The Daily Bruin

More than 120 summer internships at leading Portland companies and organizations are being made available to students of color through the Emerging Leaders Internship Program (ELI). The goal is to increase the number of diverse people who are in leadership throughout the Portland area, and you could be one of them!

Businesses including Salt & Straw, Yahoo, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wieden & Kennedy, and the Black United Fund look forward to seeing your applications and are offering positions for all types of majors. Applications are due Jan. 31, but don’t wait until then to take advantage of this incredible opportunity!

If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Elsey (jelsey@georgefox.edu) or Joe Thouvenel (jthouvenel@georgefox.edu).

For resume help, feel free to swing by the IDEA Center’s front desk to schedule an appointment or call 503-554-2330.

Want a merry and peaceful Christmas break? Complete your 2018-19 FAFSA! You are invited to a FAFSA workshop hosted by the George Fox financial aid counselors – our gift to you.

When:

• Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 11 (Dead Day) from 2 to 4:30 p.m.

Where: MLRC 20 (library basement computer lab)

What to bring:

• Your FSA ID (Don’t remember it? Find it at fsaid.ed.gov)
• Your 2016 W-2s and federal tax return

Sign up here so we know how many snacks to bring. Questions? Contact the Financial Aid Office at fa@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2302.

As the end of the year approaches, take some time to send a note of thanks to someone who made a difference in your life this year: a professor, supervisor, tutor, RA, classmate, etc.

Express your gratitude as an email, or stop by the ARC to pick up a free notecard and envelope for a handwritten touch. You can also find these notecards around campus anywhere you see a “Thank Someone Today” sign.

Join us at our next Science and Religion Club meeting as professor Phil Smith raises important philosophical questions for artificial intelligence researchers and continues the conversation about the future of A.I. We’ll meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4, in Canyon Commons 103.

We’ll have plenty of pizza and give you the opportunity to become an official Science and Religion Club member! If possible, please RSVP to Elizah Stephens at estephens13@georgefox.edu.

If you are an upperclassman at George Fox University, please fill out this “Senior Involvement” survey.

Senior Involvement Survey

Thank you!
- Jesse Cetz (jcetz15@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.

The BSU Club is hosting its annual White Elephant gift exchange at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, in the Intercultural Resource Center. Every year people leave in tears of laughter. Everyone is welcome to come. Wear your ugliest sweater and win a cool prize. Bring a $5 gift to participate in the gift exchange.

See you there!

Contact Dominque Thibault (dthibault14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Office of Spiritual Life is hosting a chapel forum this Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 1:30 p.m. in Lemmons 2. We want to hear from you about your experience in chapel this semester and learn from you about ways to make your chapel experience better.

We hope to see you there! Contact Jamie Johnson (jamiej@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

As we head into the Christmas season, Legacy Randall Children’s Hospital is hosting a sock drive for the Portland community. They are asking for new socks for all ages, with the goal of giving out 26,000 pairs of socks. We’d like to help them with that goal!

The nursing class of 2018 invites you to join us in this cause. If you would like to donate a new pair of socks, please visit the nursing department office on the second floor of Hoover.

Contact Anna Lampman (alampman13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Crescent wants to feature some of your funny/embarrassing/crazy Christmas/holiday stories in our next issue! These stories can be from George Fox, from home or just something that’s happened to you or a friend.

Selected stories will be included in a fun feature (think Jimmy Fallon’s “Hashtag” segment). Participants will be entered in a drawing for a $5 Dutch Bros gift card! Submit your stories by clicking the link below.

Christmas Stories

Thank you!
– Emma Lindberg (elindberg16@georgefox.edu)

SpIL and ASC would love to have you participate in a kit-packing party during “Holiday Hangout,” scheduled tonight (Friday) from 8 to 10 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Employees and students alike are invited to participate, and each housing area is asked to bring the following items:

• EDG: Combs and brushes
• RAE: Toothbrushes
• HAN: Washcloths
• HMS: Toothpaste and floss
• PCWB: Bars of soap
• HAW: Coloring books/crayons
• Commuters: Toys (stuffed animals, Legos, cars, dolls, etc.)

The boxes will be packed for children transitioning into foster care through the Department of Human Services and refugee kits through Medical Teams International.

Contact Alaina Hill at asc@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to a farewell reception for Lynn Andrews, vice president for advancement, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. this Monday, Dec. 4, in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.

Lynn is leaving the university to start a new position as the leader of development for her parish, as well as to establish a new foundation for Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Portland. Swing by to wish her well!

At today’s First Friday event, adjunct professors Jennifer Loop and Breanne Sherwood are teaming up to sell their work in downtown Newberg. The pieces include ceramic work by Jennifer and hand-printed work (cards, bags, fabric) by Breanne.

Find us in Jennifer’s pink trailer pop-up shop in its usual First Friday location, between Pulp & Circumstance and the Blue Trout Gallery. Our special Christmas hours will be from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Jennifer is offering 10 percent off her ceramic work this month when you present your Bruin Card!

Come visit! Contact Jennifer (loopj@georgefox.edu) with questions.

All are invited to come join the holiday festivities and be a part of some Christmas cheer! ASC and SpIL are hosting a number of activities at our “Holiday Hangout” from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight (Friday) in Canyon Commons.

Activities will include photos with Santa, hot drinks, live music, Christmas tree decorating, and packing presents for a local organization. SpIL and ASC are excited to announce this partnered event!

Questions? Contact Alaina Hill at asc@georgefox.edu.

Spring semester is just around the corner, so don’t delay in submitting your class syllabus to Print Services. To avoid delays, wait time, panic, rush fees and stress, please submit your syllabus to Print Services by Tuesday, Jan. 2!

If you have any questions, contact Dylan Harris or Terri Beecroft in Print Services, at ext. 2550.

More than 120 summer internships at leading Portland companies and organizations are being made available to students of color through the Emerging Leaders Internship Program (ELI). The goal is to increase the number of diverse people who are in leadership throughout the Portland area. Faculty, be sure to tell our students about this opportunity!

Businesses including Salt & Straw, Yahoo, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wieden & Kennedy, and the Black United Fund look forward to seeing our students’ applications and are offering positions for all types of majors. Applications are due Jan. 31.

To learn more, contact Jenny Elsey (jelsey@georgefox.edu) or Joe Thouvenel (jthouvenel@georgefox.edu).

All undergraduate business majors and undergraduate business faculty are encouraged to attend our business and economics department portrait shoot. You will receive an electronic copy of your portrait to use on LinkedIn and with your resume materials.

The portrait shoot is free. It is scheduled between 9 and 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, on the first floor of the Hoover Academic Building. Your portrait will be added to the portrait walls in the College of Business. Please sign up here.

Contact Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The next Koinonia is tonight (Thursday)! At Koinonia, we learn about and celebrate the many cultures represented in our student body. This month we will gather for rich discussions, delicious food and awesome activities in partnership with the Fusion Asian American Club!

Fusion aims to cultivate an inclusive and authentic environment where students of diverse multicultural and multi-ethnic backgrounds can develop, embrace and express cultural identity in order to affirmatively impact the greater George Fox community.

Please join us tonight in Canyon Commons 103 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Together, we can bring the culture and learn the culture!

Contact Kevin Tshilombo (ktshilombo16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Make plans to attend the all-employee meeting this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. The event will also be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, residence life will offer a women’s self-defense class from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for George Fox students and employees (location TBA). Teaching it will be an officer in the Newberg-Dundee Police Department who has offered these classes in the local community for the last decade.

The class size will be limited. Female students can sign up (free of charge) in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. Participants will also be required to to sign a waiver form in order to participate. All participants need to be 18 years or older as of Dec. 6.

The class will involve a mixture of listening and practice. The instructor is able to modify and adapt techniques to match most physical limitations, so please do not self-select out of this training due to physical limitations.

If you have any questions, please contact David Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

Join us at our next Science and Religion Club meeting as professor Phil Smith raises important philosophical questions for artificial intelligence researchers and continues the conversation about the future of A.I. We’ll meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4, in Canyon Commons 103.

We’ll have plenty of pizza and give you the opportunity to become an official Science and Religion Club member! If possible, please RSVP to Elizah Stephens at estephens13@georgefox.edu.