The Daily Bruin

We are excited to announce that the name of the IDEA Center is changing today (Tuesday) to the Career & Academic Planning Center! The change is being made in an effort to more accurately reflect the mission, vision and purpose of our department as part of the George Fox community.

Our commitment to serving students, staff and faculty remains our highest priority. The quality and scope of the work we do remains unchanged. We are here to:

• Assist students with their academic planning to ensure a timely completion of all graduation requirements
• Identify skills and develop materials needed to be an excellent candidate for future careers
• Provide comprehensive academic and professional development resources for faculty to utilize in class across disciplines
• Collaborate with external partners to create value-added professional experiences to enhance student learning and development

We’re excited to continue our efforts to partner with faculty in creating stronger academic planning and professional development support for our students. Have questions? Check out our new website or contact Logan Walton at dwalton@georgefox.edu.

Information Services is now the University Welcome and Information Center! Our name has changed, but our commitment to love God, love people and provide an exceptional customer experience – along with delivering our Be Known promise to our George Fox community, visitors and guests – has remained the same.

If you have questions or need information, either now or in the future, we’re here to help! Stop by our desk, on the first floor of the Stevens Center, for a warm greeting, information, prayer, or a piece of chocolate.

You can also connect with us via our department email, welcomeandinformation@georgefox.edu, or individually by contacting Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2099, or Carrie Kisling at ckisling@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2098.

We look forward to serving you!

Did you miss the recent faculty lecture? If so, you’re in luck!

Please visit the George Fox Faculty Lecture Videos page to view Professor Melissa Ramos’ lecture from March 1. Ramos, winner of the 2020-21 Faculty Achievement Award for Scholarship, had a wonderful way of making “Ritual in Deuteronomy” come to life.

If you have any questions, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

The Student Collective wants to reach out to the Fox family and extend the ability to reserve your free copy of The Student Collective Volume VIII, George Fox University’s 2021-22 yearbook.

If you want to be guaranteed a physical copy, please fill out this form by Sunday, April 3. Supplies are limited, and unless you reserve one before April 3, there is no guarantee you will get one.

Contact Michaella Thoman at mthoman18@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

LEAD is our first-generation mentorship program. We are looking for first-generation students to join LEAD and mentor incoming first-generation students for the 2022-23 school year. This will be led under our first-gen program at the Intercultural Resource Center! You can apply for LEAD here.

For more information, please email Jesse Cetz at jcetz@georgefox.edu or Vlad Salas Moreno at vsalasmoreno18@georgefox.edu.

Mosaic Mentorship Program

Our Mosaic mentorship program is open to our Mosaic Scholar recipients. We are looking for upperclassmen (rising sophomores through seniors) Mosaic scholars to mentor the incoming Mosaic cohort for the 2022-23 school year! You can apply for the Mosaic mentorship program here.

For more information, please email D’Metri Mattocks at dmattocks@georgefox.edu or Jules Stafford at jstafford19@georgefox.edu.

George Fox is once again partnering with Hillsboro Airporter to provide a shuttle service to Portland International Airport for the semester break.

Students will be expected to work directly with Hillsboro Airporter to reserve their spot. If you make your reservations with others more than 24 hours in advance, Hillsboro Airporter can group you together. Go here to reserve your spot.

Hillsboro Airporter accepts cash or credit card for payment. Parents can call Hillsboro Airporter with their credit card information to pay for their student’s fare. The company offers 24/7 service.

Employees: Please let your students know about this transportation option.

Questions? Contact the Office of Student Life at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2316.

There’s still time to take the stage and audition for a chance to win $500 in the Lip Sync competition! For more information on when you and your friends can audition, or to learn more about what the Lip Sync is, check out this form.

Upcoming events:

• Lip Sync: Friday, April 1, Bauman Auditorium
• Spring Market: Friday, April 8, The Quad
• Spring Formal: Saturday, April 16, Portland Art Museum

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The bins with yellow lids on campus are for recycling only. Please avoid placing trash in the recycling bins. Bins designated for garbage have black lids.

If a garbage bin is already full, please place your trash in a different garbage bin in order to avoid overflowing the bin. Do not place trash on the ground by the bin, as the service driver will not pick up anything outside of a bin.

Following these guidelines will ensure that the recycling gets recycled and that the trash bins are not avoided by the waste company. Thank you!

Join the theatre department’s Alpha Psi Omega group for a scavenger hunt on Saturday, April 2!

We’ll be meeting at the clock tower at 6 p.m., where you will be sent on a scavenger hunt around campus in teams of two. The first two teams to complete it will win $5 gift cards for local coffee shops (Coffee Cottage/Chapters).

Further instructions will be given at the clock tower at the beginning of the event. Hope to see you there! Contact Jenny Fournier at jfournier18@georgefox.edu for more information.

Volunteer to chop and stack wood for veterans, the elderly and disabled persons tomorrow (Saturday) at Friends Community Cemetery between 9 and 11 a.m.

We’ll meet in the back of the cemetery (white barn). If you have any questions, email Aric Bergers at abergers18@georgefox.edu.

We restructured many of the community life details for next year. You can take a look at these updated roles and descriptions here. Position applications are available here, and are due on Friday, April 15.

Questions? Contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is preparing for Bruin Preview on Friday, April 1, and we need volunteers to host a prospective student the night before the event!

Prospective students will be staying the night in a dorm, having dinner and breakfast with their student host, and participating in fun activities the night before the Bruin Preview event. Volunteers will be expected to host their guest from 5 p.m. Thursday (March 31) until 8 a.m. Friday (April 1).

Please fill out this form to volunteer. Feel free to email visit coordinator Miranda Davidson at mdavidson@georgefox.edu with questions prior to filling out the form.

Did you know that the engineering department is offering a brand new course next fall and spring to all students?

The ENGR285 (Introduction to the Maker Hub) course is designed to introduce students to the software and equipment available in the Maker Hub. Topics include 3D modeling (used in 3D printing, waterjet machines), vector graphics (used by our laser cutting and vinyl cutting machines), introductory electronics (soldering and simple circuits with actuators and sensors), and basic programming and embedded control systems (implemented with Arduino).

The course will consist of several small projects and introduce students to our prototyping facilities, leather making, sewing, laser cutters, 3D printers, vinyl cutters, wood shop, machine shop, and welding equipment.

Sign up for this class on MyGFU today! The following times is when the course is offered:

• Fall semester: Monday/Wednesday/Friday from noon to 12:50 p.m.
• Spring semester: Monday/Wednesday/Friday from noon to 12:50 p.m.

Questions? Contact Gary Spivey at gspivey@georgefox.edu.

If you are leaving your vehicle on campus over spring break, you will need to do the following:

• Fill out the Vehicles Left on Campus Policy Form
• Remove any personal belongings from vehicle
• Park in a lot that Campus Public Safety (CPS) personnel designate
• Leave a key at the CPS office

The policy agreement form can be filled out at the Campus Public Safety office or online at the above link.

Questions? Contact Karen Toohey in the CPS office at 503-554-2091.

Have you ever had the desire to carve an owl inside a branch? Or how about something more reasonable like a custom wood sign? The Maker Hub’s Foredom Power Carver can help you do just that!

The power carver consists of a hand piece that is driven by a motor. The motor is connected via a flexible shaft that allows easy movement of the hand piece without the weight of the motor. There are many cutting tools available for use with the hand piece.

Some of the uses include sanding, carving and cutting. The most common uses are creating custom designs in wood and polishing small projects. Check out this video to see how it works. For more information, check out the Maker Hub’s Wiki page.

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.

Join the Latinx Heritage Club for a bilingual worship night tonight (Friday) from 7 to 9 p.m. in Canyon Commons! Chapel credit will be offered.

Follow @gfulhc for more information on events, or contact Susie Montes at smontes18@georgefox.edu.

Early registration for our sand volleyball tournament on Saturday, April 9, begins now. Sign up today to secure a spot for you and your team!

The tournament starts at 10 a.m. and will take place in the sand volleyball courts behind HMS. Teams will be playing 4-on-4.

If you have questions, please email Kalu Stricklin at kstricklin18@georgefox.edu).

If you are a veteran graduating this spring semester and would like to receive a Veterans Honor Cord for graduation, please fill out this form. After we receive your request we will email you on delivery options. Thank you for your service.

Questions? Contact the veterans team at 503-554-2292.

The city of Newberg has an emergency alert system that automatically alerts city residents about emergency situations via text, phone, and email. You can sign up for this free service here.

Questions? Contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

Want to take a class in half the time? How about for half the cost? You can do both this summer with Summer Online.

Summer Online courses are offered for $499 per credit – less than half the price of traditional undergraduate classes. And courses run for just eight weeks – half the length of a regular class. 

You can take up to three Summer Online courses from the convenience of your home or wherever the summer takes you. That’s three classes you don’t have to fit into your fall or spring schedule!

Register today on MyGeorgeFox or learn more at georgefox.edu/summer.