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The Office of Student Access and Completion Scholarship Application is now open. Go to the OSAC website to complete the Scholarship Application, which could put you in the running for more than 600 scholarships with one application.

Most OSAC scholarships are only available to Oregon residents. Unsure of your status? Check out their FAQ page or contact our Financial Aid office.

If you’re a returning student who has previously applied, just refresh your application. It’s that easy!

Questions? Give our Financial Aid office a call at 503-554-2302. We’re here to help!

Deadlines and Dates to Remember:

• Nov. 1 – OSAC Scholarship Application opens
• Feb. 15 – Early Bird deadline for OSAC scholarships. Students are entered for a chance to win $1,000 Early Bird scholarship awards.
• March 1 – Final deadline for OSAC scholarships

Prominent Christian political commentator and attorney David French will issue a call for robust civility in politics at a free presentation in Bauman Auditorium at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1. The talk, entitled “Jesus Loves Your Political Enemies, and America Needs You to Love Them Too,” is available via a Zoom stream; those who attend in person are required to wear masks.

French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time magazine. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he served as a lecturer at Cornell Law School. After law school, he practiced law with a focus on religious liberty issues.

He advises Christians not to wait for our political leaders to fix America’s drift toward bitter division and addresses the polarization and alienation metastasizing in our communities and in politics at every level, both nationally and locally. French’s most recent book is “Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.”

The event is being hosted by the George Fox Civility Project, an initiative launched during the 2020-21 academic year out of concern about the polarization and alienation in political culture at every level (national, state and local). It sponsors events, publishes a newsletter and maintains a website with information about civility.

For more information, contact Civility Project director Ron Mock at civility@georgefox.edu.

The School of Theology and the IDEA Center have designated Nov. 1-5 as a Week of Discerning Vocation and Occupation at George Fox University.

The calling of every believer is to be a follower of Jesus (our vocation), and the means of making a living should involve the ways in which we are the best disciples possible (our occupation).

These issues will be explored meaningfully over coffee and conversation with author and Murdock senior fellow Steven Garber, who will discuss “Purpose into Practice” from 3 to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Hoover 103. Refreshments will be provided.

The following day, IDEA Center Director Logan Walton will present “Calling, Vocation, and Purpose: Why am I Here and Where am I Going?” The event will take place in Bauman Auditorium from 11 to 11:50 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5.

Garber’s presence is made possible by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. Spiritual Life credit is available for both events.

If you have any questions, email Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Please take our survey on a wellness ice cream product idea to help us with a marketing project!

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Johnson at kjohnson20@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.

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 finals?

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 paragraphs of your paper.

All of our appointments are free, one-hour Zoom or asynchronous consultations.

You can schedule these appointments online or by email (wc@georgefox.edu).

Questions? Email Hannah Jackson at hjackson@georgefox.edu.

Note: We are not a private editing service.

Safety is a priority for many students and staff at George Fox, but are you really prepared to respond to a medical emergency? Do you and your peers have the equipment and training you need?

To find this out, students at George Fox are conducting a short survey aimed at gauging the need for medical kits and training.

If you have any questions, contact Nicholas Matichuk (nmatichuk20@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.

As a part of our marketing class, we are surveying people about their interest levels in our product. The product is a rechargeable electric toothbrush made from recycled plastics. The heads of the toothbrushes are new, but made from recyclable materials.

Please take our survey if you would like a chance to win a $15 Dutch Bros gift card. We are hoping your answers will help shape some of the intangibles before we submit our product. Thank you all for your help.

Please contact Dylan Quist-Knopf (dquistknopf20@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

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.

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. PST (noon to 2 p.m. EST).

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 Jessica Anders at janders@georgefox.edu.

October is domestic violence awareness month, and Purple Thursday is observed during the third full week of the month. We invite everyone to wear purple tomorrow (Thursday) and share photos of yourself using the national hashtag #PurpleThursday to spread awareness and show your support for survivors of domestic violence across the country.

If you or someone you know is need of resources, contact campusadvocate@georgefox.edu or go to the Henderson House website. To get involved, visit the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force webpage. If you have an emergency, please call 911 or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2310.

If you have any questions, contact Lauren Ohtani (lohtani19@georgefox.edu).

Dawn Ford and the Faculty Development Committee invite you to attend the Fall Faculty Lecture, presented by Associate Professor of Nursing Lorretta Krautscheid, tonight (Tuesday) from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Krautscheid, chair of the College of Nursing and recipient of the 2020-21 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, will present “Moral Distress: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done?”

She will present research on the nursing attrition dilemma and discuss her education recommendations to promote resilience-protective factors.

Come help save three lives and stop by the blood drive at Abby’s pizza (1913 Portland Road, in Newberg) this Friday, Oct. 22!

The event, hosted by the Red Cross and organized by the university’s Nursing Club, runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bring a friend or family member and help our community and those in need. Snacks and juice will be provided.

Questions? Contact Kendyl Sandersen (ksandersen19@georgefox.edu).

Today (Monday), Mail Services is in its new location in the Roberts Center. You can find us by entering the doors facing Sherman Street.

Come by and see our new space! If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

The university is pleased to offer a confidential campus advocate in partnership with the Sexual Misconduct CARE (Campus Awareness, Response and Education) team.

The campus advocate is a George Fox MSW intern located at the Moore House/Intercultural Resource Center on the Newberg campus. She is qualified to provide advocacy, accompaniment, and referral service to survivors of all forms of violence – including sexual assault, intimate partner violence, hate crimes, stalking, sexual harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct – in order to facilitate and promote individual recovery and success.

Confidential campus advocates will not share any information or details of your experience without your permission unless you are at risk of harming yourself or others.

If you wish to seek services, walk-ins are welcome Mondays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Thursdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and Fridays between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Appointments are also available upon request.

If you have any questions, you can reach the campus advocate at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu. If you have an emergency, please call 911 or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2310.

The Newberg campus will be closed tomorrow (Friday) for the mid-semester holiday. All Newberg offices and the Murdock Library will be closed. The Bruin Store will be open for its normal Friday business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

Although the Murdock Library will be closed, the 24-hour space will remain open.

The university community is invited to attend the Fall Faculty Lecture, presented by Associate Professor of Nursing Lorretta Krautscheid, this Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Krautscheid, chair of the College of Nursing and recipient of the 2020-21 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, will present “Moral Distress: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done?”

Her presentation will provide insight into a nursing attrition dilemma that has seen approximately 17% of newly registered nurses leave the profession within the first year of practice. She contends that moral distress, defined as feeling constrained from action upon one’s ethical knowing, is a key factor in this trend.

She will present moral distress research findings among students and novice post-licensure nurses and discuss education recommendations promoting resilience-protective factors.

The mailroom will be closed on the normal student payday this month, due to the school closure tomorrow (Friday), so swing by the HR office today (Thursday) to pick up your paycheck.

If you have a paycheck to pick up, they will be available in the HR office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, then available in the mailroom again starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 18.

Contact Beth Hampton (bhampton@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Have you submitted your Richter Scholars proposal yet? If not, now is the time to do so! The submission deadline is this Monday, Oct. 18.

If you missed the recent 2021 Richter Scholars kickoff event with all the changes to the program, the recording has been posted on the Richters Scholars webpage. The page has been updated to reflect all the changes. It is also where you will find the link for the new method of applying electronically.

Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria. Students, upload your application documents using this link. Faculty, upload your letter of recommendation using this link.

The Richter Scholars program distributes funds to support student research activities that are devised, initiated and carried out by individual student researchers, with mentorship, guidance and expertise provided by a faculty mentor. The purpose of these funds is to support educational research opportunities that encourage the practice of independent thought, leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility.

For the purpose of this program, research is defined as a knowledge-generating activity that is designed to provide new information on a topic, tool or process, and that proceeds according to established and accepted research methods.

*Faculty mentors: Please note that several important proposal elements and eligibility requirements have been recently updated. Please thoroughly read through all posted documentation as you work with your student mentee to prepare a proposal.

For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Interested in a thought-provoking discussion? This week on George Fox Talks, Abigail Favale hosts an important and timely conversation with Professor Bill Jolliff on what happens when reading causes us problems – emotionally, spiritually, morally and otherwise.

Give it a listen by subscribing to George Fox Talks on your phone’s podcasting app on Apple, Spotify or Amazon. Or watch it on our YouTube channel. You can find all of our new George Fox Talks materials, and a growing list of newer faculty publications and archived lectures, at this link.

Would you join the cause and help us boost our internet presence by (a) subscribing to our YouTube channel, (b) subscribing to the podcast on whatever app you use on your phone, and (c) reviewing the podcast on Apple podcasts? We appreciate it!

– Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu)

The mailroom will be closed on student payday this month, which is Thursday, Oct. 14, due to the school closure on Friday, Oct. 15.

If you have a paycheck to pick up, they will be available in the HR office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday), and then available in the mailroom again starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 18.

Contact Beth Hampton (bhampton@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Come help save three lives and stop by the blood drive at Abby’s pizza (1913 Portland Road, in Newberg) on Friday, Oct. 22!

The event, hosted by the Red Cross and organized by the university’s Nursing Club, runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bring a friend or family member and help our community and those in need. Snacks and juice will be provided.

Questions? Contact Kendyl Sandersen (ksandersen19@georgefox.edu).