Career Services and a PsyD research team have collaborated to determine how effectively our senior women transition from college to career and what they need to be successful. The results of the research will be presented at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, in Hoover 103. Please join us for this event, which includes a light meal and a door prize or two.
On Monday, April 19, at 3:40 p.m., Brad Lau, vice president for student life, and a representative from the Newberg Police Department will hold an open forum for students and employees who have questions or would like to know the steps that have been taken in light of the incident that occurred at an on-campus apartment on April 13.
This forum will be held in Hoover 105. For the latest updates on the investigation, please go to georgefox.edu/incident.
This past September, the Student Life Office offered a nine- (9) hour self-defense workshop for interested students. However, in light of last week’s incident on campus, we would like to assess student and employee interest in taking a two- (2) hour self-defense workshop in the next couple weeks (date and time yet to be determined).
If this interests you, please contact Abby Burgess (aburgess@georgefox.edu) in the Office of Student Life by Tuesday, April 20 at 5 p.m. We will also continue to offer the nine- (9) hour self-defense class in September for interested students and employees.
Effective Monday, April 19, all students not wearing shoes will not be permitted into the Klages Dining Room. We have had a significant number of complaints from fellow students who are offended by those who choose to come in with bare feet and disregard the hygienic issues caused by not wearing shoes. Please respect your fellow students and wear shoes, flip flops, sandals, etc.
A commissioning time for all those going on mission trips, serving at camps, or conducting any kind of summer ministry is scheduled during this Monday’s chapel at 10:40 a.m. Please come and participate in this time of commissioning and prayer!
Students, don’t miss your chance to participate in an amazing opportunity to give to Haiti and walk away with a ceramic bowl and a fully belly this Friday 4:30-7:30pm
 The student rate is $10 for a Mr. Bruin ticket and ceramic bowl with soup dinner. Either purchase a Mr. Bruin ticket from a contestant and present that ticket or purchase both at Empty Bowls.
Since mid-January, Bon Appetit has monitored and weighed all the waste coming back to the dishroom on a daily basis and posting the results on a weekly basis. We’re pleased to announce that over the past 12 weeks we’ve seen an overall waste reduction of 30 percent, which far exceeded our expectations.
By everyone’s efforts, this has amounted to more than 20,000 pounds of leftovers and waste not being hauled to the local landfill, which is remarkable. Although it may not seem like much, every ounce kept out of the waste steam counts, especially when we serve close to 15,000 meals each week.
Everyone is to be congratulated. Let’s keep it up, especially as we approach Earth Day next Thursday, when the lunch we will serve will reflect menu items with minimal carbon impact on our environment.
Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit
If you are on the meal plan and intend to have dinner on-campus Friday night, please enter through the dish room entrance. Since available seating is limited to the Foxhole, you will also be able to take your dinner dishes to your rooms or on-campus.
 You are welcome to purchase a ticket for Empty Bowls, however your meal plan will NOT count towards the Empty Bowls dinner. Tickets are $10 at the door which includes a soup dinner, ceramic handmade bowl and a Mr. Bruin ticket. Please join us in supporting Haiti!
 Thank you for your patience and understanding as we seek to support the endeavors for Haiti!
 The Associated Student Community (ASC)
Saturday, April 17, 10 a.m. – Track & Field in Rich Allen Classic, Colcord Memorial Field
This is the last home meet for the Bruins this spring. Linfield and Pacific will be the visiting teams.
For more information, visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.
Don’t miss your chance to participate in Empty Bowls: A Night for Haiti and receive a ceramic bowl with a soup dinner for $12 (maximum $48 per family) this Friday, April 16, between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the Klages Dining Room. If you haven’t submitted your R.S.V.P. yet, go to georgefox.edu/haiti. Walk-ins are welcome as well.
It’s not too late to join in on the fun! The annual Medallion Search is going on now. The winner will receive $200 dollars as well as the medallion. To recieve the clues become a fan of “Bruin Heritage” on facebook and check your “updates” located under “messages” daily. May the best treasure hunter win!
The seminary is hosting an information meeting about its new Christian Earth Keeping (CEK) offering at noon Thursday, April 22, in Portland Center 260. Bring your lunch and get answers about the seminary’s newest 12-hour concentration. Daniel Brunner (Seminary) and the CEK academic team will be available to answer any of your questions. Beverages and cookies provided.
Security Services has key chain whistles with the security phone number on them available in the Office of Student Life. Please feel free to stop by and pick one up.
Remember to stop by Plant Services’ surplus equipment and inventory sale Thursday and Friday, April 15-16, in the Villa Academic Complex. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days and will include furnaces, appliances, duct work, cabinets, light fixtures, doors, laminate pieces, desks, panel walls, couches, tables, side chairs, bookshelves, and much more.
Urban Services’ scheduled trip to Salem this Friday, April 16, has been canceled. However, the group will be going to Portland Friday as scheduled, leaving from the Bruin Den at 5:30 p.m.
Are you interested in health care or medical missions? Come hear Devin Harrison, MD, present “Medical Missions: Eye Care in Africa,” at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in Hoover 105. Dr. Harrison worked in Nigeria for two years caring for some of the world’s neediest patients, performing eye surgeries and training local doctors.
For his efforts, he received the 2008 American Academy of Ophthalmology Humanitarian Award. Contact Jim Smart if you have any questions.
If you are on the meal plan and intend to have dinner on-campus Friday night, please enter through the dish room entrance. Since available seating is limited to the Foxhole, you will also be able to take your dinner dishes to your rooms or on-campus.
 You are welcome to purchase a ticket for Empty Bowls, however your meal plan will NOT count towards the Empty Bowls dinner. Tickets are $10 at the door which includes a soup dinner, ceramic handmade bowl and a Mr. Bruin ticket. Please join us in supporting Haiti!
 Thank you for your patience and understanding as we seek to support the endeavors for Haiti!
 The Associated Student Community (ASC)
Now that we have had an opportunity to see how the Blackboard Connect works, it is time for another message about how to update your information in MyGFU.
For this new system to work, it is essential for you to enter your personal cell phone number into MyGFU. Please follow these simple directions to enter your personal cell phone number:
Thank you for taking the time to do this today. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the Office of Student Life.
Is there someone at George Fox who has made a difference in your academic career? Someone who ignited a spark to make you want to learn or attend class or who has acted as a role model? Take a moment to write an email, e-card, or traditional “thank you†card to that professor (or other person). Try to be specific as you describe how this person has contributed to your life.
 This idea sponsored by the Academic Resource Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Be a part of a George Fox University tradition! Audition for the University Players 2010-2011 tour group!
 Tuesday, April 20th 4:45-6:00 p.m., Greenroom, Bauman. Prepare a 90-second monologue. Also, be ready for a brief interview and ensemble work.
 Callbacks are scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 4:45-6:00 p.m., Greenroom, Bauman.
 2nd Callbacks TBD
 Mark Eaton will direct the 2010-2011 University Players tour group. Rhett Luedtke will host the auditions and cast the 2010-11 ensemble.
 If you have any questions please contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2632
