The Daily Bruin

Friday, April 2, 3 p.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Pacific Lutheran, GFU campus courts
Saturday, April 3, 11 a.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Puget Sound, GFU campus courts
Saturday, April 3, noon – Softball vs. Pacific (DH), Morse Field

In case of rain, the women’s tennis matches will be moved to the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, at 2 p.m. Friday vs. PLU and at 11 a.m. Saturday vs. UPS.

For more information, visit the George Fox athletics website at gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.

The May Serve team will be selling T-shirts in the Student Union Building between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, April 5-7, to raise money for the upcoming missions trip. Stop by the table if you would like to buy a shirt, make a donation, or talk with some really cool people.

ASC Activities will be hiring 6 new positions before the end of this year, and 6-10 more in the fall of 2010.  If you are interested in planning and participating in ASC Activities apply to be the:

General Activities Coordinator

Special Programs Coordinator

Dances Coordinator

BlueZone Coordinator

Student Organizations Coordinator

ASC Sound Technician

 Questions?  Contact  Sarah Cadd scadd07@georgefox.edu

Come and join the Religious Studies Department for our annual Spring Fest and Book Giveaway! We will be coloring eggs, enjoying refreshments, and talking with professors about possible majors and minors in our department. Hope to see you there!

April 1st, 9:00-3:00 in Hoover 230 (Religious Studies Department)

Student Financial Services will soon be notifying you via email of your financial aid for the 2010-11 academic year.   It will be held up, however, if SFS is required to verify your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  Please check online at www.mygfu.georgefox.edu within your “to do” list.  Check to see if tax forms and a verification worksheet are listed as documents required.  If so, verification will need to be completed before your financial aid is calculated and available for you to view online.  Also, pay close attention to any other documents requested by  FAFSA such as signature or citizenship documents.  If you have any questions, please contact your financial aid counselor

Join the campus group Timothy’s Charge for Josiah’s Gift, a week of reading and sharing the Word of God as a community, April 5-9. Sessions are scheduled each day between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on the quad. You may commit to a half-hour time slot at tinyurl.com/gfutent or simply show up on the quad anytime to listen or read.

The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 2, to observe Good Friday. The Newberg library will be closed Friday and Sunday but will be open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.

Don’t forget to support “Unplugged,” an evening of acoustic music, conversation and a bonfire scheduled 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.

Questions? Contact Matthew Getsinger at mgetsinger@gmail.com.

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.