The Daily Bruin

The gym floors in the Wheeler Sports Center will undergo refinishing work June 2-8. The gym will be closed during that time and reopen on Monday, June 9.

Thespians interested in showcasing their acting skills this summer are invited to take part in a community production of Greek comic playwright Aristophanes’ The Birds, updated for 2008 with references to presidential politics, Oregon, etc.

The play will be performed at the university’s amphitheater Aug. 21-23. According to organizers, the theme of the production is “The birds take over the world!” A group of George Fox alumni are spearheading the project.

Interested? Call or e-mail Jo Lewis at 503-538-6248 or nanaoregon1@verizon.net to ask questions or to set up an individual audition (timed at your convenience).

Floor refinishing work in the Wheeler Sports Center will restrict access this week. Please abide by these instructions to avoid having the building closed to all traffic on these days.

Wednesday, May 28 through Friday, May 30: Racquetball courts closed
Thursday, May 29, through Friday, May 30: Upper and lower lobbies closed

Thursday, May 29, through Friday, May 30:

• To enter the Fitness Center, use doors near the southwest corner of Wheeler (they will be propped open). Locker rooms and restrooms are accessible though outside doors on the lower south side of the building.

• To enter the gym, use outside doors on the north (Fulton Street) side of the building. Locker rooms and restrooms are accessible through the outside doors on the lower south side of the building.

Doors are open during regular summer hours,  6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 to 7 p.m.

The university’s offices will close Monday, May 26, to observe Memorial Day.

The university’s Salem site will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at its new location in the Capitol City Business Center, 4600 25th Ave. N.E., Suite 150. The center is located in the former State Farm Insurance building in Salem. Refreshments will be served following a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a few words from administrators.

The site offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree, an MAT Plus ESOL endorsement, and an MAT Plus Reading endorsement. Also offered are EDFL administrative licensure courses, doctorate of education courses, and master of education courses.

In addition, the site features the masters in counseling program, most courses for the masters in marriage and family therapy program, and some courses for the masters in school counseling degree.

Finally, School of Professional Studies programs offered in Salem are bachelor’s degrees in management and organizational leadership and social and behavioral studies.

Interested in learning how to make the hanging baskets that grace the George Fox quad? You are welcome to a 9 a.m. class Wednesday, May 21, at the Plant Services building, 1101 Villa Road. The session will last about four hours, and you may join at any time.

To find out more, contact the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.

The library will be closed from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, during a scheduled power outage. Access to the library catalog and databases also will be unavailable.

Shane Roghaar, the university’s TIAA-CREF representative, will be on the Newberg campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 11-12, in the Executive Dining Room. You may make an appointment with him to discuss your investments by using the online reservation system, accessible from the Human Resources benefits web page at georgefox.edu/offices/hr/benefits.html.

Employees in other locations, or those who are not available at this time, may call Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 503-534-3670.

Due to a planned power outage throughout the Commons on Monday, May 19, the Bruin Den will be closed all day and reopen on Tuesday.

The university is in need of two temporary administrative assistants to work for the next several weeks, one in Enrollment Services at the Portland campus and one in the School of Management on the Newberg campus.

If you know of someone who might be a good fit for either of these jobs, please have the person(s) contact Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources) by e-mail at pkilburg@georgefox.edu or phone at 554-2182. The departments would like to find someone who can work full time, but may consider less than full-time help.

Due to PGE’s planned power outage early on Monday, May 19, in the SUB area, the University Store will be closed that day until 1 p.m.

Security Services personnel have noticed many unlocked bicycles left unattended around campus since spring break, and unfortunately, a few have been stolen. Please secure your bicycle at all times with a good lock, and move it to the area where you are currently living on campus.

If you are going to be gone for the weekend or an extended period of time, please put your bike in your apartment. If your bike is currently stored at a bike rack, please mark it with your name by Thursday, May 22. After that date, all bikes not identified as belonging to somebody currently working or residing on campus for the summer will have the chains cut, and they will be stored in the Coffin basement to reduce the attraction to potential thieves.

Any bikes not claimed by the end of September will be donated to charitable causes. Thank you for your cooperation.

– Security Services

The university has the pleasure of welcoming the first group of new incoming students and their parents for Genesis this Thursday and Friday, May 15-16. Please help to make their first “official” day on campus as welcoming as possible by sacrificing your parking spots in the Wood-Mar, Hoover, and Stevens lots.

There are many available parking spaces in the Pennington and Bauman lots, and street-side parking is available on Sheridan and Meridian streets (campus side of Meridian please). Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

– Security Services

George Fox is in the process of formulating teams to participate in the community’s Relay for Life event, scheduled from 6 p.m. to 2 p.m. on June 20-21 at Newberg High School. Would you like to walk in the relay this year? If so, please contact Nancy Almquist (Development) this week at ext. 2120 or at nalmquist@georgefox.edu and let her know of your interest. Last year, the Newberg event raised $115,000 in the fight against cancer.

Check out the University Store’s Sidewalk Sale this Thursday and Friday, May 15-16. Save 50 percent and more on select items. Stop inside and save 20 percent on George Fox merchandise and 30 percent on art and school supplies, World of Good items, and Zulugrass necklaces.

In gearing up for Serve Day’s 10th anniversary celebration, the university is still in need of at least 50 more team leaders for the Wednesday, Sept. 10 event. Following are some of a team leader’s responsibilities: attend a meeting a week prior to Serve Day and early the morning of Serve Day; make contact with serve site contact and the student leader; and provide direction, organization, and oversight for group. Please volunteer by contacting Kayin Griffith, Serve Day coordinator, at serveday@georgefox.edu. Thank You!

– Kayin Griffith

Several George Fox students participated in the filming of an MTV TRL show that will air this Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. The students were in New York for a fashion merchandising and design study tour and attended a premier of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. They were asked to return the next day to interact with the movie’s stars in the filming of the MTV show.

Please join the School of Management for a farewell reception for Sandee Robinson from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, in Hoover 103. Sandee has served the SOM the past two years as administrative assistant for the school and its Doctor of Management program. She also has  served as an undergraduate adjunct faculty member. Sandee is planning to continue her graduate work and pursue her love of teaching.

Want to learn how to make those gorgeous hanging baskets that grace the George Fox quad area? You will learn this skill and help Plant Services in the process by attending a Wednesday, May 21, session at the Plant Services building at 1101 Villa Road. The class begins at 9 a.m. and will last about four hours. You are welcome to join the class at any time.

To find out more, contact the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.

You’re invited to the first work day of the year at the university’s community garden, located at the hospital’s old helipad near the Villa Academic Complex. You don’t have to be a green thumb to be part of it.  We’ll work from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. this Saturday, May 10.

If you’d like more information about being a part of the garden this year, or wish to be put on an e-mail list, contact Corey Beals (Religious Studies) at cbeals@georgefox.edu, or stop by the garden.