The Daily Bruin

Are you in the process of discerning your vocation? The Office for Spiritual Life and the School of Theology are partnering with the Beacon Hill Friends House Vocational Discernment Project to offer a workshop for students to help them discover their vocation.

The workshop will be grounded in Quaker practices of discernment, but is open to all. We will meet from 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) in Hoover 211.

For more information, please contact Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu.

Join us tomorrow (Friday) at 10 a.m. in Hoover 209 to hear a research presentation by communication and public relations candidate KiYong Kim, titled: “Public Relations: The intersection of the VUCA world and Dynamic Capabilities.”

Kim is a seasoned public relations professional and international communications educator who brings a global perspective developed through his experiences in Hong Kong, Korea, China, the Philippines, Australia and the United States.

Questions? Contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu.

Providence has tools and resources available year-round to help you understand your heart health and reduce the risk of heart disease.

To learn more, visit this Providence site.

The university community is invited to hear our own Bill Jolliff and Ed Higgins read their poetry at a special event hosted by the English department. Join us in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 3 p.m. today (Thursday) to hear them present their work. Both have new poetry collections coming out this year.

Questions? Contact Susana Barnreuther-Martinez at sbarnreuther@georgefox.edu.

Getting tested regularly can find breast, cervical, and colon cancers early, when treatment is likely to work best. Screenings can help prevent cancer.

It’s important to consider your health throughout the year and be as proactive as possible before more serious issues arise. National Cancer Prevention Month is a great time to pause and consider what screenings you may be due for.

Some of the most common types of cancer screenings (and recommended ages) include:

• Skin (starting in your 20s or 30s, especially when at increased risk)
• Cervical (women aged 21 to 29 years screen for cervical cancer every three years with cytology alone. Women aged 30 to 65 years screen for cervical cancer every three years with cytology alone, every five years with hrHPV testing alone, or every five years with co-testing).
• Prostate (men in their 40s)
• Colorectal (starting at age 45 and continuing until age 75)
• Lung (annually in adults aged 50 to 80 who have a 20-pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years)
• Breast (every two years for women at average risk and aged 50 to 74)

Join us as we partner with the university’s Black Student Union to kick off Black History Month with a Trivia Night at 7 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 3, in Canyon Commons. The first-place prize is five tickets to the Portland Trailblazer’s Black History Month kick-off game.

Here are some more events coming up soon:

• Sadie Hawkins: Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8:30 p.m. at Portland Spirit
• Movie Night: Friday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in Hadlock
• Escape Rooms: Friday, March. 3 at 7 p.m. Various locations around campus

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The weekly food delivery for the Bruin Community Pantry takes place every Tuesday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Please consider volunteering if you are available during this time and are looking for community service opportunities.

Student-athletes can sign up using the Helper Helper app. Volunteers help to unload the truck and bring the boxes into the food bank. Then, the staff can restock the shelves.

For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu.

Once again, the Bruin Community Pantry food bank is in need of grocery bags. We take all types, shapes, and sizes!

Just drop them off at the food bank in Roberts 109. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu.

If you still have a student ID card that does not have a photo on it, you must go to IT and get your photo taken. Your Mail Services package(s) will not be released to you until photo proof is provided.

You can also use your driver’s license if your student ID card does not have a photo on it. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Over 1 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with diabetes each year. You can avoid future problems associated with the disease by understanding and mitigating the risk.

Dr. John Whyte, WebMD’s chief medical officer, will share information from his new book, Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk, in a one-hour webinar at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. You will learn how food, exercise, and sleep are not only factors for this disease but play a larger role in wellness.

Dr. Whyte will use a significant portion of the time to answer your questions about wellness in the workplace. This is a rare and exciting opportunity! Sign up here.

The first 100 attendees to sign up and provide their mailing addresses will each receive a free book autographed by Dr. Whyte after the webinar.

Contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join Providence Basecamp Prevention + Wellness this Friday, Feb. 3, for an in-person event hosted by Dr. Lori Tam, medical director for women’s heart wellness at the Providence Heart Institute.

This live workshop allows attendees flexibility to select from a variety of educational and movement-based sessions throughout the event. You can join the event for a short time or stay for the full event; either way allows you an opportunity to experience a variety of lifestyle conversations and activities centered around women’s heart health and wellness.

Click here to register, and contact Aga Luptak at aluptak@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Come join us today (Wednesday) between 2:15 and 2:45 p.m., for Contemplative Worship in Hoover 250. We will have a time of attentive waiting on the present Christ. Spiritual life credit is available.

Did you know there is a George Fox Employee Climbing Club?

We meet twice a week at the Hadlock climbing wall to enjoy a time of bouldering and community with fellow employees. We meet at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, and you’re welcome to stay for as long or as little as you’d like. All climbing experience levels are welcome! It’s a time to get to know each other and help each other learn new skills.

If you’re interested, please fill out this form to be added to our contact list and so you can add your input on meeting times and days.

Our first meeting is tomorrow (Thursday). Looking forward to seeing you on the climbing wall!

If you have any questions, contact Jenna Holmes at jholmes@georgefox.edu.

The Oregon Department of Justice offers a Non-Emergency Bias Incidents Response Hotline at 1-844-924-BIAS (1-844-924-2427). Trauma-informed operators are standing by from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. Interpreters of over 240 languages are available to assist you.

If you are calling the Oregon DOJ Bias Incident Hotline after hours, please leave a message, including a phone number where you can be reached, in order to receive a follow-up call from a DOJ representative. (The hotline accepts all relay calls.)

You can also report a bias incident to the Oregon DOJ 24 hours a day online here.

What happens when I call the Bias Response Hotline or make a report online?

The DOJ Bias Response Hotline is here to help you understand your options, make choices about next steps, and receive support in the aftermath of experiencing or witnessing bias.

If you call the Bias Response Hotline, you are connecting with trauma-informed hotline advocates who are trained in crisis intervention and can provide bias response advocacy, including assistance in reporting a bias crime to law enforcement.

For more information, see What Happens on the Hotline? and Reporting Bias Crime to Law Enforcement.

Your W-2 has been sent in the mail or is available to print electronically on MyGeorgeFox on the Payroll tile of your employee (or student) homepage.

Please contact peopleandculture@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Help protect our campus by reporting bias incidents and hate crimes, including bias-related incidents and hate crimes related to an individual or groups concerning:

• Race
• Color
• National origin
• Religion
• Disability
• Age
• Marital status
• Gender
• Gender identity
• Sex (including pregnancy status)

Such crimes are not tolerated in the George Fox community. These actions may also violate local, state and federal law. Designated university personnel investigate all complaints or allegations of harassment promptly.

If you believe that you have witnessed or been subjected to harassment, discrimination, bias-related incidents and/or hate crimes, we encourage you to immediately report the incident to the dean of student belonging and equity/Title IX coordinator for students at katrinaj@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2318, or student life personnel.

Students can also report gender-related bias incidents by clicking the red report button found at the top of Title IX website and the undergraduate handbook, or by clicking here.

In case of emergency, call 911. In case of on-campus emergencies, first call 911, then if possible call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

Join the Stewards of Sustainability Club on a tour of our campus’s coffee supplier, Caravan Coffee (750 E. 9th St., in Newberg). Sign-ups for the tour close tomorrow (Wednesday) so sign up ASAP here. Both students and employees are invited to join!

We will see their roasting warehouse and coffee shop, taste some coffee, and learn about their sustainable practices. The event is Thursday, Feb. 9, and the remaining time slot is from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Contact Lilly McAfee at lmcafee19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us in a conversation led by Adam Puckett that will educate first-gen students on financial topics, including budgeting and credit, to help them avoid costly mistakes such as taking on too much credit card debt. The first 25 students get free food.

We’ll meet at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday,  Feb. 2, in Canyon Commons 103. Both students and employees are welcome!

Contact Alicia Marcial-Cruz at amarcialcruz19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Want a chance to win a gift card and help create the ninth volume of The Student Collective? Please fill out this form regarding restoration as a student during this time of life.

If you have any questions or comments, please email Bella Dean at bdean20@georgefox.edu.

Want some free pizza and a chance to win $100 toward a spring break trip?

Come learn about UREC’s awesome spring break trips on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hadlock. Please RSVP here so we know how much pizza to provide.

Have questions? Email Jasmin Fuentes at jfuentes19@georgefox.edu.