The Daily Bruin

The Department of Writing and Literature is hosting the West Region Conference on Christianity and Literature April 16-18. The university community is invited to attend the plenary sessions for the conference, free of charge. These sessions include a reading by Brian Doyle, editor of Portland magazine, on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105; a talk by Amy Frykholm, an editor at Christian Century, on Friday, April 17, at 10:45 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex; and a reading by poet Jeanne Murray Walker on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

If you have any questions about the conference, please e-mail Melanie Springer Mock (Writing/Literature) at mmock@georgefox.edu.

The theatre department will present its Spring One-Act Festival, featuring the work of the university’s best student directors and designers, April 17-19, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. each night with the exception of the Sunday, April 19 show, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee. Employees receive one complimentary ticket, and students may attend for free on Friday, April 17. Additional tickets are  $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors and George Fox alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12 years of age.

Tickets may be picked up/purchased in person at the University Store, by phone with a major credit card by calling ext. 3844, or by visiting theatre.georgefox.edu.

The four one-acts will include Cindy Lou Johnson’s Brilliant Traces, directed by Jordan Beanblossom; William Inge’s Glory in the Flower, directed by Stephen Pick; Tennessee Williams’ The Lady of Larkspur Lotion, directed by Caleb Thurston; and In Pursuit, performed and choreographed by the university’s dance company.

In honor of the University Store’s annual PJ sale on Thursday, April 16, clothing and gift items will be reduced 25 to 50 percent off, with select merchandise reduced up to 75 percent off. Only one catch: You must wear your PJs to qualify for these great savings.

The university is hosting a series of events on Monday, April 20, to honor the national-champion women’s basketball team. In addition to a morning rally at 10:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium, a barbecue, parade and evening party are planned. Here are the details:

Barbecue
Klages Dining Hall, 4:30 p.m.
An on-campus celebration barbecue is scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Klages Dining Hall and, if weather permits, in the Centennial Tower quad.

Parade
Newberg campus and downtown, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m., a fire truck will arrive at the Stevens Center to take the team on a short escorted parade around campus and through downtown. The Newberg police and fire departments will escort the team from the center of campus north on Meridian Street, east on Fulton Street, south on Villa Road, west on 99W through downtown and south on Howard Street to the Newberg Public Safety Building, where the Newberg city council will award honorary Newberg citizenship and medallions to the players and coaches at approximately 7 p.m.

Lil’ Cooperstown
705 N. Springbrook Road, Newberg, 7:45 p.m.
The day’s festivities end with a party from approximately 7:45 to 9 p.m. at the Lil’ Cooperstown Restaurant, where the fans can meet the team, request autographs and take photos with the players. The team will be presenting a jersey to be added to the restaurant wall décor.

Visit the celebration events page on the university website for a complete rundown of the day’s activities.

Richard Twiss, cofounder of Wiconi International, will speak and perform with members of the Sicangu Band of the Rosebud Lakota/Sioux Tribe in chapel at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, in Bauman Auditorium. For more information, visit wiconi.com. All are welcome!

Spiritual Life will host a Gathering event from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. this Friday, April 17, in Bauman Auditorium. Come to worship the Lord with the George Fox community.

The university community is invited to attend a celebration rally for the national-champion women’s basketball team from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 20, in Bauman Auditorium. Former Portland Trail Blazer Jerome Kersey and George Fox alumnus Eric Lautenbach, director of college basketball sports marketing at Nike, are scheduled to appear. Newberg Mayor Bob Andrews will proclaim April 20 as “George Fox University Bruins Women’s Basketball Day” in Newberg.

The event will include a video recap of the season and an introduction of Head Coach Scott Rueck and the 14 players who, improbably, stormed to a 32-0 season and George Fox’s first national basketball title.

The rally is part of a full day of celebration activities. For details on the events scheduled, see the university’s website.

Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries will host its seventh annual run/walk event to raise funds to get under-resourced children and youth to summer camp. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. this Saturday, April 18, at Champoeg State Park.

Participants raise donations per kilometer that they run or walk, with a minimum donation of $35 required to participate in the event. For children 12 and younger, a $5 minimum is required. Participants will receive a T-shirt and prizes will be awarded. This year, there will be special prizes for teams. Gather people from your department, your floor, or any group.

If you are interested in competing as a team of five or more, please call Tilikum at 503-538-2763. Check out 10K information at camptilikum.org.

Do you want to be on the ASC Activities Committee next year?

The positions of Assistant Activities Director, Formals Director, Concert Coordinator, and General Coordinators are all available.  If you love to plan activities and want to be on the activities committee next year, then pick up an application outside the ASC offices today! 

Applications due Friday, April 17.

Questions?  Contact Sarah Cadd at scadd07@georgefox.edu for more information.

Attention Students:  Please answer a poll on George Fox’s current housing policy for the Crescent Voice of Students section.  To get your voice heard go to: http://tinyurl.com/studentpoll11.

Thank you for your input.  Don’t forget to check out the Crescent to see the results on Wednesday, April 22.

Mark your calendar for these exciting upcoming events hosted by the Department of Performing Arts. All events will be held in Bauman Auditorium and admission is free.

On Tuesday, April 14, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m.

On Friday, April 17, the final Students in Recital of the year is scheduled at 12:40 p.m. Performing will be Tiffany Hayes (alto), Bethany Taft (piano), Signify (eight-person choir), Beth Sellers (piano), Emily Yarnold (soprano), Rachel Consenz (soprano), Nick Grant (baritone), Ben Jackson (baritone), Matt Hill (trumpet), Emily Blanshan (flute), Aimee Smith (oboe), Nick Luchterhand (alto saxophone) and Sarah Buckler (clarinet). Providing accompaniment will be Debi Huddleston, Barbara Stewart, Joseph Forster and Cameron DeWhitt. The event will feature the original work of student composers Aimee C Smith, Rebecca Chromey and Joseph Rourke IV.

The final performance of the year will be the Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and will feature the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorale and the Symphonic Band.

The university’s annual Fox Film Festival is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, April 17, and at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19. Friday’s event is at the Cameo in downtown Newberg and costs $4 (cash only). Lights will go down at 6 p.m., so get there early for a good seat.

On Sunday, films will be shown in Bauman Auditorium free of charge. Refreshments will be served, and DVDs will be on sale.  Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a small pre-show, and the lights will go down at 6:30 p.m.

Get group tickets to a Blazer Game for only $5 each!

Purchase tickets in the Bruin Den during lunch and dinner. Tickets go on sell Monday, April 13.  Tickets are first come, first serve.

Go Blazers!

This is your final reminder that your university password has been set to expire at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13, as part of the university’s annual password reset for all students, faculty and staff. Please login to Bruindata to change your password before that date.

All accounts with passwords that remain unchanged will be locked at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13, preventing you from using university services. Once this occurs, you will need to contact the IT Service Desk to get your password reset. Based on the recommendations of our auditing firm and following best practices, we will be changing university logins at regular intervals. For details, please refer to the password change policy on the IT website. We need to complete a campus password reset prior to the end of the spring semester.

Note: You are not being asked to send your login information to anyone. Rather, you are using the current university password change process that allows the individual to reset their own password.

Password Self-Service Feature
Once you have reset your password, you will be presented with the option to set “security questions” for your account. If you choose not to enter answers at this time, you can later create a self-service password reset option by logging into Bruindata, selecting the “My Data” tab and then “Security Questions.” You will need to answer two security questions from the drop-down list and provide a non-George Fox e-mail address to activate this option. If you forgot your password, a temporary password will be sent to your non-George Fox e-mail, allowing you to log into Bruindata and change your university login password.

On Monday, April 13, the students in Liberal Arts and Critical Issues (GE Senior Capstone) will be presenting 40 research exhibits on the Future of the American Dream from noon to 3:30 p.m. in the EHS and Hoover atriums. All are encouraged to attend. This is also an excellent opportunity for juniors taking GEED 490 next year to gain a better understanding of this part of the course.

For additional information, or if you have questions, please contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

In honor of the University Store’s annual PJ sale on Thursday, April 16, clothing and gift items will be reduced 25 to 50 percent off, with select merchandise reduced up to 75 percent off. Only one catch: You must wear your PJs to qualify for these great savings.

The artistic talents of senior art students will be on display on the Newberg campus during the university’s Senior Thesis Exhibit April 14 through May 2.

An opening reception for the exhibit is scheduled from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Minthorne Gallery. There is no admission charge for the event, which will be showing in both the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries. The gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Lindgren Gallery will feature work by Megan Florio, Joel Krebs, Leah Morris, Jennifer Morse and Mary Saunders. The Minthorne Gallery will feature work by Rachael Brazo, Alisha Fuzi, Jeffery Austin Salzwadel, Rusty Tasto and Nicole Wood.

In addition, senior thesis graphic design portfolio presentations are scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in Hoover 105. Senior graphic design majors include Shaina Farrer, David Olson, Jennifer Prickett, Courtney Sell, Sean Thomas, Ken Watson and Ryan Wilmot.

Mark your calendar for these exciting upcoming events hosted by the Department of Performing Arts. All events will be held in Bauman Auditorium and admission is free.

At 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 13, the Spring Chamber Concert will feature the Clarinet Ensemble, String Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, Handbell Ringers, the Low Brass Ensemble “Heavy Metal,” Flute Ensemble, and the premiere of the George Fox Beginning Band.

On Tuesday, April 14, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m.

On Friday, April 17, the final Students in Recital of the year is scheduled at 12:40 p.m. Performing will be Tiffany Hayes (alto), Bethany Taft (piano), Signify (eight-person choir), Beth Sellers (piano), Emily Yarnold (soprano), Rachel Consenz (soprano), Nick Grant (baritone), Ben Jackson (baritone), Matt Hill (trumpet), Emily Blanshan (flute), Aimee Smith (oboe), Nick Luchterhand (alto saxophone) and Sarah Buckler (clarinet). Providing accompaniment will be Debi Huddleston, Barbara Stewart, Joseph Forster and Cameron DeWhitt. The event will feature the original work of student composers Aimee C Smith, Rebecca Chromey and Joseph Rourke IV.

The final performance of the year will be the Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and will feature the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorale and the Symphonic Band.

If you lose your pay statement, you can now access it online.

To do this:
-  Log in to http://mygfu.georgefox.edu (Add it as a favorite or bookmark now.)
-  Enter your username and password to get into the PeopleSoft menu
-  Click on Self Service from the menu on the left 
-  Click on Payroll and Compensation
-  Click on View Paycheck and you will see all of your paychecks as far back as October 10 listed. 
-  Double click on the date in the far left column of one you need to open.  It is a pdf file that can be printed.

Applications are available for ASC Communications committees including The Crescent, KFOX, L’Ami (yearbook), and the Darkroom.  All applications must be returned to the ASC Supreme Court Chief Justice by Monday, April 20. 

Contact Rob Leslie at rleslie06@georgefox.edu with any questions.