The Daily Bruin

For the first time, we are able to offer Spanish interpreting services at our traditional undergraduate commencement ceremony.

This service will be available only in Miller Gymnasium, and a ticket to Miller Gym is required. Headsets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 2 p.m. on April 28 (one hour prior to commencement).

If this service would be helpful to you or a family member, please stop by the information table in the Wheeler Sports Center’s lower lobby.

If you have questions, please contact Joel Perez, dean of transitions and inclusion, at jperez@georgefox.edu.

Kforce, a finance and accounting staffing firm, will be on the Newberg campus to speak with interested students this Friday, April 20. Talent Associate Chrissy Blundon is seeking to fill the following entry-level and experienced positions for local employers:

• Entry-level financial analyst (potential contract with Nike)
• Senior divisional accountant
• Tax manager
• Senior audit
• Business analyst
• Sales tax analyst

No appointment is necessary. Drop by Career Services on the first floor of Stevens between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to visit with Chrissy on a first-come, first-served basis. Graduating seniors and alumni are both welcome.

Questions? Contact Angela Doty at 503-554-2331 or adoty@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity!

This Friday is the national Day of Silence, a student movement which seeks to raise awareness of LGBTQ bullying through a symbolic silence.

There will be a gathering of students at 8 a.m. on Friday by the flagpole outside of the SUB.

If you are interested in participating, showing support, or just would like more information please contact A.J. Mendoza at amendoza09@georgefox.edu.

The International Club is hosting the last Chinese language class of the semester tonight (Thursday) from 7:20 to 8:30 p.m. in the International House/Cultural Center, where we had the class last time. We will spend the first 10 minutes getting to know each other and review what we learned before. The main learning time is from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., so join us when you can.

If you came previously, please bring your handout from last time. Free food will again be served!

I hope to see you there, and I enjoyed the company of each of you last time.

Thank you,
Yali He (yhe11@georgefox.edu)

The university’s engineering department will present its annual Engineering Expo this Friday, April 20, between 3 and 6 p.m. in the EHS Atrium on the Newberg campus.

The expo will include project displays, a robotics competition and lab demonstrations. Also featured will be projects from the program’s Senior Design and Servant Engineering teams. In addition, high school design projects will be featured. Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome!

For more information, please contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2780.

Don’t forget to stop by the retirement receptions for Irv Brendlinger (Religious Studies) and Margi Macy (Education) this afternoon (Thursday).

Irv will be honored from 4:15 to 6 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium, and Margi’s farewell event is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 117 of the Villa Academic Complex.

On Thursday, April 19, just before Earth Day on April 22, students and members of our lunch club will enjoy menus items that will delight their taste buds but won’t raise the temperature of the planet.

Our low-carbon diet is a program created to acknowledge the significant connection between food and climate change and make scientifically based changes as a business.

On our annual “Low Carbon Diet Day,” we make a point of showing guests how they too can make smart decisions about their food choices. On April 19, we’ll modify our café’s menus to teach guests the five principles of going on a low-carbon diet:

1. You Bought It, You Eat It – Don’t Waste Food
2. Make “Seasonal and Regional” Your Food Mantra
3. Move Away From Beef and Cheese
4. Stop Flying Fish and Fruit – Don’t Buy Air-Freighted Food
5. If It’s Processed and Packaged, Skip It

Our guests will still have many menu choices but will be encouraged to taste new items that are more climate-friendly than some regular features.

Please join us on Thursday to learn how you can easily lower your carbon impact. For more information, visit this link.

– Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit

The faculty courier service will be running during the May term and this summer. If you are interested in this service, please sign up at this link.

If you currently have this service and would like to confirm you are signed up for May and summer, please contact Gina Braden at 503-554-2425 or rbraden@georgefox.edu.

Just a reminder: Please check your MyGFU to make sure that you are on track with your chapel credit. You are responsible to make sure that all of your credits are correct.

All chapel credit is due this Friday, April 20, at 11:59 p.m.

For more information, please contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

We’re interested in hearing from you!

Please take a few moments to fill out our Spiritual Life Assessment. Chapel credit available is available.

To fill out the survey please find it at this link.

For more information, please contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

It’s time to show off your cap and gown! Wear your cap and gown to chapel today (Wednesday)!

Meet in the Bauman lobby/Lindgren Gallery at 10:20 a.m. for line-up.

For more information, please contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Today (Wednesday) is our Campus Celebration Chapel from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

We hope to have you join us! This will be our last time together as a community to celebrate this year and congratulate our seniors.

As part of this event, the Undergraduate Teacher & Researcher/Scholar of the Year awards will be announced. Also, Provost Patrick Allen will give an end-of-the-year commissioning charge.

For more information, please contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Just a friendly reminder: All employees, including faculty, staff, and administrators, are responsible for fines on overdue Summit materials per consortia agreement and for replacement costs on books that are lost or damaged.

Thanks for your cooperation; we appreciate you clearing out your fines before the end of the school year.

– Merrill Johnson,
University Librarian

Today (Wednesday) is our Campus Celebration Chapel from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

As part of this event, the Undergraduate Teacher & Researcher/Scholar of the Year awards will be announced. As well, there will be a time for our professional community to gather around our seniors to pray for them. This is a very special time for all of us, so we hope to have you join us!

You have the opportunity to get discounted tickets to Broadway Across America’s performance of Million Dollar Quartet on Wednesday, May 23, in Keller Auditorium.

Million Dollar Quartet is the smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. Click here to watch a video and read more about the show.

Tickets with the George Fox group will be in one of the middle sections of the first balcony and are at the discounted price of $48.

Visit broadway.georgefox.edu to buy your tickets! They will only be available through April 19. Call the Office of University Engagement at 503-554-2134 or e-mail alumni@georgefox.edu with questions.

Staff and students: All items that have been turned in to the lost and found will be on display on Thursday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den.

Any items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes as soon as it is over, so be sure and either stop by the security office before then, or come and look at the tables if you have lost an item this semester.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

The final performances of George Fox theatre’s spring show The Broken are this Thursday through Sunday in Wood-Mar Auditorium! Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The final performance is a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.

University employees each get one complimentary ticket for the performance of their choice, and George Fox students each get one complimentary ticket for the Thursday night performance. Comp tickets can be picked up at the box office. Additional tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.

Based on some true stories of missions work in Papua New Guinea, the show showcases the work of 30-plus students as actors, designers, consultants, stage managers and tech crew members under Rhett Luedtke’s direction. For a synopsis of the play, visit this page.

The box office is now located on the first floor of the Stevens Center at the information desk. Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.

In addition to its regular monthly morning meeting on Tuesday, April 24, the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest’s Newberg group will also host a special free-admission business expo at the same location later in the day.

The day starts with Christian speaker and author Bill Perkins speaking at the morning gathering, scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex. Then, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., a “Beat the Recession” business expo, a mixer event open to the public, will take place at the same location. Between 30 to 40 businesses and organizations are expected to participate as exhibitors.

Perkins has conducted business and leadership seminars across the country for companies such as Alaska Airlines and McDonald’s. He has appeared on nationally broadcast radio and television shows, including “The O’Reilly Factor.” He addresses men’s groups around the world and has conducted chapels for major league baseball teams.

Perkins served as a senior pastor for 24 years and is the founder and CEO of Million Mighty Men. He has authored or collaborated on 20 books, including The Jesus Experiment, Six Battles Every Man Must Win, 6 Rules Every Man Must Break, and the bestselling When Good Men Are Tempted.

Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the morning meeting, which is free for Chamber members who R.S.V.P. at cccnw.net. A $5 donation is suggested from non-members and guests who R.S.V.P.

For more information, go to the Chamber’s web site or call 503-928-8354.

Is there someone at George Fox who has made a difference in your academic career? Someone who ignited a spark to make you want to learn or attend class or who has acted as a role model? Take a moment to write an e-mail, e-card, or traditional “thank you” card to that professor (or other person). Try to be specific as you describe how this person has contributed to your life.

Newberg students can stop by the SUB to pick up a blank card. Of course, one can make or buy one’s own card.

Textbook buyback begins on Monday, April 23. Come and see the new BlueZone store in the SUB! Remember to bring in your coupon so you can receive an additional $10 for $50 worth of books sold.

Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.