The Daily Bruin

Join us for our last Culture Corner of the year tonight (Thursday)! There will be snacks and coffee to enjoy, so join us in the Foxhole at 7 p.m.

Thank you for your support of “Culture Corner” this semester. We restarted this event to provide a space for intentional community and fostering friendships. We look forward to further developing this event as one that enriches the experience of all students.

Noelle Ho,
VP of Multicultural Life
nho14@georgefox.edu

The last day to place orders using the purchase order system is Tuesday, May 31, for the current fiscal year. This includes all requisitions which must be budget checked, approved and converted to purchase orders. This helps ensure all products or services ordered via purchase order will be received by June 30, 2016.

Fiscal year 2016-17 purchase orders will need to wait until July 1. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt Hammar by email (mhammar@georgefox.edu) or at ext. 2162.

Come say goodbye to the bookstore’s Sandy Gidding tomorrow (Friday) in the Stevens Center atrium from noon to 1 p.m. Sandy is embarking on a new journey after 33 years in the Newberg and George Fox communities. Come celebrate Sandy, say your goodbyes and enjoy some coffee and pastries!

Note: Per Sandy’s request, large gifts are not necessary, though Starbucks gift cards would be greatly appreciated.

Tickets are still available to see Mr. Darwin’s Tree, the acclaimed British one-man play about the life and work of Charles Darwin, scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Produced by Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) and sponsored by George Fox’s science and religion clubs, the play aims to enhance the conversation on science and religion.

Written by noted playwright and director Murray Watts (The Miracle Maker, KJB: The Book that Changed the World, The Dream) and starring British film, TV and theatre actor Andrew Harrison (Dorian Gray, Miss Marple, Beyond Narnia), Mr. Darwin’s Tree presents a very human and very real Charles Darwin, one who wrestled with the challenges that his theories posed for traditional beliefs.

Admission is free, but if you plan to attend an RSVP is requested, available at this link.

Questions? Contact Jeongah Kim at jkim@georgefox.edu. More about the play is available at mrdarwinstree.com or scio-uk.org.

All are welcome to cheer on the Engineering Robot Competition in the EHS Atrium today (Thursday) from 9 to 10:50 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., and from 1:30 to 3:20 p.m., with the finals at approximately 3:30 p.m.!

Come out to support our engineering students! Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).

The last Spanish Chapel is today (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at noon and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.

Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.

Are you sticking around for the summer with nothing to do? My name is Magda Mendoza, and I’m looking for a few girls interested in playing indoor soccer starting April 30 on Saturday nights at Tualatin Indoor.

Feel free to contact me at mmendoza13@georgefox.edu or 503-899-8093 if you have any questions or want more details.

Rand Michael, associate professor and program director of the Graduate School of Counseling, will again be the keynote speaker for “Shattering Stigma with Stories,” a conference that addresses the interface of the church and mental health/illness.

Rand’s keynote title is “From Stigma to Style: Choosing Our Life Narrative.” The conference, scheduled at New Hope Community Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 23, targets mental health professionals as well as clergy and church laity. The church is located at 11731 S.E. Stevens Road, in Happy Valley.

Contact Rand (rmichael@georgefox.edu) for more information.

During this election year, we encourage students to get informed, involved and engaged locally, regionally and nationally! With the Oregon primaries rapidly approaching, there are some opportunities to be aware of.

First, on Monday, April 25, the nonpartisan League of Women Voters will be in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to get registered to vote.

Second, there will be two tables in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 (the last day to register for the Oregon primaries) for the purpose of creating space for those who would like to put out fliers regarding their local, regional or national candidates of choice.

Finally, the bulletin board outside of the Bruin Store is now available to post political posters. Students who would like to post something about a particular candidate must have the poster stamped by ASC (though this in no way implies endorsement of a particular candidate).

Please note that George Fox University and ASC do not endorse any particular candidate or political party, but we are simply providing opportunities to encourage civic engagement.

The music department would like to extend an invitation to the undergraduate student body to perform gospel music with the university choir in a few special chapel services next year.

If you are interested in participating, you would attend a few rehearsals in the fall 2016 semester. No prior gospel or choir experience required. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please contact Danielle Warner, director of choral activities, at dwarner@georgefox.edu before the end of this semester.

Is your campus mailbox open to receive mail for the summer? No, not unless you requested it to be open by email or at the summer address table in the Bruin Den.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell (lsartwel@georgefox.edu).

Mail Services will hold “Book” packages for you at Mail Services beginning in August. Order them so they will arrive in August and they will be here for you when school starts.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell (lsartwel@georgefox.edu).

Do you have neck or lumbar pain? Would you like to have it looked at for free while also helping out our physical therapy students? Our second-year students need three volunteers from 1 to 2 p.m. and seven volunteers from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. We will meet in Roberts Center’s Room 204.

If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Brianna Provoast (bprovoast@georgefox.edu) as soon as possible.

If you are interested in May Term or summer housing, please submit an application online to the student life office by tomorrow (Thursday, April 21).

To be considered for on-campus housing during this time, students need to meet one of the following criteria:

• Enrolled in May Term classes
• Working full time (40 hours per week) for the university as a summer employee
• International summer student program participant
• Participating in research as a summer research scholar
• IDEA Center internship students

Please refer to the 2016 Summer/May Term housing webpage for additional details and to find the link to fill out the form.

If you have questions, please stop by or call the student life office (ext. 2310) or email housing@georgefox.edu.

Join us for our last Culture Corner of the year tomorrow (Thursday)! There will be snacks and coffee to enjoy, so join us in the Foxhole at 7 p.m.

Thank you for your support of “Culture Corner” this semester. We restarted this event to provide a space for intentional community and fostering friendships. We look forward to further developing this event as one that enriches the experience of all students.

Noelle Ho,
VP of Multicultural Life
nho14@georgefox.edu

ASC is hosting the last dance of the year, Spring Formal, at the Crystal Ballroom this Sunday, April 24. We are still in need of some faculty and staff/administrators to help chaperon the event. Chaperons will be provided with a gift card and a fun time! Spouses are welcome to join along.

If you are interested, please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu).

Come say goodbye to Sandy Gidding this Friday, April 22, in the Stevens Center atrium from noon to 1 p.m. Sandy is embarking on a new journey after 33 years in the Newberg and George Fox communities. Come celebrate Sandy, say your goodbyes and enjoy some coffee and pastries!

Note: Per Sandy’s request, large gifts are not necessary, though Starbucks gift cards would be greatly appreciated.

Get cash for your books! Sell your books back during Finals Week in the Bruin Store and receive 50 percent of retail for books needed for summer and fall semesters, and up to 30 percent for other books.

No receipts are needed, just your books and GFU ID (required). Remember to return your rental books by Friday, April 29. Questions? Call or visit the Bruin Store.

Spring formal is at 8 p.m. this Sunday, April 24, at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland! Tickets are for sale all week in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $5 for students and $10 for non-George Fox students.

Questions? Contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu).

The Bruin Store is hosting a 25-percent-off sale on a wide variety of merchandise, including short-sleeve and long-sleeve tees, tanks, hats, drinkware, George Fox pens and JVC Gumy Headphones. Swing by today (Wednesday).

This offer is available in-store and online at georgefoxshop.com. Check us out!