The Daily Bruin

The Villa Cafe will be re-opening on Monday, May 13. Summer hours will be 7:30 a..m to 1:30 p.m.

It’s nearly summer time at George Fox University – time to celebrate the reappearance of the sun, time for fellowship, and time to bring out the ice cream.

Your Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to the Ron Gregory (EHS) Atrium between 3 and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, for ice cream sundaes. Non-dairy and sugar-free options will be available. Take a break with us and feel the love!

– Staff Development Committee

Phase II will be open through this Friday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The items are located in the Macy basement.

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and no postage is necessary.

The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21.

All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thanks!
University Mail Services

The Center for Peace and Justice is excited to announce the 2013-14 Steinfeldt Peace Scholars. Nine students have been chosen based on their commitment to peace studies with a clear peacemaking vocation.

Each of these students is awarded monies toward their studies. Their bios can be found on the CPJ website.

Congratulations to these scholars:

• Isabella Freeman, senior, social work
• Iishan Low, senior, economics and political science
• Jordan Fatke, senior, cinema and media communication
• Hannah Kunde, junior, international studies
• Elisabeth Tissell, junior, politics
• William Dolan, junior, interdisciplinary studies
• Sara Stankovic, junior, international studies
• Kelly Uchiumi, junior, global business
• Dannica Thornton, junior, biology

We are offering a free core flexibility class this summer. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get some quality instruction on stretching and relaxation.

Wear comfortable clothing and bring your yoga mat. Classes will be held in Wheeler 211 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 9 a.m. (no classes will be held the weeks of July 1-5 and July 29-Aug. 2).

Questions? E-mail Marcella Hatfield (core fitness instructor) at Hatfield7@gmail.com.

As a May Term special study option (1-4 hours) the Leadership Institute for Group Discernment (May 20-24) can be taken for one to four hours of credit on the graduate or undergraduate levels (RELI 285/485, PSTD 585).

This program trains Christian leaders to learn consensus-oriented approaches to decision making and missional discernment in theory and in praxis.

For more information, contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu).

The textbook annex for the BlueZone Store will be closed Monday through Wednesday, May 13-15. We will be moving textbooks to our new annex location at 1109 E. Hancock St.

Our main store will be open during the move. If you need to purchase textbooks, please use our website at gfubookstore.com.

Summer has finally arrived and what better way to celebrate than to enjoy a great burger! Join Bon Appetit today (Tuesday) for our hand-formed 1/3-pound burgers with smoked bacon and caramelized onions along with all the trimmings plus choice of salads, baked beans, dessert and soda. Price for all is $6.25

Don’t forget that Phase II will be open for viewing today (Tuesday) 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 staff view these items they are donated to local charities. Please remember these items are for those in need and not to be used for personal gain or resale.

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

A free core/flexibility fitness (yoga) class is being offered on campus this summer. Classes will meet in the Wheeler Gym on most Tuesday and Thursday mornings (unless instructor is on vacation) from 8 to 9 a.m. for the months of May, June, July and a few weeks in August. No classes will be held the week of July 2 or the week of July 29.

Course Description
Summer Staff Core/Flexibility Fitness is a beginning yoga, core and flexibility class with intermediate/advanced options given. We will focus on basic postures, exercises, breathing, stretching and relaxation.

Course Objectives

• Improve posture
• Improve balance
• Improve muscle tone
• Increase flexibility
• Reduce feelings of stress

Attendees need to provide their own yoga mat.

If you have questions, contact Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield at mloprinzihatfield09@georgefox.edu.

More than 60 choirs featuring the talents of more than 3,000 high school students will visit campus to compete in the Oregon School Activities Association’s 27th annual state choir championships this Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11.

The event, scheduled in Bauman Auditorium, will feature schools at all classification levels. Class 2A/1A and Class 3A choirs will compete on Thursday, May 9; Class 6A students will compete on Friday, May 10; and Class 4A and 5A choirs will convene on Saturday, May 11. Specific choir performance times are available on the OSAA website at osaa.org/choir.

Doors open at 8 a.m. each morning, and the competition begins at 9 a.m. At the conclusion of the performances in a classification, the outstanding groups will be recognized. General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and will be available for purchase onsite. No charge cards will be accepted at the gate.

Choirs qualify for the event by winning their respective league competition or by meeting a specified quality scale and getting selected on an at-large basis.

Students-

If you are considering leaving your car on campus over the summer, please read below:

• Security recommends that you leave your car with a friend off-campus so they can watch over it AND start it up on a regular basis to keep the battery going.
• Leaving a car on campus is AT YOUR RISK! GFU is NOT responsible for any loss/damage to your car.
• If you MUST leave your car on campus, Security MUST have the key to it or it risks being towed.
• Clean out all valuables and have an emergency contact phone number ready when you drop off the key at Security.
• If it is after office hours, please call 503-554-2090 to arrange a time to drop off the key with the Security officer on duty. Please park the car in the Pennington lot in the row closest to the dorm.

Call Security at the above number if you have any questions not answered above.

Following are Wheeler Sports Center hours for this weekend and the upcoming summer months.

The center will be closed Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. and reopen on Monday, May 6, at 6 a.m.

Summer hours

Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The center will be closed on the following dates:

• May 27 (Memorial Day)
• July 4 (Independence Day)

Questions? Contact Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.

Will you be around this summer? Want to help welcome new students to campus? We will be hosting our Genesis events on May 16, 17 & 18, June 13 & 14 and July 12 and are looking for volunteers!

Your main role will be to lead small groups of students and help them get to various locations throughout the day. You will also be engaging with them, helping ease their nerves, facilitating some ice-breaker games and generally getting them pumped up about Fox!

If you are available for any or all of these dates, please get in touch with Emma Glennen (eglennen@georgefox.edu,503.554.2249) with your availability. You will need to be on campus from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on any of the days that you volunteer.

This promises to be a super fun event (remember your own Genesis?!) Free T-shirt also guaranteed.

– The Undergraduate Admissions Office

Interested in participating in the university’s community garden this summer? You can still join us!

Just come to the garden, located north of the Villa Academic Complex, on Wednesdays anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. (you can come and go as you’re available). We’ll also host potlucks Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

Cost is only $15 for the summer for adults, $10 for students (kids free). Contact Cherice Bock at cbock@georgefox.edu for more information.

The university will host two commencement ceremonies this Saturday, May 4. This year, the ceremony for graduate, seminary and adult degree programs is scheduled for 10 a.m., while the undergraduate ceremony is set for 3 p.m. Both will take place in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center. A live streaming of the undergraduate ceremony will be shown in Bauman Auditorium.

John Davis, a business and real estate attorney who also serves as a state representative (District 26) in the Oregon State House of Representatives, will speak in both ceremonies. Audience seating begins an hour before each ceremony.

Commencement can be viewed live at this link 15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony.

Also on Saturday, undergraduate department receptions are scheduled at 1 p.m.

For a complete guide to commencement events, visit this page.

Career Services is open for you even after you graduate! Feel free to come by during the month of May if you need help with:

• Resumes
• Cover letters
• Finding jobs
• Networking
• Career coaching

May drop-in hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-5 p.m.

General job Q&A sessions: Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m.

Questions? Contact Career Services at 503-554-2330 or careers@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.