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If you are interested in a career where you can help people or animals – while pursuing your passion for the sciences – fill out our pre-professional health interest Google form. After signing up, you will be added to an email group receiving helpful information and events to jump-start your career toward a health profession.

You will receive information regarding job openings, internship opportunities, and on-campus events from visiting schools such as Oregon State University!

Career Interest Options:

• Dentistry
• Dental hygiene
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Nutrition and diabetics
• Optometry
• Occupational therapy
• Pharmacy
• Physician’s assistant
• Physical therapy
• Veterinary medicine

Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff  (vberokof@georgefox.edu).

Want an excuse to go get MOD Pizza today? Support the university’s theatre department and attend their fundraiser at the Sherwood MOD Pizza today only (Sunday).

Come in at anytime during their open hours and show the George Fox Theatre flier located on the Facebook event page; part of your purchase will go toward the theatre department.

Contact Brooke Larson (blarson15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Bruin Store will be closed today (Sunday); however, feel free to shop all sales products online, including 25 percent off all Nike merchandise.

To shop online, go to georgefoxshop.com.

Thank you and go Bruins!

Our Family Weekend football game against Linfield is scheduled for today (Saturday)! Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. 

Be sure to move your cars out of the Bauman parking lot and the tennis court parking lot tonight (Friday). This space will be dedicated to football fan parking, activities and vendors on Saturday. No parking will be permitted in these lots.

Tailgate Activities
Join us in the Bauman parking lot at noon for fun Family Weekend tailgate activities!

Entrances to the Football Game
There will be two entrances into the game, and both are located in the Bauman parking lot directly behind the stadium.

Wheeler Sports Center Closed
The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. This means the basketball gym, racquetball courts and locker rooms will be closed. There will be security officers who will ask you where you are headed; just let them know that you are going to work out.

Bauman Walkway
The sidewalk located between the football stadium and Bauman will be closed. Please walk around the building and do not move the barricade.

Circle Parking Lot
The circle parking lot near Wheeler will be closed for the day. This space is reserved for officials to park in. Officials will arrive as early as 10 a.m.

Sideline Passes
No one will be granted field access without a sideline pass. Sideline passes are issued to those who are required to work and/or have official business during the game.

Tickets
Students and staff can show their ID cards at the gate to get into the game free of charge. In addition, all George Fox alumni who check in at the Information Table will receive free admission to the game.

Additional tickets can be purchased online or at the gate. Or, visit the athletics ticket website.

We hope to see you at the game at 1:30 p.m. and the tailgates prior to that!

Are you interested in honing in on your interview skills or networking with professionals in the field of communications? On Thursday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Canyon Commons banquet rooms, we will be hosting several communications professionals to conduct mock interviews and network with students.

If you are interested in one or both portions of this event, please sign up on this Google form. We advise you to come dressed in business-casual attire. If you are being interviewed, please also bring an updated resume.

For more information, contact Reagan Swier (rswier15@georgefox.edu).

With election day drawing close (Nov. 6) Students for Life wants to encourage you to vote for life by voting YES on Measure 106, “Your money, Your choice.” Oregon taxpayer dollars are paying for up to 10 abortions every day in our state, and we want to put an end to that.

If you would like a yard sign, please email Savanna Poston at sposton15@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University School of Nursing and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds.

The blood drive will take place Friday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Abby’s Legendary Pizza (1913 Portland Road, in Newberg). Please reserve your donation time here or by calling 800-733-2767.

After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and scroll down to “October 26” to find the “Abby’s Pizza Blood Drive” link.

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!

Questions? Contact Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).

Have you ever wanted to present your slam poetry? Original music? Stand-up comedy? Interpretive dance? Or anything in between?

Try it all at Coffee Cottage open mic tonight (Saturday)! It is a great time to try something you have never done before. Show up at 6:45 p.m. to fill in your slot, or 7 p.m. if you would rather watch the fun.

Please note: due to our copyright laws, we cannot allow covers; we encourage original works all around.

Join us at the Coffee Cottage, 808 E Hancock St. Contact Araya Glancy (aglancy16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Midterm grades are important indicators of how you are doing in your classes. While they are not a part of your permanent record, it is critical that you pay attention to midterm grades. In some cases, midterm grades represent about half your grade in the course. If you have questions, you should check with your professors. It is vital to know where you stand in each of your classes.

Midterm grades are meant to encourage you to get in touch with others: your professor, your advisor, your CAP Coach (Career & Academic Planning Coach). The WORST thing to do about midterm grades is to ignore them or to assume you can improve them on your own. Professors DO want to meet with you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment with each of them.

Midterm grades are due this Sunday, Oct. 21. It would be best if you planned to check your midterm grades after this date.

To check your midterm grades in MyGFU:

• Click on “self-service”
• Click on “enrollment”
• Click on “view my grades”
• Click on the correct term
• Click on the “midterm grades” tab

(If you do not see a midterm grades tab then it is likely none of your professors have entered any midterm grades for you. Please contact your professors to find out what your grades are.)

Now you need to determine what to do next: 
contact your professors. The faculty is not required to enter midterm grades. You are advised to check with each of your professors about your status in their class. Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you will get an “F” (or maybe even a “D”). Withdrawal results in a “W” on your transcript but does not factor into GPA. If you were to get an “F,” it would impact your GPA.

The last date to withdraw is Sunday, Nov. 4 (without grade responsibility). You can usually go below being enrolled in 12 credit hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid or housing. To be sure, contact representatives in these departments:

Dave Johnstone, Resident Life, (djohnstone@georgefox.edu)
Student Financial Services (sfs@georgefox.edu).

Helpful tips:

• Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor
• Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in
• Even if your professor does not post midterm grades, find out from the professor what your grade is
• Meet with your advisor to discuss options
• Use labs, help sessions, and the ARC
• Plan well for the spring semester. Contact your CAP Coach to get advice about the spring semester.

If you think you might have a learning disability, plan to have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their office on River Street.

Not sure how to take the next step? Contact the Office of Student Life (studentlife@georgefox.edu) or Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316).

Join us tomorrow (Sunday) for a night of bowling and bonding! This is the second event for our Fusion Asian American Club, and we would love for you to join us!

We will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. in front of the IRC (Intercultural Resource Center) building located across the street from Pennington. Then, we will all drive together to Tigard Bowl and should be back before 10 p.m.

If you are interested in joining us for this FREE event, please RSVP at this link. Feel free to invite your friends! We hope you all can come. It will be a great time!

For more information, contact Carlee Matsunaga (cmatsunaga17@georgefox.edu).

The lost and found is filled to the brim and all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes next Friday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. Please stop by the Campus Public Safety office before then to check for your lost items.

We have also just received a large bag of left-behind items from the Hadlock Student Center containing things like a bicycle seat, water bottles, towels, hoodies, shampoo, etc., so if you have lost something there, come and look for it at our office!

Lastly, if your group or class left two large items in Hoover 105 around the very end of September, please come and claim them, as we do not have room to store them any longer.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu).

Join the Swing Dance Club tonight (Saturday) in the FoxHole. Beginner lessons start at 6:30 p.m., the intermediate dance follows at 7 p.m., and the open dance is at 7:30 p.m.

Questions? Contact Andrea Alsager (aalsager17@georgefox.edu).

Summer service and immersion SpiL trip applications are still open! These are two- to three-week-long trips in May and June. This year we are going to Romania/Moldova with Word Made Flesh, Kenya with Open Arms International, and Palestine/Israel with Global Immersion. Applications are due Saturday, Dec. 1!

Applications can be found at this link.

For more information or any questions, attend the info meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 24,  from 8 to 9 p.m. right after Vespers in Bauman or email Monik Kadarmanto (mkadarmanto@georgefox.edu).

Happening now through the weekend, all Nike is 25 percent off in the Bruin Store and online at georgefoxshop.com.

Our store hours for Family Weekend starting today (Saturday) are from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and we will be at the football tailgate from noon to 3 p.m. We will be closed on Sunday, Oct. 21, but feel free to shop all sale products online.

Thank you and go Bruins!

Make plans to join your colleagues at the next all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

Do you know someone who deserves special shout-out recognition at the meeting? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form to share two or three sentences about their recent success!

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188).

Employee Empowerment will be hosting a Wellness Fair featuring flu shots, Springbrook Chiropractic massages and giveaways! Join us between noon and 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, in Canyon Commons 101.

Flu Shot Clinic

• Kaiser is sponsoring “Get a flu shot” on campus! They will be on-site the duration of the Wellness Fair.
• Employees, spouses and children (age 18 or over) are welcome.
• There is no cost for Kaiser members; just show up! If you are not a Kaiser member, “Get a flu shot” bills most major insurance companies, including Regence (be sure to bring your ID card with you).

No-Cost Spinal Assessments and Massage

Springbrook Chiropractic will be joining the Wellness Fair to hand out gift certificates and meet with employees, conducting brief consultations and palpation of the spine. Check out their website at LifeRealigned.com if you’d like to learn more about them.

Insurance Broker

Our insurance broker, Assured Partners WSC, will be on hand to answer questions about the upcoming renewal as well as handing out some fabulous giveaways from CHP, our alternative care vendor.

If you have questions or need assistance with your benefits, please feel free to contact Darby Thiessen in the Employee Empowerment office (503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu).

See you at the fair!

If you have a younger sibling attending Family Weekend this upcoming weekend, the undergraduate admissions office would love to pay for their meals while they are here!

Come by with your sibling to the admissions office anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. today (Friday) to pick up meal cards for the weekend for your sibling and a free George Fox lanyard! Go Bruins!

Questions? Contact Kelly Friesen (kfriesen@georgefox.edu).

The Wilderness First Aid class on Oct. 27-28 still has two spaces available for anyone interested. This is a great course for individuals who recreate in the outdoors or work in a camp or wilderness setting. Participants will receive two full days of hands-on instruction and gain confidence in their ability to provide aid to those in need.

Additional course information can be found on the registration form. Completed registration and payment should be made prior to Oct. 24. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

We are so excited for the Voices Conference next week, Oct. 26-27! This year, we are launching our community innovation project where conference attendees can submit short proposals for projects that address issues facing communities of color.

Submissions are due Tuesday, Oct. 23, and finalists will be notified on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Finalists will be expected to provide a five-minute (maximum) presentation on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Voices Conference about their proposal.

If you haven’t registered for the conference yet, you can register here. First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250 to put toward the proposal.

If you have any questions, please contact Bryce Coefield at bcoefield@georgefox.edu. Thank you!

We encourage you to apply at this link and look forward to seeing you soon!

Feeling stressed? Consider attending “Facing The Real World: A Stress Management Class” beginning this month. Sessions begin Thursday, Oct. 25, and meet each Thursday through Nov. 15 for an hour each time (5 to 6 p.m.) in the Health and Counseling Center.

The class is free. Come learn strategies to manage and overcome your stress and anxiety! Develop the skills to be free from unnecessary worry and fear.

Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu) for more information.