The Daily Bruin

Just a reminder that the Bruin Den and everything else in Heacock Commons will be closed on Thursday, June 11, due to a PGE power conversion.

Did you know that your university e-mail account is also a Google Account? (Note that it is just a Google Account, not a Google E-mail Account). Want to know more? Visit this link on the IT website.

The University Store will be closed on Thursday, June 11, due to a power outage that will affect all of Heacock Commons.

Have an e-nnouncement you’d like to post? You can submit your news using a form online at georgefox.edu/online_community/e-nnouncement_request.

The submission form is no longer available on Bruindata.

There is a new class schedule available on the Web that displays classes in the familiar format used in Bruindata. Go to http://class.georgefox.edu to access the same MyGFU class schedule listing in a table format to assist with registration and advising.

The 09-10 application for the Juan Young Trust Scholarship is posted on the Student Financial Services website:

http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/stu_fin_srv/index.html

Juan Young is a former president of Kienow’s Food Stores.  This trust was set up to first help Kienow’s employees descendants with college expenses, therefore first priority must be given to them. 

If no applicants meet this criteria, the scholarship will be open to other candidates who fit the following qualifications: 

Oregon resident and under 21 years old on April 24, 2009

Four recipients will be chosen and the scholarship amount is $3,000 each.  Deadline is June 30, 2009.

If you haven’t already, please submit your May timesheet to your supervisor right away to ensure that you are paid on Wednesday, June 10. Please be sure your name and ID number are printed legibly at the top, and sign it before you give it to your supervisor. Thanks for taking care of this.– Human Resources

Just a reminder that the Bruin Den is open every day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the summer and will feature exhibition specials every Tuesday and Thursday for lunch.

Remember, too, that if you come to our office and buy $50 of Bruin Bucks we offer a 10 percent discount on all your purchases. This offer is available to everyone with a valid university ID card and can be used throughout the year anytime we’re open at either the Bruin Den or Villa Cafe.

Have a great summer and thank you for putting up with our construction in Klages!

– Denny Lawrence, Bon Appetit

The university is hosting a Science Camp for third- through sixth-graders June 22-26. The camp meets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily in EHS 103 on the Newberg campus. Please contact Teresa Arnold (Biology) at tarnold@georgefox.edu for a brochure if you know someone who would be interested in attending.

All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed on Monday, May 25, to observe the Memorial Day holiday.

Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25, the courier schedule will be changed for next week only. He will go to the Portland Center every day Tuesday through Friday and will go to Salem on Tuesday and Thursday only, May 26 and 28.

Cut-off times remain the same. Items must be in Newberg Mail Services by 9:45 a.m. for delivery to Portland and Salem campuses.

Normal schedule will resume the following week.

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon county ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County elections office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon county ballot, and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m.  Tuesday, May 19. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed.

Thank you,
Mail Services

Come check out the Bruin Bookstore’s Sidewalk Sale Thursday and Friday, May 14-15, during Genesis from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Save 25 to 75 percent on George Fox-imprinted items (except diploma frames).

George Fox (33-9) will open the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship Tournament against Cal Lutheran in the first round of the West Regional at Linfield College. The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, because of persistent rain Wednesday.

The Bruins are the No. 4 seed in the regional, while the Kingsmen (31-9) are the No. 3 seed in the six-team field. The regional champion will advance to the eight-team NCAA Division III World Series, scheduled for Friday through Tuesday, May 22-26, at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis.

The Bruins earned the Northwest Conference’s automatic berth in the national tournament with a convincing 24-6 one-game playoff victory over co-NWC champion Pacific Lutheran on May 9.

For regional tourney information, visit the tournament site.

The hanging baskets workshop originally scheduled for Thursday, May 14, has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, in the Plant Services Building at 1101 Villa Road.

The four-hour session will instruct you on how to make the gorgeous hanging baskets that grace our George Fox quad area. You will learn how these beauties are assembled and help Plant Services in the process. Feel free to join in the class at any time.

Questions? Contact Plant Services at ext. 2010.

A special George Fox student/alumni/employee rate is available for the Spiritual Discernment As Christian Leadership Conference scheduled Sunday through Wednesday, May 31 to June 3. The special rate is $100 (minus meals, materials and lodging). Availability is limited. You may register on site or e-mail a registration form (available at georgefox.edu/discernment/conference) to Margaret Fuller (Religious Studies) at mfuller@georgefox.edu.

For May Term Independent Studies (CHMN/RELI 495 or 595, A Theology of Discernment), contact Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) before Thursday, May 14.

Join Bon Appetit in the Bruin Den Tuesday, May 12, for its “Construction Special”: Smoked Carlton Farms pork sliders with espresso barbecue sauce, chipotle coleslaw, and a medium soda.

The city of Newberg announced Monday it will conduct a water main project to update the water system on Villa Road between Highway 99W and Fulton Street. The project will begin on Thursday, May 14, with a tentative completion of June 30.

The street is not scheduled to be closed during normal business hours at any time during the project; however, traffic control measures will be in place, so expect short delays. Street closures will be planned after normal business hours to avoid disruption to local businesses and medical offices. There will be planned water interruptions to this area, and 48-hour notice will be given to those affected.

The city encourages everyone to drive with extra caution in this area. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the city’s Public Works Maintenance Department at 503-537-1234.

Starting Monday, May 11, Bon Appetit will embark upon a long-awaited remodel of Klages Dining Room and our servery. Changes in the dining room will include new carpeting, lighting, ceiling tiles, paint and wall coverings.

In the serving area, we are in essence gutting the entire space and expanding its size by more than 25 percent. New features will include a woodstone pizza oven that will bake homemade pizzas from scratch, exhibition cooking stations, an expanded deli bar, new lighting and many other new features.

During the remodel most of our conferences will be served in either the west end of Klages or in the Cap and Gown Room. The project is slated to be completed around Aug. 1, so please excuse us ahead of time for any noise, dust or any other issues that may pop up from time to time.

The Bruin Den will not be impacted, so we look forward to seeing everyone there for smoothies, barbecues and our new ice cream station.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

– Bon Appetit

A berth in the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship Tournament will be on the line when George Fox takes on Pacific Lutheran in a one-game playoff at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at George Fox’s Morse Field. The contest will determine the Northwest Conference’s automatic bid to the tournament.

George Fox (32-9) and Pacific Lutheran (31-8) tied for the regular-season NWC title with identical 27-5 conference records. They also split their season series, necessitating a one-game playoff. The game’s winner is assured of postseason play, while the loser will have to hope for an at-large bid to the postseason. For more details, read the release about the upcoming game.