The Daily Bruin

Sick of polarized politics making our public life so ugly and destructive, especially in an election year? Convinced that even when we disagree, followers of Jesus ought to be able to bring love and compassion into our politics?

Find out how we can make this happen on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Hear George Fox alumnus and political science professor Dr. Daniel Bennett talk about “Citizenship, Civility, and the Tension in Faith and Politics”.

Contact Ron Mock at the George Fox Civility Project at civility@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Bruin Community Pantry is in need of a volunteer to serve on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you are interested in this service opportunity, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Hello Bruins! The Community Life Fund (CLF) is an ASC program with the goal of funding students’ community-building activities. The CLF is getting up and running and will be open in the next week or two.

Please keep an eye out for updates via ASC’s Instagram profile, @gfu.asc. For any additional questions or concerns, please reach out to Janessa Antemann at ascvpfinance@georgefox.edu.

At George Fox University, we are committed to the financial well-being of our employees. In this spirit, we are excited to announce that Phillip Carbajal, our Nationwide 403(b) deferred compensation retirement specialist, will be available for personalized one-on-one consultations each month throughout the academic year.

These on-site sessions are designed to offer you tailored guidance for achieving your financial goals and securing your retirement future. Don’t miss this opportunity to make informed financial planning decisions. Learn more and register here.

There is still time to register for a Medicare seminar this week. These virtual seminars will help you understand the basics of Medicare.

To register for the seminar at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18, click here. To register for the seminar at noon on Sept. 19, click here.

Seminar topics:

• What is Medicare and why it is important?
• Addressing the different parts of Medicare (the A, B, C & D’s of Medicare)
• What are the differences between Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement?
• When should you consider enrolling into Medicare, and what is the process?
• What are the costs to be enrolled in Medicare?
• What to consider if you are planning to continue to work past age 65
• Learn how to avoid late enrollment penalties
• How to transition from an employer group plan to a Medicare plan
• Understand how to manage a Health Savings Account (HSA)

You do not need to be eligible for Medicare to attend this seminar. Spouses and parents are welcome to join. The presentation will take approximately one hour, but we will have additional time at the end to answer any questions you may have.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Questions? Contact Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu.

The STUDIO is where George Fox interior design students work on real-world projects. We are looking for new design projects for students to work on this academic year. We take on both paid and unpaid design work; however, slots are limited and paid projects are prioritized (pricing is flexible).

If you are interested and would like to run your project by the program, please email a brief synopsis of your design project to Casey Martin at martinc@georgefox.edu for review. We do both commercial and residential design work.

Mandatory testing of the fire systems will occur Monday, Sept. 16, through Thursday in order to complete testing in all buildings. If an issue arises with the test, there may also be testing on Friday.

During testing, the fire panel may beep and/or the horns may sound for a brief period of time, depending on the success of the test. No evacuation will be necessary. Once the fire system has passed in a building, it will not be subject to further testing.

The following academic buildings will be tested (the buildings will not necessarily be tested in this order):

• Armstrong House
• Canyon Commons
• Edwards-Holman Science Center and Wood-Mar Hall
• Hoover Academic Building
• Murdock Library
• Roberts Center
• Stevens Center
• Wheeler Sports Center

Note: Hoover will not be tested on Monday. No academic buildings will be tested after noon.

The following residential areas will be tested after noon (the buildings will not necessarily be tested in this order):

• Anderson House
• Holtan House

  Suites:

• Beebe Hall
• Carey Hall
• Willcuts Hall
• Brandt Hall
• Gulley Hall
• Le Shana Hall
• Hobson/Macy/Sutton
• Pennington Hall

No residential buildings will be tested before noon.

If you have questions, you may contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

Women entering professional spaces after George Fox: This year’s Rise Conference on Sunday, Sept. 22, is built with you in mind!

We want you to feel confident in your future-focused professional skills, including building LinkedIn networks, crushing job interviews, making the most of your internships, and crafting standout resumes. Our goal is to support your professional future through a variety of workshops with female professionals.

Rise is also a great way to get plugged in with female students and professionals from a variety of fields and majors. Connect with us on Instagram @georgefoxrise.

Interested? Register for free here. We’ll see you in Canyon Commons on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Brooklyn Chillemi at bchillemi22@georgefox.edu.

As a reminder, TimelyCare is here for you 24/7 if you need virtual care support. The following services are available at no cost:

• MedicalNow: On-demand support for common health issues, including cold,
  flu, and allergies
• TalkNow: On-demand emotional support to talk about anything, including
  anxiety, relationships, depression, and school-related stressors
• Scheduled medical: Choose the day, time, and medical provider that best
  works for you
• Scheduled counseling: Choose the day, time, and mental health provider
  that works best for you (12 visits per year)
• Health coaching: Develop healthy lifestyle behaviors, including nutrition,
  sleeping habits, time management, and mindfulness
• Student success coaching: A success coach provides support on topics,
  including goal setting, study skills, resume review, and more
• Self-care content: Visit the self-care tab for access to tools and
  resources, such as meditation and yoga sessions, helpful videos, and short
  articles from experts

Download the TimelyCare app or visit this link today to register.

Are you registered for a Juniors Abroad trip and are wondering what your next step is? Make sure to come to our informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Bauman Auditorium. You will learn all about required paperwork, deadlines and waitlists. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions.

Questions? Can’t make the meeting? Email Wendi Upjohn-Hankel at wupjohn@georgefox.edu, David Martínez at dmartinez@georgefox.edu, or stop by the Center for Study Abroad.

Do you need counseling? Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxious or depressed? Are you having problems in your relationships that are getting in the way of your academics and disrupting your life?

George Fox’s counseling services are here to meet all of your mental health needs. Counseling is free for Newberg students and conveniently located right here on campus. Counseling for Portland students is also available for $30 per session.

Both one-time and ongoing counseling appointments are available. To schedule an appointment, please call 503-554-2340.

Join us for two days (or just one) of tabletop gameplay fun at the Newberg Game Con in Canyon Commons on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29. We’ll be hosting two full days of play from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. No experience is necessary.

A convention badge is necessary to enter; register for one here. A limited number of students can get in for free by contacting Paul Otto at paulandrewotto@gmail.com for the discount code prior to registering.

Campus Public Safety will begin issuing parking citations on Monday, Sept. 16. Park in designated parking spaces. See the parking map for areas specific to your permit. The Morse lot is currently underutilized.

Please remember:

• Do not park next to yellow or red curbs
• Park in the direction of traffic

Register your vehicle if you have not done so already this fall. Previous registration issues have been resolved, so please try again if you were not able to complete registration earlier.

If you have a permit from previous years that is current with your housing status, you will not need to order a new one. If you are not sure, contact us.

Contact Campus Public Safety if you have any questions at 503-554-2090 or campussafety@georgefox.edu.

Join us for Korean Night on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 5 p.m. in the FoxHole. Dive into Korean culture with us: cook delicious jeon, sip on refreshing hwachae, play games, and learn some Korean phrases. Don’t miss out on this fun evening!

You can follow Global Village on Instagram to stay updated at @gfu_globalvillage.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Javier Broach at jbroach23@georgefox.edu.

The soccer team has expanded and connected with local schools like OSU, Willamette and others to play friendlies and eventually do a spring tournament.

We are hosting tryouts tomorrow (Friday) at 8:30 p.m., along with having our normal pick-up game. All are welcome to try out at the Austin Sports Complex.

If you have any questions, reach out to Gaddiel Vergara at evergara22@georgefox.edu.

A few reminders for the revised curriculum proposal process:

• Any curricular change intended for the 2025-26 academic year must be initiated by Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The initiate form simply asks proposers to answer five brief questions, which are then sent to their dean/program director for approval of the idea.
• After approval is given, the curriculum clerk (during the month of October) will work with the proposer to develop and finalize the full curriculum proposal document for review by their division curriculum committee based on the desired curriculum change.
• Complete proposals (for any curricular change) should be emailed to curriculum@georgefox.edu.
• Proposals will be considered by division curriculum committees in the order they are received starting in mid-September.

A link to the initiate form can be found here or on the Curriculum Council website.

Questions about the curriculum process can be emailed to curriculum@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a special visit from guest Michael Wear, founder, president and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, as he shares a lecture based on his recent book, which applies insights from the tradition of Christian spiritual formation to questions of politics, citizenship and public life. The title of his presentation is “Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Our Politics.”

Wear will speak at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

Feel free to reach out to Brandy Vazquez at bvazquez@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to attend an open house at the Bruin Community Pantry as we celebrate our fifth anniversary! Please come visit our new location in Lewis Apartment #1 (1404 E. Sherman St.). Cookies will be served!

Drop in anytime between 2 and 6 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu.

George Fox’s longest-running wellness program (over 35 years), Noon Hoops, is a tradition where George Fox employees and graduate students of a wide range of ages play basketball together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon.

We’d like to inform anyone who has recently joined the George Fox community of this special program, and invite you to come get in on the fun! This is a friendly, mildly competitive pickup game (and much more enjoyable than church or city leagues). We are all about getting exercise and having fun.

Players’ skill levels vary, so we try creating match-ups between people with similar abilities. Games are to 11 by twos and threes. Bring your gear (there are locker rooms and showers), and we will see you on the courts in the Hadlock Student Center.

If you have any questions, reach out to Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

The Fox Co. Fair will be on the quad at 6 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 13. Come check out the campus clubs, local churches, and ways you can be a part of your community at this annual event. We will have a T-shirt giveaway and bingo prizes! Attending this event is the best way to get involved here at George Fox and in Newberg, so come on down!

Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details.

Coming up:

• Serve Day Celebration: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m., the quad
• Starlight Parade: Saturday, Sept. 14, 5:30 p.m., the dorms
• Wipe Out: Friday, Sept. 20, 6 p.m., the quad

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.