The Daily Bruin

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.

Living and Learning, an Ecuador study abroad program, will have representative Zac Brown on campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Bruin Den. Stop in and talk with Zac about what opportunities and adventures await in Ecuador.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

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

Come out and support the Jazz Ensemble as they perform an opening set at Jimmy Mak’s Jazz Club from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9. There is no cover charge.

Jimmy Mak’s is located at 221 N.W. 10th Ave., in Portland. Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.

Do you want to participate in a League of Legends tournament on Saturday, April 4, at 11 a.m. in the Cap & Gown Room?

Space is limited to 20 players, so don’t waste any time!

For more information, please contact Li Fang at lfang13@georgefox.edu.

During the week of March 9-13, there will be no bulk mailings processed due to mail and print services staff attending a conference. There will also be limited services in the Print Room during that week.

Thanks for your cooperation.

The sociology department is hosting a documentary night for students and faculty this Thursday, March 5! 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.

An informational meeting for Juniors Abroad traveling May 2016 is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, in Wood-Mar Auditorium (please note location change).

If you are eligible to participate in May 2016 Juniors Abroad (all sophomores) please attend this meeting, as there will be crucial information you need to be able to register for the trips. Come learn more about the trips being offered, “Tent City” and the registration process.

Questions? Please contact Paul Chamberlain, director of Center for Study Abroad, at pchamberlain@georgefox.edu.

The university’s accounting department is offering free tax preparation and e-filing assistance this spring. Dates for help sessions are two upcoming Saturdays: March 14 and April 11.

The Tax-Aide program is designed to help taxpayers prepare their returns. The service is especially geared toward senior citizens, students, individuals with lower incomes, and those who have limited English proficiency. Anyone, however, is eligible for assistance. The only exception is for those whose return is deemed too complicated.

Help will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. both dates. Both sessions will meet in Room 211 in the Hoover Academic Building. A sign-up sheet will be available 30 minutes before each session.

For more information, including details on what to bring, visit this page.

Come join the nursing department for a movie night and discussion tonight (Tuesday). We’ll be showing The Good Lie at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105 and sharing a bit about the nursing department’s medical mission trip to Kenya this month. Chapel credit is available for students.

Questions? Contact Ashley Abercrombie at aabercrombie11@georgefox.edu.