The Daily Bruin

Attend this year’s polar plunge and jump into freezing cold water with your friends! Each student who completes the polar plunge will be given a free sweatshirt. There are three different times for you to choose from.

The spots are limited to only 100 people per time slot (300 total), so sign up ASAP. The plunging will take place on Friday, Jan. 12, at Camp Tilikum.

6 p.m. Time Slot
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8 p.m. Time Slot

Questions? Contact Melissa Fox (mfox14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Are you applying to be an RA? Looking to make your resume stand out? Email idea@georgefox.edu with your resume to have it reviewed by a Career Coach before submitting your application. We’ll give you feedback on how to make your resume shine.

For other questions, please call 503-554-2330 or come visit us in the IDEA Center.

Make this Monday’s holiday a day on in service and partnership to the greater Portland community!

Our annual participation in the 2018 MLK Day of Service will take place on Monday, Jan. 15, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Warner Pacific College. Any and all students, staff and faculty are encouraged to register and join in this great community-building event.

Details on the day are available at this link. Registration can be done here.

Transportation to and from George Fox’s Newberg campus will be provided, as will lunch. We will be serving alongside participants from Warner, Concordia University, Portland Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, Portland State University and more!

We are always so proud of how the George Fox community bears witness to Christ and shows up with such great representation at this event every year.

“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.” (Jesus, in Matthew 20:28)

Night to Shine is just around the corner, on Friday, Feb. 9! Night to Shine is a prom for those with special needs. The night is complete with a red carpet entrance, limo rides, karaoke, dinner, hair and makeup sessions, shoe shining, and lots of dancing! The event will run from 5 to 9 p.m. at Newberg Christian Church.

We are looking for buddies to help our special guests have an ultimate prom experience. If you would like to sign up or have questions, go online to this link or email Katlyn Kronschnabl at katlyn@newbergcc.org.

In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the Fitness Center will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15. The center will be open for normal hours the following day on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

We hope you all had a fabulous winter break!

Intramural sign-ups for both kickball and soccer are now available online at this link or on the IMLeagues app.

Registration closes this Saturday, Jan. 13, at noon. If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Mark Nathlich at mnathlich14@georgefox.edu.

Intramural sports are open to both students and employees!

Commuters: Mark your calendars for commuter lunches this semester. Please note that the location will vary due to high attendance at these events. The commuter life team is excited to see you at these events!

All lunches take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the FoxHole
• Monday, Jan. 29, in Canyon Commons
• Wednesday, Feb. 14, in the FoxHole
• Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Canyon Commons
• Monday, March 12, in the FoxHole
• Wednesday, April 4, in Canyon Commons
• Monday, April 16, in the FoxHole

Contact Kristi Welker (kwelker@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Have a great spring semester!

I am looking for anyone from the theatre community who could participate in voicing some characters in my upcoming animated short for APW2: “The Adventures of Jed.” Auditions will begin today (Tuesday) in the Lemmons Media Lab from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The following characters are open: Robert, Principal Ray and the Cafeteria Lady.

Please bring your own copy of the script, which is provided at this link.

Be there or be square!

Thanks,
Braedon Snively (bsnively15@georgefox.edu)

As you may have heard on the national news over the weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are currently investigating a U.S. foodborne outbreak of pathogenic E. coli that has been implicated with romaine lettuce, although the specific supply source has not yet been determined.

In the U.S. there have been 17 confirmed cases of E. coli infection across 13 states, with numerous hospitalizations and two deaths associated with the consumption of romaine lettuce.

As a precautionary measure and due to safety concerns, Bon Appetit has temporarily stopped serving romaine lettuce throughout the George Fox campus. Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Contact Denny Lawrence (dlawrenc@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

There is something about music that creates community! If you would like to perform in a spring student concert, please fill out this Google Form! All forms are due by noon on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Tryouts are set from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, in Klages 232. Contact Alaina Hill (asc@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The undergraduate admissions office is looking for two new call team representatives for the spring semester (3-4 hours per week). Call team members are tasked with communicating the value of George Fox with prospective students and their parents. We are looking for individuals who are:

• Effective communicators
• Passionate about George Fox
• Self-motivated

The majority of hours will take place during one shift on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Please note that this is a call-team-only position.

Interested applicants can contact Ryan Forbes at rforbes@georgefox.edu.

Do you have books to pick up from the Bruin Store? In-store pick-up hours will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday the first week of classes. You can pick up your textbooks in the FoxHole during those hours.

Thank you for shopping at the Bruin Store!

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 both a morning session from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. and an evening gathering from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, in Hoover 208. Donuts will be provided at the morning session and pizza will be provided at the evening session!

Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Library study rooms are now available for instant booking! Forget to book a room before the day you need it? Not a problem! Look for an open time slot on the online booking calendar, book the room instantly from your mobile device, and walk right in!

If you are in the library and find an open room, be sure to book it before going in to make sure you can keep it!

Book a study room in three simple steps:

1. Visit the booking calendar to see today’s confirmed bookings and open time slots. Book Murdock Learning Resource Center rooms here and Portland Center library rooms at this link.
2. Click the boxes for the room and time slots you want (up to four hours).
3. Scroll, fill out the form and click “Submit my Booking.”

Room Use Policy and FAQs can be viewed on this page. Questions? Email library@georgefox.edu.

There is something about music that creates community! If you would like to perform in a spring student concert, please fill out this Google Form! All forms are due by noon on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Tryouts are set from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, in Klages 232. Contact Alaina Hill (asc@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Have you ever wanted to host a radio show? This is your opportunity! Join KFOX, George Fox’s on-campus radio station, today!

Email us at kfoxradio@georgefox.edu for more information. Sign-ups are open until the end of January.

The IDEA Center will be hosting drop-in hours from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the first week of spring term. Stop by if you need to make any last-minute adjustments to your schedule!

If you would like to make an appointment with a CAP or Career Coach, please contact the front desk at idea@georgefox.edu, call 503-554-2330 or schedule through Handshake.

Welcome back, Bruins!

Students have the opportunity to help a local new company, GiftDrop, test its new app in Newberg and surrounding areas. GiftDrop COO Robert Johnson recently visited campus to explain the app and how students would help test it. A number of George Fox students from a couple of departments are already involved, and you are invited to join.

Following is the invitation letter from Johnson …

George Fox Students:

We want you to help us with our initial test launch of a new app. Our first launch is by invitation only, as we are inviting only students of George Fox to be the initial testers. GiftDrop is a company in Beaverton that is finalizing a fun new app and website. As we are still in stealth mode, there are limited details available about the app. We can say that it should be a lot of fun to use.

We are collecting emails from those interested in participating in the test. To verify that you are a student at George Fox, please send emails from your .edu account. In the near future, we will use email to provide more details for those who want to participate in the test.

We encourage sharing this information with other students at George Fox so they can share in the fun and we can have a robust test. To let us know of your interest, please send an email to: invitationonly@giftdrop.com with “Test” in the subject line. Please include your name in the body of the email.

We will not share your email information with anyone outside of GiftDrop. We look forward to the test. Stay tuned …
Robert Johnson, COO

Contact Jekabs Bikis (jbikis@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Do you have books to pick up from the Bruin Store? In-store pick-up hours will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday the first week of classes. You can pick up your textbooks in the FoxHole during those hours.

Thank you for shopping at the Bruin Store!

Do you have books to pick up from the Bruin Store? In-store pick-up hours will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday the first week of class. You can pick up your textbooks in the FoxHole during those hours.

Thank you for shopping at the Bruin Store!