The Daily Bruin

The Bruin Bookstore is now on Facebook. Visit this link to check it out.

Log on and become a fan! You’ll be the first to know about sales and special signing events.

A May church leadership conference is available for May term or summer credit (graduate and undergraduate). The Leadership Institute for Group Discernment will be offered at George Fox May 16-19, and George Fox students (undergraduate and seminary) can take it for academic credit (CHMN 485; PSTD 585) with Paul Anderson.

A special discount is available for college and seminary students on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.

The next all-employee meeting has once again been rescheduled. The meeting, originally rescheduled for May 11, will now take place on Wednesday, May 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at this stream site. A chat room has also 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.

Joel Perez will present the findings of his doctoral dissertation, “Drivers that Motivate Christian Colleges to Seek Change in the Area of Diversity,” on Tuesday, May 3, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Stevens 101. All are invited to attend.

The offer letter for fall 2011 is now posted on this web page along with an updated FWS list for fall 2011. Also, as soon as your summer hiring is complete, please send offer letters and applications to HR. Don’t forget to ask your students if they’re registered for fall classes!

Questions? Contact Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu.

If you are still missing items, please come to the security office before the end of the semester, as all items not claimed by April 29 will be donated to charitable causes on May 2.

Thanks,
Security Services

Staff and faculty: If you have “found” items hanging around your offices, please bring them to the security office as soon as possible so that students can claim them before leaving on April 29.

Thank you,
Security Services

Following are dining hours in Klages over the weekend:

Good Friday, April 22 – school holiday
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23
Brunch: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 24
Brunch: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25 (dead day)
Breakfast: 8-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30-7 p.m.

On Friday, April 22, both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed in observance of Good Friday.

On Monday, April 25, the Villa Cafe will be closed and the Bruin Den will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Graduate students may now charge textbooks to their student account at the Bruin Bookstore at this link for summer semester. The ability to charge books will remain available (for graduate students only) until end of day on Monday, April 25.

If graduate students need to use their student account for purchases after April 25, they will need to acquire a voucher from student financial services.

Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu

The Center for Peace and Justice/Center for Global Studies (CPJ/CGS) is hosting an essay contest: “Fair Trade: A Market-based Approach to Sustainability and Justice.”

The details:

• Open to George Fox students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs (who have not yet earned master’s degrees), and to students affiliated with Canaan Fair Trade.
• Prize: An award of $250 will be given to a student from each group.
• Competition Guidelines: In 2,000–2,500 words, address the basis, benefits, challenges, and specific impacts of fair trade. Please make sure to provide specific examples (from any region).
• Entry Deadline: July 1, 2011

Learn more on the Fair Trade page on the university’s website. Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this contest.

Join us in honoring Dwight Kimberly’s contribution to George Fox at his retirement reception in the EHS Atrium this Monday, April 25, between 1 and 2:30 p.m. See you there!

The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 22, 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. Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.

Do you have interesting, fun photos taken of campus events/activities, sporting events, or general student life?

The staff at yearbook would love to include photos taken by students and staff. If you would like your photos featured, e-mail them to Tyler VanderZanden at tyler.vanderzanden@gmail.com.

At the end of every school year, many students leave behind good, usable items. These items often include blankets, clothing, kitchen supplies, small appliances, etc. In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of the resources, Phase II was initiated. Plant Services is happy to receive anything that students do not want to take home.

The items gathered are sorted and made available to student summer help and staff, but most of the items are given to different organizations in the local area, such as Rescue Mission, Goodwill, unwed mothers’ homes, Love Inc., etc.

Here are some guidelines:

• Please do not donate damaged or soiled items.
• Barrels will be placed in the lobbies of the dorms and central living areas (porches of Weesner, Beals, Hoskins, Munn, Wilder, Villa Road Houses, Newlin Apartments, etc.)
• Please do not place trash in the barrels labeled “Phase II.”
• There are 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 beside the barrels (please note if broken).

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

The university community is invited to a mid-morning goodbye reception for French Professor Sylvette Norre. We’ll host it between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, in Minthorn 200.

Join us in thanking her and wishing her well.

A program and reception in honor of Kathleen Sims (Nursing) is scheduled for Thursday, April 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. The program will run from 3 to 4 p.m., and the reception is scheduled between 4 and 5 p.m.

Kathy is retiring after 48 years of dedication to the profession of nursing and nursing education.

The university’s engineering department invites all to its annual Freshman Robot Maze Competition, taking place Wednesday (April 20) at 3:15 p.m. in the EHS Atrium. Come join us!

Questions? Contact Neal Ninteman at nninteman@georgefox.edu.

The next all-employee meeting, originally scheduled for April 28, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at this stream site. A chat room has also 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 last issue of The Crescent comes out today! Look for stories about the first Act Six cadre graduating and photos from the George Fox fashion show.