The Daily Bruin

The International Student Development office will be hosting a garage sale this summer to raise money for the  International Student Emergency Fund, which assists international students who encounter unexpected difficulties and require financial assistance.

If you can donate to this cause, please bring your old or new items to the International Student Development office on the third floor of the Stevens Center any time this week. The garage sale will be Saturday, May 11. Also, if you need us to pick up the item, we can do that as well. Just let us know.

Questions? Contact Alex Pia at ext. 2643 or apia@georgefox.edu.

Students representing The Student Collective will be handing out yearbooks outside the Klages Center this week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. Come pick up your free copy!

Questions? Write ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu.

Join our first-year engineering students as they compete for awards in a Shark Tank-style Makers Competition! 

The makers will compete tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8 a.m., and Thursday, May 2, at 8 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. in Klages Maker Hub. The theme this year is “Smart Baby/Child Products.”

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu.

Campus Public Safety will be conducting its annual bicycle roundup starting Monday, May 6. If you are staying on campus over the summer and plan to keep a bike here, please come to Campus Public Safety to get a sticker ID so your bike will not be removed.

• At the end of the spring semester, a university-wide bicycle cleanup is done. Bicycles that are illegally parked, unregistered or inoperable are impounded. Bicycle racks need to be cleared to do routine maintenance to the bicycles racks and surrounding areas.
• Bicycles may not be stored on the campus during the summer semester. Bicycle claims can be made at the Campus Public Safety office.
• Students using their bikes during the summer must move their bikes to the nearest rack of their summer housing.
• Bicycles not picked up from the impound lot within 60 days will be forwarded to local charities at the discretion of the Campus Public Safety office. Junk bicycles will be recycled.

Questions? Contact Ed Gierok at egierok@georgefox.edu.

Want a chance to be on a George Fox billboard? How about some free candy? If either of these appeal to you, swing by the Bruin Den today (Monday) between noon and 2 p.m.

A photographer from the university’s marketing communications department will be taking pictures for potential use on a billboard, and he will be handing out candy. Take a few minutes to swing by!

Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd at jlloyd@georgefox.edu.

Starting today (Monday), the Bruin Community food bank will be on summer hours.

The food bank in the Roberts Center will be open Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Appointments can be made by contacting the student life office at 503-554-2310.

If you have questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at 503-554-2316 or jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

The university has hired a new women’s basketball coach! Michael Coppolino joins us from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York, where he coached the women’s program the last six seasons. Over the last two years, his teams went 35-1 in conference play. You can read more details about his background here.

This Friday, May 3, we will host an introduction event for coach Coppolino at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan). It begins with a press conference from 2:30 to 3 p.m., followed by a community meet-and-greet time from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the gallery (refreshments provided).

Come join us and extend a welcome to our new coach! Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.

Do you want your paycheck to automatically be in your bank account on payday? Come by the Employee Empowerment office anytime Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to sign up for direct deposit before you leave for the summer!

You can bring a voided check or a printed direct deposit form from your bank that includes your account and routing number. Many banks have these forms available to print through their online banking.

If you aren’t able to sign up for direct deposit, just remember that your paycheck will be mailed out on payday to the mailing address on file. You can update your mailing address on MyGFU under the “Self Service” tab.

Questions? Contact Employee Empowerment at ee@georgefox.edu.

Is there someone at George Fox who has made a difference in your college experience? Did someone ignite a spark that made you want to learn more than you thought you could, someone who walked alongside you during a difficult season, or a person who has been a mentor?

Take a moment to write an email, e-card, or traditional thank-you card to that professor, coach, RA, tutor, supervisor, or other influential person. Stop by the ARC in the library to pick up a free blank card, or send or create your own.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

Do you enjoy the beautiful trees on campus? Would you like to learn how to successfully plant a tree?

Today (Monday) we are having a volunteer tree-planting day in the Hess Creek Canyon area from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers are welcome to come and go, but be sure to dress appropriately.

Meet below the Crisman Crossing bridge at 9 a.m. If we have a large number of volunteers, we may also do some invasive removal.

Any questions can be directed to the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.

If you have lost something, be sure to come to the Campus Public Safety office as soon as possible, because all remaining unclaimed items will be donated to Phase II at the end of the semester.

Anything found in the student residences when they are deep-cleaned will be kept until Friday, May 31, before it is all donated to charitable causes, so be sure to double-check your residence before moving out!

If you work out in Wheeler, Duke or Hadlock, check for your lost items in those buildings before leaving school as well.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Mark your calendars to make gorgeous hanging baskets to grace our quad! You can learn this valuable lesson on how these beauties are assembled and help us in the process.

Join us Wednesday, May 8, starting at 9 a.m. The session will last approximately four hours, and you are welcome to join at any time. We will meet in the Thomas Center’s lower patio area at 1101 Villa Road.

Please contact the Plant Services office at 503-554-2010 for more information.

The Newberg community prayer team is hosting a prayer gathering on the National Day of Prayer this Thursday, May 2, at 6:15 p.m. at River Street Church of God, 715 S. River Street. Join with Newberg pastors, leaders and community members for this annual time of prayer.

Contact Di Endicott at endicottdiana@yahoo.com or the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Please consider donating your leftover household items or non-perishable food to the Bruin Community Pantry.

Contact Jere Witherspoon at 503-554-2316 or jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu to for more information.

Need a study break? The Society of Women Engineers is hosting a study break event from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Hadlock Student Center ASC area today (Monday).

Come grab some snacks, play board games, or just hang out with your friends! Everyone is welcome to join the relaxation.

Questions? Contact Madison Sitzmann at msitzmann16@georgefox.edu.

Hablas Español? Necesitamos tu ayuda! Spiritual Life would like to have one or two Spanish speakers at our baccalaureate to help Spanish-speaking guests receive interpretation headsets and Spanish-printed programs.

The time commitment is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 3, in Bauman Auditorium. It is voluntary, and we will provide a small thank-you gift.

If you are interested, please contact Stephanie Lopez at (503)554-2320 or slopez@georgefox.edu.

Summer is almost here, and we know there’s always exciting things to do and places to go.

We also know that many of you have jobs, internships, or both planned for this summer. We really want to know what those are!

This information is helpful to us for many reasons, but especially because we love to brag about the amazing things our students do outside the classroom. The IDEA Center is even putting together a campaign that will highlight several students and their summer experiences!

On top of that, a $25 Amazon gift card will be given to one lucky survey responder. Click here to fill out our two-minute survey.

Questions? Contact Grace Tissell at gtissell@georgefox.edu.

Ten years ago, nine George Fox cinema students and their beleaguered professor set out to make a feature film. At long last, it’s finished.

The cinematic arts program invites you to the premiere of Changing Time at 7 p.m. tonight (Sunday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Admission is free. The film would likely be rated R for violence.

Changing Time is about a NASA physicist whose life was derailed by the loss of his sister in a high school mass shooting, so he figures out a way to go back in time to try to change things.

Questions? Contact Matt Meyer at mmeyer@georgefox.edu.

Are you searching for a summer job and like to be outdoors? Do you want to work with your hands and learn how we keep the George Fox Newberg campus looking so beautiful? If so, we have an opportunity for you!

The Plant Services grounds department has five openings for a summer groundskeeping job. That’s a solid 40 hours per week working in the great outdoors.

Interested applicants can either apply through Handshake or stop by the Thomas Center to drop off their summer applications directly.

Questions can be directed to the Plant Services office at (503) 554-2010.

Starting Monday, April 29, the Bruin Community food bank will be on summer hours.

The food bank in the Roberts Center will be open Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Appointments can be made by contacting the Student Life office at 503-554-2310.

If you have questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at 503-554-2316 or jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.