The Daily Bruin

If you are on the Newberg campus Friday, March 20, come on over to Hoover 105 to cheer on our Bruins on the big screen as they play The College of New Jersey in the semifinals of the Women’s NCAA Division III national basketball tournament. The game begins at 3 p.m.

Should George Fox win, the Bruins will play in the championship game against either Washington University of St. Louis or Amherst College of Amherst, Mass., at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21. The community is invited to Hoover 105 to watch that game as well.

Mark David Hall (Political Science) will guest host the Georgene Rice show on Tuesday, March 24, on KPDQ AM/FM, KFIS & KRYP.

The segments are as follows:

• 4-4:30 p.m.: Gary L. Gregg, director of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, will discuss the Christian imagination and his new book, The Sporran.
• 4:30-5 p.m.: Doug Wilson, founding board member of Logos School, senior fellow of theology at New St. Andrews College, and author of Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, will explore Christian classical education.
• 5-5:30 p.m.: Robin Baker (President) will discuss why Christian higher education is more important than ever in these uncertain times.
• 5:30-6 p.m.: Hall, Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Political Science, will take calls on church-state relations in America today.

Beginning the week after Spring Break the Portland Center Bookstore will be adjusting their store hours to better serve the Portland Center students, staff, and faculty.  The new hours will be as follows:

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Thursday
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays

The Portland Center Bookstore is now on Facebook!  Search for us and become a fan… join the conversation!

We look forward to gathering together in Hoover 105 this Saturday at 10 a.m. to watch our Bruins play for a NCAA Division III national basketball championship. George Fox will play The College of New Jersey Friday for the right to advance to the title game. We will not be showing the consolation game scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

The Internet is an option for viewing the games. Visit this NCAA.com site for a tutorial on gaining access.

We still have tickets available for the Oregon Symphony at 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, in Bauman Auditorium. You can pick up tickets at the Information Center in Stevens Center. If you have any questions about tickets, please call Barbi Doran at ext. 2099

If you find that you are not able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use.

Career Services is hosting a panel discussion, “Women and Work: Managing Multiple Roles,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Hoover 105. Successful professionals will be on campus to provide you with insight and encouragement on the challenges of balancing careers and family life. Chapel credit is offered for students, and the event will feature refreshments and door prizes.

The University Store hours during spring break will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The store will be closed this Saturday, March 21, and the next, March 28, but will resume its 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday openings on April 4 through the end of the school year.

This is a final reminder that Julianne Kilmer, soprano, will present her senior recital with Debi Huddleston (piano) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in Bauman Auditorium. Please come support her as she closes out the recital season.

Starting March 30, the bookstore will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Thursday (closed daily 1 to 2 p.m. for lunch) and Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The bookstore’s website is pcbookstore.georgefox.edu

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 3:30 (note earlier time) to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

The registrar’s office and IT are offering an information session on using PeopleSoft for fall 2009 and spring 2010 traditional undergraduate student advising. Advisors for traditional undergraduate students are invited to attend the meeting, scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in the Hoover 211 Computer Lab.

It is no longer possible for us to use the card reader system for the copy machines in the Information Commons area at the Portland Center.

If you have a card with a balance, please see the Library staff by Friday, March 20 for a refund.  We will continue to offer self service copy machines for student use in the Information Commons, you will just need to pay in cash for the service.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

Tickets are available in the Sports Information Office (Wheeler 205) for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Division III Final Four at Hope College in Holland, Mich., this Friday and Saturday. The George Fox women will play The College of New Jersey Friday, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s final.

For tickets, come by the office or e-mail Blair Cash (bcash@georgefox.edu). General admission is $20; reserved seats are $25. Tickets are good for all four games (two semifinal games, finals and consolation).

Mark your calendars for this week’s events presented by the Department of Performing Arts …

The annual Honors Recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in Bauman Auditorium. This recital features select students chosen from the top performers in our Honors Recital competition, including Matt Hill (trumpet), Bethany Taft and Becca Couch (piano duet), Joseph Forster (piano), Kamila Kuhn (flute), Nick Luchterhand (alto saxophone), Cameron DeWhitt (piano), James Pick (piano), Jennie Fryer (mezzo-soprano), Emily Yarnold (soprano), Becca Couch (mezzo-soprano), Qingquan “Tara” Li (piano), Julianne Kilmer (soprano), and Ben Tissell (baritone). Please join us for an evening of fabulous music and support the hard work of our students.

On Wednesday, March 18, Julianne Kilmer (soprano) will present her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The Winter Band Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Bauman Auditorium.

Finally, on Friday, March 20, a Vocal Masterclass will be held in Ross 208 at 12:40 p.m.

All events are free.

It is a recurring complaint among faculty that students do not complete their assigned readings or that they read them superficially.

Rick Muthiah (Center for Teaching and Learning) will lead a discussion about effective methods for using readings in your classes. Participants can get a head start on the conversation by reading a recent “Tomorrow’s Professor” posting and a chapter from Tools for Teaching (the section on motivating students to do the reading).

The session will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Hoover 104 (Hoover Hatfield Library). To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation at noon.

All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning  website.

Monday, March 16, is the deadline for turning in your Benefit Enrollment forms, and there are many still out. Please bring your forms to HR by 5 p.m. Or, you may fax them to 503-554-2186 or scan and e-mail them to lburton@georgefox.edu.

All forms that you may need are on the university’s benefits Web page.

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, any remaining Oregon Symphony tickets will be available on a first-come first-served basis to George Fox employees (half time and above) who signed up on a waiting list. If you are not able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use. Tickets may be picked up at the Information Center in the Stevens Center.

The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, in Bauman Auditorium.

This Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m., a memorial service will be held in Hoover 105 for Ryan Bartlett, who died tragically in a car accident in Malawi in December, where he and his family were serving as missionaries with Free Methodist World Missions.

Ryan graduated from George Fox in 1994 as a business management major with a call to ministry. After graduation, he married Katie Bertagna and pursued his Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. After completing his education, he served as senior pastor of Prescott Free Methodist Church in Arizona for five years and was ordained as a minister in 2005.

In 2007, with Free Methodist World Missions, Ryan began his service as principal of the Great Commission Bible School in Malawi, Africa. He is survived by his wife, Katie, and three children. A memorial service was held in December in Roseburg, but this memorial service allows the George Fox community and other supporters of his ministry to gather and to celebrate his life. The service will be led by Paul Anderson, Ryan’s college mentor and friend. Childcare will be provided.

Did the dog eat your benefit enrollment form? All employees must return it, even if you’re making no changes. Print a new one from the benefit Web page and return it to HR (Box 6108) by Monday, March 16. All other necessary forms are also on the benefit pages. New medical and dental deductions start March 31.

Questions? E-mail Lisa Burton (Human Resources) at lburton@georgefox.edu.

The theatre department will present its spring production, The Triumph of Love, this Thursday through Sunday, March 12-15, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. each night through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The play, directed by Rhett Luedtke (Performing Arts), is an 18th-century romantic comedy filled with all the confusions and complexities of love. Employees receive one complimentary ticket, available for pick-up at the University Store. Students are welcome to see the show free of charge on Thursday, March 12, and may pick up those tickets at the University Store.

The cost for additional tickets is $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12. To purchase tickets or find out more, visit the university’s theatre site.