The Daily Bruin

The First Avenue Career and Graduate School Fair is only one week away – next Wednesday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center. Don’t delay in registering for the fair. Advance online registration is only $5 at olapcfirstavenue.org.

Transportation is available through Career Services, so just let us know if you need a ride. We encourage you to take time to prepare effectively. Become a fan of George Fox Career Services on Facebook or follow GFUCareers on Twitter to gather tips that will help you prepare for the fair. Additional resources have been posted at careers.georgefox.edu.

See you at the fair!
– Career Services

Please note a correction to the rehearsal dates for the university’s mass singing of Vivaldi’s Gloria. Practices will be on Mondays and Tuesdays April 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20, between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in Ross 208.

All those with singing experience are invited to join in singing with the choir at the final concert of the spring semester, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Bauman Auditorium.

For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

Please note that, due to the Good Friday holiday, both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed on Friday, April 2. Have a great Easter weekend.

Correction….Easter Egg Extravanganza is meeting Wednesday at 5pm in the BRUIN’S DEN…rain or shine, we will still have the hunt, so if you desire to win a wii and other great prizes you may want to bring some shoes that can get wet from this Portland rain!  There will also be desserts and Easter Egg dyeing inside!

Easter Egg Hunt- Wed. March 3, 5pm in the Bruins Den

 Blazer Game- Wed. April 14th (tickets on sale April 12th for $5 each!)

 Mr. Bruin Pageant- Fri. April 16th, Bauman Auditorium at 7:30pm (Tickets $2 going to Haiti)

 Spring Formal- Sun. April 25th, Montgomery Park 8pm

 For more info contact scadd07@georgefox.edu

Come participate in a Discover SCUBA Diving program FOR FREE where you will learn a bit about diving and then try it out in the Chehalem Public Pool. This program does not qualify you to dive in open waters, but is intended to let you discover whether you want to pursue a certification. And best of all, you get to breathe underwater and play with toy torpedoes for an hour.

Only 16 spaces available! RSVP immediately to csavage06@georgefox.edu to reserve a space.

April 16
9:00pm (Right after Mr. Bruin)
At the Chehalem Public Pool
FREE

Debbie Melton, the director of admissions for Oregon Health and Science University’s MD program, will visit George Fox at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, in Hoover 103. She will speak about the OHSU School of Medicine and its admissions process.

The session will include an opportunity for questions and answers following her talk. If you are interested in attending medical school at OHSU, this is a wonderful opportunity. Joining Debbie will be Lori Toner and Ebony Lawrence, also from OHSU.

Attention Seniors!

April 13th & 14th

Join us for Dinner for Eight (sponsored by Bruin Heritage Society)

 16 students will have the opportunity to enjoy a free home-cooked meal at the residence of a George Fox alumni. This provides a great chance to learn from that alumni and explore career goals and dreams.

Dinner will be served at 6:30pm with transportation provided.

Sign up for April 13th or 14th NOW by contacting bruinheritage@georgefox.edu to request a registration form.

 

Graduating seniors, we need a mailing address to which we can send your 2009-2010 yearbook when it arrives next fall.  Please fill out this form to get your copy – http://bit.ly/bMoL5K.

 Questions? Contact Rob Leslie at rleslie06@georgefox.edu or stop by the ASC offices in the SUB.

Loren Wenz would like to invite those in the university with singing experience to join a mass choir for a singing of Vivaldi’s Gloria at the final concert of the spring semester, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Bauman Auditorium.

Those interested will need to attend practices between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. on the following dates: April 5-6, 12-13, and 19-20. Practices will take place in Ross 208.

For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

Join us in Hoover 105 on Wednesday, March 31, for a showing of the movie Papers from 6 to 8 p.m. Following the movie, a panel discussion will take place and feature the producer of Papers, an immigration attorney, and a community activist.

Papers is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status. The event, hosted by the office of transitions and inclusion, is being held in commemoration of Cesar Chavez and his dream of human rights in education.

About 65,000 undocumented students graduate every year from high school without “papers,” and the door to their future slams shut.

Don’t fool around at the First Avenue Career Fair coming up on Wednesday, April 7! Prepare for the fair by attending this Thursday’s Pizza Chat from noon to 1 p.m. in Stevens 220. You’ll obtain strategies for working a career fair to your advantage. Sign up in advance at careers@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please advise your students of this opportunity.

After 32 years of service to the university, communication arts professor Richard Engnell is retiring this spring. To honor his contributions, a legacy book is being created. Colleagues and former students of Richard are invited to send thoughts, wishes, stories and memories of him to Valerie Rogers (vrogers@georgefox.edu) so they may be included in the book.

Submissions are due by Friday, April 2. A retirement reception for Richard is scheduled later in the month (details to be announced).

A student creation care group is hosting “Unplugged,” an evening of acoustic music, conversation and a bonfire, from 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in the campus quad.

Attendees will play instruments and roast homemade smores over the fire. The event encourages people to “unplug yourself from electricity and reconnect together,” according to event organizers. Bring an instrument to play, turn your phone off, unplug your computer, and be sure to turn your lights off before heading over.

To learn more, contact Corey Beals at cbeals@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Bookstore will close at 5 p.m. this Thursday, April 1, and will be closed for Good Friday and the rest of the Easter weekend. The store will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 5.

Don’t forget to turn in your March timesheets to your supervisor at the end of your last shift this week, or(bold) on Thursday, April 1st. (end bold) Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it.  Payday is on Thursday, April 15th.  Thank you!

– Human Resources

The Easter Egg Extravaganza will take place this Wednesday at 5pm!  Come on down to the Cap and Gown Room to participate in a massive, Campus-wide Easter Egg Hunt!  Have a chance to win a Wii and other amazing prizes!  There will be Desserts and Easter Egg Dyeing as well!  You don’t want to miss it!

If you are looking for a place to make new relationships, serve the Fox community, and build up your resume apply to be on the Bruin Heritage Society Leadership Team! Clink on this link to visit our website and download the application: http://www.georgefox.edu/bruinheritage/

The Accelerated Christian Education schools will hold their Regional High School Competitions on campus this week Tuesday through Friday. Nearly 200 students representing 15-20 schools will compete in events such as Bible Memory, Poetry, Speech, Writing, Music, Art, Basketball, Track, Drama, Photography, Spelling, Science and Social Studies.

This year marks the 23rd year A.C.E. has held the Regional Convention on our campus.

The A.C.E. Leadership Team will be set up in Bauman Greenroom if anyone needs to be directed toward them. For other questions, call Event Services at extension 2027.

Following is University Mail Services’ schedule for spring break:

Open: Monday through Thursday, March 22-25, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed: Friday, March 26

Courier Service:
Portland Center: Normal schedule, Monday through Thursday
Salem campus: Normal schedule Monday and Thursday only