The Daily Bruin

Do you like showing others ways to be a more effective and efficient student? Do your friends always come to you to look over their papers before they turn them in? Do you have a GPA above 3.0?

If you answered yes to these questions, you might have a future as an ARC consultant in the Academic Resource Center. We are interested in students from any major, not just English!

Applications for the 2024-25 academic year are due by Friday, March 8. Application instructions and additional information are available at this Handshake job posting. Contact Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Is peace possible in Israel/Palestine? It’s a question that will be discussed at the Center for Peace and Justice’s Woolman Peacemaking Forum featuring guest lecturer and panelist Jonathan Kuttab, a Christian Palestinian human rights attorney, peacemaker and educator.

Two events are scheduled as part of the forum. The first is a panel event set from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Hoover 105. The entire university community is invited to hear from those who have dedicated their lives to nonviolent activism in the pursuit of the mutual flourishing of all. The panel discussion topic will be “The Israel/Palestine Conflict and Prospects for Peace.”

You can submit your questions via this panel event registration form. Panelists will include Kuttab, executive director of Friends of Sabeel North America; Todd Deatherage, executive director and cofounder of The Telos Group and former chief of staff for the State Department; and Mark Braverman, executive director of Kairos USA and advisory board member for Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions USA.

That evening, Kuttab will present a lecture, “Is There a Balm in Gilead? Prospects for a Palestinian / Israeli Peace,” at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. There is also a livestream link to the lecture here.

Chapel credit is available for evening lecture attendance.

Kuttab was the head of the legal committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO. He is co-founder of Nonviolence International as well as the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq. He serves on the board of Bethlehem Bible College and is president of the Board of Holy Land Trust.

Questions? Contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu.

Registration for Science Outreach Program youth science classes for K-12 children is open! We have an exciting lineup of classes this semester, with everything from bugs to weather to animals and ecology. There is even a special pre-healthcare class for older high schoolers!

Classes are taught by George Fox science and education students and will take place in the Edwards-Holman Science Center and the Roberts Center over six weeks, starting Monday, Feb. 19. The cost is $80 per class. Follow this link for more information and to register.

Be sure to join us this Friday, Feb. 9, to hear trumpeter, composer and educator Jason Palmer perform with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Jazz Quartet at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Admission is free for George Fox students and employees (with ID). Additional tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for students and children.

The public is also invited to a presentation/masterclass tomorrow (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. in Ross 208. Elementary, middle and high school students who attend the presentation will receive a free ticket to Friday night’s performance.

The recipient of numerous awards, fellowships, and competitions, Palmer has performed with Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock, Winton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and many other jazz luminaries.

Join us at the City of Stars Banquet: A Jazz Swing Dance Night on Friday, Feb. 23!

Reserve your table for live music, delicious dining, and swing dance lessons. A table seats eight to 10 people; if your group has fewer than eight, you may be seated with another party. Formal attire is recommended. Don’t miss the swingin’ fun! Book your spot now!

Are you looking for love? Or maybe just a free dinner with a pretty cool person? Student Activities is looking for participants to be a part of our Dating Game, scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1, in Bauman Auditorium! Click the link to sign up.

Here is a rundown of campus events coming up soon:

• Sadie Hawkins: Friday & Saturday, Feb. 9-10, at 10 p.m. on the Portland Spirit (Friday tickets still available in Office of Student Life)
• Jazz Swing Night: Friday, Feb. 23, at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons
• The Dating Game: Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in Bauman

If you have any questions, please reach out to activities@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Student Life thought it would be helpful to provide information about what we can do at George Fox when concerns arise about a student’s behavior. While some of the information is more specific to traditional undergraduate students (due to the residential nature of these programs, etc.), some of the information applies to graduate and ADP students and programs as well.

In the past, we have delivered brightly colored folders with information for staff and faculty to use as a resource in situations where a student in crisis needs intervention. There is also information about employee responsibilities regarding FERPA as well as guidance in a campus emergency.

In order to reduce paper and make these materials accessible to you online, we have created a folder in Google Drive. Please bookmark this folder for quick reference.

For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.

Use this Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to tell your friends, family and/or significant other you appreciate them!

Join the Arts & Crafts Club for a Valentine’s Day card-making event from 4 to 6:30 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 9, in Hoover 203. Come help spread the love by handcrafting or decorating personalized Valentines. Craft materials (and chocolate!) will be provided.

Feel free to contact Lilly McAfee at lmcafee19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Hello! The Sexual Misconduct CARE team, in partnership with the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS), is conducting a Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey. This is a completely anonymous survey conducted by a third party to help us to access our efforts and help our team create a more supportive and safe campus.

For filling out the survey you will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for one of six $25 Amazon gift cards. You will be directed to a separate form to enter; please note that by entering the drawing we will know you took the survey, but your name will not be connected to your entry.

To take the survey, please check your student email. Each student has received an email with a unique link to take it.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Carlee Anglin, equity specialist, at canglin@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2317.

Want to befriend two college students in Taiwan by spending an hour per week having conversations through Google Meet?

It’s a great way to learn the culture and make friends in Taiwan, and to pray for the work of the Holy Spirit and invite them to learn about our Lord Jesus Christ! Swing by our info table tomorrow (Thursday) between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons to learn more. Or, feel free to send an email to Ping Yi Shih at pshih20@georgefox.edu for more information any time!

The opportunity is sponsored by International Students, Inc., a Christian organization serving international students since 1953. For more information, visit internationalstudents.org.

Hello all! The Psychology Club is hosting our first psychology chapel of the spring term, and we are kicking it off with a guest speaker, Dr. Ernest Kim!

Dr. Kim will be discussing the topic “faith and hope from a neuroscience perspective.” Come support him and earn one non-Bauman chapel credit while doing it. We’ll meet from 5 to 6 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Hoover 210.

Reach out to Kalysta Conrad at kconrad21@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Join us for Quaker Worship today (Wednesday) in Hoover 250. We’ll meet from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Spiritual life credit is available.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The campus community is invited to a complimentary lunch with guest Dr. Michael Lamb on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

The lunch event, titled “What’s Hope Got to Do with It: Politics in a Time of Presumption and Despair,” runs from noon to 1:20 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103. During the session, our very own Dr. Joseph Clair will interview Lamb about his most recent book, A Commonwealth of Hope: Augustine’s Political Thought, which offers a novel interpretation of Augustine’s political thought and recovers his virtue of hope to inform contemporary politics. Lamb’s research focuses on the ethics of citizenship and the role of virtues in public life.

Guests are invited to go through the cafeteria line and join us for the talk, which will begin shortly after noon.

In addition, faculty are also invited and encouraged to join Lamb at 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103 that afternoon for a discussion, “Character Formation in the University: Ten Lessons from the Front Lines.”

Lamb is the F. M. Kirby Foundation Chair of Leadership and Character, executive director of the Program for Leadership and Character, and associate professor of interdisciplinary humanities at Wake Forest University. He is also an associate fellow of the Oxford Character Project.

He holds a PhD in politics from Princeton University, a BA in political science from Rhodes College, and a second BA in philosophy and theology from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Chances are, your child’s heart is healthy. But a small percentage of young people have hidden heart defects that put their lives at risk – especially during physical exertion.

Since 2012, Providence’s Play Smart program has provided over 40,000 free heart screenings by checking a simple, painless cardiac test, an electrocardiogram. We have diagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, and many other conditions that can be treated or monitored.

To register for a free screening, offered between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. this Saturday, Feb. 10, visit this page. The screening is free for ages 12-18. It will be done at Providence’s Basecamp Prevention and Wellness facility at 9427 S.W. Barnes Road, in Portland.

Interested in trying mountaineering? By completing this application, you could have the opportunity to attend this once-in-a-lifetime trip and educational experience for free. The outing includes expert guidance, transportation, camping, food, and most of the necessary gear.

The application is due by Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 11:59 p.m. Have questions? Email Sam Nofziger at snofziger20@georgefox.edu.

Feeling like spreading the love of Jesus Christ? Come write a letter of encouragement for the seniors at Friendsview!

The athletic department will have a writing station set up outside Klages tomorrow (Wednesday) from 8 to 11:30 a.m., for all students to come write a personal letter of love and encouragement. Please note that the goal is to accumulate at least 500 letters so that every senior resident at Friendsview gets a letter.

If you have time between classes and can spare just a few minutes, we would love to have you stop by and contribute to this event. Stationery and pens/pencils will be provided, and there will also be coffee available for community use. All that we need you to bring is a heart that feels like spreading joy and love. Hope to see you there!

If you have any questions regarding this event, please reach out to Scott McBride, head of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, at smcbride20@georgefox.edu.

Doctor of Physical Therapy students at the university are conducting a study, “A Biomechanical Analysis of the Floor Transfer in Community-Dwelling Older Adults,” overseen by principal investigators Lyndsay Stutzenberger and Tyler Whited. We are interested in how older adults get up from the floor.

To participate in our study, you must

• Be 50-80 years of age
• Live independently or in an assisted living facility
• Be able to walk independently at least 15 feet with or without an assistive device
• Take a cognitive test
• Be willing to attempt to get up from a chair and from the floor

In order to participate, you must NOT have a diagnosis of a neurological condition or a current illness or health issue that would make performing study activities unsafe.

If you are interested in participating in this study and meet the above criteria, you would come to the Medical Sciences Building on Werth Boulevard, where we would ask you to sign an informed consent form, answer questions on a questionnaire, perform a short cognitive test, and have your vitals (blood pressure and heart rate) taken. Depending on the results of these assessments, you may or may not be eligible for the study.

If you are eligible, you will be asked to participate in one testing session that takes up to approximately one hour. During testing sessions you will fill out questionnaires and be asked to attempt to stand up from a chair without using your arms and get up from the floor. You will not be paid for being in this study or reimbursed for any costs associated with traveling to/from the George Fox campus.

You are able to stop participation in the study at any time and for any reason. No information that would identify you will be made public, and we do not feel there is more than minimal risk associated with this study.

If you are still interested in participating, the next step is for us to schedule an appointment for testing. Please call 503-554-2463 or email Lyndsay Stutzenberger at lstutzenberger@georgefox.edu.

Mail Services strives to prepare your packages properly, safely and securely, and we could really use your help. Please note that when you order from HelloFresh that you include the following instructions in the comments:

“Deliver between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and deliver to Mail Services at the back door.”

This will help eliminate having packages left outside, unattended, and at risk of being stolen. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Credit report scores hold a lot of power. They can help buy that first home but can also take away financial opportunities.

In a free Canopy webinar session, Solving the Mystery of Credit Reports, we’ll provide an overview of credit bureaus, credit scoring, guidance to dispute inaccuracies, improving credit scores, and dealing with identity theft and fraud.

The session meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, or from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22. You can register for either webinar here.

The timeline and project process for requesting print and graphic services through MarCom has been updated, as well as the Google form for requests. You can view the changes here.

Notable changes:

• Time frames and planning ahead: See timelines for projects from submission to delivery
• Project process and invoicing and charges sections: See changes to the quote/requisition and invoice/payment expectations

Contact Brandy Donavant at bdonavant@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Portland Seminary would like to invite you to a book release party for Dr. Leah Payne’s new book, God Gave Rock & Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music (Oxford University Press, 2024).

The celebration will be at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, at Portland Seminary (Room 155). Tickets are free, but please RSVP for a headcount.