The Daily Bruin

Phase II is now open for your viewing enjoyment. Drop by the Lyda House between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to see the items students left behind. Please alert your students to browse through also.

Yellow mum plants, left over from graduation, are for sale. The price is $2 each, and they are available at the Pennington House on a first-come, first-served basis. Please come by our office between 8 a.m. and noon and 1 and 5 p.m. to purchase your mum plant. Plants must be purchased in person. None will be held over the phone.

Questions? Call Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at ext. 2134  or e-mail her at alorenz@georgefox.edu.

Want to learn how to make those gorgeous hanging baskets that grace the George Fox quad area? You will learn this skill and help Plant Services in the process by attending a Wednesday, May 21, session at the Plant Services building at 1101 Villa Road. The class begins at 9 a.m. and will last about four hours. You are welcome to join the class at any time.

To find out more, contact the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.

Valerie McIntyre Sherwood began work as a part-time library assistant at the Portland Center this month. She has more than 30 years of leadership, administrative, and teaching experience, including online teaching, and in 2003 she was named “One of the Most Outstanding Women Presidents in Texas” by the Dallas Morning News. As a Fellow at Oxford University, she served as the Quality Assurance Officer for the Evaluation of National Occupational Standards and was educational director at Ford Motor Company of Europe. She has a PhD from the University of Oregon (1977) and a National Vocational Qualification in Training and Development from the Business & Technology Education Council of London. She serves as a licensed Eucharistic minister, sub-deacon, and choir member at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Portland. Valerie volunteers full time for Alzheimer’s patients and lives in Tigard.

Bethany Pearson’s (Plant Services) final day at George Fox is May 1. She will be increasing her workload with her family’s business, Mountain View Forestry.

Darren Funk’s (Plant Services) final day at the university was April 24.

The Earhart Foundation is awarding Paul Otto (History) a fellowship research grant totaling more than $12,000 for a summer project, “Beads of Power: Wampum and the Shaping of the Early American Frontier.” The funds will support summer reading and research as Paul prepares for his sabbatical next year. The topic stems from his original research published as The Dutch-Munsee Encounter in America: The Struggle of Sovereignty in the Hudson Valley (Berghahn, 2006).

Gary Railsback, Ginny Birky, and Kevin Carr (Education) each presented papers at the American Educational Research Association’s 2008 conference in New York City March 23-27. Gary’s presentation was entitled “Faculty Religious Convictions and Spirituality at Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Campuses.” Ginny’s was entitled “High School Reform: Stories that Inspire Educators to Embrace, Promote, and Initiate Change.” And Kevin’s was “Scaffolding Teacher Understanding of Action Research: Conflicting Discourses.” In addition to presenting papers, Gary was installed to a two-year term as the president/chair of the AERA Special Interest Group Associates for Research on Private Education.

Doug Campbell’s (Visual Arts) painting Jaydon and Dave was included in Digital Dimensions, an exhibit showcased at the Blackfish Gallery and Gallery 114 in Portland and at the Visual Arts Gallery at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham March 5 through April 4.

Ed Higgins’ (Writing/Literature) poem “Outside” is published in the current issue of the online literary magazine qarrtsiluni. The publication also published an audio file of Ed reading the poem that can be downloaded as an mp3 file.

Lindsey Wallgren (Enrollment Counselor, Boise) and her husband, Jerrod, welcomed their first child, Carter Philip Wallgren, at 6 a.m. on April 21. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. He was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise.

From Michael Magill (Engineering): “We deeply appreciate all of you who have prayed for our son Marshall over the last 15 months. As most of you know, in February 2007 Marshall was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma. He was on chemotherapy for a year and just finished this past February. Marshall is doing very well. He continues with his running, delivering newspapers, riding his bike, and being an extremely active kid. He has a full head of blonde hair again and is feeling healthy. We have so much to be thankful for! God has been gracious in the midst of a difficult trial. Our hope is in him. Please continue to pray for Marshall and that the cancer won’t return. Again, thanks for your prayers and compassion.”

May 2   Donna Phillips, Elaine Smith
May 3   Michael Everest, David Sherwood
May 6   Kris Nelson, Greg Smith
May 8   Molly Hickok, Brent Wilson, Deb Worden
May 10   Jim Jackson, Amy Lorenz, Tiffany Tangen
May 12   Marla Sweningson

Lost and Found items at the Portland Center are available in the lobby April 25 to May 2.

Please come by and claim your lost item.

For more information, contact Janis Sanford, Office Manager/Asst. Director-Portland Center at jsanford@georgefox.edu

Starting Monday, April 28, the Bruin Den will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the remainder of the summer.

Please note that with the OSAA choir championships on campus May 1-3, the Bruin Den will be extremely busy on Thursday and Friday during the noon hour. If you are able to come earlier or later, the lines will be much shorter. Thanks.

– Bon Appetit

Old George Fox University “script” stationery may only be used for internal campus communication purposes only, not to be used for outgoing U.S. Mail. Thank you for your cooperation.

– Marketing and Communications

If you will be in the area this summer, and would like to be part of the George Fox Community Garden, please e-mail Corey Beals (Religious Studies) at cbeals@georgefox.edu or simply talk to him. The garden is located on what used to be the helipad for Providence Newberg Hospital, near the Villa Academic Complex.

The Fitness Center will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, through Sunday, April 27. It will reopen Monday, April 28, with shifts from 6 to 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (there will be no 4-7 p.m. shift).

From Tuesday, April 29, through Friday, Aug. 29, it will be open from 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 4 to 7 p.m. (no weekends). It will be closed May 26 and July 4.

No student mail will be distributed to student mailboxes after 3 p.m. on Friday, April 25.

Forwarding of U.S. Mail will begin on Monday, April 28. For those who have requested their mailbox to remain open all or part of the summer, mail will resume to their mailbox on Monday, April 28. If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell (Mail Services) at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

As you start to pack up for the summer, please return any Bon Appetit dishes, bowls, glasses, cups, etc. you may have. Bon Appetit bought more than 4,000 glasses alone this year and would love to have stray items returned. You can leave them outside our doors, hand them to us, leave them in boxes for the custodial staff, or even send us anonymous notes and we’ll come and get them.

Thanks for all your help … have a great summer!

– Bon Appetit

The university’s baseball program is hosting its annual Bruin Baseball Camp for ages 8 through high school seniors from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day June 23-26. The cost is $150 (family rates are available).

To find out more, call head coach Marty Hunter at 503-554-2914 or e-mail him at mhunter@georgefox.edu and put “BSB Camp” in subject line.

As some of you know, the first business club at George Fox University has been formed and we are looking to begin the Business Club starting next Fall, and will continue the club for the 2008-2009 school year. The Early Bird Registration special is going on for only $20. If you are able to pay $20 now for club funding (cash or check), that covers your official business club membership for the 2008-2009 school year! If you are interested in joining, please pick up a registration form in the School of Management Office, by this Friday! Please, don’t pass up this awesome opportunity! If you have any questions or concerns about anything regarding the club, please do not hesitate to contact one of us. Below is a brief description of what the business club entails!

Robin Ballard – rballard05@georgefox.edu
Warren Manning – wmanning05@georgefox.edu
Shawn Henschel – shenschel05@georgefox.edu

The George Fox University Business Club encourages a community of business majors in both the learning and real world application of business practices by networking with business professionals both on and off campus. The business club is an excellent avenue to motivate and assist members in obtaining a preferred career in business, because of its business ventures and unique resume building qualities. Experiences involving: consulting, job shadowing, investing, and listening to notable company representatives, while attending all types of business-related events, are some of the resources we have available for the 2008-2009 agenda. We hope to see you there!

Will you please help me by taking a few minutes now to submit your meal plan selection form!

If you are planning to return to George Fox University in the fall, now is the time to complete the Meal Plan Selection form in your Bruindata account.

The “Meal Plan Selection Form” is ready for you to fill out in Bruindata.

The meal plan(s) that you are eligible for will be on the Meal Plan Selection Form in your Bruindata account.

For more information about meal plans, please check out the Meal Plan Options page on the Student Life Website.

If you have any questions please contact Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life Office.

Detailed information about food service at George Fox University can be found in the Student Handbook online.

Please take a few minutes and complete this form now!

The summer Fitness Center hours (April 28 to Aug. 29) are 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. There will be no weekend hours.

The center will be closed Memorial Day (May 26) and July 4.

If you have lost any items, please come to the Security Services house to check for them in the lost and found before 3 p.m. on Friday, April 25. After this time, items will be donated to charitable causes. Have a great summer break.

– Security Services

The Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting a FoxTALE workday in the Newberg CAI Lab on Tuesday, May 6.

A session from 9 a.m. to noon will focus on using the FoxTALE grade book and quiz features. Participants will learn to set up online quizzes or tests and will discuss the pros and cons of using FoxTALE as one’s course grade book. Attendees also will learn to set up assignments and weighted categories in the grade book. This course assumes that participants have a basic knowledge of FoxTALE.

Any full-time, part-time, or adjunct faculty members are welcome. RSVP to Sheila Abercrombie (IT) by Friday, May 2, to reserve a space in the workshop. Also contact Sheila if you want an introduction to FoxTALE prior to this session.

There will be optional open lab time from 1-4 p.m. in the CAI Lab. All faculty members can come to work on FoxTALE at their own pace and to ask individual questions.

Additional FoxTALE sessions will be offered in August on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center.