The Daily Bruin

The 14th annual Fox Film Festival is this Friday and Saturday! Come out to the historic Newberg Cameo Theatre at 4:30 p.m. on Friday to watch student films on the big screen! Tickets are $4 per person (or $6 for two) and available at the door.

On Saturday, come to Bauman Auditorium at 6 p.m. for the award ceremony (hosted by Robby Larson and Valerie Rogers) or stop by half an hour earlier to see the film-makers make appearances in their red-carpet attire. Saturday’s event will include short videos interspersed between each presentation to award winners.

Longer films will be shown on Friday, while shorter ones will be shown on Saturday. Questions? Contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.

A KPMG recruiter will visit George Fox to present “Fall Recruiting – What To Expect” from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Stevens 101. KPMG is an audit, tax and advisory firm.

After the presentation, you’re welcome to stop by the career center for KPMG recruiter office hours to get your questions answered, have your resume reviewed, or for a mock interview. The career center open office hours are 3:30 to 5 p.m.

All accounting students are welcome!

An R.S.V.P. is not required, but if you have questions, please contact Angela Doty at adoty@georgefox.edu.

Faculty members, please let your students know about this opportunity.

MyGFU will be unavailable tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. through Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 a.m. for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

A retirement reception for Margi Macy (Education), who has spent 30 years at the university, is set from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Room 117 of the Villa Academic Complex.

If you cannot attend, please feel free to send a card or greeting to Margi by sending it to Christee Wise at cwise@georgefox.edu or via mail at 414 N. Meridian St. #V124, Newberg, OR 97132.

Attention staff: Look for the ballot for the Staff Development Committee elections (green sheet of paper) in your campus mailbox today – Wednesday. The deadline for returning the completed ballots is next Friday, April 20.

Please note these are being distributed only for hourly paid staff members. If you have questions or need a replacement ballot, please contact Linda Sartwell at ext. 2560.

George Fox is hosting Bruin Preview for students and their families on Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13. We’d love to welcome our potential new students with open parking in the Stevens, Hoover and Wood-Mar lots, and are asking you to please park elsewhere beginning Thursday afternoon and all day Friday.

Other locations to park include Sheridan Street, the campus side of Meridian Street, North Street or the Bauman lot. Thank you in advance for your willingness to help welcome new students!

The ARC is piloting a new process for students to schedule appointments. A student can go to arcschedule.georgefox.edu, log in using one’s GFU username and password, and look for available appointment times.

This process enables a student to see available times that match with one’s schedule; no more calling or e-mailing, then waiting for a response. Please contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you encounter any problems with the scheduling process.

Students can continue to contact the ARC at the_arc@georgefox.edu, by calling 503-554-2327, or by stopping by during the ARC’s hours of operation (Mondays-Thursdays, 1-10 p.m.; Fridays, noon-4 p.m.). Students are encouraged to schedule appointments now, whether for this week or for the last week of the term.

How would you like to simultaneously contribute to the arts and see an exciting new show for free? My name is Susan Carlson, and Jenn Lippert and I are the house managers for the upcoming main-stage play The Broken. We still need ushers. There are lots of openings left; sign up for any day(s) you like. No experience is necessary, and you will get free admission.

If you would like to join or if you have any questions, please contact me at scarlson10@georgefox.edu. Let me know what day(s) you want to do. Here are the performance dates and times. You will need to show up about an hour before showtime (we’ll give you an exact time later).

• Thursday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.
• Friday April 13, 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, April 22, 2 p.m.

A reception to honor Lisa McMinn, who will be leaving George Fox at the end of this term, is set from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. Please drop by to wish Lisa well.

Questions? Contact Claudia Hirsch at chirsch@georgefox.edu.

Tuesday, April 10, 4 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Willamette (GFU Campus Courts)
Wednesday, April 11, 2:30 p.m. – Softball vs. Pacific, DH (Morse Field)

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

Hello George Fox Community,

Engineering is writing an accreditation report for ABET this year, and we need your help.

We ask that you complete the online survey (see link below) in order for us to assess our engineering program’s educational objectives. This feedback is required of us by ABET for program assessment purposes and should not take too long to complete. We highly value your input and appreciate your contribution to our ongoing efforts to maintain ABET accreditation at George Fox University.

Here is the link:
Engineering Survey

In order for us to process the data in a timely manner, please complete this survey by Friday, April 13.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our administrative assistant, Kristin Bontrager, at kbontrager@georgefox.edu .

Thank you very much for your time and cooperation.

Bob Harder,
Chair of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering

This Thursday, April 12, George Fox welcomes back the Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) nomad team for its spring tour, “The People’s Tour,” a new presentation and documentary about the daily struggles of people in North Korea. Join us at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The event is free and open to the public. Merchandise will be sold onsite.

About the presentation:
The death of Kim Jong-il has brought renewed focus on North Korea. But too often that focus is dominated by concerns over nuclear weapons or security issues or on the attitudes of its recluse leaders. But despite changes at the top of the leadership in Pyongyang, the harsh reality of life for ordinary North Koreans goes on.

The North Korean people are living under the most ruthless system of political repression ever assembled. They have suffered through humanitarian disasters, crippling poverty, chronic food shortages and a denial of even the most basic freedoms.

The People’s Tour will redefine the North Korea crisis by highlighting the suffering and stories of the North Korean people. LiNK is promoting an approach to North Korea that will be defined and created by the North Korean people.

This Thursday, join the North Korean people’s struggle by learning more about this crisis and how you can get involved.

Join the movement. Fight for a common liberty.

Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.

George Fox theatre’s spring show opens this week! Come see the premiere of The Broken, a play written by director Rhett Luedtke and various GFU students.

Based on some true stories of missions work in Papua New Guinea, the show has come full circle after more than 400 hours of work and will culminate in a world premiere that includes 30-plus students as actors, designers, consultants, stage managers and tech crew members under Rhett’s direction. For a synopsis of the play, visit this page.

Show Dates: April 12-14 and April 19-21 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 2 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844. University employees each get one complimentary ticket for the performance of their choice, and George Fox students each get one complimentary ticket for either of the Thursday night performances. Comp tickets can be picked up at the box office.

Box Office: The box office is now located on the first floor of the Stevens Center at the information desk. Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.

Senior graphic design students will present their portfolio presentations on Wednesday, April 11, beginning at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. The seniors scheduled to present are: Taylor Brost, Brittney Martinez, Rebecca Stewart, Emily Rampke, Karina Salgado, Garrett Lane, Rachel Stewart, Ashley Kingma, Max Slama, Rachel Tran and Megan McFarland.

Next week, a studio art senior thesis exhibit opens on Wednesday, April 18, in the Minthorne Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. The seniors presenting that night are Morgan Davie and Pilar Beier.

Come show your support for our art students!

Come to the Stevens Center anytime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. today (Tuesday) to vote for your favorite photos in the International Photo Contest. Your votes are important.

We have received an estimated 300 photos from students and employees. The jury then chose the top 30 photos from the students’ submissions and top 15 from the employees’ entries. These top photos will be displayed for voting in the Stevens Center’s first-floor lobby.

Your vote will determine the winners. You don’t want to miss this chance to see beautiful photos and vote for your favorites!

Questions? Contact Lishan Zeng at lzeng09@georgefox.edu.

Support staff, don’t forget to join us for our final Staff Development Committee-sponsored luncheon of the academic year. It will be at noon on Monday, April 16, in the Cap and Gown Room. Come enjoy a chicken nacho lunch while being entertained by the University Players!

Cost is $3 per person. Contact Jan Lefebvre (jlefebvre@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Steve F. Hayward, the F.K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, will deliver a public lecture, “Mere Environmentalism: A Biblical Perspective on Humans and the Natural World,” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, in EHS 102.

Hayward is the author of numerous books, including Churchill on Leadership, The Real Jimmy Carter, and a two-volume biography of Ronald Reagan. He has an upcoming book titled The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents. Hayward writes regularly for popular publications such as The Weekly Standard, The National Review, and The Wall Street Journal.

Hayward visits as a guest of the Department of History and Political Science. Lisa McMinn (Sociology) and Michael MacLeod (Political Science and International Studies) will offer responses to the lecture.

Most recently, Hayward began writing for the political/general-interest blog Power Line. His expertise in environmentalism, law, economics, and public policy have garnered him attention and led to him testifying before the Committee on Energy and Commerce at the United States House on two occasions.

For more information on Hayward’s visit, contact Mark David Hall at ext. 2674.

Last week you received an e-mail inviting you to take a look at the proposed theology of diversity statement as part of the Blueprint for Diversity. Please take a moment to review the document and plan on attending one of the following forums if you have feedback.

• Thursday, April 12, 2-3 p.m. – Newberg campus staff/administrators (Hoover 105)
• Thursday, April 12, 3-4 p.m. – Newberg faculty (Hoover 105)

If you are not able to make it to the forum, please send your feedback to Joel Perez (jperez@georgefox.edu) or Chuck Conniry (cconniry@georgefox.edu) no later than Friday, April 13.

Faculty, staff and students …

The performing arts department wishes to extend the invitation for you to attend the sixth annual Bösendorfer Artist Series concert this Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. A free ticket for each student and employee is available for pick-up at the box office prior to 5 p.m. the day of the event. The concert features professor Kenn Willson on piano and alumnus Richard Zeller, a world-renowned baritone.

For more information on the concert, visit this page on the university website.

Friday, April 6, noon – Baseball vs. Puget Sound, DH (Hilken Stadium at Concordia-Portland)
Friday, April 6, 4 p.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Pacific Lutheran (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, April 7, noon – Men’s tennis vs. Puget Sound (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, April 7, 1:30 p.m. – Baseball vs. Puget Sound (Hilken Stadium at Concordia-Portland)

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