The Daily Bruin

The Office of Spiritual Life is taking a love offering for Friendswood Friends Church in Houston, Texas. Friendswood Friends is a member of the Evangelical Friends Church-Mid America Yearly Meeting. The town of Friendswood was significantly impacted by Hurricane Harvey, and the church is working to address the many needs in the community.

In chapel this past week, we collected money from students to send along, and we want to extend to staff and faculty the same opportunity to join our students in blessing the church in their relief efforts. Please bring your cash donation to the Office of Spiritual Life by Sept. 12. Because this is a love offering, these donations are not tax-deductible.

Are you first aid-trained and certified? If so, we need you to volunteer to work at the first aid tent during the six home football games this season!

Two volunteers are needed for each home game, so if you can do all or some of them, please contact Mark Stone at 503-554-2090 or e-mail him at mstone@georgefox.edu.

The dates of the games are Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Sept. 30 (a 7 p.m. game), Oct. 14, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4.

There are still a few spaces available in the Portland diversity book discussion group, and books will be provided!

Beronica Salazar, from the Graduate School of Counseling, will lead the diversity book discussion group as they read Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times review).

The Portland Center discussion group will meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month (Sept. 12 & 26, Oct. 10 & 24, Nov. 14 & 28, and Dec. 12) from 10 to 11 a.m., in PDS 290. Please sign up here if you are interested.

In order to promote equitable hiring practices and inclusivity in the workplace, and to further encourage the Be Known promise to our students, George Fox offers Search Advocate Training. The workshop establishes a theoretical foundation of current research about implicit bias and diversity, information about the changing legal landscape in hiring, and an overview of inclusive employment principles.

Rebecca Hernandez and Laura Hartley will offer two sessions this fall …

• Session I: Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Friday, Sept, 29, noon to 4:30 p.m. both days (lunch provided both days)
• Session II: Saturday, Sept. 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (breakfast and lunch provided)

The Sept. 27 and 29 sessions will be in Hoover 104; the Sept. 30 session will be in Roberts Center 117. If interested, please click on this link. If you have questions, please contact Rebecca at rhernandez@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

There are still a few spaces available in the Portland diversity book discussion group, and books will be provided!

Beronica Salazar, from the Graduate School of Counseling, will lead the diversity book discussion group as they read Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times review).

The Portland Center discussion group will meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month (Sept. 12 & 26, Oct. 10 & 24, Nov. 14 & 28, and Dec. 12) from 10 to 11 a.m., in PDS 290. Please sign up here if you are interested.

Many of you may have noticed a layer of ash on your cars over the past couple days. This is related to the Oregon wildfires that are currently burning throughout the state. As a result, the air quality in this region is poor (especially for those with lung conditions such as asthma). It is recommended to avoid or exercise caution when exercising outside until conditions clear.

If you have questions or need to speak with a health care professional about concerns, please contact the university’s Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340.

Do you plan to travel internationally for business or vacation? Will you be going on Juniors Abroad? Will you be going on a study-abroad trip?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you will need a passport. On Thursday and Friday, Sept. 28-29, we will host a representative from the U.S. Post Office in Canyon Commons 102 to help you get your new passport or renew your passport. Save the date and mark your calendar!

This event is open to all – the community and the university. More information to come later.

In his latest blog piece, President Robin Baker commends Coach Chris Casey and his Bruin football team, who showed character and class following a tough 30-28 loss to No. 15-ranked Wisconsin-Platteville last week.

You can read it here.

The Office of Student Life would like to share that Kristi Welker has been hired as the director of commuter life. Her office is located on the third floor of the Stevens Center. She is excited to work with commuter students this year, and her role is to help them in their college journey at George Fox.

If you know commuter students who need help feeling connected here, feel free to email her at kwelker@georgefox.edu, stop by the student life office or call her at 503-554-2308.

We want to remind you that George Fox University is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe living, learning and work setting for students, employees and visitors. A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that is free of the following:

• Sexual harassment
• Sexual assault
• Domestic violence
• Dating violence
• Stalking
• Harassment and discrimination
• Bias-related incidents and hate crimes

These behaviors and actions are contrary to the mission, values and lifestyle standards of our community. It is our firm belief that engaging in any aspect of this behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by members of the George Fox community.

Should an incident of this nature occur, the person is strongly encouraged to report the incident to university personnel. For further descriptions of these policies, resources for support, and the process for reporting please visit studenthandbook.georgefox.edu.

More information can be found on the TItle IX website: georgefox.edu/titleIX.

We want to remind all of us about the expectations of living in a Christ-centered community that honors kindness, grace and civility as important values. We believe that all people are of great worth and value in the eyes of God and seek to increasingly become a campus characterized by loving support of one another.

Cultural humility means that we seek to understand and appreciate others, also created in the image of God, who are different from ourselves. Language and/or behavior that relies on stereotypes or is demeaning toward individuals or groups is absolutely unacceptable for George Fox students and employees, whether it occurs in person, through social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) or anonymously.

Violations of these expectations are taken very seriously by the university, especially when directed at another because of their race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion or disabilities. We want to remind everyone that George Fox has harassment, discrimination and bias-related incident policies that can be viewed at studenthandbook.georgefox.edu.

Any incidents of harassment, discrimination or bias should be reported immediately to the Office of Student Life. We would also encourage community members to hold one another accountable for what we say and do in this important area.

May God enable each of us to be more and more like Jesus in the way we treat one another!

Please join the Master Chorus on Thursday nights! It is open to all faculty, staff, students and community members. We will perform Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana” in Bauman Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 4.

If you love to sing and you love the poetry of Robert Frost, please join us on Thursday nights in Ross 208 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Questions? Contact Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu).

Mail Services is returning to its regular business hours this week. The new hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mail Services is returning to its regular business hours starting Monday. The new hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Please join the Master Chorus on Thursday nights! It is open to all faculty, staff, students and community members. We will perform Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana” in Bauman Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 4.

If you love to sing and you love the poetry of Robert Frost, please join us on Thursday nights in Ross 208 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Questions? Contact Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu).

The Graduate School of Counseling’s Beronica Salazar will lead two diversity book discussion groups this semester. The groups will be reading Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times review). We have space for up to eight faculty or staff to participate in each session, and books will be provided.

Newberg campus meetings will be the first Wednesday of each month from 9 to 10 a.m. (Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6) in the Lemmons conference room.

Portland Center meetings will be the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month (Sept. 5, Sept. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 14, Nov. 28 and Dec. 12) from 10 to 11 am, in PDS 290.

Please sign up here and indicate if you want paper or digital copy.

Mail Services is returning to its regular business hours starting next week. New hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.

Due to Labor Day this Monday and the Portland Center being closed, the courier service will deliver on Tuesday and Thursday next week.

Thank you,
Mail Services

The Graduate School of Counseling’s Beronica Salazar will lead two diversity book discussion groups this semester. The groups will be reading Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times review). We have space for up to eight faculty or staff to participate in each session, and books will be provided.

Newberg campus meetings will be the first Wednesday of each month from 9 to 10 a.m. (Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6) in the Lemmons conference room.

Portland Center meetings will be the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month (Sept. 5, Sept. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 14, Nov. 28 and Dec. 12) from 10 to 11 am, in PDS 290.

Please sign up here and indicate if you want paper or digital copy.

The Office of the President and the William Penn Honors Program invite you to hear renowned C.S. Lewis scholar Michael Ward speak on Friday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Best known for his book Planet Narnia, Ward’s lecture “The Heavens Are Telling The Glory Of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia, and the Planets” will be followed by a reception and book signing in the Bauman lobby.

For more information, please contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.