The Daily Bruin

Preparing for life after graduation can be daunting. Whether you are looking for a job or internship, or preparing for graduate school, having a plan will make the transition easier. Join us over lunch and we will show you the tools to navigate the next steps toward your exceptional life outcome, whatever that may be.

Come to the Cap and Gown Room today (Thursday) at noon, and bring your lunch.

Contact idea@georgefox.edu with questions.

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome our recruited athletes and Friday at Fox guests tomorrow (Friday). Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots and utilizing street parking instead.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Celebrate Earth Day with us on Saturday, April 23, by coming to the university’s Community Garden to help get the space ready for the growing season. We will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. The garden is located in the field on the corner of Crestview and Villa Road. All are welcome!

Learn more about the garden by joining our Facebook page and consider joining the garden for the summer. Contact Cherice Bock for more information at cbock@georgefox.edu.

What are your summer plans? Let the IDEA Center know by completing this simple survey and be eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card!

Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.

Employees: Please encourage your students to take the survey.

Volunteers are needed to usher at Spring Commencement! The ceremony will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, in Stoffer Family Stadium.

If you can help, please contact Laurie Fair in academic affairs at ext. 2140 or lfair@georgefox.edu.

Applications for the 2017 Winter Serve SpiLgrimage to Nepal and Spring Serve Spilgrimage to Haiti with the university’s French department are open!

Nepal (Winter 2016-2017): We will be working with Evangelical Friends Mission and partnering with missionaries that create and distribute dignity packs for women and children who are experiencing marginalization, especially after the earthquake in Nepal. Applications are reopening and can be found at the SpIL website under “Get Involved” and “Service + Ministry” or by following this link.

Haiti (Spring 2017): Additional applications required; contact Thao Gailey (avu13@georgefox.edu). For more information or if you have any questions, email Mikayla Greenwell at mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu.

Applications for these trips are due Friday, April 15!

Our last Spoken Word of the semester is this Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. We are seeking performers for the event. There is no theme, so write about whatever you’d like.

Please email us if you are interested at gfulhc@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Latino Heritage Club.

Mr. Darwin’s Tree, the acclaimed British one-man play about the life and work of Charles Darwin, will be performed at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 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.

It also presents Darwin’s wife, Emma, as an intelligent and articulate representative of Christian faith. In doing so, the play rejects the “straw man” effigies of Darwin presented by both his extreme protagonists and antagonists, providing the opportunity for lively engagement, thoughtful conversations and fresh explorations.

The performance will mark the play’s first tour of the U.S. since it first premiered in 2009 at Westminster Abbey in England. The April 21 show will be followed by a reception and discussion with the playwright and leading campus academics.

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

For more information, contact Jeongah Kim at jkim@georgefox.edu. More about the play is available at mrdarwinstree.com or scio-uk.org.

Come support our theatre students for the final performances of the spring drama The Balkan Women, directed by senior student Cambria Herrera.

Performances are in Wood-Mar Auditorium Thursday through Sunday, April 14-17. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday matinee (April 17), scheduled at 2 p.m.

Tickets are free for students for the Thursday show. Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Please bring your student or employee ID to the door when you attend the show. Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 or older, and $6 for George Fox students and children under 12.

Tickets may be picked up/purchased at the Bruin Store or one hour prior to each show in Wood-Mar Auditorium. They are also available online at theatre.georgefox.edu. A synopsis of the show is also online.

Questions? See Kathy Harris in Minthorn 205 or email her at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Voter pamphlets for the Oregon primary election are now available on the counter in the hallway of Mail Services (North Street Annex) and also on a counter in the hallway of the SUB Post Office. Please feel free to take one of the pamphlets which are provided by the state of Oregon for assistance in casting your vote by mail ballot. The Oregon primary election will be on May 17.

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thanks,
University Mail Services

Wednesday, April 20, is the last day to submit ASC reimbursement requests and petty cash vouchers. Please contact David Bogert immediately at dbogert14@georgefox.edu if you have concerns.

It will be an exciting summer as we open the new dining hall, Canyon Commons! This facility will feature a large dining hall area (seating up to 555), three conference/meeting rooms (holding from 80 to 90 each that can also be combined to create a larger space), the president’s dining room (seating up to 20), and an espresso cafe (seating up to 60).

In May, construction will also begin on the remodeling of the former dining hall, servery, kitchen and Cap and Gown Room into space for the College of Engineering, which means that the Bruin Den and Bruin Bites will be impacted. Following are important dates to keep in mind in terms of meal service venues for the summer:

• Groovy Bruin Food Truck: Available adjacent to the library from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning on May 2 until the Bruin Den reopens (approximately June 13)
• Canyon Commons Dining Hall: Days and hours will vary throughout the summer depending on the conference schedule.
• Canyon Commons Espresso Cafe: We’re anticipating that the new café will be open for service beginning June 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Roberts Center/Villa Cafe: The last day of operation for the Roberts Center/Villa Cafe will be Friday, May 27.
• Bruin Den: Closed from May 2 to approximately June 13, after which it will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday

Thank you for your flexibility, patience and understanding as we transition to a new facility! Questions regarding food service can be directed to Denny Lawrence (dlawrenc@georgefox.edu), resident district manager with Bon Appetit Management Company, or Brad Lau (blau@georgefox.edu), vice president for student life.

Preparing for life after graduation can be daunting. Whether students are looking for a job or internship, or preparing for graduate school, having a plan will make the transition easier. Encourage them to join us over lunch and we will show them the tools to navigate the next steps toward their exceptional life outcome, whatever that may be.

We’ll be meeting in the Cap and Gown Room tomorrow (Thursday) at noon. Attendees need to bring their own lunch.

Contact idea@georgefox.edu with questions.

Don’t forgot to remind your students to register for Post Fox networking event this Friday, April 15! We’ll be meeting at 7 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. For more about the event, visit this link. Registration can be done by emailing Taylor Ellis at tellis12@georgefox.edu.

Our last Spoken Word of the semester is this Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. We are seeking performers for the event. There is no theme, so write about whatever you’d like.

Please email us if you are interested at gfulhc@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Latino Heritage Club.

The Critical Hit Club will be meeting again this Sunday, April 17, from 6 to 10 p.m. in Stevens 208. Snacks will be provided, and bring your friends! For consistent updates look up the GFU Critical Hit Club Facebook page.

Contact Nicholas Juchau (njuchu13@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Come support the senior biology and chemistry majors who will be presenting their research this Friday, April 15, in Hoover 105 at 3 p.m. They have worked hard in utilizing their summers doing research alongside George Fox faculty or in partnering with OHSU.

Hope to see you there!

If you have any questions or want more information, contact Joel Rurik (jrurik12@georgefox.edu).

The MLRC and Portland Center libraries are now accepting debit and credit cards to purchase print cards. No more digging in your pockets or wallet for that extra change to purchase a print card. You can now purchase the print card you need with your debit/credit card.

The IT Service Desk not only accepts your debit or credit card, but Apple and Android Pay is also available. So if you need a new ID card, power adapter or to pay for those unexpected repair parts you will no longer need to provide cash or a check. Just put it on the card.

We will continue to accept cash and checks through June 30, 2016. Beginning July 1, 2016, these locations will only accept your electronic forms payment (debit/credit/touch pay), and ID cards will no longer be charged to student accounts.

Contact Piper Parks at pparks@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Wednesday, April 20, is the last day to submit ASC reimbursement requests and petty cash vouchers. Please contact David Bogert immediately at dbogert14@georgefox.edu if you have concerns.

We’re looking for students with percussion experience or an interest in music to participate in the fall 2016 drumline. The commitment will involve rehearsals once a week and performing at four football games throughout the fall.

Please contact Sydney Soetenga at soetenga18@gmail.com with any questions.