The Daily Bruin

President Robin and Ruth Baker invite you to attend the annual presentation of employee awards:

Date: Wednesday, May 7
Place: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

An employee reception will follow from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS.

For employees at the Portland Center, Robin Baker will present the strategic planning and
employee awards on Thursday, May 8, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 155A. Refreshments will follow.

The voters’ pamphlet for the Oregon primary election (May 20, 2008) is now available on the counter in the hallway at University Mail Services. These are available for students as well as employees.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, May 5, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an update on strategic planning as it relates to next year. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

The University Store hours have changed to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for this week (finals week) and next (beginning of May term classes).

Book buyback hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Wednesday through Friday, April 23-25.

Graduation store hours this Saturday, April 26, are 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Starting Monday, May 5, the bookstore hours will change to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for the summer season. The store will not be open on Saturdays during the summer.

Continue to celebrate alumnus Ben Hawkins’ life through his music.

It soon will be available to purchase. If you are interested please send an e-mail to benhawkinsmusic@yahoo.com

President Robin Baker, psychology professor Kris Kays and chemistry professor Michael Everest will serve as celebrity judges for the annual George Fox University Theater Games Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

The annual event is a competition between improvisational teams composed of George Fox students. The audience participates by making suggestions for scenarios.

Tickets to the event are sold at the door. Ticket prices (from free to $2 per person) are determined by dice roll.

The theatre department will provide free pizza at 8:45 p.m. if the 250-seat auditorium is sold out. At 9 p.m., students will perform long-form improvisation for about half an hour.

Here’s a shocking fact — the food system is responsible for up to 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions.  In fact, scientists have shown that dietary choices can equal the difference between driving a fuel-efficient sedan vs. a large SUV.

Bon Appetit  is taking a national leadership position in the care of our environment with our Low Carbon Diet.  Over the next several years, we will be implementing over 20 purchasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the highest impact areas of our business by 25 percent.

On Tuesday, April 22nd at lunch time, we will be celebrating Earth Day.  In Klages Dining Room we will be serving menu items that highlight low-carbon food choices.  Each food area will illustrate a key principle of reducing climate change.  You will have extensive choices but will be encouraged to taste new items that are more climate-friendly than some regular features.  In addition to our students on meal plans, we’d like to invite staff, faculty and non-meal plan students to join us and for $6 can enjoy not only a great lunch, but educational materials as well.

We will also debut Bon Appetit’s online Low Carbon Diet Calculator to help you determine the impact of your individual food choices.  This fun, interactive calculator is based on best-available science developed by a multi-disciplinary team of experts.

For more information, visit www.circleofresponsibility.com and www.eatlowcarbon.org

Please contact Denny Lawrence if you have any questions.

Book buyback at the University Bookstore is this Wednesday-Friday, April 23-25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Come to the main entrance of the University Bookstore in the SUB. 

See what your textbooks are worth by going to store.georgefox.edu.  Go to the Newberg Main Store, click on “SELL” next to textbooks at the top of the page. Follow the instructions to receive current textbook buyback prices.

At the end of every school year, many students leave behind good, usable items, including blankets, clothing, kitchen supplies, small appliances, radios, room decorations, little tables, etc.  In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of resources, Phase II was initiated. Plant Services is happy to receive anything that students do not want to take home.

The items gathered are sorted and made available to student summer help and staff, but most of the items are given to different organizations in the local area (Rescue Mission, Goodwill, unwed mothers’ homes, children’s homes, etc.)

Barrels will be placed in the lobbies of the dorms and central living areas (porches of the Weesner, Beals, Hoskins, Munn and Villa Road houses, Newlin Apartments). Please do not donate damaged or soiled items.

Also, please to not place trash in barrels marked “Phase II.” There are drop boxes for your trash located on both sides of campus.

Look for and use these barrels as you prepare to leave at the end of school. Donated items will be stored at Lyda House and will be available to employees/summer students after the first week of May.

Engineering will host its second annual Engineering Expo on Friday, April 18, in EHS. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium, engineering class project presentations will be on exhibit.

Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., industry-sponsored senior design presentations will be showcased in EHS 102. Featured will be a dry food products automated seasoner for PPM Technologies and a ruggedized portable thermal printer for Tripod Data Systems. Refreshments will be provided.

There will be one more opportunity this term for you to have your photo retaken for the website or for professional use. These are high-quality studio portraits suitable for professional promotional use.

The new studio in Pennington House (where University Relations is located) will be open Monday, April 21, and Thursday, April 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. for employees who would like a new photo. There will not be another opportunity until the fall, so don’t miss your chance. The studio is set up upstairs at the end of the hall.

Questions? Contact Janelle Townsend (Communications) at ext. 2124 or jtownsend@georgefox.edu.

If you would like a new photo to appear in the Bruin Directory next year, you need to have your photo retaken in Institutional Technology on the third floor of the Stevens Center. Go to IT and request a retake.

The complete video of the Apple event held in Klages Dining Room on April 4 is now available for viewing at:

iTunesU:
http://media.georgefox.edu/cgi-bin/itunesustaff.pl

or via Streaming at:
http://media.georgefox.edu/it/AppleEvent.mov

George Fox is privileged to be the host school for the Northwest Conference track meet Friday and Saturday, April 18-19. This will greatly impact parking in the Bauman and Fulton Street (Le Shana) parking lots. If you regularly use those lots, we would recommend that staff park in the Wood-Mar/Hoover/Stevens lots along with the east side of Meridian Street.

Commuters should park in the VAC lots. Students with Resident West permits can park on Center and Vermillion streets, in the Pennington lot, by Weesner Village, and on portions of Sheridan Street. Please consult your parking brochure for exact locations. Please leave the Bauman and Fulton Street lots as empty as possible for our numerous visiting guests and athletes. Thank you for your cooperation.

– Security Services

Please join athletics in saying farewell to Manfred Tschan (Health and Human Performance) after 20 years of faithful service to George Fox. Everyone is invited, but if you played soccer for Manfred you will be the department’s special guest.

Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 10 a.m.
Place: John and Marilyn Duke Atrium in Stevens Center

Manfred will be using his foreign language skills to serve as international sales rep for Newberg-based Action Equipment Company, which manufactures mechanical sorters, conveyers, and other machinery for recycling plants, steel mills, and various other industrial businesses.

Friday, April 18 – Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships, Colcord Field, 2 p.m.*

Saturday, April 19 – Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships, Colcord Field, 10:30 a.m.*
Baseball vs. Puget Sound (2), Morse Field, noon

Sunday, April 20 – Baseball vs. Puget Sound (2), Morse Field, noon

*Because it is a conference event, the NWC Championships will charge admission. Ticket prices are as follows:

Adult all-championship pass (2 day):$10
Youth/senior all-championship pass: $6
Adult single-day ticket: $6
Youth/senior single-day ticket:$3
(Students from NWC schools will be admitted free with school ID)

The men’s golf team is playing in the NWC Men’s Championship April 19-20 at the Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima, Wash., and the women’s golf team is in the NWC Women’s Championship April 19-20 at the Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters, Ore.

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

President Robin Baker, psychology professor Kris Kays and chemistry professor Michael Everest will serve as celebrity judges for the annual George Fox University Theater Games Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

The annual event is a competition between improvisational teams composed of George Fox students. The audience participates by making suggestions for scenarios.

Tickets to the event are sold at the door. Ticket prices (from free to $2 per person) are determined by dice roll.

The theatre department will provide free pizza at 8:45 p.m. if the 250-seat auditorium is sold out. At 9 p.m., students will perform long-form improvisation for about half an hour.

The university will host a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, in Bauman Auditorium. The free concert will feature performances by the Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, Chamber Singers, and the Women’s Chorale.

Selections will include Alfred Reed’s El Camino Real (Symphonic Band), Alessandro Scarlatti’s Exultate Deo (Chamber Singers), Gwyneth Walker’s How Can I Keep from Singing? (Women’s Chorale), and J. Aaron McDermid’s Lord God, You Have Called Your Servants (Concert Choir).

At the end of every school year, many students leave behind good, usable items, including blankets, clothing, kitchen supplies, small appliances, radios, room decorations, little tables, etc.  In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of resources, Phase II was initiated. Plant Services is happy to receive anything that students do not want to take home.

The items gathered are sorted and made available to student summer help and staff, but most of the items are given to different organizations in the local area (Rescue Mission, Goodwill, unwed mothers’ homes, children’s homes, etc.)

Barrels will be placed in the lobbies of the dorms and central living areas (porches of the Weesner, Beals, Hoskins, Munn and Villa Road houses, Newlin Apartments). Please do not donate damaged or soiled items.

Also, please to not place trash in barrels marked “Phase II.” There are drop boxes for your trash located on both sides of campus.

Look for and use these barrels as you prepare to leave at the end of school. Donated items will be stored at Lyda House and will be available to employees/summer students after the first week of May.

A farewell reception for Tom Johnson (Religious Studies) is scheduled from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the John and Marilyn Duke Atrium in the Stevens Center. Tom is retiring from the university after serving in various capacities at George Fox the past 11 years. He and his wife Michele are moving to Whidbey Island, Wash., in their retirement.