In order to promote a fun and positive environment around the Halloween and harvest party season, the Office of Student Life has a few tips on avoiding cultural appropriation in your costume choice:
Avoid clothing that belongs to the traditions of a people group other than your own.
Avoid anything that involves blackface, Native/Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Latinx representation, etc.
Ask yourself: Why do I want to wear this costume? Could my costume be misunderstood if I don’t understand its origin or cultural context?Â
Not sure what cultural appropriation is? Stop by the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC) and ask Bryce or Jenny about it.
It’s Invisible Disability Week, and we’re excited to bring more visibility to disabilities on campus by launching a student conversation group!
We welcome students who face diverse disabilities to a conversation about navigating life with a disability. Led by a senior social work major who lives with a disability, this group will allow students to share their experiences, consider connections between disability and spirituality, hear from each other, and talk in a safe space with other students with disabilities.
This group will meet for an hour and a half on the Newberg campus on Monday, Oct. 26, or Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. (Lemmons 14).
After one meeting, the group members will decide whether or not to continue meeting. Each group is limited to six participants, but we will work to provide groups for all who are interested. SPIL credit is available.
The Society of Women Engineers group invites you to come hang out, study or do homework in a space that offers water, Capri Sun and packages of chips! We’ll be meeting from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Lemmons 8. Come and go as you please!
This is an event that will invite community and also provide you a getaway to complete any tasks you need to complete. If you want to come hang out and chat, that is welcome as well!
Please join us this Saturday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 10 p.m. in Stevens 207, to play Dungeons & Dragons! You also may be interested in creating fun adventures for others as a Dungeon Master!
Contact Alex Gonzalez (agonzalez18@georgefox.edu) ASAP, as space is limited. We would love to see you there!
This evening (Wednesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the Reedwood Forum will host Dr. Kent Thornburg, a George Fox alumnus and the M. Lowell Edwards Chair and Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, for a discussion on ‘The Quaker Vision of COVID-19: The Scientific Journey.”
They will be discussing the latest scientific research of COVID-19 and Christian responses from a Quaker perspective. Pastor Mark Condo will moderate the Zoom and live conversation.
Access to the Zoom link (passcode: RFCLive) is available on the Reedwood Friends Church website. All are welcome to join.
Interested in watching your fellow students compete in our virtual cooking competition? This event will resemble Food Network Channel’s Chopped cooking show, but with quite a few modifications.
RSVP here to learn more about and receive the link to our live Zoom showing of Virtually Chopped this Friday, Oct. 23, starting at 7 p.m.
Head over to this site to read the latest issue of The Crescent! There are new articles in news, sports, arts and culture, features, columns and opinion – all written and photographed by students!
The Crescent is only publishing online this semester, so be sure to read online and stay up-to-date on the latest around campus!
It’s time to vote! If you are a resident of Oregon, here are the steps to take:
If you are registered you will receive a ballot two or three weeks before the election via mail. You will receive a mail-in ballot automatically because that is Oregon law.
To change your voting address, go to this link and follow the instructions. Mail your ballot back by Wednesday, Oct. 28. If you miss that date, you will need to drop it in a ballot box.
If you live out of state:
The government will allow you to vote via absentee voting (mail-in) in the state you are attending school. Visit this page for information on how to vote if you live out of state. To change your address, check out this page.
Tips for preventing a rejected ballot:
Vote early. That means mail in your ballot before Oct. 28.
Make sure your signature is the same as the signature on your driver’s license.
Do not vote twice.
Remember to mail in your ballot; do not keep it as a souvenir.
The Faculty Development Committee invites the Fox community to the Fall 2020 Faculty Lecture tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is Jillian Sokso, professor of art and design.Â
Join us as Jillian presents “Chaos Garden,†a visual examination of the impulse we humans have to control and beautify our immediate surrounding landscape, all the while contributing to and ignoring the impact of our daily lives on the larger planet. Professor Sokso will also share about her research project that involves turning native plants to paper!
Seating is limited to 34, so come early, or join via live stream here.
Have you experienced positive spiritual growth as a student at Fox? I would love to conduct a quick virtual interview with you regarding your experience!
I am looking for students of all denominations. If you are Quaker, non-denominational, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, or any other denomination, and are interested in expressing how Fox has helped you cultivate spiritual growth, please fill out this form.
The information collected will be intended for use in a feature for George Fox’s blog, “Bruin Blog,” overseen by the university’s marketing communications office. After filling out the form, you will be contacted to set up a time for a virtual interview.
By filling out this form, you are not guaranteed an interview, as there is a limited amount of spaces available. The goal is to depict how Fox encourages the growth of all denominations; therefore, you will not be turned away due to your affiliation with a specific denomination.
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.
This is a study looking at mental health and perceived barriers to exercise during COVID-19. We are looking at how these possibly may have changed from before quarantine to now. Please answer as honestly as possible. Click hereto take the survey.
We appreciate you taking time to complete this survey!
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.
This Friday, Oct. 23, Sigma Zeta is hosting an event in the Stevens building at 5 p.m.!
Anyone who is a biology, biochemistry/chemistry, exercise science, computer science or mathematics major is encouraged to come!
You will be supplied with delicious snacks such as popcorn, Lunchables, sliders, and more. Between trivia with professors, games, and fun prizes, this is an event you must not miss! Plus … it’s aloha Friday, so wear a Hawaiian shirt!
Join the engineering department for the first George Fox Global Impact Seminar of the 2020-21 school year, to be held via Zoom tomorrow (Wednesday) from 4 to 5:15 p.m.
Dr. Juan Lucena, director of the humanitarian engineering program at the Colorado School of Mines, will speak on “From Project to Practice: How to Build Bridges Between Passion and Careers for Engineers in Community Development.â€
His talk will focus on ways for students to transition from their time at Fox to graduate school with the hope of aligning their engineering careers with their passion for humanitarian or community development work.
In particular, he will discuss how to assess competencies gained in community development projects in relation to those needed to launch a career pathway in development work along with how graduate training can help fill the necessary gaps.
He will also share lessons learned in the development of undergraduate projects in humanitarian engineering at Colorado School of Mines and the development of their new humanitarian engineering graduate program, to compare and contrast what can be gained at the undergraduate level and what remains to be done as a graduate student.
For students interested in global development and humanitarian work, you won’t want to miss this Global Impact Seminar!
The 2020 George Fox Political Civility Project continues, looking for ways to counteract increasing polarization and alienation in American politics.
At 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday), professors Mark Hall and Phil Smith will debate about whom we should vote for in the U.S. presidential election. Attendees will be invited to assess levels of civility in the debate and also hear a brief report on how the vice presidential debate, and perhaps others, fared in terms of civility.
Attendees will also be given a chance to comment on what next steps our university should take to promote peacemaking in politics. The event is open to the public via this Zoom link, and those on campus may attend the event live in Bauman Auditorium.
In compliance with social distancing regulations, when the room reaches its 100-person COVID capacity, any others who arrive will be directed to join those attending (including any off-campus guests) via Zoom.
Do you have an invisible disability? A learning disability, mental health condition, chronic health condition, or something else?
This week (Oct. 18 through 24) is Invisible Disabilities Week. The Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group, @gfu.accessibility Instagram page, and the Disability Services Office are joining together to highlight invisible disabilities.
We don’t want to miss anything, so if you want an invisible disability to be highlighted, fill out this anonymous Google Form.
The Disability Awareness and Advocacy group is meeting today (Sunday) from 4 to 5 p.m. over Zoom. We will introduce new members, discuss our efforts to becoming a club, and begin planning for upcoming events.
It’s time to vote! If you are a resident of Oregon, here are the steps to take:
If you are registered you will receive a ballot two or three weeks before the election via mail. You will receive a mail-in ballot automatically because that is Oregon law.
To change your voting address, go to this link and follow the instructions. Mail your ballot back by Wednesday, Oct. 28. If you miss that date, you will need to drop it in a ballot box.
If you live out of state:
The government will allow you to vote via absentee voting (mail-in) in the state you are attending school. Visit this page for information on how to vote if you live out of state. To change your address, check out this page.
Tips for preventing a rejected ballot:
Vote early. That means mail in your ballot before Oct. 28.
Make sure your signature is the same as the signature on your driver’s license.
Do not vote twice.
Remember to mail in your ballot; do not keep it as a souvenir.
The 2020 George Fox Political Civility Project continues, looking for ways to counteract increasing polarization and alienation in American politics.
At 7:30 p.m. (please note updated start time) this Monday, Oct. 19, professors Mark Hall and Phil Smith will debate about whom we should vote for in the U.S. presidential election. Attendees will be invited to assess levels of civility in the debate and also hear a brief report on how the vice presidential debate, and perhaps others, fared in terms of civility.
Attendees will also be given a chance to comment on what next steps our university should take to promote peacemaking in politics. The event is open to the public via this Zoom link, and those on campus may attend the event live in Bauman Auditorium.
In compliance with social distancing regulations, when the room reaches its 100-person COVID capacity, any others who arrive will be directed to join those attending (including any off-campus guests) via Zoom.
