The Daily Bruin

Did you attend chapel the first Monday after spring break, when Gregg Lamm spoke and packets were handed out to sponsor Compassion International children? Twenty-five of these packets were taken without students writing down information. These are the only packets in the world for these children.

If you took a packet, please contact the Campus Ministries office at ext. 2320 or e-mail ehodgin05@georgefox.edu. If you have a friend you know took a packet, please remind them of this announcement as well. Thank you.

– Campus Ministries

Richard Reiten, chairman of the board for Northwest Natural Gas and the company’s former CEO, will speak at both spring commencement ceremonies this Saturday, April 26. The university will confer 330 traditional undergraduate degrees and 362 graduate, seminary, and professional studies degrees. About 570 students are expected to participate in the ceremonies.

Undergraduate commencement begins at 2 p.m. in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center, with audience seating at 1 p.m. The ceremony for graduate, seminary, and professional studies students starts at 7 p.m. in the same location, with seating for guests beginning at 6 p.m.

Also, on the morning of April 26, a baccalaureate service is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Reiten’s commencement address is titled “A Mission Possible: Making a Difference.” For more scheduling information on commencement weekend, visit the commencement events page.

President Robin and Ruth Baker invite you to attend the annual presentation of employee awards:

Date: Wednesday, May 7
Place: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

An employee reception will follow from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS.

For employees at the Portland Center, Robin Baker will present the strategic planning and
employee awards on Thursday, May 8, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 155A. Refreshments will follow.

The voters’ pamphlet for the Oregon primary election (May 20, 2008) is now available on the counter in the hallway at University Mail Services. These are available for students as well as employees.

REGARDLESS OF ATTENDANCE, Sunday, April 27 is the last day to drop May Term courses and still get a full removal of the charges.

Students, who drop or withdraw from May Term on day 1, Monday, April 28, will only have 50% of the charges reversed.

Dropping or withdrawing on Tuesday, April 29 (or later), will result in no removal of charges. These percentages apply regardless of whether or not the student has attended.

Questions?  Contact Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.

The university will host a meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in Room 155A at the Portland Center to discuss strategic planning and acknowledge service awards. Employees are encouraged to attend.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, May 5, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an update on strategic planning as it relates to next year. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

The University Store hours have changed to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for this week (finals week) and next (beginning of May term classes).

Book buyback hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Wednesday through Friday, April 23-25.

Graduation store hours this Saturday, April 26, are 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Starting Monday, May 5, the bookstore hours will change to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for the summer season. The store will not be open on Saturdays during the summer.

Continue to celebrate alumnus Ben Hawkins’ life through his music.

It soon will be available to purchase. If you are interested please send an e-mail to benhawkinsmusic@yahoo.com

Dead Day Greenroom
Monday, April 21
Bauman
7-8 PM

Graduating Seniors and Withdrawing Students:
Return your mailbox key and avoid a $15.00 key charge. 
Return key envelopes are available at the Post Office lobbies and at University Mail Services.

Returning students:
Keep your mailbox keys all summer.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwell@georgefox.edu in University Mail Services.

Attention: Juniors Only

Make your own ice cream sundae in the Bruin Den Wednesday, April 23 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The polls are closed, the votes are counted, reps are chosen and they are ready to serve!

Here are your 2008-2009 Class Representatives:

Senior Class (2009):
Senior Class President: Ken Watson
Senior Class Vice President: Gabe Cortez

Junior Class (2010):
Representative: Josh Borrelli
Representative: Lauren Kewley

Sophomore Class (2011):
Representative: Kyler Dougherty
Representative: Adam Hunt

If you have any questions regarding Class Representatives or the Supreme Court, please contact Jon Archer, 2008-2009 ASC Supreme Court Chief Justice.

President Robin Baker, psychology professor Kris Kays and chemistry professor Michael Everest will serve as celebrity judges for the annual George Fox University Theater Games Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

The annual event is a competition between improvisational teams composed of George Fox students. The audience participates by making suggestions for scenarios.

Tickets to the event are sold at the door. Ticket prices (from free to $2 per person) are determined by dice roll.

The theatre department will provide free pizza at 8:45 p.m. if the 250-seat auditorium is sold out. At 9 p.m., students will perform long-form improvisation for about half an hour.

The Crescent is looking to hire one well organized, motivated, business savvy individual as the Business Manager for the 2008-2009 school year. 

The Business Manager is responsible for all business and managerial aspects of the Crescent office. He/she is responsible for coordinating all ad sales, ad design, billing, and the general operation of the office.

Applications are available in the Bruin Den.

Contact Kristin Gnile at kgnile06@georgefox.edu for more information.

Here’s a shocking fact — the food system is responsible for up to 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions.  In fact, scientists have shown that dietary choices can equal the difference between driving a fuel-efficient sedan vs. a large SUV.

Bon Appetit  is taking a national leadership position in the care of our environment with our Low Carbon Diet.  Over the next several years, we will be implementing over 20 purchasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the highest impact areas of our business by 25 percent.

On Tuesday, April 22nd at lunch time, we will be celebrating Earth Day.  In Klages Dining Room we will be serving menu items that highlight low-carbon food choices.  Each food area will illustrate a key principle of reducing climate change.  You will have extensive choices but will be encouraged to taste new items that are more climate-friendly than some regular features.  In addition to our students on meal plans, we’d like to invite staff, faculty and non-meal plan students to join us and for $6 can enjoy not only a great lunch, but educational materials as well.

We will also debut Bon Appetit’s online Low Carbon Diet Calculator to help you determine the impact of your individual food choices.  This fun, interactive calculator is based on best-available science developed by a multi-disciplinary team of experts.

For more information, visit www.circleofresponsibility.com and www.eatlowcarbon.org

Please contact Denny Lawrence if you have any questions.

Please note that the Bon hours will be changed for “Dead Day” – Monday, April 21:

Breakfast  8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Lunch  11:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Dinner 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Book buyback at the University Bookstore is this Wednesday-Friday, April 23-25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Come to the main entrance of the University Bookstore in the SUB. 

See what your textbooks are worth by going to store.georgefox.edu.  Go to the Newberg Main Store, click on “SELL” next to textbooks at the top of the page. Follow the instructions to receive current textbook buyback prices.

At the end of every school year, many students leave behind good, usable items, including blankets, clothing, kitchen supplies, small appliances, radios, room decorations, little tables, etc.  In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of resources, Phase II was initiated. Plant Services is happy to receive anything that students do not want to take home.

The items gathered are sorted and made available to student summer help and staff, but most of the items are given to different organizations in the local area (Rescue Mission, Goodwill, unwed mothers’ homes, children’s homes, etc.)

Barrels will be placed in the lobbies of the dorms and central living areas (porches of the Weesner, Beals, Hoskins, Munn and Villa Road houses, Newlin Apartments). Please do not donate damaged or soiled items.

Also, please to not place trash in barrels marked “Phase II.” There are drop boxes for your trash located on both sides of campus.

Look for and use these barrels as you prepare to leave at the end of school. Donated items will be stored at Lyda House and will be available to employees/summer students after the first week of May.

Engineering will host its second annual Engineering Expo on Friday, April 18, in EHS. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium, engineering class project presentations will be on exhibit.

Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., industry-sponsored senior design presentations will be showcased in EHS 102. Featured will be a dry food products automated seasoner for PPM Technologies and a ruggedized portable thermal printer for Tripod Data Systems. Refreshments will be provided.