The Daily Bruin

Get ready for Winter Welcome, Jan. 5-7, 2024! For residential students, the residence halls will be reopening on Friday, Jan. 5, at noon. We hope you’ll join us for a host of events over the weekend before the start of the spring semester.

Winter Welcome is a time for you to get re-acclimated to campus and reconnect before the start of classes on Monday, Jan. 8.

Check out the Winter Welcome schedule here. Rest up this Christmas break, and we’ll see you in January for a fun-filled weekend!

Don’t miss out on a fun time of gaining practical tips and tricks to build your resume! On Tuesday, Nov. 28, ASC will host Logan Walton from the Career and Academic Planning Center to give a short presentation, followed by a time for you to work on your own resume and receive personalized advice.

Please bring your resume (even if it is a work in progress) to Stevens 101 at 5 p.m., as well as your laptop. We will also be providing Abby’s pizza! Please RSVP here so we can get an accurate headcount.

If you have any questions, contact Olivia at ojacobsen20@georgefox.edu.

Would you like to sell your art at Student Activities’ “Holiday Hangout” on Thursday, Nov. 30? All you need is $10 to rent a table and as much art as you would like to sell to fellow students, staff and the local community.

This year, Holiday Hangout is combining with the Christmas Extravaganza, which will feature a tree-lighting ceremony, carriage rides and lots of other fun activities. Our market will take place in Klages with tables for students and staff to sell their work. This event is attended by students, staff and Newberg locals, so all tables will receive lots of traffic.

Fill out this form to rent a table.

Reach out to Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Why lead? Why you? Why now? Why not? or better still, “Why Yes”.

It’s not too late to register for this year’s Voices conference! Taking place on our Newberg campus Nov. 17-18, this leadership conference centers on the experiences of multicultural and multiethnic leaders from across the nation, with the purpose of helping students feel equipped and inspired to create change in their community and equipped to use their voice.

Join us under this year’s theme of “Why Yes” as we explore the value of engaging in leadership opportunities and how each of our voices matter in leadership, with a particular lens on empowering diverse representation within leadership on our campus and in our communities.

The conference will include keynote speakers, interactive workshops, worship, student spoken word, and more! Register and find the full schedule here. We look forward to seeing you there!

Feel free to reach out to D’Metri Mattocks at dmattocks@georgefox.edu with any questions you may have.

Come join us for Quaker Worship today (Wednesday) as we wait together attentively before the present Christ, as we gather in his name. Nathanael Ankeny will be hosting our meeting in Hoover 250 from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Chapel credit is available.

For more information, contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Help the Social Work Club give back to our community by donating non-perishable food items! We will be collecting donations in the social work office in Roberts 215 from now until Monday, Nov. 20. Donations will be made to Edwards Elementary School.

This food drive will also be a class competition! Freshman and juniors will be competing against sophomores and seniors to see who can donate the most food. The winning classes will receive a prize!

We appreciate any help you can give. If you have any questions, email Sophia at scastillo23@georgefox.edu.

Students and staff are invited to attend a free performance of Charles Dickens’ The Chimes, written by and starring theatre professor Ben Tissell. There will be performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, and Tuesday, Nov. 28 (due to expected sellout of original date).

Synopsis: From Dickens, the greatest holiday writer of all time, comes this tale of hope, family and Christmas cheer. Returning after its popular first run, this fast-paced, imaginative one-man show is perfect for the whole family!

In this classic Dickens story, Toby Veck stands day-after-day in the shadow of a bell tower, forging a bond with the chimes that peel out far overhead. Facing extreme poverty, crime, and the daily difficulties of the world, Toby begins to lose hope – until the magical chimes take him on a journey to the future, renewing his hope and happiness.

For any struggling to find hope in this season, The Chimes is an honest, moving and joyful celebration of the hope of Christmas. The Chimes runs approximately one hour with no intermission.

Tickets are free but must be reserved by visiting this link. If you have any questions, email Ben Tissell at btissell@georgefox.edu.

Have you ever wanted to see what Student Activities is up to? If so, sign up to be a chaperone at the Winter Formal Dance on Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Shawn Gardner Ballroom in Tigard. If you are interested, please complete the form here.

If you have any questions, please contact Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.

Get your game-face on and join us for some epic showdowns in Wheeler this Friday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. We are partnering with e-sports for this fantastic event! From Mario Kart to VR adventures and ping pong battles, Game Night has it all. Come, compete, and conquer the games!

Walk down the red carpet at “The Hollywood Premiere” on Saturday, Dec. 2. Winter Formal tickets go on sale this week in Canyon Commons. Tickets are $20 with cash or card. These sell out year after year, so get them before they are gone.

The ticket sale dates below are subject to change if we sell out; please keep an eye on the Student Activities Instagram for sales updates.

Sale dates:

• Tuesday, Nov. 14, noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 16, noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m

Check out the Activities Weekly email for more details on upcoming events.

Events coming up:

• Holiday Hangout and Christmas Celebration: Thursday, Nov. 30, at 5 p.m. in Stevens
• Winter Formal: Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. at Shawn Gardner Ballroom, Tigard
• Squid Games Fusion Edition: Friday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in Canyon Commons

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

We are in need of several volunteers to serve as ushers at midyear commencement on Saturday, Dec. 16. Once again, there will be two ceremonies in Bauman Auditorium. The undergraduate ceremony will start at 11 a.m., and the graduate ceremony will begin at 3 p.m.

Come help us greet our guests, hand out programs, direct family and friends to their seats, and make graduation a special event for everyone!

All George Fox employees who participate as ushers will have the option to receive $50 through payroll, or take three hours off in lieu of this gift. Non-university volunteers will receive a gift card for the same amount.

Please contact Laurie Fair at 503-554-2140 or lfair@georgefox.edu if you would like to volunteer to serve our graduates and their families on this memorable day! Sign up for one ceremony … or both!

Gather in Canyon Commons to celebrate our friendships today (Tuesday). Join Bon Appetit for “Friendsgiving” dinner, including all of your favorite Thanksgiving classics, anytime between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Prices are $12 for adults, $10 per child.

Email Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The George Fox swimming programs are hosting their first meet of the season this Saturday, Nov. 18! Come cheer on your Bruins as they go head-to-head with Pacific Lutheran at 11 a.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center (1802 Haworth Ave.).

Check out the full athletics composite schedule at athletics.georgefox.edu/calendar.

Are you curious about AI, its promise, uses, and dangers? We are all trying to understand how we can make responsible, ethical use of AI in our everyday work, but also whether our career goals or ambitions will need to adjust.

Join History Professor Travis Ross in GEED 285/485: Teaching & Learning with AI this spring.

An interdisciplinary elective available for either upper or lower division credit, this course will critically engage with the past, present, and near future of AI. There are no prerequisites and no expectation that students in the course will know how to program, though students who do — and those who are willing to learn — are certainly welcome.

Together, we will apply AI critically and creatively to real problems, investigating its potential by pushing its limits. How do these models work? What can we make them do for us? What will be left to humans in the future and how can we prepare for the age of AI?

This course will be hybrid, meet in-person Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 2:50 p.m. with asynchronous online components, too. It will be highly collaborative, centered around team- and project-based learning.

If you are curious — even cautiously curious — please inquire with professor Ross at tross@georgefox.edu.

In preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday and the university closing on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, Accounts Payable will be processing the check run on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Please take note of the following deadline:

All payment requests received by Friday, Nov. 17, at 5 p.m. will be included in the Nov. 21 check run. All other requests received after Nov. 17 will be included in our regularly scheduled check run on Nov. 30.

Questions? Please contact us at accountspayable@georgefox.edu. Happy Thanksgiving!

The university’s physical therapy students are hosting older adult annual physical therapy visits. Visits will be by appointment on the morning of Friday, Dec. 1. Volunteers will be screened for blood pressure, circulation, sensation, balance, flexibility, endurance and posture.

Please contact Lyndsay Stutzenberger at lstutzenberger@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2463 with questions and/or to sign up.

Have you ever wanted to make a clock tick backwards, build a bleeding knife, or fashion your own custom thermoplastic accessory? If so, you should sign up for THEA 325 Production Design Studio: Properties. This hands-on three-credit class will meet this spring on Friday mornings from 9 to 11:50 a.m.

In class, we will learn about things like faux painting, masks, thermoplastics, welding, foam sculpting, mold making, casting, solenoids, and LED integration. This class will not be offered again in the next four years, so if you are interested, now is the time to sign up!

For more information, email Bryan Boyd at bboyd@georgefox.edu.

Join the George Fox Worship Ensemble for a night of worship and prayer on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. The student-led ensemble will sing modern worship songs mixed with a time of prayer and reflection. All are welcome!

Contact Aaron Barnhart at abarnhart@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Students for Life Club is hosting Autumn Higashi tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in EHS 102 for her fall 2023 tour: “Planned Parenthood Betrays Women.”

Here is what Autumn has to say about the event: “This tour will encourage and inform pro-life students on how they can be an authentic support system for the pregnant and parenting mothers on their campus and their communities. Women deserve better than Planned Parenthood, and I am excited to bring that message to the West Coast.”

Bring your friends! We can’t wait to see you there! If you have any questions, you can email Abby at aantonov21@georgefox.edu.

Have you ever wondered whether you can recycle shiny wrapping paper? Or what actually happens to items once they get picked up by the recycling collection truck?

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is “America Recycles Day.” Our local recycling service, Waste Management, is hosting a virtual webinar from 6 to 7 p.m. where they will talk about what goes on behind the scenes at a recycling center, how to sort holiday waste correctly, and inspiration for creative “upcycled” gift wrapping.

The Stewards of Sustainability Club will be hosting a watch party in EHS 125, where we will tune in to the webinar together with popcorn and soda! Please arrive around 5:50 p.m. to get settled before the webinar begins.

Are you currently experiencing back pain? Have you experienced back pain within the last two years? Help out our kinesiology seniors on their research project by filling out this linked survey. The survey takes about five minutes to complete. All participation is incredibly helpful!

If you have any questions, you may contact Addie Wegener at awegener21@georgefox.edu. Thank you for your help!

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.