The Daily Bruin

Attention Federal Perkins Loan Borrowers Who Are Leaving At the End of the Semester:

April 1-April 21
8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Graduating seniors or students planning to leave GFU at the end of the semester who have received a Federal Perkins Loan need to complete an Exit Interview before leaving campus.

Contact Vicki Tschan @ 503-554-2239 or vtschan@georgefox.edu to schedule an appointment or to find out the online information.

For anyone needing to schedule an Exit Interview after 3:00 p.m., Vicki will be available on Wednesday, April 9 until 6:00 p.m. All interviews will take place at Student Financial Services in the Stevens Center.

The scholarship deadline for the Vechery Scholarship is April 1. Please turn it in or fax it to Student Financial Services.

Go to http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/stu_fin_srv/0809VecheryApp.pdf for more information and to apply.

“Your secret can be a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything-as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before.”

–PostSecret.com

Ever felt that you had a secret that you wanted to get out? George Fox is hosting its very own version of PostSecret here on campus, sponsored by the COED staff. Blank postcards will appear in your campus mailbox on April 7th waiting for your secrets to be written on them.

Postcards must be turned in to campus mail by April 14th and the FoxSecret showcase of postcards will be on April 17th. All secrets will remain anonymous. For more information there will be a booth in the SUB on April 3rd and 4th.

What if you could network with more than 160 recruiters? What if you could learn about numerous job opportunities? What if you could also learn about the nonprofit industry at a special presentation and attend an alumni networking event?

If these questions intrigue you, the First Avenue Career and Graduate School Fair is for you. All you have to do is sign up in Career Services (STV 325; ext. 2330) by 5pm Tuesday, April 1 or visit olapcfirstavenue.org.

The fair is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center.

Seniors: Please check your campus box for commencement tickets. There are no replacement tickets available so please do not lose your tickets!

Please review the commencement website or e-mail kfleming@georgefox.edu. Thank you!

Sunday, April 20th
8-11pm

World Trade Center
121 SW Salmon St
Portland, OR

Tickets will be sold in the Bruins Den beginning April 7th for $10 Tickets will be sold at the door for $12

Our senior capstone group is researching nutrition/eating habits of college students and we would like input from all of you about your habits. We have written a survey that you can find at the following link, it should take no more than 10 minutes, if that, and all answers are confidential:

Online Survey

While we can’t offer an iPod, you will have our very real gratitude if you take the survey for us.

Thanks
Pam Duhrkoop, Beth Haynie. Lindsay Hagler, and Sharon Covaciu

Intermediate and advanced photo students have each donated a print to be sold to benefit 5 Rock Ranch, a ministry in Yamhill, Ore., dedicated to helping single moms. The show opening will be at Chapters Books during Newberg’s “First Friday’s Art Walk” from 5 to 9 p.m. April 4. Photos will be for sale through the month of April.

The university’s student nurse club, Life RN, is hosting a Red Cross blood drive on campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Wheeler Sports Center. Sign up to donate by going to givelife.org and picking a time that works for you. Type in Newberg ZIP code 97132 to view what appointment times are still available. Your donation could help save three lives!

E-mail Jodi Nakahara at jnakahara05@georgefox.edu with questions.

The university will introduce its Apple-only Computers Across the Curriculum program with an “Apple on Campus” event from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, in the Klages Dining Room.

Learn how technology is shaping and being shaped by higher education. Also, enter to win an iPod Touch by swiping your ID card between 10:30 and 10:45 a.m. (you must be present at the drawing to win). Featured speakers from Apple and George Fox will be on hand, and light refreshments will be provided. More information is available at it.georgefox.edu/appleshow.

All are invited to hear Gregg Lamm as he represents Compassion International Monday, March 31, in chapel (10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium). Lamm is the pastor of Second Street Community Church and former George Fox University campus pastor.

Starting Monday, March 31, the Bruin Den will be starting a new smoothie program featuring local and tropical fruits along with other all-natural ingredients. 

Flavors include:

Peach Fuzz – made with peaches, honey, non-fat yogurt and peach juice
Strawberry Banana – made with real strawberries, bananas, yogurt with tropical fruit juice
Mango Berry – made with bananas, mangos, strawberries and blueberries.

Come in on Monday to check out these and many other flavors and enjoy a free sample!

The university community is invited to come hear Gregg Lamm, pastor of Second Street Community Church and former George Fox campus pastor, speak in chapel Monday, March 31, in Bauman Auditorium.  Chapel begins at 10:40 a.m.

Gregg will be representing Compassion International.

Many of you may not know that the university’s main electrical service to the campus has failed twice within the last week. This Thursday, March 27, PGE will be replacing the failing buried electrical cable with a temporary aerial line. This should provide us stable power through the end of the school year. Heacock Commons, the University Store, the commons mail room, the Murdock Learning Resource Center, the Wheeler Sports Center, and Edwards Hall will be without power between 8 a.m. and noon.

Thank you for your patience.

– Plant Services

The university community is welcome to enjoy good food, games, and fellowship at the Culture Celebration Dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the Cap and Gown Room. You are encouraged to bring a dish to the event and e-mail your recipe to Ashlie Keimig at akeimig05@georgefox.edu; it will go in a recipe book that will be handed out to everyone.

The housing selection form will continue to be open through the end of the weekend. 

Please note that university offices will be closed through Friday-Sunday, so we will not be able to offer assistance through this time. If you have issues or complications over the weekend, please send an e-mail to housing@georgefox.edu.

Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to start your fall registration by Sunday, March 23 so that your credits will count for your group.

There is still room for four men to live in the International House next year.  If you are interested in developing relationships with people from other cultures and expanding your awareness of your own culture, the International House may be perfect for you.  

The International House for men will be Fell House and is one of the George Fox University’s Themed Houses.  It is made up of ½ American and ½ international students.  Living in the house is a great way to expand your worldview and make some great friends around the world.

If you are interested in living in the International House for men (or have questions about living in the house) please contact Dianna McIntyre, dmcintyr@georgefox.edu, 503-554-2649.

Over 850 students have completed the National College Health Assessment already.  However, today is the last day to complete the survey. If you haven’t already taken the survey, we’d really appreciate having you do so. 

Just click on the link that was sent to your GFU email account and answer the questions. You get a spiritual formation credit just for completing the survey and are automaticcally entered into a drawing for great prizes.

The aggregate student body results are used for policy and programming decisions so it’s vitally important that we have responses from as many students as possible.  And remember, it’s confidential!

The results of the ASC Central Committee elections are in:

President: Joey Bianco
Vice President: Emily Jackson
Treasurer: Nate Brown
Activities Director: Amber Shore
Communications Director: Rob Leslie
Public Relations: Kevin Seyler
Supreme Court Chief Justice: Jon Archer
Christian Services Director: Alex Palm
Chaplain: Matt Hollen

Thanks for your votes!  Check out what else is happening with ASC at asc.georgefox.edu.

Security Services wishes to extend a big thanks to Plant Services for working all night and morning with PGE to restore the power from the huge outage Tuesday night. Kudos also should be given to Denny Lawrence and his Bon Appetit staff who had the challenging job of feeding the campus two meals without power or lights. Thanks to all of you for going the extra mile to serve the staff and students of George Fox during a difficult time.

– Security Services