The Daily Bruin

If you are interested in learning what it means to be an ally, please come join us for a conversation with our “allyship panel” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today (Friday) in Canyon Commons’ banquet room.

You will be hearing from students and faculty about their experiences of either having been or being an ally. The goal is to better educate our campus on the importance of being an ally to better support our students of color. Everyone is welcome!

Contact Jessica Coyne (jcoyne17@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Night to Shine is back on Friday, Feb. 8! Night to Shine is a special-needs prom sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, complete with a red-carpet entrance, limos, dinner, professional hair and makeup, karaoke and lots of dancing!

We are looking for volunteers to be buddies to our special guests. We also have many other volunteer opportunities. To sign up to volunteer, go to newbergcc.org/ntsvolunteer. Have questions? Contact Katlyn Kronschnabl at katlyn@newbergcc.org.

The university community is invited to the Chehalem Cultural Center to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, Jan. 21. This year’s theme is “A Message of Hope.”

In addition to spoken word, musical and vocal performances, we are excited to welcome our guest speaker, Miles K. Davis, president of Linfield College. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the program begins at 6 p.m., followed by a reception and resource fair. The center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St.

Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu for more information.

STRONG, a group created to provide support to students dealing with chronic illness or pain that affects daily life (fibromyalgia, PTSD, ME/CFS, etc.), is getting started on campus.

These things are often invisible to the healthy population and can be isolating, especially as a college student. We want you to feel supported and heard in your community!

STRONG will have its first meeting of the semester on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. (location TBD). If you’re interested and would like more information or have questions, please contact Dani Hillenbrand at dhillenbrand17@georgefox.edu.

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the IDEA Center is hosting its third annual Job & Internship Fair. Employers from the Portland area and beyond will be on campus to talk with students from all majors, looking to recruit for various jobs and internships.

This is an amazing opportunity to connect with industry-leading companies right here on the George Fox campus. Stay tuned for updates in the coming weeks!

Students are strongly encouraged to register for this event. To register, visit our web page on Handshake.

Questions? Contact Grace Tissell at gtissell@georgefox.edu.

Are you a sports fan? Do you want to pursue a career in the sports industry? Then come to the Portland Trail Blazers’ Sports Career & Internship Fair on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 4:30 p.m. at the Moda Center.

Tickets are $14 and include fair registration and a ticket to the game that night. Bring your $14 and reserve your spot by visiting the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Transportation will be available. A panel will be followed by the fair, where you can talk to specific recruiters.

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

Need help writing a paper, staying on top of your assignments, or preparing for tests? Come to the Academic Resource Center (ARC), where you will find students helping students. Through one-on-one and group consultations, trained peer consultants can help you become a better reader, writer and learner.

We will be open for appointments starting next week (Jan. 22). You can see our availabilities and schedule an appointment online at arcschedule.georgefox.edu.

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

Interested in mentoring children in foster care? Come to a training and get certified to serve with Foster Parents’ Night Out. Sign up using this link. The training is scheduled from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, in Lemmons 5.

Contact Cana Buckley (cbuckley17@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

All are invited to Fox @ the Fireside in the Murdock Library from 3 to 4 p.m. today (Thursday)!

Gather around the library fireplace for coffee, refreshments and conversation with Melanie Springer Mock as she shares about her recently published book, Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Email library@georgefox.edu.

The School of Physical Therapy has launched a Twitter page (@GFUDPT) devoted to health promotion. The goal of this page is to present new and updated information for the public, including information about exercise, videos presenting exercise techniques, dietary recommendations, and cooking videos demonstrating healthy options.

Have you ever wanted to present your slam poetry? Original music? Stand-up comedy? Interpretive dance? Or anything in between? Try it all at Coffee Cottage Open Mic this Saturday, Jan. 19!

It is a great time to try something new. Show up at 6:45 p.m. to fill in your slot, or 7 p.m. if you would rather watch the fun.

Please note: Due to our copyright laws, we cannot allow covers; we encourage original works all around. Additionally, if you are performing an original song, please bring your instrument. We provide an amp and microphone.

Join us at the Coffee Cottage, 808 E Hancock St. Contact Araya Glancy (aglancy16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Are you interested in helping people? Have you ever considered a degree in social work? Social work is a profession for those with a desire to help people improve their lives.

If this sounds exciting to you, please plan to attend one of our info sessions to find out more about the major and about the many opportunities a degree in social work can provide!

We’ll be hosting two sessions in Stevens 109. Pizza will be provided in the evening session (Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 5 to 6 p.m.), and donuts will be provided in the morning session (Thursday, Jan 24, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.).

Please plan to join us if you’d like to know more. Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

It’s time to start thinking about leadership roles for next year! Don’t miss the Student Leadership Fair today (Wednesday) in Canyon Commons from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be information on how to apply for roles in Student Activities, Student Government, clubs, Spiritual and Intercultural Life, Residence Life, Commuter Life, the Hadlock Student Center and peer advising. Professional staff and student leaders will be available to answer any questions you have.

If you have questions or want to know more, contact Stephanie St. Cyr (sstcyr@georgefox.edu) or Kristi Welker (kwelker@georgefox.edu).

We hope to see you there!

Volleyball’s rise in popularity over the past 30 years has created a growing need to better understand the biomechanical causes for shoulder injuries, particularly in youth volleyball players.

The biomedical engineering program is inviting a candidate to speak to how their research lab uses motion capture to analyze the mechanics of hitting a volleyball with the goal of creating better best-practices guidelines for strength and conditioning and repetition counts.

Join us from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, in EHS 102 to hear about several ongoing experiments in the lab, including using impulse and momentum techniques to estimate the forces on the body during a hit and ways to compare variation in types of motions. The presentation will highlight connections between the undergraduate engineering curriculum and the research techniques.

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

We are now taking applications for spring break serve trips! SpiL trips are week-long trips March 24-31.

This year, we are going to:

• Urban Impact (Seattle)
• Outdoor Oregon (Ashland, Oregon)
• Camp Attitude (Foster, Oregon)
• Mending Wings (Wapato, Washington)
• Portland 101 (Portland)

Applications to be a student leader are also available. If you have been on a trip before, consider joining a team as a student leader! Applications can be found on the SpiL website.

Applications are open through February. For more information or if you have any questions, email Monik Kadarmanto at mkadarmanto@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please encourage students to apply!

If you are a social work sophomore (or social work freshman who is planning on studying abroad) and are planning to apply to the BSW program, this is a reminder that the late application deadline is Friday, Jan. 25, by 5 p.m., when all application materials need to be turned in to the Meridian Street House (social work office).

Night to Shine is back on Friday, Feb. 8! Night to Shine is a special-needs prom sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, complete with a red-carpet entrance, limos, dinner, professional hair and makeup, karaoke and lots of dancing!

We are looking for volunteers to be buddies to our special guests. We also have many other volunteer opportunities. To sign up to volunteer, go to newbergcc.org/ntsvolunteer. Have questions? Contact Katlyn Kronschnabl at katlyn@newbergcc.org.

Do you want to learn more about on-campus student leadership opportunities for next year? Come to the Student Leadership Fair to learn how to become a Resident Assistant (RA), Peer Advisor (PA), or other Student Life leader.

The fair will be in Canyon Commons tomorrow (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be representatives from clubs, Commuter Life, Intercultural Life, the Peer Advisor program, Residence Life, Spiritual Life, Student Activities, and Student Government to answer questions about roles they are hiring for next academic year.

If you have questions or want to know more, contact Stephanie St. Cyr (sstcyr@georgefox.edu) or Kristi Welker (kwelker@georgefox.edu).

We hope to see you there!

Undergrad commuters: We invite you to join the Commuter Life team for lunch. All lunches will be held from 11:30 a.m. to  1 p.m. Please see the schedule below for the dates and location of these lunches.

The lunches are highly social and all about building community among undergraduate commuters.

• Thursday, Jan. 24 – Canyon Commons
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 – FoxHole
• Thursday, March 7 – Canyon Commons
• Monday, April 8 – FoxHole

Any questions should be directed to Kristi Welker, director of Commuter Life, by emailing kwelker@georgefox.edu or calling 503-554-2308.

The university community is invited to the Chehalem Cultural Center to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, Jan. 21. This year’s theme is “A Message of Hope.”

In addition to spoken word, musical and vocal performances, we are excited to welcome our guest speaker, Miles K. Davis, president of Linfield College. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the program begins at 6 p.m., followed by a reception and resource fair. The center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St.

Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu for more information.