The Daily Bruin

Be sure to join us for the Polar Plunge this Friday, Jan. 24! Bus shifts to Tilikum Camp begin at 6 p.m. Every brave soul willing to take a swim in frigid water will receive a prized sweatshirt, smores and hot chocolate. Sign-ups are now available.

Next week, back by popular demand, another Trivia Night has been scheduled for Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Gather a team and play with a chance to win a big prize.

Questions? Contact activities@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at the Chehalem Cultural Center tonight (Monday). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the program begins at 6 p.m.

Leroy Barber will be the keynote speaker, and the Christopher Brown Jazz Quartet and Newberg Ballet Folklorico will perform. Following the program, breakout sessions on issues of race, poverty and justice will be led by Oregon Humanities Conversation Project facilitators, and a breakout session for high school students will be led by Guadalupe Garcia McCall, a George Fox assistant professor of English.

The breakout sessions are expected to end around 8 p.m. Click here for more information.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

All students are invited to the Nike Unlocked session on Friday, Jan. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 103. This informational event will focus on Nike’s history and heritage, as well as jobs and internships.

This will be a lively session with videos, giveaways and speakers! Feel free to come for all or part of this event.

For more information, visit Handshake, stop by the IDEA Center, or contact Nadine Pasin at npasin@georgefox.edu.

Would you like to know more about working in a helping profession? Come to the BSW info session on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Stevens 209. Doughnuts will be provided!

At the session you will be able to learn more about social work as a major and the professional opportunities that having a bachelor’s degree in social work offers.

Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Carry the Love tour is coming to George Fox on Monday, Jan. 27, and we could not be more excited! It will be an evening of worship and inspiration to move our generation to love like Jesus.

Join students for a revival of faith in our day. Each year at this event, we unite to worship, encounter God, and activate our calling and purpose. Follow this link to register for free and see the scheduled events.

Questions? Contact Avery Kornoelje (akornoelje19@georgefox.edu).

We are looking to talk to a group of commuter students about their thoughts on student activities. Come to the FoxHole on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 12:45 p.m. for a commuter lunch focus group. There will be free pizza and great discussion for commuter students!

Questions? Contact Ross Renfroe at rrenfroe17@georgefox.edu.

If you love sports and want to learn about how to break into the sports industry, come to the Sports Career Fair at the Moda Center in Portland on Friday, Feb. 21, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. To reserve your spot, bring $20 to the front desk of the IDEA Center. Tickets will go quickly, so act fast!

You will meet and network with organizations in the sports industry and hear from some of the best in the business. A panel presentation will be followed by a fair where you can talk to recruiters from the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders, Tacoma Rainiers, Portland Winterhawks, Sacramento Kings, and many others.

Transportation will be provided for those who need it. Plus, your $20 ticket will get you into that night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

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

Join the Academic Resource Center for an APA workshop on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. in Hoover 105. Learn the details of the updated seventh edition APA style, including formatting, citations, references, writing style and more.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a special guest lecture, “The Gardeners’ Dirty Hands: Environmental Politics & Christian Ethics,” this Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Presenting will be Noah Toly, professor of urban studies and politics & international relations at Wheaton College, where he directs the Center for Urban Engagement. In his lecture, Toly will offer an interpretation of environmental governance that draws upon insights into the tragic – the need to forego, give up, undermine, or destroy one or more goods in order to possess or secure one or more other goods.

Toly will engage Christian and classical Greek ideas of the tragic to illuminate the enduring challenges of environmental politics. He’ll suggest that Christians have unique resources for responsible engagement with global environmental politics while acknowledging the need for mutually agreed, and ultimately normative, restraints.

Toly is being hosted by the William Penn Honors Program. To learn more about his visit, visit this link.

The university community is invited to a free lecture, “When Islam is Not a Religion,” at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Hoover 105.

Presenting will be Asma Uddin, a religious liberty lawyer and scholar working for the protection of religious expression for people of all faiths in the U.S. and abroad.

After graduating from The University of Chicago Law School, Uddin served as counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and as director of strategy for the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C. Uddin has worked on religious liberty cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and federal trial courts.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Come to the FoxHole today (Sunday) from 2 to 5 p.m. to relax, eat snacks, and enjoy board games. Whether you enjoy casual party games that make you laugh or outwitting your opponents in a strategy game, Game Night Club has the game for you!

All experience levels welcome. We teach new games every week. Questions? Contact Sadie Lapiers at slapiers17@georgefox.edu.

The Vespers worship band is in need of musicians for the spring semester. We are especially interested in the following: drummers (drum kit provided), guitarists (electric and acoustic), and male vocalists.

We will have an audition tomorrow (Monday) at 7 p.m. Please email Jamie Johnson (jamiej@georgefox.edu) if you are interested. He will provide the venue info for the audition at that time. Thanks!

Join us for a research seminar, “Gamification of STEM Courses in Higher Education,” presented by a math faculty candidate, this Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 3 to 4 p.m. in EHS 125.

While the word “gamification” may sound like it means playing games in class, it means something entirely different: the infusion of game principles into an otherwise non-game situation.

Gamification is the addition of game elements, mechanics, and principles to non-game contexts – the classroom, for example. Gamified settings are becoming more and more popular in non-classroom contexts, and this research specifically looks at what it might take to gamify an undergraduate STEM course, including advantages, disadvantages and challenges.

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).

The Emerging Leaders Internship Program connects students of color with paid internships throughout the Portland area. Applications are open until Friday, Jan. 31.

Interested students are encouraged to attend an application workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Lemmons 13. Dinner will be provided. Sign up for the workshop here.

Students will have the chance to work on their resumes and the supplemental questions with staff from the IDEA Center. Opportunities are available for almost all majors and for freshmen through graduating seniors.

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

Interested in learning or improving your Spanish? Join the Spanish program for a welcome back party in the FoxHole this Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m.!

We will be hearing from students who have studied abroad, and you will get a chance to socialize with your fellow majors and minors. This event is open to everyone, but please note that it is held entirely in Spanish.

Questions? Contact Sally Martin at smartin16@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at the Chehalem Cultural Center on Monday, Jan. 20. Doors open at 5:30 p.m with the program beginning at 6 p.m.

Leroy Barber will be the keynote speaker, with the Christopher Brown Jazz Quartet and Newberg Ballet Folklorico performing during the program. Following the program, breakout sessions on issues of race, poverty and justice will be led by Oregon Humanities Conversation Project facilitators. Also, a breakout session for high school students will be led by Guadalupe Garcia McCall, a George Fox assistant professor of English.

The breakout sessions are expected to end around 8 p.m. Click here for more information about the event.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Need assistance filing your 2020-21 FAFSA? Stuck in the process or need assistance retrieving your username and password? We can help! Feel free to stop by Murdock Library 103 during these times:

• Tuesday, Jan. 21, 3 to 5 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 23, 2 to 4 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 24, 9 to 11 a.m.

Questions? Contact finaid@georgefox.edu.

Come to the Foxhole this Sunday, Jan. 19, from 2 to 5 p.m. to relax, eat snacks, and enjoy board games. Whether you enjoy casual party games that make you laugh or outwitting your opponents in a strategy game, Game Night Club has the game for you!

All experience levels welcome. We teach new games every week. Questions? Contact Sadie Lapiers at slapiers17@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe will all be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will resume regular hours of operation on Tuesday, Jan 21.

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

Tax time is nearly here! Student Accounts is preparing to have 1098-T tuition tax statements available by Friday, Jan. 31, for students who qualify. We ask that you please sign up for electronic access. Granting consent only takes a minute and you will get the following benefits:

• Earliest access to the form
• Access to a PDF copy that can be sent to parents/third parties
• Avoid mail delays and theft
• Help us save paper

You can sign up in the “Account Services” menu of the “Financial Account” tile on MyGeorgeFox. See this page for specific instructions.

Questions? Email studentaccounts@georgefox.edu or call us at 503-554-2301.