The Daily Bruin

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome our new athletic recruits to campus for Athletic Commitment Day on Monday, April 24. Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding parking in our Hoover or Stevens Center parking lots.

Because of the various commencement activities beginning on campus, we have secured additional parking space at the Newberg Friends Church parking lot should street parking be full.

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

Father Iván Pertiné will celebrate the final Mass of the academic year in the Prayer Chapel at 11:30 a.m. today (Thursday), with a special blessing for graduating seniors. Attendees are encouraged to stay for a time of conversation and food afterward in the Bruin Den. The Catholic campus group will cover the cost of your meal.

All are welcome to attend. This is a chapel elective for students. Contact Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

End-of-Year Purchase Order Deadlines

The last day to place orders using the purchase order system is May 31, 2017, for FY2016-17. This includes all requisitions which must be budget checked, approved and converted to purchase orders. This helps ensure all products or services ordered via purchase order will be received by June 30, 2017.

Fiscal year 2017-18 Purchase Orders will need to wait until July 1.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt Hammar by email (mhammar@georgefox.edu) or call ext. 2162.

Important year-end information for those using university Visa cards

To ensure a clean cut-off between FY2016-17 and FY2017-18 spending, the last day to use your George Fox University Visa card for FY2016-17 purchases is Friday, June 23, 2017. Please refrain from using your card for any purchases after this date.

If you will be traveling for business during this time, please contact Matt Hammar or Kathi Becker to discuss arrangements on how to handle travel after June 23. Credit card purchases for FY2017-18 can begin on or after July 1, 2017.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt at ext. 2162 or Kathi at ext. 2166.

Virginia Lundquist has served the School of Nursing as interim director for the past two years. Come and help the nursing program celebrate her accomplishments at a farewell reception this Monday, April 24, between 3 and 4 p.m. in the second-floor lobby of the Hoover Academic Building.

Feel free to contact Caroline Wildhaber (cwildhaber@georgefox.edu) with any questions. See you there!

Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies, will lead a “Turning of the Page” of The Saint John’s Bible – Vol. 1, The Pentateuch, tomorrow (Friday) at 4:05 p.m. in the MLRC. Come and learn about the artistry and meaning of this historic masterpiece!

Questions? Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Have tickets for commencement that you don’t need and are willing to share? Please call Theresa Schierman at ext. 2296 or email her at tschierman@georgefox.edu.

Fox Film Festival tickets are on sale this week! Join us at the Cameo this Friday, April 21, at 4:30 p.m. to see the best of student work. Then on Saturday, April 22, the festival continues in Bauman Auditorium starting at 6:30 p.m. with even more great work!

Tickets for Friday are $4 for one person and $6 for two. Saturday night is free. Tickets can be purchased in the Bruin Den or Canyon Commons during lunch hours, Kathy Harris’ office in Minthorn Hall, from the Cameo, or from the Media Center office.

Email filmfestival@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Don’t forget to swing by the Wheeler Sports Center lobby today (Thursday) to see senior seminar poster presentations by students in our health and human performance, exercise science, and athletic training programs. Join us from noon to 12:50 p.m. to see the great research work our students have been doing.

Questions? Contact Byron Shenk (bshenk@georgefox.edu).

This Friday, April 21, the William Penn Honors Program student government will host a “Cinema Chat” beginning at 7 p.m. in the FoxHole.

We will chill for a great movie night, then transition into some casual discussion. There will be a bunch of snacks and drinks to enjoy. As always, the movie will be a surprise, but we will say that it’s a true cult classic.

Questions? Contact Adrian Moons (amoons15@georgefox.edu).

George Fox football has had conference-leading attendance every year since the program was reinstated, and we want YOU to join us this year!

Perks of being a season ticket holder:

• You’re never sitting in the rain.
• You always have the same seats no matter if you arrive 60 minutes before kickoff or five minutes after the game started.
• Each year you get the option to renew your seats or move your seats to a better location in the stadium before any new ticket holders.
• Your seats are in the center of the field – the best seats in the house!

Season ticket packages are $120 per seat during the 2017 season ($20 per game) and can be purchased at this link.

The music department welcomes the university community to its final concert of the semester this Friday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

The Spring Concert will feature performances by the university’s choirs, Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band. Among the selections to be performed by the choirs are All That Hath Life & Breath Praise Ye the Lord, How Can I Keep from Singing? and Senex Puerum Portabat. The song How Can I Keep from Singing? is a new arrangement by Brent Wilson in honor of the university’s 125th anniversary celebration.

In addition, the Symphony Orchestra will perform The Lark Ascending, featuring violinist Alex Hastings, one of the winners of the 2017 George Fox University Concerto Aria Competition; the Symphonic Band will present Celebration Fanfare and A Savannah Symphony No. 2; and both the choirs and orchestra will team up to perform Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, featuring baritone David Eby.

Other featured performers include Natalie Marquette (soprano), Malia Hansen (soprano), Laura Boles (mezzo-soprano), Jess Minson (tenor), Jacob Yoakum (tenor), Aliyah Jackson, Shannon Tabbal and Richard Elliott (trumpet), Emily Klockner (horn), Clark Ellis and Kathryn McClintock (trombone), Tim Ray (bass trombone) and Daniel Rohwedder (tuba).

Contact Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Have tickets for commencement that you don’t need and are willing to share? Please call Theresa Schierman at ext. 2296 or email her at tschierman@georgefox.edu.

At 8 p.m. on Monday, May 1, George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 30th appearance in Bauman Auditorium. The concert is free to George Fox employees – a gift from George Fox honorary board member Ken Austin, who cofounded A-dec with his late wife Joan.

George Fox employees (halftime and over) may pick up their tickets – a limit two per employee – on a first-come, first-served basis. Remaining tickets are available at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center beginning at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday). Phone reservations (503-554-2099) will not be taken except for employees at the Portland Center.

On Monday, April 24, beginning at 9 a.m., any remaining tickets (again, a limit of two per person) will be available – also on a first-come, first-served basis – to those who sign up on a waiting list. If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use.

The university has been provided with a limited number of tickets for its employees. These tickets are separate from those to be issued by the Newberg Area Chamber of Commerce to the general public.

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Come support our senior artists as they present their thesis exhibits next week! On Monday, April 24, an opening reception for shows by Becky Weitzman, Annie Lunt and Corrie Mahr will begin at 3 p.m. in the university’s two galleries.

At 3:30 p.m., Weitzman will present the first artist talk in Lindgren Gallery. Following her talk and reception, guests will be invited to migrate to Minthorne Gallery, where Lunt and Mahr will present their work and offer refreshments.

Contact Cheri Hampton (champton@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

All George Fox engineering students, faculty and alumni are invited to the third annual end-of-year Engineering Picnic! It is taking place on Sunday, April 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Jaquith Park!

Bring your appetite and your game face for Bert’s Chuckwagon and ASC lawn games! Feel free to bring your favorite veggies, fruit, desserts and drinks! Jaquith Park is located at 1199 N. College St.

Questions? Contact Rylee Miller (rmiller14@georgefox.edu). See you there!

Dirk Barram is retiring after 31 years of outstanding service at George Fox University. Please join us this Friday, April 21, between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Hoover Academic Building for a reception to thank Dirk and to wish him well in retirement.

R.S.V.P. to Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) if you plan to attend.

The George Fox library invites you to “The History & Art of the Western Book,” a workshop led by Isaiah Cox, an antiquarian book collector, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, in the MLRC’s 101 and 103 study rooms.

The workshop will discuss the development of the book from the 15th to the 21st century, and will include real examples from across seven centuries. Topics will include …

• Medieval manuscripts and the role of Christian monasteries and scribes in the dissemination of information
• Renaissance-era ecclesiastical manuscript production
• The introduction of the printing press and early books
• The craftsmanship of binding, and more

Workshop participants will have the opportunity to examine manuscripts and books. The workshop is open to all students and employees. Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Aloha! Come join us this evening (Wednesday) for a festive dinner and enjoy the flavors of Hawaii! We will be serving traditional luau foods, including kalua pork, guava chicken, and a variety of island-style side dishes, desserts and beverages.

Cash price at the door will be $15 for adults and $12.50 for children under 10. Please note that dinner will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

All communication majors are invited to join the Department of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts for a dessert ceremony to celebrate another year of communication studies!

Join us on Sunday, April 23, at 1 p.m. in Minthorn 200. There will be coffee, desserts, an induction ceremony for our newest Lambda Pi Eta members, and a presentation of awards.

We cannot wait to see you there!

Questions? Contact McKenzie Schaffer (mschaffer14@georgefox.edu).

All are invited to attend senior seminar poster presentations by students in the health and human performance, exercise science, and athletic training programs tomorrow (Thursday) in the Wheeler Sports Center lobby. Join us from noon to 12:50 p.m. (note time update) to see the great research work our students have been doing.

Questions? Contact Byron Shenk (bshenk@georgefox.edu).