The Daily Bruin

The library is exhibiting two new art shows and another that continues through the first week of April.

Karen Bowdoin’s 3-D class has two different art forms on display, paper sculptures and Cornell Boxes, as well as a new class in book arts. With the Cornell Box assignment, students develop a strong concept or idea and build a box from a pre-made kit that houses items (found or created) that communicate their theme or idea.

New to the library show this year are the paper sculptures. Students were asked to create an aesthetically pleasing, three-dimensional form, two to three feet high, from the two-dimensional material of white paper. These incredible sculptures include a masque, birds, and a hand holding a cup.

Book arts is a new class offered this semester. In it, students explore the structure and content of the book in terms of how it relates to the world of art. Lori McLaughlin’s Design 2 class has created various whimsical and realistic cardboard sculptures that are cavorting around the second-floor railing.

On continuing display is selected artwork from Bob Bredemeier’s illustration class, now hanging in the classy new display system that Bob designed and made.

The Social Work Club is hosting a session to discuss Internet crimes against children at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Lemmons 8. Identify the risks children face while surfing the Internet, including exploitation by sexual predators. Learn simple techniques to keep them safe. The sessions will be presented by Special Agent Micah Persons of the Oregon Department of Justice.

Another Bruin Brawl is upon us. This time, we’re going for a tropical theme, so wear your Hawaiian attire, unite with your class, and impress the crowd with your tribal unity. The brawl will be at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in the quad.

Be looking for posters around, and don’t forget … the hunt for Bruin Junior is always on. He’s hidden somewhere on campus! Join your class in this old tradition, and come support your tribe with your own Hawaiian-inspired garb.

An informational and planning meeting for the 2009 community garden is scheduled at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in the second-floor lounge of the Hoover Academic Building. Find out how to get involved and learn more about community garden membership.

Tickets for the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Final Four March 20-21 at Hope College in Holland, Mich., are  on sale at the George Fox sports information office in the Wheeler Sports Center until 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Prices:

• One-day general admission – $10 for seniors and children, $12 for adults
• One-day reserved seat tickets – $12.50 for seniors and children, $15 for adults
• Two-day general admission tickets – $20 for all
• Two-day reserved seat tickets – $25 for all

To order, contact sports information director Blair Cash by e-mail at bcash@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2926.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 3:30 (note earlier time) to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

The registrar’s office and IT are offering an information session on using PeopleSoft for fall 2009 and spring 2010 traditional undergraduate student advising. Advisors for traditional undergraduate students are invited to attend the meeting, scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in the Hoover 211 Computer Lab.

Tickets are available in the Sports Information Office (Wheeler 205) for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Division III Final Four at Hope College in Holland, Mich., this Friday and Saturday. The George Fox women will play The College of New Jersey Friday, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s final.

For tickets, come by the office or e-mail Blair Cash (bcash@georgefox.edu). General admission is $20; reserved seats are $25. Tickets are good for all four games (two semifinal games, finals and consolation).

An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Villa Academic Complex. You can sign up to donate blood ahead of time at givelife.org (sponsor code is GeorgeFox).

Support May Serve by making purchases at the University Store on Wednesday, March 18. All sales in the bookstore that day will go toward May Serve 2009. Please come buy something from the store and support a worthy cause (offer excludes textbooks).

Following are student-retention talking points for the week of March 16-20:

• Remind students of registration for 2009-10 starting this week and to be sure they’ve met with their academic advisor to plan out their courses
• Friday is the last day to drop a class with a “W” (no grade)
• See what their spring break plans are

Mark your calendars for this week’s events presented by the Department of Performing Arts …

The annual Honors Recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in Bauman Auditorium. This recital features select students chosen from the top performers in our Honors Recital competition, including Matt Hill (trumpet), Bethany Taft and Becca Couch (piano duet), Joseph Forster (piano), Kamila Kuhn (flute), Nick Luchterhand (alto saxophone), Cameron DeWhitt (piano), James Pick (piano), Jennie Fryer (mezzo-soprano), Emily Yarnold (soprano), Becca Couch (mezzo-soprano), Qingquan “Tara” Li (piano), Julianne Kilmer (soprano), and Ben Tissell (baritone). Please join us for an evening of fabulous music and support the hard work of our students.

On Wednesday, March 18, Julianne Kilmer (soprano) will present her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The Winter Band Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Bauman Auditorium.

Finally, on Friday, March 20, a Vocal Masterclass will be held in Ross 208 at 12:40 p.m.

All events are free.

It is a recurring complaint among faculty that students do not complete their assigned readings or that they read them superficially.

Rick Muthiah (Center for Teaching and Learning) will lead a discussion about effective methods for using readings in your classes. Participants can get a head start on the conversation by reading a recent “Tomorrow’s Professor” posting and a chapter from Tools for Teaching (the section on motivating students to do the reading).

The session will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Hoover 104 (Hoover Hatfield Library). To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation at noon.

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.

Monday, March 16, is the deadline for turning in your Benefit Enrollment forms, and there are many still out. Please bring your forms to HR by 5 p.m. Or, you may fax them to 503-554-2186 or scan and e-mail them to lburton@georgefox.edu.

All forms that you may need are on the university’s benefits Web page.

Staff and students, please stop by the lost and found tables in the Bruin Den on Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to see if your lost items have been found. Any items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Wednesday afternoon.

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, any remaining Oregon Symphony tickets will be available on a first-come first-served basis to George Fox employees (half time and above) who signed up on a waiting list. If you are not able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use. Tickets may be picked up at the Information Center in the Stevens Center.

The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, in Bauman Auditorium.

Join in for extra savings at the Bruin Den as we help celebrate our women’s “Sweet 16” basketball playoff game against Oglethorpe.

Starting at 2 p.m. Friday, March 13, we’ll be selling party platters of jalapeno poppers, breaded zucchini sticks, and mozzarella sticks with warm marinara dipping sauce for only $2. To wash it all down, get an Italian Soda for just $1.75 and we’ll throw in the whipped cream for free.

Come to the University Store on Wednesday, March 18, to support May Serve and get spring break gifts at the same time. All proceeds from what you buy on this day will be going to the May Serve program. Come support us!

Faculty, encourage your students to come to a session to learn the basics of APA style for citations and references.  The session will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 16, in EHS 102. Students simply need to bring themselves and a willing mind.

This Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m., a memorial service will be held in Hoover 105 for Ryan Bartlett, who died tragically in a car accident in Malawi in December, where he and his family were serving as missionaries with Free Methodist World Missions.

Ryan graduated from George Fox in 1994 as a business management major with a call to ministry. After graduation, he married Katie Bertagna and pursued his Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. After completing his education, he served as senior pastor of Prescott Free Methodist Church in Arizona for five years and was ordained as a minister in 2005.

In 2007, with Free Methodist World Missions, Ryan began his service as principal of the Great Commission Bible School in Malawi, Africa. He is survived by his wife, Katie, and three children. A memorial service was held in December in Roseburg, but this memorial service allows the George Fox community and other supporters of his ministry to gather and to celebrate his life. The service will be led by Paul Anderson, Ryan’s college mentor and friend. Childcare will be provided.