The Daily Bruin

The George Fox University orchestra and choirs invite you to enjoy selections from Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, April 14, in Bauman Auditorium.

With a special focus on the Holy Week portions of this master work, a student soloist, three choirs and our orchestra will prepare your heart for Easter! Our concerto competition winner, Alison Evans, will also be featured.

Tickets are $8 for all guests, including George Fox students and staff. Please watch state guidelines for COVID restrictions. Tickets may be purchased online here.

Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Making plans for the summer? Don’t forget to register for Summer Online! 

Here’s why Summer Online is a winning addition to your summer:

• Less than half the price of traditional classes
• Taught by real George Fox professors
• Flexible format: watch lectures and complete assignments when it’s convenient for you
• Stay on track to graduate in four years (or less!)
• Courses run June 6 to July 31

Check out a full list of courses on class.georgefox.edu and register today on MyGeorgeFox!

The university pastors invite you to celebrate the events of Holy Week with the following offerings:

• Monday-Friday, 12:55 p.m.: Paul Anderson will share a new page and prayer each day from the St. John’s Bible in the Murdock Library.
• Tuesday, April 12, 10:50-11:40 a.m.: Holy Week Chapel featuring Vice President for Student Life Brad Lau (Bauman Auditorium)
• Wednesday, April 13, 7-7:50 p.m.: Living-area worship (undergrads only, with your residence hall/commuter community)
• Thursday, April 14, noon-12:30 p.m.: Maundy Thursday Communion Service (Canyon Commons 101)
• Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.: The music department’s performance of Handel’s Messiah (Bauman Auditorium)
• Friday, April 15, noon-12:30 p.m.: Good Friday Service (Bauman Auditorium*)
• Friday, April 15, 4-4:30 p.m.: Paul Anderson will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session (Gospels and Acts) from the St. John’s Bible in the Murdock Library

*Note location change.

Students and employees are encouraged to spend Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday with one of our wonderful local congregations. For a list of area churches, please visit our church list.

May God bless you as you celebrate the events of Holy Week!

Candidates for Yamhill County commissioner will participate in a candidate forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday, April 13, at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.). The event is organized and hosted by the George Fox University Civility Project, the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Newberg City Club.

All of this year’s Yamhill County commissioner candidates have been invited, and six have committed to participating. The forum will be a free in-person event, open to the public. A recording will be made available afterward by the three sponsors.

The event is intended to help members of the community directly inform themselves about the choices they have in this year’s county commissioner election. You can learn more at chehalemvalley.org.

Are you interested in a career in the medical field? Looking for full-time or close to full-time work this summer in a new and developing graduate program? Are you proactive, a clear communicator and enthusiastic about learning more about the physician assistant profession and graduate school?

If you answered yes to these questions, then this might be the summer opportunity you’ve been looking for!

The physician assistant (PA) program is looking to hire another work-study for our PA team! This position will be working primarily to support our didactic team and occasionally supporting the clinical side of our department. We are looking for a student who can work full time this summer.

Check out this link to learn more, and contact Nina Inglesby at ninglesby@georgefox.edu if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Don’t miss the final chapel of the academic year, aka Awards Convocation Chapel! Join us at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, in Bauman Auditorium.

We’ll have a time of worship with our senior musicians, hear from Provost Andrea Scott, and celebrate the end of another academic year. Winners of the Undergraduate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award and the Undergraduate Faculty Research & Scholarship Award will be announced. Come celebrate with, and congratulate, our winning faculty members!

Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

A group of doctor of physical therapy students is conducting a research study that looks at how the nervous system controls asymmetry while deadlifting. We are currently seeking participants for it.

During the study, scheduled in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd.) between 2:40 and 5:30 p.m. this Wednesday, April 13, you’ll just need to complete 10 deadlifts. We won’t take up more than 30 minutes of your time!

This is a great experience to get into and explore the university’s new biomechanics lab as well as understand a little bit about what research in the PT field looks like.

If interested in participating, please enter your name on this Google Sheet. If you have any questions, or are interested in participating on another day, please contact Cassie Allen at allenc20@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to attend a special guest lecture at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Monday), when Peter Boghossian, former Portland State philosophy professor, presents a talk entitled “Impossible Conversations,” based on his coauthored book How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide.

As part of his talk, Boghossian will discuss the importance of civil, intellectually diverse discourse in the academy. The event is sponsored by the university’s politics program and the George Fox Civility Project.

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105. Contact Gina Johnson at gjohnson@georgefox.edu for more information.

Come celebrate our faculty member’s new publication with us!

Today (Monday) at 3:30 p.m., the library and the English department will co-host a “Fox at the Fireside” for professor Jessica Hughes and her first book, Jesus in the Victorian Novel. Come to the Murdock Library to hear a talk from an expert in this fascinating field, and grab some free coffee or tea!

Contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu for more details. We can’t wait to see you there!

How do I move to the next chapter of my work life, learning to be OK with making mistakes? What does it look like to advocate for myself in a position, when people are looking down on me because I am young? How do I balance being self-oriented (as in seeking to achieve my goals) with being a friend?

If you have wondered these things, come to the final Adulting 101 session from 5 to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons! Prepare for life after college with this engaging workshop designed to equip you with the tools you need to survive in the real world. This workshop will be focused on navigating workplace culture after college.

Food will be provided. Questions? Contact Karis Lee at klee19@georgefox.edu.

Do you love to read? Loathe to read? Just never have time? Whatever your inclination, take this quick survey on your reading habits for a chance to win an Amazon gift card!

This information is being collected for a class project, responses are anonymous and the survey can be completed in just five minutes. Thank you in advance for your participation!

Questions? Contact Genevieve Wolf at gwolf18@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.

Please join the College of Social Work for its spring Diversity Dialogue featuring Anya Holcomb, cofounder and community mobilizer with Salem for Refugees. She will join us from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, in Hoover 105. The presentation is entitled “Refugee Resettlement in Salem, Oregon: Welcoming Our Global Neighbors.”

All are welcome! Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu for more information.

Nationally recognized Muslim playwright Rohina Malik will be on campus this weekend to see the university’s production of her new play The Hijabis.

Come see the show and stay for the post-show discussion to hear Malik’s inspiration for the play, her dedication to interfaith dialogue, and comments about our production. Tickets for shows can be purchased at theatre.georgefox.edu (students get in free on Saturday).

The post-show discussions will be from 9:15 to 9:45 p.m. tonight (Friday) and from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu with any questions.

In honor of the upcoming Student Employee Appreciation Week, the human resources office has put together an exciting giveaway!

If you’re a student employee on campus this year, swing by the HR office today (Friday) to enter to win one of the prizes that range up to $200 in value! Plus, it’s easy to win! Just guess how many pieces of candy are in a jar or simply put your name in the running.

Here are the details:

• Date: Today, April 8
• Time: 2 to 5 p.m.
• Location: HR office (#37 on this campus map)

We can’t wait to see you! Contact Nadine Pasin at npasin@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Students and employees are invited to compete in the ultimate campus-wide, week-long game of tag! This Monday, April 9, we kick off our annual game of Bruins vs. Foxes! Strap on your bandana, watch out for the “original Fox,” and complete objectives to earn points.

If you’re a fan of Gravity Falls or Pacific Northwest paranormal weirdness in general, you’re going to love this year’s theme! Whether you play every year or this is your first time hearing about it, you won’t want to miss out. We’ll see you on the field.

Although the game begins Monday, you can jump in after we’ve started. Click here to read the full set of rules, missions and roles, and go here to sign up. You will need to input your student or employee ID number.

Questions? Contact Audrey Wojnarowisch at awojnarowisch18@georgefox.edu.

Please regularly use consideration for students, employees and visitors with mobility aids or limitations.

Here are some guidelines:

• Unless you have a need to use a larger, accessible bathroom stall, please leave those available for those who need them.
• Do not park in designated accessible parking spots without an appropriate placard.
• Please try not to block hallways, sidewalks, curb-cut ramps, or passageways, even temporarily. Any of these cause unnecessary delays and/or unsafe conditions for those who use walkers, wheelchairs, canes, or have other mobility restrictions.

Thank you for your care of our community! Contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join professor Paul Anderson as he highlights selections from The Saint John’s Bible in the Murdock Library today (Friday) and during Holy Week.

Each day, Paul will feature a new page and prayer from 12:55 to 1 p.m. The event will conclude on Friday, April 15, when he conducts a “Turning of the Page” session (covering the entirety of Vol. 6, Gospels and Acts) from 4 to 4:30 p.m. as a culmination of Holy Week.

Here are the pieces to be featured:

• Friday, April 8: “Call of the Disciples”
• Monday, April 11: “Raising of Lazarus”
• Tuesday, April 12: “Eucharist”
• Wednesday, April 13: “Crucifixion”
• Thursday, April 14: “Resurrection”
• Friday, April 15: “Road to Emmaus”

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

Do you like jazz? Do you like dancing? If so, it’s time to put the two together!

Join the Swing Dance Club and Jazz Ensemble this Sunday, April 10, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Canyon Commons for some dancing to live music!

This will be the largest event hosted by the Swing Dance Club, so if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to dance, now is the time. Even if dancing is not your thing, swing by and listen to some of the amazing music.

• The basic lesson will run from 6:30 to 7 p.m., which is perfect for first-timers. Live music will be played for the following 45 minutes, giving you the chance to show off your skills and have some fun.
• The intermediate lesson will go from 7:45 to 8:15 p.m., when we’ll be teaching some more stylish moves. Afterwards, we will have 45 more minutes of wonderful jazz to finish off the night.

Be sure to invite your friends. Both employees and students are welcome!

If you have any questions, please contact Mark Berglin at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.

Apply to become a Liberation Scholars mentor (residential teaching assistant) this summer! Help guide rising seniors at Woodburn High School as they navigate a two-week course of study at George Fox. Housing and meals are covered for this position; the stipend is $1,500.

Apply here and visit our Liberation Scholars webpage for more information. Email Jesse Cetz at jcetz@georgefox.edu with any questions you may have.

Hey Star Wars fans! The Comic Book Club is hosting a Star Wars meeting tonight (Friday) for fans or those who want to get into the Jedi-filled universe!

We are planning a small presentation about Stars Wars (introductory lore), a pool noodle lightsaber battle (will be provided), and an Easter egg hunt for Star Wars-themed prizes!

Join us from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight in Hoover 207. Contact Laila Celestino at lcelestino20@georgefox.edu for more information. Hope to see you all there!