The Daily Bruin

March is Women’s History Month, a time to remember the obstacles women have overcome and to confront the barriers women still face. The Office of Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs welcome men and women to come engage in events during this month so that, together, we can move toward gender equality and justice.

Thursday, March 7 – Women’s Month Table Talk, Bruin Grounds, noon. All are welcome to discuss the prevalence of sexism today.

Friday, March 8 – Women’s International Day. On this day in Eastern Europe, men hand out chocolates to women and give kind words. Come by the Bruin Den to write cards and give chocolate to women you appreciate.

Friday, March 19 – Women, Religion, and Work Panel, Lemmons 8, 7 p.m. Did God “design” a certain role for women, or is it arbitrary? How do women experience sexism and discrimination? Are religion and feminism compatible? All are invited to come hear from Melanie Mock, Shelley Yonemura, DeLisa Thomas and Suhila Jefery.

Questions? Contact Drew Miller at dmiller09@georgefox.edu.

The purpose of this conference is to initiate dialogue that will assist us as we bridge gaps that culturally separate us, find truth where each of our roads cross, and celebrate the contribution each of us bring to the diversity of God’s kingdom and the George Fox community.

This is a free conference that will be amazing!

It will be held in various buildings on the George Fox campus on Friday, April 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

The key speakers will be Tory Campbell, Dr. Caleb Rosado, Dr. Keith Dempsey partnering with graduate student Amber Nelson, Melanie Hulbert, the SCORR Team and Joel Perez.

To register follow this link: http://bit.ly/gfupeace

We hope to see you there!

This conference is hosted by the Department of Inclusion & Student Leadership Programs of George Fox.

For more information please contact:
Ali Diehl – adiehl12@georgefox.edu

Come and join us in praying over our campus and the community of Newberg. We’ll meet in the quad in front of the Bruin Den and go on a prayer walk this Friday, March 8, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.

Questions? Contact Mary Owen at mowen10@georgefox.edu.

At the end of next week Urban Outreach will be putting together care packages for our friends living on the streets of Portland and Salem. To those of you who helped in the coin drive, thank you! That will help a lot toward the cost. I don’t know that we can afford to put everything into them that I had hoped, though. So here’s the plan: I’ll let you all in on the creation of these packages.

Following is a list of items I hope to put in each package.

Travel size of the following: shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, comb, floss, one large black trash bag (believe me, it comes in handy), one or two travel-size packs of wet wipes and a pair of socks

One mini care kit containing: Q-tips, Band-Aids, cotton balls, sterilizing swabs and medical tape

Please e-mail me if you would like to contribute any quantity of the items on this list, or if you have ideas about something else to include. I have thought of including small pocket New Testaments, or at least having them available.

Let’s see what God does!

God bless,
Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu)

The Housing Department will be holding an information meeting regarding housing selection TODAY (Thursday, March 7) at 3:30 p.m. in Stevens 209. All undergraduate students are invited to attend if they would like to learn more about on-campus housing for the 2013-14 academic year or if they have questions about the selection process.

For any additional information about selection, please refer to the Housing and Residence Life website. If you have any questions, please contact the student life office (ext. 2310 or housing@georgefox.edu).

Exodus Fair for spring 2013 grads starts today (Wednesday)!

If you are graduating this May, please stop by the Exodus Fair today or tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium to pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

Your degree is almost done, graduation is around the corner and it’s time to celebrate! See you there!

If deciding on a major is hard to do, consider using SIGI3 on MyGFU/Career Services. This is a helpful online career-planning tool with career assessments and occupational and majors information. Following that, we welcome you to the Career Center, on the first floor of Stevens, for a career conversation to help you sort out and clarify your direction – especially before it is time to set up next year’s academic schedule.

Many have gone before you and found this to be just what was needed. Contact us if you have questions at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

Relay for Life Newberg will be held June 28-29 at Newberg High School. We’d love to partner with this incredible fundraiser, which had more than 630 community members of all ages participate last year and raise more than $93,000 for the fight against cancer.

If you are interested in leading/coordinating a George Fox team, please contact Evangeline Pattison (epattison@georgefox.edu or ext. 2121).

As a final reminder, please encourage your graduating students to attend the Spring 2013 Exodus Fair today (Wednesday) or tomorrow.

The event runs both days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium. Students can pick up their cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

The Staff Development Committee is asking for donations to supply our upcoming service project during our March 12 staff conference. We will be looking to bless Urban Services with hygiene kits that will be distributed during their ministry on the streets of Portland and Salem.

We are asking for small travel sizes of hand sanitizer or wet wipes, Q-tips, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, combs and shampoos.

Please bring your donations to one of three drop-off centers for collection: Barbi Doran’s desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center, Darla Norgren’s desk at the Portland Center, or with Helen Morse in the VAC lobby.

Donations will be accepted through Thursday, March 7. Any help with this project will be most appreciated.

Questions? Contact Denise DeCicco at ddecicco@georgefox.edu.

Come support the university’s theatre department by attending the University Players’ thought-provoking performance of drama and music. The theme of our production this year is “The Gospel of Enough.”

Join us Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Free admission!

What is ‘The Gospel of Enough?‘
This year, the University Players explore the fear, anger, sadness and joy that surround our inner tensions and deepest longings, and they celebrate the good news found in the realization that what we really need, and want, may simply be enough.

We still have Bruin Directories to give away! Stop by the ASC offices or e-mail asccommunicationsdirector@georgefox.edu with your name and box number to have yours delivered today!

A memorial service for Richard Twiss, an adjunct faculty member at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10. The service will be held at Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Road, in Vancouver, Wash.

Live online streaming will be made available. Please check the Wiconi website for more information.

Check out the BlueZone Store’s “Item of the Month” …

All full-priced crew neck sweatshirts and hoodies are 25 percent off during the month of March!

ASC wants to hear from you!

Here are a few questions that your Student Government Officers would like to ask you. Thank you for taking the time to be heard. The Survey link is found here.

Students-

If you are a current freshman or sophomore and are work-study qualified, Security Services would like to talk with you. We are going to be hiring five student officers.

Please see Bruin Careers for all of the necessary qualifications, and if you meet all of the qualifications, please get your application, resume and cover letter to Box# 6095 before Friday, March 15.

Interviews will begin after the cut-off date, and training/certification/background checks will begin in April. Please don’t delay if you are interested in working for Security Services!

Please encourage your graduating students to attend the Spring 2013 Exodus Fair beginning Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7.

The event runs March 6-7. Those graduating this May should plan to attend either day in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium. Students can pick up their cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

Exodus Fair (Spring 2013) starts tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It runs March 6-7.

If you are graduating this May 2013, please plan to attend either day (March 6 or 7) in the Stevens Center Atrium. You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

You’re almost done, graduation is right around the corner and it’s time to CELEBRATE! We hope to see you there!

The Housing Department will be holding an information meeting regarding housing selection at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in Stevens 209. All undergraduate students are invited to attend if they would like to learn more about on-campus housing for the 2013-14 academic year or if they have questions about the selection process.

For any additional information about selection, please refer to the Housing and Residence Life website. If you have any questions, please contact the student life office (ext. 2310 or housing@georgefox.edu).

Employees and students: While there are security personnel on duty 24/7, obviously we can’t be patrolling everywhere at once, so here is how we need your eyes and ears: If you see something or somebody that doesn’t seem to “fit” or “belong” here on campus, the first office you should immediately call is security.

It’s fairly difficult to look for a suspicious person, or to check out something odd long after the occurrence and when the trail is cold. If you haven’t done so yet, please program the security number in your cell phone (503-554-2090) and call us! We’d much rather find out that something is a false alarm, then find out days later that many people saw a suspicious person, or an odd circumstance, and nobody called us to investigate.

Please try and include as many descriptors of the person/car/situation as possible to help in our investigation. No detail is too small! Also please remember that security officers are available to walk you to your car or residence after dark if you are unable to walk with a buddy. Blue light emergency phones that call directly to security are located in the Bauman, Le Shana and VAC parking lots, as well as in the South Canyon by the Pavilion.

Thank you,
Security Services