The Daily Bruin

LACI Senior Capstone projects will be on display in the EHS Atrium and Hoover Lower Lobby on Monday, April 14, 2008, from Noon-4 p.m. 

Juniors: This is an excellent opportunity to view the projects in preparation of  your senior project the following year.

Interested in a career in Student Affairs?  Come learn about exciting opportunities and insight from current professionals at the Student Affairs Informational Meeting.

Friday, April 11, 2008 from 10:40 – 11:30 a.m. in Stevens 208

Bring your curiosity and your questions!  We’re here to help you.

Jan Thomas, administrative assistant for the School of Management’s MBA programs, will be resigning as of April 15 to move to Segway, Alaska, to take a position as an office manager for a tour company.

Please join us in the Portland Center lobby for her farewell reception on Monday, April 14, from 2 to 2:30 p.m. to wish her well.

For more information, contact Amber Russell (Management) at arussell@georgefox.edu or ext. 6179.

Faculty Business Meeting, please refer to the agenda and proposal documents provided in e-mail by Karlyn Fleming.

Date: Friday, April 11, 2008

Time: 11:40-12:30 Mountain Time

Location: Conference Room

If you’re applying for Chaplains Committee 08-09, please return your applications to the ASC office by 12:00 p.m. this Friday, April 11.

A schedule for interview times will be available there as well for you to sign up.

Interviews will be Monday, April 14 and Tuesday, April 15, so sign up soon!

The final staff lunch of the semester is set for noon Monday, April 14, in the Cap and Gown Room. In addition to the food and fellowship, entertainment will be provided by singer Jelani Greenidge. There also will be door prizes. The cost is $3.

All Portland Center Faculty – please review agenda and proposal documents sent to your e-mail by Karlyn Fleming.

The polycom will be set-up in Room 296, 10:40 to 11:30 for you.

Thursday, April 10 – Men’s golf in George Fox Invitational II, Chehalem Glenn Golf Course, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, April 11 – Women’s tennis vs. Puget Sound, campus courts, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 13 – Men’s tennis vs. Linfield, campus courts, 1 p.m.

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926

Please continue with your contributions this next week with the Acting on Aids coin drive.  See the orange buckets located around campus.

Acting on Aids would like YOU to be a part of the effort as a Christian community to fight against this growing pandemic. If you feel called to be a part of this issue, and to be a part of Acting on Aids next year, please contact Caitlin Bletscher (cbletscher05@georgefox.edu), Rachel VanGent (rvangent05@georgefox.edu), or Timira Gowan (tgowan07@georgefox.edu) for more information.

What are you planning to do with your summer? Faculty responses to such a query typically range from research to relaxing. Come share your summer plans and hear from others about how they use their summer to further their calling as educators and scholars.

A Faculty Teaching Forum, “Summer Reading, Writing, and Renewal,” is set from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.

Guiding questions will be used to help in planning your summer activities. If you’re interested, read Don’t Waste Your Summer and Finally, Some Time for … in advance of the session.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) at jwithers@georgefox.edu by 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 14. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.

All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

The faculty business meeting on the Newberg campus will return to Hoover 105 this Friday, April 11, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served. Watch your e-mail for agenda and proposals.

If you are planning on returning to GFU in the 2008-2009 academic year, haven’t completed your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and expect to receive financial aid, now is the time to do it. With the timely filing of your FAFSA, you will be better prepared for next year.

Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to start the process!!

The university’s International Justice Mission chapter is hosting a fund-raiser now through Thursday, April 10, in the Student Union Building during lunch (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Support IJM by buying a beaded bracelet and picking up more information about IJM and how you can support the organization. For more information, visit ijm.org or e-mail Joanna Cox at jcox05@georgefox.edu.

If you are planning on returning to GFU in the 2008-2009 academic year, haven’t completed your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and expect to receive financial aid, now is the time to do it.  With the timely filing of your FAFSA, you will be better prepared for next year. 

Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to start the process!

The May Serve team traveling to Thailand is hosting a fund-raising banquet from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13, in the Klages Dining Room.

The event will include a silent auction. Free childcare is available (with meal provided), and a gourmet meal will be prepared by a professional chef (a vegetarian option will be available).

Tickets cost $10. To purchase them, contact e-mail Candice Thiessen at cthiessen04@georgefox.edu and let her know how many tickets you’d like, your campus box number, if you’d like the vegetarian meal, and how many children (if any) you’re bringing. She will mail you your ticket via campus mail.

You are invited to attend the 2008 senior graphic design portfolio presentation. Ten senior visual arts/graphic design majors will present their work and discuss design concepts in the creation of their portfolio.

The presentation runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Hoover 105.

A Senior Thesis Exhibit, featuring the work of graduating art students, begins with an opening reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in both the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries. The exhibit will remain on display in both galleries through April 26.

Attention staff: Voting for new members on the Staff Development Committee will take place between now and April 11 at 5 p.m.

Click on the link below and choose four names on the ballot. Results will be announced on Monday, April 14, at the staff lunch.

Click here to vote for four new members.

General Psychology has just been listed as a course now available for May term.  Sign up now and get this general education requirement finished in just three weeks.

Class is offered in the morning and taught by Sue O’Donnell.

Volunteers are needed to usher during the Baccalaureate Service on Saturday, April 26.

Ushers are needed at Bauman by 8:45 am.

The Baccalaureate Service begins at 9:30 am and concludes around 11:00 am.

The Baccalaureate usher’s primary responsibility is to keep the procession of graduates moving according to plan.

If you are willing to volunteer for this exciting event, please e-mail Jere Witherspoon.