The Daily Bruin

Next week is Holy Week! The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life would like to invite you to join us for worship as we remember Jesus’ journey to the cross. We will offer the following Holy Week celebrations:

• Tuesday, April 11, at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Holy Week Chapel with President Robin Baker
• Tuesday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 102: Holy Week Shalom service with speaker Kearsten McCoy
• Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Stations of the Cross
• Thursday, April 13, at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Maundy Thursday Communion Service (no chapel credit offered)

We encourage you to celebrate Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday with one of our wonderful local churches (for a list of churches, please visit this webpage).

The university community is invited to support our students at two free concerts this week in Bauman Auditorium. Both will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Chamber Music Concert

Tonight (Thursday), the George Fox Keyboard Ensemble, Women’s Chorale, Men’s Ensemble, and Chamber Singers will perform. Selections include Someone to Watch Over Me (Women’s Chorale), Ava Maria (Men’s Ensemble), In Virtute Tua (Chamber Singers), Mozart’s Sonata K. 521 (Keyboard Ensemble) and Two Strings, But One Voice (Combined Women’s Chorale).

Featured performers will include pianists Stacey Zavala, Ryan Gelzer, Chloe Tomlinson, Mackenzie Herr, Selena Wolkenhaurer, Jacob Hogland and Kyler Schubkegel. The singing ensembles are conducted by Danielle Warner, and the Keyboard Ensemble is conducted by Kenn Willson.

Spring Jazz Concert

Tomorrow night (Friday), a Jazz Concert will feature the school’s Jazz Ensemble and guest artist/alumna Wendy Goodwin.

Directed by Nathanael Ankeny, the ensemble will perform Roll ‘Em, Stella by Starlight, Extensions, The Muttonhead, Misty, Nature Boy, Parlor Music and They Can’t Take That Away from Me.

If you have found items around campus, and have yet to turn them in to the lost and found, please get them to the security office as soon as possible so that the owners can claim them before the end of the month.

If you have lost items this spring, please be sure to check for them at security before you leave for the summer. When checking out of your on-campus residence, please do a thorough search of your dressers, closets and kitchens, as custodians found a large amount of forgotten items when cleaning the rooms last May.

Any left-behind items will not be kept all summer, as the lost and found isn’t large enough to store them for four months. All items not claimed by their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Monday, May 1, so please stop by the security office during the next three weeks!

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

The undergraduate admissions office is welcoming hundreds of prospective students to campus for Bruin Preview today and tomorrow (April 6-7).

Please be considerate of our first-time guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots these two days. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Thank you!

Thank you to the 1,000-plus who participated in the LibQUAL+ Library Survey. The library faculty and staff will be reviewing the data as well as your written comments. We appreciate your willingness to share your opinions with us.

Congratulations to the Amazon gift card winners, who have been notified.

Join us for a staff lunch this Monday, April 10, at noon in Canyon Commons 101. Please RSVP by Friday, April 7, at this link.

We’ll hear an update on wellness teams’ progress and maybe play some fun George Fox trivia while enjoying some much-needed visiting time with coworkers. Cost is only $3.

Are you interested in gardening, and helping provide healthy, local food for Newberg families? Come out to the university’s Community Garden on Saturday, April 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. to learn more. The garden is north of campus by the soccer field, on the corner of Villa and Crestview.

We will be preparing the garden for the growing season. Even if you won’t be here all summer, you can come help get the space ready.

If you are around all summer and would like to join the garden for the season, we would love to have you! Individual/family plots are available, and we also garden a portion of the space together if you don’t know how to garden yet ($10/student, $15/staff, faculty, or community member).

Extra produce goes to local social service agencies to help feed families in need, after garden members get as much as they can use.

Questions? Contact Cherice Bock at cbock@georgefox.edu.

The university’s College of Engineering invites the campus community to come hear John Mark Comer speak in Bauman Auditorium this Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m.

Comer is the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown: A Jesus Church in Portland and the author of the book Garden City. He will be speaking on his book, which has been this semester’s reading material for students in the Engineering Your Soul book study in the College of Engineering.

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).

World Languages, Sociology and Cultural Studies will be offering Introductory Mandarin I in the fall of 2017 and Introductory Mandarin II in the spring of 2018, which meets students’ GE requirement for Intercultural Experience or the Global/Cultural Understanding. Class will meet on Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 7:40 p.m.

Here is the introductory course description:

LANG 285: This is a beginner-level course in Mandarin Chinese for students who have little or no previous Chinese experience. Students will gain language skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin Chinese. They will also increase their understanding and competence in Chinese culture.

If you have questions, please contact Kun Qian (kqian@georgefox.edu).

The university’s theatre department invites you to our third show of the season, Deus Ex Millennia, set to open tonight (Thursday)! Come join us as we explore ways in which millennials encounter God and seek grace in the midst of untidy endings.

The show runs April 6-9 and again April 12-14, with all performances taking place in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, April 9, matinee, scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.

Student tickets are free Thursday, April 6, and Wednesday, April 12. It’s recommended you pick up your free ticket in advance online (select “GFU Student” in the drop-down ticket menu). You may also bring your student ID to the door to gain admission.

Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. You may pick up that ticket (select “GFU Employee” in drop-down menu), purchase additional tickets and read a synopsis of the play here.

Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Want to volunteer your lunch hour on Monday, April 10, to help with mock interviews for the career class GEED 216?

We’re looking for a small group of faculty and staff to engage in a fast-paced, round-robin mock interview format to help prepare 28 students for upcoming interviews. Questions will be provided; no experience necessary!

The session will run from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103. Email Colleen at csump@georgefox.edu.

This Sunday, April 9, the Coast to Coast Swing Club will host a live swing dance in the Wheeler gym from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The entire university community is invited to join us!

Refreshments will be provided. Bring your friends; it’s going to be a blast!

Contact Andrea Roberts (aroberts14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

In honor of the university’s 125th anniversary, George Fox employees are invited to a special reception at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, April 17.

The event will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chamber Lobby of the capitol building, located at 900 Court St. N.E., in Salem. Please R.S.V.P. to Mary Monahan (mmonahan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115) by Tuesday, April 11, if you plan to attend.

Later in the month, the university will  host its own anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons, at which former presidents David Brandt, Tom Johnson and David Le Shana will be in attendance. Contact Mary by April 12 to R.S.V.P. for that event.

Both events are free to attend.

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to campus for Bruin Preview this Thursday and Friday, April 6-7.

Please be considerate of our first-time guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots those two days. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Thank you!

The university community is invited to support our students at two free concerts this week in Bauman Auditorium. Both will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Chamber Music Concert

On Thursday, April 6, the George Fox Keyboard Ensemble, Women’s Chorale, Men’s Ensemble, and Chamber Singers will perform. Selections include Someone to Watch Over Me (Women’s Chorale), Ava Maria (Men’s Ensemble), In Virtute Tua (Chamber Singers), Mozart’s Sonata K. 521 (Keyboard Ensemble) and Two Strings, But One Voice (Combined Women’s Chorale).

Featured performers will include pianists Stacey Zavala, Ryan Gelzer, Chloe Tomlinson, Mackenzie Herr, Selena Wolkenhaurer, Jacob Hogland and Kyler Schubkegel. The singing ensembles are conducted by Danielle Warner, and the Keyboard Ensemble is conducted by Kenn Willson.

Spring Jazz Concert

On Friday, April 7, a Jazz Concert will feature the school’s Jazz Ensemble and guest artist/alumna Wendy Goodwin.

Directed by Nathanael Ankeny, the ensemble will perform Roll ‘Em, Stella by Starlight, Extensions, The Muttonhead, Misty, Nature Boy, Parlor Music and They Can’t Take That Away from Me.

Know a student-athlete who truly embodies the “Be Known” promise? Show your support by nominating them for the Bruin Award! This award will be presented at the “Georgies,” a new awards event that will take place on Monday, April 17 (see related Daily Bruin post).

All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to vote! Click on this link for a more detailed description.

Questions? Contact Emily Palkert at epalkert@georgefox.edu.

Come celebrate with us at the inaugural “Georgies” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17, in Bauman Auditorium!

The “Georgies” is an athletics-hosted event to present awards for athletic, academic and character achievements. The ceremony is open to all George Fox students, faculty, staff, alumni and families, so come join the fun! Admission is free.

This is a red-carpet event, so floor-length gowns and ties are encouraged. For those who are unable to attend but would like to watch online, a live feed will be provided on the athletics portal.

Following the awards ceremony in Bauman Auditorium, we’ll host a reception for student-athletes and coaches from 8:30 to 11 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Learn more by checking out our Facebook page and Instagram account. Questions? Contact Emily Palkert at epalkert@georgefox.edu.

David Nammo, executive director of the Christian Legal Society, will speak on campus tonight (Wednesday) on the subject “Is Religious Liberty Still Threatened in the Donald Trump Era?”

The talk will be from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 206 and is open to the public.

Do you want to grow and develop as a leader? Is growing your leadership presence part of your performance goals or faculty growth plan for 2017-18?

If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may want to consider applying for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI). The program welcomes both women and men who are current George Fox employees who desire to grow in their current role or seek to prepare themselves for future leadership roles.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-18 cohort and are due by May 1, 2017. For more information and to access the application, please fill out the Leadership Development Initiative Application.

If you have questions, please contact a member of the LDI planning team: Emily Call, Rebecca Hernandez, Susanna Steeg or Missy Terry.

We invite you to view the new features that will be available in August 2017 with our FoxTALE Upgrade. (We will keep you posted as soon as the exact date is available.) See the preview of all new features here, which includes links to short video demos.

Our top picks:

• Restore Deleted Content with Recycle Bin Video (1:33)
• New Grading Page in Assignments Video (2:08)
• Pinned Forum Discussions Video (1:28)
• New Theme – Boost Video (2:19)

We’re also offering webinars where we will demonstrate all the new features. You can also sign up for our End of Semester Open Labs, where you can drop in to work on your FoxTALE course sites (Faculty Sign-up Form).

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources. For questions or assistance using FoxTALE, please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

– Your Educational Technology Team