The Daily Bruin

There is still time to sign up for the university’s tour of Alpine Europe to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau, Germany, in early-summer 2010. There are currently 20 people registered for the trip.

Open to all employees, students, alumni, parents and friends of George Fox, the 11-day tour, departing May 31, will include visits to the beautiful European cities of Frankfurt and Munich, Germany; Salzburg, Austria; and Lucerne and Interlaken, Switzerland. Among many other highlights, the tour will include travel through the Rhine Valley, Black Forest, and the Swiss, Austrian and Bavarian Alps. Additionally, visits are planned to Neuschwanstein and Heidelberg castles, and Rothenburg, Germany’s best-preserved medieval town.

The highlight of the trip will be the Passion Play, an inspiring one-day play that dates back nearly 375 years and is performed for sold-out audiences every 10 years in a magnificent outdoor covered amphitheater with the Bavarian Alps as a backdrop.

To read the full itinerary, request more information and register for the trip, visit the alumni site.

Contact Alumni Relations at alumni@georgefox.edu with questions.

The Portland Center will be closed Friday, April 10, for Good Friday. On Saturday, April 11, the Portland Center Library will be open regular hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The building will be locked on Saturday, so students and employees will need to use their ID card for access to the facility.

This is a reminder that your university password has been set to expire at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13, as part of the university’s annual password reset for all students, faculty and staff. Please login to Bruindata to change your password before that date.

All accounts with passwords that remain unchanged will be locked at 9 a.m. Monday April 13, preventing you from using university services. Once this occurs, you will need to contact the IT Service Desk to get your password reset.

Based on the recommendations of our auditing firm and following best practices, we will be changing university logins at regular intervals. For details, please refer to the password change policy on the IT website. We need to complete a campus password reset prior to the end of the spring semester.

Note: You are not being asked to send your login information to anyone. Rather, you are using the current university password change process that allows the individual to reset their own password.

Password Self-Service Feature
Once you have reset your password, you will be presented with the option to set “security questions” for your account. If you choose not to enter answers at this time, you can later create a self-service password reset option by logging into Bruindata, selecting the “My Data” tab and then “Security Questions.”

You will need to answer two security questions from the drop-down list and provide a non-George Fox e-mail address to activate this option. If you forgot your password, a temporary password will be sent to your non-George Fox e-mail, allowing you to log into Bruindata and change your university login password.

Plan now to share your culture with others. Each of us has a culture — where we grew up, family, ethnicity, experiences. Are you willing to share a piece of who you are with the university community? Want to know more? Come to a planning meeting from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 17, in the Bruin Den on the Newberg campus to learn how your voice and your story can be shared. We are looking for students and employees to be part of a fall 2009 event.

Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at ext. 2318 or syonemur@georgefox.edu.

Free tickets for the Worcester Cathedral Choir are still available from the University Relations office. The office will be open Monday, April 6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Amy Lorenz at ext. 2134 or at alorenz@georgefox.edu if you would like tickets.

The evening begins with an evensong service at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, in Bauman Auditorium. The concert follows at 8:15 p.m.

You are invited to the May Serve 2009 Benefit Banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Klages Dining Hall on the Newberg campus. The event will include a silent auction and variety show. Tickets are $10 per person, with all proceeds going to the South Africa May Serve team.

To purchase tickets, call the Office of Spiritual Life at ext. 2320 or ext. 2323, or e-mail mayserve@georgefox.edu. Childcare provided!

George Fox Evangelical Seminary will present “An American Theology of the Land” as its spring 2009 Ministry in Contemporary Seminar Series.

The details:

Friday, April 17
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Portland Center
Register online at: seminars.georgefox.edu
Cost: $35 (individual); $30 per person (more than one in group); $25 (students/alumni/staff)

Join a participatory dialogue on building a theology of the land …

• Reflect on a Native American holistic view of creation and ecological stewardship
• How can the Christian church address the issues of Western triumphalism in a multicultural world?
• What lessons do Native American followers of Christ have for the contemporary church?

Guest presenters:

• Richard Twiss, director of Wiconi International Ministries (Lakota Sioux)
• Robert Francis, Mid-America Indian Fellowship (White River Band Cherokee)
• Terry LeBlanc, North American Institute of Indigenous Theological Studies (Mik Maq)

George Fox participants:

• Randy Woodley, seminary adjunct professor and director of Eagles’ Wings Ministries (Keetoowah Cherokee)
• R. Larry Shelton, theology professor
• Daniel Brunner, church history/theology and earthkeeping professor
• Stephen Delamarter, Old Testament/Ancient Near East
• Corey Beals, Philosophy/earthkeeping professor

Questions? Contact Jean Borgman (Seminary) at jborgman@georgefox.edu.

Your password has been set to expire at 9 a.m. on April 13 as part of the annual password reset for all university students, faculty and staff. Please login to Bruindata to change your password.

All accounts with passwords that remain unchanged will be locked on Monday, April 13, at 9 a.m., preventing you from using university services. Once this occurs, you will need to contact the IT Service Desk to get your password reset.

Based on the recommendations of our auditing firm and following best practices, we will be changing George Fox login at regular intervals. For details, please refer to the password change policy on the IT website. We need to complete a campus password reset prior to the end of the spring semester.

Password Self-Service Feature
Once you have reset your password, you will be presented with the option to set “security questions” for your account. If you choose not to enter answers at this time, you can later create a self-service password reset option by logging into Bruindata, selecting the “My Data” tab and then “Security Questions.” You will need to answer two security questions from the drop-down list and provide a non-GFU e-mail address to activate this option. If you forgot your password, a temporary password will be sent to your non-GFU e-mail allowing you to log into Bruindata and change your university login password.

Note: See this same message was sent to your university e-mail account regarding the password change process. You are not being asked to send your login information to anyone but rather using the current university password change process that allows the individual to reset their own password.

George Fox will host a national pastoral leadership conference, “Spiritual Discernment As Christian Leadership,” on the Newberg campus May 31 through June 3. The event will feature a panel of leading Christian thinkers from around the country.

Sponsored by the George Fox University Congregational Discernment Project, the conference will address the issue of how Christ effectively leads the church in unity. Plenary sessions, workshops and panel discussions with pastors, teachers and authors will provide attendees with a vision for unity and the tools to practice this leadership approach.

Plenary speakers will be Lloyd Ogilvie, Graham Standish, Paul Anderson, Ruth Haley Barton, Peter Bouteneff, and Leith Anderson. All George Fox students, employees and alumni receive a $50 group discount (registering before May 1); save $100 by registering before April 1.

Be sure to pass the word on to church leaders who might be interested. For more information, visit discernment.georgefox.edu or contact Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The Portland Center Library is featuring the work of artist Kelly Williams for the months of March and April. Kelly works with watercolors and also creates pieces using a fascinating technique called “encaustic” (meaning “to burn in”), which combines molten beeswax with dry pigment and resin. Please come look at the art and meet the artist at a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at the Portland Center.

George Fox University Presents Worcester Cathedral Choir of Worcester, England, under the direction of Adrian Lucas, Master-of-the-Choristers and Cathedral Organist.

You are invited to experience an English choral tradition dating back to the 1400s. George Fox University is honored to host the 34 choristers of the Cathedral Choir as they tour the Pacific Northwest.

Free Admission, Tickets required. For ticket information please contact Amy Lorenz at alorenz@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134.

1. 7:30 p.m. Evensong Service
2. 8:15 p.m. Concert
3. Bauman Auditorium

georgefox.edu/worcester-cathedral

Deepest appreciation is given to Andre and Gail Iseli, members of the George Fox University Board of Trustees, for their patronage of this event.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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.