The Daily Bruin

Scholarship Manager, George Fox’s site to apply for more than 100-plus donor-funded scholarships, closes today (Friday, Jan. 27) at 5 p.m. No exceptions! The site is open to current traditional undergraduate students returning in 2017-18.

If you started your application and saved it, now is the time to complete and submit it before the deadline today at 5 p.m. If you haven’t started your Scholarship Manager application, START IT NOW and submit it prior to 5 p.m. today!

To begin, follow the steps below:

• Sign in to your MyGFU account at mygfu.georgefox.edu
• Under the “Student Resources” box, click on “2017 Newberg UG Scholarships”
• This takes you to the Scholarship Manager sign-in page
• Sign in using your MyGFU username and password
• Under the heading of Current George Fox Students click on “Returning Student Donor Funded Scholarship Application”

Waiting to submit your application until the very last minute may prevent your application from downloading by the automated closing time.

If this is your first time submitting an application through this portal, your Student ID will remain blank until it is uploaded on our side for the matching process!

After you complete all sections, click on the “Review Answers” button located next to the page buttons. If you have successfully completed and filled out all required sections, click on the “Submit Application” button and you will receive a confirmation email.

Questions? Contact Joyce Staats at jstaats@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin basketball teams face the University of Puget Sound tonight (Friday) at 6 and 8 p.m. in two games with big playoff implications. Our women’s basketball team hopes to avenge a one-point loss earlier this season against an undefeated Loggers team. Our men’s team is in the hunt for a Northwest Conference tournament berth!

Here’s what’s in store for Friday:

• It’s our Pink Zone and “Coaches vs. Cancer” night, which means lots of activities in store.
• It’s going to be a Silent Night: Everyone in the stands will be silent until the Bruins score their 10th point. As soon as that happens, True Blue pandemonium will erupt!
• During halftime of the 6 p.m. women’s game, some of our football players will face off against our Bruin coaches on the basketball court in a five-minute scrimmage. During the men’s halftime, we’ll honor our senior women athletes.
• Lots of raffles and freebies in store, too. And don’t forget to bring $1 to enter the half-court shot for a chance to win $250.

You can learn more here. Don’t miss all the fun!

Do you like Pitch Perfect? Come support your George Fox a cappella group at the real-life Pitch Perfect competition! Quakers and Notes will be competing in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals tomorrow night (Saturday) at 7 p.m. at Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, in Tualatin.

There are many collegiate a cappella groups from around Oregon George Fox will compete against. You can buy tickets online at this link or at the door. Quakers and Notes have been working very hard to get to this point, and we promise you will be entertained!

Questions? Contact Emily Davenport at edavenport14@georgefox.edu.

The application deadline for the social work (BSW) program is quickly approaching. If you are a sophomore social work major, or a freshman social work major who is planning to go abroad, please turn in your completed application to the social work office (Meridian Street House) no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30.

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

The Latinx Heritage Club would like to invite you to our Latin Dance tonight (Friday) at 8 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center! There will be music, dancing, food and a great time! Bring all of your friends because you won’t want to miss it!

The Chehalem Center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St. Questions? Contact Daisy Santana at dsantana13@georgefox.edu.

If you have not done so already, it is time for students to indicate via their “Student Service Center” that they want to access their 1098T Tuition Tax Statement online. Making this selection will give you 24-hour access to a PDF of your tax form as soon as it is ready! From there it can be easily printed, emailed or saved.

Please be aware that if you “Grant Consent” a printed copy will no longer be mailed to you. If you want to file your taxes quickly, have moved or are concerned about mail safely reaching you, we strongly recommend this option. Navigation: MyGFU>Student Center>Account Inquiry>Account Services tab, then choose “Grant Consent.”

Contact Jenny Getsinger (jgetsin@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Looking for some fun spring break plans? Consider joining a serve trip! We will be sending various teams up and down the West Coast over spring break to serve our community partners and build relationships.

Check out our various trips at this link and then apply here! The trip application deadline is today (Friday, Jan. 27), so sign up quickly!

Questions? Email SpIL at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Could you use help managing your schedule, staying on top of assignments, or simply navigating college? Contact the ARC to set up academic coaching.

Academic coaching involves regular meetings for support and accountability. A student meets regularly – usually 25 to 50 minutes a week – with an ARC Consultant or Academic Success Coach to review syllabi, discuss weekly and semester schedules, and talk through strategies for success.

Meetings might include time on a class FoxTALE site to ensure the student is aware of assignments that are due, or the Academic Coach might work with the student to determine how to take effective notes and then how to use them. A weekly check-in enables a student to look at the big picture of all that is on one’s plate – multiple classes, work, relationships, other involvements, etc. Coaches build supportive relationships with students as they work together to develop strategies for personal and academic success.

To schedule academic coaching, email the_arc@georgefox.edu. Contact Heather Harney (hharney@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Swing dancing will be held in the FoxHole tomorrow night (Saturday). The beginner lesson starts at 6:30 p.m., the intermediate at 7 p.m. and the free dance from 7:30 on. Hope to see you all there.

Contact Andrea Roberts (aroberts14@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Hello George Fox photographers!

The university’s PsyD program is looking to hire a student photographer to attend our annual spring banquet on Saturday, April 8, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. to help capture the event and take portrait shots. The event will take place in the Canyon Commons banquet room.

Please email kshumway14@georgefox.edu if you are interested.

Lifted Hands meets every Friday in the Prayer Chapel from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in a time of prayer for our campus, our world and each other. Join us this afternoon.

Fred Gregory will conduct a turning of the page session this afternoon (Friday) on The Saint John’s Bible. He will be leafing through “Vol. 1: Pentateuch.” Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session begins at 4:05 p.m. in the MLRC.

The Latinx Heritage Club would like to invite you to our Latin Dance tomorrow (Friday) at 8 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center! There will be music, dancing, food and a great time! Bring all of your friends because you won’t want to miss it!

The Chehalem Center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St. Questions? Contact Daisy Santana at dsantana13@georgefox.edu.

George Fox students and employees are again playing a key role in making “Night to Shine,” a prom for those with special needs, happen. It’s scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, at Newberg Christian Church (2315 Villa Road).

The Newberg community will host this special night for the third year in a row. Come join us for a night of fun, complete with a dinner, dancing, laser tag, limo rides, hair, makeup, shoe shining, karaoke and more!

We are looking for volunteers! To sign up to volunteer, go to newbergcc.org/ntsvolunteer. Questions? Email Katlyn Kronschnabl (katlyn@newbergcc.org).

Looking for a fun way to serve the community this semester? Come to Fox and Friendsview with James Project! We will be having a game night tonight (Thursday) at Friendsview with shuffleboard, corn hole, checkers and more! We will meet in Le Shana at 6:45 p.m. and then walk over together.

Questions? Contact Kaheela and Gary at jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com.

Looking for some fun spring break plans? Consider joining a serve trip! We will be sending various teams up and down the West Coast over spring break to serve our community partners and build relationships.

Check out our various trips at this link and then apply here! The trip application deadline is tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 27), so sign up quickly!

Questions? Email SpIL at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Lifted Hands meets every Friday in the Prayer Chapel from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in a time of prayer for our campus, our world and each other. Join us tomorrow afternoon.

Contemplative Worship meets every Thursday at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel! Come join us this morning as we seek God in the quiet together through contemplative prayer. Elective chapel credit is available.

Want to learn how to make better connections with others? Come to a workshop on social interaction and learn new skills for meeting people, making friends, and building a close-knit community.

The workshop is taught by Daniel Wendler, MA, author of the book Improve Your Social Skills and a graduate student in the George Fox Doctor of Clinical Psychology program. Availability will be limited, so if you are interested, reserve your spot today by contacting the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. (Dates and times will be determined by student availability.)

Questions? Contact Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

Fred Gregory will conduct a turning of the page session tomorrow (Friday) on The Saint John’s Bible. He will be leafing through “Vol. 1: Pentateuch.” Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session begins at 4:05 p.m. in the MLRC.