The Daily Bruin

The Office for Spiritual Life wants to remind you to check your SpiL credit requirement progress in the iAttended app. There are many different opportunities to participate in SpiL credit options between now and the end of the semester. 

We want to highlight one of those opportunities: Scripture memorization. Students can earn one SpiL credit for every 10 verses of the book of James you memorize and recite for a university pastor.

For more information, please email us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu. 

In Sync is our Lip Sync alternative, an event where you choreograph a performance to a mash-up of songs.

Get a team together, start planning your performance, and sign up to audition for a chance to perform on the big stage and win $500. The deadline is Sunday, Nov. 1, at midnight.

Questions? Contact Student Activities (activities@georgefox.edu).

Spring 2021 textbook adoptions are due today (Friday), and the Bruin Store is looking forward to making this as smooth of a textbook adoption process as possible!

All textbook adoptions will need to be submitted through Follett Discover Adopt, the new adoption system implemented in February of 2020.

If you are inputting adoptions on behalf of your department, you can access Discover by clicking here. Please use your university email and the password that you originally created.

If you are teaching (or are linked to) a course, you can access Discover by going to your FoxTALE account and clicking on the “Follett Textbooks” link. You will be automatically logged into the site.

If you are unable to view certain courses, having trouble logging in, or need a refresh on how to input textbook adoptions, please reach out to Paige Jacobs (pjacobs@georgefox.edu) or Katie Villanueva (1478txt@follett.com) at the Bruin Store.

The Bruin Store is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The university community is invited to attend a virtual lecture, “Complicity in Racism: The Path Forward,” put on by the George Fox Honors Program, today (Friday) at 10:30 a.m.

The event features Jemar Tisby, an author, speaker and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, for which he writes about race, religion and culture.

Tisby will explore racial justice solutions and cultural conversations that compel action. For more information regarding Tisby and his presentation, click here.

Registration is required. Please register here for the virtual lecture.

Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker (nschifferdecker@georgefox.edu).

Tonight (Friday) Sigma Zeta is hosting an event in the Stevens Center at 5 p.m.!

Anyone who is a biology, biochemistry/chemistry, exercise science, computer science, and mathematics major is encouraged to come!

You will be supplied with delicious snacks such as popcorn, Lunchables, sliders, and more. Between trivia with professors, games, and fun prizes, this is an event you must not miss! Plus … it’s aloha Friday, so wear a Hawaiian shirt!

Questions? Contact Lydia Peplinski (lpeplinski17@georgefox.edu).

Today (Friday), the academic affairs office is celebrating faculty and staff who had October birthdays.

If you had a birthday in October, please stop by the academic affairs office on the first floor of the Stevens Center today to pick up a birthday treat. Happy birthday!

Tomorrow (Friday), the academic affairs office is celebrating faculty and staff who had October birthdays.

If you had a birthday in October, please stop by the academic affairs office on the first floor of the Stevens Center to pick up a birthday treat. Happy birthday!

Come stop by the Center for Study Abroad’s Program Fair today (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the tennis courts.

This student-run event will showcase all the locations and programs that students have the opportunity to study abroad in.

Our study abroad ambassadors will be there to answer any questions and give further details about the different programs and their personal experiences.

There will also be drawings to win $25 gift cards as well as a chance to win $500 credit toward any of our study abroad programs. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact the Center for Study Abroad (studyabroadcenter@georgefox.edu).

Thank you so much to those of you who are using CampusClear.

Our team works on making sure the George Fox community regularly checks in using the app, as well as following up with anyone who reports specific symptoms or testing results.

Updated communication

• Student-athletes and athletic staff using SWAY should use both apps
• If you NEVER come to any George Fox campus, you do not need to complete the form.
  • However, if you come to any George Fox campus – even once every other week – you DO need to complete the form.

Starting Monday, Nov. 2, through the end of the fall semester, each week, a user who completes all five weekday check-ins on CampusClear will be entered in a raffle for one of several coffee gift certificates.

Please help us keep our campus community safe by continuing to check in on CampusClear.

Questions? Please email cot@georgefox.edu.

Today (Thursday), the academic affairs office is celebrating faculty and staff who had October birthdays.

If you had a birthday in October, please stop by and see Peg Hutton at the front desk of the Portland Center to pick up a birthday treat. Happy birthday!

Check out this week’s ARC newsletter! This edition contains tips on homework efficiency and links to Spanish versions of our most popular resource handouts!

A reminder that ARC appointments for the end of the semester fill up quickly! Schedule appointments now for final projects, essays, and study tip appointments. The ARC is available weekly, Monday through Thursday, from 1 to 10 p.m., and Friday, from noon to 4 p.m.

Email the ARC (arc@georgefox.edu) or click here to make an appointment.

The Exercise Science Club is hosting guest speaker Dr. Fernando Frias of Oregon State University tomorrow (Thursday) from 5 to 6 p.m. He is the coordinator of Sport Psychology Services and is a licensed psychologist.

Frias will be giving a presentation focused on a career as a sports psychologist. He will also touch on the topic of COVID-19 and its effect on college athletes. Click here for the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing you there!

Questions? Contact Karlie Stewart (kstewart19@georgefox.edu).

Staff are permitted to park in all campus parking lots, however, we do ask that you stay out of reserved parking spaces.

These areas are reserved for specific departments, and they rely on having those spaces available in order to do their jobs.

In addition, we have reserved visitor spots and 10-minute parking spots that are meant to serve our community. Please help us by staying out of any reserved spaces. Thank you for your help!

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).

The Department of Art and Design is hosting an art exhibit and silent auction of faculty artwork from Monday, Oct. 26, to Friday, Nov. 13. Proceeds received will seed a new scholarship the department is creating for underrepresented art and design students of color and other marginalized student populations.

The silent auction will take place online from Wednesday, Nov. 4, to Friday, Nov. 13. More info on it can be found on George Fox’s social media as well as the Department of Art and Design’s Instagram closer to the auction date. Parents, students and alumni will also be emailed information at a later date.

The Department of Art and Design is committed to creating a community that emphasizes the diversity of God’s kingdom, cares for and nurtures the diverse perspectives reflected in our student body, and uses visual communication as a conduit for conversation, celebration, and the examination of contemporary social issues. 

Our goal is that this scholarship will work to remove some barriers for art and design students who are in underrepresented populations of our community, in order that access to a rigorous, high-quality, nurturing, and professional Christian art and design education is available to more students.

Information regarding the artwork:

This exhibit contains a variety of mediums, some of which are: paintings, photography, printmaking, illustration, ceramics, and design. Artists in this exhibit include Gary Buhler, Jeff Cameron, Douglas Campbell, Burkhardt Kleiber, Adam Long, Tessa Sargent, Jillian Sokso, Mark Terry, Tim Timmerman, Seth Van Der Eems and Brandon Waybright.

Minthorne Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibit or the silent auction, please contact our gallery and exhibitions assistant, Sarah Cuevas (scuevas15@georgefox.edu).

Come join the Fencing Club tomorrow (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in the FoxHole for our Halloween event! Alongside the normal fencing with foils, we will also have glow-in-the-dark sword fighting and lots of candy!

No previous fencing experience is needed, and we will have all of the gear required for individuals.

If you have any questions about the Fencing Club in general, email Kyler Howard (khoward19@georgefox.edu).

Please join the social work department for our fall virtual Diversity Dialogue on children and families involved with child welfare. The speaker, George Fox social work alumna Rebekah Binderim, program director of The Family Room, will speak on “Reunification Service Partnering with Church Communities.”

The session is set from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, on this Zoom link (Meeting ID: 983 0441 4744). Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.

The Exercise Science Club is hosting a doubles volleyball tournament on Halloween, Oct. 31, starting at 10 a.m. at the HMS volleyball courts. It is open to all, including employees!

Prizes will be awarded for the winning team and the team with the best costumes! Sign up here. Sign-ups close at 6 p.m. on Friday.

If you have any questions, please contact Karlie Stewart (kstewart19@georgefox.edu) or Hunter Dieter (hdieter19@georgefox.edu).

It is hard to believe that October is almost over! Thank you for your continued interest in our Wellness Wednesday topics. Today we invite you to participate in a 30-Day November Challenge.

What is the 30-Day November Challenge?

This challenge promotes healthy lifestyle changes. Complete 30 minutes of planned physical activity and 30 minutes of other wellness activities three to four times a week.

Other activities may include stretching, yoga, prayer, unplugged quality time, decluttering and organizing your space, doing something you enjoy, making a healthy meal, improving your sleep hygiene, getting a foot massage, etc.

Doing something nice for your body promotes more positive self-talk, which makes you feel better holistically. A bonus is that self-care is accessible and not a major time commitment for our busy days.

How does it work?

Log in your hours and basic information about your activities on your calendar or this Google Form from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 and submit it by Dec. 4 for a prize draw. Depending on participation, we plan to have several prizes. Let us know if you are interested here.

Any questions? Contact Aga Luptak (aluptak@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2181).

Please remember to stay hydrated, wear your mask, and keep your six feet of distance if you are in a public space.

Expanding on last week’s topic:

We would also like to expand on the topic of emotional eating that we raised last week. Emotional eating is a complex term and can be a real challenge for some of us. Not every solution or advice may work for everyone. Therefore, we would like to provide you with more resources today, especially if you feel that you might be struggling in that area.

If you need assistance with a possible eating disorder, please contact your healthcare provider. You are also welcome to find out more about the topic on this website, which has both support groups for individuals dealing with eating disorders, as well as a screening tool to start conversations with healthcare providers and a grocery buddies support system to help those who feel anxiety when grocery shopping.

Be well and let us know if there any specific topics you need more information about.

Aren’t new PJs just wonderful during the holidays? We think so, and we’re working with United Way, during their annual Pajama Drive, to provide over 1,600 local children and families in crisis with a new pair of jammies. It seems like such a small thing, but sometimes the comfort of a small gift can make a big difference.

Now through Monday, Nov. 30, you can drop off your donation at the food bank in Roberts 109. Or, mail your donation to campus box 6148.

If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon (bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu).

Goldfish are still up for adoption this week! Come pick up your scaly swimming friend from EHS 202 (or ask any second-floor faculty/staff) anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Questions? Email Teresa Arnold (tarnold@georgefox.edu).