The Daily Bruin

The newly remodeled pantry in Roberts Center is ready to receive donations! Thanks to the team in Plant Services, we have a fresh coat of paint and plenty of shelves to fill. From Monday, Oct. 22, until 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, we will be holding a food drive competition.

The office that brings in the most non-perishable food donations will receive bakery items from Newberg Bakery on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Each individual product will be counted and tallied to determine the winning department.

If your office would like to participate, please email studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Check out our website or Facebook page for information about items to donate.

On behalf of the Staff Development Committee, we would like to invite you to this month’s staff lunch  tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon in Canyon Commons 101 and 102.

We would love to have you join us for fellowship and a delicious meal! This month we welcome Craig Inglesby, director of the Bridge Network.

The cost is $3 cash, check, debit or credit. RSVP here if you plan to attend. 

See you there!

• Friday, Oct. 19, from 8 to 10 p.m.: Game Night in Hadlock Student Center
• Saturday, Oct. 20, at noon:  Family Weekend Tailgate Party in Bauman Parking Lot
• Saturday, Oct. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m.: Family Game Night in the Bruin Den
• Thursday, Oct. 25, from 8 to 10 p.m.: Movie Night/Hadlock Hangout in Hadlock Student Center
• Friday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 10 p.m: Fall Fest at Heiser Farms

For more information, visit this link.

Questions? Email Steph (sstcyr@georgefox.edu).

Are you interested in taking better photos, visiting beautiful locations in Oregon, and creating a photography portfolio? Look no further than the Photography Club! We are open to beginners who have never used a camera, as well as more intermediate photographers looking to get more out of their cameras.

We will be meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Roberts Center Room 168 tonight (Monday). Snacks and drinks will be provided.

While we provide cameras at meetings, we highly encourage you to bring your own camera as well, even if it is just your phone.

Please contact Xylia Rehling (xrehling17@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Join the Investment Club for free pizza tomorrow night (Tuesday), in Hoover 103 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and learn about Blockchain from Trevor Clarke, an expert from Amber Data.

Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

Questions? Contact Ryan Mendenhall at (rmendenhall17@georgefox.edu.)

Do you work with students and student records? Do you want to go more in-depth on understanding the Family Educational Rights and Protection Act (FERPA) and the role you have in protecting student records?

Come to the in-person training in Roberts 117 this Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., led by Melissa Thomas. This training can replace or augment the online presentation required for all employees.

Click here to register. For more information, contact Melissa Thomas (mthomas@georgefox.edu).

Are you interested in helping people? Have you ever considered a degree in social work? Social work is a profession for those with a desire to help people improve their lives.

If this sounds exciting to you, please stop by one of our info sessions to find out more about the major and about the many opportunities a degree in social work can provide! We will be hosting a morning session Thursday, Oct. 18, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Stevens 109 (donuts will be served!), and an evening session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Stevens 101 (pizza will be served!)

Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity! Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) for more information.

In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Peace and Justice welcomes Curtis Acosta to campus tonight (Monday) from 7 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Acosta is an assistant professor in Language and Culture in Education at the University of Arizona South, and founder of Acosta Latino Learning Partnership and Acosta Educational Partnership. He is a teacher who fought to keep his outlawed ethnic studies classes alive. He will focus on the recent federal court victory and speak about his journey and the importance of Mexican-American heritage studies.

The event is free and open to the community. Please contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe will all be closed today (Friday), for fall break. Regular hours of operation will resume on Monday, Oct. 15.

Are you interested in taking better photos, visiting beautiful locations in Oregon, and creating a photography portfolio? Look no further than Photography Club! We are open to beginners who have never used a camera, as well as more intermediate photographers looking to get more out of their cameras.

We will be meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Roberts Center Room 168 on Monday, Oct. 15. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

While we provide cameras at meetings, we highly encourage you to bring your own camera as well, even if it is just your phone.

Please contact Xylia Rehling (xrehling17@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Wineskin is now accepting submissions! There is no theme for this semester – just send us your best work. We are looking for poems, stories, essays, and artwork that encourages a new perspective of the world and intrigue us with their attention to patterns of sight, touch, thought, and sound.

All poetry, prose, photography, and artwork may be submitted to gfuwineskin@gmail.com (Please limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission). Please title each piece and remove all watermarks.

Submissions close on Friday, Nov. 9.

Contact Hannah Dierdorff (hdierdorff15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Newberg campus will be closed tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 12) for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Store, Mail Services and the Newberg library will be closed.

Need a devoted friend and endless entertainment? Goldfish are available for adoption through the biology department. Stop by EHS 202 anytime from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday or Friday. There are bags to tote them home. Goldfish are perfect for dorm rooms and outdoor ponds (not streams/creeks). Give them a good home!

Contact Teresa Arnold with questions at tarnold@georgefox.edu or ext. 2724.

We are excited to welcome George Fox families to campus Friday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 21, for Family Weekend! Please put on your best George Fox welcome and help families navigate campus as needed. We want to provide the most hospitable and fun experience possible for visiting families.

Also, take great care in encouraging those students who may not have a family member who is able to attend. Anyone is welcome to register for Family Weekend and join students for the activities happening on Friday through Sunday. To register and view the schedule, follow this link!

Questions? Email us at parents@georgefox.edu.

Remind your families to register for Family Weekend, Oct. 19-21! Registration is open until Friday, Oct. 12. There will be events, games, prizes, and many additional opportunities to spend quality time with your family on campus!

Your family can’t make it? No problem. Family can be a spouse, friend, grandparents, or anyone else that YOU consider family. Gather a group of friends and register together! We would love to have you join the festivities even if your family can’t come.

The registration link can be found here, or if you are a group of friends, email parents@georgefox.edu and we will get you signed up!

Questions? Email us at parents@georgefox.edu.

We’re excited to announce that we have come to an agreement with the Chehalem Parks and Recreation District, and entrance to the district’s pool is now free to all undergraduates!

To get into the pool you must have your George Fox ID card. If you bought a punch card, you can bring it and get refunded for the punches you didn’t use.

Thank you for your patience as we worked to broker the best deal for those in our George Fox community!

Contact Bailey Sauls (bsauls15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Bruin Store is looking for a few capable individuals to join our team. Here are the strengths we are looking for in our employees:

• Flexible availability
• Self-motivating, high functioning and task oriented
• Retail experience is preferred but not required

The Bruin Store is operated by Follett Higher Education Group. We pay minimum wage ($10.75 per hour). Since we are not work-study, hours per week is not limited.

If you are interested, apply here.

For more information, contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Thank you and Go Bruins!

Got stress, aches, and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come by to get a massage performed by a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 30-minute massages on Monday, Oct. 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m. in Roberts 204.

All proceeds will be donated to help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome!

Preregister here. Questions? Contact Bree Becker (bbecker13@georgefox.edu).

You’re invited to attend the Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Portland State University! This fair is for students NOT studying STEM subjects (science, tech, engineering and math).

Over 80 employers will be there to talk about jobs and internships for this spring and summer. Employers include Boeing, the Beaverton School District, the Oregon Health Authority, PGE and U.S. Bank. See the full list of employers here.

Ride down with other George Fox students and IDEA Center staff or go on your own. Vans will depart at 10:45 a.m. and return to campus by 2:30 p.m. Sign up through Handshake.

Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The newly remodeled pantry in Roberts Center is ready to receive donations! Thanks to the team in Plant Services, we have a fresh coat of paint and plenty of shelves to fill. From Monday, Oct. 22, until 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, we will be holding a food drive competition.

The office that brings in the most non-perishable food donations will receive bakery items from Newberg Bakery on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Each individual product will be counted and tallied to determine the winning department.

If your office would like to participate, please email studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Check out our website or Facebook page for information about items to donate.