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Richter Scholar proposals are due Monday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student research and/or projects that are devised, initiated, and carried out by individual students, with mentorship, guidance, and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.

The purpose of these funds is to support educational research/project opportunities that encourage the practices of independent thought leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility. For the purpose of this program, research/project 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 methods.

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

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

Join us for Contemplative Worship each Wednesday (beginning tomorrow) in Hoover 250, from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m.

In Worship After the Manner of Friends, we will open our lives to God in holy expectancy and silence, seeking to listen for the voice of Christ within, through the workings of the Holy Spirit, welcoming people also to share what they have received from the Lord. All are welcome; SpiL credit is available.

If you have any questions, contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu, Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu, or Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.

The pedestrian path between Klages and the Murdock Library and continuing alongside Edwards Hall off of Crisman Crossing will soon be connected!

This area of construction will be closed starting tomorrow (Wednesday) until Tuesday, Sept. 12, while the area is prepared, cement poured and cured. This link shows the red construction fencing layout. (This diagram can only be viewed by George Fox employees and students.)

To walk from Crisman Crossing to the quad, use the sidewalk along the south side of the Klages Center, or pass through the double doors of the Klages Center. Please contact the plant services office at plantservices@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Thank you!

Join us at 10:50 a.m. this morning (Tuesday) for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Ryan Dearinger, associate professor of history and winner of the 2022-23 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year award, will present the faculty address.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Class.georgefox.edu is a great resource for anyone needing to look up details on a class, including meeting times and location, teaching modality, enrollment limit and waitlist numbers, course description, instructor info, and add/drop deadlines. Just click on a class to see all the details.

The Office of People and Culture is partnering with Dr. Rebecca Hernandez to once again train our community in search advocacy in order to help mitigate bias in the hiring process.

This fall, two distinct training opportunities will be offered: a refresher course for those who have participated in previous trainings, and a first-time training for those interested in becoming a search advocate. For more detailed information about search advocacy, click here.

• First-time search advocate trainees will need to attend both sessions, on Monday, Sept. 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The refresher course for existing advocates will be offered twice, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. or Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Register now. For more information, contact Jason Fileta at jfileta@georgefox.edu or Joe Thouvenel at jthouvenel@georgefox.edu.

It has been fascinating to watch the progress of the chapel construction. With any construction site, there is the potential for hazards. Here are some things to be aware of:

• Construction traffic while walking through campus, especially while crossing from the quad to Bauman Auditorium or from the quad to Crisman Crossing
• Work outside the fenced areas. Never cross through any area that is blocked off with cones and/or yellow “caution tape.”
• Walk on designated walkways and designated canyon trails. The edge of the fencing on the east side of the chapel site is not a designated pathway.

If you have any questions regarding safety while enjoying our campus grounds, please email the environmental health and safety specialist at kknoernschild@georgefox.com.

“Sound Stories: Experiences with Hearing Loss” is an interactive, experiential exhibit by Claire Russell that shows life with hearing loss. Join us for the opening reception in the Lindgren Gallery on Monday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m.

The event features an artist talk, and snacks and drinks will be provided. Claire will be available for further conversation and questions during the reception as well as at the First Friday Art Walk this Friday, Sept. 1.

Contact Claire at crussell20@georgefox.edu for more information.

Check out esports’ first content stream of the semester this Thursday, Aug. 31, at 8 p.m. at twitch.tv/gfuesports.

We announced content last week, and this week there is more to come. We are out to show everyone what the content looks like, so we are bringing some lighthearted stream(s) in upcoming weeks, and testing the waters to see how we bring together more people in our community.

Contact Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@georgefox.edu for more info.

Interested in further developing your leadership skills? We encourage you to enroll in a new one-credit, pass/no-pass class this fall, Introduction to Multicultural Leadership, taught by D’Metri Mattocks and Dave Johnstone.

Increasingly our campus and our world builds teams which are diverse in perspectives, worldviews and cultures. We want to provide a few tools and prompts to begin developing skills on how to strengthen or be part of such teams.

The class, called LEAD 260 (“Leadership ADVANCE” in the course schedule), will be experiential, conversational, a little experimental, and hopefully fun and engaging. All are welcome. It will meet on Thursdays from noon to 1:15 p.m.

No current leadership role is necessary. No past experience is necessary. There are no prerequisites.

Please contact D’Metri Mattocks at dmattocks@georgefox.edu or Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Are you a Fox student interested in personal finance and Investments? The Financial Planning Club is hosting a club kickoff meeting where we will talk about the club, brainstorm, plan, and eat some food!

The Financial Planning Club goes beyond the classroom to provide extracurricular opportunities to students, including industry networking, practical skills, current topic discussions, and exposure to financial services employers that could lead to top-tier internships and fulfilling full-time positions.

Join us for our kickoff meeting at 6 p.m. this Monday, Sept. 4, in Hoover 210. Sound interesting? Please use this form to RSVP. Have questions? Contact Nathan Redman-Brown at nredmanbrown20@georgefox.edu.

Join us for the second annual Rise Women’s Worship Night & Leadership Conference! Worship together on Friday, Sept. 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. and learn keys for success at the Saturday morning Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.

The conference will feature female professionals, including faculty, staff and alumni who are eager to provide encouragement and share wisdom with the young women of Fox. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, build your connections, and learn skills to help you stand out among the crowd!

Alumni are welcome! Register here, and contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu for more information.

We are introducing a new program in Commuter Life, in partnership with Bon Appetit, called “Drinks with Faculty.” That title sounds more scandalous than it is.

Our data assessment from fall 2022 showed that out-of-class interactions with faculty were hugely significant for helping undergraduate students thrive. To help facilitate student/faculty interaction, we have created a program where $10 of that interaction is covered by Commuter Life and Bon Appetit. This will cover the cost or most of the cost of drinks for the student and their faculty guest.

Incoming commuters have received this information and have been encouraged to initiate with a current or past professor. If this pilot program is used well, we will start to broaden it in the spring.

If a student initiates a time with you, please take this opportunity to tell your story, reflect on how your faith informs your discipline, and share life together with students.

Questions? Contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

The university’s hilarious new adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility features a cast of students, alumni, staff and community members, and is performed in the beautiful George Fox amphitheater.

Join us for opening night tomorrow (Wednesday) or any of the other seven performances! Tickets are available at boxoffice.georgefox.edu, and more info on the show is available here.

The Office for Spiritual Life is hosting Life Groups this fall (the weeks of Sept. 18 through Nov. 6). These are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together weekly (for eight weeks) for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Sessions last from 60 to 90 minutes.

Life Groups through the Office for Spiritual Life will also be SPIL-credit eligible. To sign up, please fill out this form by Thursday, Sept. 14. And feel free to check out our Instagram posts to see descriptions of each Life Group’s theme or topic of study.

If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

We are so excited for our fall semester chapel calendar! The schedule is up on iAttended, and you can check it out for yourself.

If you are an incoming student, make sure you download the iAttended app before school starts. Remember that every student needs to complete 15 chapel credits by the end of each semester. Ten of those credits need to be in Bauman Auditorium at our Tuesday/Thursday chapels, and the other five can be done in chapel or through elective credits.

Looking forward to seeing you there, and we can’t wait to see what God has in store for us this year!

The Office for Spiritual Life has a program called “SPIL Mentoring,” which provides students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about faith and life, while receiving ongoing encouragement and support from a George Fox staff or faculty member.

Through this program, you can foster a growing relationship with Christ alongside a trusted mentor. Students in the program will be matched with a dedicated staff or faculty member, with whom they will have weekly meetings lasting approximately one hour, spanning a duration of eight weeks within the semester.

Participants can also receive SPIL credit for joining the program. To sign up, please fill out this form by Thursday, Sept. 14.

If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Spiritual Life Office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The Crescent, George Fox University’s student-run newspaper, is hiring for the 2023-24 academic year!

Working for The Crescent is a great opportunity for students who are interested in exploring journalism, improving their writing skills, and working to inform the George Fox community. Not a writer? We are also hiring photographers!

If you are interested in any of these positions, apply here. Applications close at midnight on Friday, Sept. 8. Email asccrescent@georgefox.edu with any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you!

Today (Saturday), Mail Services is open between 1 and 4:30 p.m. for you to come pick up your packages. The retail center for outgoing packages will not be open.

As we head into Welcome Weekend, the Newberg/Portland area will see temperatures soar above 90 degrees. As per our heat protocol, please follow these steps:

• Stay hydrated by drinking water every 20 minutes
• Schedule more strenuous work in the cooler parts of the day such as the morning
• If on the Newberg campus, take advantage of cooler buildings such as the Murdock Library, Klages, or Canyon Commons
• Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., check on fellow employees every hour to two hours
• Know the symptoms of heat-related illnesses.

If you have any questions about best practices during high heat, please contact Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.