The Daily Bruin

Attention first-generation students! Please join us as we celebrate you and introduce you to other first-gen students and faculty. We’re hosting a first-gen welcome dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Intercultural Resource Center.

We want to foster a community you can rely on when you have a concern, and get you acquainted with people who can help you navigate your journey. We will have food, games, drinks and more! Please RSVP so we can get a head count.

Contact Alicia Marcial-Cruz at amarcialcruz19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Meet us at the Chehalem Aquatic Center for a splash! The Pool Party is this Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. This year we are excited to host yard games on the lawn and have a few different food trucks. Join the fun!

Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details.

Coming up:

• ’80s Dance: Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. in EHS
• Midnight Madness: Friday, Oct. 14, 9 p.m. in Wheeler
• Scavenger Hunt: Friday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. starts in the quad

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

National Care for Kids Day, held annually on Sept. 20, offers an opportunity to positively impact a child’s life in a variety of ways both large and small, because we all know there are many ways to be a role model in a child’s life.

The spiritual life office would like to invite you into serving in two particular opportunities today (Tuesday):

• Donate needed items (below) to the resource rooms of our Title I schools in Newberg
• Attend the Big Bruin and Foster Parents Night Out Training (5:30-7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons Banquet Rooms)

For the donation drive, we will be collecting full-size hygiene items to give to elementary school resource rooms. Items needed include: shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, body wash, soap, loofahs, hair brushes, combs, toothpaste and toothbrushes.

Items can be either be brought to the 5:30 p.m. training in Canyon Commons, or dropped off at the SpiL (Barclay) House (just outside the north entrance to Canyon Commons).

To learn more about Title I schools, visit this site. To learn more about events today, contact Rusty St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Come to the first Premedical Club meeting of the year! There will be pizza and candy!

We’ll be meeting in Hoover 103 at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22.

If you have any questions, contact Kate Snedecor at csnedecor19@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in a career where you can help people or animals while pursuing your passion for the sciences? If so, please fill out our pre-professional health interest Google Form.

After signing up, you will be added to an email group to receive helpful information and events to jumpstart your career toward a health profession. You’ll also receive information regarding job openings, internship opportunities and on-campus events from visiting schools such as OSU.

Career interest options include:

• Dentistry
• Dental Hygiene
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Diabetics
• Optometry
• Occupational Therapy
• Physician’s Assistant
• Physical Therapy
• Pharmacy
• Veterinary Medicine

For more information or if you have any questions, contact Sandy Baxter at sbaxter@georgefox.edu.

Join Catholic college students for an evening retreat, including Vespers, Eucharistic Adoration, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, followed by dinner and fellowship, this Friday, Sept. 23, from 5 to 9 p.m.

If you have questions, or want to attend, please contact nlindblom20@georgefox.edu to RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 21. A donation of $10 is suggested to help cover the cost of dinner and snacks.

For more information, visit the Mt. Angel Abbey website or contact Lorretta Krautscheid at lkrautscheid@georgefox.edu. 

Whether you are 100% sold on volunteering for Foster Parents Night Out or Little/Big Bruins, or just have a sliver of interest, please come join us tomorrow (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 102 at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about these programs, receive necessary training, and eat dinner (you can pick up dinner at 5 p.m.).

For more information about Foster Parents Night Out and training night, please contact Abby Nardella at anardella21@georgefox.edu.

Every Wednesday this semester, Contemplative (Quaker) Worship will be held from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. in Hoover 104.

In quiet waiting before the Lord, in addition to doing business with God as each of us needs, those present will be welcome to share a message from the Lord as they might feel led. We will then close with sharing and prayer. Spiritual life credit is available.

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

The city of Newberg is asking everyone to be mindful when parking on city streets throughout Newberg and Dundee.

Check out these safety tips, and contact Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join the Academic Resource Center for an APA 7 workshop with Sue O’Donnell this Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. Learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more. We will also have a Zoom option (link to be provided soon!).

Questions? Email Hannah Jackson at hjackson@georgefox.edu.

Happy Monday! The Comic Book Club will be meeting at 7 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 23, in Hoover 207 for a “Chill Movie Night.”

Movie options will be coming out via an email poll this week. This is a great 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. Snacks are provided. We hope to see you there!

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

One of our graduates is on the brink of changing how doctors treat chronic cardiac disease. Joel Rurik, a 2016 graduate of George Fox’s biology program, will explain the details of his research in a lecture all are welcome to attend on Monday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Rurik is now a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he does cutting-edge gene therapy research. Most recently, his team’s work was featured on the front cover of Science, the top research journal in the United States.

Cardiac fibrosis, a scarring of the heart, underlies most cardiovascular diseases and remains challenging to target therapeutically. Chronic cardiac disease often results in fibrosis, which negatively affects heart health and function. Therapies targeting this cardiac fibrosis remain limited, but Rurik’s research offers a promising and tractable immunotherapy approach for tackling fibrosis.

Contact Carly Reumann at creumann@georgefox.edu for more information.

Come see renowned Christian author, teacher and alumnus Richard J. Foster present an award in his name to pastor and fellow author Trevor Hudson on Monday, Oct. 3. The 7 p.m. presentation in Canyon Commons will be followed by Hudson’s keynote speech and a reception. Hudson will also speak at chapel the next morning, Oct. 4, at 10:50 a.m.

A selection committee selected Hudson as the first recipient of the Richard J. Foster Award in Spiritual Formation. The award recognizes those whose intellectual and practical work helps others come into an ongoing transformational relationship with Jesus Christ.

Hudson is the author of more than 20 books, the most recent of which, Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St Ignatius and Dallas Willard, was released in September.

Contact Carly Reumann at creumann@georgefox.edu for more information.

Calling all social work majors and those interested in learning more about social work! Please join us for an ice cream social on the Roberts west entrance lawn.

Hang out with your professors and meet others in your major. Master of Social Work faculty will be there to answer any questions about the MSW program at George Fox. Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) from noon to 1 p.m. for ice cream and fun.

Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Starlight Parade is tonight (Saturday) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the dorms! Blue Zone is back! Come celebrate our first football game of the season with free merch and a show brought to you by our cheer, dance and drumline teams.

Join us in the parade as we gather all our students at each dorm and make our big entrance into the student section!

Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details.

Coming up:

• Pool Party: Friday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center
• ’80s Dance: Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. in EHS

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Today marks another day filled with Friday @ Fox visitors. 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 make visitors feel the Be Known promise during their time on campus today.

A few things to note:

• There will be tours rotating through campus and residence areas at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
• Plan to park in areas outside of the Stevens lot if possible to ensure enough spaces for our visitors.
• 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.

Come join the Arts & Crafts Club and Critical Hit tomorrow (Saturday) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to hang out and paint miniatures for D&D campaigns. There will be pizza!

Also, we’ve had a location change since the last announcement: The event is now in Hoover 203, not Lemmons 13.

Contact Laura Conover at lconover19@georgefox.edu for more information.

Tomorrow (Saturday), Commuter Life, Intercultural Life and the First-Generation Student Success Program will be hosting an IRC & Friends Tailgate Party at the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC).

The event is from 2 to 5 p.m., and the first 100 people get free food. Around 5:30 p.m., we will join the Starlight Parade on their trek around campus to Stoffer Stadium.

Come join us for an afternoon of fun, food and fellowship as we prepare to cheer on the Bruins in the first home football game of the year!

For more information, contact D’Metri Mattocks at dmattocks@georgefox.edu.

Happy Friday, fellow Bruins! Come to the County Fair tonight in the quad at 6 p.m.! When you do, drop by the Comic Book Club’s spot. We will be there with snacks, games and prizes. We can’t wait to see you there!

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

Join the Swing Dance Club tomorrow (Saturday) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for our outdoor social between Klages and the library.

There will be snacks, decorations, swing music and lots of dancing. All students and faculty are welcome. No prior dancing experience is necessary.

Beginner lessons are at 6:30 p.m., where we will teach you everything you need to know. Intermediate lessons are at 7 p.m. Julia and Mark will be teaching shoulder and waist passes. The free dance starts at 7:30 p.m., when you can dance to your heart’s content!

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