The Daily Bruin

The Office for Spiritual Life has invited our local churches to participate in a rolling church fair over the next three weeks.  During the school week, we will host one church per meal time on the lawn outside of the SpiL House. 

With your safety in mind, churches have been asked to send no more than two representatives, to wear masks at all times, to make available only individually packaged items, to refrain from physical contact, and to keep six feet of distance at all times.

We are eager to have you connect with our wonderful area churches and are grateful that they are willing to come to campus. We will highlight visiting churches on our Instagram account @gfuspil. 

Questions? Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

It has come to our attention that many commuters are expecting to automatically receive a parking permit because they were charged for it this summer. Unfortunately, the only way to get the permit is to go online and register for it.

The reason for this is that there is no way for us to know if you have moved, changed housing, or brought a different vehicle than the one you had last year. Make sure to include a valid mailing address when ordering. After completing your registration, print out the temporary permit and place it in your vehicle until you receive your sticker.

If you have tried to register but are having trouble, please contact Campus Public Safety. We can look into your registration account to see why you are being denied access.

Also in a separate note, the 99W lot by Steve’s Automotive is no longer leased by George Fox, so please don’t park there to avoid being towed.

Questions? Contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or campussafety@georgefox.edu.

Come join us as we reopen the Hadlock Student Center today (Wednesday)!

Hours:

• Monday – Friday: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Sunday: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Please note the following changes:

• The weight room has a maximum capacity of 22 people to maintain physical distancing
• You must reserve a one-hour time slot for the climbing wall through IMLeagues
• One-on-one basketball will not be permitted, but up to three people may share a hoop with separate balls
• Basketball courts 2 and 3 will be closed for class space
• Basketball court 1 and the track will be available outside of class hours (see times below)

Class times:

• Monday: 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 7:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Wednesday: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Thursday: 7:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Friday: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m.

This year will look very different, but we will navigate it together. We look forward to seeing you all again!

Questions? Email Kiana Rasubala at krasubala@georgefox.edu

In May 2020, the U.S. Department of Education released new regulations governing campus sexual assault under Title IX, the law prohibiting sex discrimination at federally funded institutions. You can find these updates on our Title IX website.

These changes have been reflected in the course that we offer through EverFi: Sexual Assault Prevention for:

• Graduate students (including DPS)
• Undergraduate students
• Student-athletes

Implemented in 2013, the Campus Save Act requires colleges and universities to provide primary prevention and awareness programs regarding sexual misconduct and related offenses to their campus community.

This year, all students will be required to complete this new course. You should be sent an invitation email from the student life office with all the information you need. Please read the welcome letter carefully so that you understand what is expected of you, and if you have any concerns, what your options are.

If you don’t see it in your in-box, please check your spam folder. If you do NOT receive an email by Aug. 31, 2020, please email Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jere.

Students who find that they left their face covering at home as they were heading to class can get a disposable face covering at the following locations:

• Student Life (Hadlock Student Center)
• Murdock Library (Newberg Campus)
• Stevens Center (Information Desk)
• Spiritual Life (Barclay House)
• Intercultural Resource Center (Moore House)

Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

All Tuesday Morning Chapels will be viewable in three different formats this semester:

• Stream it live at 11 a.m.
• Watch it streaming live at Stoffer Family Stadium at 11 a.m. (first 100 students only)
• Stream it on-demand in the iAttended app if you are not able to watch it live

If you have downloaded the iAttended app, enter code SBAX to see the semester’s schedule of events, and then join us for Tuesday Morning Chapel this morning!

Questions? Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

As we all work and live together, it is especially crucial that everyone understands the processes for reporting concerns and cases related to COVID-19.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to familiarize yourself with these processes:

• #CampusClear Daily Screening
• COVID-19 Case Reporting
• COVID-19 Concern and Case Reporting Form

Questions? Email COT@georgefox.edu.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, students cannot congregate in the IDEA Center waiting room for drop-in appointments. Your CAP Coaches are still here to serve you though! Make a virtual or phone appointment for a 15-minute mini-meeting through Handshake. After the add/drop deadline on Sunday, Sep. 6, CAP Coaches will go back to offering 30-minute in-person appointments, as well as phone and virtual appointments.

Questions? Email Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

Do you want to get paid to help students stay connected and have a creative outlet for your writing, photography or art?

Applications are open to work on George Fox’s student newspaper, The Crescent, in the 2020-2021 school year. To apply, just send a short introduction and any samples of your work to asccrescent@georgefox.edu. Applications close Sunday, Sep. 6 at midnight.

Questions? Email asccrescent@georgefox.edu.

IDEA Center CAP coaches are here to help you finalize your fall schedule. There will be no in-person drop-ins for the first two weeks. Instead, you can make a virtual or phone mini appointment through Handshake. Go here to learn how.

You can also email your questions to your CAP Coach.

Undergraduate and grad students who do not weight lift are wanted for an eight-week strength training study.

Your time commitment: pretest session, training program twice a week for eight weeks (approximately 20 minutes per session), and a post-test session. A small honorarium will be offered for completing the study.

Contact Jason Brumitt (jbrumitt@georgefox.edu) for details.

The Office for Spiritual Life is excited to announce the Monday Morning Devotional (MoMoDeVo), a short devotional from one of our pastoral staff shared every Monday morning at 9 a.m. this semester.

Please visit this link to join us every Monday morning as we study the book of James. Students, if you want SpiL credit for watching, please watch it in the iAttended app.

Questions? Contact us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Students, we’re so excited to have you on campus! A number of academic departments and offices are hosting open houses from 3 to 4 p.m. for the first two weeks of classes so students can meet professors and staff and enjoy some awesome snacks.

The George Fox community is full of incredible people, and we can’t wait for you to get to know them! Check out the open house map here.

Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including teaching modality, meeting times and location, enrollment limit and wait-list numbers, course description, instructor info and often textbook listings, too (click the book icon after clicking on a course to expand its info).

Have questions? Write registrar@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in leadership on campus? We have open student government positions this year!

We need four freshman representatives, as well as a senior representative and a marketing director to fill our 2020-21 Associated Student Community team.

We would love to see you and answer all of your questions about joining student government. Join us on the quad at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to learn more!

If you have questions, contact Meredith Green (mgreen17@georgefox.edu).

This year we are excited to partner with the app iAttended to track all spiritual life attendance requirements.

Please download the app ASAP, create your account using your George Fox email account, and then press the “Enter Code” button. In the pop-up box, enter the code C358.

If you encounter problems, or have any questions, please email spirtuallife@georgefox.edu. 

A George Fox student and faculty member are looking for students to participate in a study of academic stress. Students will report throughout the fall semester via monthly five-minute surveys.

If surveys are completed on time, students will be eligible to win an Amazon gift card and will earn an entry to win for each survey completed.

To see if you are eligible to participate, please fill out the initial questionnaire by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27. If eligible, students will be contacted by email.

Questions? Email Karis Lee at klee19@georgefox.edu.

Join us across campus at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel. This first chapel of the year will be live-streamed across campus and available at this link.

President Robin Baker will introduce the new provost, Andrea Scott, welcome students to campus, and deliver the community charge with ASC president Meredith Green. Start the year off blessed as we worship and welcome students back to campus!

IDEA Center CAP coaches are here to help you finalize your fall schedule. There will be no in-person drop-ins for the first two weeks. Instead, you can make a virtual or phone mini appointment through Handshake. Go here to learn how.

You can also email your questions to your CAP Coach.

This year we are excited to partner with the app iAttended to track all spiritual life attendance requirements.

Please download the app ASAP, create your account using your George Fox email account, and then press the “Enter Code” button. In the pop-up box, enter the code C358.

If you encounter problems, or have any questions, please email spirtuallife@georgefox.edu.