The Daily Bruin

Commuter Life invites our married, parent and veteran George Fox students and their families to a picnic in the park. Spouses and children are encouraged to attend.

The picnic will be in the large shelter at Newberg’s Jaquith Park near the playground equipment on Sunday, Sept. 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. The park is located at 1215 N. College St. We ask each family bring a dish to share.

Please use this form to RSVP. Commuter Life will provide paper products and drinks. Email Kristi Welker with any questions at kwelker@georgefox.edu.

Go check out the new and improved Bruin Boards at bruinboards.georgefox.edu! This is a great place to buy, sell and connect with the George Fox community.

• Want great deals to the local stores in Newberg?
• Need a place to rent?
• Want to share your skills?
• Need to sell your unwanted items?

You can find all of these things and more on Bruin Boards!

The Bruin Store wants to thank George Fox students for shopping at the Bruin Store this fall. We also want to remind you that tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 8) at 5 p.m. is the deadline to get a refund for purchased and rented textbooks.

For more information, email 1478mgr@follett.com.

College Young Life is back! Come to Craig Inglesby’s house (13300 N.E. Gospel Lane) for root beer floats and good hangout time to welcome people back to school. There will be giveaways for those who show up.

If you need a ride, talk to other people or text/call Connor Forsyth at 206-445-3385. See you tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m.!

The Society of Women Engineers would like to invite all engineering students to a beginning-of-the-year kickoff event! There are three great reasons to join us: fellowship, free food and no homework due the next day!

We will be roasting s’mores, pigs in a blanket and more! Join us from 8:30 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the fire pit in the canyon.

Hope to see you there! Contact Rachel Hills (rhills14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The world needs people who are capable of understanding web traffic data and how it can spark business. George Fox’s Google Analytics Lab will give you the opportunity to advance your skills with a tangible, free certification in Google Analytics.

Google Analytics is an online data analysis tool that is helpful to receive greater insight on users’ digital behavior. You will receive firsthand understanding in learning the tools from the university’s director of digital strategy, Rob Leslie. The first weekly meeting is on Monday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in Roberts 101.

For more information, please email Daniel Griffith at dgriffith14@georgefox.edu.

Come see what Google Analytics can do for your resume!

Do you want to practice Spanish conversation? Bring your lunch to the Spanish table and practice speaking with Erick Torres. Erick will be the one at the table with the Maya calendar. This is casual and fun conversation without any pressure!

The table will be open between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons each Friday in September, as well as on Oct. 13, 20 and 27, Nov. 3, 10 and 17, and Dec. 1 and 8.

Contact Viki Defferding (vdefferding@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Please join us at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, at the Centennial Tower for a moment of prayer in honor of those affected by the events of 9/11/2001.

– Hosted by the Veterans United Association

In order to promote equitable hiring practices and inclusivity in the workplace, and to further encourage the Be Known promise to our students, George Fox offers Search Advocate Training. The workshop establishes a theoretical foundation of current research about implicit bias and diversity, information about the changing legal landscape in hiring, and an overview of inclusive employment principles.

Rebecca Hernandez and Laura Hartley will offer two sessions this fall …

• Session I: Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Friday, Sept, 29, noon to 4:30 p.m. both days (lunch provided both days)
• Session II: Saturday, Sept. 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (breakfast and lunch provided)

The Sept. 27 and 29 sessions will be in Hoover 104; the Sept. 30 session will be in Roberts Center 117. If interested, please click on this link. If you have questions, please contact Rebecca at rhernandez@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Please begin parking immediately in the areas where your parking permit allows, as ticketing has already begun! Vehicles with Austin and Morse permits can park only in those two lots. Resident East, Resident West, Graduate and Commuter parking areas are very street and lot specific, so be sure to look at your parking brochure and keep it in your car so you will know where else to go in case your first choice is not available.

All registered vehicles must have either a parking permit affixed on the exterior of the rear of the vehicle (preferably the lower-left corner of the rear window) or a temporary permit on the dashboard. If your permit and parking brochure haven’t arrived yet, please check out the parking brochure on the security web pages or come to the security office to see one.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

We are looking for a child actor between the ages of 4 and 11 years old for a student short film (the younger the better, boy or girl). It’s a really fun, spunky film about a child trying to keep the leaves from falling off the trees.

Email, text or call Gina Dodds at 503-881-3221 if you have any interest! We’ll be shooting the film in late September and early October, so we’d love to hear from you as soon as possible!

There are still a few spaces available in the Portland diversity book discussion group, and books will be provided!

Beronica Salazar, from the Graduate School of Counseling, will lead the diversity book discussion group as they read Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times review).

The Portland Center discussion group will meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month (Sept. 12 & 26, Oct. 10 & 24, Nov. 14 & 28, and Dec. 12) from 10 to 11 a.m., in PDS 290. Please sign up here if you are interested.

The League of Legends Club is here to announce its first biweekly meetings starting today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday). Come join us for a few friendly games and to see what we have in store for the future.

We’ll meet at 6 p.m. in Hoover 211. Contact David Shelby at dshelby14@georgefox.edu for more information.

It’s a new semester and we’re ready to welcome some new faces! The George Fox Fencing Club is up and running. We will be meeting in the Wheeler dance studio every Wednesday from 8 to 9:30 p.m., right after chapel!

We have a fun team ready to instruct beginners and are open for instruction from anyone with experience to bring to our growing community of fencers. Helmets, gloves, jackets and swords will all be provided for use;  no need to bring your own (but you are welcome to)! Only requirement: bring yourself and a water bottle!

Questions? Contact MaKenna Hickey (mhickey14@georgefox.edu).

Do you enjoy singing and want to be a part of an a cappella group here on campus? Come out and audition for Quakers and Notes! Auditions will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the choir room (Ross 208) this Friday, Sept. 8. Be prepared to sing 30 seconds of a song of your choice!

To sign up for auditions, use this link. If have have any questions, feel free to contact Alexa Aldridge at aaldridge15@georgefox.edu or Brent Townley at btownley15@georgefox.edu. We hope to see you at auditions!

Many of you may have noticed a layer of ash on your cars over the past couple days. This is related to the Oregon wildfires that are currently burning throughout the state. As a result, the air quality in this region is poor (especially for those with lung conditions such as asthma). It is recommended to avoid or exercise caution when exercising outside until conditions clear.

If you have questions or need to speak with a health care professional about concerns, please contact the university’s Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340.

Academic Resource Center appointments are officially available for the semester! For students to fully benefit from this resource, it is critical that they know the ARC exists and what it is.

If you are interested in an ARC consultant visiting your class and giving a brief talk about the ARC, please email Maddie Lowen at mlowen@georgefox.edu. These brief talks can be as short as five to 10 minutes, depending on your classes’ needs, and are a great way for students to put a face to the ARC and better understand the resources available to them.

Our International Chapel will meet on Thursdays each week from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This year we will meet in the the Prayer Chapel on campus. The format will be similar to last year. We will begin with an ethnic food meal together (no cost), followed by our chapel speaker and then some time for small-group discussion and prayer. Chapel credit is offered.

Each week we’ll host a different speaker from our campus community or local area. Alex Pia will be our chapel speaker this week and will talk about Scriptures he has found meaningful to him. All our chapel speakers this semester will also talk about selected Scriptures that they have found very meaningful.

It is a great time of coming together and being encouraged. All students are welcome!

For more information, contact Alex (apia@georgefox.edu) in International Student and Scholar Services.

In wake of the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, President Robin Baker wished to share a letter with his thoughts on the matter. You can read the letter here.

As this is a decision that impacts the George Fox University community as a whole, please take a few minutes to give it a read.

The forecast report states we are in for some hot weather over the several days. Please take a few minutes to read this information on staying safe during extreme heat.

• Canyon Commons (south door entrance) and Klages Center (Student Union Building) have 24/7 card access for all students.
• The Red Cross has several best practices for keeping safe and well during the heat.
• Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.
• Wear loose-fitting, lightweight clothing. Avoid dark clothing.
• Slow down, stay in the shade and avoid extended time in the sun.
• If you must be in the sun, keep water with you.
• Find a cool place to stay during the heat of the day.
• For more information on what to do when temperatures rise, you may download the Red Cross Mobile App.
• Recognize the signs of heat exhaustion: leg cramps, flushed skin, dizziness, fainting, headache, excessive sweating without physical exertion
• Do not hesitate to contact 911 if you are experiencing heat-related symptoms.