The Daily Bruin

It’s Pi Day today, and we are celebrating in the Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Café! Stop by and enjoy some freshly baked apple pie fries with caramel dipping sauce for just $2.25.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.

This summer the university’s physical therapy department is taking a medical service trip to Ghana and Uganda to serve a diverse and less privileged community.

To help raise funds for the trip, we are doing a fundraiser at Sandwich Express in Newberg, where a portion of the evening’s profits go to support us. Come order some food between 3 and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, to help support our cause!

If you have any questions, please contact Zach Klemmer at zklemmer17@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a free Symphony Orchestra Concert tomorrow night (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The university’s Symphony Orchestra will present Tchaikovsky’s masterwork Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy and Copland’s Variations on a Shaker Melody in their premiere concert with Dwayne Corbin as conductor.

In addition, student winners of the concert/aria competition will be featured, including Alex Hastings, playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, and an aria sung by Bethany Fromdahl.

Come join us!

Help support the Photography Club today (Thursday) by coming to our bake sale on the quad.

We will be selling homemade empanadas, arroz con leche, and churros outside the Bruin Den between 5 and 7 p.m. before Tent City starts. The proceeds will help fund rental cameras and other photography equipment for our club.

Questions? Contact Tsacha Hyneman at thyneman17@georgefox.edu or Xylia Rehling at xrehling17@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Ultimate Frisbee Club is hosting a George Fox-only hat tournament on Saturday, April 6, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Austin Sports Complex.

A hat tournament is where teams are randomly chosen from a hat and play a round-robin Frisbee tournament. This is open to all students and faculty, regardless of previous experience. The goal is to have fun, build community, and play some Ultimate Frisbee! Sign up here.

Please note: Bring both a light- and dark-colored shirt to distinguish between teams. The club will provide water and probably have bananas; if you want more snacks or Gatorade, make sure to bring it. Finally, we will be selling club discs for $10 each, so bring some cash to get a fancy new Frisbee.

Questions? Contact Kaleb Puckett at puckettk16@georgefox.edu.

The Newberg Community Prayer Team will be hosting a community-wide prayer gathering on the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2, in Stevens 109 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Join with Newberg pastors, leaders and community members for this annual time of prayer.

Contact Di Endicott at endicottdiana@yahoo.com or the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu with questions.

The Hadlock Student Center is looking for people with a love of the outdoors to join a guide program.

To kick this off, we have an eight-day training trip starting on Monday, May 6. This will be an immersive experience covering backcountry navigation, camp craft, rock climbing, and many other wilderness skills. The trip cost is $150, which includes food and transportation.

The first pre-trip meeting is on Wednesday, March 20, at 8:30 p.m. Fill out this online form to register.

Want to learn more? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.  

Come meet the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences’ dean candidate, Kelly Flores, in Canyon Commons 102 today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. Dr. Flores will give a brief presentation on what she sees for the future of the CBHS in the next 10 years, followed by a Q&A session.

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

This summer the university’s physical therapy department is taking a medical service trip to Ghana and Uganda to serve a diverse and less privileged community.

To help raise funds for the trip, we are hosting a banquet on Saturday, April 6, at 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Tickets are $25 and include dinner and a silent auction.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact John Miller at Johnm17@georgefox.edu or call/text 503-550-1713, or come by the physical therapy department in the Roberts Center and ask for John.

Are you interested in taking your climbing to the next level by venturing outside? This is the class for you! We will cover a variety of topics, including knots, anchor building, and risks unique to outdoor climbing.

There are three class sessions now set for March 19, April 2 and April 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The course will conclude with an outdoor excursion on Saturday, April 13.

The course fee is $15 and needs to be paid prior to the first class session. Participants should be experienced climbers and have completed the Hadlock Student Center belay assessment or equivalent. Sign up at imleagues.com.

Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu or Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Jason Wilken to lecture on the topic “Stairs as a Model for Understanding Prosthetic Device Development” on Tuesday, March 19, in Canyon Commons 101 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

This presentation will expand the clinician’s understanding and appreciation of the biomechanics, technology and patient factors that drive state-of-the-art prosthesis and development. Please join us for a high-level and engaging talk with Dr. Wilken. Light refreshments will be served.

Wilken is an associate professor and director of collaborative research and development in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Iowa.

Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.

Join the Department of Economics and the American Enterprise Institute tonight (Wednesday) to screen a new documentary, The Pursuit, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Cookies and beverages will be provided.

In it, professional-musician-turned-intrepid-economist Arthur Brooks travels around the globe in search of an answer to the question, “How can we lift up the world, starting with those at the margins of society?”

Arthur’s journey takes him through the chaotic streets of Mumbai, a town in Kentucky left behind by the global economy, a homeless shelter in New York, a street protest in Barcelona, and a Himalayan Buddhist monastery. Along the way, he discovers the secrets not only to material progress for the least fortunate but also true and lasting happiness for all.

For more information about the film, click here. RSVP for the screening here.

Questions? Contact Bailey Timmons at btimmons16@georgefox.edu.

Aloha! Please make plans to attend the Hawaii Club’s annual luau this Friday, March 15. There will be games, prizes and performances for you to enjoy.

Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. in the main dining room, and performances will be at 6 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103. Make sure you come early to get good seats.

If you have any questions, contact Antonio Isom at aisom15@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a lecture featuring Robert P. George at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, March 14, in Bauman Auditorium. George will be speaking on “Civic Virtues and the Constitution: The Founders’ Plan to Protect Liberty and Prevent Tyranny.”

Don’t miss this compelling lecture from one of the nation’s preeminent and influential conservative Christian thinkers, an award-winning teacher, and top scholar in ethics, law, politics and philosophy.

George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. More information can be found here.

Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecher@georgefox.edu.

The Center for Peace and Justice presents Promised Land, an indigenous film, tonight (Tuesday) from 6 to 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Chinook Tribal Chairman, Tony Johnson, and the producers, Vasant and Sarah Salcedo, will be present for a Q&A following the film. Admission is free, and the public is welcome.

Promised Land is an award-winning social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest, the Duwamish and the Chinook, as they fight for the restoration of treaty rights they have long been denied. In following their story, the film examines a larger problem in the way that the government and society still look at tribal sovereignty.

Students and faculty are welcome to come early, from 3 to 4 p.m., to meet Chinook Tribal Chairman Tony Johnson in Hoover 211 or the film producers, Vasant and Sarah Salcedo, in Hoover 250.

Questions? Contact Tricia Hornback at thornback@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at Lfair@georgefox.edu.

Do you like Krispy Kreme and Dutch Bros.?

If you do, come support the nursing serve team to Kenya and purchase a Krispy Kreme donut, maybe even a dozen if you so desire, and a Dutch Bros. gift card! Stop by our table outside Klages today (Tuesday) and next Wednesday, March 20, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Donuts are $1 each or $10 for a dozen, and gift cards can be purchased at any amount to immediately be spent at any Dutch Bros. location.

Questions? Contact Ashley Imes at aimes15@georgefox.edu.

Do you have questions about upcoming commencement events? 

Check out commencement.georgefox.edu for information on the wide variety of commencement events for undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion students.

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to the university’s annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Bauman Auditorium.

This year’s lecture, “Two Degrees of Separation: Climate Change and the Pursuit of Truth in a Post-truth World,” will be presented by Richard L. Lindroth, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement professor of ecology and recent associate dean of research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Lindroth’s presentation will explore the fundamental premises of science, how humans engage with facts, and how to improve science communication across ideological, cultural and tribal divisions for the betterment of humanity and the sake of the world.

Following his presentation, a George Fox student research poster session and dessert reception will take place in the Bauman lobby.

Lindroth will also speak in a class in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 3 p.m. this afternoon, presenting a lecture entitled “What Can Chemistry Tell Us about Ecology? Insights into the Ecological and Evolutionary Success of an Iconic Forest Tree Species.” All are welcome to this event as well.

For more on the presentation and the Dalton Lecture Series, visit this link.

Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Come meet the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences’ dean candidate, Kelly Flores, in Canyon Commons 102 on Wednesday, March 13, at 2 p.m. Dr. Flores will give a brief presentation on what she sees for the future of the CBHS in the next 10 years, followed by a Q&A session.

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

The School of Nursing and the IDEA Center will be hosting our inaugural Nursing Expo today (Monday) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

We have about 20 companies hiring for different positions within healthcare. The fair is targeted toward nursing students, but if you are interested in working in healthcare this is a great opportunity to network.

Pre-registration is not required. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Grace Tissell at gtissell@georgefox.edu.