The Daily Bruin

We are still in need of several volunteers to serve as ushers at spring commencement on Saturday, April 30. Commencement is divided into three separate ceremonies by Enterprise this year, and the schedule is as follows:

• 10 a.m.: Cultural Enterprise & George Fox Connect Ceremony
• 1 p.m.: Wellness Enterprise Ceremony
• 4 p.m.: Industrial Enterprise Ceremony

This new format will allow for a more personalized and celebratory atmosphere for our graduates and their families, but in order to host three ceremonies we need everyone’s help. Your enthusiasm and support are key to making this important day memorable for our graduates and their guests, and we could not do it without you!

Staff members, please sign up for a time to serve in one of the enterprise ceremonies. A $50 stipend or three hours of time off (with supervisor approval) is available for those employees not already scheduled to work. Non-employees who volunteer will receive a $50 gift card.

Thank you in advance, from the Commencement Planning Committee! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Come help save lives and donate blood! The Nursing Club is collaborating with the Red Cross to host a blood drive this Friday, April 8, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Northwest Christian Church gymnasium (2315 Villa Road).

To make an appointment as a donor, visit redcrossblood.org (sponsor code “GFNursing”). Contact Kendyl Sandersen at ksandersen19@georgefox.edu with any questions.

We hope to see you there!

We in athletics are hosting a “Be The Match” donor drive today (Tuesday) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Marin Isaak, wife of Dale Isaak, longtime head athletic trainer at George Fox, is in need of a marrow transplant. You could be her match!

If you are between the ages of 18 and 40, stop by our tables in Canyon Commons to get your cheek swabbed to see if your tissue type matches Marin or anyone in the database. The most common type of donation is non-surgical.

Participants must be serious and willing to donate to anyone they match. Reach out to Adam Puckett at apuckett@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to attend a special guest lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, when Dr. Peter Boghossian, former Portland State philosophy professor, presents a talk entitled “Impossible Conversations,” based on his coauthored book How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide.

As part of his talk, Boghossian will discuss the importance of civil, intellectually diverse discourse in the academy. The event is sponsored by the university’s politics program and the George Fox Civility Project.

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105. Contact Gina Johnson at gjohnson@georgefox.edu for more information.

Come celebrate our faculty member’s new publication with us!

On Monday, April 11, at 3:30 p.m., the library and the English department will co-host a “Fox at the Fireside” for professor Jessica Hughes and her first book, Jesus in the Victorian Novel. Come to the Murdock Library to hear a talk from an expert in this fascinating field, and grab some free coffee or tea.

Contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu for more details. We can’t wait to see you there!

Each semester female employees who are parenting (or expecting) young children convene for an informal time of networking. This semester, our lunch will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, April 11, in Hoover 104. Please join us!

Have questions? Contact Jamie Noling-Auth at jnolingauth@georgefox.edu.

Join us in Hadlock tonight (Tuesday) at 8 p.m. for our second exercise coaching seminar! Kyle Herzberg will be teaching participants how to maximize their at-home and in-the-gym bodyweight workouts.

Subtopics will include the benefits and drawbacks of bodyweight exercising, as well as how to properly achieve progressive overload with limited resources.

If you’re interested, sign up on IMLeagues. If you have questions, please email Kyle at kherzberg19@georgefox.edu.

This Thursday, April 7, at 5 p.m. the Intercultural Resource Center and the Women of Color Collective will host a discussion on how purity culture and racism intersect and the ways this affects women of color in the church. All women (employees and students) are invited to join. A light dinner will be provided! We will be meeting in the IRC.

Questions? Contact Caity White at cwhite17@georgefox.edu.

University Recreation will be hosting its annual Sand Volleyball Tournament this Saturday, April 9, so join us at 10 a.m. at the sand volleyball courts behind HMS!

Volleyball will be 4-on-4, so grab a few friends/colleagues and sign up on IMLeagues by 5 p.m. this Friday, April 8. Employees are also welcome to participate!

If you have questions, please email Kalu Stricklin at kstricklin18@georgefox.edu.

Join the Hawai`i Club tomorrow (Wednesday) in Canyon Commons for this year’s LÅ«`au!

The doors will open at 5 p.m., and the program will begin at 5:30 p.m. See you there for food, games and a show! Tickets are available at the door for those who do not have meal plans.

Questions? Contact Caity White at cwhite17@georgefox.edu.

Join the Stewards of Sustainability Club as we plant flower seeds in the community garden this afternoon (Monday) between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Visit this page to see the garden’s location. Both students and employees are welcome!

Contact Sydney Schroeder at sschroeder18@georgefox.edu for more information.

The George Fox University orchestra and choirs invite you to enjoy selections from Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in Bauman Auditorium.

With a special focus on the Holy Week portions of this master work, a student soloist, three choirs and our orchestra will prepare your heart for Easter! Our concerto competition winner, Alison Evans, will also be featured.

Tickets are $8 for all guests, including George Fox students and staff. Please watch state guidelines for COVID restrictions. Tickets may be purchased online here.

Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The university community is invited to a special guest lecture tonight (Monday), when Jason Ross, associate professor and associate dean in the School of Government at Liberty University, presents “William Lloyd Garrison and the Legend of the Proslavery Constitution.”

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105 at 6:30 p.m. Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu for more information.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We invite everyone to spread awareness and show support for survivors of sexual assault. Visit Know Your IX to get involved, view educational material, and find support resources for survivors, friends and families.

Here are some more resources:

• To learn more about university policies and resources, visit the university’s Title IX website.
• If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, contact Katrina Johnson, Title IX coordinator for students, at katrinaj@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2318.
• For local off-campus resources, visit Henderson House – McMinnville or the Sexual Assault Resource Center in Beaverton.
• If you have any questions, contact the campus advocate, located at the Intercultural Resource Center (in Moore House, on the Newberg campus), at campusadvocate@georgefox.edu.
• Finally, if you are in need of on-campus assistance, due to a health or safety emergency, please call 911 or Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

All are invited to listen to our biochemistry faculty candidate, Pam Beilby, present her research at 2 p.m. today (Monday) in Hoover 105. Her talk is titled “Glutathione and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).”

Glutathione is the primary non-enzymatic antioxidant in mitochondria. Mitochondrial function, as well as the mitochondrial pool of glutathione, diminishes significantly with age and in many disease states, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Traditional efforts to elevate cellular glutathione levels typically raise cytosolic levels, but fail to impact the mitochondrial pool of glutathione. To address this limitation, we have designed glutathione derivatives conjugated to a triphenylphosphonium moiety to enhance delivery directly to mitochondria.

Direct any questions to Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University’s Debate Team will be hosting a live debate in Hoover 105 on Wednesday, April 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. Come enjoy food and watch students debate the culture and dynamics of “Ring by Spring.”

Contact Shannon Scott at sscott@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) to hear engineering faculty candidate David Garner present an overview of the Air Force Research Laboratory and his experience discovering and establishing international research collaborations in aerospace materials and structures across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Garner will discuss current research topics and trends, as well as how to seek grants from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. His presentation is scheduled in EHS 102 from 3 to 4 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a special guest lecture this Monday, April 4, when Jason Ross, associate professor and associate dean in the School of Government at Liberty University, presents “William Lloyd Garrison and the Legend of the Proslavery Constitution.”

The talk is open to the general public and will be in Hoover 105 at 6:30 p.m. Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu for more information.

George Fox University Theatre welcomes the university community to its production of The Hijabis. Performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium are scheduled as follows:

• Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, and April 9-10, at 2 p.m.
• Friday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis
Maya, Nadia and Leen, three best friends from college, are now living their mid-20s dreams in suburban Chicago. Leen is a fashion designer who owns a fashion boutique. Maya works as an office assistant in a dental office, and Nadia is a teacher at a local Montessori school.

Life after college isn’t what any of the women expected, but what unites them in their struggles is their love for ice cream, their penchant for laughter, and their commitment to wearing their hijabs as a reflection of their faithfulness to God. Unfortunately, their lives are upended when their mosque is desecrated by locals from the community. Their responses to this event change the course of their lives.

Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students may acquire free tickets for our 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, performance in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system. Please use your George Fox email address when ordering.

You may purchase tickets here. For details or assistance, email Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2670.

All are invited to listen to our biochemistry faculty candidate, Pam Beilby, present her research at 2 p.m. this Monday, April 4, in Hoover 105. Her talk is titled “Glutathione and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).”

Glutathione is the primary non-enzymatic antioxidant in mitochondria. Mitochondrial function, as well as the mitochondrial pool of glutathione, diminishes significantly with age and in many disease states, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Traditional efforts to elevate cellular glutathione levels typically raise cytosolic levels, but fail to impact the mitochondrial pool of glutathione. To address this limitation, we have designed glutathione derivatives conjugated to a triphenylphosphonium moiety to enhance delivery directly to mitochondria.

Direct any questions to Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.