The Daily Bruin

Join the George Fox Students for Life Club at the Oregon March for Life this Saturday, Jan. 28! Thousands of Oregonians will be gathering at the Oregon Capitol in Salem for the first March for Life since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

The band will begin playing at 2:15 p.m., with speakers starting at 2:30 p.m. The Oregon March for Life will begin immediately following. We will leave George Fox at 1 p.m.

If you plan to go and/or need a ride, please fill out this form.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to Abby Antonov at aantonov21@georgefox.edu.

The School of Theology will host its first chapel of the spring term from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. this morning (Thursday) in Canyon Commons 103. D’Metri Mattocks will speak.

University chapel credit is available, as well as a gourmet grab-and-go lunch. Non-theology major students are welcome. Come worship together!

You can find the event flyer here.

The admissions office is in need of volunteers willing to have their room shown on housing tours for tomorrow’s Scholarship Summit (Friday).

We are still looking for rooms to be volunteered in both Edwards and Gulley. If you live on the first floor in one of these dorms and would be willing to have your room shown, please complete this short form with your contact info.

If you have any questions, contact Miranda Davidson at mdavidson@georgefox.edu.

Are you fascinated by ChatGPT? How about chatting some more about it? Chief Strategy Officer Shawn Daley invites anyone interested in looking at the interface of AI and universities to an informal discussion (potentially free Coke Zero will be provided) to determine if the community would like to make any further exploration steps. This is an open invite, for faculty and staff across all departments.

We’ll meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Hoover AAO conference room.

Please email Shawn at sdaley@georgefox.edu to let him know that you’re planning to attend.

Provost Andrea Scott will host lunch in the AAO conference room (Hoover 250) on the next two Fridays at 12:30 p.m. All employees are invited to bring their own lunch and enjoy some fellowship as we continue the pursuit of community here on campus.

We hope to see you there! Contact Charlene Maugeri at cmaugeri@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The George Fox community is invited to come hear from nationally known mental health expert Kobe Campbell in chapel this morning (Tuesday). Please join us at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium if you are able. You can read more about Kobe here.

Hello everyone! Your Concur reports for the month of December were due on Jan. 10. Please get them submitted to avoid any disruption with your card access.

If you have any questions or would like one-on-one help, please give Kathi Becker a call at 503-554-2166.

Hello Bruins! This semester the Spanish department will be once again hosting a weekly Spanish Bible study in the Minthorn basement.

You are invited every Tuesday at 5 p.m. (including today)! Come on over to worship Jesus and read the Bible in Spanish. Join us and get chapel credit!

Feel free to send any questions to Professor Jiroo Kuroda at jkuroda@georgefox.edu.

Interesting in learning more about becoming a physician assistant? Join us for an information meeting at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd., in Newberg).

Information meetings allow prospective students to learn more about the Master of Medical Science (MMSc) Physician Assistant (PA) program. This one-hour event will be facilitated by the program director, Dr. Curt Stilp. He will provide highlights of what makes our program distinct.

Faculty and students may be available to address your questions. Be sure to visit the PA website to RSVP, and contact Cristina Schmitt at cschmitt@georgefox.edu with any questions.

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

Paul Anderson will be leading a Life Group, translating Women’s Speaking Justified by Scripture, by Margaret Fell (the Mother of Quakerism), into Modern English. She wrote it in Lancaster Castle in 1664, imprisoned for having open worship in her home.

Sign up here, and contact Paul for more information at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting Scholarship Summit on campus this Friday, Jan 27.

With around 700 visitors expected on campus, we are asking students and employees to consider parking in alternative parking lots to ensure enough parking for visitors in the Stevens, Hoover, and Bauman lots. Alternate parking can be found in the 99W lot, Austin Sports Complex lot, or street parking as possible.

If you have any questions, contact Lauren Hill at hilll@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2245.

If you have concerns about a student in the traditional undergraduate program, log into Fox360 at Fox360.georgefox.edu to submit an “alert” for the student. Submit alerts for concerns in the following areas:

• Academic: Missing multiple classes; consistently poor academic performance
• Behavioral: Concerning or disruptive behaviors in or outside of class, missing work
• Emotional: Mental health concerns; unusual emotional expression
• Physical: Medical concerns; extreme changes in grooming, personal care
• Social: Personal, social, or family concerns that are affecting well-being and performance

If a student is enrolled in your course but hasn’t attended class or engaged in GFD online activity, submit an alert. Student employee supervisors and other non-faculty are invited to submit alerts with concerns for the reasons above. We trust those submitting an alert have attempted to make contact, and either have not been able to connect with the student or believe additional outreach is needed.

The Student Support Network will assign a case manager to follow up with students. Case managers will do our best to give updates to faculty and employees who submit alerts or provide feedback. You are welcome to contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) or me to inquire about the status of a student.

This Fox360 Quick Guide provides a visual overview of the Fox360 system; more details about using Fox360 are available in this Google Doc.

If you have questions or would like more information regarding Fox360, contact Rick Muthiah at 503-554-2314 or rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Mail Services is reminding all students that, as of Wednesday, Feb. 1, you must have your photo ID in order to pick up your packages. Photos from your phone will not be accepted. If your student ID card does not have a photo on it, you will need to go to IT to get your photo taken.

Packages will not be released if your photo is not on your student ID card. 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.

The Office for Spiritual Life is hosting Life Groups this spring (the weeks of Jan. 30 through March 13).

Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly (for seven weeks) for 60 to 90 minutes. This spring, our groups will be either in person or via zoom.

Life Groups through the Office for Spiritual Life will also be SPIL credit eligible if led by a George Fox faculty or staff member. To sign up, please fill out this form by Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Most Life Groups will begin the week of Jan. 30. Your Life Group leader will contact you with additional details by the Friday prior to the start of your group.

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

The Ping Pong Club is starting up again this semester, and all staff and students are invited to come play and have fun.

Every week, the Ping Pong Club sets up some tables in the Hadlock Student Center’s gym. We provide paddles and balls, but you are also welcome to bring your own. Similar to Ultimate Frisbee, there are no costs or obligations to participate; all skill levels are welcome.

We meet every Wednesday, including this week, in Hadlock from 5:15 to 6:25 p.m.

Please email nredmanbrown20@georgefox.edu or ewelborn21@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Are you in the process of discerning your vocation? The spiritual life office and the School of Theology are partnering with the Beacon Hill Friends House Vocational Discernment Project to offer a workshop for students discerning 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. on Friday, Feb. 3, in Hoover 211.

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

This Wednesday, Jan. 25, camps from around the Northwest will be on campus to talk with you about the summer employment opportunities they have available.

They will be in Canyon Commons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please take the opportunity to stop by and see what Christian camping is all about and how you may benefit by being a paid camp counselor.

Contact Wade Witherspoon at wwitherspoon@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Looking to blow off some steam? Join the Fencing Club today (Friday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hadlock’s large fitness studio. All are welcome.

We’ll be teaching disengages, and our game of the day is tribal warfare. See you there!

If you have any questions, reach out to the club’s vice president, Shianna Deck-Ugelstad (sdeckugelstad@georgefox.edu).

Don’t confuse the Maker Hub with Hadlock when you check out the Hub’s new turnstiles! Everyone is now expected to scan their George Fox ID when entering and exiting through the turnstiles.

The turnstile installation is a part of the Maker Hub’s data collection initiative. Data collected from the turnstiles will help us acquire funding for new equipment and develop the space. This will also help track usage trends to better serve our current user base and inform our marketing efforts.

Compliance with the turnstiles benefits everyone because it creates more opportunities for further development of the Maker Hub. For more information, check out the Maker Hub’s Wiki Page.

If you have any questions or would like to get connected, please email makerhub@georgefox.edu.