The Daily Bruin

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.

The university’s nursing program will be featured at the next George Fox Auxiliary luncheon, scheduled for noon on Friday, April 13, in the Villa Academic Complex. Reservations are required and tickets are $8 per person.

To make reservations, contact Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314 by Tuesday, April 10. Carla Hagen, director of the university’s nursing program, will be the guest speaker.

Marketing Communications will be processing a business card order soon. Please check your business card supply now and place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Friday, April 13.

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

Career Services is offering “Employers Speak Up: How to Get Hired!” as podcasts on iTunes U! In three short sessions, students of all majors can become prepared for the job search.

Here are the podcasts available:

• “Standing Out: What Employers Expect on the Resume & Cover Letter”
  Presenter: Leslie Dotson, MBA, HR Manager – Talent & Selection, A-dec

• “Acing the Interview: What Employers REALLY Look For”
  Presenter: Doug Rice, Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Holdings

• “Getting Noticed: Recruitment from an Employer’s Perspective”
  Presenter: Ernest Adams, Global Talent Acquisition Manager, Nike

The podcasts can be found at itunesu.georgefox.edu. After entering your login, select “Career Services Events” under “Campus Life.” Faculty, please let your students know about these podcasts.

For more information, contact Angela Doty at adoty@georgefox.edu.

Staff and faculty: The school year is rapidly winding down, and security will set up the last lost and found tables of the semester on Thursday, April 19, between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den.

Please look around your offices for lost items and bring them to the security office before that date so that students and staff can hopefully reclaim their items before leaving campus. If you have lost an item, please come by the security office to see if it has been turned in, or call ext. 2090 to see if we have your lost item.

Don’t forget the invitation to join the university’s gospel choir, the Voices of Praise, for our first interactive worship concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, at Newberg Christian Church. Special guests will include the GFU Dance Company, Pam Lau and Olivia Pothoff, Joe Djanga and more!

Admission is free for all (but donations are greatly appreciated). Bring your friends and family to join our community in a night of worship and praise. The church is located at 2315 Villa Road.

Questions? E-mail us at voicesofpraisegfu@gmail.com.

Irv Brendlinger is retiring from the Department of Religious Studies. Please join us for a reception honoring Irv and thanking him for his contribution to the George Fox community on Thursday, April 19, from 4:15 to 6 p.m. in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. The session will include progress reports from our innovation team chairs.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “All-Employee Meeting Info” link located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” It is the bottom link in that section.

In addition, a chat room has been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 6, to observe Good Friday. The Newberg library will be closed Friday and Sunday but will be open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.

The 14th annual Fox Film Festival is next weekend! Come out to the historic Newberg Cameo Theatre at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, to watch student films on the big screen! Tickets are $4 per person (or $6 for two) and available at the door.

The following day, April 14, 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.

Support staff, please join us for our final Staff Development Committee-sponsored luncheon of the 2011-12 academic year. It will be at noon on Monday, April 16, in the Cap & 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.

Sign up today for Run for Romania! Run for Romania will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 22, at the Newberg campus track. It is a 5K walk that will benefit the June Serve team’s trip to Romania and Moldova this summer.

In this year’s June Serve, a group of George Fox students and faculty that will partner with the organization Word Made Flesh, which seeks to serve Jesus amongst the poorest of the poor in Romania and Moldova.

Registration is $30 for adults and $15 for children (12 and under). To register, go to this link.

Newberg is hosting a Relay for Life on Friday and Saturday, June 22-23, and you are invited to be part of a George Fox team!

The event is scheduled at Joan Austin Elementary and the Austin Sports Complex. Relay for Life is a community-wide overnight walking event to support the American Cancer Society. This year’s theme is “Give Cancer the Boot!” Join fellow members of the George Fox community as we walk to honor cancer survivors, remember people we have lost, and also raise funds and awareness to help save lives!

For more information and to join the team, e-mail Vangie Pattison at epattison@georgefox.edu.

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

We are still in need of many willing servants to serve as ushers at both the undergraduate and graduate/professional studies commencement ceremonies on Saturday, April 28. Take tickets, hand out programs, direct graduates’ family and friends to their seats, and help make graduation a special event for all involved. All employees who participate as ushers will be paid $25 per ceremony through payroll.

There are three opportunities for involvement:

• Graduate/Professional Studies Ceremony
  Time commitment: 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28
  Location: Wheeler Gymnasium

• Traditional Undergraduate Ceremony
  Time commitment: 1:30-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28
  Location: Wheeler Gymnasium

• Time commitment: 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 28
  Location: Bauman Auditorium

See that special student graduate … Be a part of an exciting event … Volunteer in a much-needed area of service … Be an usher at the Spring 2012 commencement!

Please let Lynn Scott know A.S.A.P. if this is something you would like to be a part of. Thank you for considering being involved in this memorable event.

– Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu or ext. 2140)

As we prepare to celebrate the upcoming Easter holiday, please note the following changes to meal times in Klages Dining Room:

• Thursday Dinner: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Friday Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
• Friday Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Friday Dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• Saturday Brunch: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Saturday Dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• Sunday Brunch: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Sunday Dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Also, please note that the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will shut down at 2 p.m. on Thursday and be closed on Good Friday.

Faculty: Please submit your textbook requests for fall 2012 as soon as possible. Orders are needed this week for us to have enough time to process them before buyback begins.

Without your orders, students will not get the highest value for their books. To date, we’ve received only one-third of expected requests.

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

The university’s engineering department will present its annual Engineering Expo on Friday, April 20, between 3 and 6 p.m. in the EHS Atrium on the Newberg campus.

The expo will include project displays, a robotics competition and lab demonstrations. Also featured will be projects from the program’s Senior Design and Servant Engineering teams for companies and community organizations such as Daimler, CUI, VibeTech, NASA, 219 Technologies, Providence, Engineering World Health, 5-Rock Ranch, Medical Teams International, Oregon Commission for the Blind, Mennonite Central Committee, Aprovecho, and the Newberg Rotary.

In addition, high school design projects will be featured. Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome!

For more information, please contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2780.