The Daily Bruin

The George Fox University orchestra and choirs invite you to enjoy selections from Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in Bauman Auditorium.

With a special focus on the Holy Week portions of this master work, a student soloist, three choirs and our orchestra will prepare your heart for Easter! Our concerto competition winner, Alison Evans, will also be featured.

Tickets are $8 for all guests, including George Fox students and staff. Please watch state guidelines for COVID restrictions. Tickets may be purchased online here.

Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu with any questions.

George Fox University Theatre is pleased to announce that its production of The Hijabis opens Thursday, March 31.

Performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium are scheduled as follows:

• Thursday-Friday, March 31-April 1, at 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, and April 9-10, at 2 p.m.

You can read the synopsis and purchase tickets here. Tickets are also available by calling the performing arts box office at 503-554-2670.

COVID Precautions
Patrons are encouraged to wear masks. Our ticketing system will automatically place one empty seat on either side of your ticket purchase to create extra space between you and the patrons next to you. We encourage all patrons to be vaccinated to help protect our actors and fellow audience members from COVID-19.

Special Ticket Options for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students may acquire free tickets for our 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, performance or 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, performance in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

George Fox faculty and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the run of the show. Both options may be selected when you purchase or select your tickets in our online ticketing system. Please use your George Fox email address when ordering.

For details or assistance, email Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2670.

Did you receive our “Be Known, Be Done, May 1” email, but need help completing the items listed (FAFSA, MyGeorgeFox To-Do List, Accepting/Declining your financial aid, etc.)? Then our Financial Aid “Help Me Hangout” is for you! Join us in the Murdock Library (Room 112) today (Wednesday) from 9 a.m. to noon.

One of the major steps to ensuring you are ready for the fall of 2022 is making sure that all your financial aid is finalized and ready to go. Everyone’s financial aid process looks a little different, so we want to provide you with the steps specific to you. Each week we will be sending out a reminder email to let you know the steps you need to take to “be done” by May 1.

If you have any other financial aid questions, feel free to stop by. And don’t forget to come grab a free sticker!

Questions? Contact Aaron Geist at ageist@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center has published adjusted hours for spring break. Please review the following and plan accordingly.

Top-rope rock-climbing will not be offered for the duration of spring break. If you are interested in registering for events and activities after spring break, please go here.

Here are our spring break hours:

• Saturday, March 19: Closed
• Sunday, March 20: Closed
• Monday, March 21 – Friday, March 25: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, March 26: Closed
• Sunday, March 27: 2 to 8 p.m. (normal hours resume)

If you have questions, please email AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Are you heading out on a spring break trip? Or looking to plan a fun activity for spring break? The Hadlock Rental Center has lots of fun equipment for your next trip!

Popular items include tents, sleeping bags, Spikeball, kayaks, paddleboards, hammocks and longboards. To reserve equipment or to see our inventory, please go here.

Have questions? Email Sam Nofziger at snofziger20@georgefox.edu.

Midterm grades provide an accurate picture of your academic progress so far this semester. The last day to withdraw from a class without a graded responsibility for a class you may be struggling in is Sunday, March 20.

This means that if you withdraw from a class, your transcript will show a “W.” If you do not withdraw now and ultimately do not pass a course, your GPA will suffer.

If your professor has not yet given you a midterm grade, please contact them right away to find out where you stand in that course. Information regarding withdrawing from a class can be found here.

Students who received a D or an F on their midterms should contact their CAP coach as soon as possible to discuss the consequences of withdrawing from a class. If a student withdraws from a class, they should also contact their CAP coach to discuss their class schedule for future semesters. Follow this link to contact CAP coaches.

Other resources for students are easily accessible on campus:

• Services for Tutoring
• Academic Resource Center

If you need help or have any questions, or need assistance, please contact studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Our Leadership and Character class is hosting a service project and would love your support for our community through a school supply drive benefiting Dayton Grade School!

Donation bins are located in Murdock Library and the College of Business office (on the first floor of Hoover). This Friday, March 18, is the last day to donate.

Items needed include: backpacks, notebooks, pencils, pens, erasers, markers, crayons, pencil boxes, binders, glue sticks, scissors, colored pencils, and dry erase markers.

Questions? Email alozano21@georgefox.edu.

Nathanael Ankeny will be hosting Contemplative Worship tomorrow (Thursday) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 104. All are welcome, and SpiL credit is available.

Questions? Email Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Here are the spring break hours for the Murdock Library:

• March 19–20: Closed
• March 21–24: Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• March 25–27: Closed

The 24-hour space will remain open.

Questions? Email Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox YouTube channel has new content for you! Check out our recent YouTube Shorts, including highlights from our athletics programs, campus clubs, housing, and classes. Go here to watch our latest video and subscribe today.

Questions? Contact Amanda Howard at ahoward@georgefox.edu.

Please assist our Business Communications class by taking a survey regarding a rare disease, Duplication 15q Syndrome. We have dedicated a lot of time and research into spreading awareness about it and would love your feedback.

Thanks! Contact Mia DeKraker at mdekraker20@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

How does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s hopeful, reconciling and redemptive leadership – as exhibited in his acclaimed Letter from Birmingham Jail, written in 1963 – reverberate today?

Tonight (Tuesday), all are invited to a free special presentation, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” presented by Scott Finnie, PhD, a King scholar and faculty member in Eastern Washington University’s Africana Education Program and Department of History since 1992. The event is set from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Finnie’s visit is the keynote address of the 2022 John Woolman Peacemaking Forum. The presentation will focus on how King’s leadership changed the Civil Rights Movement and how his peacemaking principles still apply to our world today.

Preceding the talk will be a Steinfeldt Peace Scholars Symposium from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the Hoover lobby, where current upperclass students committed to peace studies will exhibit their projects.

The event is being sponsored by George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice, which is also providing refreshments.

To learn more, visit this President’s Speakers Series page.

Did you receive our “Be Known, Be Done, May 1” email, but need help completing the items listed (FAFSA, MyGeorgeFox To-Do List, Accepting/Declining your financial aid, etc.)? Then our Financial Aid “Help Me Hangout” is for you! Join us in the Murdock Library (Room 112) tomorrow (Wednesday) from 9 a.m. to noon.

One of the major steps to ensuring you are ready for the fall of 2022 is making sure that all your financial aid is finalized and ready to go. Everyone’s financial aid process looks a little different, so we want to provide you with the steps specific to you. Each week we will be sending out a reminder email to let you know the steps you need to take to “be done” by May 1.

If you have any other financial aid questions, feel free to stop by. And don’t forget to come grab a free sticker!

Questions? Contact Aaron Geist at ageist@georgefox.edu.

The undergraduate admissions office is seeking qualified intern candidates to work part time during the 2022-23 academic year (August through April). Areas of work include: admissions counseling, visit coordinating, and student engagement.

This will be an exciting, collaborative and professional internship. It is highly sought after, so take this resume-building opportunity and apply at this link today!

If you have any questions, please contact Madi Bradley at mbradley@georgefox.edu.

Please be aware that the last day to withdraw from a class with a “W” grade is this Sunday, March 20. If you review your mid-semester grades and think that it is in your best interest to withdraw from a class, you must do so in MyGeorgeFox by 11:59 p.m. on March 20.

Withdrawal from a class records a “W” grade on your transcript. A “W” grade does not impact your GPA. However, reducing your number of completed courses this semester may affect future semester planning.

Be sure to check in with your faculty advisor or CAP coach if you have questions.

Save the date for the Richter Scholars informational session on Tuesday, March 29, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. We encourage faculty and students across all disciplines to attend and learn more about the program and how to apply for this research opportunity. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

The program is available to both graduate and undergraduate students. The event will be recorded. Note that the proposal deadline will be Oct. 17, 2022.

For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Are you a first-gen senior graduating in the spring of 2022? If so, please fill out this form so that we can celebrate you as we approach graduation.

A first-generation student is defined as being the first in your family to attend a four-year university with an expected completion of your bachelor’s degree.

If you have questions, please contact Jesse Cetz, the first-generation student success coordinator, at jcetz@georgefox.edu.

This summer, students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program will be traveling to Uganda to provide training, education and instruction in the treatment and management of children and adults with disabilities.

To support our cause, please join us at our auction event from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday April 9, in Canyon Commons. Tickets are $25 and include dinner, raffle entry, and the opportunity to bid on auction items featuring local wineries, local businesses, travel experiences and more!

Please fill out this Google Form if interested in purchasing tickets, and contact Nalani Kekuawela at kkekuawela20@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

There’s still time to take the stage and audition for a chance to win $500 in the Lip Sync competition! For more information on when you and your friends can audition, or to learn more about what the Lip Sync is, check out this form.

Upcoming events:

• Lip Sync: Friday, April 1, Bauman Auditorium
• Spring Market: Friday, April 8, The Quad
• Spring Formal: Saturday, April 16, Portland Art Museum

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Open Study Table (OST) that meets in RC 117 will be changing hours. The new schedule is Monday/Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday/Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m.

Email Hannah Jackson at hjackson@georgefox.edu if you have any questions or concerns.