not a cutter secured to the machine that is moved into place to cut. On the wood lathe, an operator will instead use long handled chisels to carve away the wood. There are a wide variety of projects that can be done on the wood lathe, some easier than others, and all requiring a different need for skills and tools.

For more information, check out the Maker Hub’s Wiki Page, and check out this video to see how it works.

The Maker Hub exists as a resource and creative outlet for the entire George Fox community (yes, including non-engineers!). We are looking for student aces. A student ace is simply an expert on a piece of equipment who helps train other students on the usage of that equipment and gains extra privileges within the Maker Hub.

Please email makerhub@georgefox.edu if you would like to get connected or have any questions.

We are a group of students in MKTG 260 conducting research on a company that delivers fresh-baked bread straight to your home. We are seeking students and employees to fill out our 11-question survey. 

Thank you for participating! If you have any questions about the survey, reach out to Emma Williams at ewilliams21@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 School of Theology will host its monthly chapel next Thursday, March 23, in Hoover 105 from 10:50 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Cyndi Murillo, university pastor for spiritual formation programs, will speak. All theology and non-theology major students are welcome! University chapel credit will be provided, as well as a light lunch. Check out our flier here. Come and taste the goodness of the Lord!

If you have any questions, reach out to Sunggu Yang at syang@georgefox.edu.