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Want to try disc golf or play a round with a casual group? Join Campus Recreation and the Hadlock Student Center for our Intro to Disc Golf outings to Hoover Park.

We have two upcoming sessions scheduled: One tomorrow (Friday) and another on Friday, March 5, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. No prior disc golf experience is necessary.

We will provide the discs, basic instruction, and the group to play along with. This program meets at the Hadlock Student Center, and pre-registration is required by filling out this form.

Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Register now for our first Spring Virtual Career Fair, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26! The fair will host employers from various industries, including (but not limited to) technology, engineering, government, business, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and nonprofit.

The fair is open to George Fox students of any major and will feature full-time employment, part-time employment, and internship opportunities. You can register for information sessions through the Handshake system.

Please update your profile on Handshake and be sure to upload a resume so  employers have access to it. If you need support with your resume, make a career coaching appointment in the IDEA Center!

Questions? Visit this website or contact Carol Parker Walsh at cparkerwalsh@georgefox.edu.

We want your input! Every student who submits this survey will receive a $5 rental voucher for the Hadlock Student Center. Please complete the survey to tell us about your rental experience and to recommend new items that you would like us to offer!

We want to hear from everyone! The survey can be completed even if you have never used the Hadlock Rental Center.

Interested in learning more about the Hadlock Rental Center? Go here.

Questions? Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu).

Hey Bruins! Interested in joining a research study studying the improvement of cardiorespiratory fitness?

Two students will be conducting research this semester and would love interested candidates to email us by this Monday, Feb. 22, to become a part of the study.

You can email us at kbunker17@georgefox.edu or mcarter17@georgefox.edu. Hope to hear from you soon!

Are you a primary care nurse or in nursing leadership (or know someone who is)? Please join us for a two-day event via Zoom starting Friday, Feb. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to Saturday, Feb. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is free to George Fox students and employees.

The event, titled “Essentials for Interprofessional Primary Care: Nursing & Care Management,” will focus on:

• Enhancing person-centered communication and interprofessional knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs)
• Exploring strategies to ensure nurses are practicing at the top of their scope in primary care practice
• Learning about commonly used screening tools, motivational interviewing concepts/techniques, and transitioning people in care within interprofessional teams and across the healthcare neighborhood
• Exploring procedure codes that match nursing services to increase fiscal sustainability

Visit our event webpage for more information, or contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Please join the College of Physical Therapy on Zoom for our seventh annual research symposium tonight (Thursday) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Physical therapy doctoral faculty and third-year students will showcase various rehabilitation research topics. 

Questions? Please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.

The Social Work Club is putting on a school supply drive this weekend, Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21, to help local schools and students as they make the shift back to in-person learning.

If you have any extra school supplies, such as pencils, pens, notebooks, glue sticks, etc., please drop them off at one of our donation locations. Donation bins will be located in the library, Canyon Commons, and the Bruin Den.

If you choose to donate, you’ll have the chance to enter in a raffle for a Coffee Cottage gift card. We will announce the winners on our Instagram next week!

Questions? Contact Ashley Martin (amartin18@georgefox.edu).

Join us for a creative adult learning experience today (Thursday) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. over Zoom. Titled “Interprofessional Solutions for Racism in Primary Care,” the event will be facilitated by healthcare professionals who personally represent Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. 

Learn how to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts, such as decenter whiteness/decolonize interprofessional primary care. Listen and process the experiences and perspectives of professionals from BIPOC communities. Explore what success looks like to facilitate better primary care for BIPOC communities.

This event is for healthcare professionals and learners, and is free to the George Fox community. Register here.

Questions? Contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Be a part of an exercise science senior research project studying the relation of pedestrian trail features to physical activity levels in adults nationwide.

The study will help to shed light on what types of features in trails are most related to increased use for exercise across various demographics. To participate, please take 10 to 20 minutes to fill out this anonymous survey  asking questions about your physical activity levels, experience with and opinion of various trail features, and basic demographical information.

Questions? Contact Rosemary Michael at rmichaeltrumbull17@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.

We are thrilled to announce this year’s spring commencement event will be a drive-through ceremony held in person! This allows graduates and their families to safely participate no matter what the state regulations will be at the time.

The event will take place Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, with assigned time slots. Emails to our graduates have gone out with details and an RSVP link.

We’re excited to offer this option and look forward to celebrating with our graduates on campus! 

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu).

All are welcome to a special Zoom session featuring George Fox professor Dominic Done tonight (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Done, pastor at Westside: A Jesus Church, will be speaking as part of the Reedwood Forum on the subject of his book When Faith Fails. Join in for the conversation at this link (password is “RFCLive”); all are welcome.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Today (Wednesday), marks the beginning of the season of Lent, the season in the Christian church when we remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting and praying, prior to the beginning of his ministry.

Many Christians choose to observe Lent by participating in an intentional spiritual practice, such as fasting, Scripture reading, prayer, generosity, or service. It is a season set aside for repentance and acknowledgment of human weakness, toward greater trust in the Savior.

The season of Lent begins today and ends on Easter Sunday, April 4. The university pastors invite you to observe this time with us in one of the following ways:

• Ash Wednesday
  • The university pastors will be available at two stations on campus for COVID-safe distribution of ashes. We will be at a table on the quad and outside of the SpiL House from noon to 1:30 p.m.
• Ash Wednesday Worship Service
  • Worship will be held from 4:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Due to limited seating, please reserve your spot on the iAttended app (undergrads only).
• Lenten Scripture Reading Guide
  • This daily Scripture reading guide will be available on the SpiL webpage from Feb. 16 to April 4.
• Life Groups
  • These seven-week Life Groups are available for undergraduates and begin the week after Ash Wednesday and conclude the week after Easter. We are offering digital groups and hybrid groups. Click here to learn more.
• Holy Week opportunities

Questions or want to meet with a university pastor? Contact the Office of Spiritual Life (spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320). May the Lord bless you!

Life Groups begin next week! Sign up here!

Life Groups are led by staff, professors, local pastors and church leaders, and seniors and provide a space for students to gather for weekly prayer, Bible study and fellowship.

Groups typically meet for an hour to 90 minutes. Most groups will begin the week of Feb. 22 and end the week of April 9. Your Life Group leader will contact you with additional details by the Friday prior to the start of your group.

This spring, all of our groups will be meeting either by Zoom or hybrid. Hybrid groups will meet primarily via Zoom, but may occasionally meet outdoors as the weather, state and university regulations, and participants’ comfort permit.

Throughout the pandemic, Life Groups run through the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life will also be eligible for SpiL credit.

Questions? Contact the spiritual life office (spirituallife@georgefox.edu).

Join the Academic Resource Center for an APA workshop with Sue O’Donnell. Learn the details of APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style, and more.

The workshop will take place tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Because of COVID classroom capacity, registration for the workshop is required. Sign up here. 

You may also sign up to receive the video and slides of the presentation in lieu of attending in person.

Questions? Contact Julia James (jjames@georgefox.edu).

Check out this week’s ARC newsletter with some tips to stay motivated coming off of a holiday weekend!

If you would like these newsletters emailed to you every week, sign up here.

Want a writing or academic coaching ARC appointment? Email us at the_arc@georgefox.edu.

The English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta, invites you to a poetry reading via Zoom on the evening of Ash Wednesday (tonight) from 9 to 10 p.m.

We will participate in a communal reading of T. S. Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday and share some Lenten readings from the Book of Common Prayer.

For the Zoom link, contact Cheri Hampton at chamption@georgefox.edu.

George Fox Digital is releasing a series of public lectures on YouTube addressing the pandemic and Christian faith. How are we to understand suffering in light of God’s goodness? What do our academic disciplines have to say about theology and the pandemic?

The second of these lectures is out now, as professor Abigail Favale speaks on the topic “Christianity as a Response to the Problem of Human Suffering.”

We’ll be releasing a new lecture in this series on our YouTube playlist every Tuesday throughout February and early March.

Questions? Contact Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu).

Come to the Premedical Club’s February meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105!

George Fox alumni and current medical students David Howell and Jesse Wilson will be discussing their experiences and are open to questions. Sign up at this link.

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

Looking for a major that will help you help others? Consider social work!

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is hosting an informational gathering Monday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. via Zoom. Please join us!

What is social work?

Social work is a profession focused on supporting all people through life’s challenges to ensure individual well-being and strong communities.

As a social work major, students engage in course content and internship experiences that address the core values of service, dignity and worth, the importance of relationships, integrity, competence, and social justice. Click here for more information about our program. 

Are there jobs in social work?

Social work is one of the fastest-growing professions in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There are currently about 700,000 professional social workers in our nation, but that number is expected to rise to more than 800,000 by 2029.

What do social workers do?

Social workers are found throughout society providing services to individuals, groups, and communities. They work in schools, foster care programs, senior centers, health care settings, mental health and substance use disorder treatment centers and in a variety of public and private organizations.

Social workers also engage in advocacy and social reform through work in the criminal justice system, securing voting rights, and supporting veterans and their families as well as many other activities. For more information about social work please click here.

Questions? Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu). We look forward to meeting you!

The university’s museum has a new exhibit in the Stevens Center focused on Alan Rutherford, the college’s first Black graduate (1933).

Rutherford was very active in many campus organizations and helped to organize the college’s first interracial conference in 1931. He went on to become a very successful educator.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu). More information on the museum can be found at this link.