The Daily Bruin

The George Fox nursing and education team that recently traveled to Kenya invites the university community to a presentation about the trip from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, April 13, in Hoover 105.

This will be a time of hearing specific patient stories (some in the form of case studies), showing some of our pictures, and discussing a few of the ways we improvised the nursing/medical care based on the supplies we had available. We hope to show you more specifically how God was working through each situation and to encourage you to join with us in praying for the people we had the privilege to meet.

– Stephanie Fisher and Eloise Hockett (team leaders)

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.

Following are the hours of operation over Easter weekend:

Bruin Bites, Bruin Den and Villa Café will all close at 2 p.m. today (Thursday), and there will be no late-night Bruin Den. All outlets will be closed Good Friday, April 3, and will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, April 6.

Klages Dining Room hours of operation will change this weekend due to the Easter holiday.

• On Thursday, breakfast and lunch are normal hours, and dinner is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• On Friday, April 3, breakfast will be from 9 to 10 a.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• On Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5, brunch will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Regular hours of operation resume Monday, April 6.

April’s Employee of the Month award will be the last one until September, so if you know someone who deserves this recognition, now is the time to submit that nomination. Please send an email to Peggy Kilburg by Thursday, April 16, with a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that makes him or her deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa card at our community meeting later this month – along with the recipient of the March Employee of the Month award.

The Fitness Center will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3, and remain closed Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, for the Easter holiday break.

Please plan to fellowship as a George Fox community by participating in our final special chapel series service today (Thursday) from 12:30 to 1 p.m., when we host a a brief mid-day Maundy Thursday communion service in Bauman Auditorium to commemorate the Last Supper.

All are welcome and encouraged to participate! Any questions may be directed toward the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life at 503-554-2320 or spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Do you ever feel like others make assumptions about you based on your culture? Do you ever get frustrated by conversations about race and ethnicity or wish you could just have an honest conversation about diversity?

Today (Thursday), from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in EHS 102, there will be a panel discussion addressing these questions and more. This panel is the first in the spring Student Life discussion series, “Symposium: A Forum for Uncommon Conversations,” which will feature a different topic each Thursday for the next three weeks.

This week’s multicultural panel is titled “Culture Stories: Living Life in Vibrant Color,” and will feature student panelists Leah Abraham, Israel Hammond, Noelle Ho, Marcus Mateo and Kelly Simonsen. Come enjoy refreshments and join in the discussion!

Elective chapel credit is available.

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

The Multicultural Returnee Leadership Scholarship application is due by Friday, April 3, at 5 p.m. Four $2,500-per-year renewable scholarships will be given to returnee students who meet the following requirements:

• Considered a domestic undergraduate student
• Actively involved in leadership at George Fox
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• Strong desire for and willingness to be engaged in diversity and reconciliation activities on campus

To qualify, you must not currently be a multicultural scholarship recipient (if you have questions, contact Donna Barber), and you must submit a leadership resume that includes the following to SpIL via email no later than Friday, April 3, at 5 p.m.:

1. Tell us what makes you qualified as a Multicultural Leadership Scholar
2. Current cumulative GPA
3. Names and contact information of TWO George Fox faculty/staff who would recommend you

Scholarship awardees will be notified by Friday, April 10. For more information, contact Donna Barber, interim director of intercultural life, in the SpIL House or at dbarber@georgefox.edu.

We will not be hosting Chinese Lab this week. See you all next Friday.

The university’s offices, libraries and BlueZone Store will be closed this Friday, April 3, to observe Good Friday.

The Fitness Center will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3, and remain closed Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, for the Easter holiday break.

Save the date! On Thursday, April 9, scholar Jason Lepojärvi will present a lecture, “C.S. Lewis’s Famous Disagreement with Augustine on Love,” at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Lepojärvi is a junior research fellow in theology at St. Benet’s Hall, Oxford, and a former president of the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society. Born to a Canadian mother and a Finnish father, he studied theology and philosophy at the University of Helsinki. More details about him can be found here. The lecture is sponsored by the Office of the President and the William Penn Honors Program.

Do you know a high school student who may be interested in the William Penn Honors Program? An honors program reception will be held immediately following the lecture. Additionally, a special visit day event will be held on April 10 during Bruin Preview.

Questions? Contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu.

We give thanks! The William Penn Honors Program is celebrating the completion of its first year with an open house. All faculty, staff and administrators are invited!

Please join us on Monday, April 13, between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the Pennington House, home of the honors program. Please contact Jane Sweet (jsweet@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

It’s blood drive time! To sign up and schedule an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org.

Once on the site, find the George Fox blood drive by searching with the ZIP code (97132) or sponsor code (GeorgeFox). Click either George Fox blood drive (Villa Academic Complex Room 117 or Red Cross bus). Sign into your account or register to create one, then schedule an appointment and confirm!

The drive will be from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). Remember to eat breakfast and drink plenty of water, and be sure to bring your ID! The event is hosted by the university’s Nursing Club.

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 university community is invited to the annual Bald Peak Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 5, at Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint. President Robin Baker will be the speaker.

The Laurel Community Church and the Scholls Community Church co-sponsor the service, beginning the tradition in the late 1930s. More than 200 attended last year’s service. Bald Peak Scenic Viewpoint, from which five mountains can be seen, is nine miles northwest of Newberg on Bald Peak Road. The event will also include a bonfire.

Attention professors: Although our new BlueZone store website has a link for professor textbook orders, please continue to use igfu.georgefox.edu to place your orders. The link on our store website is not active and we will not receive your order if you place it there.

Thank you!
– John Stewart (jstewart@neebo.com)

Clean out old things and make a difference in your community by donating gently used jeans to the Jeans Drive.

This student-led drive is collecting jeans for Aspire, a clothing closet designed to provide clothing, shoes and toiletries for Newberg High School students in need. The closet especially lacks jeans and leggings!

Place gently used jeans and leggings inside the black “Jeans Drive” bins in the Bruin Den and residence halls to help local high school students.

Questions? Check out Aspire’s Facebook page or contact Sierra Donahue at sdonahue11@georgefox.edu.

Please plan to fellowship as a George Fox community by participating in our special chapel series during Holy Week. All are welcome and encouraged to participate in these special chapel opportunities.

• Tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. please join for an evening contemplative service spent in prayer and remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice through the Stations of the Cross. Students are eligible to earn chapel credit.
• On Thursday, April 2, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. please join for a brief mid-day Maundy Thursday communion service in Bauman as we commemorate the Last Supper.

Any questions may be directed toward the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life at 503-554-2320 or spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Do you have any extra clothes you would like to donate? A group of seniors is hosting a clothing drive that will help local survivors of human trafficking. Contributions can be left in any of the blue tubs located in the Bruin Den, the Stevens Center atrium and the Coffin, Le Shana and Edwards residence halls. The clothing drive will run through Saturday, April 11.

Questions? Contact Lisa-Ann Ching at lching11@georgefox.edu.