The Daily Bruin

All are invited to Monday’s (March 14) chapel. Dr. Jamie Noling-Auth, the associate campus pastor at Azusa Pacific University, will be speaking. We hope to see you there.

Please note location change for Saturday’s (March 12) May Serve garage sale due to rain. We will be set up in front of Bauman Auditorium.

The Department of Biology and Chemistry will host Dr. Davida Brown for a seminar, titled “State-to-State Reaction Dynamics: Understanding Vibrational Enhancement,” from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in EHS 102. Dr. Brown is an assistant professor of chemistry at Concordia University.

All are welcome. If you have questions, contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu.

Are you going on a missions trip this summer? If so, e-mail missionsatgfu@gmail.com. We would love to be able to pray for you and your trip.

There also will be a commissioning event for you from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the Cap and Gown Room put on by the Christian Services Committee’s missions coordinator. We would love to see you there.

Want information on public service jobs and internships?

Career Services hosted two webinars this spring focused on public service internships and full-time jobs. Those webinars are now saved on Bruin Careers! To view them, go to: Bruin Careers>Resource Library>Federal Government.

The staff employee in Print Services, Elizabeth Holme, will be unavailable Thursday and Friday, March 17-18. Print Services will be open on a limited basis and operated by the student employees in that department.

If you have print job(s) that must be done before March 20, please submit them no later than Tuesday, March 15. Your early submission of print jobs is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Sherrie Frost (ext. 2556)

Believe it or not it is the middle of the semester. Now is the time to take an assessment of your perception of how you are doing in each of your classes.

Mid-term grades, while not a part of your final semester grade report, are an important indicator of how you are doing academically.
Mid-term grades are meant to encourage students to get in touch with their professors.

There are many resources here at GFU to get you the help you need to be academically successful.

Have you checked your mid-term grade report? Depending upon what you find you need to consider taking some action.

You can review mid-semester grades now if they have been entered by your instructor(s):

1. Log in to MyGFU

2. Select Student Center

3. From the Other Academic drop-down (in the Academics section of the start page), select Grades

4. Select the term and the Mid-Term Grades tab (next to the Official Grades tab which will be the default display).

The Mid-Term Grades tab ONLY appears once at least one grade has been entered for you by an instructor.

Now you need to determine what to do next:
Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you’ll get an F (or maybe even a D).

The last date to withdraw is Friday, MARCH 18, 2011, at 5 p.m.

You can usually go below 12 hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid.

Withdrawal results in a W on your transcript but does not factor into GPA. If you were to get an F, it would impact GPA.

Next Steps:

1. Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor.

2. Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in. Even if your professor doesn’t post mid-term grades, find out from the professor what your grade is.

3. Meet with your advisor to discuss options.

4. Use labs, help sessions, & the ARC.

5. If you think you might have a learning disability, have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their offices.

6. Plan well for Fall semester.

7. Consider whether you are in the right pathway in terms of a major or career.
You might want to enroll in GEED 214: Claim Your Career Calling, a 1-hour online course or meet with someone in the Career Services office.

If you need guidance in any way, please come to speak with someone in the Student Life Office – 3rd floor Stevens Center.

E-mail us at studentlife@georgefox.edu

Pat Stone, a psychiatrist, Vietnam veteran and expert on veterans affairs, will speak Monday, March 14, on the challenges faced by veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraqi wars and ways that we can respond and better support them as they reach for the American Dream.

All are welcome to join us from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m. or from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The event is part of the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series.

For more information, contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

Want to get a better handle on your personal finances? The final Academic Resource Center workshop of the semester will provide some guidance.

Join us on Monday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Lemmons 8 for a session, “Financial Follies,” with Ryan Halley (Associate Professor of Finance). Have you wondered what it would be like to have more freedom with your personal finances? Have you ever been stressed about your financial situation? If so, come find out what you need to know about money. You’ll be surprised how simple this process can be.

The workshop will provide information on a variety of personal finance topics, including budgeting, credit cards and student loans.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Don’t miss your chance to participate in Dinner for Eight! There are only a few spaces left!

Taking place both March 15 and April 5 from 6:30-9 p.m., Dinner for Eight provides students with the opportunity to connect with George Fox alumni and learn about their experiences after Fox. Up to eight students will visit the home of an alumnus for a home-cooked dinner and conversation focused around careers and other aspects of life after graduation.

Some of the career fields represented by the alumni participating on March 15 are education, biology, graphics, retail, construction, manufacturing, marketing, mediation and pharmacy.

To participate in Dinner for Eight, register online at this link. The event costs $2 per person at the time of registration. Each participant will receive a $5 Chapters gift card when they participate in Dinner for Eight.

On the registration form you are able to list other students that you would prefer to participate with. We encourage you to talk with your friends and list one another. Although we are unable to guarantee your requests, we will make every effort to do so.

Dinner for Eight is sponsored by the Bruin Heritage Society and Alumni Relations.

The George Fox community (students, faculty and staff) is invited to engage the movie The Gospel of John for the next six Sunday mornings (9:30-10:30 a.m.) at North Valley Friends Church (4020 N. College St., in Newberg). A discussion will be led by Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) and Brian Bews. All are welcome!

Come join us for First Friday Worship today (Friday, March 11) during chapel time in Bauman Auditorium for a time of creative worship and prayer. We look forward to worshiping with you!

Spanish Chapel tomorrow, Friday March 11 from 10:40-11:30am in Hoover 105.

Chapel credit will be provided if you slide your card.

We will start the service singing worship songs in Spanish and proceeded by a sermon by Josue Legaspi.

Anyone is welcome to come so spread the word!

For more information contact Michelle Gonzalez-Ramos – mgonzalezramos09@georgefox.edu

Encourage, thank or appreciate a woman this week for Woman’s History Month! Come to the Bruin Den and make a card for a female on campus. We will provide all the supplies and will send it off for you. All you have to do is tell someone you care or appreciate them.

Drop by anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. or 5 and 7 p.m. on Monday, March 14.

If you have any questions, contact Anya Frolova at afrolova08@georgefox.edu.

Need help selecting or confirming a college major?

This 1-credit online course for freshmen and sophomores will help you explore your vocational calling, work skills, values, interests and personality; then matching those to occupational and educational choices. Sign up today to claim your career calling!
Other online career courses offered this fall and next spring:

GEED 216:  Become Workplace Familiar: Getting an Internship  (So & Jr)
GEED 218:  Find Suitable Employment: Effective Job Seeking (Jr & Sr)
You can find the courses in the course schedule under General Education.

Exodus Fair today!
Stop by the Stevens Center between 10:00-4:00 for the last day of the Exodus fair for graduating seniors. Check to make sure you are on track for graduation, enjoy some food, and pick up your cap and gown! We hope to see you there!

Good news,  Fox students…one of your favorite events, Survivor, is back! Sponsored by Bruin Heritage Society, this exciting event will take place April 15th. Come ‘on out and see who will survive.

Do you think you can stay in a van longer than everyone else? Then go to https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/georgefox.edu/viewform?formkey=dHN4NjdWdEpkdEpVUGViNW14aEJtRVE6MQ and sign up!

Questions about the event? Contact us at bruinheritage@georgefox.edu.

Come have some pizza and learn more about the fields of dentistry and physical therapy. The Pre-Professional Health Advisory committee is sponsoring a visit by two prominent professionals: Dennis Nicola, DDS, a local dentist and mentor to pre-dentistry students, and Tyler Cuddeford, PhD, PT, the director of the university’s doctor of physical therapy program.

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. in EHS 125.

Questions? Contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu.

The Academic Resource Center has scheduled two workshops in the coming days:

On Friday, March 11, at 10:40 a.m. in Lemmons 8, Rick Muthiah (Dean of Learning Support Services) and Kathi Gatlin (Senior Enrollment Counselor) will present “Mid-term Grades and You: What You Can (and Should) Do With Your Mid-term Grades.”

Summary: Regardless of whether you’ve gotten mid-term grades for your courses, you should be thinking about your standing in each course. March 18 is the last date to withdraw from a class without getting an F. This session will discuss some ways for students to make use of mid-term grade information you can get from MyGFU or your professor.

Also, on Monday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Lemmons 8, Ryan Halley (Associate Professor of Finance) will present “Financial Follies: Have You Wondered What it Would Be Like to Have More Freedom With Your Personal Finances?”

Summary: Have you ever been stressed about your financial situation? If so, come find out what you need to know about money. You’ll be surprised how simple this process can be. This workshop will provide information on a variety of personal finance topics, including budgeting, credit cards and student loans.

Faculty, please encourage your students to attend.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Your donations are needed! Please bring donations of any kind to the Spiritual Life House by Friday, March 11, to support the 2011 May Serve team that is going to Peru. Then come to the sale on Saturday, March 12, in the Wood-Mar parking lot (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Questions? Contact Rebecca Barnick at rbarnick07@georgefox.edu.

Thanks!