The Daily Bruin

Thursday, April 3, 4:30 p.m. – Softball vs. Lewis & Clark (Morse Field)
Friday, April 4, noon – Men’s tennis vs. Whitman (GFU campus courts)
Friday, April 4, 7 p.m. – Softball vs. Pacific Lutheran (at Linfield, McMinnville, Ore.)
Saturday, April 5, 11 a.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Whitworth (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, April 5, noon – Baseball vs. Puget Sound, DH (Morse Field)
Saturday, April 5, noon – Softball vs. Pacific Lutheran, DH (Morse Field)
Sunday, April 6, noon – Baseball vs. Puget Sound (Morse Field)
Sunday, April 6, noon – Softball vs. Puget Sound, DH (Morse Field)
Tuesday, April 8, 5 p.m. – Women’s lacrosse vs. Linfield (Austin Sports Complex)

The softball vs. Pacific Lutheran on Friday is the makeup of a rained-out game, and PLU will actually serve as the home team.

In case of wet weather, the men’s tennis match against Whitman on Friday will be moved to Sunday at 2 p.m. at Club Green Meadows in Vancouver, Wash., and the match versus Whitworth on Saturday will be moved to 9:30 a.m. at The Courthouse in Salem, Ore.

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

Come hear Sophia Tegart on flute and James Pick on piano perform works by Bach, Clarke (The Great Train Race), Schulhoff, Taffanel and Taktakishvili at 7:30 p.m. this Monday, April 7, in Bauman Auditorium. The concert will also feature the Tardis Ensemble with Clark Spencer (viola) and Tyler Abbott (bass).

Sophia has performed throughout the United States and Europe. She has placed at national and international flute competitions and has played with the Eugene, Spokane, Walla Walla, and Kansas City symphonies, among others. She is also a founding member of the Tardis Ensemble.

She has served on the faculties of Concordia University and the University of Idaho. Currently, Sophia teaches applied flute, flute ensemble, Music in World Cultures, and the History of Rock & Roll (starting spring 2015) at George Fox.

Come support our Summer Serve students by attending our Summer Serve banquet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, in the Klages Dining Room.

You will hear from each team of students who are going to Argentina, Romania and Kenya and partnering with various organizations there. Tickets are $12 per person.

If you are interested in attending, please contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

This Saturday, April 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. we will be having our second community garden work day! We will be working in the garden behind Coffin. If you enjoyed working in the garden last time or were unable to make it and want to give it a try, we would love to have you there.

Chapel elective credit is available for this hands-on event, and there will be a time of discussion after our work. We hope to see you there to enjoy some dirt and hopefully some sunshine.

Questions? Please contact Crystal Colella at ccolella10@georgefox.edu.

Thank you very much for taking the time to reflect on your spiritual formation at George Fox University by taking our survey.

If you have further reflection that you would like to give or if you would like to meet with one of the university pastors, please contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

If you would like one chapel participation credit for taking this survey, please include your name and ID number at the end of the survey. No effort will be made to connect name or ID number and survey response, but it must be completed today (Wednesday) by 11:59 p.m.

To fill out the survey, go to this link.

International Student Services would like to invite you to come by the Stevens Center lobby (Duke Atrium) next Tuesday, April 8, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to vote on more than 50 gorgeous photos by George Fox students!

Voting is open to everyone, so you definitely should come and check the photos out. Further instructions will be given on the date.

Looking for a job, summer internship, informational interviews, or are you attending the First Avenue Career Expo this Friday? Is your LinkedIn profile as impressive as you are in person (or do you need to start a LinkedIn account)?

The IDEA Center is hosting a meet-up today (Wednesday) at 1 p.m. in the Bruin Den for anyone who wants to know how to leverage the best cross-industry networking and resume tool available: LinkedIn.

Questions? Please contact Deb Mumm-Hill at dmummhill@georgefox.edu.

If you are interested in May Term or summer housing, please submit an application to the student life office by Friday, April 25. 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
• Participating in research as a summer research scholar

Please refer to the 2014 Summer Housing Application for additional details. These are available online or in the student life office.

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

The Nursing Club is hosting its annual Spring Blood Drive on Thursday, April 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Villa Academic Complex (501 N. Villa St.).

To schedule your appointment, go to redcrossblood.org, make an account, and search for “George Fox University April 3.” Or, you can look for our table in the Bruin Den.

This blood drive is open to all students and community members over the age of 16. Each donation can save up to three lives!

If you have any questions, please email gfnursingclub@gmail.com.

The International Club invites you to join us for a Chinese lab from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Lemmons 5. We will teach you some basic Chinese dialogue.

Snacks, friendship and fun are included! Contact gfu.international.club@gmail.com for more info.

Thank you to all who participated in taking the LibQUAL Library Survey. The library faculty and staff will be reviewing the data as well as your written comments and appreciate your willingness to share your opinions with us.

Congratulations to Amazon card winners whose names were randomly drawn from all who took the survey and entered their email address. Winners have been notified via email.

After being snowed out in February, the Feminism and the Church panel has been rescheduled to this Thursday, April 3, at Shalom. A panel of faculty, students and recent grads will answer questions about what gender equality might look like in our churches and on campus.

We will begin at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Questions? Contact Grayce Beebe at gbeebe10@georgefox.edu.

See you there!

Come laugh with us this week as our theatre students perform the spring comic murder-mystery The Game’s Afoot. Shows begin tomorrow (Thursday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium! Performance dates are April 3-5 and April 10-13. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, April 13, performance, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

Students are welcome to attend either Thursday production for free. Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket, available for pick-up at the Box Office in the Pennington House. A summary of the show and the opportunity to purchase additional tickets are available at theatre.georgefox.edu.

Summer Serve students will be in Romania and Moldova from mid-May to early June, partnering with Word Made Flesh (WMF) to build relationships with youth in WMF’s community centers. You can support the team by donating activity and craft supplies that we can bring along with us!

Please look over the list of needed supplies, and drop off your donation at the SpIL House by Friday, May 2.

• Games like: Guess Who, Memory, I Spy, Dutch Blitz, Connect Four
• Scissors with patterns
• Fancy hole-punch
• Colored paper
• Thread for making bracelets
• Play-Doh
• Coloring markers
• Permanent markers
• Rollerblades (all sizes for children and youth)
• Water guns
• Tennis shoes for ages 6-14
• Volleyballs
• Art supplies
• Ibuprofen
• Gardening gloves
• Guitar strings
• Stencils
• Book on how to recycle paper
• Vitamins
• Used/working laptops (not too old)

Thank you! God bless!

Questions? Contact Trisha Elizarde at telizarde10@georgefox.edu.

Seniors: Now that you have picked up your regalia, please check out the commencement website for all of the details about your big day on Saturday, May 3! Some important highlights include:

• New for the Class of 2014: a senior class picture will be taken at 11:45 a.m. on the quad (sunny weather) or in the new stadium (rainy weather). Wear your regalia!
• Tickets will be mailed in mid-April to your campus box. Each graduate will receive 10 tickets for guests.
• If you want to attend the “other” ceremony to watch friends graduate, you may pick up a ticket at the academic affairs office on the first floor of Stevens. These tickets will be available April 21-30 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• You have been assigned to either the 10 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. ceremony based on your college. If you want to request to participate in the other ceremony, the Commencement Petition Form will be available through Friday, April 11.
• There is no rehearsal prior to commencement.
• Please arrive at the Wheeler Sports Center one hour before your commencement start time: 9 a.m. for those in the 10 a.m. ceremony and 1:30 p.m. for those in the 2:30 p.m. ceremony.
• Doors will open for guests one hour before the ceremony start time.
• Physically challenged guests are welcome to request seating on the gym floor. Please contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.

Questions? Please contact academic affairs at 503-554-2141. Faculty and staff: Please share this information with your senior students.

ADP graduates: Now that you have picked up your regalia, please check out the commencement website for all of the details about your big day! Some important highlights include:

• Tickets will be available at the Portland Center Grad Night Event on April 9. If you are unable to pick up your tickets, they will be mailed to your home address in mid-April. Each graduate will receive 10 tickets for guests.
• Your ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, on the Newberg campus.
• There is no rehearsal prior to commencement.
• Please arrive at the Wheeler Sports Center by 9 a.m. for information and forming lines.
• Doors will open for guests one hour before the ceremony start time.
• Physically challenged guests are welcome to request seating on the gym floor. Please contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.

The baseball team will take on Puget Sound University this Saturday, April 5 at noon and again at 3 p.m. at Morse Field.

Meanwhile, the softball team will take on Pacific Lutheran for a doubleheader beginning at noon.

Seniors: Now that you have picked up your regalia, please check out the commencement website for all of the details about your big day on Saturday, May 3! Some important highlights include:

• New for the Class of 2014: a senior class picture will be taken at 11:45 a.m. on the quad (sunny weather) or in the new stadium (rainy weather). Wear your regalia!
• Tickets will be mailed in mid-April to your campus box. Each graduate will receive 10 tickets for guests.
• If you want to attend the “other” ceremony to watch friends graduate, you may pick up a ticket at the academic affairs office on the first floor of Stevens. These tickets will be available April 21-30 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• You have been assigned to either the 10 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. ceremony based on your college. If you want to request to participate in the other ceremony, the Commencement Petition Form will be available through Friday, April 11.
• There is no rehearsal prior to commencement.
• Please arrive at the Wheeler Sports Center one hour before your commencement start time: 9 a.m. for those in the 10 a.m. ceremony and 1:30 p.m. for those in the 2:30 p.m. ceremony.
• Doors will open for guests one hour before the ceremony start time.
• Physically challenged guests are welcome to request seating on the gym floor. Please contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.

Questions? Please contact academic affairs at 503-554-2141. Faculty and staff: Please share this information with your senior students.

As you may have heard, a Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) accreditation team will visit the Newberg and Portland campuses next week, on April 8-10. Staff and administration are invited to consider meeting with the accreditation team at the staff and administration sessions that will be announced prior to the team’s visit.

At these sessions, or any time during their visit, feel free to speak honestly with the team about your position within the George Fox community and how you see your role as a member of our community working in support of the mission and core themes at George Fox.

Please take some time to review the resources available on our website regarding our George Fox University Mission and Themes as well as the Institutional Report, and at any time, contact academic affairs with any questions you may have regarding the team visit or accreditation process.

Help us understand your experience in chapel and in other spiritual life, leadership and inclusion programs by filling out this five-minute survey. If you complete it we will give you one Chapel Credit. But it must be completed by Friday, April 4.
To fill out the survey go to this link.

Questions? Please contact Jamie Johnson at jejohnson@georgefox.edu.