Donations being accepted for Summer Serve’s April 26 garage sale

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

Spiritual life is hosting a huge garage sale on Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Edwards-Holman Science Center and the EHS parking lot. All proceeds will go toward the Kenya, Argentina and Romania/Moldova immersion and serve trips. Come support our Summer Serve teams!

If you have any items you would like to donate, we are hosting a collection week from April 14-17 after 2 p.m. at the Office of Spiritual Life (Sheridan Street House), located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets.

If you have questions or wish to set up a time to drop off donations, email spirituallife@georgefox.edu or Rachel Arias at rarias10@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to learn some Chinese tonight

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

All are invited to the International Club’s Chinese Lab tonight (Thursday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Lemmons 5. This week we will teach you the basic Chinese alphabet and simple Chinese characters.

Come for snacks, friendship and fun! Contact gfu.international.club@gmail.com for more info.

Upcoming Bruin home sports events

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

Friday, April 18, noon – Baseball vs. Linfield, DH (Morse Field)
Friday, April 18, 4 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Pacific Lutheran (George Fox campus courts)
Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Puget Sound (George Fox campus courts)
Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m. – Baseball vs. Linfield (Morse Field)

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

Know of students who have jobs awaiting them after graduation?

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

Do you know of students who have jobs waiting for them after graduation? If so, encourage them to stop by the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center so we can celebrate them, take their photo for our Jobs Board, and give them a sweet treat.

Students can stop by anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays between now and Friday, May 2 (with the exception of Friday, April 18, the Good Friday holiday).

Questions? Contact Corina Burke at cburke@georgefox.edu.

Farewell reception for Eilene Newman scheduled April 23

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Please join us as we say farewell to longtime George Fox employee Eilene Newman on Wednesday, April 23, between 2 and 3:30 p.m. in Portland Center’s Room 155. Refreshments will be served.

Eilene has worked at the university for 22 years. She started at Tilikum Retreat Center as an administrative assistant in 1992. She went to work for ADP from 1994 to 2008, first on the Newberg campus in the basement of Minthorn Hall, until ADP moved in 2000 to the Portland Center.

Since 2008, Eilene has worked in the library at the Portland Center. She was a work-study student at the Newberg campus library, so it is fitting that she ends her work at the university in one of her favorite places.

Shalom hosts ‘Colored White’ panel this week

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

This Thursday, April 17, Shalom will host a “Colored White” panel. Students Jeannot Djanga, Hope Kenyon, Drew Miller, Carly Ewing and Area Coordinator Jonathan Morell will be answering questions about white privilege, white guilt, and how to develop positive white identities.

If you have questions that you would like to discuss during the panel, email Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs at islp@georgefox.edu by Wednesday at midnight.

We will begin at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel Elective Credit is available for this event.

Two retirement celebrations planned for Dianna McIntyre

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Two retirement parties will be held to honor Dianna McIntyre. Please join us in celebrating her faithful and dedicated years of service to our community.

All university employees are invited to celebrate on Monday, April 21, in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium from 3 to 5 p.m. (please note, this is a different time than the previous Daily Bruin announcement listed).

All George Fox students (past and present) are invited to celebrate on Tuesday, April 22, in the International Center/Cultural House from 3 to 4 p.m. (sharing time will begin at 3:20 p.m.).

Throughout her career, Dianna has brought to her work professionalism, joyfulness and a love for Christ and people. Her interactions with our faculty, staff and students are always marked by thoroughness, balanced with sensitivity and warmth. She has a gift for engaging students and helping them to grow and develop in the gifts and abilities God has given them.

Dianna has served as the adviser for the International Student Club and has also mentored a number of our student leaders, modeling a life of living for Christ and doing one’s best. Hugs, laughs and prayer are all common experiences for students meeting with Dianna, allowing students to leave her office with a genuine sense of being affirmed and truly known.

Please join us in wishing Dianna well as she retires from the university!

Volunteers needed for canvassing event Saturday

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

We are in high need of volunteers. Erin Johnson’s SWRK 393 class is organizing an event for canvassing the Newberg and Dundee neighborhoods to raise awareness for the need for a new pool facility. Join us from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19.

Why should you participate?

  1. Snacks
  2. Free T-shirt
  3. Because you care about building communities

If you want to volunteer, please register at this link. If you want to know more about the cause, visit the website and “like” the Facebook page.

Join in commissioning seniors at all-campus celebration chapel April 23

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

An all-campus celebration will be happening during the 10:40 a.m. chapel on Wednesday, April 23, as we celebrate graduating seniors. The Office of Spiritual Life would like to invite you to Bauman Auditorium to be a part of celebrating the graduating seniors in your department.

Join Linda Samek and Sarah Baldwin to pray over any of your students who are graduating, commissioning them toward their next steps. If you would like to be a part of this, we encourage you to personally invite the seniors in your department to come to this time of commissioning.

Please email Sarah at sbaldwin@georgefox.edu with any questions.

University closed on Good Friday

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

The university’s offices, libraries and BlueZone Store will be closed this Friday, April 18, to observe Good Friday.

Wheeler Sports Center hours for Easter weekend

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Following are Easter weekend hours for the Wheeler Sports Center:

  • Friday, April 18 (Good Friday): Closed
  • Saturday, April 19: Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 20 (Easter): Closed

Senior Thesis presentations set for Wednesday in Hoover 105

Monday, April 14th, 2014

You are cordially invited to attend graphic design Senior Thesis presentations Wednesday, April 16, beginning at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. The seniors will share their portfolios and be available for questions regarding their work.

Website provides info on volunteer opportunities

Monday, April 14th, 2014

Find ways to give back to your community! We have spiritual life- and community-based volunteer opportunities available on our website. If you are looking to positively impact your community and gain valuable experience, check out the possibilities at this link or on Facebook at facebook.com/CommunityBridge2013.

Fun diaper-packaging party planned on Monday

Monday, April 14th, 2014

The social work MACRO class is organizing a diaper-packaging party to support impoverished families in Yamhill County. You are free to join us from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 21, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Working on behalf of the organization Healthy Families, we are creating a night you can come and watch a movie, eat pizza and package diapers for the families living in our county who cannot afford them! How fun and heartwarming is that?

So please come and bring friends. Let’s come together for food, conversation and for the families who need help.

Questions? Contact Micah Schuler at micah.e.schuler@gmail.com.

Panel will discuss white ethnicity in Shalom Thursday

Monday, April 14th, 2014

Come join us in the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m. this Thursday, April 17, for the “Colored White Panel” during Shalom.

The panel will focus on informing white students about white privilege, white guilt (how to move away from this mind-set), and white ethnic identity development.

If you have questions that you would like to discuss during the panel, email Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs at islp@georgefox.edu by Wednesday at midnight. We will review the questions and choose some to ask during the panel.

Questions? Contact Aby Cordova at acordova10@georgefox.edu.

Farewell reception for Clella Jaffe scheduled April 23

Monday, April 14th, 2014

You are invited to join us as we say farewell to longtime faculty member Clella Jaffe at a reception from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in the Stevens Center lobby (Duke Atrium). Refreshments will be served.

Clella has worked at the university for 19 years. During that span, she’s served as a professor of communication arts; as chair of the Department of Communication Arts (2004-present); as director of forensics (eight years); and as a leader or co-leader of 10 Juniors Abroad trips. She also did a six-week May Term teaching exchange in Wuhan, China.

Clella also served on the William Penn Honors Committee, as a faculty rep, on Faculty Council and on the Personnel Committee. She’s also been involved in policy and procedures, student appeals, the advising task force, and numerous search committees.

She said her plans are to travel, garden and maintain friendships.

Call for name tag orders

Monday, April 14th, 2014

Marketing communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your request at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department (optional); and the budget to be charged.

The next order will be placed on Monday, April 28. Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Call for business card orders

Monday, April 14th, 2014

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, April 28.

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

Summer housing information for student supervisors

Monday, April 14th, 2014

Applications for May Term/Summer housing are now available to students on the student life website and in the student life office. Students have until Friday, April 25, to complete the application and return it to student life.

We are asking students to verify their employment by having supervisors email housing@georgefox.edu so we can keep track of this information. As you hire summer workers, please notify the housing department.

Please refer to the 2014 Summer/May Term Housing Application for additional details. These are available online or in the Office of Student Life.

If you have questions, please stop by or call the student life office (ext. 2310) or email housing@georgefox.edu.

‘Voyage to Hawaii’ Luau set for Wednesday

Monday, April 14th, 2014

Aloha! Join the Hawai’i Club as we host our “Voyage to Hawaii” Luau on Wednesday, April 16, in the Klages Dining Room.

Hawaiian food, including kalua pork, chicken katsu, and loco moco, will be served at 4:30 p.m., followed by entertainment of Hawaiian music, chant and hula dancing at 5:30 p.m. There will also be a photo booth for people to take luau pictures.

All are welcome to learn and experience a Hawaiian luau. The event is free to students on the meal plan; the cost is $10 for non-plan attendees.

Also, we are in need of volunteers to help us set up between 2 and 4 p.m. If you can help, swing by!

“Mahalo!”