The Daily Bruin

Don’t forget to double-check your class schedule in MyGeorgeFox to make sure it’s correct.

This Sunday, Sept. 11, is the last day you can drop fall classes in MyGeorgeFox without having it appear on your transcript. (Note the $25 drop fee for classes dropped during week two.)

Sunday is also the last day to request to add a class, which you can do by completing this request form. Internship applications need to be submitted to the Career & Academic Planning Center via Handshake by Sunday.

All independent/individualized study applications are due today (Friday) and, once approved, our office will enter it in MyGeorgeFox.

Today is the day! The Comic Book Club meets tonight (Friday) in Hoover 207 at 7 p.m. We will have snacks and lots of fun. Don’t miss out on your chance to meet fellow nerds/geeks!

We will be talking about what shows and movies were released over this summer and fun activities to look forward to this semester. The Comic Book Club is a good way to unwind from a busy week and get to know fellow students.

Don’t know anything about comics? Don’t worry! 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.

The Fencing Club will be meeting today (Friday) from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hadlock’s large fitness studio. Come by to learn a fun new skill, practice self-confidence, and stay active. All George Fox students and employees are welcome!

No prior experience or equipment is required. It is recommended that you bring athletic clothes/shoes and a water bottle.

The plan for this week is:

• Teaching: Foil – how to bind and wind
• Game: Protect the President

If you have any questions or would like more information, reach out to our club president, Mark Berglin, at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.

Join Swing Dance Club tomorrow (Saturday) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for an outdoor social. There will be dance lessons, music, decorations and refreshments! All George Fox students and employees are welcome!

The dance will be taking place outside between Klages and the Murdock Library.

• Basic lesson starts at 6:30 p.m. (where you will learn everything you need to know)
• Intermediate lesson is at 7 p.m. (for those who want to learn some cooler moves)
• Free dance begins at 7:30 p.m. (a time to have fun and enjoy dancing!)

If you have any questions, reach out to our club president, Julia Fisher, at jfisher21@georgefox.edu.

As the ADHD Support Group enters its third academic year, we hope to make this the best year to date. We welcome all students who have (or have not) been diagnosed with ADHD by offering a warm environment for us to share our experiences, learn about ourselves, and to find support in each other.

Our kickoff meeting will take place this Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. over Zoom. We will be welcoming back members, greeting new students, and discussing our plans for this semester.

We hope that your experience with our group will help you to not only learn about yourself and your diagnosis, but to also help you access a community where people feel safe and understood. If you have any questions or comments, contact April Garr at DAS (Disabilities & Accessibility Services) or Kyle Rafferty. Hope to see you soon!

You can contact April at agarr@georgefox.edu and Kyle at krafferty19@georgefox.edu

PGE has a power outage planned for Monday, Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the evening. Because of the Friendsview construction along Fulton Street, PGE is shutting off power for a few hours each night for buildings and homes serviced in the area while they bring the electrical system online.

Buildings affected could be: Bauman, Brougher, Duke, Fulton Street House, Minthorn, Murdock Library, Nash House, North Street Annex, Ross, Roy Apartments, Stouffer Stadium, and Wheeler.

The planned outages are Monday, Sept. 12, from 5 to 10 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 6 to 10 p.m. If each evening’s work is successful, the power may be restored before 10 p.m. on that night.

Remember that if the power is out in an academic building (e.g. Bauman, Duke, Minthorn, Murdock Library, North Street Annex, Ross, Wheeler, etc.), the building must be evacuated until the power is restored. This is for your safety. Thank you!

The admissions office is looking for students willing to have their rooms shown on campus tours once a week throughout the fall semester. We are still needing rooms volunteered on the first floor of Edwards, Gulley, and Sutton! Click here to volunteer.

If you have questions, email Miranda Davidson at mdavidson@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Friday) marks the first of many Friday @ Fox visit days taking place each Friday throughout the semester. Prospective students will participate in a campus tour, visit classes, eat lunch on campus, and tour academic departments of interest.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is asking students and employees to help visitors feel the Be Known promise during their time on campus tomorrow by offering a helping hand if visitors need directions or have questions about George Fox.

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

Interested in being a L.E.A.D. (Learn, Educate, Achieve, Develop) mentor? This volunteer mentorship program exists to support first-year, first-generation college students as they navigate their first year at George Fox. We are looking for sophomore, junior and senior first-gen students to join as L.E.A.D. mentors.

A first-generation college student is a student whom neither parent/guardian has completed a bachelor’s degree. Sign up to be a mentor here. If you have questions, please reach out to our mentorship programs intern, Roserina Chipen, at rchipen20@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox dance team invites you to an open practice on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m. in Hadlock.

Experience what it is like to be a Bruin dancer. Do warm-ups, learn sidelines, and pick up part of a dance with us! In addition, this is also a time when you can audition to join the team, as we are always looking to expand.

Please email team captain Katie Armstrong at karmstrong20@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3-4, for the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute’s Strengthening Team™ Ethics & Legal Considerations Suicide Prevention two-day event.

Day 1: We will explore safety, security, risk and common ethical and legal concerns in healthcare practice, followed by applying these concepts to emerging roles in primary care (behavioral health clinicians and culturally responsive community health workers). We will share experiences of power differentials in high-quality primary care early adopters.

Day 2: Kent Corso, PsyD, will present “Proactive Reduction of Suicide in Populations via Evidence-Based Research.” After that, we will discuss suicide in healthcare workers, as well as a system-wide approach to suicide prevention in primary care sustained since 2011.

If you would like to register for the event, sign up here. Contact Tammy O’Doherty at todohert@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Do you have a food allergen? Please come talk to a chef in Canyon Commons! Bon Appétit takes your food allergies very seriously. We carefully train our staff on food allergy awareness issues, and we use a descriptive language menu to notify you of foods that use the nine major allergens.

We would love to work with you to ensure you get a delicious and safe meal every day!

Please talk to a chef in Canyon Commons or email Katie Anderson at katie.anderson@cafebonappetit.com for more info.

George Fox University Recreation is hosting a Leave No Trace trainer course on Oct. 1-2. It is open to the public and discounted for George Fox students and employees. This course is ideal for anyone who enjoys outdoor recreation, especially those that love to share the outdoors with other people!

Participants in the two-day course will learn Leave No Trace skills and ethics as well as techniques for educating others about these low-impact practices. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive certificates and become official instructors of Leave No Trace.

To register and for more information, go here.

Contact AJ Heil if you have any questions at aheil@georgefox.edu.

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.

The Fox Jamboree (formally “The Hoedown”) is at 6 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 9! Throw on your your favorite flannel and boots and dance under the lights. There will be a mechanical bull, blow-up axe throwing, a pie-eating contest and more.

To sign up for our games, including the pie-eating contest, please complete this form.

Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details.

Coming up:

• Serve Day Celebration: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1:30 p.m., the quad
• Fox County Fair: Friday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m., the quad
• Starlight Parade and Football Game: Saturday, Sept. 17, 5 p.m. at residence halls

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Interested in a volunteer opportunity to serve our awesome Bruin football fans? Then Bruin Brigade is the place for you!

The Bruin Brigade is a team of volunteers who help at the ticket tent, gates, and direct traffic in the parking lots prior to every home game. The team arrives two hours before kickoff and are free to enjoy the rest of the game starting at halftime.

All volunteers will receive a meal prior to each game they volunteer, free entry into the second half of the game, and a T-shirt.

If this sounds like something you would like to help with, please email Mindy Mickelson in the athletics department at mmickelson@georgefox.edu with your first and last name, the games you can volunteer, your cell phone number, and your T-shirt size.

Please note: We are asking for a three-game commitment to receive a T-shirt. Volunteers working the gates will need to be willing to use their phone to scan in tickets through the HomeTown Gate app (free on app store). WiFi is available at the gates.

2022 Football Schedule:

• Saturday, Sept. 17, vs. Chapman at 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 1, vs. Pacific Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. (Homecoming & Hall of Fame)
• Saturday, Oct. 15, vs. Puget Sound at 1:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 29, vs. Linfield at 1:30 p.m. (Family Weekend)
• Saturday, Nov. 5, vs. Lewis & Clark at 4:30 p.m.

Do you love working with children? Do you feel called to give back to those in need? The Office of Spiritual Life invites you to volunteer and build relationships with children and families in foster care!

Foster Parents Night Out (FPNO) provides a monthly four-hour break for foster parents while trained volunteers care for their children in a safe and nurturing environment. As a volunteer, you will play with the kids, do crafts with them, supervise and care for them, prepare food, or do other jobs as needed.

The event is from 4 to 8 p.m., and volunteers are asked to be there from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. to help with set-up and clean-up. Chapel credit is available for each event!

If you are interested, please sign up using this Google Form. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email fpno.georgefox@gmail.com.

Do you love George Fox and want to help visiting students decide if this is the place for them? Apply to be a University Ambassador.

University Ambassadors are made up of current George Fox students from a variety of majors, grade levels, and other campus involvements. As an ambassador, you will volunteer for two and a half hours each week, greeting and directing campus visitors, hosting visitors for lunch, leading occasional campus tours, and sharing about your George Fox experience alongside other ambassadors.

If you are looking for an opportunity to connect with other students and represent George Fox, apply here. Applications are due by Friday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m.

If you have any questions, email Miranda Davidson at mdavidson@georgefox.edu.

Campus Public Safety will be citing vehicles for parking violations and issuing fines starting this week. Citations are given for the following violations:

• Unregistered vehicles
• Parking in the wrong lot
• Parking in a handicap space or fire lane

Please refer to the parking map if you are not sure where you are allowed to park. Parking citations can be appealed with the Office of Student Life within 10 days of the citation.

Please call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 for more information.

We want to remind you that George Fox University is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters safe living, learning and working settings for students, employees and visitors. A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that is free of the following:

• Sexual harassment
• Sexual assault
• Domestic violence
• Dating violence
• Stalking
• Harassment and discrimination
• Bias-related incidents and hate crimes

These behaviors and actions are contrary to the mission, values and lifestyle standards of our community. It is our firm belief that engaging in any aspect of these behaviors is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by members of the George Fox community. Should an incident of this nature occur, the person is strongly encouraged to report the incident to university personnel.

Please note that our confidential campus advocate is available on campus as well as a number of other on and off campus resources. More information and resources can be found here.

You are also encouraged to contact the Title IX Coordinator to make a report.

Katrina Johnson
katrinaj@georgefox.edu
503-554-2318
Office Location: Intercultural Resource Center