The Daily Bruin

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting a Summer Visit Day on campus tomorrow (Friday). With around 450 visitors expected on campus, we are asking students and employees to help extend the Be Known promise throughout the day. Here’s what you can keep in mind:

• Use street parking instead of campus parking lots. Guests will be arriving on campus at 8:30 a.m. and will fill the main campus parking lots.
• All visitors will take a campus tour at 11 a.m. Be mindful of guests walking through main buildings on campus.
• This event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude around 4 p.m.

If you have questions, email visit@georgefox.edu or call Lauren Hill at 503-554-2245.

MyGeorgeFox/PeopleSoft will be unavailable from 6 p.m Friday, July 14, through noon on Saturday, July 15. We will be doing hardware and software updates during this outage.

Please contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or ext. 2569 with any questions.

We’re excited to announce that construction is entering the next stage! Starting today (Thursday), the construction fencing around the end of Crisman Crossing will be updated. Crisman Crossing will no longer be accessible on the west side, as the entrance to the bridge will be updated to the new and improved pedestrian path.

An overview of the closed area can be seen here. The fencing changes will occur today and tomorrow, with construction beginning on Monday. Construction of the new pedestrian pathway will continue over the next three to four weeks in order to be completed before the students return for the start of the new academic year.

Please use the Hess Creek crossing via Beebe/Carey/Willcuts if walking to the other side of campus, to avoid the construction area. By starting now, we should have a beautiful pedestrian path to Crisman Crossing completed around the time of the August all-employee meeting.

If you have any questions, feel free to email plant services at plantservices@georgefox.edu.

Due to additional interest, University Recreation is offering a second wilderness first responder opportunity this summer the week of Aug. 12-16. This course is an excellent training for anyone who enjoys spending time outside or that works in an outdoor environment.

The course is also taken by those who are interested or engaged in search and rescue, or emergency response teams. The course is open to the public, so please feel free to share this with family, friends and colleagues.

To view details for this course and to consider registering, visit this link. If you have questions, please reach out to AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

There’s still space in Maker Camp Week #3 for high schoolers who want to come to STEM camp!

Scheduled July 24-28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, the camp will feature “The Impossible Lock Box,” a fun and challenging project where students design a custom box and install a variety of locking mechanisms that are programmed to open with specific inputs that only the programmer knows.

Not only will students learn computer design, assembly and programming, but they will have a blast making friends and doing all the fun activities that you love about summer camp, such as water balloon games, bouldering, s’mores, late-night skits, and more!

Register today at georgefox.edu/SummerCamps. Have questions? Contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu.

Join us in Hoover 102 today (Tuesday) at 11:30 a.m. to hear a teaching demonstration by communication’s faculty candidate, Erick Roebuck. Erick holds a PhD in communication with an emphasis in organizational communication and social movements.

For more information, contact Kevin Jones at kevinj@georgefox.edu.

University Recreation (UREC) has several job opportunities open for this academic year!

• OREC Trip Leader: Facilitate outdoor recreation experiences like kayaking, hiking, surfing and other fun outings for students. Help students build community on trips and activities!
• Photographer: Capture fun photos at events, sports, and recreational activities with UREC, from volleyball to rock climbing and everything in between.
• Graphic Designer: Create captivating marketing pieces to help students find out about events and to motivate them to get involved in recreation at George Fox.

All undergraduate and graduate students are able to apply for these opportunities. Go here to apply.

Have questions? Reach out to AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

This fall, D’Metri Mattocks and Dave Johnstone will be teaching a one-credit pass/no-pass leadership class with a particular focus on multicultural leadership. We encourage you to enroll!

Increasingly, our campus and our world build teams which are diverse in perspectives, worldviews and cultures. We want to provide a few tools and prompts to begin developing skills on how to strengthen or be part of such teams.

No current leadership role is necessary. No past experience is necessary. There are no prerequisites. The class will be experiential, conversational, a little experimental, and hopefully fun and engaging. All are welcome.

The class, called LEAD 260, will take place Thursdays from noon to 1:15 pm. It’s called Leadership ADVANCE in the course schedule (an old course name we had to keep).

Please contact D’Metri at dmattocks@georgefox.edu or Dave at djohnsto@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

The Hadlock Student Center has hundreds of items you can rent out for summer fun! This includes paddleboards, kayaks, surfboards, river tubes, hammocks, yard games, and many other things.

The discounted rates are available to all George Fox employees and students. If you would like to browse available items and make a free reservation, go here.

Have questions? Contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Every year, the Hadlock Student Center has a new waiver that must be signed for employees and students to gain access to the facility. This year’s waiver goes into effect this Saturday, July 1. To sign it so your access continues for this coming year, please go here.

If you have any questions, please contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

The university’s offices and libraries on the Newberg and Portland campuses will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The Bruin Store will also be closed that day.

The Bridge Cafe will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July 3-4, for Independence Day.

Need help with writing or academic coaching during the summer term? The Portland Writing Center (PWC) can help you.

Go to traccloud.georgefox.edu or click on the TracCloud icon on the lefthand sidebar in Canvas to make a 25- or 50-minute appointment. Our consultants will happily work with you via Zoom (or asynchronously if necessary) to help you with a paper.

Zoom academic coaching appointments can provide support, encouragement, and accountability as you navigate your summer courses. If you have any questions, please email us at wc@georgefox.edu.

Every year, the Hadlock Student Center has a new waiver that must be signed for employees and students to gain access to the facility. This year’s waiver goes into effect on July 1, 2023. To sign this so that your access continues for this coming year, please go here.

If you have any questions, please contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Interested in further developing your leadership skills? We encourage you to enroll in a new one-credit, pass/no-pass class this fall, Introduction to Multicultural Leadership, taught by D’Metri Mattocks and Dave Johnstone.

Increasingly our campus and our world builds teams which are diverse in perspectives, worldviews and cultures. We want to provide a few tools and prompts to begin developing skills on how to strengthen or be part of such teams.

The class, called LEAD 260 (“Leadership ADVANCE” in the course schedule), will be experiential, conversational, a little experimental, and hopefully fun and engaging. All are welcome. It will meet on Thursdays from noon to 1:15 p.m.

No current leadership role is necessary. No past experience is necessary. There are no prerequisites.

Please contact D’Metri Mattocks at dmattocks@georgefox.edu or Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Join Paul Anderson and others this evening (Tuesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Friendsview or on Zoom for the final session of his Following Jesus short course, focusing on chapters 6 and 7 of his book: “Blessed are the Peacemakers and Testifying to the Truth.”

You can watch on Zoom here (passcode: FJSC). Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The George Fox YouTube channel has new content all summer! Check out our recent YouTube videos, including our “Meet the Major” series. Go here to watch our latest video and subscribe today.

Help us reach 5K subscribers by subscribing and sharing our channel! Questions? Contact Amanda Howard at ahoward@georgefox.edu.

The Bridge Cafe is open from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch Monday through Friday. Tomorrow (Tuesday), our weekly special will be tacos al pastor. We’ll follow that up with Philly cheesesteak sandwiches this Thursday, June 15, made to order outside on the patio.

On both days we will also have the Bridge Barbecue available with burgers and hot dogs made fresh.

Please visit this link to see our other menu offerings, and contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Need help with writing or academic coaching during the summer term? The Portland Writing Center (PWC) can help you.

Go to traccloud.georgefox.edu to make a 25- or 50-minute appointment. Our consultants will happily work with you via Zoom (or asynchronously if necessary) to help you with a paper. Zoom academic coaching appointments can provide support, encouragement, and accountability as you navigate your summer courses.

If you have any questions, please email us at wc@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to join a “Following Jesus” short course, taught by Paul Anderson, covering the heart of Christian discipleship from a Quaker perspective.

Sessions will be held in person from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg, and also be accessible on Zoom (passcode: FJSC).

Here is the schedule for the two final sessions:

• June 6: Ministry & Service and Sacraments & Sacramental Living
• June 20: Blessed are the Peacemakers and Testifying to the Truth

The course is offered free of charge to all who are interested; we recommend participants purchase their own copies of Following Jesus: The Heart of Faith and Practice, as the course will cover the content of two book chapters per session.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions you may have.