The Daily Bruin

We get it: You have a lot going on at the moment. The Thanksgiving holiday is right around the corner, followed by finals and the end of the semester. But alas, it is also time to start thinking about your financial aid for next year (or even next semester).

The good news is, we want to help! The financial aid office is offering a “Help Me Hangout” in Canyon Commons 101 from 8:30 a.m. to noon today (Thursday). We will have coffee, donut holes from Sesame Donuts, and cookies for anyone who stops by.

Whether you have a quick question about financial aid, need help with your FAFSA, or are looking for scholarship applications, we want to see you. You can pop in for a quick minute as you’re passing through, or you can sit with us and work while you wait between classes.

Grab a roommate or friend, your laptop, and come see us so you can get your financial aid taken care of for next year and enjoy your upcoming break!

Questions? Contact Soren Sweet at ssweet@georgefox.edu.

Get your Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine/booster tomorrow (Friday) at the Health and Counseling Center. Please call us at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment, as supply is limited. We are open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Please note that the Hadlock Student Center will be closed from 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, until 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28, at which time we will reopen for normal hours of operation.

Related group exercise programs, intramural sports, and other reoccurring events will not be occurring during this time. Contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The weather forecast for this weekend is 50 and partly sunny! Consider joining University Recreation for biking and hiking trips. We are also hosting a campfire and s’more roasting social tonight in the canyon.

Here are the details for upcoming trips and activities:

• S’mores & Campfire Building: Tonight at 7 p.m.
• Bike & Hike: Chehalem Glenn Trails, Friday at 3 p.m.
• Exploring Multnomah Falls: Saturday at 1 p.m.

Have any questions? Please reach out to AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

The hours of operation for the Bridge Cafe will be adjusted starting today (Thursday). The new hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the exception of next Wednesday, Nov. 24, when we will be closing at 3 p.m. due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

We will also be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25-26.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.

On Saturday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Dec. 4, we will partner with the city of Newberg to serve our community through yard work to restore South Springbrook Road.

On both Saturdays, we will be meeting at the spiritual life office at 8 a.m., and then shuttle over together. We plan on heading back to George Fox around 11 a.m. 

RSVP through this Google Form. Each Saturday you volunteer for will count toward one SpiL credit.

Questions? Email Cassie or Dayana at cassiej18@georgefox.edu or dcaamalperez18@georgefox.edu.

Do you have stress, aches, pains, or just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15), employees and community members ($20). We are offering 25-minute massages from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, in the new Medical Sciences Building, located at 448 Werth Blvd., in Newberg.

We will be taking all the current precautions related to the delivery of healthcare during COVID-19.

All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda. Donations are also welcome. You can register here.

Questions? Contact Desiray Anderson (danderson20@georgefox.edu).

¡Bailemos! Let’s dance! Join Student Activities in Canyon Commons from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 19, for Bailemos as we celebrate Latinx culture through music, dance and food!

Beyond Friday, here is what’s coming up …

• Winter Formal: Saturday, Dec. 4, 8-10 p.m., Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
• Holiday Hangout: Friday, Dec. 10, Quad & Stevens Center
  5-7 p.m.: Art Walk Bingo
  7-9 p.m.: Christmas Activities & Art Market

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us at 7 p.m. tomorrow night (Thursday) in Canyon Commons to listen to some of our incredible faculty, including Stephanie Lopez, Rebecca Hernandez and Jesse Cetz, as they share their experiences with feeling like they’re not good enough.

What happens when they feel “impostorism”? How do they process the feeling? We’ll get to hear their firsthand stories and some of their suggestions on how to build your confidence in work and academic environments.

Questions? Contact Victoria Prieto at vprieto17@georgefox.edu.

This week (Nov. 15-22) is National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child.

Operation Christmas Child is a national event that invites you to pack shoeboxes with items for children in need. These boxes get sent and delivered to children in countries all around the world. Many churches in the local area participate and serve as places where you can drop off your shoeboxes for sending out.

For more information about Operation Christmas Child, including what to pack in the shoeboxes, please visit this website.

Questions? Contact Kaliah Antin at kantin19@georgefox.edu.

The Kinesiology Club will be hosting a yoga night tonight (Wednesday) at 8 p.m. in the large exercise studio in Hadlock.

Take some time to de-stress, relax, and get your body and mind right with some restorative yoga techniques. Students, faculty and staff are all welcome to join, and snacks will be provided.

We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Jared Miller at jmiller20@georgefox.edu.

We want to remind all of us about the expectations of living in a Christ-centered community that honors kindness, grace, and civility as important values. We believe that all people are of great worth and value in the eyes of God and seek to increasingly become a campus characterized by loving support of one another.

Cultural humility means that we seek to understand and appreciate others, also created in the image of God, who are different from ourselves. Language and/or behavior that relies on stereotypes or is demeaning toward individuals or groups is absolutely unacceptable for George Fox students and employees, whether it occurs in person, through social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) or anonymously.

Violations of these expectations are taken very seriously by the university, especially when directed at another because of their race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, or disabilities. We want to remind everyone that George Fox has harassment, discrimination, and bias-related incident policies that can be viewed here.

Any incidents of harassment, discrimination or bias should be reported immediately to the student life office. We would also encourage community members to hold one another accountable for what we say and do in this important area.

May God enable each of us to be more and more like Jesus in the way we treat one another!

Come volunteer to chop/stack wood for veterans, the elderly, and disabled persons this Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. We will be meeting next to the George Fox baseball stadium.

If you’re interested in serving, you can sign up here.

If you have any questions, emai, Aric Bergers at abergers18@georgefox.edu.

Join the Premedical Club today (Wednesday) as we welcome Dr. Curt Stilp from the George Fox PA program to speak to us about his experience!

Questions? Contact Cate Snedecor at csnedecor19@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual Life invites you join us this morning for chapel at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Come and worship!

Faculty, staff, students, vendors and visitors across all campus locations must use face coverings as required by state guidelines. You can read the full face-covering policy here.

Masks, face coverings, or face shields are currently required for:

• All indoor public campus spaces (e.g., classrooms, offices, hallways, meeting rooms, etc.) unless the individual is alone in an individual private workspace defined by OHA as an indoor space within a public or private workplace used for work by one individual at a time. It must be enclosed on all sides with walls from floor to ceiling and with a closed door. Note: Face coverings are required in all cubicle and open workspaces.
• In the Bruin Den, Canyon Commons or Bridge Cafe you may remove your face covering ONLY if you are actively eating.

The university has worked hard to follow CDC and OHA guidance through the pandemic, but we recognize there will be a variety of personal perspectives on how our campus should transition back to pre-pandemic life. We ask that, as members of a Christ-centered community, we treat one another with kindness and grace, particularly when our views differ from one another.

Be well and stay safe!

Questions? Contact the COT (cot@georgefox.edu) or HR (hr@georgefox.edu).

As we look ahead to Thanksgiving, the human resources office would like to share moments of gratitude with our community. Join us and let us know what you are thankful for here!

Your thoughts will be shared in slide-show and email form throughout next week leading up to Thanksgiving. Questions? Email HR at hr@georgefox.edu.

Plan now to join us for this year’s Christmas concert, O Holy Night, scheduled Friday, Dec. 10, through Sunday, Dec. 12. We will host 7:30 p.m. concerts on Friday and Saturday and a 2:30 p.m. matinee Sunday.

Staff may have two complimentary tickets for any night. Students and employees also are invited to attend a formal dress rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Thursday free of charge, for which there will be general seating (please be sure to use social distancing when possible).

Tickets for the Thursday concert are available from Kathy Harris in Ross 101 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., until 700 seats are given away. Masks must be worn to each performance (no exceptions).

Tickets for the Friday through Sunday concerts are available online at this link. The system automatically puts a gray (social distance) seat between each selection, so select your spots and don’t space them out.

Poinsettias ($10) and Christmas trees ($20) will be for sale after the last concert on Sunday (cash and checks only).

Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Looking for an adventure over spring break? Consider joining University Recreation on an OREC spring break trip! We have two trips planned: One will take students to Arizona, while the other will give participants a chance to explore national parks in Utah.

Registration for these trips opens at 8 a.m. today (Tuesday). Want more details on this trip or the chance to register? Go here. Once the trips are full, you can also join the waiting list by going here.

Have questions? Please contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.