The Daily Bruin

Come listen to George Fox social work graduate Tony Nehren (class of 2020) talk about his work in DHS Child Protection Services of Marion County, and specifically, how his work as a certified Native American and Alaskan Native specialist has transformed his understanding of what it means to be a human and an American citizen.

All are welcome to join us from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, in Hoover 105. Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

University Recreation is hosting its annual “Gearage Sale” at the Hadlock Student Center (Newberg campus) on Friday, Oct. 1, from 3 to 9 p.m. You won’t want to miss it!

New this year: Students, employees and community members can sell their outdoor recreation and sporting equipment at the sale by using a consignment option.

Also new this year, proceeds from consignment sales go toward a new student scholarship fund that helps students participate in outdoor trips and activities that would otherwise struggle to do so because of financial difficulties.

Donations of equipment and cash are encouraged. All proceeds from the sale of donated equipment will go toward the student scholarship fund. Have something sitting around in your garage or basement? Let us know! Drop it off and we would love to try and sell it to benefit our students!

Interested in selling or donating something? Read this Seller’s Agreement and fill out this form to let us know!

Please spread the word about this event to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors! Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

George Fox is using Vector Solutions/Safe Colleges to deliver the required Title IX education course. Students should have received an email in August from Jere Witherspoon in student life with detailed instructions regarding the course. If you did not receive it, please contact Jere to receive this information. She will send you an email with detailed information.

The deadline for completing the course has passed. However, if you haven’t taken it, you are still responsible to do so. You can make arrangements with Jere for an extension.

More information about Title IX can be found here. If you have questions, please contact Jere for more information at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in working with a group of engineering students to help them better understand living with physical limitations? If so, we would love to work together!

Our focus as a servant engineering team is to better understand the challenges of living with physical limitations, in an effort to design and produce a prototype device to aid in everyday life activities! The limitation can be small or large; our goal is to learn more about all aspects of adaptive and assistive devices.

If you are interested, or if you know somebody who would be, please fill out this form.

Questions? Contact William Anderson at wanderson19@georgefox.edu.

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 holds incredible power to transform our lives, relationships, and communities.

On Friday, Oct. 15, Join Michael Simmons as he explores practices and tools for companioning our shadow, particularly around our emotions and relationships. This course will be a space to invite Christ to meet our hidden parts and deepen that process of healing.

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 space for women and men to heal.

Michael is a doctoral student at Portland Seminary and is an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church.
This course will be offered via Zoom from 9 to 11 a.m. PST (noon to 2 p.m. EST). The cost is $39, and the Zoom link will be provided. You can register here if you’re interested.

If you have any questions, contact Jessica Anders (janders@georgefox.edu).

The Wineskin is accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “WITNESS,” so send us your best poems, stories, essays, and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.

The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.

All are welcome to submit, including employees and those who are not members of the George Fox community!

Submission Guidelines:

• Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
• Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
• For artwork: Files should be named as the title of your piece, followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.
• All work should be submitted through our website. Submissions close at midnight on Friday, Oct. 15.

Contact Jaime Miller (jmiller18@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

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.

Are you an expert in your field? Do you have any creative or interesting hobbies? Have you participated in any ministries that are unique? Have you published recently? Volunteered with the Peace Corps? Had a career in a unique industry?

Our engaged and curious neighbors at Friendsview Retirement Community are looking for presenters for their community during the 2021-22 academic year. Presentations usually run 40 minutes with a 10-minute Q&A, and can be done via Zoom or in person in Newberg.

If you’d like to be considered for a presentation, email Sara Reamy, director of alumni relations, at sreamy@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Richter Scholars Program is hosting an engaging informational workshop to explain the research program to faculty and students and also to introduce the new two-year Richter funding option.

We encourage faculty and students across all disciplines to attend and learn how to apply for this research opportunity. The program is available to both graduate and undergraduate students. We are excited to share the changes coming to the Richter Scholars Program!

• Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21
• Time: 5-6 p.m.
• Place: Hoover 105
• Snacks and beverages will be provided.

If you plan to watch the live stream or attend in person, please use this link to RSVP.

At this event we will provide the link to the online application and review the important criteria in scholar selection. While limited, we anticipate larger scholarship awards and a special fund for faculty mentors to assist. Attend in person or via live stream to learn more.

The proposal deadline is Monday, Oct. 18. All submittals will be electronic. For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Portland Seminary’s Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu will be joining the University of Portland’s Theology Thursday lecture series on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in Franz Hall 120.

He will be discussing the 18th-century German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder and how the scholarship of Germany has shaped today’s biblical scholarship.⠀

Questions? Contact Jessica Anders (janders@georgefox.edu).

George Fox University has received a grant from Interfaith Youth Corp, in cooperation with the CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges & Universities) for a vaccine initiative.

Our efforts have focused on providing information and encouragement to people who are undecided about the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A free COVID-19 vaccination clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 15, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Klages Center (Bruin Den). You can register here.

The university community is invited to a special debate centering on the question, “Was the American War for Independence a Biblical and Just War?,” tonight (Monday) at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

George Fox’s Mark David Hall will debate the topic with U.S. Air Force Academy’s John D. Roche. The event is cosponsored by the John Dickinson Forum and the Civility Project.

The general public is invited to attend in person, and it will also be streamed here. The debate is possible thanks to the Jack Miller Center through a grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a special debate centering on the question, â€œWas the American War for Independence a Biblical and Just War?,” on Monday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

George Fox’s Mark David Hall will debate the topic with U.S. Air Force Academy’s John D. Roche. The event is cosponsored by the John Dickinson Forum and the Civility Project.

The general public is invited to attend in person, and it will also be streamed here. The debate is possible thanks to the Jack Miller Center through a grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

The honors community will be hosting a time of memorial for Dr. Javier Garcia on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Newberg Friends Church (307 College St.).   

The entire George Fox community is invited to remember and celebrate the life of Dr. Garcia with the honors community.

Contact Helen Morse (hmorse@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Richter Scholars Program is hosting an engaging informational workshop to explain the research program to faculty and students and also to introduce the new two-year Richter funding option.

We encourage faculty and students across all disciplines to attend and learn how to apply for this research opportunity. The program is available to both graduate and undergraduate students. We are excited to share the changes coming to the Richter Scholars Program!

• Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21
• Time: 5-6 p.m.
• Place: Hoover 105
• Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Please use this link to RSVP to attend in person, or watch this live stream.

At this event we will provide the link to the online application and review the important criteria in scholar selection. While limited, we anticipate larger scholarship awards and a special fund for faculty mentors to assist. Attend in person or via live stream to learn more.

The proposal deadline is Monday, Oct. 18. All submittals will be electronic. For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Disability & Accessibility Services, the Academic Resource Center, faculty, staff, and student leaders are joining together to offer a whole slate of connection opportunities this fall. Click here to indicate your interest in receiving information about one or more of these options! We’d love to have you join us!

• Academic Coaching (all students)
• ADHD Group (all students)
• Autism/Aspergers Group (Newberg campus)
• Becoming a Tutor (all students)
• Celiac/Gluten Free Group (Newberg campus)
• Chronic Illness Group (all students)
• Learning Disability Group (all students)
• Trauma Group (Newberg campus)

Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Please complete this survey to help us make sure you have the best financial aid experience possible!

Five lucky people will win a $10 gift card to a coffee shop of their choice! Winners will be drawn on Friday, Sept. 10, at 9:24 a.m.!

Questions? Contact Soren Sweet (ssweet@georgefox.edu).

The university community is invited to a special debate centering on the question, “Was the American War for Independence a Biblical and Just War?,” on Monday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

George Fox’s Mark David Hall will debate the topic with U.S. Air Force Academy’s John D. Roche. The event is cosponsored by the John Dickinson Forum and the Civility Project.

The general public is invited to attend in person, and it will also be streamed here. The debate is possible thanks to the Jack Miller Center through a grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

If you are interested in doing research with a faculty mentor, attend the 2021 George Fox Richter Scholars Kickoff and Information Workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. in Hoover 105 to learn more about the program. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible.

The Richter Scholars program at George Fox 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 practices 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.

Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria at this link.

Call for proposal deadline is Monday, Oct. 18.

*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. All submittals will be electronic.

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

Portland Seminary’s Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu will be joining the University of Portland’s Theology Thursday lecture series on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in Franz Hall 120.

He will be discussing the 18th-century German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder and how the scholarship of Germany has shaped today’s biblical scholarship.â €

Questions? Contact Jessica Anders (janders@georgefox.edu).