Both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will close at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, and will remain closed for Good Friday and throughout all of spring break. Both will reopen at their normal time on Monday, March 31.
The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, March 21, to observe Good Friday. Newberg and Portland libraries also will be closed over Easter weekend.
The University Store will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, and will remain closed for Good Friday and the Easter weekend. The store will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 24. Spring break store hours next week will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The bookstore will be closed on Saturday, March 29.
Vickie McBride’s (Plant Services) final day at the university will be Thursday, March 20. She is leaving to get married and will be traveling with her new husband. A farewell reception is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Plant Services break room. Drop by to say goodbye and wish Vickie well.
The First Avenue Career and Graduate School Fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center. The event will feature more than 160 recruiters and give students the opportunity to learn about numerous job opportunities and the nonprofit industry at a special presentation. Please encourage your students to attend.
Students may sign up in Career Services (STV 325; ext. 2330) or visit olapcfirstavenue.org.
Inside Promotions, a business capstone class, is offering a “Deal of the Week†with Doran Automotive of Newberg. Show your university ID and get lube, oil, and filter service for $19.95. The offer also includes a 50-point inspection and 10 percent off recommended services. The deal runs through April 25. Doran Automotive is located at 901 Meridian St.
Proceeds from the “Deal of the Week†program support the business capstone project. Questions? Contact Tyler Lacoma at tlacoma04@georgefox.edu.
A senior capstone project, Universi(tee) Design and Printing, is available to create T-shirts for groups, sports teams, or dorm floors. The business custom designs and prints inexpensive T-shirts and other apparel for any situation. All proceeds go to the Patrick Kibler Memorial Fund.
E-mail the business within the next two weeks to receive items before the end of the semester:Â universitee@gmail.com.
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.
Your time is running out to complete the library survey and be eligible for the survey prizes. The survey ends Wednesday, March 19. Please follow this link and give us your opinion by taking the library survey: survey.libqual.org/index.cfm?ID=629358.
Those who participate will be entered into a drawing for iPod Shuffles and Amazon gift cards.
Students and employees are welcome to enjoy food from Paraguay and the music of harpist Antonio Centurion from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in the Bruin Den. The meal will be pescado a la orange tilapia baked with fresh oranges and lemons served with polenta de choclo. Also featured will be an authentic soup as well as two other soup options.
Employees are invited to attend an all-campus meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates, be involved in planning processes, and dialogue with President Robin Baker.
Thank you to the 238 people who have already turned in their yellow benefit enrollment forms. If you’re one of the 231 who have not, Friday (today) is the day. At the very least, please put the forms in campus mail (Box 6108) so you won’t get a phone call Monday afternoon.
Reminder No. 1: if you’re on Pioneer Medical, you’ll want to look up your doctors to make sure they are in the Regence network.
Reminder No. 2: If you have a debit card with your flexible spending account, you must complete the separate request form in your packet in order to re-authorize the card for 2008-09.
Reminder No. 3: Changes in flex amounts will be reflected on your April check, not March.
Thanks for sending in your forms.
– Human Resources
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.
