The Daily Bruin

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.

Interested in exploring career opportunities in the field of biology and medicine? Plan on attending the Biology Department Alumni Panel!

The Biology Student Council invites you to join us in asking questions and getting insight from a distinguished panel of research and medical professionals. The alumni panel is representative of four career categories: medical, physical therapy, nurse practitioner, and research.

The event will take place via this Zoom link on Friday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m. All are invited to attend, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Questions? Contact Faith Burns (fburns17@georgefox.edu).

Hurry! The donor-funded scholarships application is due today (Wednesday). Don’t miss your chance to apply for over 200 scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year!

If you haven’t started yet, there’s still time! Traditional undergraduate students can find the application under “Student Resources” in their MyGeorgeFox portal.

Questions? Email the financial aid office (scholarships@georgefox.edu) and we’ll be happy to help!

Join Research and Instruction Librarian Andrea Abernathy online for a workshop covering the SCOPUS database. She’ll show you how to discover scholarship, track citations, and explore relevant journals with confidence.

The workshop will be held via Zoom today (Wednesday) at 2:30 p.m. Click here to register and for more information regarding future library workshops. 

This semester, the library is offering a series of workshops to help the Fox community navigate our increasingly digital library environment. Each workshop will be taught by a different librarian, making them an excellent way to refresh your skills, learn something new, or hear an old concept in a new way.

Questions? Contact Kate Wimer (kwimer@georgefox.edu).

The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “FORMATION,” so send us your best poems, stories, essays, and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.

The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.

All are welcome to submit, including faculty and staff and those who are not members of the George Fox community!

Submission Guidelines:

• Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
• Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
• For artwork: Files should be named as the title of your piece, followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.

All work should be submitted through our website. Submissions close on Monday, March 1, at 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Libby Kerns (lkerns17@georgefox.edu).

Despite a really good season of giving, some staple food items have flown off the shelves in the Bruin Community Pantry food bank, leaving some spots bare.

The following items are urgently needed in the food bank:

• Peanut butter
• Pasta sauce
• Pasta other than elbow macaroni & spaghetti noodles
• Black beans
• Pinto beans
• Soup (anything other than cream of mushroom)
• Boxed meals (macaroni & cheese, Hamburger/Tuna Helper, rice meals)
• Gluten-free/dairy-free items

Drop off your donations at the food bank in Roberts Center during the hours of operation.

This information and more can be found on the BCP website.

The Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) is this week, and it’s entirely online!

From Wednesday to Saturday, join us to learn from people like Eugene Cho and Esau McCaulley on how we as students and Christians can pursue anti-racism in our daily lives. Fill out this form to get information on sessions and post-SCORR debrief sessions led by Fox students and staff.

For students who want chapel credit, be sure to register for the events you’re attending on the iAttended app. Check out the SCORR schedule to decide what sessions to attend, and email Hannah Lee hlee17@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Office of Spiritual Life is excited to open up the Prayer Chapel to students who would like to use the space for prayer, meditation, or any spiritual practice.

You can reserve the space by filling out this form. Students can reserve a time beginning tomorrow (Wednesday), and the chapel will be open throughout the remainder of the semester.

Due to COVID-19 safety policies, we can only allow up to five people at a time, and students must maintain physical distancing, wear a face covering, and sanitize as you enter the space.

Questions? Contact Spiritual Life (spirituallife@georgefox.edu).

The Premedical Club is having our February meeting! Come learn about what it’s like to be in medical school from George Fox alumni and current medical school students David Howell and Jesse Wilson.

We’ll meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) in Hoover 105.

Sign up with this link. Questions? Contact Cate Snedecor at csnedecor19@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be unavailable this morning (Tuesday) from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

We live in a climate of increasing political polarization and tension. This study is looking at self-reported political ideology and a variety of different relational variables to identify similarities and differences across the political spectrum.

This survey will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete and is part of a dissertation for the PsyD program. Click here to complete the survey.

After completion, some participants may be asked to participate in an additional part of the study in person. This part will consist of telling a narrative about specific pictures and will take an additional 30 minutes.

Participants will be entered to win one of ten $10 Amazon gift cards. Involvement in the study is strictly voluntary, and participation can be withdrawn at any point in time.

If you are interested in contributing to research on political ideology and a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card, please complete this survey.

Questions? Contact Dalton Young (dyoung18@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.

A group has been created to help female students heal from abusive relationships and be empowered from a faith-based, holistic curriculum created by ARMS (Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services), a local nonprofit.

A George Fox student will be leading the group throughout the semester weekly on Thursdays.

To receive the Zoom link or ask any questions, please email or call ARMS (info@abuserecovery.org, 503-846-9284 or 866-262-9284).