The Daily Bruin

We are still looking for a few additional faculty and staff to serve on the oversight committee for the Liberal Arts Critical Issues fall course. This fall the topic is Islam. We will have two meetings this semester. The responsibilities of the oversight committee are to help select books to recommend to the teaching faculty and to suggest sub-topics and speakers.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Caitlin Corning (History) or D. Elizabeth Todd (Communication Arts).

It is time to order your fall 2008 textbooks. The deadline to order is April 1.
Go to georgefox.edu/offices/store_new/textbook_order/newberg.html

Saturday, March 15
10 a.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Whitworth, campus courts
11 a.m. – Track & field program hosts Frank Haskins Invitational, Colcord Field
Noon – Baseball vs. Willamette (DH), Morse Field
Noon – Softball vs. Whitworth (DH), Morse Field
1 p.m. – Women’s golf in Lady Bruin Spring Invitational, Westbrook Village GC, Peoria, Ariz. (GFU hosting)
2:30 p.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. College of Idaho, campus courts

Sunday, March 16
8:30 a.m. – Women’s golf in Lady Bruin Spring Invitational, Westbrook Village GC, Peoria, Ariz. (GFU hosting)
Noon – Baseball vs. Willamette (DH), Morse Field
Noon – Softball vs. Whitworth (DH), Morse Field

The women’s basketball team plays Friday, March 14, at 3 p.m. Pacific time (5 p.m. Central) vs. Hope College in the NCAA Division III National Tournament “Sweet 16” in Brownwood, Texas.  A win would put the Bruins in the “Elite 8” Saturday at 5 p.m. Pacific (7 p.m. Central) vs. the winner of Friday’s second game between host Howard Payne University and De Sales University.  All three sectional games may be heard via the Internet through D3hoops.com; KFOX was unable to send any students to do the broadcast.

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

It’s time to nominate individuals for the Staff Development Committee. Visit the web-nomination form and choose four names you would like to nominate for the committee. To be eligible to serve, members must be employed at least three-quarters time over nine months and have been employed for at least one year. Elected members will serve a three-year term. Elections will be held in April.

Please make your nominations no later than Thursday, March 27.

If you would like a paper copy of the nomination form, contact Patty Findley (Athletics). Patty will mail you a paper copy. Once you fill it out, return it to Patty at Box 6147 no later than March 27.

If you need assistance with the web-nomination form, contact Jere Witherspoon (Student Life).

For more information about the Staff Development Committee, visit the committee’s website.

Spring forward to the University Store’s “Spring Fling Sale” before spring break. Save 25 percent on all T-shirts and hats and save 50 percent on sunglasses. Sales runs Monday through Thursday, March 17-20. The bookstore will be closed on Good Friday, March 21.

Lost and found tables are returning to the Bruin Den on Monday, March 17, and Tuesday, March 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you have lost any items, please stop by to see if they have been turned in. Any items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes Tuesday afternoon.

Rick Muthiah (Student Life) will present a Faculty Teaching Forum, “From Teaching to Learning — a New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education,” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in the Executive Dining Room.

“The paradigm that has governed our colleges is this: A college is an institution that exists to provide instruction. Subtly but profoundly we are shifting to a new paradigm: A college is an institution that exists to produce learning. This shift changes everything.”

These words, written by Robert Barr and John Tagg in 1995, sparked a discussion that continues across the nation. The March 19 faculty teaching forum will be a discussion about the paradigms described by Barr and Tagg.

Those who would like to read the article ahead of time can access the document through course reserves (http://catalog.georgefox.edu/search/pmut/pmut/1,1,1,B/l962~1255909&FF=pmut&1,1,,0,0). To access it, you must use your university ID barcode. An overview of the article will be provided during the session, so reading the article is not a pre-condition for participation.

To reserve a lunch e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.

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.

The Thailand May Serve team is now accepting donations for a garage sale in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS on the Newberg campus April 12. All items must be donated by April 11. The sale will take place between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Please contact Mel Eastwold (meastwold04@georgefox.edu) or Linnea Strandy (lstrandy04@georgefox.edu) to donate. Thank you.

The George Fox Symphonic Band, directed by Pat Vandehey, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in Bauman Auditorium. The band will be accompanied by the university’s Flute Ensemble and Early Music Ensemble.

The band will perform “Inglesina (The little English Girl)” by David Delle Cese, “Thus Do You Fare, My Jesus” by Alfred Reed, “Morning Star” by David Maslanka, “Vilia” by Franz Lehar, and “Symphonic Overture” by James Barnes.

The following evening, Friday, March 14, the university’s Jazz Band will perform a free concert in Bauman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Due to a technical glitch, employees and students received outdated e-nnouncement and/or e-Colleague news on March 12. The mishap was a result of the system improperly categorizing 15 old e-nnouncements as new ones. The Office of Marketing and Communications apologizes for the inconvenience.

Student art will be exhibited in the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries through Wednesday, April 2. The exhibit includes paintings, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, graphic design, illustration, and photography. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries is hosting its annual 10K Run and 5K Walk/Run at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul.

The theme is “Go the Distance … To Get Kids to Camp.” The event is a fund-raiser to bring underprivileged kids to Tilikum for summer camp. Participants receive a T-shirt, a chance for door prizes, and awards. The entry fee/minimum donation is $35 for adults and $15 for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 503-538-2763 or visit camptilikum.org.

Inside Promotions, a business capstone class, is offering a “Deal of the Week” with all Dutch Brothers Coffee locations in Newberg. Just show your university ID and get $1 off any drink. The offer runs through the end of March.

Proceeds from the “Deal of the Week” program support the business capstone project. Questions? Contact Tyler Lacoma at tlacoma04@georgefox.edu.

A reminder to benefit-eligible employees: There are 332 yellow benefit election forms still out there. The deadline to turn them in is this Friday, March 14. Lisa Burton (Human Resources) needs a yellow form back from everyone, especially if you want to continue with the flex plan (please attach a completed flex enrollment for this year) or if you want to change anything about your other benefits (attach change forms as instructed).

If you have medical or dental insurance with the Pioneer plan, you will receive a letter by mail to your home requesting verification of other insurance. Please return that information promptly (whether you have other insurance or not) either by mail or by phone so there will be no delay on your claims.

Please note: The dental plan is not on a different cycle than the medical plans. Even though the university enrolled last July, now is the time to add or drop this plan, not July 2008.

There are new forms and updated information on the HR benefits web pages:
georgefox.edu/offices/hr/EmployeeBenefits.index/beneforms.html.

Usher volunteers are needed for the Oregon Symphony performance in Bauman Auditorium Friday, April 11. Ushers will meet in the auditorium’s lobby by 6:45 p.m.; doors open to the public at 7 p.m.

Please contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at dochsner@georgefox.edu or by calling ext. 2121 if you are interested in assisting.

The March faculty business meeting for Newberg faculty is scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 14, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Please check your e-mail for agenda and proposals to be discussed.

Religious Studies is hosting an Intellectual Feast, “The Many Ways God Is: Toward an Ontological Pluralism for Traditional Christianity,” from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in Hoover 250.

Many these days suggest that what is true is relative to human conceptual schemes. Can a traditional Christian consistently believe this? The answer is, “yes.” Come hear Mark McLeod-Harrison (Religious Studies) explain how to be a traditional, orthodox Christian and yet hold that God is many different and conflicting ways across conceptual schemes.

Please note the date change: The Newberg all-employee lunch will now take place in the Cap and Gown Room at noon Tuesday, March 18, instead of March 25.

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The Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries is hosting its annual 10K Run and 5K Walk/Run at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul.

The theme is “Go the Distance … To Get Kids to Camp.” The event is a fund-raiser to bring underprivileged kids to Tilikum for summer camp. Participants receive a T-shirt, a chance for door prizes, and awards. The entry fee/minimum donation is $35 for adults and $15 for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 503-538-2763 or visit camptilikum.org.