The Daily Bruin

A quick update: The Saturday car wash planned by the Romania/Moldova Summer Serve team has been canceled. Sorry about that!

Questions? Contact Patty Blakeslee at pblakeslee11@georgefox.edu.

Earth Day is just around the corner. Come join us tomorrow (Saturday) in our canyon as we remove invasive plant species in our continuing efforts to restore the canyon.

We’ll be there from about 9 a.m. until noon, meeting down by the suites. Come for as long as you’d like. We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, contact Trevor Woods at twoods@georgefox.edu.

Hey Everybody!

This Saturday, April 20, we have a neat opportunity to hear from DJ Vincent. He works down in Salem with homeless populations and low-income families. He will be giving a presentation at Northwest Free Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to noon.

Here’s the basic format of the presentation he is giving:

Section 1

• Awareness exercises to make people aware of judgment and build empathy
• Goal: Lower judgment and build empathy

Section 2

• Communication tools: training on oral & print culture
• Goal: Connect and communicate more effectively

Section 3

• Advocate tools: approach & examples
• Goal: Learn how to come alongside

Please contact me if you are interested in going or have any questions. I need to get a head count for the church. Let me know if you need transportation.

I’m really excited about this talk that he’s giving. This is something I’ve been praying for for a while – an opportunity to really dive into some deeper questions about Urban Outreach and poverty within our own community.

I hope that some of you can come.

God bless!

Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu)
Urban Outreach

Be sure to get your ticket for the Fox Film Festival Cameo screening tomorrow (Friday) at 4:30 p.m. at the Historic Newberg Cameo Theater.

Tickets are $4 for one and $6 for two and can be purchased at the Box Office until 3 p.m. on Friday. Afterwards, all tickets must be purchased at the door at the Cameo. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Saturday’s award ceremony in Bauman Auditorium begins at 6:30 p.m. with a red-carpet photobooth hour preceding it. This is a free event and all are welcome to participate in the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Fox Film Festival.

For more information, check out the Fox Film Festival on Facebook or e-mail filmfestival@georgefox.edu.

Come serve with James Project from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, as we partner with Love, INC to serve a lady in our community needing help with packing and moving boxes into storage.

We could use MORE volunteers. Come be a part to bless this lady as we share with her in the service and love of Jesus.

We’ll be meeting in the Outreach Ministries office at 8:30 a.m.

Ask questions and/or R.S.V.P. to mdagostini11@georgefox.edu

Interested in a student leadership position next year? Get involved in Campus Ministries! We have different positions such as retreats coordinator and Greenroom coordinator open for applicants. It’s not too late to apply!

You can apply here!

Questions? Contact Josh Riedel at jriedel10@georgefox.edu

An all-employee meeting is scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.”

The engineering department invites you to attend a research seminar entitled, “Fasteners as Diagnostic Sensors in Structures,” presented by Dr. David Pollock of Washington State University. He will be with us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. this Monday, April 22, in Lemmons 13.

Summary

Connections are critical load-transfer components in all structures. The adoption of mechanics-based yield limit equations for bolted and nailed connections in timber structures in the early 1990s furnished a mechanism for understanding connection behavior associated with extreme loading events. In particular, the formation of plastic hinges in metal fasteners (as modeled by the yield limit equations) provides ductile structural behavior during high seismic and wind events.

The detection of plastic hinges in fasteners following an overload event can be used to (1) determine the magnitudes of overload and structural displacement that occurred, and (2) assess internal structural damage. Ultrasonic inspection of bolts and (modified) nails in surviving structures provides useful techniques for detecting damage that is not apparent during visual inspections and estimating residual structural capacities.

For any questions or further information, contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu.

The engineering department invites you to attend a research seminar titled, “Hypar Roofs: A Servant Opportunity for Students, Researchers and Professionals,” presented by Doug Schmucker, PhD, PE. Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 19, in EHS 102.

Presentation Description
Dr. Schmucker will present an example of servant engineering via a joint project between TSC Global and Engineering Ministries International (eMi). TSC Global (tscglobal.org) is a U.S.-based, for-profit, social enterprise developing innovative products for global housing solutions; eMi (emiusa.org) is a faith-based organization that mobilizes building design professionals to provide design services to communities in need across the world.

In an appropriate technology transfer project, the eMi team examined the feasibility of using TSC’s Hypar Roof product. Typical eMi clients include missionaries, faith-based medical facilities and educational campuses. Dr. Schmucker has served with eMi as a volunteer in a variety of capacities over the past 13 years and has practiced as both a professional engineer and professional educator over a nearly 20-year career.

For more questions or information, contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu.

Hey Everybody,

Come and join us for the Newberg Prayer Walk tomorrow (Friday) during chapel hour. I love seeing God work in our community through the prayers of his people. We’ll meet in the quad by the Bruin Den at 10:40 a.m. Hope to see you there!

– Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu)

Want to learn more about women and men? Come visit a poster session hosted by students from Men, Women and Society (SOC 320).

Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow (Friday), in the Hoover lobby.

Fascinating topics include:

• Gender, Sexuality, and Roller Derby
• Are Women More Religious than Men?
• Female Gangs in the U.S.
• The Gendered Nature of “Heroism”
• What is Hypermasculinity?
• Attitudes and the WNBA

Questions? Contact Melanie Hulbert at mhulbert@georgefox.edu.

After 33 years of service, Bonnie Jerke (Career Services) is retiring and we are planning to celebrate her accomplishments and contributions on Thursday, April 25, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center. We’d love to have you come and celebrate Bonnie’s many years of leadership and service to the students and alumni of George Fox.

If you are unable to attend, I’m sure Bonnie would appreciate an e-mail, card, or call, but we’d love for you to be able to attend this event. No need to R.S.V.P.

If you have any questions, please contact Sidney Tafflinger at 503-554-2330.

Hope to see you next Thursday!

The Day of Silence is this Friday, April 19. On this day, students across the nation will stay silent to bring attention to the silence that results from LGBTQ bullying. Common Ground invites the entire George Fox community to participate in this day with us.

We will gather around the flagpole outside the SUB at 7:30 a.m. for prayer and begin our silence together. We will gather at the flagpole at 5:30 p.m. to symbolically break the silence.

If you would like to participate, or have more questions about the DOS, please contact Common Ground President A.J. Mendoza at amendoza09@georgefox.edu.

Join us for chapel this morning (Wednesday) at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium for our Last Lecture Series featuring Hank Helsabeck, dean of School of Arts and Sciences.

Paul Anderson will be showing the film, “The Gospel of John” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in EHS 102 for any interested in viewing the biblical text in dramatic form. All are welcome, especially students in Bible classes interested in noting the distinctive presentation of Jesus in this dramatic Gospel. A brief discussion will follow the film.

Paul Anderson will be showing the film The Gospel of John for any interested in viewing the biblical text in dramatic form. All are welcome, especially students in Bible classes interested in noting the distinctive presentation of Jesus in this dramatic Gospel. A brief discussion will follow the film.

Join us at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in EHS 102. Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.

After 35 years of service to George Fox, Hank Helsabeck is retiring this spring. The provost is hosting a retirement celebration for him from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29, in the Klages Dining Room.

Come join us as we celebrate Hank and his contributions to the university. Prior to his current role as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, he was a math professor and department chair. He also started the computer science program – and taught himself everything there is to know about the degree in order to teach it. He was also a regular participant on the “GFU Ruins” Hood-to-Coast team for many years.

If you plan to attend the reception, please R.S.V.P. using this form. If you cannot make it, you can use the same form to write Hank a message.

– Office of Academic Affairs

Please join us in honoring Martha Iancu, who is retiring this spring after 23 years of service to George Fox. The farewell reception will be Thursday, May 2, from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in Minthorn 200.

Please drop in and wish Martha well!

An all-employee meeting is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.”

Dannica Thornton, Mareesa Fawver and Rebekah Cammack will be having a coin drive and will walk from dorm to dorm from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, to collect any extra change or cash anyone is willing to donate for their missions trip to Peru.

Their deadline for funding is approaching, and they still need lots of help to reach their amount. Please help support them!