The Daily Bruin

Haven’t thought of a good Valentine’s Day gift yet? The university’s Maker Hub is bringing back our hit Valentine’s Day event called “Rings & Roses,” where a small handful of students and employees will get to make a ring or a metal rose.

This event will be held this Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 3 to 6 p.m. and is designed to bring in creative students from all backgrounds/majors (as well as employees!) to the Maker Hub. Everyone is welcome, but there is very limited space (first-come, first-served!), so please fill out this Google Form to register.

Feel free to contact Nick Sullivan at nsullivan@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Don’t miss the Woolman Forum events this Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Hoover 105.

Chapel credit is available for students!

• Afternoon Panel (3:30 to 5 p.m.): Features three peacemakers, each working in different ways to bring about the mutual flourishing of Palestinians and Israelis while partnering with American Christians to advocate for nonviolence and shalom both in their own communities and abroad.
• Evening Lecture (6 p.m.): Guest Jonathan Kuttab will speak on the topic “Is there a Balm in Gilead? Prospects for a Palestinian / Israeli Peace.” Kuttab is a well-known human rights attorney who was the head of the legal committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO, and who has founded peacemaking and human rights organizations in Palestine / Israel, Canada and the U.S. He is the author of Beyond the Two-State Solution.

Please join us! Feel free to contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Bon Appetit will play the Super Bowl this Sunday on the big screens in Canyon Commons. The game will start playing at 3:30 p.m., then feel free to join us for dinner at 4:30 p.m.

Contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Use this Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to tell your friends, family, or significant other how much you appreciate them. Join the Arts & Crafts Club for a Valentine’s Day card-making event to spread the love by handcrafting or decorating personalized valentines.

The event will be held today (Friday) in Hoover 203 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Craft materials (and chocolate!) will be provided.

Questions? Feel free to contact Lilly McAfee at lmcafee19@georgefox.edu.

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, George Fox employees have the opportunity to meet with our Nationwide deferred compensation retirement specialist, Philip Carbajal. Click here to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment to receive one-on-one support from an expert in retirement savings.

In-person appointments will be held in Room 103 in Canyon Commons. Be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity to improve your personal financial savings plan! Read more on this flier.

The Hadlock Student Center has modified hours for mid-semester break. Recreational facilities will be available for normal use whenever Hadlock is open.

Please note that group exercise classes, intramural sports, and top rope climbing will not be available during mid-semester break.

Here are our modified hours:

• Thursday, Feb. 15: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 16: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 17: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 18: 2-10 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Love donuts? Want to support a medical service trip to Costa Rica?

Take a dozen to your next meeting or make a special someone’s day. Fifty-percent of proceeds will support nursing students on their service trip to Costa Rica this May.

Simply click on this link, order your donuts, and pick them up at your local Krispy Kreme store. The link is valid Feb. 8 through March 9.

Got questions? Contact Kira Sandau at ksandau@georgefox.edu.

The esports program is doing a cinematic arts video for our partner Spectrum Industries about our gaming chairs, and we need one to three actors to pull it off.

This will be a great experience and a fun opportunity for Federal Work Study students. Contact Jerry Sanchez at jsanchez@georgefox.edu to discuss details.

Join us this Tuesday, Feb. 13, to “spread the love” this Black History Month!

From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., we will be making Valentine’s Day cards in Roberts 170. Make sure to bring some cash with you to enter our gift raffle! All proceeds will go toward the Imani Center. Food and craft supplies will be provided.

The Imani Center supports adults who identify as Black or African American and assists them in finding affordable housing, employment and overall self-sufficiency. The Black Student Union and Social Work Club greatly encourage everyone to give back to African American communities this Black History Month!

Feel free to contact Sophia Castillo at scastillo23@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Latinx Heritage Club, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Global Village invite you to worship Jesus alongside one another this Monday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons Rooms 101-102.

A local church will host worship and bring their love for Jesus. We are excited to provide Latin American pastries and chapel credit! Join us!

Contact Gaddiel Vergara at evergara22@georgefox.edu with any questions.

As part of our strategic plan to “advance a thriving student experience,” we are tasked with improving our existing delivery of exceptional academic outcomes by providing 90% of full-time faculty and athletic coaches with training for fully utilizing Fox360 for early intervention with students who are struggling. Our goal is to get this done by the fall of 2024.

If you want to learn how to use FOX360 more effectively, please schedule an appointment with Jere Witherspoon. Use this link to schedule a tutorial session.

Two options are available to all employees.

• Schedule a session with your department
• Schedule an individual tutorial at your office

The session lasts about 30 minutes. Please contact Jere at jwithers@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The marketing communications team is looking for a few elementary or middle-school-aged kids to participate in a video promoting teaching programs at George Fox. Our video shoot is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 19 (Presidents Day).

Filming will take place on campus and take less than 30 minutes. If you have a child who would be interested in participating, please email Rachel Brumfield at rbrumfield@georgefox.edu.

When we think about lifestyle wellbeing, we usually think of balance within physical and mental health. However, it can be difficult to find that balance, and understand where to focus our efforts.

In a free webinar offered through Canopy, we will discuss different areas of health where wellness habits can be formed, including brain health, constructive breathing, mindfulness, and utilizing more of our physical potential.

Attendees will also be provided with a 15-minute and 60-minute morning wellness plan to help with getting started. The session will be presented from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Feb. 15. You can register here.

Applications are now being accepted for 2024-25 ARC consultants. If you know students who write well, are thoughtful learners, and desire to support peers in their academic success, please encourage them to apply.

Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply; representation from multiple disciplines strengthens the ARC’s ability to support a wide range of students. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 8.

You are welcome to send names of promising candidates to Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu. She will then reach out to invite them to apply.

Students can apply by going to this Handshake job posting.

Do you like showing others ways to be a more effective and efficient student? Do your friends always come to you to look over their papers before they turn them in? Do you have a GPA above 3.0?

If you answered yes to these questions, you might have a future as an ARC consultant in the Academic Resource Center. We are interested in students from any major, not just English!

Applications for the 2024-25 academic year are due by Friday, March 8. Application instructions and additional information are available at this Handshake job posting. Contact Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Is peace possible in Israel/Palestine? It’s a question that will be discussed at the Center for Peace and Justice’s Woolman Peacemaking Forum featuring guest lecturer and panelist Jonathan Kuttab, a Christian Palestinian human rights attorney, peacemaker and educator.

Two events are scheduled as part of the forum. The first is a panel event set from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Hoover 105. The entire university community is invited to hear from those who have dedicated their lives to nonviolent activism in the pursuit of the mutual flourishing of all. The panel discussion topic will be “The Israel/Palestine Conflict and Prospects for Peace.”

You can submit your questions via this panel event registration form. Panelists will include Kuttab, executive director of Friends of Sabeel North America; Todd Deatherage, executive director and cofounder of The Telos Group and former chief of staff for the State Department; and Mark Braverman, executive director of Kairos USA and advisory board member for Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions USA.

That evening, Kuttab will present a lecture, “Is There a Balm in Gilead? Prospects for a Palestinian / Israeli Peace,” at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. There is also a livestream link to the lecture here.

Chapel credit is available for evening lecture attendance.

Kuttab was the head of the legal committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO. He is co-founder of Nonviolence International as well as the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq. He serves on the board of Bethlehem Bible College and is president of the Board of Holy Land Trust.

Questions? Contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu.

Registration for Science Outreach Program youth science classes for K-12 children is open! We have an exciting lineup of classes this semester, with everything from bugs to weather to animals and ecology. There is even a special pre-healthcare class for older high schoolers!

Classes are taught by George Fox science and education students and will take place in the Edwards-Holman Science Center and the Roberts Center over six weeks, starting Monday, Feb. 19. The cost is $80 per class. Follow this link for more information and to register.

Be sure to join us this Friday, Feb. 9, to hear trumpeter, composer and educator Jason Palmer perform with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Jazz Quartet at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Admission is free for George Fox students and employees (with ID). Additional tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for students and children.

The public is also invited to a presentation/masterclass tomorrow (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. in Ross 208. Elementary, middle and high school students who attend the presentation will receive a free ticket to Friday night’s performance.

The recipient of numerous awards, fellowships, and competitions, Palmer has performed with Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock, Winton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and many other jazz luminaries.

Join us at the City of Stars Banquet: A Jazz Swing Dance Night on Friday, Feb. 23!

Reserve your table for live music, delicious dining, and swing dance lessons. A table seats eight to 10 people; if your group has fewer than eight, you may be seated with another party. Formal attire is recommended. Don’t miss the swingin’ fun! Book your spot now!

Are you looking for love? Or maybe just a free dinner with a pretty cool person? Student Activities is looking for participants to be a part of our Dating Game, scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1, in Bauman Auditorium! Click the link to sign up.

Here is a rundown of campus events coming up soon:

• Sadie Hawkins: Friday & Saturday, Feb. 9-10, at 10 p.m. on the Portland Spirit (Friday tickets still available in Office of Student Life)
• Jazz Swing Night: Friday, Feb. 23, at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons
• The Dating Game: Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in Bauman

If you have any questions, please reach out to activities@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Student Life thought it would be helpful to provide information about what we can do at George Fox when concerns arise about a student’s behavior. While some of the information is more specific to traditional undergraduate students (due to the residential nature of these programs, etc.), some of the information applies to graduate and ADP students and programs as well.

In the past, we have delivered brightly colored folders with information for staff and faculty to use as a resource in situations where a student in crisis needs intervention. There is also information about employee responsibilities regarding FERPA as well as guidance in a campus emergency.

In order to reduce paper and make these materials accessible to you online, we have created a folder in Google Drive. Please bookmark this folder for quick reference.

For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.