The Daily Bruin

The following are summer hours (May 4 to Aug. 29) for the Fitness Center:

Monday – Friday
6-8 a.m.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
4-7 p.m.

Closed weekends

The Staff Development Committee invites all employees to the university’s annual ice cream social from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. Enjoy a break in the day with your colleagues, and feel free to bring your student employees as well.

To access your April online pay statement, please go to mygfu.georgefox.edu to get to the PeopleSoft login screen. Use the same user ID and password that you use to login to e-mail and Bruindata. Open “Self Service” in the menu on the left and click on “Payroll and Compensation.” You will see a list of all of your pay statements that have been processed in PeopleSoft. Click on the pay date in the far left column labeled “Check Date” to open your statement as a PDF file.

This is the last e-nnnouncment with instructions about accessing your pay statement online, so please be sure to save the instructions above if you have not already done so.

Also on this pay day, new premium amounts for optional life insurance and flexible spending account deductions go into effect.

Shane Roghaar, our TIAA-CREF representative, will be on the Newberg campus between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12. You may make an appointment to meet with him in the Executive Dining Room to discuss your investments. See the invitation posted on the HR/Benefits web page. There will be additional dates and times to meet with Shane this summer; also, employees in other locations may contact Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 503-452-6981.

The University Store is hosting a Graduation Sale this Wednesday through Friday, April 29 through May 1. Save 25 percent on all George Fox merchandise (except diploma frames). Store hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Congratulations graduates!

Also, a reminder: The bookstore’s book buyback program also runs Wednesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your books to the main entrance right outside the University Store in the SUB. To see what your books are worth, go to www.store.georgefox.edu, select the “Main Store” heading, then click “Sell” next to “Textbooks” at the top of the page. It’s important to know that you must enter “www” to get into the bookstore’s website.

During the summer, Mail Services will be open as normal from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The courier service will remain the same, going to Portland five days a week and to Salem on Mondays and Thursdays. Questions? Call ext. 2555.

The university’s undergraduate admissions website was recently redesigned and enhanced to include new information, additional features and improved navigation and graphics. Check out the site at admissions.georgefox.edu and be sure to tell colleagues and prospective students about it.

Mark Benjamin (Spiritual Life) and his family will be leaving our community at the end May. To honor them, we are throwing an open house/celebration/going away party from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Spiritual Life House. Mark is moving to Georgia for the summer and eventually to North Carolina to help with a church plant. Feel free to stop in whenever you can and let Mark know how much you appreciate him!

Book Buyback is this Wednesday through Friday, April 29 to May 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your books to the main entrance right outside the University Store in the SUB. See what your books are worth by going to store.georgefox.edu, selecting the “Main Store” heading, then clicking “Sell” next to “Textbooks” at the top of the page.

During finals week and the first week of May term, the University Store hours will change to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (April 27 to May 8). Graduation store hours on May 2 will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The bookstore will be closed on Saturdays the rest of the summer. Summer store hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday starting May 11.

Have a laptop you could donate or sell for a low price?

A group of men and women being trained for pastoral work and other leadership positions in their churches in Rwanda would like to learn the basics of computer operation to help them get jobs to support their ministry. For this training, at least two laptops are needed with Windows and Office on them.

If you have such a computer you’re not using, the Juniors Abroad group going to Rwanda in May could deliver it. If interested, contact Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies/Center of Peace and Justice) at ext. 2685 or lfendall@georgefox.edu.

Tilikum is offering a unique opportunity for a women’s retreat May 15-17. We are planning an adventure-based retreat for women on our challenge course and would like to invite any George Fox employees to participate at a special rate of $110 per person for the weekend (more than 25 percent discount).

The price includes two nights lodging at Tilikum Retreat Center, six meals and all activities. The weekend begins Friday with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and will conclude Sunday after lunch. To register, fill out a retreat registration form and return it by Friday, May 1. Or, you can contact Chris Steele at Tilikum at 503-538-7520 or by e-mail at csteele@georgefox.edu.

Mark Benjamin (Spiritual Life) and his family will be leaving our community at the end May. To honor them, we are throwing an open house/celebration/going away party from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Spiritual Life House. Mark is moving to Georgia for the summer and eventually to North Carolina to help with a church plant. Feel free to stop in whenever you can and let Mark know how much you appreciate him!

Saturday, April 25
Noon – Softball vs. Dallas (2), Morse Field
Noon – Baseball vs. Linfield (2), Morse Field

Sunday, April 26
Noon – Baseball vs. Linfield (2), Morse Field

Campus station KFOX will webcast all four games of the Linfield series, with Nate Brown and Justin Sweeney handling the play-by-play. Go to the KFOX radio site to listen to the games.

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

A Greenroom service will be held on “Dead Day” Monday, April 27, at 7 p.m. Come to the Amphitheater (if it’s not rainy*) and worship as a community one last time this school year. This is a great way to take a break from studying and prepare for a week of finals.

*If the weather is bad, it will be held in Bauman Auditorium.

Ushers are needed for the university’s Baccalaureate ceremony on Saturday, May 2. Ushers need to arrive at Bauman Auditorium at 8:45 a.m. The ceremony typically lasts until 11 a.m.

Ushers need to dress appropriately for the event: Men in dress slacks and collared shirt; women in dress pants, skirt and nice blouse, or dress.

If you are interested in helping out at this commencement-day event, please e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life).

Thank you.

The last lost-and-found tables for the academic year will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in the Bruin Den. If you have lost-and-found items in your offices/departments, please bring them to the security office before Tuesday. All items not reunited with their owners by the end of the day Tuesday will be donated to charitable causes.

The following students were nominated by university staff and faculty to be the recipients of the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges: Melanie Altemose, Jonathan Archer, Ben Burgess, Abigail Courson, Michelle Gale, Elisabeth Karaffa, Kaisa Kincaid, Jenae Knierim, Amy Landes, Jodi Nakahara, Dana Sullivan, Ryan Stokke, Bethany Taft, James Thompson, Amy Turner, Ryan Wilmot and Lisa Yost.

This is a reminder that the Department of Performing Arts will present its Spring Concert, the final performance of the academic year, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, in Bauman Auditorium. The concert will feature the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorale and the Symphonic Band. Please come and support the dedicated work of our music students and faculty as they close the spring performance season.

Please join the engineering department for its annual Freshmen Robot Challenge from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in the EHS Atrium. Come and see the robotic vehicles battle it out as they navigate through the obstacle course, or as the engineering students call it, “The Gauntlet.” Refreshments will be provided.