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Join us tonight (Friday) in Wood-Mar for the University Players’ 7:30 p.m. presentation of “The Gospel of Enough.”

Come support the theatre department by attending our thought-provoking performance of drama and music. Free admission!

What is ‘The Gospel of Enough?‘
This year the University Players explore the fear, anger, sadness and joy that surround our inner tensions and deepest longings, and they celebrate the good news found in the realization that what we really need, and want, may simply be enough.

The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Please place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Friday, March 15.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Marketing communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your name tag requests at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged.

The next order will be placed Friday, March 15. Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Do you love to share your George Fox experience with prospective students?  Consider applying to be a part of the 2013-2014 Undergraduate Admissions Internship Program and help recruit the class of 2016.

For pay and for credit internship positions are available with both the Visits/Events and Admissions Counseling teams. Applications are available in the Undergraduate Admissions Office (2nd floor of the Stevens Center) and are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22.

Questions can be directed to Dot Tobey at dtobey@georgefox.edu

The spring staff conference is next Tuesday, March 12, and we are looking forward to an exciting day with all support staff! Please complete the registration form and select your break-out session at this link – Staff Conference Registration – if you haven’t done so already.

The “Growing Strong” conference is from 8 to 11:30 a.m., with breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. for early risers. Our keynote speaker is Kevin Jones, who will speak on “Pulling Tough Weeds: Communicating with Difficult People.”

The conference will be at Tigard Friends Church, located at 15800 S.W. Hall Blvd. Please note: Due to allergies, please do not wear perfume or cologne at this event.

Questions? Contact Becky Jensen at rjensen@georgefox.edu.

The editor-in-chief applications and assistant editor-in-chief applications are available online this week. Be Known as a leader and editor of our student-run newspaper, The Crescent. Go to asc.georgefox.edu and fill out your application today!

Want to Be Known as a journalist? Want your student voice to be heard? General applications are out the week of spring break.

All are welcome to the seventh installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, March 11, in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

Monday’s session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Dr. William P Ruger, assistant professor of political science at Texas State University. Ruger will present “The State of Freedom in the 50 States,” in which he will, based upon a rigorous study of state laws and practices throughout the United States, explore how far America’s freedoms extend and where they are limited.

The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

March is Women’s History Month, a time to remember the obstacles women have overcome and to confront the barriers women still face. The Office of Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs welcome men and women to come engage in events during this month so that, together, we can move toward gender equality and justice.

Thursday, March 7 – Women’s Month Table Talk, Bruin Grounds, noon. All are welcome to discuss the prevalence of sexism today.

Friday, March 8 – Women’s International Day. On this day in Eastern Europe, men hand out chocolates to women and give kind words. Come by the Bruin Den to write cards and give chocolate to women you appreciate.

Friday, March 19 – Women, Religion, and Work Panel, Lemmons 8, 7 p.m. Did God “design” a certain role for women, or is it arbitrary? How do women experience sexism and discrimination? Are religion and feminism compatible? All are invited to come hear from Melanie Mock, Shelley Yonemura, DeLisa Thomas and Suhila Jefery.

Questions? Contact Drew Miller at dmiller09@georgefox.edu.

The purpose of this conference is to initiate dialogue that will assist us as we bridge gaps that culturally separate us, find truth where each of our roads cross, and celebrate the contribution each of us bring to the diversity of God’s kingdom and the George Fox community.

This is a free conference that will be amazing!

It will be held in various buildings on the George Fox campus on Friday, April 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

The key speakers will be Tory Campbell, Dr. Caleb Rosado, Dr. Keith Dempsey partnering with graduate student Amber Nelson, Melanie Hulbert, the SCORR Team and Joel Perez.

To register follow this link: http://bit.ly/gfupeace

We hope to see you there!

This conference is hosted by the Department of Inclusion & Student Leadership Programs of George Fox.

For more information please contact:
Ali Diehl – adiehl12@georgefox.edu

Come and join us in praying over our campus and the community of Newberg. We’ll meet in the quad in front of the Bruin Den and go on a prayer walk this Friday, March 8, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.

Questions? Contact Mary Owen at mowen10@georgefox.edu.

At the end of next week Urban Outreach will be putting together care packages for our friends living on the streets of Portland and Salem. To those of you who helped in the coin drive, thank you! That will help a lot toward the cost. I don’t know that we can afford to put everything into them that I had hoped, though. So here’s the plan: I’ll let you all in on the creation of these packages.

Following is a list of items I hope to put in each package.

Travel size of the following: shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, comb, floss, one large black trash bag (believe me, it comes in handy), one or two travel-size packs of wet wipes and a pair of socks

One mini care kit containing: Q-tips, Band-Aids, cotton balls, sterilizing swabs and medical tape

Please e-mail me if you would like to contribute any quantity of the items on this list, or if you have ideas about something else to include. I have thought of including small pocket New Testaments, or at least having them available.

Let’s see what God does!

God bless,
Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu)

The Housing Department will be holding an information meeting regarding housing selection TODAY (Thursday, March 7) at 3:30 p.m. in Stevens 209. All undergraduate students are invited to attend if they would like to learn more about on-campus housing for the 2013-14 academic year or if they have questions about the selection process.

For any additional information about selection, please refer to the Housing and Residence Life website. If you have any questions, please contact the student life office (ext. 2310 or housing@georgefox.edu).

Exodus Fair for spring 2013 grads starts today (Wednesday)!

If you are graduating this May, please stop by the Exodus Fair today or tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium to pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

Your degree is almost done, graduation is around the corner and it’s time to celebrate! See you there!

If deciding on a major is hard to do, consider using SIGI3 on MyGFU/Career Services. This is a helpful online career-planning tool with career assessments and occupational and majors information. Following that, we welcome you to the Career Center, on the first floor of Stevens, for a career conversation to help you sort out and clarify your direction – especially before it is time to set up next year’s academic schedule.

Many have gone before you and found this to be just what was needed. Contact us if you have questions at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

Relay for Life Newberg will be held June 28-29 at Newberg High School. We’d love to partner with this incredible fundraiser, which had more than 630 community members of all ages participate last year and raise more than $93,000 for the fight against cancer.

If you are interested in leading/coordinating a George Fox team, please contact Evangeline Pattison (epattison@georgefox.edu or ext. 2121).

As a final reminder, please encourage your graduating students to attend the Spring 2013 Exodus Fair today (Wednesday) or tomorrow.

The event runs both days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium. Students can pick up their cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

The Staff Development Committee is asking for donations to supply our upcoming service project during our March 12 staff conference. We will be looking to bless Urban Services with hygiene kits that will be distributed during their ministry on the streets of Portland and Salem.

We are asking for small travel sizes of hand sanitizer or wet wipes, Q-tips, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, combs and shampoos.

Please bring your donations to one of three drop-off centers for collection: Barbi Doran’s desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center, Darla Norgren’s desk at the Portland Center, or with Helen Morse in the VAC lobby.

Donations will be accepted through Thursday, March 7. Any help with this project will be most appreciated.

Questions? Contact Denise DeCicco at ddecicco@georgefox.edu.

Come support the university’s theatre department by attending the University Players’ thought-provoking performance of drama and music. The theme of our production this year is “The Gospel of Enough.”

Join us Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Free admission!

What is ‘The Gospel of Enough?‘
This year, the University Players explore the fear, anger, sadness and joy that surround our inner tensions and deepest longings, and they celebrate the good news found in the realization that what we really need, and want, may simply be enough.

We still have Bruin Directories to give away! Stop by the ASC offices or e-mail asccommunicationsdirector@georgefox.edu with your name and box number to have yours delivered today!

A memorial service for Richard Twiss, an adjunct faculty member at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10. The service will be held at Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Road, in Vancouver, Wash.

Live online streaming will be made available. Please check the Wiconi website for more information.