The Daily Bruin

Serve Day Discount Cards expire Thursday, April 30, 2015. There are a variety of great discounts you can take advantage of, including several food options, car repair, gifts, ice skating, movie tickets, haircuts and more.

The Serve Day Discount Card features 15 local businesses and is a multi-use card. You can use the discount card as many times as you want, at as many participating businesses as you want, until the end of April. You must show your discount card at the participating businesses to take advantage of their offers.

If procrastination is your strong point and you haven’t picked up your Serve Day Discount Card yet, stop by and see Barbi Doran at the Information Services Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

TIAA-CREF consulting appointments are available on the Newberg campus Tuesday, April 28, through Thursday, April 30 (appointments at the Portland Center will be scheduled next quarter).

Whether you are six months or 30 years from retirement, a TIAA-CREF individual consultant can help you plan well for that milestone. Click on this link to schedule your one-hour appointment.

These experts can assist you with:

• Developing long-term strategies to help you achieve your retirement goals
• Finding the right allocation mix for you
• Learning about TIAA-CREF retirement income flexibility

These appointment slots fill quickly, so don’t delay if you plan to take advantage of this excellent resource.

You can also visit Advice and Guidance to access online tools and resources that can help you stay on track and save even more for retirement.

If you would like to make a change to your retirement account contribution amount or have questions about your George Fox University benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.

Please help us welcome our Bruin Preview students on Thursday and Friday, April 9-10, by showing courtesy and parking somewhere other than the Hoover or Stevens parking lots.

Thank you.

This week’s topic in the spring student life discussion series, “Symposium: A Forum for Uncommon Conversations,” is “The Global Gospel: Student Stories of Faith.”

On Thursday, April 9, student panelists from a variety of different countries will share their personal stories of faith and explain how they view the gospel through the lens of their culture. All George Fox students and employees are welcome to attend this discussion from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in EHS 102 to hear from student panelists Faith Kamau, Joy Kim, Louis Liu and Nissi Undurthi. Elective chapel credit is available.

Questions? Please contact Lizzy Riese at eriese11@georgefox.edu.

If you or someone you know is interested in working in the fast-paced environment of the admissions office this summer, be sure to check out the job announcement through Bruin Careers and submit the required application materials as soon as possible. Well-rounded, detail-oriented individuals looking for professional work experience should apply.

Application deadline is Wednesday, April 15!

Questions? Contact Kathy Rosenbohm at krosenbohm@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University will host the annual Northwest Regional Conference of the Evangelical Missiological Society this Saturday, April 11. The theme for this year is “Controversies in Mission.” Topics will be wide and varied, from women’s roles in missions to global partnerships, from Bible translation to ethics of business as mission. Details and registration information are available at this link.

​This is a day-long Saturday event (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.); registration fee is $50, with students paying a much-reduced $15 for the day. All meetings will be in the Hoover Academic Building.

All are welcome. Register online or at the door Saturday. For more information, contact Sarita Gallagher (sgallagher@georgefox.edu) or Paula Hampton (phampton@georgefox.edu) in the College of Christian Studies.

All from the George Fox community are welcome to gather as prospective students attend our special Bruin Preview Chapel this Friday, April 10,  from 10 to 11 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Jamie Noling-Auth, university pastor and dean of spiritual and intercultural life, will speak, and the chapel will also feature a special student panel and worship. Current George Fox students are encouraged to attend, and chapel credit is available.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the spiritual and intercultural life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320.

The all-employee meeting originally scheduled this month on Thursday, April 30, has been moved up to Thursday, April 23. The meeting will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105, with a live stream shown in Room 160 at the Portland Center.

Don’t forget to come out and support our theatre students at this spring’s drama presentation of These Shining Lives, written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Rhett Luedtke.

Performances are in Wood-Mar Auditorium on April 9-12 and April 16-19. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the two Sunday shows, scheduled as 2 p.m. matinees.

Synopsis: Marnich’s poetic tale of the women who worked for Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Ill., in the 1920s and ’30s is deeply moving, wistful and beautifully tragic. Inspired by actual people and real events, These Shining Lives chronicles the lives of four women who refuse to allow a company more concerned with profit than safety to silence their voices. Join us as we remember our collective past, reflect on the present and dream of a better future.

Tickets are $6 for students, or free for students on April 9 and 16. Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 or older, and $6 for children under 12. All tickets can be ordered at theatre.georgefox.edu.

All from the George Fox community are welcome to gather as prospective students attend our special Bruin Preview Chapel this Friday, April 10,  from 10 to 11 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Jamie Noling-Auth, university pastor and dean of spiritual and intercultural life, will speak, and the chapel will also feature a special student panel and worship. Current George Fox students are encouraged to attend, and chapel credit is available.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the spiritual and intercultural life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320.

George Fox staff and faculty, the university pastors warmly invite you to attend the undergraduate baccalaureate service on Friday, May 1, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Baccalaureate is a commissioning service for our graduating seniors and is the opening event of the graduation festivities.

We welcome you to join with us as we support, pray and commission students into all that God has for them as they conclude their time here. Attire for the event is business casual. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2320.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, April 13, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

2015 Summer courses are now generated and showing on your FoxTALE home page as well as 2015 Fall and 2016 Spring courses.

Use your new, empty 2015 Summer sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

2015 Summer sites are currently hidden from students (as well as 2015 Fall and 2016 Spring). When you are ready, you can make your site visible to your students. See this quick guide: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.

For more information on FoxTALE, please check our webpage, FoxTALE for Faculty.

– Your Educational Technology Team

The university community is invited to the semester’s final lecture about the historic Saint John’s Bible. This Monday, April 13, George Fox’s Paul Anderson and Karen Bowdoin will present “Light from the New Covenant” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

In addition, this Friday, April 10, Anderson will continue his “Turning of the Page” series regarding the Bible from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.

To learn more about this semester’s “Spring into Illumination: Seeing the Word Through The Saint John’s Bible” series, visit this page. More information is able available by contacting Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey (Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn.) since the invention of the printing press. The Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible is the full-size fine art reproduction of the original.

Did you know there are more than 40 to 50 jobs posted on Bruin Careers every week?

The IDEA Center is hosting a training session on Thursday, April 9, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. Come learn about how to use Bruin Careers to enhance your job or internship search. We will also show you the employer directory, resource library and resume builder. These are free resources available to you 24/7 through Bruin Careers!

Faculty, please let your students know about this session.

Questions? Contact Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu.

If you are looking to hire students for summer employment and research positions please note the summer housing application for students is now available online. Go to this link for more information.

Please encourage students you have hired for summer employment to fill out the form as soon as possible if they know they will need on-campus housing.

Applications need to be submitted online by Thursday, April 23, so we have time to process requests. The housing department will be in touch with summer supervisors to verify the employment of students who have requested housing.

Questions? E-mail housing@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2310.

The Jazz Ensemble will perform its annual Spring Concert this Friday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. The concert will feature George Fox’s own Melissa Thomas with the big band. Admission is free. You won’t want to miss it!

A pair of Bruin teams will be competing at home this week. Check out the schedule and go cheer them on!

• Tuesday, April 7: Baseball vs. Pacific, 3:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 8: Lacrosse vs. Pacific, 5 p.m.

Join us for chapel with guest speaker Kate Wallace tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

Wallace is a co-founder of The Junia Project, operations manager for the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium, coordinator for the WHC Freedom Network, and an adjunct professor in political science.

On Tuesday night in Shalom, join us for a panel discussion on “Women in Pastoral Leadership.” Panelists include Wallace, Jenny Matheny, Trisha Welstad and Kelly Dickson. Shalom is at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available.

Finally, come hear from Vice President for Student Life Brad Lau in chapel on Wednesday. Chapel is at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

Download our spring chapel calendar here. For more information, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Want a chance to learn about and represent a different culture? How about a chance to win $200? Volunteer to host a table at the upcoming “Global Village,” sponsored by the College of Business, on Tuesday, April 14!

The first six groups to sign up will be given $25 for supplies. Put together the coolest table decorations and information, and the student body will vote for the winner. Global Village brings together people from various cultures and countries in order to celebrate diversity, multiculturalism and global citizenship. For attendees, it’s a trip “around the world” without even leaving the campus. It provides guests with unique opportunities to experience a variety of cultures and taste their delightful specialties.

The mission of the event is to foster cultural understanding, international awareness and curiosity by learning about countries many of us might not be familiar with. All students are welcome to volunteer and choose any country to represent, but there is a limited number of tables. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in EHS.

Please contact Faith Stoneman at fstoneman14@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Dress Drive is looking for those who can donate formal dresses for the organization Adorned in Grace in downtown Portland. They are a boutique run by volunteers who help teach girls, at-risk of becoming trafficked, seamstress skills to have better means in finding employment. These formal dresses will aid our community in preventing trafficking.

Dresses can be dropped off in the Bruin Den by the SpIL office the week of April 6-10. Questions? Contact Olivia Christensen at ochristensen11@georgefox.edu.