The Daily Bruin

Please complete your open enrollment election form online and submit an enrollment form for any benefit changes, or to elect for participation in the Flexible Spending Account(s) this year! The open enrollment deadline is tomorrow (Friday, March 11).

What You Need To Do: Whether or not you make any changes to your benefit plans, all benefit-eligible employees must complete the online Open Enrollment Election Form. You must be logged into your George Fox University email to complete this electronic form (which has been sent to you by email).

Benefit forms and summaries may be found on this webpage. We welcome your questions by phone, email or in person. Let us know how we can help as you consider the options in your benefit elections.

Contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Tonight (Thursday), the George Fox chapter of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the university’s politics department are co-hosting a U.S. Senate candidate forum on the Newberg campus.

Sam Carpenter (R), Mark Callahan (R), Dan Laschober (R), Faye Stewart (R) and Kevin Stine (D) have all confirmed that they will be in attendance. This bipartisan forum is designed for students and Oregonians to get to know the candidates and their platforms.

Join us from 6 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Chelsea McCombs at cmccombs13@georgefox.edu.

Faculty: Please plan now to submit your textbook orders for fall semester classes by Friday, April 1. This will allow us to purchase books from students during finals week.

Students receive 50 percent retail value back when we need quantities of adopted texts. Please submit your required text information in the iGFU Textbook Selection site.

Email Sandy Gidding (sgidding@georgefox.edu) with questions. Thanks for your help.

Join the university’s Jazz Ensemble for a unique interdisciplinary presentation tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. The ensemble will be performing Afro-Cuban jazz selections in conjunction with a lecture on Cuban-American relations by President Robin Baker.

Don’t miss this evening of music, history and politics!

Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox community is invited to take part in a special free event this Saturday, March 12, featuring authors Gabe Lyons and David Kinnaman. They will present a 90-minute seminar titled “Good Faith Live,” in which they will discuss “being Christian when society thinks you’re irrelevant or extreme.” The event is being presented by the Barna Group.

The event is set from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Imago Dei, located at 1302 S.E. Ankeny St., in Portland. In it, Lyons and Kinnaman will help Christians know how to engage the changing cultural landscape, emphasizing leading with love and common good expressions of faith, while remaining true to Scripture even on contentious topics. More on their book, Good Faith, can be found here.

You can RSVP for the event at this site.

Are you interested in getting highly desired skills that could jump-start your career, no matter what your major? Then consider applying for the George Fox/BendPoly Summer Academy to be held on campus this June and July.

You’ll get top-notch training in the tools and strategies of digital marketing, taught by industry leaders from places like Google. Digital marketing is a dynamic, growing field that uses online and mobile platforms to entertain, engage and inform.

Here are the details:

• June 6-July 28
• Free, plus you earn a $1,000 stipend upon completion
• Application deadline April 22, or until filled
• BendPoly website and online application
• Open to all current students, including seniors graduating in April

Whether you want to work for Nike or World Vision, every company and organization is looking for people with these skills. By completing this program, you will be a sought-after candidate for high-paying opportunities. So whether you are an engineering, art and design, business or philosophy student, your unique skills can be used in digital marketing.

Friday info sessions:

• 10 a.m. in lobby of Pennington House
• 11 a.m. in the faculty lounge in Ross
• Noon in Hoover 103 (@GFUbizcareers)
• 2 p.m. in the Digital Marketing class in Stevens 208
• 3 p.m. in Stevens 207
• 3:30 p.m. in the IDEA Center lobby

Questions? Contact Steve Leijon at sleijon@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity.

Join us tomorrow (Friday) after Square 1 for a showing of the documentary Linsanity, a film that follows the life and faith journey of Jeremy Lin, the first Asian American to play in the NBA.

Food and snacks will be provided, along with a brief discussion following the film. Join us at 8 p.m. in the Foxhole.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Chan at schan12@georgefox.edu.

Remember to attend the opening reception for the Student Art Exhibit today (Thursday) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries.

This year, more than 80 pieces are in the show! Come see wonderful student work, grab a snack, and enjoy the company of other art and design enthusiasts. Prize winners will be announced!

The exhibit will run through Thursday, April 7, and then we will make way for senior shows.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Monday, March 14.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Spanish Chapel is today (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at noon and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.

Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.

Join us as we watch a documentary about Motown (the company that produced The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and more). We will explore how Motown helped foster racial reconciliation in the U.S. and examine the role music can play in bringing about social change.

We’ll be meeting from 11 a.m. to noon today (Wednesday) in Ross 208. All are welcome!

Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Thursday), the George Fox chapter of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the university’s politics department are co-hosting a U.S. Senate candidate forum on the Newberg campus.

Sam Carpenter (R), Mark Callahan (R), Dan Laschober (R), Faye Stewart (R) and Kevin Stine (D) have all confirmed that they will be in attendance. This bipartisan forum is designed for students and Oregonians to get to know the candidates and their platforms.

Join us from 6 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Chelsea McCombs at cmccombs13@georgefox.edu.

Learn how easy and delicious it is to cook healthy meals! George Fox alumna Emily Forbes will demonstrate simple recipes while offering tips and tricks to empower you in your own kitchen. Enjoy free samples and recipes at each session.

• Thursday, March 10 at 10:50 a.m. in Hoover 105: Glorious Greens — Learn how to eat your greens and love them too!
• Monday, March 14 at 5 p.m. in Lemmons 8: Dips, Dressings and Sauces — How to go from ordinary to extraordinary!
• Thursday, March 17 at 10:50 a.m. in Hoover 10: Five 30-Minute Meals — Cooking delicious and nutritious food that fits into your time frame.

Questions? Contact Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield (mloprinzihatfield@georgefox.edu).

The undefeated women’s basketball team is heading to Saint Paul, Minn., to compete in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament! Come watch the game against Texas-Tyler on Friday, March 11, at our official viewing party in Hoover 105, complete with snacks and extra Bruin spirit. The doors will open at 3:15 p.m. (game tips off at 3:30 p.m.).

If the Bruins win Friday, they will play on Saturday at 5 p.m. We will host a viewing party in Hoover 105 for that game as well, with doors opening at 4:45 p.m.

You can keep up on all the latest news on our athletics website.

We have just been informed by Habitat for Humanity that construction will begin Wednesday, March 16, on their new building in the gravel lot we lease. The last day to park in that lot will be Tuesday, March 15.

For those who usually use that lot, we recommend parking in the Le Shana lot at the corner of Villa and Fulton streets. We apologize for the short notice.

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

Volunteers are needed today (Wednesday) in the physical therapy department. Have you ever been tanning or currently tan (inside or outside)? Do you have sun-damaged skin or other various skin conditions (moles, eczema, previous melanoma)? Our PT students will be doing a skin analysis today and we need you!

An MD will be in the class with our students and professors, so this is a great opportunity to have a free skin analysis done. Please wear clothes that you are comfortable in and that can show the area of skin to be looked at. Only five spots are available, and you won’t want to miss out!

Sessions are between 2:45 and 4:20 p.m. in Room 204 of the Roberts Center. Contact Gina Braden at 503-554-2450 to get a spot.

Come check out our fan website for the women’s basketball team, as we’ve added some videos from “Chappy,” the team chaplain. Every week the team advances in the NCAA tournament, more videos will be added. Take a look!

Have you been experiencing back pain or want to know what exercises or stretches evidence shows to decrease symptoms of back pain? “We’ve Got Your Back” is a free five-part class on the prevention and management of back pain.

Li-Zandre van Eeden, PT, DPT, and the university’s School of Physical Therapy will sponsor the class, which will meet on five Thursdays between March 24 and April 21. Sessions are scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 202 in the Roberts Center (501 N. Villa Road). Attending all five sessions is encouraged but not required.

There will be a lab component, so please dress comfortably. For more information or to sign up, please call 503-554-2479.

Come join us this Saturday, March 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the George Fox Community Garden! Didn’t know we had a community garden? Well we do … and it’s wonderful!

We’ll continue preparing the garden space for the upcoming season and have some fun getting our hands in the dirt together as a community. The garden is located on the corner of Crestview and Villa (near the Austin Sports Complex). You can check out our Facebook page for more information.

If you are interested in attending and would like a ride, or if you have any other questions, please email Patrick Petrie at ppetrie12@georgefox.edu.

Please help our Liberal Arts and Critical Issues research group gather opinions and perspectives on the pressures and expectations involved with American wedding culture. This survey will take less than two minutes. We want to know what you think!

American Wedding Survey

Questions? Contact Celena Ackerman at celena.nafarrate@gmail.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.