The Daily Bruin

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is coming to Newberg! Your Northwest Conference champion Bruins will host first- and second-round games of the D-III NCAA tournament Friday and Saturday nights, March 6-7, in Miller Gymnasium.

The Bruins play the Penn State-Abington Nittany Lions on Friday at 7 p.m.; if they win that game, they will advance to the second round on Saturday and will play again at 7 p.m.

ASC will pay the ticket price for the first 500 students who attend each game that George Fox is playing in. Adults pay $6 for entry, and seniors/kids will be admitted for $3.

Purchases of the following items with university funds requires involvement from IT and approval of the appropriate dean or vice president:

• Laptop and desktop computers
• Tablets
• Any individual hardware item over $1,000

Please note that, effective immediately, hardware purchases using university funds may not be made by credit card (personal or university). These purchases should be coordinated through IT. This is to ensure that proper approval processes are followed, that hardware purchases meet the standards required for institutional hardware, and to ensure that the university can get the best pricing for hardware.

The financial affairs office will not approve expense requests or university credit card transactions for hardware purchases.

The complete purchasing policy can be found here.

Come support our music students this Saturday, March 7, at the Winter Choral Concert. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium, and admission is free.

Performing that evening will be the Chamber Choir, singing Mikolaj Zielenski’s Viderunt Omnes Fines Terrae, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Wie der Hirsch Schreit, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s Sicut Cervus, David C. Dickau’s I Am Not Yours and the spiritual Ride on, King Jesus.

The event will also feature the Women’s Chorale, which will sing Andrea Ramsey’s The Sky is Sprung with Glory, Ivo Antognini’s Agnus Dei and Gustav Holst’s Homeland.

Finally, the Concert Choir will sing Jacob Handl’s Alleluia! We Sing with Joy, Johann Michael Haydn’s Justus Ut Palma, James Quitman Mulholland’s That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More, David N. Childs’ Where Dwells the Soul of My Love and the spiritual Let Me Fly.

The IDEA Center is looking for a full-time, temporary administrative assistant to work May through July. Do you normally have the summer off but would be interested in working this summer, or do you know of someone who might be qualified and interested in filling this position?

If so, please direct external applicants to submit a completed application, cover letter and resume to hr@georgefox.edu. Applications for external applicants can be found at this link. Only a letter and resume are required of current employees.

A summary of the position:

• Provide administrative support to IDEA Center staff
• Facilitate IDEA Center front office processes and triage workflow to ensure smooth and efficient operation
• Facilitate communication through a variety of established avenues
• Provide strong customer service in receiving and screening a wide range of visitors/callers/emails in order to communicate services; schedule appointments and oversees client intake
• Support summer Genesis events when needed
• Manage daily approving and updating in our Bruin Careers job posting site and Internship Module program
• Oversee summer data collecting and assessment projects
• Attend office staff meetings and maintain current working knowledge in the basics of career and academic planning services and resources

A high level of technology proficiency and basic PeopleSoft knowledge is needed.

The sociology department is hosting a documentary night for students and faculty tomorrow (Thursday)! We will be watching It’s a Girl, a movie about gendercide in India and China, and will be looking at the social implications of this cultural phenomenon. Show up in comfy clothes and be ready for some rad doughnuts from Voodoo and a glass of milk (cow or almond)!

We’ll be in the International House beginning at 7 p.m. Questions? Contact Megan Reynolds at mreynolds11@georgefox.edu.

Midterm grades are important indicators of how you are doing in your classes. While they are not a part of your permanent record they are important to pay attention to.

In some cases, mid-term grades represent about half your grade in the course. If you have questions, you should check with your professors. It is vital to know where you stand in each of your classes.

Midterm grades are meant to encourage you to get in touch with others: your professor, your advisor, your CAP Coach (Career & Academic Planning Coach), the Academic Resource Center.

The WORST thing to do about midterm grades is to ignore them or to assume you can improve them on your own.

Professors DO want to meet with you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment with each of them.

Midterm grades are due by Sunday, March 8. You should plan to check your midterm grades after this date.

To check your mid-term grades in MyGFU:


• CLICK ON SELF-SERVICE
• CLICK ON ENROLLMENT
• CLICK ON VIEW MY GRADES
• CLICK ON THE CORRECT TERM
• CLICK ON THE MID-TERM GRADES TAB

Now you need to determine what to do next: 
Contact your professors. Faculty are not required to enter midterm grades. You are advised to check with each of your professors about your status in their class.

Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you’ll get an F (or maybe even a D).

The last date to withdraw is Sunday, March 22.

You can usually go below being enrolled in 12 credit hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid or housing. However, you should contact representatives in these departments to be certain:

• Residence Life: Dave Johnstone, djohnstone@georgefox.edu
• Student Financial Services: sfs@georgefox.edu

Withdrawal results in a “W” on your transcript but does not factor into GPA.


If you were to get an F, it would impact GPA. Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor.

Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in. Even if your professor doesn’t post mid-term grades, find out from the professor what your grade is.

Meet with your advisor to discuss options.

Use labs, help sessions and the ARC.

If you think you might have a learning disability, have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their office on South River Street.

Plan well for spring semester. Contact your CAP Coach (Career & Academic Planning Coach) to get advice about spring semester.

Not sure how to take the next step? Email studentlife@georgefox.edu

All are invited to a presentation on The Saint John’s Bible tomorrow (Thursday) when Bill Cahoy, dean of the Saint John’s Theological Seminary, will be on campus to present a talk on the Bible titled “Theology, Art and Imagination.” The free session meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Chapel credit is available for students, and refreshments will be served.

To learn more about the “Spring into Illumination: Seeing the Word Through The Saint John’s Bible” events, visit this page. More information is also available by contacting Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Also, on Friday, March 6, Paul will host another “Turning of the Page” session from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC. The weekly sessions examine sections of The Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible, a full-size fine art reproduction of the original.

We need volunteers to be buddies to kids with special needs for our Kids Day Out event. This is a chance for kids in the Newberg community with special needs to have a fun and special day to themselves. This day will also give their parents or guardians a few hours to themselves.

Kids Day out will take place Saturday, March 7, from 12:15 to 4:15 p.m. at Joan Austin Elementary School.

Interested? Please contact the SpiL office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Have you ever wondered:

• Why do people keep talking about diversity?
• Why can’t we all just be color blind?
• Why isn’t there a “White History Month”?

If so, come to the “Colored White” panel happening at Shalom from 9 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Questions? Contact Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.

Join us for chapel tonight (Wednesday) to hear from Jamie Johnson. Chapel is at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

For more information please visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Know of students who need help charting their academic future? In an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Charting Your Academic Path,” CAP Coaches from the IDEA Center will give tips on how to use the degree audit, online catalog, class schedule and other resources.

The workshop is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. Kristie DeHaven, Marisa Lee and Joe Thouvenel will be presenting. Please let students know about this resource.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Want to make sure you’re on track to graduate, are registering for the classes you need, and know where to go if you have questions? In an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Charting Your Academic Path,” CAP Coaches from the IDEA Center will give tips on how to use the degree audit, online catalog, class schedule and other resources.

The workshop is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. Kristie DeHaven, Marisa Lee and Joe Thouvenel will be presenting.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Join us tonight (Wednesday) in Hoover 105 at 8:30 p.m. for the Latino Heritage Club’s first Spoken Word Night of the semester. Performers will be sharing pieces on love and forgiveness.

Please help spread the word. We’ll see you there!

Questions? Contact Sandra Lopez at slopez11@geoegefox.edu.

To participate in Housing Selection for the 2015-16 academic year each student needs to pay a $150 housing deposit to student accounts by March 19. To pay, please go to the student accounts office located on the first floor of Stevens. You will also need to pay with check or cash since they do not accept credit or debit in their office.

Before paying please be aware of the following:

• Your student account must be paid in full. If on a payment plan, your February payment (or March payment if after March 1) must be received and any amount not covered by your payment plan must be paid.
• Regardless of who pays the deposit, each student must stop by student accounts. If the deposit is accepted you will receive a Housing Deposit Confirmation slip. This slip is needed as a record of payment.
• A payment received in any other way won’t be processed as a deposit, but instead will overpay the account or be applied toward the next monthly payment. Student accounts routinely refunds over-payments, so if you get a refund check you are not expecting please stop by to confirm the status of your housing deposit.

Additional details regarding housing selection are posted on the Housing and Residence Life website.

Questions? Contact housing@georgefox.edu or stop by the student life office.

We have lost massive amounts of plates, glasses, silverware, bowls and coffee cups over the past several months. We would ask that everyone remember that the meal plan is all you care to eat while you are in the dining room and does not allow for food to be carried out when you leave.

If you have any of our dishware in your dorm rooms or offices, we would really appreciate it if you could bring it back to us. There is a cart outside the dish room where you can leave any dishes you may have or that you find laying around on campus. Thank you for helping us out!

– Bon Appetit

The university community is invited to the 2015 Spring Faculty Lecture, “Encountering Grace,” featuring Rodger Bufford, PhD, professor of psychology in the Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology. The presentation will explore the “theology of grace” and the “psychology of grace.”

Join us on Tuesday, March 10, for the presentation. The lecture runs from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in Hoover 105, and refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee.

Prior to the lecture that evening, the 2015 Spring Richter Student Scholars Symposium is scheduled from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. Student scholars from George Fox graduate and undergraduate programs will present their research in a conversational poster format. Refreshments are included.

Questions? Contact Kris Kays at kkays@georgefox.edu.

This Friday, March 6, the music department will host nearly 1,400 music students from 21 Oregon high school choirs. Choirs will be performing in Bauman Auditorium beginning at 8 a.m., with the final performance beginning at 5 p.m.

This state-qualifying adjudicated festival is free and open to the public.

Join the George Fox University Players this Friday, March 6, for two performances in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

First, at 7:30 p.m. we’ll present “Point Me Home,” a 50-minute performance involving music and theatre exploring the theme “Point Me Home,” stories of being lost and found.

Then, at 8:30 p.m., join us for 50 minutes of Playback Theatre, a time in which we’ll all explore our stories of being lost and found through improvised music and theatre.

Free admission!

Questions? Contact Cambria at cherrera12@georgefox.edu.

Veritas representative Charlie Harrisberger will be on campus on Thursday, March 5, in the Bruin Den. Veritas offers a wide variety of study abroad locations. Stop by his table between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to learn more about their program.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Join us for chapel today (Tuesday) to hear from guest speaker Mike Arzie. Chapel is at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

Mike is currently serving as student ministries pastor at Southwest Bible Church in Portland. Mike came to the Lord during his freshman year at George Fox University.

For more information about chapel, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.