The Daily Bruin

President Robin Baker will host a virtual all-employee meeting later this month. If you have a question or topic you would like him to address, please submit it on this form.

President Robin Baker will host a virtual all-employee meeting later this month. If you have a question or topic you would like him to address, please submit it on this form.

Student Activities will be hosting online events this week as we continue to transition to digital learning.

• Tune in tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. on our Instagram page (@gfuactivities) for a living room concert! Your favorite local band, White Noise, will be playing their sweet tunes live for everyone.
• Our first Movie Night is upon us tomorrow (Wednesday). We will be watching Shark Boy and Lava Girl. Join our Zoom stream and chat with your classmates about the movie at 8 p.m. The meeting ID number is: 620-362-451.
• Finally, we will be hosting a Jackbox Game Night on Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m.! Sign up here for a chance to beat your friends in some party games over the phone.

Remember to keep checking our Instagram page for other fun activities we have planned, including a quarantine Bingo and a potting plants tutorial! Questions? Contact activities@georgefox.edu.

Over the past several weeks, there has been an increase in the number of reported phishing attempts. Please be mindful of suspicious emails, text messages or phone calls. Here are some recent examples that have been reported:

• Receiving shared documents from unknown or unusual senders
• Offers for low prices on personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, etc.)
• Information appearing to come from health authorities
• Messages claiming to alert an individual about the suspension of his or her social security number
• Offers for online job or internship interviews

Never click on any link or follow the instructions in a suspicious email, and be sure to report phishing incidents to the service desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu. You can also get more information about identifying phishing attempts here.

We know it’s been a very difficult few weeks for all of you, and the Hadlock Student Center is committed to helping you continue to find your fit. We are excited to announce that we will be offering virtual group fitness classes starting this week.

These classes will be taught by our own instructors that you already know and love. We’re going to start small with a yoga class at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, and add additional classes in the coming weeks. Sign up now on imleagues.com!

Keep an eye on our Instagram and Facebook feeds in the coming days as we continue to add additional classes. Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

Does your department have 8.5″ x 11″ clear transparency sheets you are no longer using? The engineering department can use these to make face shields. 

A couple of our staff are busy using the 3D printer for the headpiece and are in need of transparencies for the shield that drops over the face. These are being distributed to local health care facilities and frontline workers. 

Drop them in the campus mail to: Transparencies, Box 6088. If you have questions or need a pick-up, contact Lora Froescher at lfroescher@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2777.

Join us for Shalom programming on Instagram Live @gfuspil on Tuesday evenings. Beginning at 9 p.m. (Pacific Time), the university pastors will lead interactive liturgies from commonprayer.net, with Scripture readings, songs, and prayer requests.

Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Subcommittee has put together a survey to gauge accessibility needs that exist in order to bring the best result possible for the student body. Taking this survey also enters you for a chance to win one of 10 $10 gift cards!

Questions? Contact Kevin Tshilombo at ktshilombo16@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Guadalupe Garcia McCall (English) published a nonfiction essay, “Embracing The English,” in The English Journal, put out by The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). In the piece, Guadalupe recounts her personal story of learning English as a second language and her ongoing love for “The English” as an author and educator.

Bill Jolliff (English) recently published a book, Heeding the Call: A Study of Denise Giardina’s Novels (West Virginia University Press). In it, Bill offers the first book-length discussion of West Virginia writer and activist Denise Giardina, perhaps best known for her novel Storming Heaven, which helped spark renewed interest in the turn-of-the-century Mine Wars.

Ed Higgins’ (Writer in Residence/English Emeritus) poem, “The Truth About Storytelling,” was featured in the Feb. 28 issue of The Creativity Webzine, an online literary magazine. He also published his poems “the full moon’s light,” “Epistemology” and “refugees” in the March 15 issue of The BeZine: Waging the Peace, An Interfaith Exploration, an online literary journal.

Jennie Harrop (Department of Professional Studies) was featured in the November 2019 issue of Recruiting & Retaining Adult Learners under the heading “Leaders & Innovators.” She was interviewed regarding best practices for raising awareness about degree completion programs in colleges and universities nationwide. Started in 1986, George Fox’s degree completion program – the Department of Professional Studies – will be celebrating its 35th anniversary next year. Jennie has served as department chair since 2015.

Need someone to talk to about all the sudden changes of late? The Health and Counseling Center is hosting virtual drop-in hours this week. You don’t have to call or sign up; just click on this link and you can join the conversation between 4 and 5 p.m. this afternoon (Tuesday).

Watch The Daily Bruin for info on another session later this week. We’re here for you.

Questions? Email Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

Judy Deale (Education), Aimee Soles (Student Accounts), Lorie Brubaker (Science Outreach Program) and Jesse Dillow (Plant Services) are no longer with the university.

The George Fox Student Emergency Fund will provide one-time financial assistance to students who have experienced an unexpected financial hardship due to the coronavirus and its impact on the university.

Financial assistance may be available for expenses related to housing, distance learning, or loss of an off-campus job. To apply, please fill out this form. 

Questions can be directed to studentlife@georgefox.edu.

The last couple weeks have been nothing but transitions. You’ve transitioned to online instruction and likely had some of your friends move away. Maybe you’ve had to move or lost your job (or maybe your family members have lost their jobs), or your team was headed to the playoffs just to see the season canceled. Or, you may have seen your Juniors Abroad trip canceled or your commencement postponed.

If you think it would be nice to talk about all these sudden changes with others going through the same thing, the Health and Counseling Center is setting up virtual drop-in hours this week. You don’t have to call or sign up; just click on this link and you can join the conversation between 4 and 5 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon.

Watch The Daily Bruin for info on another one later in the week. We’re here for you.

Questions? Email Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

The Wineskin is the on-campus literary and art magazine. We are currently accepting prose, poetry, artwork and photography!

Submissions are due on Sunday, April 12, to gfuwineskin@gmail.com with the guiding and optional theme of peace. The guidelines are below:

• Submit all pieces as editable files with a title
• All prose should be under 1,000 words
• Do not include watermarks

Questions? Contact Kialynn Palpant at kpalpant16@georgefox.edu.

The registrar’s office is serving George Fox students and faculty remotely and will continue conducting operations as normally as possible. Please reference our COVID-19 resources webpage for links to helpful forms and policies during this time.

If you have any questions, contact us at registrar@georgefox.edu.

For those of you using Zoom video conference, be aware that “Zoom-bombing” has become an issue as remote learning has become the norm. For recent advice on how to ensure that your Zoom meetings are secure, visit the Zoom blog.

You can also find helpful advice from George Fox Libraries here. Zoom updated the default screen-sharing privileges so the host is the only one able to share content. This setting can be adjusted before or during the meeting.

Working from home can be challenging, and it is important to establish new norms to be successful in this new circumstance. As you settle into working remotely all or some of the time, take a moment to review these work from home tips.

Questions? Contact Nichole Drew at ndrew@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center is hosting a trick shot contest! Submissions will be open from today (Monday) through Sunday, April 12, through our Instagram and Facebook accounts. Participants are to use the hashtag #HSCTrickshot to enter their submission in one of two categories:

• Basketball Trick Shot Category (must be done on a regulation basketball hoop of 10 feet, either indoor or outdoor)
• Miscellaneous Trick Shot Category (use your imagination here … indoor golf putting/chipping, soccer shots, Frisbee in the trash can, indoor over-the-door basketball hoop, ping-pong balls, socks in the laundry basket, etc.)

The top videos will be recognized during the week of April 20, and we’ll have some cool prizes for the top videos in each category. 

Competition rules:

• All current George Fox undergraduate and graduate students, along with faculty and staff, are eligible for this competition.
• Be safe! Practice social distancing, protect yourself and others (CDC guidelines: cdc.gov).
• In each video, someone needs to visibly give a “Two thumbs up” to the camera (either to start or finish each video) or verbally say “two thumbs up” to indicate that this video is specifically for this competition. Without the “two thumbs up” component the video will not qualify.
• Each contest participant can upload a maximum of two videos in total. This can be two videos for one category or one video for each category.

You can absolutely complete this solo and even in the comfort of your own home. We are not encouraging you to physically socialize in this process and do anything that might put you or others at additional risk.

Questions? Contact us at studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

Student Accounts is now processing personal checks through my.georgefox.edu. This payment method allows for swift, secure and safe payment handling. An added benefit is that payments generate a receipt to the student that can be forwarded to whomever made payment on their account. 

To make future payments online directly, please visit our website to learn how and to authorize access for others to make payments on your behalf. You will find that once the bank account information is saved, the payment process is very quick. No fee is charged for submitting e-check payments. Thank you for helping us in this way!

This change impacts personal check payments only. Other payments require customary handling and will experience a slight delay.

Contact Jenny Getsinger (jgetsing@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Hadlock Student Center is hosting a trick shot contest! Submissions will be open from Monday, April 6, through Sunday, April 12, through our Instagram and Facebook accounts. Participants are to use the hashtag #HSCTrickshot to enter their submission in one of two categories:

• Basketball Trick Shot Category (must be done on a regulation basketball hoop of 10 feet, either indoor or outdoor)
• Miscellaneous Trick Shot Category (use your imagination here … indoor golf putting/chipping, soccer shots, Frisbee in the trash can, indoor over-the-door basketball hoop, ping-pong balls, socks in the laundry basket, etc.)

The top videos will be recognized during the week of April 20, and we’ll have some cool prizes for the top videos in each category. 

Competition rules:

• All current George Fox undergraduate and graduate students, along with faculty and staff, are eligible for this competition.
• Be safe! Practice social distancing, protect yourself and others (CDC guidelines: cdc.gov).
• In each video, someone needs to visibly give a “Two thumbs up” to the camera (either to start or finish each video) or verbally say “two thumbs up” to indicate that this video is specifically for this competition. Without the “two thumbs up” component the video will not qualify.
• Each contest participant can upload a maximum of two videos in total. This can be two videos for one category or one video for each category.

You can absolutely complete this solo and even in the comfort of your own home. We are not encouraging you to physically socialize in this process and do anything that might put you or others at additional risk.

Questions? Contact us at studentcenter@georgefox.edu.