The Daily Bruin

The gym floors in the Wheeler Sports Center will undergo refinishing work June 2-8. The gym will be closed during that time and reopen on Monday, June 9.

Thespians interested in showcasing their acting skills this summer are invited to take part in a community production of Greek comic playwright Aristophanes’ The Birds, updated for 2008 with references to presidential politics, Oregon, etc.

The play will be performed at the university’s amphitheater Aug. 21-23. According to organizers, the theme of the production is “The birds take over the world!” A group of George Fox alumni are spearheading the project.

Interested? Call or e-mail Jo Lewis at 503-538-6248 or nanaoregon1@verizon.net to ask questions or to set up an individual audition (timed at your convenience).

Floor refinishing work in the Wheeler Sports Center will restrict access this week. Please abide by these instructions to avoid having the building closed to all traffic on these days.

Wednesday, May 28 through Friday, May 30: Racquetball courts closed
Thursday, May 29, through Friday, May 30: Upper and lower lobbies closed

Thursday, May 29, through Friday, May 30:

• To enter the Fitness Center, use doors near the southwest corner of Wheeler (they will be propped open). Locker rooms and restrooms are accessible though outside doors on the lower south side of the building.

• To enter the gym, use outside doors on the north (Fulton Street) side of the building. Locker rooms and restrooms are accessible through the outside doors on the lower south side of the building.

Doors are open during regular summer hours,  6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 to 7 p.m.

The library will be closed Sat. May 24.

As previously announced, the campus will also be closed on Monday, May 26.

The university’s offices will close Monday, May 26, to observe Memorial Day.

The university’s Salem site will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at its new location in the Capitol City Business Center, 4600 25th Ave. N.E., Suite 150. The center is located in the former State Farm Insurance building in Salem. Refreshments will be served following a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a few words from administrators.

The site offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree, an MAT Plus ESOL endorsement, and an MAT Plus Reading endorsement. Also offered are EDFL administrative licensure courses, doctorate of education courses, and master of education courses.

In addition, the site features the masters in counseling program, most courses for the masters in marriage and family therapy program, and some courses for the masters in school counseling degree.

Finally, School of Professional Studies programs offered in Salem are bachelor’s degrees in management and organizational leadership and social and behavioral studies.

Interested in learning how to make the hanging baskets that grace the George Fox quad? You are welcome to a 9 a.m. class Wednesday, May 21, at the Plant Services building, 1101 Villa Road. The session will last about four hours, and you may join at any time.

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

The library will be closed from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, during a scheduled power outage. Access to the library catalog and databases also will be unavailable.

The university’s library catalog and databases will be unavailable during a scheduled power outage at the Newberg campus from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 19.

Shane Roghaar, the university’s TIAA-CREF representative, will be on the Newberg campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 11-12, in the Executive Dining Room. You may make an appointment with him to discuss your investments by using the online reservation system, accessible from the Human Resources benefits web page at georgefox.edu/offices/hr/benefits.html.

Employees in other locations, or those who are not available at this time, may call Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 503-534-3670.

Due to a planned power outage throughout the Commons on Monday, May 19, the Bruin Den will be closed all day and reopen on Tuesday.

The Portland Writing Center will be remaining open over the summer term in a remote capacity. Our writing consultants will be checking the PWC inbox (pwc@georgefox.edu) every morning, Monday through Friday, for any questions or papers that need to be reviewed. If you would like a person-to-person consultation, e-mail the consultants at pwc@georgefox.edu with some potential times, and we’ll respond to your needs as best as we are able.

– Portland Writing Center staff

The university is in need of two temporary administrative assistants to work for the next several weeks, one in Enrollment Services at the Portland campus and one in the School of Management on the Newberg campus.

If you know of someone who might be a good fit for either of these jobs, please have the person(s) contact Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources) by e-mail at pkilburg@georgefox.edu or phone at 554-2182. The departments would like to find someone who can work full time, but may consider less than full-time help.

Due to PGE’s planned power outage early on Monday, May 19, in the SUB area, the University Store will be closed that day until 1 p.m.

The following faculty members will be on sabbatical in the next academic year. Bryan Boyd (Spring 2009) will complete a fully developed scene design for Artist’s Repertory Theatre of Portland Center Stage. Tom Head (Fall 2008) will conduct a one-semester project, “Biblical Perspectives on Economic Justice.” Gary Kilburg (Fall 2008) will continue work on a research proposal, “The Good Shepherds: Addressing Resistance in a K-12 Mentoring Program for All Teachers.” Mike Magill (Fall 2008) will pursue work on “Serving Christ as a Design Engineer for Engineering Ministries International (EMI)” and will use his structural engineering background to design facilities for Christian organizations around the world. Roger Newell (2008-2009) will work on a project titled “From Resistance to Revolution: Political Theology in Germany from Barmen (1933) to Leipzig (1989).” Paul Otto (2008-2009) will conduct research on “Beads of Power: Wampum and the Making of Early America.” Kent Yinger (2008-2009) will research, write, and initiate publication of a book for a general Christian audience tentatively titled A New Perspective on Christian Salvation.

Joel Perez (Student Life) presented “Act Six Leadership Initiative: A Practical Strategy for Campus Change and Urban Transformation” at the inaugural Christian in Diversity Conference in Pomona, Calif., on April 23.

Brent Weaver’s (Performing Arts) musical work Snapshots for piano and winds will be performed in concert by the Alder Street Sextet, a Portland ensemble, at First Presbyterian Church of Portland June 1 at 3 p.m. Also, his work Devotional for cello and piano will be presented this summer at the Music08 Festival at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music June 15-22 in Cincinnati. He will also be participating in the festival, which features contemporary composers Steve Reich and Frederick Rzewski and the ensemble Eighth Blackbird.

Bruce Strom (School of Professional Studies) wrote an article, “Business professionalism: Are you measuring up to your goals?,” for the May/June issue of BizVoice, the magazine for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

May 14    Kathi Becker, Don Powers
May 15    Dirk Barram
May 16    Jim Fleming, Nicole Rigelman, Audrey Williamson
May 17    Paul Anderson
May 18    Paul Otto, Cynthia Weston
May 19    Kay Winters
May 20    Patsy Kuehne
May 21    Brooke McGillivray
May 23    Chuck Conniry
May 27    Dave Larson, Sheri Philips
May 28    Beth LaForce
May 29    Rick Chromey, Kandie Comfort, Mike Magill
May 30    Becky Addleman, Steve Bearden, Burel Ford, Roger Newell
June 1    Carrie Bohl, Tom Johnson
June 4    Nadine Kincaid
June 5    Tamara Cissna
June 6    Steve Cathers, Joyce Staats, Alan Thurston
June 7    Karen Coronado
June 8    Jeannine Graham
June 9    Mark Terry

Security Services personnel have noticed many unlocked bicycles left unattended around campus since spring break, and unfortunately, a few have been stolen. Please secure your bicycle at all times with a good lock, and move it to the area where you are currently living on campus.

If you are going to be gone for the weekend or an extended period of time, please put your bike in your apartment. If your bike is currently stored at a bike rack, please mark it with your name by Thursday, May 22. After that date, all bikes not identified as belonging to somebody currently working or residing on campus for the summer will have the chains cut, and they will be stored in the Coffin basement to reduce the attraction to potential thieves.

Any bikes not claimed by the end of September will be donated to charitable causes. Thank you for your cooperation.

– Security Services

The university has the pleasure of welcoming the first group of new incoming students and their parents for Genesis this Thursday and Friday, May 15-16. Please help to make their first “official” day on campus as welcoming as possible by sacrificing your parking spots in the Wood-Mar, Hoover, and Stevens lots.

There are many available parking spaces in the Pennington and Bauman lots, and street-side parking is available on Sheridan and Meridian streets (campus side of Meridian please). Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

– Security Services

George Fox is in the process of formulating teams to participate in the community’s Relay for Life event, scheduled from 6 p.m. to 2 p.m. on June 20-21 at Newberg High School. Would you like to walk in the relay this year? If so, please contact Nancy Almquist (Development) this week at ext. 2120 or at nalmquist@georgefox.edu and let her know of your interest. Last year, the Newberg event raised $115,000 in the fight against cancer.

Check out the University Store’s Sidewalk Sale this Thursday and Friday, May 15-16. Save 50 percent and more on select items. Stop inside and save 20 percent on George Fox merchandise and 30 percent on art and school supplies, World of Good items, and Zulugrass necklaces.