The Daily Bruin

The Department of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Jason Wilken, associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Iowa, on Tuesday, April 11, in Canyon Commons 103.

Dr. Wilken will present the topic “Experience and Evidence – Evolution of a Custom Fiber Device to Restore Limb Function.” His leading-edge work at the Department of Defense’s Center for the Intrepid (in San Antonio, Texas) over the past decade has led to significant advancement in both rehabilitation and performance technology for individuals with lower limb injuries.

Everyone is encouraged to attend this free event, ask questions and welcome Dr. Wilken to the university. Light refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.

Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club will be hosting a live swing dance this Sunday, April 9, and everyone is invited!

It will be from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Wheeler gym. We’ll have snacks and water provided, so bring your friends, bring a date, bring everyone because it is going to be blast! Hope to see you all there.

If you have a questions, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).

Tryouts for the 2017-18 cheer team are right around the corner! Come be part of a great team with the best seats in the house for all of our athletic events.

Tryouts will be held Friday, April 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. More information is available on the cheer website: athletics.georgefox.edu/cheer.

You are invited to come hear William Penn Honors Program special guest speaker Miles Hollingworth on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Hollingworth, PhD, will present “On the True Version of an Event: Saint Augustine of Hippo’s Conversion.” Our guest is an independent philosopher and writer living in Italy who is well-known for his work on Saint Augustine of Hippo. Hollingworth is a past winner of the Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction from the Royal Society of Literature and the Elizabeth Longford Scholarship from the Society of Authors.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Questions regarding the event can be directed to Jocelyn Stein (jstein@georgefox.edu).

Legacy students are students who have at least one parent or grandparent who is considered an alumni of an undergraduate or graduate degree program at George Fox University.

In order to thank these students and their families for their continued commitment to George Fox, we will present graduating legacy students with a legacy stole that may be worn during spring commencement to display their family legacy. There is no cost for the legacy stole; the stole is our way of recognizing families that have shown a long-term dedication to George Fox.

If you are interested in ordering a legacy stole to celebrate your family’s continued commitment to George Fox University, please contact Megan Fisher, associate director of parent programs, at mfisher@georgefox.edu, no later than today (Monday, April 3).

The university’s theatre department invites you to our third show of the season, Deus Ex Millennia, set to open this week! Come join us as we explore ways in which millennials encounter God and seek grace in the midst of untidy endings.

The show runs April 6-9 and again April 12-14, with all performances taking place in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, April 9, matinee, scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.

Student tickets are free Thursday, April 6, and Wednesday, April 12. It’s recommended you pick up your free ticket in advance online (select “GFU Student” in the drop-down ticket menu). You may also bring your student ID to the door to gain admission.

Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. You may pick up that ticket (select “GFU Employee” in drop-down menu), purchase additional tickets and read a synopsis of the play here.

Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

David Nammo, executive director of the Christian Legal Society, will speak on campus Wednesday, April 5, on the subject “Is Religious Liberty Still Threatened in the Donald Trump Era?”

The talk will be from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 206 and is open to the public.

If you haven’t had a car registered this year, and have brought one back after spring break, you will need to register it in the security office.

Please bring your DMV registration slip to the security office, and we will register it there. The cost is only $15 for the last month of school, but this discounted price can ONLY be done by security personnel in the office during office hours. Just a reminder that ALL vehicles driven to campus need to have a permit on them.

Students who already have a car registered, but have brought back a different car for the last month, will need to come to the security office for a temporary permit during office hours.

Questions? Call security at 503-554-2090 during office hours (7 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Interested in sports? Need a work-study job? Consider working on the game management staff for the upcoming school year!

Contact Kevin Kopple (kkopple@georgefox.edu) for details.

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on how to be a leader within any organization.

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door. The IDEA Center is offering rides to the Portland Center for free.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on how to be a leader within any organization.

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door. The IDEA Center is offering rides to the Portland Center for free.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Interested in serving the Lord overseas? Join next year’s winter serve trip team and travel to Nepal. Apply now at this link!

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him/her for the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations have established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox University to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.

Only seniors (graduating in April 2017) are eligible for award consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.

The aim of this award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox community. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form MUST be received by Monday, April 3.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie St. Cyr or call 503-554-2306. Click this link to go to the nomination form.

Do you have flat feet? The physical therapy program is conducting research on flat feet that looks at the affects of exercise on arch height. Participants will be asked to follow a foot exercise routine for eight weeks. There is a monetary incentive for completion of the program.

Please contact Marcey Keefer Hutchison at mkeeferhutchison@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2454 if you are interested in participating in our study.

Friendship House is a residential opportunity for women, 21 years of age or older, at George Fox University, in partnership with Mark 2 Ministries and Friendship House Partners.

Students live in intentional Christian community with persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. Life is ordered around the community building blocks Jean Vanier articulated (founder of L’Arche communities), “Eat Together, Pray Together, Celebrate Together!”

Friendship House celebrates together! Celebration happens because Friendship House is a place of deep belonging in which each person, regardless of ability, is seen and recognized as a gift.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, plan to attend one of the informational meetings held in early April:

• Monday, April 3, 2 to 2:45 p.m. at the Portland Center (PSD 160)
• Monday, April 3, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on the Newberg campus (Stevens 109)
• Tuesday, April 4, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on the Newberg campus (Stevens 101)
• Tuesday, April 4, 12:15 to 1 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 160)
• Tuesday, April 4, 6 to 6:45 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 295)

Learn more about the program at friendshiphousepartners.com.

Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on how to be a leader within any organization.

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door. The IDEA Center is offering rides to the Portland Center for free.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club will be hosting a live swing dance on Sunday, April 9, and everyone is invited!

It will be from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Wheeler gym. We’ll have snacks and water provided, so bring your friends, bring a date, bring everyone because it is going to be blast! Hope to see you all there.

If you have a questions, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).

All Newberg, Portland, Salem and Redmond offices will be closed this Friday, March 31, for the spring break holiday. The Newberg and Portland libraries and bookstores also will be closed.

The university’s theatre department invites you to our third show of the season, Deus Ex Millennia, set to open next week! Come join us as we explore ways in which millennials encounter God and seek grace in the midst of untidy endings.

The show runs April 6-9 and again April 12-14, with all performances taking place in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, April 9, matinee, scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.

Student tickets are free Thursday, April 6, and Wednesday, April 12. It’s recommended you pick up your free ticket in advance online (select “GFU Student” in the drop-down ticket menu). You may also bring your student ID to the door to gain admission.

Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. You may pick up that ticket (select “GFU Employee” in drop-down menu), purchase additional tickets and read a synopsis of the play here.

Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Tryouts for the 2017-18 cheer team are right around the corner! Come be part of a great team with the best seats in the house for all of our athletic events.

Tryouts will be held Friday, April 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. More information is available on the cheer website: athletics.georgefox.edu/cheer.