The Daily Bruin

Please stop by Murdock Library tomorrow (Thursday) between 2:30 and 4 p.m. to join us in saying goodbye to two of our faculty members.

Rachel Thomas has served as the university archivist for the past eight years, growing our collections and working diligently to engage with our alumni and local community.

Jenny Bruxvoort has been a research and instruction librarian for three years, supporting many undergraduate programs and the new Cornerstone Core.

Refreshments will be served, and a time of sharing will happen around 3 p.m. We hope you’ll come help us celebrate their time with us and wish them well on their new adventures.

Questions? Contact Kate Wimer at kwimer@georgefox.edu.

All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed this Monday, May 30, to observe the Memorial Day holiday.

The Portland Writing Center is open to meet with undergraduate, graduate and adult degree students this summer!

Read our newsletter for our latest updates, and email us at wc@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Healthcare workers are burned out and leaving their noble work – and the suicide rate in this demographic is alarming and a longstanding problem. We need to take care of our healthcare workers so they can take care of us! Let’s start healing together.

We in the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute invite you to join us for a continuing medical education course (CME), “Healthcare Worker Wellness Summit: From Demoralization to Remoralization in OUR Work,” via Zoom from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10.

You will receive CME and strength through sharing stories and learning skills to bring back joy in our healthcare work.

For more information and the registration link, go here.

For my PsyD dissertation at George Fox, I have created a workshop to prevent and treat burnout in Christian women. There is not currently any published program for burnout specifically for women in ministry, and I am passionate about creating one.

The workshop is free for women to join, and they will receive evidence-based treatment that may otherwise be expensive (approximately a $350 value). The time commitment is one hour weekly over Zoom for six weeks, between May 25 and July 2. The study is open to all women who are part of formal and informal ministries such helping professionals, teachers, medical professionals, caretakers, wives, mothers, social workers, etc.

I am finishing up the first series of this workshop now and have initial evidence that it is effective in reducing symptoms of burnout in Christian women. I am running the workshop again to reach more women and am needing a larger group of participants to meet the research goals of the project.

More information about the study can be found at ministryburnout.com. I also made a short video that introduces the workshop and my heart behind it. Please consider participating or sharing with anyone you think may be interested. I am needing more participants and will be thankful for any help!

Please call me at 971-221-0940 if you have any questions!

– Lydia Marvin, Doctoral Student of Clinical Psychology, George Fox University

George Fox is a Christ-centered university in the tradition of the Evangelical Friends (Quakers). As such, we believe that a diverse community is a gift of God and its flourishing is a theological imperative for the people of God.

We denounce racism and systems of oppression, and proactively work with the Holy Spirit to eradicate those evils from our institution and society. To that end, we offer this prayer for the victims of violence.

As members of our Christ-centered community, we lament the senseless racially and ethnically motivated slayings that took place in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, and Laguna Woods, California, on May 15. Please join us for a special time of prayer today (Tuesday) at 10:30 a.m. in the Barclay House, as we partner with spiritual life pastors to lament the precious lives lost and pray for their families.

An additional opportunity for prayer and reflection will be offered via Zoom tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2 p.m.

If you are interested in resources and support, or ways to become a source of strength for others during this difficult time, please contact Katrina Johnson, dean of student belonging and equity, at katrinaj@georgefox.edu; D’Metri Mattocks, director of intercultural life, at dmattocks@georgefox.edu; or a spiritual life pastor at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Performing strength training exercises helps to maintain function and reduce the risk of injury. It is recommended that we strength train at least two days a week. However, only about 20% of people meet this recommendation.

In a free 30-minute course offered through the College of Physical Therapy, you can learn how to strength train at home without owning specific gym equipment. Get all the details here.

Interested? Email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu to participate.

Healthcare workers are burned out and leaving their noble work – and the suicide rate in this demographic is alarming and a longstanding problem. We need to take care of our healthcare workers so they can take care of us! Let’s start healing together.

We in the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute invite you to join us for a continuing medical education course (CME), “Healthcare Worker Wellness Summit: From Demoralization to Remoralization in OUR Work,” via Zoom from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10.

You will receive CME and strength through sharing stories and learning skills to bring back joy in our healthcare work.

For more information and the registration link, go here.

The Murdock Library will be closed on weekends starting this Saturday, April 30. Our summer hours will be Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 24-hour space will remain open throughout the summer.

Questions? Contact Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu.

A farewell reception will be held for Andrea Byerley, assistant director of Disability & Accessibility Services, today (Tuesday) from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Library (Room 101 & 102). A brief time of sharing will begin at 3 p.m.

Andrea has served in multiple roles at George Fox over the past 17 years and will be sorely missed at the university. Join us in wishing Andrea farewell. Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Portland Writing Center will be offering writing consultations for all students taking summer classes (both graduate and undergraduate). You can read more about it in our newsletter.

Questions? Contact Hannah Lee at hlee17@georgefox.edu.

George Fox’s DPT program will host its annual Health and Wellness Week May 16-21. Events this year include a Mediterranean diet “taster” and educational session, and the “annual” PT exam (where you have measures of fitness tested as well as vital signs). You can also join in on one of our several fitness class offerings, or attend the spine care class.

All events are free to the George Fox community, friends and family. To learn about what we are offering, go here. If you have any questions, or wish to sign up for a session, please email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu. Space is limited, so sign up as soon as possible.

Phil Smith, professor of philosophy, is retiring after 30 years of teaching and service at the university. Come celebrate Phil by joining us for an open house reception from 3 to 4 p.m. today (Friday) in the Stevens Center Atrium.

Light refreshments will be served. Please come wish Phil the best in his next adventures!

Questions? Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu.

The Portland Writing Center will be offering writing consultations for all students taking summer classes (both graduate and undergraduate). You can read more about it in our newsletter.

Questions? Contact Hannah Lee at hlee17@georgefox.edu.

A farewell reception will be held for Andrea Byerley, assistant director of Disability & Accessibility Services, on Tuesday, April 26, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Library (Room 101 & 102). A brief time of sharing will begin at 3 p.m.

Andrea has served in multiple roles at George Fox over the past 17 years and will be sorely missed at the university. Join us in wishing Andrea farewell. Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Hey Bruins! Don’t forget that the deadline to return your spring rental textbooks is Friday, April 29, at the Bruin Store.

Questions? Contact Laura King at lking@georgefox.edu.

Phil Smith, professor of philosophy, is retiring after 30 years of teaching and service at the university. Come celebrate Phil by joining us for an open house reception from 3 to 4 p.m. this Friday, April 22, in the Stevens Center Atrium.

Light refreshments will be served. Please come wish Phil the best in his next adventures!

Questions? Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu.

Don’t miss the final chapel of the academic year, aka Awards Convocation Chapel! Join us at 10:50 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Bauman Auditorium.

We’ll have a time of worship with our senior musicians, hear from Provost Andrea Scott, and celebrate the end of another academic year. Winners of the Undergraduate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award and the Undergraduate Faculty Research & Scholarship Award will be announced. Come celebrate with, and congratulate, our winning faculty members!

Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

A farewell reception will be held for Andrea Byerley, assistant director of Disability & Accessibility Services, on Tuesday, April 26, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Library (Room 101 & 102). A brief time of sharing will begin at 3 p.m.

Andrea has served in multiple roles at George Fox over the past 17 years and will be sorely missed at the university. Join us in wishing Andrea farewell. Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Murdock Library will be closed for Easter Sunday. However, the 24-hour space will remain open.

Questions? Contact Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu.