The Daily Bruin

All are invited to the spring 2023 Faculty Lecture at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, in Hoover 105.

Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2021-22 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Dr. Randy Woodley, distinguished professor of faith and culture.

Randy fills an important niche with his expertise in Indigenous religions and American Indian culture. Join us as he explores “The Necessity of Converting to an Indigenous Worldview,” and how it might help sustain us through the coming generations.

The lecture is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee, and refreshments are provided.

For additional information, contact Dawn Ford at dford@georgefox.edu.

You are invited to attend a Zoom session, “Strengthening Teams™: Systematic Inclusion Protects Workers from Healthcare Occupation-Related Moral Injury,” hosted by the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute.

We will discuss systemic inclusion in the workplace, explore belonging and how it is related to burnout in the workplace, moral injuries in healthcare work, and how to outline a plan in small and large groups for creating inclusive organizations that protect from moral injury.

The session is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Monday, April 10. Please visit our website for more information and to register.

You can also contact Tammy O’Doherty at todohert@georgefox.edu with any registration questions.

George Fox University’s theatre department is pleased to announce that its production of The Play That Goes Wrong opens on Thursday, March 9.

Performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium are scheduled as follows:

• Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11, at 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday-Saturday, March 16-18, at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, March 12, and Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m.

You can read the synopsis and purchase tickets here. Tickets are also available by calling the performing arts box office at 503-554-2670.

Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students are entitled to one free ticket in your own name for each of our Thursday night performances only. Please use your George Fox email to obtain your ticket.

George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system. Please use your George Fox email address when ordering.

For details or assistance, email Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2670.

Come race against the clock and solve puzzles to find your way out of our 4 escape rooms across campus this Friday, Mar. 3 at 7 p.m. in our The Great Escape event.

They are all medieval-themed so save the princess or slay the dragon to win some prizes. Sign up your team up ASAP to make sure you get your first pick of escape rooms. Teams and individuals can all sign up here. Information about each escape room can be found on the sign up sheet. You won’t want to miss this highly requested night of mystery and fun.

Here are some more events coming up soon:

• Tent City (Juniors Abroad): Thursday, Mar. 9, in the quad
• Cultural Celebration: Friday, Mar. 17, at 7 p.m. in the quad (back-up location to be announced if rainy)
• Fox Got Talent: Friday, Apr. 7 at 7 p.m. in Bauman

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions about these activities.

In partnership with George Fox Digital and the Office of Spiritual Life, film professor Alex Chung is creating a series of video Lent reflections on themes of repentance and suffering. They will be hosted on the George Fox Digital YouTube channel, in their own playlist, released each Friday morning beginning today through Good Friday (seven total).

Watch the first video, out now. For the YouTube playlist, visit this link.

We welcome you to subscribe to the GFD YouTube channel now to see all updates, and watch The Daily Bruin each Friday for links to the Lent content.

If you have not yet chosen a Lent reflection practice, make this your weekly devotion each Friday!

All are invited to the Spring Faculty Lecture at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, in Hoover 105.

Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2021-22 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Dr. Randy Woodley, distinguished professor of faith and culture.

Randy fills an important niche with his expertise in Indigenous religions and American Indian culture. Join us as he explores “The Necessity of Converting to an Indigenous Worldview,” and how it might help sustain us through the coming generations.

The lecture is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee, and refreshments are provided.

For additional information, contact Dawn Ford at dford@georgefox.edu.

George Fox is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe place to live, work and learn for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that are free of the following: sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, harassment and discrimination, bias-related incidents, and hate crimes.

If you or someone you know has experienced a Title IX-related incident, we strongly encourage students to report it to our Title IX coordinator. Sharia Hays, dean of student care and operations, is now serving as the interim Title IX coordinator.

For more Title IX information, visit the Title IX brochure or the university’s Title IX website. If you are off campus and need immediate assistance, contact 911. If you are on campus and need immediate assistance, call 911, or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

You can contact Sharia Hays at titleixcoordinator@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2317. She is located in the student life office in the Hadlock Student Center.

If you are interested in connecting with a confidential resource, contact the campus advocate at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu, or visit one of our other on-campus confidential resources at the Office of Spiritual Life (Barclay House, 503-553-2320) and Health & Counseling (Woodward House, 503-553-2340).

We are inviting veteran employees, faculty, staff and club members to join us for our Veterans Prayer Breakfast on Monday, March 6, from 8 to 10 a.m. in Canyon Commons.

Join Quaker warriors in honoring and praying for each other. The National Anthem will be preformed live by Christian Pond of The Boondock Boys band. We will have several guest speakers, opening prayer, and a time to eat and have fellowship. Please join us!

Local veteran resources and counseling sign-ups will be available. RSVP with Stauros Gibson at sgibson21@georgefox.edu.

The entire university community is invited to attend the national Sisco Symposium to be hosted on our Newberg campus March 13-15. This annual conference will provide time for communities to embrace and practice holistic biblical kingdom diversity, and there is no charge to attend. 

Some highlights:

• Keynote sessions will feature pastors Efrem Smith and Susie Gamez
• The full-length documentary High Eagle will be previewed, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Sebastian Rogers
• Grammy-award-winning musician Dee Wilson will lead worship in Tuesday morning chapel and the Wednesday morning plenary.
• Moments of Praise, a worship group from Mannahouse Portland,  will lead worship Monday evening. 
• Breakout sessions will feature Joel Perez, Donecia Smith and Sebastian Rogers
• The Rodney Sisco student-nominated faculty and staff awards will be announced.

Visit our website to read speaker profiles and the full schedule of events. Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jamiej@georgefox.edu or D’Metri Mattocks at dmattocks@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to the afternoon lecture of our Dalton Lecture scientist, Dr. Deborah Haarsma, president of Biologos, as she talks about “Life beyond earth and the place of humans in the cosmos” at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium.

Also join us for the evening lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman, when Dr. Haarsma will discuss trends in our culture on science and faith, ways to distinguish reliable scientific findings from speculation, and research-based practical tips for better conversations with friends and family.

Dr. Haarsma has studied large galaxies, galaxy clusters, the curvature of space, and the expansion of the universe using telescopes around the world and in orbit. She plans on sharing some of these images with us.

Immediately following the lecture, there will be a reception and student research poster session in the lobby.

Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Career and Academic Planning Center is hosting a virtual career fair tomorrow (Wednesday) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you would like to participate, go into Handshake and sign up for sessions that the employers have made available. You can sign up for a group session or a one-on-one session with the employer.

This is a great opportunity to talk to, and develop relationships with, professionals in your field of interest.

If you have any questions, please contact Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Looking to attend an Ash Wednesday service? Here are churches in Newberg that offer a service tomorrow:

• Zion Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m.
• Newberg First Presbyterian at 6 p.m.
• Northside Community Church at 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
• Red Hills Church at 10 a.m.
• St Michael’s Episcopal at 7 p.m. (in Spanish and English)
• First Presbyterian Church at 6 p.m.
• Church of the Vine at 7 a.m.

We are two senior kinesiology students looking for people to participate in our senior research project. Our topic is looking at the prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction and anxiety in college students.

We would appreciate it if you could take just 10 to 15 minutes to fill out our survey to help us collect data for our study. We will need to record participant names in this informed consent form, but once you actually take the survey it will be completely anonymous. Anyone can participate, regardless if you know what pelvic floor dysfunction is or if you think you experience it.

If you want to participate, please read and sign the informed consent form. Once you have done that, you will receive an email with the link to the actual survey. Thank you!

Please reach out if you have any questions about the study; our emails are mguglielmo19@georgefox.edu and eforbes20@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 are welcome to attend the Dalton Lecture featuring Dr. Deborah Haarsma, from BioLogos, at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 23, in Bauman Auditorium.

In her talk, Dr. Haarsma will discuss trends in our culture on science and faith, ways to distinguish reliable scientific findings from speculation, and research-based practical tips for better conversations with friends and family.

Dr. Haarsma has studied large galaxies, galaxy clusters, the curvature of space, and the expansion of the universe using telescopes around the world and in orbit. She plans on sharing some of these images with us.

Immediately following the lecture, there will be a reception and student research poster session in the lobby.

Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Looking for help with brainstorming for your next project? Need help with your partially drafted paper? Feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Want to get on top of things before midterms?

Make an appointment with the Portland Writing Center for writing and general academic support. Meetings might include reviewing the assignment, discussing citation styles, or talking through the body paragraphs of your paper. All of our appointments are free, 50-minute Zoom or asynchronous (email) consultations.

To learn about scheduling an appointment with us, visit our website. You can also schedule by clicking this link, using the Penji penguin on the lower left side of your Canvas page, or by using the Penji app for iPhone or Android.

Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

This is your last chance to join a Wilderness First Aid course happening the weekend of March 4-5 at the Hadlock Student Center on the Newberg campus! There are four spots remaining, so we recommend registering as soon as possible if you are interested.

The course is an excellent learning and practice opportunity for anyone that enjoys spending time outside or for those that work in an outdoor setting regularly.

Here is what a previous participant had to say about their involvement in the course:

“The WFA course allowed me to enter into my passions for outdoor recreation with confidence. The hands-on learning environment propelled me into a space where I became more equipped to introduce folks to the outdoors in a safe and welcoming environment. Thanks to this course, I have had opportunities to lead folks safely into the backcountry for the first time, which has been such a joy!”

For more information and to register, go here.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the director of campus recreation, AJ Heil, at aheil@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University’s theatre department is pleased to announce that its production of The Play That Goes Wrong opens on Thursday, March 9.

Performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium are scheduled as follows:

• Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11, at 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday-Saturday, March 16-18, at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, March 12, and Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m.

You can read the synopsis and purchase tickets here. Tickets are also available by calling the performing arts box office at 503-554-2670.

Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students are entitled to one free ticket in your own name for each of our Thursday night performances only. Please use your George Fox email to obtain your ticket.

George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system. Please use your George Fox email address when ordering.

For details or assistance, email Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2670.

Looking for help with brainstorming for your next project? Need help with your partially drafted paper? Feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Want to get on top of things before midterms?

Make an appointment with the Portland Writing Center for writing and general academic support. Meetings might include reviewing the assignment, discussing citation styles, or talking through the body paragraphs of your paper. All of our appointments are free, 50-minute Zoom or asynchronous (email) consultations.

To learn about scheduling an appointment with us, visit our website. You can also schedule by clicking this link, using the Penji penguin on the lower left side of your Canvas page, or by using the Penji app for iPhone or Android.

Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

George Fox is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe place to live, work and learn for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that are free of the following: sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, harassment and discrimination, bias-related incidents and hate crimes.

If you or someone you know has experienced a Title IX-related incident, we strongly encourage students to report it to our Title IX coordinator. Sharia Hays, dean of student care and operations, is now serving as the interim Title IX coordinator.

You can contact Sharia Hays at titleixcoordinator@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2322. She is located in the student life office in the Hadlock Student Center.

If you are interested in connecting with a confidential resource, contact the campus advocate at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu, or visit one of our other on-campus confidential resources at the Office of Spiritual Life (Barclay House, 503-553-2320) and Health & Counseling (Woodward House, 503-553-2340).

For more Title IX information, visit the Title IX brochure or the university’s Title IX website. If you are off campus and need immediate assistance, contact 911. If you are on campus and need immediate assistance, call 911, or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

The College of Business invites you to join us for the Reiten Lecture this Thursday, Feb. 16. We will be welcoming George Fox alumna Sabrina Bailey, who will present “Can’t Touch This: Investing in Success Factors No One Can Take Away.”

The lecture is in Hoover 105, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and a social hour will follow after the talk.

If you have any questions, contact Wendi Upjohn at wupjohn@georgefox.edu.