The Daily Bruin

The Science Outreach Program will again be offering the ever-popular Forensics Science Camp for grades 3-5. Classes will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-27. We’ll meet in EHS 103 and other labs. Check out this website for details, and I hope to see the kids you know and love there!

– Teresa Arnold (tarnold@georgefox.edu)

The Bruin Den will close at 2 p.m. this Friday, May 3, and will reopen Monday, May 6, with summer hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Also, the Villa Café will be closing early, at 2 p.m., this Friday, May 3.

Phase II will be open for viewing on Tuesday, May 7, in the Macy basement between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

At the end of every school year many students leave behind good, usable items for those who need them. These items often include blankets, clothing, kitchen supplies, small appliances, radios, room decorations, little tables, etc.

In an effort to help keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of our resources, Phase II was initiated. Many students have benefited from these items. For example, summer work-study students often find what they need to set up for apartment living.

After students and employees view these items they are donated to local charities.

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

There will be no student mail delivered to student campus mailboxes after 2 p.m. on Friday, May 3. This will allow Mail Services to begin the switch from “school year” mode to “summer.”

Some important things to keep in mind:

• Students, be sure to clean out your mailboxes before you leave campus.
• Student mail delivery will resume on Monday, May 6.
• Students who requested their mailbox to remain open will receive mail as normal in their campus mailbox.
• U.S. Mail will be forwarded to those who requested their mailbox to be closed over the summer.

If you have questions, please contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Regarding student class papers …

Returning students: Class papers that are returned after finals week or during the summer will be placed in the individual student campus mailboxes. Since students have their mailbox key over the summer, they can check for class papers. If they are not in the area, the class papers will be there for the student’s return in the fall.

Graduating students: Class papers for graduating seniors will be collected, sorted and stored at Mail Services for six months. Students can stop at Mail Services and ask for the class papers anytime after May 10.

If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

This Friday, May 3, students will eat all three meals in Cap and Gown since the dining room is being used for graduation events. Breakfast and lunch hours stay the same, and dinner is from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

On Saturday, May 4, breakfast is from 9 to 10 a.m. and lunch, our final board meal, is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bon Appetit congratulates the class of 2013!

Learn to make those gorgeous hanging baskets that grace our George Fox quad area. You will learn this valuable lesson on how these beauties are assembled and help us in the process.

Join us in Plant Services on Wednesday, May 15, beginning at 9 a.m. The session will run for approximately four hours, and you can join at any time.

We will meet in the Plant Services building at 1101 Villa Road. Please contact the Plant Services office at 503-554-2010 if you have questions.

Please join us in honoring Martha Iancu, who is retiring this spring after 24 years of service to George Fox University. The farewell reception will be tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in Minthorn 200.

Please drop in and wish Martha well!

Congratulate these four seniors who were awarded the C.W. Perry Servant Leader award for making a difference on and off campus during their time at George Fox University. Each of them will be awarded $1,000, of which $250 will be sent to the charity they selected.

• Stephanie Abdulmajid – West Women and Children’s Shelter, Portland, Ore.
• Gavin Bennett – AIM Swaziland
• Emily Fakkema – Anacortes Schools Foundation, Anacortes, Wash.
• Katie Morse – HOPE International, Lancaster, Pa.

Please join us in honoring Carol Sherwood, who is retiring this spring after many years of service to the Department of Nursing at George Fox. The farewell reception is today (Tuesday) from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Hoover second-floor study area.

Please drop in and wish Carol well in her new season of life!

Even though the unclaimed items from last week’s lost and found tables were donated to charitable causes, several new items have been turned in to the lost and found. So, please make it a point to stop by the security office to check for your lost items before leaving campus this week.

One female student asked about a cross necklace last week at the lost and found tables, and that necklace was turned in after she asked. If this was you, please come to the security office for your necklace!

Thank you,
Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu)

It’s time to submit nominations for Support Staff and Administrator of the Year awards for the 2012-13 year. Since this program was established in 1994 to recognize George Fox administrative and support staff members for their contributions, 46 employees have received this honor.

There are two separate awards: Support Staff Member of the Year and Administrative Staff Member of the Year. Each recipient will be honored with a plaque and a check in the amount of $500 at our first community meeting for 2013-14 in August. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, May 31.

The executive team will make the selections from nominations received and recommendations of an ad hoc committee that includes last year’s awardees.

Please send your nomination to Peggy Kilburg at pkilburg@georgefox.edu according to the following guidelines:

1. Nominations may be made from a list of support staff and administrators (contact Melodee Powers for the complete list). Those on the list meet the following eligibility criteria:

• .56FTE (usually 30 hours per week, 9 months) or above
• Completion of at least three years of service by March 31
• Continuing in employment next year unless retiring, and
• Not a previous recipient of this award

2. All George Fox employees may make nominations.

3. More than one person in each category may be nominated; however, a separate e-mail should be sent for each nomination.

Questions you may want to consider as you make your nomination:

• How has this person encouraged or helped you, other employees, and/or students?
• What is it about this person’s job performance that impresses you?
• What have been this person’s unique contributions above and beyond assigned duties?
• How does this person demonstrate Christian commitment, loyalty to George Fox, and leadership skills at the university and in the broader community?

I hope you will take some time to consider your colleagues’ contributions and nominate any you believe are deserving of this award.

– Peggy Kilburg, HR

The BlueZone Store Textbook Annex will be moving from its current location in the basement of the library to the Beals House, 1109 E. Hancock St. The move will take place May 13-15, and the new textbook annex will be open for business on Thursday, May 16.

For further information and a map to the new annex, please visit our Facebook page. Make sure you “like” our page when you’re there!

Looking for “an act of kindness” for you and your family this weekend? Here’s a good one: A chance to help one of our own in their time of need, not only financially but emotionally as well.

In an effort to assist with the medical expenses for George Fox softball coach Jessica Hollen, whose father was recently diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, and her family, the Bruin softball team has organized a “Home Run Derby” fundraiser on Sunday, April 28, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Morse Softball Field.

Bruin outfielder Rachel Sundquist, one of the event organizers, explained, “This year has been a rough one for our team and our coaching staff since Coach Hollen received the terrible news in regard to her father’s health. In response, our team is coming together as a family to put together this fundraiser. We are a team, we are a family, and we feel like this is how we can help out our coach and support her family.”

As a side note, Pacific Lutheran University is joining us in this effort, as their softball team is holding the same event on their softball field. We so appreciate this show of support and respect for Coach Hollen.

See you at the field.

The fourth annual Leadership Institute for Group Discernment will be held at Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries May 20-23. The event is designed to help church leaders lead in consensus- and discernment-oriented ways.

A limited number of scholarships are available for George Fox students (saving $300) and faculty/staff (saving $150). Contact Jan Wood at this link for more information.

The seminar can also be taken for academic credit (graduate or undergraduate for 1-4 hours, RELI 285 or 485; PSTD 585. Contact Paul Anderson for more details or if you have questions.

If you are packing up and quickly realizing that you have way more stuff than you have boxes for, we can help! The Nicaragua Summer Serve team is hosting a big yard sale to raise funds for our trip!

You can help by donating anything that you aren’t planning on taking with you. If you are interested in helping, bring items to Kelly Chang’s office on the first floor of Hoover. And if you don’t have anything to donate, still stop by and support us by purchasing an item or delicious cupcake. Our sale will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in the Spiritual Life House parking lot.

Thanks!

Shekinah Davis (sdavis11@georgefox.edu)

Please plan now for the institution-wide stationery order taken at the beginning of the fall semester. The collective order helps keep costs low – the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.

I will be accepting orders from now through Monday, Aug. 26, when orders are due.

For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through the university’s print services.

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

The Staff Development Committee has budgeted funds for use by support staff members to attend seminars that will enhance their job skills and professional development. The Professional Development Fund will cover a portion of the seminar fee as follows: Up to 50 percent of the total cost, with a maximum of $75. For seminars over $500, reimbursement is $100.

Each support staff member is limited to one use of this fund per fiscal year. Funds are available until used up, so apply as early as possible. Funds may be requested for seminars you will attend or have already attended in this fiscal year. Funds may also be requested for seminars you are registered for in the coming fiscal year.

If you have questions, please contact Barbi Doran, Staff Development Committee vice chair, at bdoran@georgefox.edu or visit our website at sdc.georgefox.edu.

At the end of every school year, many students leave behind good, usable items, including blankets, clothing, kitchen supplies, small appliances, radios, room decorations, little tables, etc. In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of the resources, Phase II was initiated.

We are happy to receive reusable items that students do not want to take home starting today (Friday) through Sunday, May 5, at 4 p.m.

The items gathered are sorted and made available to summer students and staff, with the remainder of the items being given to different organizations in the area, such as Rescue Mission, Unwed Mothers Homes, Love INC and Goodwill.

Barrels will be placed in or near central living areas …

• In the dorm lobbies of Edwards, Pennington, Le Shana, Coffin, Hobson, Macy and Sutton
• On the porches or patios of Weesner, Riley, Chapman, Beals, Hoskins, Armstrong, Campbell, Fulton Street, Villa Road, Wilhite, Munn, North Street, Gail, Kershner and Wilder houses
• Outside of the first floor of Beebe, Carey and Willcuts
• Near Woolman 2-3, Winters 201-2 and Newlin apartments
• And in Lewis and Weesner Village laundry rooms

Please, look for and use these barrels as you prepare to leave at the end of school. Also, please follow these guidelines …

• Please do not place trash in the barrels labeled “Phase II.”
• Please do not donate undergarments, socks, damaged or soiled items.
• Do not donate large appliances or furniture such as couches, arm chairs and beds.
• Do not place food or chemicals in the barrels. Place these items in a box or bag next to the barrels.
• There are large drop boxes for your trash located strategically on the campus.
• By law, computers, monitors and TVs cannot go into the trash. They can be placed inside the barrels. Please note if item is broken.

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley (dokelley@georgefox.edu)

This Monday, April 29, Bon Appetit will provide service in the Bruin Den from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Villa Cafe will be closed.

The main Klages Dining Room will open late for breakfast at 8 a.m. Lunch and dinner will have regular hours.