The Daily Bruin

Pray for your coworkers, your friends, your family, the lost, the stolen, the broken, the sick, the church, the next generation, this generation and the government.

The second annual Georgies Award Ceremony is happening this Thursday, April 12, at 6:45 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come.

This is a night to honor everyone involved in the athletic department at George Fox. It is a formal event with a red carpet, so think black tie! Get ready for a night of fun, because following the ceremony there will be an athlete-only reception in the Canyon Commons with food, games, and a graffiti wall!

Contact Stacy Kozlowski (skozlowski14@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? The IDEA Center will be hosting an information session with members of the Portland Police Bureau, who will be coming to share information on becoming an officer as well as other career paths within law enforcement.

Be sure to join us in Canyon Commons 101 from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, to learn more about these opportunities! Faculty, please let your students know about this event.

If you have questions, please contact Grace Packer at gpacker@georgefox.edu.

Are you requiring students to go to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) before the end of the semester? Do you have students who would benefit from an ARC appointment for writing, study tips, or general academic support?

Please encourage these students to schedule now. Appointments fill up fast this time of year, so students need to schedule early.

The College of Business invites the George Fox community to celebrate Tom Head’s outstanding contribution to the university. Tom will retire at the end of the semester after 41 years of exemplary service. Join us on Wednesday, April 11 in Canyon Commons 102 anytime between 3 and 5 p.m.

If you are unable to attend and would like to send Tom a greeting, email him directly at thead@georgefox.edu or send a card in care of Kelly Borror, 414 N. Meridian St. #6252, Newberg, OR 97132.

Please join us for a community prayer gathering for Newberg and Dundee. We’re meeting from 9:30 to 11 a.m. this morning (Saturday) in Stevens 207. This event is open to all.

Questions? Contact Nancy Almquist (nalmquist@georgefox.edu).

George Fox and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive next week. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds, and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.

Drive Details
Location: Abby’s Legendary Pizza
Address: 1913 Portland Road, Newberg
Date: Friday, April 13
Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Please reserve your donation time by using this link or calling 800-733-2767. After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and click on the “By Distance” tab to find the “Abby’s Pizza” blood drive link.

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! If you have questions or need help, contact Bethany Christensen (bchristensen15@georgefox.edu) or Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).

Paul Anderson’s Writings of John course (BIBL 315-C) will be hosting movie The Gospel of John – a word-for-word rendering of the CEV Bible crafted for the silver screen – this Monday, April 9, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. in Hoover 103, with a brief discussion following. Popcorn and soda will be provided, and chapel elective credit is available.

All are welcome! Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Come support the George Fox Doctor of Physical Therapy program’s service trip to Africa! We are hosting a 5K and one-mile glow run at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13, beginning at the university’s amphitheater.

Have fun with the whole family at this nighttime glow run complete with glow sticks, a glow-painting station, a photo booth and DJ! Come get fit by participating in either run and have fun while doing it! All proceeds from the event will support the 24 students and five faculty heading to Ghana or Uganda this June.

The cost is $25 per participant, $10 for students, and free to kids 12 and under. Click on this link to register or register by showing up on the night of the event.

Contact Justine Benner (jbenner12@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The undergraduate admissions office is welcoming hundreds of students to campus for our annual spring Bruin Preview today (Friday). Please be courteous of our special guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking today.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Please join us for a community prayer gathering for Newberg and Dundee. We’re meeting from 9:30 to 11 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in Stevens 207. This event is open to all.

Questions? Contact Nancy Almquist (nalmquist@georgefox.edu).

Hello! Please consider taking this six-question survey for a class project about possible to-go options in Canyon Commons. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

Canyon Commons Survey

Thank you!
- Molly Williams (mollisande@yahoo.com)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Donate your cans and bottles to the nursing serve team going to Kenya. We are collecting cans and bottles until Saturday, April 7, and will spend that morning doing pick-ups.

Text 503-863-0662 or 253-766-9693 to request a pick-up. Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Thank you!

George Fox and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive next week. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds, and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.

Drive Details
Location: Abby’s Legendary Pizza
Address: 1913 Portland Road, Newberg
Date: Friday, April 13
Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Please reserve your donation time by using this link or calling 800-733-2767. After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and click on the “By Distance” tab to find the “Abby’s Pizza” blood drive link.

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! If you have questions or need help, contact Bethany Christensen (bchristensen15@georgefox.edu) or Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).

Please fill out this short survey for my marketing class project!

New Product Survey: Music Devices

Thank you!
- Samantha McKibbon (smckibbon15@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Got stress, aches and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come by to get a massage performed by a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($10) and employees ($15). We are offering 30-minute massages on Friday, April 13, from noon to 5:30 p.m. in Roberts 204. All proceeds will be donated to help fund our medical service trip to Africa! Donations are also welcome!

Preregister here! Questions? Contact April Nichols (anichols16@georgefox.edu).

The William Penn Honors Program invites you to hear theologian and ethicist Matthew Kaemingk present a thought-provoking Christian perspective on the growing debates over Muslim presence in the West. Rejecting both fearful nationalism and romantic multiculturalism, Kaemingk makes the case for a third way — a Christian pluralism that is committed to both the historic Christian faith and the public rights, dignity and freedom of Islam.

The lecture is tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103 and is free and open to the public.

Please send any questions to Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a free Chamber Concert tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Come out to support our student musicians as the Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra, and Women’s Chorale perform. Selections include Alma Redemptoris Mater and Ubi Caritas (Chamber Singers), Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (Chamber Orchestra), and three Leonard Bernstein songs (Women’s Chorale).

See you at the concert!

Our team is thrilled to begin planning for Serve Day 2018!

We like to place employees with community partners they’re already connected to or in roles they enjoy. Please help us by completing this linked form. You can note any preferences, limitations or questions you have and we’ll take them into consideration when we place you on a team over the summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical next semester or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Serve Day, please let us know using the form. It is essential for our planning. Please note: The survey above is required for all Newberg employees.

See you Wednesday, Sept. 12, for another great Serve Day!

Do you know someone who deserves special recognition for awesome work at our next all-employee meeting (Thursday, April 19)? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form by the end of the day on Monday, April 16. Include a short summary (two to three sentences) of their recent success!

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188).