The Daily Bruin

Dirk Barram (School of Business) will speak at a George Fox Auxiliary luncheon at noon Friday, April 16, in the Cap and Gown Room. Reservations are required and tickets are $7.50 per person.

In addition to Barram’s presentation, the event will feature George Fox business management students, who will present their senior projects. To make reservations, contact Margene Haworth at 503-538-0604. Reservations should be made by Tuesday, April 13.

The university’s College Republicans and the Yamhill County Republicans will host a Republican forum, featuring 14 of the state’s Republican candidates, in Hoover 105 beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 9. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Candidates will give 10-minute speeches and also answer one question from the audience and one question posed by the Yamhill County Republican Central Committee that was received via e-mail prior to the event. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with opening comments beginning at 7 p.m.

Speakers scheduled to appear include Oregon governor candidates Allen Alley, Ames Curtright and John Lim; U.S. Senate candidate Jim Huffman; State Senate candidate Larry George; Congressional District #1 candidates Rob Cornilles, Doug Keller and John Kuzmanich; State Representative candidates Doug Heuer, Kim Thatcher, Jim Thompson and Jim Weidner; and Yamhill Country Commissioner candidates Kathy George and Mary Starrett.

Help is still needed for the Empty Bowls for Haiti event scheduled for Friday, April 16, in the Klages Dining Hall.

Multiple shifts are available that day for student, faculty and staff volunteers. Please consider signing up for Shift 1 (1-4 p.m.), Shift 2 (4-8 p.m.) or Shift 3 (7:30-11 p.m.). Sign up on the spreadsheet outside of the ASC offices or e-mail your name to Krissy Findley (kfindley@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, April 8.

Many different types of volunteer opportunities are available! Your help is much appreciated for a great cause.

To learn more about the event, visit georgefox.edu/empty-bowls/index.html.

This is a good time to check your information in the Bruin Directory and get any omissions or errors cleaned up. We get our photos from the IT department, where your ID is made, so if you would like a different photo, you need to contact IT.

Directory information comes from the human resources office, so if you have corrections to your entry, contact HR at ext. 2180. Other questions can be directed to Janelle Olivarez, Bruin Directory editorial advisor, at ext. 2124.

Beginning Tuesday, April 13, join us at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the university’s track for an early-morning walk or jog. It’s a great way to start spring!

Also, be sure to check out the Saturday walking events coming up:

• This Saturday, April 10, is the Tilikum 10K run and 5K walk/run at Champoeg State Park. The event will raise funds for day camp scholarships. Learn more at tilikum.georgefox.edu.

• On Saturday, April 17, a Strides for Students 5K/1K run or walk is scheduled to benefit the special needs classrooms throughout the Newberg School District. This event is put on by a group of George Fox business and marketing students. Learn more at SimplyHopeLocal.com.

The theatre’s spring production of Eurydice opens this week in Wood-Mar Auditorium, with shows scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 8-10. Additional performances are scheduled April 15-17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m.

Written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Megan Weaver, Eurydice is a fantastical retelling of the myth of Orpheus. The play follows the story of Orpheus’ lover as she falls in love, only to die on her wedding day. A visually dynamic and inventive story, Ruhl’s world features raining elevators, a room made of string, talking stones and letters sent through the earth via worms.

All George Fox University employees receive one complimentary ticket. Students will be admitted free on both Thursdays. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for alumni and seniors, and $6 for students and children under 12. Tickets may be purchased at theatre.georgefox.edu.

Come join students, faculty and guests from around the community on Friday, April 16, as we raise funds for and celebrate the beauty of Haiti at Empty Bowls: A Night for Haiti. The event is scheduled from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Klages Dining Room.

For $12, you will receive a soup dinner in a hand-crafted ceramic bowl made by a student, staff member or guest artist. Please R.S.V.P. at georgefox.edu/haiti. All proceeds will go toward relief and rebuilding in Haiti.

Join the group Timothy’s Charge as they corporately read God’s Word in the quad between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. through Friday. You may commit to a half-hour time slot at tinyurl.com/gfutent or simply show up in the quad anytime to listen or read.

On Monday, April 12, between 12:30 and 4 p.m., 38 Liberal Arts and Critical Issues senior exhibits will be presented in Hoover and EHS. We are looking for judges to help us evaluate the exhibits. Each judge will have five tables to judge.

Evaluation rubrics will be provided along with a small gift. This will require about an hour to complete. We appreciate having both staff, faculty and administrators as judges. No experience necessary. If you are available or have additional questions, please contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or via e-mail at ccorning@georgefox.edu.

Mail Services has a package that was returned to us via the U.S. Postal Service. It is addressed to Brad Davis and has no name for the return address. If you recognize the package name, please contact Mail Services so that we can route the package back to you. Thanks for your help.

Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries will host its eight annual “Go the Distance” 10K run and 5K walk/run at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul. Funds raised will help under-resourced children and youth go to summer camp.

Participants raise money by securing financial sponsors who pledge a donation per kilometer the participant runs. There is also the option of a 5K walk/run for adults and younger children. The entry fee or minimum donation is $35 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

More information about the run can be found online at camptilikum.org. Check-in begins at 9 a.m.

Help is needed for the Empty Bowls for Haiti event scheduled for Friday, April 16, in the Klages Dining Hall.

Multiple shifts are available that day for student, faculty and staff volunteers. Please consider signing up for Shift 1 (1-4 p.m.), Shift 2 (4-8 p.m.) or Shift 3 (7:30-11 p.m.). Sign up on the spreadsheet outside of the ASC offices or e-mail your name to Krissy Findley (kfindley@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, April 8.

Many different types of volunteer opportunities! Your help is much appreciated for a great cause.

To learn more about the event, visit georgefox.edu/empty-bowls/index.html.

Friday, April 2, 3 p.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Pacific Lutheran, GFU campus courts
Saturday, April 3, 11 a.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Puget Sound, GFU campus courts
Saturday, April 3, noon – Softball vs. Pacific (DH), Morse Field

In case of rain, the women’s tennis matches will be moved to the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, at 2 p.m. Friday vs. PLU and at 11 a.m. Saturday vs. UPS.

For more information, visit the George Fox athletics website at gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.

Help support May Serve by attending a banquet and silent auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 10, in the Klages Dining Room. The event will include food and entertainment, and childcare will be provided. Tickets cost $10.

Tickets will be available at the May Serve T-shirt table in the SUB April 5-7 (see related announcement), or may be purchased by e-mailing Ed at emorell09@georgefox.edu.

The May Serve team will be selling T-shirts in the Student Union Building between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, April 5-7, to raise money for the upcoming missions trip. Stop by the table if you would like to buy a shirt, make a donation, or talk with some really cool people.

The university relations office has four large Boston ferns for sale at $10 apiece. If interested, call Vickie Timmons at ext. 2131.

Join the campus group Timothy’s Charge for Josiah’s Gift, a week of reading and sharing the Word of God as a community, April 5-9. Sessions are scheduled each day between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on the quad. You may commit to a half-hour time slot at tinyurl.com/gfutent or simply show up on the quad anytime to listen or read.

The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 2, to observe Good Friday. The Newberg library will be closed Friday and Sunday but will be open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.

This is your last opportunity for this academic year to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month. As always, your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s recent contributions (past 30 days or so) to the university, its students, and/or its employees (what was done, who was impacted, etc.), and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination by Friday, April 16, via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg at pkilburg@georgefox.edu. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the recipient from the nominations submitted. The winner will be announced at the all-community meeting on Thursday, April 22, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

Please drop by the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium between 2 and 4 p.m. Thursday, April 1, to wish Tory Cole well as she leaves her job in HR after almost 12 years and nears completion of her nursing degree.