The Daily Bruin

The Office of International Admissions and Services is seeking donations for our garage sale. Money earned from the sale goes toward an emergency fund for international students.

If you have items you no longer need, please consider donating them to us. You can drop them off at the International Center Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Farland (jfarland@georgefox.edu).

Thanks!

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).

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.

Make plans to attend the all-employee meeting today (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102).

The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

The George Fox community is invited to celebrate 37 years of dedicated service by Merrill Johnson, dean of libraries. Come wish him well in his retirement adventures on Thursday, May 4, between 2 and 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Learning Resource Center on the Newberg campus.

Refreshments will be served, and there will be formal remarks around 2:15 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Please contact Sue Richie (srichie@georegfox.edu or 503-554-2422) with any questions.

Come see what our engineering students have been working on at the Engineering Spring Expo tomorrow (Friday) between 4:30 and 6 p.m. in the Klages Engineering Innovation Center!

College of Engineering Senior Design and Servant Engineering student projects will be displayed, and you will have the opportunity to talk with students about their projects. All are welcome!

Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu) with questions.

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.