The Daily Bruin

Have you ever wanted to learn how to sing? Play guitar or any other instrument? Be in an ensemble? We have lessons in all instruments, plus larger classes in guitar, voice, and piano.

Our ensembles include choirs, symphonic band, orchestra, worship ensembles, and Sionnach (Celtic ensemble). Please join us! We have a place for you!

To sign up for a class, look up MUSA or MUSI in class.georgefox.edu. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to any of the faculty below:

Nathanael Ankeny, nankeny@georgefox.edu, jazz/saxophone
Aaron Barnhart, abarnhart@georgefox.edu, worship/industry/recording/guitar
Bryan Boyd, bboyd@georgefox.edu, theater
Dwayne Corbin, dcorbin@georgefox.edu, band/orchestra/percussion
Danielle Warner, dwarner@georgefox.edu, choir/voice
Kathleen Lavengood, klavengood@georgefox.edu, celtic ensemble/strings
Hana Lim, hlim@georgefox.edu, piano

Hey everyone! Please share with me some of your goals you plan to commit to in 2023! One of my goals for the new year is to become more involved with community. I would love to hear what you have to say.

I also want to become more tech knowledgable, so with your goals I plan to create a vision board for 2023 for my community. Thank you for taking 60 seconds out of your day to respond.

Geordie McNeill (gmcneill21@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.

A roasted chicken is one of the best recipes to learn to make. Find out how far a roasted chicken can go beyond just the roasted chicken.

Join us for a free class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Bruin Community Pantry. We’ll teach you how to roast a whole chicken! Due to the space size, we are limited to 10 people, so sign up ASAP. Additional names will be added to a waiting list.

Roasted chicken is among the best foods you’ll ever eat. Find out how to roast a chicken and make soup from the carcass! Everything will be provided at no charge, and participants will have a whole chicken to take home.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu with any questions.

We hope your Christmas break was rejuvenating. We have some exciting activities coming up when you return!

Kicking everything off is our Winter Welcome. Help us welcome new spring students to campus starting tomorrow night. We have a full schedule to get you through the first weekend back. Check out student life’s Instagram for all the details.

Join us for a fun game of laser tag tomorrow (Friday) at 8 p.m. in the Roberts Center. The building will be transformed with lights and barriers, so come enjoy the fun!

Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details. Here are some events coming up:

• The Loudest Dance: Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. in Murdock Library
• Polar Plunge: Friday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in Hess Creek
• The Dating Game: Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in Bauman

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

On the first day of our “Think Outside the Fox” Week emphasis on serving with passion (Jan. 16-20), the spiritual life office would like to invite students and employees to join together for a day of learning and service alongside Doing Good Things! and SOLVE in Portland.

The event is set for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 16. Please complete this form to register. The day plan will be as follows:

• 9 a.m.: Continental breakfast and departure from SpiL House
• 9:45 a.m.: Meet at Irving Park in Portland for service and learning orientation
• 10 a.m.: Join SOLVE for MLK Day service project
• Noon: Lunch and discussion on houselessness and litter/garbage service
• 1-2 p.m.: “Walkabout” (prayer walk, distributing hot cocoa and socks, practicing presence and humanity with our unhoused neighbors)
• 2 p.m.: Debrief and drive back
• 3 p.m.: Arrive back at SpiL/Newberg campus

Undergraduate students who participate will be eligible for five SpiL/chapel elective attendance credits.

Contact Rus St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank is looking for volunteers on Monday and Friday afternoons, on Mondays between 3 and 5:30 p.m. and Fridays from noon to 4 p.m.

If you are interested and can volunteer for any time during these options, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will be open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. today (Tuesday) through Thursday, Jan. 5, and will resume normal hours on Friday, Jan. 6.

Starting Wednesday, Feb. 1, all students will be required to show photo ID in order to pick up packages at Mail Services. Photos from a phone will not be accepted. If your student ID card does not have a photo on it, you can go to IT to get your photo taken.

Packages will not be released if your photo is not on your student ID card. You can also use your driver’s license if your student ID card does not have a photo on it.

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

Following are the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for the holiday break:

• Dec. 26-Jan 2: Closed
• Jan. 3-5: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Jan. 6: Normal hours resume

Students and employees are invited to prayerfully consider applying to join the spiritual life team for our 2023 spring break trip to serve communities impacted by the 2021 flood disaster in Whatcom County, Washington. The trip is scheduled March 25 to April 1.

We will work with World Renew DRS partners from the Whatcom Long-Term Recovery Group. Located in the northwest corner of Washington state, Whatcom County is home to the Nooksack River, which had historic flooding in November 2021 (learn more about the flooding here or by watching this video).

Spiritual life (SpiL) trips encourage participants to engage in daily rhythms of solitude, prayer, shared cooking and meals, meaningful service together, Bible study and worship, individual and team reflection, immersion in outdoor nature and local cultures, the deepening of spiritual friendships, recreation and fun! (Undergraduate participants would also be eligible to gain up to five SpiL/chapel elective credits for this experience).

The cost is $175 per undergraduate student (covers all students’ lodging, travel, food, work materials/supplies and trip organization/coordination). Registration and a $50 deposit is due by Wednesday, Jan. 25, to reserve a spot on the trip.

If there is an overabundance of interest from students and staff, an additional SpiL trip will be added to serve in neighboring Okanogan County, Washington, in their recovery from wildfires in 2021.

Employees who would like to participate on a trip are encouraged to apply to be a SpiL trip mentor, and, if selected, would serve at no cost.

If interested, please email Rus St.Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.

On the first day of our “Think Outside the Fox” Week emphasis on serving with passion (Jan. 16-20), the spiritual life office would like to invite students and employees to join together for a day of learning and service alongside Doing Good Things! and SOLVE in Portland. The event is set for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 16. The day plan would be as follows:

• 9 a.m.: Continental breakfast and departure from SpiL House
• 9:45 a.m.: Meet at Irving Park in Portland for service and learning orientation
• 10 a.m.: Join SOLVE for MLK Day service project
• Noon: Lunch and discussion on houselessness and litter/garbage service
• 1-2 p.m.: “Walkabout” (prayer walk, distributing hot cocoa and socks, practicing presence and humanity with our unhoused neighbors)
• 2 p.m.: Debrief and drive back
• 3 p.m.: Arrive back at SpiL/Newberg campus

Undergraduate students who participate will be eligible for five SpiL/chapel elective attendance credits.

Contact Rus St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu for more information.

Don’t have lunch plans for today (Tuesday)? This is an open invitation to join us for lunchtime volleyball at noon in Hadlock. If you haven’t left town for Christmas break, come join!

The Hadlock Student Center will have modified hours throughout winter break, in observance of the holidays and university closures. These hours are:

• Dec. 19-22: 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Dec. 23-Jan 2: Closed
• Jan. 3-5: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Jan. 6: Normal hours resume

The Hadlock Student Center will have modified hours throughout winter break, in observance of the holidays and university closures. These hours are:

• Dec. 17-18: Closed
• Dec. 19-22: 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Dec. 23-Jan 2: Closed
• Jan. 3-5: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Jan. 6: Normal hours resume

Paul Anderson will be conducting a “Turning of the Pages of The Saint John’s Bible” session in the Murdock Library today (Friday) from 4 to 4:15 p.m.

We will look at the frontispieces of each of the four Gospels, focusing on Advent, Christmas, and the ministry of Jesus as announced in each of these four masterpiece paintings by Donald Jackson.

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

Following are the Murdock Library hours over Christmas break:

• Dec. 17-18: Closed (24-hour space open)
• Dec. 19-22: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (24-hour space open)
• Dec. 23 through Jan. 2: Library closed, including 24-hour space
• Jan 3-6: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (24-hour space open)
• Jan. 7-8: Closed (24-hour space open)

The Portland Center Library will be closed Dec. 23 through Jan. 2.

The Bruin Bookstore will be open tomorrow (Saturday) from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for midyear commencement. Congratulations to our matriculating Bruins!

The Intercultural Resource Center invites students to apply for an internship with Emerging Leaders by Jan. 16, 2023.

The program is open to current college students of color and those who’ve graduated within the last year. Candidates need to have completed at least one year of college coursework by summer and hold a high school diploma or equivalent.

Emerging Leaders summer internships are available in the fields of:

• Marketing and communications
• Tech
• Operations and projects
• People and engagement
• Finance and accounting
• Business and entrepreneurship

Click here to apply, and contact Jesse Cetz at jcetz@georgefox.edu for more information.

This is a reminder that the Office for Spiritual Life is collecting donations of gift cards and warm clothing for Newberg Public School families and unsheltered neighbors, respectively.

Every December, we look to enlist the generosity of our campus to serve our neighbors through offering donated gift cards and warm clothing, both for the families of Newberg school children as well as folks living unsheltered during the holiday break.

A good percentage of students in the Newberg School District participate in a free lunch program, and many experience other insecurities around food, shelter and other important necessities. In response, we collect gift cards (to local grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations) to aid these children and their families. Please direct gift cards and/or donations to the Office for Spiritual Life by tomorrow (Friday).

There are also donation bins around campus for collecting warming items (jackets, gloves, hats, pants, socks, blankets, and umbrellas) for Saturday Samaritans, a Portland organization that regularly offers compassion, kindness, human connection, nutritious food, clothing, blankets and other items for our neighbors living outside without shelter.

Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Department of History has just added a new history course for spring 2023. It is HIST 285B: Technology and Innovation in Modern America.

The course examines the history of technological innovation in the U.S. since the late 19th century. It explores the theories and strategies of entrepreneurship through case studies in the history of planning for “Eureka!”

Travis Ross, director of the Humanities Plus program, will be teaching the course. If you have questions, please contact him at tross@georgefox.edu

We are also offering:

• HIST 285A: The Cultural History of Sports
• HIST 340: Modern Middle East
• HIST 460: America, 1898-Present