The Daily Bruin

George Fox employees are invited to join in the university’s Baccalaureate service this Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Graduating seniors, families, friends and George Fox employees will gather for a time of reflection, worship and commissioning. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend; interpretive services in Spanish, Mandarin and ASL will be provided. Dress is business casual.

Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Are you in need of a good laugh or some stress relief? Come join us for the annual Improv Comedy Show tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

The Improv Theater Workshop students will turn your audience suggestions into comedic scenes right before your eyes. You won’t want to miss it! The show is free to attend.

Don’t forget to join us for the last all-employee lunch of the academic year! Come enjoy lunch for only $3 in Canyon Commons today (Tuesday). Lunch is served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Hope to see you there!

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.

After 14 years of service to the George Fox music department, Pat Vandehey will be leaving us at the end of the academic year. Come wish him well at a farewell reception this Thursday, April 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.

Refreshments will be served, and both employees and students are welcome.

Professors Annette Nemetz and Jon Cooley invite the university community to the Chinese senior thesis presentations for George Fox’s 3+1+1 students. Join us tonight (Tuesday) from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. in Hoover 103. Food and beverages will be served.

These students have worked hard to present on various business topics that include:

• Peer-to-Peer Internet Lending: A U.S. and China Comparison
• Recommendations for the Chinese Basketball Association Based on the American NBA
• Evaluating the Price Strategy of American Companies in China
• Case Study of Artificial Intelligence: Intel’s Nervana vs Nvidia
• Analysis of Intel’s Semiconductor Products in China
• The Overseas Purchasing Process for Luxury Goods
• Walmart’s Supply Chain Dynamics
• GAAP Accounting Standard and Chinese Accounting Standards: A Comparison and Way Forward

The students, Annette, and I look forward to seeing you there.

– Jon Cooley (cooleyjusa@gmail.com)

The Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life is excited to announce the launch of the pilot Bridge Scholars program, designed to prepare first-generation students for a successful transition from high school to college and establish a strong foundation for college success.

In order to be eligible for the program, students must be a first-generation student and have demonstrated financial need. A first-generation student is defined as being the first in their family to attend a four-year university, and neither parent has a bachelor’s degree.

Aspects of the Bridge Scholars program include the following:

• A two-week, on-campus summer program July 21- Aug. 4, 2017
• Peer mentorship
• Cohort-style classroom experience utilizing LIBA 100

The program is the result of eight months of research and development made possible by the Innovation Grant.

If you know of any entering freshmen who might meet the eligibility requirements, please recommend them to apply to the program or refer them to our office. Applications are due May 15, and space is limited to 20 students.

For more information, feel free to check out the Bridge Scholars webpage or email Connor Smalling at csmalling@georgefox.edu.

Here is the policy for leaving cars on campus during Juniors Abroad and summer serve trips:

1. If you can leave your car with a friend off campus that will look after and drive your vehicle, that is preferable, as the university is NOT responsible for any theft or damage to your vehicle while left unattended on campus.
2. Your car must be left in the Le Shana parking lot and parked close to the building.
3. All personal belongings must be taken out of the vehicle to avoid tempting a potential thief.
4. Key MUST be left with Security Services before departure.
5. Security has a form to be signed, and name and number of emergency contact is needed on the form in addition to your license plate number, make and model of vehicle.
6. Upon return from the trip, call security at 503-554-2090 to arrange a time with the officer on duty to pick up your key if it is after office hours. Bring photo ID to claim your key.
7. Any vehicle left on campus without the key being left with security is subject to tow due to Plant Services activity all around campus during the summer.
8. Do not abandon your car on city streets, as the city of Newberg will tow it as an “abandoned vehicle” after 72 hours!
9. Enjoy your time abroad!

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.

Are you in need of a good laugh or some stress relief? Come join us for the annual Improv Comedy Show tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

The Improv Theater Workshop students will turn your audience suggestions into comedic scenes right before your eyes. You won’t want to miss it! The show is free to attend.

An executive assistant position is currently available, reporting to Laura Hartley, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This position is available due to Lynn Scott’s current role being split. Starting this summer, Lynn will be working with the Center for Study Abroad.

For a complete job description, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 503-554-2180 or hr@georgefox.edu. Internal transfer requests are available at this link.

The last all-employee lunch of the academic year?! How did that happen? Don’t miss this chance to enjoy lunch for only $3 in Canyon Commons tomorrow (Tuesday). Lunch is served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Hope to see you there!

The George Fox community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Student Activity Center on Saturday, April 29, from 6 to 6:15 p.m.

The ceremony will occur in front of the Canyon Commons at the end of East Sherman Street. Employees, we ask that you not drive over to allow for open parking for the 125th anniversary celebration attendees that same evening.

Thank you!

The undergraduate admissions office is welcoming our new athletic recruits to campus for Athletic Commitment Day today (Monday). 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.

As we can imagine, some of you will have withdrawals just reading this, as it targets the core of the way we live our lives today. For 125 total points this week, give up your online devices after work. This means to complete this challenge successfully, after your work day is done, no extra computer usage.

The only exception is for employees who are taking classes and need to utilize the computer for classwork.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

Come support our senior artists as they present their thesis exhibits today (Monday)! 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.

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 today (Monday) 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!

Unlike several of our peer institutions, George Fox currently has no partnership with a daycare facility near campus. Friendsview Retirement Community (next to campus) is exploring the idea of creating a daycare center.

Friendsview needs your help to determine the level of interest from George Fox students/employees in using the daycare service and in volunteering to ensure it is well-staffed. Click here to take the survey.

In addition to providing a paid service, Friendsview wishes to offer George Fox students the opportunity to earn daycare credit by working alongside volunteers and daycare coordinators. To make the daycare center well-staffed for each school/work day, a sufficient number of volunteers/credit earners will be needed.

The benefits of volunteering in the daycare include firsthand experience related to a class or future career and personal enrichment as you support the George Fox community. If you are interested in serving in this capacity, please click the link above.

Questions? Contact Corban Harwood at rharwood@georgefox.edu.

Thanks!

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.

Join us for a special theatre production, Falling, playing in Wood-Mar Auditorium tonight (Saturday). The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

This show is about a day in the life of a family with a severely autistic son and the delicate balance that is tested when a family member from out of town comes to visit. Each family member tries to find equilibrium between what’s best for the family and what is best for themselves.

According to the playwright, “The play bravely speaks a truth about love and family and about hopes and dreams. It asks, ‘How do you love someone who is difficult to love?'”

Tickets are $3. The production is directed, designed and performed by students. Please join us in listening to and experiencing this story this weekend only!

Contact JeanneAnn Faris (jfaris15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.