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Join the university’s esports camp happening in the Wheeler building today through Friday, Aug. 25! Sign up, bring your kids, and have them join our youth community here at George Fox.

Here are some of the details:

• University lunch included
• Sessions meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
• Build a desktop gaming PC
• As much off-screen time as on-screen time
• Participate in the college esports scene
• Learn physical exercises and techniques you can use to keep your body in peak performance

For more information, please contact Miles Dean at mdean@georgefox.edu or Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@georgefox.edu.

Want to start your day off right? Join us for a practice of daily morning prayer! Beginning on Monday, Aug. 28, we will be gathering together daily (Monday through Friday) from 8:30 to 8:50 a.m. in the courtyard outside the Hoover art gallery (until the rains come or we outgrow the space!).

All students, faculty, and staff are all welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Travis Pickell at tpickell@georgefox.edu.

Interested in how politics works at the state level? Curious about public policy and advocacy? Want to meet and hear from state legislators, a campaign manager, a political reporter, a political communications director, a legislative director, a public policy analyst, and more?

If you said yes to any of these questions, then PSCI 285/485: Oregon Politics is the class for you.

Christine Drazan, former minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives (2019-21) and the Republican candidate for governor (2022), will teach this class aimed at helping students understand and navigate public policy, advocacy, and civic engagement.

This class is offered at both the 200 and 400 levels. Students who take the upper-division version will have more rigorous assignment expectations than those who register for the lower-division option. The class meets on Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and is open to all students, freshmen to seniors.

If you have any questions, please contact Caitlin Corning, chair of the Department of History and Politics, at ccorning@georgefox.edu.

We are so excited for our fall semester chapel calendar! The schedule is up on iAttended, and you can check it out for yourself.

If you are an incoming student, make sure you download the iAttended app before school starts. Remember that every student needs to complete 15 chapel credits by the end of each semester. Ten of those credits need to be in Bauman Auditorium at our Tuesday/Thursday chapels, and the other five can be done in chapel or through elective credits.

Looking forward to seeing you there, and we can’t wait to see what God has in store for us this year!

Oregon Backflow will be on campus testing water devices in all buildings on campus today (Monday) and tomorrow. Water pressure will be affected, and some water may be shut off for brief periods of time as well.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. Contact the Office of Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.

When ordering your packages, please remember to use the correct shipping address: 501 N. Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132. There is an address across the street from the Roberts Center that reads 510 N. Villa Road, and some student packages have been delivered there.

Please note that any misdelivered package(s) to that address will not be brought over to Mail Services, students will not be allowed to pick up packages at that address, and the resident at that address will not be returning any misdelivered packages to the sender.

Please be sure to double-check that your name and correct address is in the shipping information when ordering your packages. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Oregon Backflow will be on campus testing water devices in all buildings on campus this Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 21-22. Water pressure will be affected, and some water may be shut off for brief periods of time as well.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. Contact the Office of Plant Services at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Beginning this semester, the university is no longer offering its own primary medical care. Rather, we are welcoming a new health care model for students in partnership with Providence Medical Group.

The medical care clinic will continue to be co-located with counseling services, but it will be staffed by providers from Providence Health systems. As such, medical care will be accessed through your medical insurance plan similar to when you go to see your own medical care providers at home (with the requisite costs associated with your medical insurance plan such as co-pays and deductibles).

Please note that this change only applies to medical care. Counseling services will continue to be offered to students through George Fox at no additional cost.

We believe students will be well-served by partnering with Providence Medical Group. A couple of anticipated advantages of moving to this model are expanded hours and access to Providence Health system’s expansive network of specialists and medical services.

The new Providence medical services and George Fox counseling services will be housed in the Health and Counseling Center’s current location on campus (Woodward House). We are looking forward to the excellent medical care that Providence will provide and will be communicating details regarding these changes on the Health and Counseling website.

Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students already here on Thursday evening, Aug. 24, and Friday, Aug. 25.

Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the Bauman or 99W lot on Friday.

Students: If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, Le Shana, Gulley, Brandt or Newlin halls, we need you to vacate the lots associated with these locations on Thursday morning and stay out of them on Friday.

If you normally park in the Le Shana or Newlin Hall lots, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the areas in front of the buildings remain clear. You can also move your vehicles to the Bauman lot.

Everyone who parks in the Pennington lot, lollipop area, Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the 99W lot on Thursday morning. Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students!

The lot in between the Roberts Center, Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated on Thursday evening.

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and view the parking brochure on the CPS website for lot locations. Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!

Join the university community in saying farewell to Barbi Doran, who will be leaving George Fox at the end of this week after more than 15 years of service.

We will host an open house celebration for her this afternoon (Thursday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 101. Refreshments will be served!

Swing by to wish Barbi well as she embarks on a new chapter in her life.

The Bruin Bookstore is now hiring for the fall 2023 rush! Come help us out running the cash-wrap, restocking the floor, and helping your classmates get their course materials.

The perks? A flexible schedule (we’ll work around classes), a $15-per-hour wage (paid weekly), employee discounts, and opportunities to pick up hours and pocket cash throughout the year. We are an equal-opportunity employer.

Stop by the bookstore or go to this link to apply.

The Bruin Community Pantry is looking for volunteers for the fall 2023 semester.

Our program continues to grow! Last year (July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023) we had 6,139 visits to the food bank.

• 78% were undergraduates
• 8% were people from the community
• 5% were employees
• 5% were graduates
• 4% were alumni

If you are interested in volunteering in some capacity, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.

Ways to Volunteer (contact Jere if interested.)

• Leftovers: Very flexible schedule
• Food deliveries: Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m.
• Panera Bread restocking: Fridays and mornings but flexible
• Substitute at the food bank

Volunteers at the food bank must be able to commit to a weekly schedule for the entire fall semester. Other volunteer opportunities have more flexibility.

The food bank will soon be moving from Roberts Center to Lewis Apartment 1. While at this time we do not have a move date, we will also need help moving spaces.

For more information, check out the Bruin Community Pantry website.

Join the university community in saying farewell to Barbi Doran, who will be leaving George Fox at the end of this week after more than 15 years of service.

We will host an open house celebration for her from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Stevens 101. Refreshments will be served!

Swing by to wish Barbi well as she embarks on a new chapter in her life.

Disability & Accessibility Services is looking for front desk workers for the upcoming year. This job entails administrative duties, marketing, face-to-face customer service, and helping students with disabilities with test accommodations.

The job is available to work up to 15 hours per week during the school year. Come work with a dynamic, fun, encouraging team while you gain valuable transferable skills serving others.

Sound like you? Apply now on Handshake! If you have any questions, contact Carrie Kisling at ckisling@georgefox.edu.

Starting this week, CAP Coaches are available for drop-in appointments through the second week of classes. If you want to make changes to your schedule, talk with a CAP coach about an academic appeal, have questions about your roadmap, etc. please come by! No need to make an appointment.

We have coaches available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to meet with you. All coaches are cross-trained on all academic programs so we can serve you with expedient efficiency!

You can also call or email your coach, but be aware that due to a high volume of requests there might be a slight delay in their response. We look forward to seeing you back on campus soon!

The George Fox Esports Arena invites you to come learn more about our program at a special event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 26, as we unveil our new plans to student leaders and our student-athletes.

We also invite students looking for internship opportunities in both photography and broadcasting, as well as content creators. We’re also actively searching for players who play League of Legends, Tekken and Street Fighter.

For more information, or to simply get in touch to learn more about the esports program, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@georgefox.edu.

If you can’t make it, that’s OK; our doors are now welcome for any student on campus who wishes to take a look or have a relaxing day within our gaming community. We will be hosting many events throughout the year, so expect more to come!

The Department of History of Politics is offering a new class, PSCI 285/485: Oregon Politics, taught by Christine Drazan, minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021 and the Republican nominee for governor in 2022.

This class will give students a real-world understanding of how campaigns are run, policies are created and advocates are heard. In addition, it will provide students with access to professionals and politicians whose careers have put them “in the room” at critical times in Oregon’s history.

Within an environment of respectful dialogue, the course will bring in guest speakers from across the political spectrum for candid conversations about the role of politics in addressing Oregon’s challenges and opportunities for progress.

Students will use critical thinking and analysis, as well as the application of biblical principles to real-world political scenarios, to establish their own path to lifelong, faithful, wholehearted civic engagement. This class is open to students from any major.

Welcome students! As you are making you way to campus, Mail Services would like to share some basic information for your mail and packages. Please note that all mail and packages will need to be sent to the following address:

Your Name (no nicknames or alias)
501 N Villa Road (your box number)
Newberg, OR 97132

All student mail and packages can be picked up at Mail Services in the Roberts Center, which is across the parking lot from the Hadlock Student Center. You must have photo ID with you when you pick up your mail and packages; a photo from your phone will not be accepted.

We look forward to having you all here, and please let us know if you have any questions. You can reach us at mailservices@georgefox.edu.

Temperatures are soaring this week. Expect temperatures to range between 90 and 105 degrees. Humidity will also be high, from 45% to 63%. It may feel a lot warmer.

As per our heat protocol, please follow these steps:

• Stay hydrated by drinking water every 20 minutes.
• Schedule more strenuous work in the cooler parts of the day, such as the morning.
• Take advantage of cooler buildings such as the Murdock Library, Klages, or Canyon Commons.
• Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., check on fellow employees every hour to two hours.
• Know the symptoms of heat-related illnesses.

If you have any questions about best practices during high heat, please contact Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Community Pantry is looking for volunteers for the fall 2023 semester.

Our program continues to grow! Last year (July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023) we had 6,139 visits to the food bank.

• 78% were undergraduates
• 8% were people from the community
• 5% were employees
• 5% were graduates
• 4% were alumni

If you are interested in volunteering in some capacity, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.

Ways to Volunteer (contact Jere if interested.)

• Leftovers: Very flexible schedule
• Food deliveries: Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m.
• Panera Bread restocking: Fridays and mornings but flexible
• Substitute at the food bank

Volunteers at the food bank must be able to commit to a weekly schedule for the entire fall semester. Other volunteer opportunities have more flexibility.

The food bank will soon be moving from Roberts Center to Lewis Apartment 1. While at this time we do not have a move date, we will also need help moving spaces.

For more information, check out the Bruin Community Pantry website.