The Daily Bruin

FoxTALE will be unavailable tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 18), from 6 a.m. to noon (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance and upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

As we approach the new academic year, all guests of the Hadlock Student Center must resign the waiver for the 2020-21 academic year.

Please take a few moments to carefully read and complete the new waiver, which can be found in your MyGeorgeFox account. Once logged in, click on “Student Resources,” then “University Forms” and then “Hadlock Waiver 2020” to access the form. Carefully read and click “I agree” at the bottom.

At this time we are actively planning to reopen sometime later this month and will post additional information in the coming weeks regarding updated policies and guidelines. We look forward to seeing you back in Hadlock this fall and helping you “find your fit.”

Questions? Contact studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

As we approach the new academic year, all guests of the Hadlock Student Center must resign the waiver for the 2020-21 academic year.

Please take a few moments to carefully read and complete the new waiver, which can be found in your MyGeorgeFox account. Once logged in, click on “Employee Resources,” then “University Forms” and then “Hadlock Waiver 2020” to access the form.

At this time we are actively planning to reopen sometime later this month and will post additional information in the coming weeks regarding updated policies and guidelines. We look forward to seeing you back in Hadlock this fall and helping you “find your fit.”

Questions? Contact studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

Do you owe a balance after your financial aid offer? We can help! For tips and help on paying the gap, please see some helpful tips on Ways to Fill the Gap.

Questions? Contact Janet Herron at jherron@georgefox.edu.

With the fall semester upon us, we’re looking for ways to help students connect with their campus community in ways that are safe and meaningful. Because of the pandemic, it will be easier than ever for students to stay in their dorm rooms or at home, becoming disconnected from the people and offices who are here to help them. We have to be proactive to ensure that doesn’t happen!

With that in mind, we are coordinating a two-week open house initiative where every office sets aside an hour each afternoon for students to drop by. The student life team is generously offering to fund small snacks (PO details coming!), and the marketing communications office will design a map of campus showing all the stops students can make.

Here’s how you can join the fun:

• Agree to be available for students to drop by for conversations and relationship building from 3 to 4 p.m. every weekday of the first two weeks of classes.
• Agree to purchase small pre-packaged snacks for students to enjoy while they’re visiting your office. (i.e. candy bars, bags of Goldfish crackers, popsicles, ice cream bars, etc.) Please let Sarah Reid know what you plan to purchase so we can advertise it!
  • Purchase 100 items to start. Hopefully you’ll need to order more soon because of how many students stop by!
  • While root beer floats and hotdogs would be fun, we need all snacks to be pre-packaged to mitigate any cross-contamination during the pandemic.
  • Maintain social distancing guidelines, find a place to host your open house (ideally outside, but indoors if occupancy limits are observed), and take other precautions to keep students and staff safe.
• Please do not request tables or tents from Event Services for this. It is meant to feel casual, relational and organic as we seek to connect students to their community. 

Interested? Here are your next steps:

• Contact Sarah Reid (sreid@georgefox.edu) by Tuesday, Aug. 18, at noon to confirm your participation. Please include the name of your department.
• Share the snack you’re providing.
• Confirm the location where students can find you.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Sarah. Thanks for helping our students feel welcome!

This is a reminder to please leave furniture in place. The COT has been working hard to ensure that all community indoor spaces (including classrooms, common areas, offices, etc.) are allowing for social distancing and the safety of students, staff and faculty.

Thank you!

FoxTALE will be unavailable Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance and upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

Bon Appetit is excited to welcome you to back to campus this fall! As you’d expect, we’re implementing some serious sanitation and service measures to ensure you can dine with us as safely and comfortably as possible.

While COVID-19 safety is a key priority, it isn’t our only one. We still believe that food has an important role to play in individual wellness and in building culture and community at George Fox. Our chefs will still be cooking from scratch, using fresh local and seasonal ingredients that meet our sustainability standards.

More information about dining can be found on this webpage. As more information unfolds, updates will be communicated with students and posted on this site.

For more information, please contact General Manager Jason Rosvall at jason.rosvall@cafebonappetit.com or 503-554-3201.

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for seniors who would enjoy leading a nine-week Life Group Bible study this fall. All are either Zoom or hybrid groups as determined by the leader.

Groups meet at the day and time of the leader’s choosing and begin the third week of classes. We will train all Life Group leaders and offer four great curriculum options for leaders to choose from. Each group will be closed at six undergraduate students.

For more information, visit the Life Groups webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

George Fox commuter students and graduate students who do not plan to bring a vehicle to campus can request an exemption from being automatically charged the parking permit fee by completing the parking waiver form, located on this webpage. Please read the waiver form thoroughly as you fill it out. The form must be signed by the add/drop date of Sept. 6, 2020. 

By signing this form you agree that you will not bring a vehicle and park on George Fox’s Newberg campus or the surrounding Good Neighbor areas (as specified in the parking policies) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

If your vehicle is found parked on campus during these times, the following will occur:

• You will be automatically issued and charged for a parking permit and be fined an additional $75 for parking an unregistered vehicle.
• You will be required to pick up the permit from Campus Public Safety and an officer will assist you in the proper placement of the permit.

Note: There may be additional fines for any other violations according to the parking policies of the university.

Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.

We are excited to welcome students to campus Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22! Volunteers are needed to help with various tasks at a number of locations. Please let us know if you would like to volunteer by completing this sign-up sheet.

Thank you! If you have any questions, please contact one of our Welcome Weekend coordinators, Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) or Missy Terry (terrym@georgefox.edu).

Undergraduates enrolled this fall will be required to complete the AlcoholEdu course. As George Fox does not allow students to consume alcohol while enrolled, you may be wondering why we are requiring it.

The university has its current policy because we are seeking to create an environment that is safe and optimized for student learning. Unfortunately, there is a lot of data associating college student use of alcohol with negative outcomes (alcohol abuse, binge drinking, underage drinking, poor academic performance, etc.).

This past year, the university’s board of trustees affirmed the current policy and supported the university’s desire to provide education about alcohol awareness and prevention, which is the reason we are asking students to complete the course.

Through it, you will gain an understanding of the mental and physical effects of alcohol, as well as how to engage in bystander intervention. This online education will empower you to make well-informed decisions about issues that affect your years at George Fox and beyond.

In the next few weeks, you will receive an email from EverFi and George Fox with an invitation to complete part one of AlcoholEdu.

Please read the welcome letter carefully so that you understand what is expected of you and contact the student life office if you have any questions (studentlife@georgefox.edu).

George Fox faculty and students are invited to take part in a virtual interprofessional continuing medical education event addressing suicide prevention this Saturday, Aug. 15. It will take place over Zoom from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The event, hosted by the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute, is free to students and staff. It will feature experts from a variety of healthcare professions to discuss how interprofessional teams in school-based health centers and primary care clinics can work closely together to prevent adolescent suicide in our communities.

After rates of adolescent suicide in the U.S. stabilized from 2000 to 2007, suicide rates for ages 10 to 24 increased from 2007 (6.8 per 100,000 persons) to 2017 (10.6). While suicides increased across this age group, suicide rates most sharply increased for ages 10 to 14, nearly tripling from 2007 (0.9) to 2017 (2.5).

These increasing rates of adolescent suicide highlight the importance of prevention and intervention in schools, primary care and other community-based settings.

To learn more, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Staff and administrators: Please mark you calendars for an all-community meeting at 8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 14, in Stoffer Stadium. Please indicate which time slot you would like to attend at this all-community meeting sign-up link. Each session is identical but limited to 160 to align with COVID-19 regulations and to allow for six feet of distance. Face coverings will be required.

It has come to our attention that some employees do not feel comfortable in large groups. We understand, so we are not requiring but encouraging attendance.

For those who would prefer to stay in their offices, the meeting will be live-streamed at this link. We will be placing tape on the bleachers that are marked six feet apart and providing extra chairs on the track, again set up six feet apart.

Faculty are not expected to attend this meeting. The president will address faculty at the faculty retreat on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Welcome to another edition of Wellness Wednesday!

Some of us have been dealing with a lot of changes, stress and anxiety for a few months now. However, we are not meant to carry these big burdens alone, and there are many things we can do to manage our stress levels that are in our control.

Please click the link below to see a list of specific things you can try to minimize the stress and anxiety related to the ongoing pandemic.

Dealing with COVID-19 Stress and Anxiety

Be well,
HR

In May 2020, the U.S. Department of Education released new regulations governing campus sexual assault under Title IX, the law prohibiting sex discrimination at federally funded institutions. You can find these updates on our Title IX website.

These changes have been reflected in the course that we offer through EverFi: Sexual Assault Prevention for:

• Graduate students (including DPS)
• Undergraduate students
• Student-athletes

Implemented in 2013, the Campus Save Act requires colleges and universities to provide primary prevention and awareness programs regarding sexual misconduct and related offenses to their campus community.

This year, all students will be required to complete this new course. You should be sent an invitation email from the student life office with all the information you need. Please read the welcome letter carefully so that you understand what is expected of you, and if you have any concerns, what your options are.

If you don’t see it in your in-box, please check your spam folder. If you do NOT receive an email by Aug. 31, 2020, please email Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jere.

For any purchase made that relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, please include “COVID-19” in the “chartfield one” field in the coding string. This field can be entered for purchase requisitions, check requests, petty cash vouchers, or selected in Concur. Expenses would include personal protection equipment like masks, signage for keeping distance, cleaning equipment, computer software, etc.

Unfortunately, only one “chartfield one” can be used per transaction, and the COVID-19 code must take priority over another department designation.

If you have any questions about using this code with purchase requisitions, please contact Matt Hammar at ext. 2006 or mhammar@georgefox.edu. For any other questions about this coding, contact Cris Banton at ext. 2167 or cbanton@georgefox.edu.

The university has a Zoom license for all staff and faculty. We will send out student license information at a later date.

To activate your license, take the following steps:

• Go to login.georgefox.edu and sign in
• Select the “Zoom” tile. It will open Zoom and your account will now be a fully licensed account.

You can always check the status of your account by logging in to Zoom, opening your profile and looking at “user type.” If it does not say “licensed,” then follow the steps above.

If you currently have a licensed Zoom account, please make sure to update to the latest version. To upgrade, open the Zoom app and left-click on your initials in the upper-right corner of the app, then select “Check for Updates.” Install if available.

Questions? Contact Josh Nauman at jnauman@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for seniors who would enjoy leading a nine-week Life Group Bible study this fall. All are either Zoom or hybrid groups as determined by the leader.

Groups meet at the day and time of the leader’s choosing and begin the third week of classes. We will train all Life Group leaders and offer four great curriculum options for leaders to choose from. Each group will be closed at six undergraduate students.

For more information, visit the Life Groups webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Dear George Fox parents,

We understand that a lot of us are facing limited or no access to childcare. HR has some good news for you! We are partnering with a local learning center that currently has openings. 

• The learning center has been serving Newberg families for 30 years.
• They are located five minutes away from our Newberg campus.
• They are waving enrollment fees for George Fox employees.
• They provide full- and part-time before and after elementary care, preschool and pre-K programs, as well as full day care for elementary students until classes resume at school.

Please click the links below for more details:
Open Bible Learning Center
Open Bible Elementary Care

To contact them, please call 503-538-4470 or visit their website.

If you expect missing work due to your child’s school not being available, please contact Aga Luptak to discuss leave options (503-554-2181 or aluptak@georgefox.edu).