The Daily Bruin

Welcome to November! Despite the darkness that might be pressing on us at times, let us celebrate and declare November to be the month of abundance, joy, generosity, and thanksgiving.

The term “abundant life” comes from John 10:10: “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” “Abundant life” refers to life in its abounding fullness of joy and strength for spirit, soul and body. Explore abundance with us this month with this week’s wellness poster.

Be well because you are already so blessed.

Questions? Contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu.

We are a group of Marketing 260 students who would greatly appreciate it if you could take our two-minute survey to provide feedback on our new product, a portable single-serving drip coffee maker.

Thank you for your help!

Questions? Email Ashley Foster at afoster20@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

What do you like about your typical phone cases, and what would you like to see incorporated into the product? If you have thoughts on this topic, please take our survey to give us feedback on a product that we can design better!

If you have any questions, contact Karena Stephens at kstephens21@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Do you have stress, aches, pains, or just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from 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), employees and community members ($20). We are offering 25-minute massages from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, in the new Medical Sciences Building, located at 448 Werth Blvd., in Newberg.

We will be taking all the current precautions related to the delivery of healthcare during COVID-19.

All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda. Donations are also welcome. You can register here.

Questions? Contact Desiray Anderson (danderson20@georgefox.edu).

In an effort to show more consistency in our email communication, the enrollment and marketing division is asking all employees to only use official George Fox logos and pertinent contact information in email signatures.

You may customize your signatures for external or internal contacts, and you have the option to use a standard or animated logo. We are trying to get away from personal signatures that aren’t consistent with our brand.

We appreciate your cooperation! For more information on creating an email signature, visit this page.

Are you a military veteran who is also a George Fox student, alumni or employee? We want to honor you on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) by sharing your story on our social media pages.

To participate, please send a photo from your time in the military to Jeremy Lloyd (jlloyd@georgefox.edu) and provide the following information:

• Name
• Rank and branch of the military
• Dates/locations of service
• Answer one of these questions:

– Why did you choose to serve?
– What moment stands out most from your time in the military?
– What was it like to transition back to civilian life?

Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd.

If professors are recording grades in Canvas, students can enter hypothetical grades for future assignments to see the effect on their final grade. Instructions for students are available at “Using What-if Grades.” The feature can be helpful as advisors work with students to evaluate course performance.

It’s possible there are assignments that are not in Canvas, so students should make sure they know whether all graded activity is listed in Canvas when they use this feature, then adjust their interpretation of the “What-if” final grade accordingly.

Employees who are working with students – especially those who have compliance concerns related to athletics, financial aid, or otherwise – should ensure that student reporting of grades is coming from official grades, not “What-if” grading.

This information provided by Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services. Contact him at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Do you worry about polarization in our nation? If so, here’s your chance to make a difference!

We are completing the first step toward creating a tool that measures civility in politicians, and we need your help. Ultimately, we want people to be able to have a tool that can be used in real-time political debates and speeches to measure a candidate’s civility. But first, we need you to take this short survey.

Thank you for helping us!

Questions? Contact Jonah Clotfelter at jclotfelter19@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer:

These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Plan now to join us for this year’s Christmas concert, O Holy Night, scheduled Friday, Dec. 10, through Sunday, Dec. 12. We will host 7:30 p.m. concerts on Friday and Saturday and a 2:30 p.m. matinee Sunday.

Staff may have two complimentary tickets for any night. Students and employees also are invited to attend a formal dress rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Thursday free of charge, for which there will be general seating (please be sure to use social distancing when possible).

Tickets for the Thursday concert are available from Kathy Harris in Ross 101 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., until 700 seats are given away. Masks must be worn to each performance (no exceptions).

Tickets for the Friday through Sunday concerts are available online at this link. The system automatically puts a gray (social distance) seat between each selection, so select your spots and don’t space them out.

Poinsettias ($10) and Christmas trees ($20) will be for sale after the last concert on Sunday (cash and checks only).

Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Get your Pfizer vaccine or booster at the Health and Counseling Center on Wednesday, Nov. 10! Thirty-six doses are available, so call now to schedule your appointment (503-554-2340). We are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Join the Staff Development Committee for our November staff lunch for all hourly staff employees from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, in Canyon Commons 102.

Bring $4 cash, check or card. Be sure to RSVP here by Monday, Nov. 15.

Write the Staff Development Committee at sdc@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Did you miss the last “Companioning Our Shadow: Emotions & Relationships” course? If so, Michael Simmons is offering this course again via Zoom on Friday, Nov. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Michael is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and serves on the leadership team with Companioning Center on the board of Deep Water, a local community that provides tools, processes, and sacred spaces for women and men to heal. He is a doctoral student at Portland Seminary and is an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church.

Course info: Psychologist Carl Jung coined the term “shadow” to refer to the parts of ourselves we hide, repress, or deny. Robert Bly called the shadow “the long bag we drag behind us.” We place all that would cause us pain and conflict into the bag, but it still holds incredible power to transform our lives, relationships and communities.

This course will be a space to invite Christ to meet our hidden parts and deepen that process of healing. Join Michael as he explores and practices tools for companioning our shadow, particularly around our emotions and relationships.

The cost for attending the course is $39, and participants can register here.

If you have any questions, email Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu

Are you a military veteran who is also a George Fox student, alumni or employee? We want to honor you on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) by sharing your story on our social media pages.

To participate, please send a photo from your time in the military to Jeremy Lloyd (jlloyd@georgefox.edu) and provide the following information:

• Name
• Rank and branch of the military
• Dates/locations of service
• Answer one of these questions:

– Why did you choose to serve?
– What moment stands out most from your time in the military?
– What was it like to transition back to civilian life?

Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd.

If professors are recording grades in Canvas, students can enter hypothetical grades for future assignments to see the effect on their final grade. Instructions for students are available at “Using What-if Grades.” The feature can be helpful as advisors work with students to evaluate course performance.

It’s possible there are assignments that are not in Canvas, so students should make sure they know whether all graded activity is listed in Canvas when they use this feature, then adjust their interpretation of the “What-if” final grade accordingly.

Employees who are working with students – especially those who have compliance concerns related to athletics, financial aid, or otherwise – should ensure that student reporting of grades is coming from official grades, not “What-if” grading.

This information provided by Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services. Contact him at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Join us for coffee and conversation with author and Murdock senior fellow Steven Garber, who will present “Purpose into Practice” from 3 to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Hoover 103.

Refreshments will be provided, and spiritual life credit is available.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Joseph Pearce, author of “Tolkien: Man and Myth and Frodo’s Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings,” will give a talk on “Unlocking the Lord of the Rings” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Canyon Commons 101-103. 

Tolkien described “The Lord of the Rings” as “a fundamentally religious work.” Pearce unlocks the symbolism that allows Tolkien’s epic to be read and understood at the deepest level of religious significance and Christian meaning.

Pearce is a Catholic author and biographer who has written about subjects as varied as GK Chesterton, economics and Shakespeare. He is senior editor at the Augustine Institute. His latest book, “Race with the Devil,” chronicles his conversion from racial hatred to Catholicism. He is also director of the Center for Faith & Culture and writer-in-residence at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as the editor of St. Austin Review.

By now, most of you have set up multi-factor authentication that you use when accessing login.georgefox.edu. Here are a couple things that you may want to know:

1. Voice call authentication allows you to receive a phone call and hear a code. Calls can be easily forwarded from your office phone to any other phone number.
2. When you get a new phone, you may not be able to authenticate. This disruption will keep you from accessing your email, Canvas or other items accessed at login.georgefox.edu. This could be particularly problematic when the Service Desk is closed.

We recommend that you set up more than one method of authentication. There are four methods available: 

• Okta Verify
• Google Authenticator 
• SMS authentication 
• Voice call authentication 

If you use Okta Verify or Google Authenticator, use SMS or voice call as a second option. Both Okta Verify and Google Authenticator apps will transfer to your new phone, but the account settings will not transfer over. 

Questions regarding multi-factor authentication? Contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

Have you ever used grocery delivery services before? If so, we invite you to participate in a marketing research survey to help us learn more about this market.

Participants will have a chance to win a $10 gift card. Thank you for your help!

If you have any questions, contact Tierney Subchevich at tzubchevich19@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

All George Fox University students, staff and faculty are invited to attend Worship Night in Bauman Auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3.

The event will give us a chance to join together in worship, build fellowship with one another and spend time in God’s presence. We hope to see you there!

Leaves are swirling in the air, and it’s getting wet and slippery out there!

Find out here how to be safe and avoid slips, trips and falls this rainy season.

Be well.

Questions? Contact Human Resources at hr@georgefox.edu.