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Want to pursue a grant?

First step: Do your research! Grants can be incredibly time-consuming (especially federal grants). Explore potential funders, record deadlines, and carefully consider your program or research needs. If you want help identifying a funder, don’t hesitate to contact the Office of Advancement; it has access to a foundations database.

Most important step: Once you know which grant you want to pursue and you’ve discussed it with your dean, you must fill out the Grant Proposal Approval Form (located on the PeopleSoft homepage). All employees pursuing a grant must adhere to this process. Beyond your dean, the advancement office will facilitate all approvals on your behalf.

Why? Going through this process ensures staff and faculty don’t compete for the same grant, we dedicate faculty and administrator time to the highest priorities, and we don’t sign any grant paperwork that obligates George Fox to something unexpected. Depending on time and resources, the advancement office will typically provide helpful feedback on the proposal, facilitate the submission process, and help you with reporting back to the funder. The Office of Advancement also processes all money and contracts in partnership with other offices.

We’re your partner in the grant process! For more info, check out this Grant Process & Procedures document. If you have any questions or want to chat about a new or existing grant, contact Britt Hoskins, associate director of advancement communications & grants, at ext. 2132 or bhoskins@georgefox.edu.

The Gospel. Worship. Fun.

Square 1 is a completely student-led chapel elective (meaning: you get credit) designed to get back to the simple, core elements of faith in Christ — to start “back at square one.”

It’s going to be fun! We’ll meet tonight (Friday) at 6 p.m. at the fire pit in the canyon where we’ll make s’mores and spend time in worship. Then a fellow student, Mr. Caleb Reynolds, is going to lead our Bible study. Afterwords, we’ll hang out in pyromaniacal goodness and maybe tell some spooky stories. Make sure to dress warm and bring a friend!

Questions? Contact Daniel McCleskey (dmc777@me.com).

Join the social work club tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. in Lemmons 8 to watch The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler and eat some pizza! We need everyone to RSVP so we can have enough pizza for everyone.

Irena Sendler was a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.

Contact Emily Pelot at epelot13@georgefox.edu if you are planning on attending or have any questions.

Drop by the Stevens Center lobby today (Friday) to vote for your favorite photos of French- and Spanish-speaking countries. Learn more about their culture, landscape, and people from the eyes of George Fox students who submitted the photos.

Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gaily at avu13@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in taking a week-long serve trip to Haiti during spring break 2017? Come by Minthorn 100 (downstairs) on Monday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. to learn more about what you’d be doing, how much it would cost, and what you’d need to prepare to go. Isabelle Corneaux, assistant professor of French, and Jacques St. Gelus, the serve trip’s leader, will facilitate the information session.

Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gailey at avu13@georgefox.edu.

Our women’s basketball team is awesome and one win away from a perfect regular season – the Bruins’ second undefeated season in a row! ASC is offering free admission to students, along with a shuttle to Linfield, for our last regular-season game tomorrow (Saturday).

The women’s game starts at 4 p.m. and the men’s game at 6 p.m. We will also be offering free pizza for students who ride and attend. The bus will be leaving at 3:30 p.m. Saturday from the Stevens Center lot. Only 50 spots available!

Questions? Contact Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, Feb. 22, when Mark David Hall, the university’s Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics, speaks on the topic “Religious Liberty and Same-Sex Marriage: Conflicts and Possibilities” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The legalization of same-sex marriage and the adoption of laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation have resulted in cases that may force some religious citizens to choose between their livelihoods and their religious convictions. Mark discusses potential and actual conflicts and draws from American history to argue that it is possible to protect religious liberty without undermining the common good.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Christianity and Pop Culture.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, staff and administrators, have you considered buying your office supplies from the Bruin Store? Department charges receive 20 percent off! We’ve got pens, pencils, Sharpies, highlighters, Post-its, paper clips and much more.

Shopping for yourself? You get a 10 percent employee discount off all general merchandise including gifts, apparel and supplies.

We’d love to have you drop by the Bruin Store!

Questions? Email Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

February is flying by, and all-employee lunch is just around the corner. Join your colleagues in the Cap and Gown Room anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Cost of lunch is $3.

Questions? Email Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu).

ASC is still in need of chaperons for its annual Sadie Hawkins dance on Friday, Feb. 26! The dance is hosted on the boats the Portland Spirit and Sternwheeler. Employees are more than welcome to bring along their spouse and will be compensated with a gift card for their time.

Please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or are interested in chaperoning.

Fusion (Asian American Club) will be hosting a showing of “Linsanity” on Sunday (Feb. 21) in the FoxHole at 4 p.m. The documentary follows the life of Jeremy Lin, one of the only Asian Americans to play in the NBA. All are welcome to join! Food and snacks will be provided, along with a time for discussion following the film.

Questions? Email Stephanie Chan at schan12@georgefox.edu.

Many institutions of higher education proclaim to embrace diversity; however, black men continue to have challenging experiences on university and college campuses. Hear the trials and triumphs of black men who have navigated the waters of higher education. This discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Keith Dempsey, department chair of the university’s counseling program.

Join the discussion on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

Polar Bear Swim is here! Get ready for a chilly swim on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. out at Camp Tilikum.

Free sweatshirt + Camp Tilikum + s’mores. What could be better? There are three shifts available with 100 students per shift. Sign up here with your friends!

Questions? Email Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.

Join the Swahili class for African-beat Zumba in Wheeler Sports Center 211 today (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. It will be a fun workout, and no prior experience is required.

Questions? Contact Imani Kamau at fkamau14@georgefox.edu.

Do you ever find yourself craving a home-cooked meal? The Office of Alumni Relations would like to invite you to join us for Dinner for Eight. We have set aside Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 24-25, for the meals, when alumni in the area open their homes to provide a home-cooked meal and conversation about what life is like after Fox.

Sign up this week in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or online at this link.

Please contact Taylor Ellis at tellis12@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Have you traveled outside of your home country? Do you have a funny or meaningful story from your travels you would like to share with others? If so, we are looking for students, staff, administrators, and faculty to share a 3 – 5 minute vignette during our travel stories brown bag lunch event on Thursday, Feb. 25, from noon to 1 p.m in the Cap and Gown Room.

If you are interested in participating or have questions, email Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu.

Join the social work club on Friday (Feb. 19) at 7 p.m. in Lemmons 8 to watch The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler and eat some pizza! We need everyone to RSVP so we can have enough pizza for everyone.

Irena Sendler was a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.

Contact Emily Pelot at epelot13@georgefox.edu if you are planning on attending or have any questions.

George Fox University housing has a Facebook group!

Click this link and join the group to stay up-to-date with announcements and reminders.

This Facebook group serves as a resource for all things housing and a place for you to connect with other students about on- and off-campus housing. We will post reminders about housing selection deadlines and other general housing details.

Post to this group if you:

• Need a roommate
• Are looking to add a student to your group for housing selection
• Are looking for students to room with off-campus
• Would like to stay up-to-date on housing related announcements

Questions? Contact housing@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in taking a week-long serve trip to Haiti during spring break 2017? Come by Minthorn 100 (downstairs) on Monday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. to learn more about what you’d be doing, how much it would cost, and what you’d need to prepare to go. Isabelle Corneaux, assistant professor of French, and Jacques St. Gelus, the serve trip’s leader, will facilitate the information session.

Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gailey at avu13@georgefox.edu.

Registration will open for the Innovative Industry Idea Challenge (i3) at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at gfui3challenge.com so you can gain your slot in this competition of innovation, collaboration and challenge.

Registered teams should consist of six to eight members, with at least one member being from the College of Business. Each team will be challenged to come up with an innovative business idea for a randomly assigned industry within five hours and will also have an industry expert serving them as a guide. Teams will be judged, and the winning team will receive $500 as well as each member’s names commemorated on a trophy.

This all-day event will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, in Hoover. Registration will continue to be open until Saturday, Feb. 20, at noon. Act now, as slots fill up on a first-come, first-served basis! Look at our website for more event details.

Questions? Contact Laurie Koehler at lkoehler@georgefox.edu or Kiana Neisig at kneisig14@georgefox.edu.