The Daily Bruin

Interested in purchasing gifts, apparel or swag specific to your department through the Bruin Store? With semester’s end coming, now is the time to say thank you to those who make George Fox the community it is!

Several on campus have taken advantage of the quality, convenience and discounts departments receive when they place special orders through the store. Below is information on how to get started.

How it works

• Go to campuscollections.com
• Select the item and quantity you desire
• Request a quote

I will take care of the rest and communicate with you along the way!

Things to keep in mind

• The price in red (on the Campus Collections site) is the price you pay as a department. It will always be 20 percent off retail.
• The Bruin Store works directly with the university’s marketing communications department to ensure your logo/graphic fits well with the item(s) you desire to purchase. This ensures the highest of quality.
• If you don’t see what you want on Campus Collections, we have countless vendors to choose from. Email me directly at msimmons@georgefox.edu and we’ll find what you really want.

Sampling of the items we’ve done for departments …

• Mugs & tumblers
• Pens
• Lanyards
• Window clings
• Pennants
• Tees and sweatshirts
• Men’s and women’s polos
• Button-up dress shirts
• Fleece zip-ups

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Blessings!
– Michael Simmons

What kinds of interactions have had the most impact on your time here at George Fox? Have your staff and faculty at George Fox University made you feel “known”?

This survey is part of a Senior Sociology Capstone project, intended to highlight important relationships that students have with staff and faculty on the George Fox campus, allowing a space to evaluate and reflect on how they have made a difference in your life. You will also be given the opportunity to suggest ideas for change in these areas.

Mentorship Survey (approval for distribution granted by George Fox sociology department)

Thank you,
Grace Packer (gpacker15@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.

Join the Science and Religion Club as we discuss faith and science tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. in EHS 125. This usually involves musing about the workings of the universe, God, and whatever else comes to mind over snacks.

All are invited to bring questions, articles of interest, internet memes, etc., as discussion fodder. You are also welcome to just listen in or steal snacks. Hope to see you there!

Contact Elizah Stephens (estephens13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The application for the Winter Serve trip to Nepal is open! Click the link below to apply!

Nepal Winter Serve Trip

Questions? Contact Azenay Tell (atell14@georgefox.edu).

Join us today (Tuesday) for the all-employee lunch (no lunch next week due to spring break). Lunch is only $3 and is served from 11:30 a.m. to  1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103. See you there!

Matheteis is partnering with Shalom to bring back the annual event Colored White Panel. In the same spirit as past Matheteis events, we will be discussing the topic of race and how everyone has a role in this conversation and everyone should be involved.

We will be gathering tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103. Snacks and elective chapel credit will be provided. This event is sponsored by the Intercultural Life office and Shalom.

Questions or concerns? Contact Mikaela Smith at smithm16@georgefox.edu.

Please complete the LibQUAL+ library survey soon! If you have already submitted the survey, thank you! If not, please take six to seven minutes and do so today.

Only you can tell us how well we are serving your library needs, and you can enter to win one $50 or 10 $25 Amazon gift cards. Click the link below.

Library Survey

Questions? Contact Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu)

The School of Physical Therapy and the president’s office would like to thank everyone who participated in last week’s first Health and Wellness Week. The week was a great success, and plans are to make this an annual event!

Those interested in the results from Saturday’s 10K “Beat Baker” run can see them by clicking the “Race Results” button on the bottom of this page.

“Leave it all on the field!” This has been a mantra for all athletes and coaches in their competitive athletic events on the field. The question is, “What about off the field when an athlete is no longer able to compete?”

Practices, watching film, meetings with coaches, and studying stats have all helped athletes prepare for
obstacles on the field. What preparations do athletes make for off it? George Fox provides resources to athletes such as gyms, fields and specialty equipment to prepare for their sport. When it comes to preparing for a career, what resources does George Fox offer and do student-athletes utilize them?

Student-athletes, you have been asked to participate in this senior research project to help determine whether or not George Fox provides the proper resources to help student-athletes transition from sports retirement to a career life and if athletes utilize them or not.

The survey is made up of 25 required questions (marked by asterisks), four not required, and eight optional text boxes that will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

Student-Athletes Survey

Thank you,
– Dominick Fix-Gonzalez (dfixgonzale13@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.

Join us in Bauman Auditorium today (Tuesday) for chapel at 10:50 a.m. as we continue our John Woolman Peacemaking Forum. Our theme this year is “Peace: Personal and Global.”

This year, we welcome guest speaker Michelle Loyd-Paige, PhD, a professor of sociology and executive associate to the president for diversity and inclusion at Calvin College. She will speak this morning on “A Bigger Hospitality,” in which she will discuss how embracing cultural differences can enrich our worship.

After chapel, students are encouraged to stop by the Peacemaking Connections Expo and check out current job and internship opportunities available with various nonprofit peacemaking and service organizations. It will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103.

Vespers info: Wednesday at 7 p.m. we will continue our series “One” with a message from Psalm 95. If you are a part of a Spring Serve trip, be sure to come tomorrow night. We will be commissioning the serve trips and the students on them during the service.

Do you have flat feet? The physical therapy program is conducting research on flat feet that looks at the affects of exercise on arch height. Participants will be asked to follow a foot exercise routine for eight weeks. There is a monetary incentive for completion of the program.

Please contact Marcey Keefer Hutchison at mkeeferhutchison@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2454 if you are interested in participating in our study.

The Emerging Leaders Internship program is now taking applications from underrepresented students looking for paid summer internships! These internships vary, from business, graphic design, health services and more! The ELI program has partnered with Portland’s top companies that are currently dominating the local metro area.

If you’re interested in being exposed to paid, high-level internships in the Portland metro area and want to get ready for the ELI interview day, come to our ELI Prep Workshop today (Tuesday) in Hoover 105 from 4 to 5 p.m. The application deadline for the ELI program is March 31. Visit the ELI website for more information.

Questions? Contact the IDEA Center via email at idea@georgefox.edu.

Tickets for the Department of Art & Design’s fashion show this Friday, March 24, are now available! This is the fashion program’s final show, as the major will be discontinued at the end of this year.

Come see current and past designers showcase their collections. Children’s wear, event wear, ready-to-wear, bridal wear and more will be showcased by current designers and recent alumni. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for non-students.

Purchase tickets here (there will be a very limited number of tickets sold at the door).

Doors open at the Chehalem Cultural Center at 6:30 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m., and a dessert reception by the Newberg Bakery will follow.

Some of your fellow students have been busy restarting the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student chapter at George Fox University.

If you’re interested in learning more, come to an informational meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, March 22) at 5 p.m. in Stevens 208, where we will explain the purpose, goals and structure of the student chapter, as well as get your ideas about events and competitions that you would like to see hosted! Coffee and donuts will be provided!

Questions? Email Daniel Neumann (dneumann14@georgefox.edu) or Dakota Musso (dmusso14@georgefox.edu).

Please answer this 12-question survey to help us research students’ sleep habits for a statistics project. The survey should take less than five minutes. All answers are anonymous.

Survey: Sleep Habits

Thank you!
– Stacey Zavala (szavala14@georgefox.edu) and Ryan Gelzer (rgelzer15@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.

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him/her for the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations have established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox University to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.

Only seniors (graduating in April 2017) are eligible for award consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.

The aim of this award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox community. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form MUST be received by Monday, April 3.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie St. Cyr or call 503-554-2306. Click this link to go to the nomination form.

This survey is for a sociology major’s senior thesis project.

LGBT+ rights is a huge hot topic in the United States, and has been a topic of great interest on the George Fox campus. My research focuses on opinions in the following areas: opinions about the nature, the origins, and the social norms and laws regarding LGBT+, and there will be a few questions about respondent demographics.

Opinions on this matter may be divided on this campus, but which opinions prevail? How do the opinions relate to each other? This survey will take about 10-15 minutes.

Survey: LGBT + Acceptance

Thank you

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.

Hello everybody!

For my senior research class, I have constructed a survey that addresses the following research question:

Does the use of social media affect the behavior and/or attitudes of citizens towards law enforcement officers?

It is my hope to get the attitudes and perceptions of law enforcement from students at George Fox regarding their own media usage.

It would be awesome if you would think about taking this survey (link below), as it will be very beneficial to my research. Thank you for your time, and have a great day!

Media Usage/Police Perceptions Survey

– Adam Shull (ashull13@georgefox.edu)

Wendy Flint has joined George Fox as director of the university’s IDEA Center. For the past four years she has worked as the chief learning officer at The Learning Oasis, a Napa, California-based nonprofit organization that provides supportive training services for universities, community colleges and adult education centers throughout California. In the six years prior (2007-13), she was senior vice president of marketing and sales for Boston Reed College in Napa, where she led a sales team of nine employees and helped the company grow in revenue from $5 million to $15 million in three years. Wendy also worked as director of professional and continuing education and workforce training at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California, from 1999 to 2007. Wendy has also been a training manager in corporations in the Pacific Northwest, including Hewlett-Packard and Electric Lightwave. She holds both a PhD in education (2004) and an MBA (2008) from Capella University in Minneapolis, as well as a Master of Public Administration degree from Washington State University (1998). Wendy lives in Sherwood with her husband Terry, and they have three children and six grandchildren. Son Scott works at Nike as a global manager; son Todd is a paramedic firefighter for Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue; and daughter Tracy is an elementary school teacher in Conway, Arkansas. Terry and Wendy attend Journey Church in Sherwood.

The university welcomes Arlene Candela as a human resource coordinator this month. She arrives from McMinnville Water and Light, where she worked as a customer service representative for the past two years. Before that, she was in active duty with the U.S. Air Force from 1999 to 2006, supervising customer service operations for more than 10,000 active duty, reserve and civilian personnel. During her tenure she was charged with controlling all inbound and outbound assignments for Beale Air Force Base in Marysville, California. Arlene is currently enrolled in Liberty University’s Masters in Human Resource online program, and she holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix (2010). She lives in McMinnville with husband Steve, a fire inspector with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, and their three children – Julia, Eric and Andrew. The family attends Adventure Christian Church in McMinnville.

The IT department has hired Audrey Paice as a customer support specialist. For the past four and a half years she has worked as an administrative assistant for the Public Power Council in Portland. Prior to that, she worked as a personal assistant at Kent Employment Solutions in Lake Oswego (2011-12), leaving after five months to tend to her newborn baby. Audrey has also worked internationally, serving as a client services officer for Dubsat, an international publishing and broadcasting company, in Sydney, Australia, in 2009-10. She also worked as an office coordinator and administrative assistant for Omnilab Media in Sydney in 2008 and 2009. Audrey attended Hillsong International Leadership College, studying worship and creative arts, from 2004 to 2006. She lives in Hillsboro with her husband Brad and daughters Vilah (4) and Malachi (22 months), and attends Evergreen Christian Center in Hillsboro.

Courtland Sherreitt joins the university as an event production specialist. In May of 2016, he earned bachelor’s degrees from George Fox in both psychology and cinema and media communication. He returns to IT and media production services after working there as a student starting in January of 2014.

After almost six years of service to the university, Ted Allen (Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer) left George Fox last week. He will continue to work for the university in a more limited capacity through April 30.

Drew Jacobs (HR) left the university on March 16.

Mac Oxford (IT/Media Production Services) has left the university. He plans to work as a freelancer, using his skills on multi-camera productions for both live events and sports broadcasting.

Emily Gigoux (Advancement) left the university to work for a mortgage company.

Amy Rusaw (Plant Services/Custodial) left the university earlier this month.

Tiona Cage (International Student and Scholar Services) is leaving the university to work as a regional international student advisor at Miami University in Ohio. Her last day at George Fox will be Friday, March 24.

Doug Campbell (Professor Emeritus of Art) published a book of 100 poems, Turning Radius, earlier this month. The poems featured were written throughout the years before his stroke in 2012, which subsequently left him with a language disorder called aphasia. The book reflects the process of reengaging with his former poetry and also encouraging him to share his work with the world.

Rodger Bufford’s (PsyD) article, “Dimensions of Grace: Factor Analysis of Three Grace Scales,” was published in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 9, 56-69. Collaborating with Rodger on the piece were Timothy Sisemore and Amanda Blackburn of Richmont Graduate University.

Kevin T. Jones (Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts) and Claire Procopio (Southeastern Louisiana University) published their article, “Mentoring At-Risk Middle School Students to Reduce Communication Apprehension,” in The Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring, due out this spring. The article is part of a multi-year study using George Fox communication studies majors in their senior communication capstone course to mentor at-risk students in communication skills at a local alternative school.

Ed Higgins (English) published his flash/slipstream story, “chicken little considers the sky again (a parable for our time),” in the March 11 issue of Gravel, a literary journal hosted by the MFA program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

On March 7-9, Brian Doak (Biblical Studies/William Penn Honors Program Faculty Fellow) delivered two invited lectures as visiting fellow of the Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life at the University of Alberta, Edmonton (Augustana). The first, based on one of his recent books, was entitled “Ask the Animals: Nature and Theodicy in the Book of Job;” the second was “The Role of the Bible in Postsecondary Education: An Essay an Justification from Christian and Secular Perspectives.”

Chris Morrissey (Sociology) has signed a contract with Routledge to publish a book, Priestly or Prophetic: Christianity Supporting and Challenging American State Violence in Iraq. Priestly or Prophetic argues the religious sphere of meaning was a crucial terrain on which the United States debated the Iraq War and that religious legitimation of the actions of the state was as strong a predictor of support for the war as any other factor. For the present and coming challenges of the 21st century, understanding and choosing between religion as priestly or prophetic vis-à-vis state violence remains an issue of utmost importance for believers and nonbelievers – both here and abroad. Publication is anticipated in the spring of 2018.