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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 stop by 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 will be hosting a morning session Thursday, Oct. 18, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Stevens 109 (donuts will be served!), and an evening session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Stevens 101 (pizza will be served!)

Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity! Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) for more information.

In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Peace and Justice welcomes Curtis Acosta to campus tonight (Monday) from 7 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Acosta is an assistant professor in Language and Culture in Education at the University of Arizona South, and founder of Acosta Latino Learning Partnership and Acosta Educational Partnership. He is a teacher who fought to keep his outlawed ethnic studies classes alive. He will focus on the recent federal court victory and speak about his journey and the importance of Mexican-American heritage studies.

The event is free and open to the community. Please contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe will all be closed today (Friday), for fall break. Regular hours of operation will resume on Monday, Oct. 15.

Are you interested in taking better photos, visiting beautiful locations in Oregon, and creating a photography portfolio? Look no further than Photography Club! We are open to beginners who have never used a camera, as well as more intermediate photographers looking to get more out of their cameras.

We will be meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Roberts Center Room 168 on Monday, Oct. 15. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

While we provide cameras at meetings, we highly encourage you to bring your own camera as well, even if it is just your phone.

Please contact Xylia Rehling (xrehling17@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Wineskin is now accepting submissions! There is no theme for this semester – just send us your best work. We are looking for poems, stories, essays, and artwork that encourages a new perspective of the world and intrigue us with their attention to patterns of sight, touch, thought, and sound.

All poetry, prose, photography, and artwork may be submitted to gfuwineskin@gmail.com (Please limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission). Please title each piece and remove all watermarks.

Submissions close on Friday, Nov. 9.

Contact Hannah Dierdorff (hdierdorff15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Newberg campus will be closed tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 12) for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Store, Mail Services and the Newberg library will be closed.

Need a devoted friend and endless entertainment? Goldfish are available for adoption through the biology department. Stop by EHS 202 anytime from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday or Friday. There are bags to tote them home. Goldfish are perfect for dorm rooms and outdoor ponds (not streams/creeks). Give them a good home!

Contact Teresa Arnold with questions at tarnold@georgefox.edu or ext. 2724.

Remind your families to register for Family Weekend, Oct. 19-21! Registration is open until Friday, Oct. 12. There will be events, games, prizes, and many additional opportunities to spend quality time with your family on campus!

Your family can’t make it? No problem. Family can be a spouse, friend, grandparents, or anyone else that YOU consider family. Gather a group of friends and register together! We would love to have you join the festivities even if your family can’t come.

The registration link can be found here, or if you are a group of friends, email parents@georgefox.edu and we will get you signed up!

Questions? Email us at parents@georgefox.edu.

We’re excited to announce that we have come to an agreement with the Chehalem Parks and Recreation District, and entrance to the district’s pool is now free to all undergraduates!

To get into the pool you must have your George Fox ID card. If you bought a punch card, you can bring it and get refunded for the punches you didn’t use.

Thank you for your patience as we worked to broker the best deal for those in our George Fox community!

Contact Bailey Sauls (bsauls15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Bruin Store is looking for a few capable individuals to join our team. Here are the strengths we are looking for in our employees:

• Flexible availability
• Self-motivating, high functioning and task oriented
• Retail experience is preferred but not required

The Bruin Store is operated by Follett Higher Education Group. We pay minimum wage ($10.75 per hour). Since we are not work-study, hours per week is not limited.

If you are interested, apply here.

For more information, contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Thank you and Go Bruins!

Got stress, aches, and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come by to get a massage performed by a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 30-minute massages on Monday, Oct. 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m. in Roberts 204.

All proceeds will be donated to help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome!

Preregister here. Questions? Contact Bree Becker (bbecker13@georgefox.edu).

You’re invited to attend the Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Portland State University! This fair is for students NOT studying STEM subjects (science, tech, engineering and math).

Over 80 employers will be there to talk about jobs and internships for this spring and summer. Employers include Boeing, the Beaverton School District, the Oregon Health Authority, PGE and U.S. Bank. See the full list of employers here.

Ride down with other George Fox students and IDEA Center staff or go on your own. Vans will depart at 10:45 a.m. and return to campus by 2:30 p.m. Sign up through Handshake.

Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The newly remodeled pantry in Roberts Center is ready to receive donations! Thanks to the team in Plant Services, we have a fresh coat of paint and plenty of shelves to fill. From Monday, Oct. 22, until 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, we will be holding a food drive competition.

The office that brings in the most non-perishable food donations will receive bakery items from Newberg Bakery on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Each individual product will be counted and tallied to determine the winning department.

If your office would like to participate, please email studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Check out our website or Facebook page for information about items to donate.

The Fencing Club is open to all levels of experience in fencing, from novice on up. The purpose of the club is to have fun learning how to fence and to get a chance to have fun every Wednesday sword fighting.

We supply the equipment, but if you already have gear you would like to use feel free to bring it along. We meet from 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays in the Hadlock Student Center.

Contact Laurelle Ramsey (lramsey16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

See you there!

University theatre auditions for the winter musical, Jane Eyre, are coming up!

The general audition will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Call-backs will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. both Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 in the same location.

Prepare a fully memorized and rehearsed 90-second dramatic monologue and one minute of a Broadway song of your choice for the general audition (bring sheet music to the audition). Call-backs will feature cold readings, dance auditions and vocal work.

There is a cast of nine women, six men and six children (ages 10-17). Sign up for an audition time slot on the theatre call board in the Lemmons Center!

Contact Director Rhett Luedtke (rluedtke@georgefox.edu) for more information.

George Fox partners with Hillsboro Airporter to provide shuttle service to Portland International Airport. Students will be expected to work directly with Hillsboro Airporter to reserve their spot.

Here are the details:

• Each shuttle can fit five to six passengers. The cost per student is based on the total number of passengers during the scheduled times, so if you can fill one shuttle, the cost per student could be as low as $15 (if you have a total of six passengers). Cost for one student is $65.
• Make your reservations more than 24 hours in advance and Hillsboro Airporter can group you together. To reserve your spot, go online to Hillsboro Airporter & Car Service LLC.
• Hillsboro Airporter accepts cash or credit card for payment. Parents can call Hillsboro Airporter with a credit card to pay for their student’s fare.
• Hillsboro Airporter has 24/7 service. It will work with students and their families, putting students together to lower the cost of the fare.

Other options for transportation can be found on this website. Questions? Contact the Office of Student Life (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316).

The Bruin Store is looking for a few capable individuals to join our team. Here are the strengths we are looking for in our employees:

• Flexible availability
• Self-motivating, high functioning and task oriented
• Retail experience is preferred but not required

The Bruin Store is operated by Follett Higher Education Group. We pay minimum wage ($10.75 per hour). Since we are not work-study, hours per week is not limited.

If you are interested, apply here.

For more information, contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Thank you and Go Bruins!

Student Activities is hosting a student concert and we want you! If you have musical talent, show it off to the student body! Sign up to audition and show the world what you’ve got!

The deadline to sign up is this Friday, Oct. 12, at 11:59 p.m.

Sign-ups are available here.

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a lip sync group? The time is now! This event is Friday, Nov. 2, but applications are open from now until this Friday, Oct. 12, at 11:59 p.m.!

Get a team together and follow this link to participate in the action!