The Daily Bruin

Last week you received an e-mail inviting you to take a look at the proposed theology of diversity statement as part of the Blueprint for Diversity. Please take a moment to review the document and plan on attending one of the following forums if you have feedback.

• Thursday, April 12, 2-3 p.m. – Newberg campus staff/administrators (Hoover 105)
• Thursday, April 12, 3-4 p.m. – Newberg faculty (Hoover 105)

If you are not able to make it to the forum, please send your feedback to Joel Perez (jperez@georgefox.edu) or Chuck Conniry (cconniry@georgefox.edu) no later than Friday, April 13.

Faculty, staff and students …

The performing arts department wishes to extend the invitation for you to attend the sixth annual Bösendorfer Artist Series concert this Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. A free ticket for each student and employee is available for pick-up at the box office prior to 5 p.m. the day of the event. The concert features professor Kenn Willson on piano and alumnus Richard Zeller, a world-renowned baritone.

For more information on the concert, visit this page on the university website.

Need a study break?

Come have fun and meet new friends at Fox Hunt this Wednesday, April 11, in the FoxHole.

The cost is $5 at the door and profits will go to Door to Grace.

Fox Hunt is a business created by senior business capstone students. Fox Hunt is designed to enable George Fox students to meet new people and make new friends in a fun environment while supporting Door to Grace, an organization that helps rescued children in Portland.

Like Fox Hunt on Facebook to find out more.

For more information, please contact Joyce Roth at jroth08@georgefox.edu

The Department of Nursing would like to invite all current George Fox pre-nursing students who plan to apply in the fall of 2012 to an application information night!

Come to Hoover 103 on Tuesday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about the application process, what it means to be a nursing major, and possibly win some prizes!

Dr. Carla Hagen, the director of the nursing program, will be providing information about the application and there will be current students available to answer questions.

Questions? Contact Jillian Golder at jgolder07@georgefox.edu

Friday, April 6, noon – Baseball vs. Puget Sound, DH (Hilken Stadium at Concordia-Portland)
Friday, April 6, 4 p.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Pacific Lutheran (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, April 7, noon – Men’s tennis vs. Puget Sound (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, April 7, 1:30 p.m. – Baseball vs. Puget Sound (Hilken Stadium at Concordia-Portland)

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

The university’s nursing program will be featured at the next George Fox Auxiliary luncheon, scheduled for noon on Friday, April 13, in the Villa Academic Complex. Reservations are required and tickets are $8 per person.

To make reservations, contact Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314 by Tuesday, April 10. Carla Hagen, director of the university’s nursing program, will be the guest speaker.

Marketing Communications will be processing a business card order soon. Please check your business card supply now and place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Friday, April 13.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Career Services is offering “Employers Speak Up: How to Get Hired!” as podcasts on iTunes U! In three short sessions, students of all majors can become prepared for the job search.

Here are the podcasts available:

• “Standing Out: What Employers Expect on the Resume & Cover Letter”
  Presenter: Leslie Dotson, MBA, HR Manager – Talent & Selection, A-dec

• “Acing the Interview: What Employers REALLY Look For”
  Presenter: Doug Rice, Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Holdings

• “Getting Noticed: Recruitment from an Employer’s Perspective”
  Presenter: Ernest Adams, Global Talent Acquisition Manager, Nike

The podcasts can be found at itunesu.georgefox.edu. After entering your login, select “Career Services Events” under “Campus Life.” Faculty, please let your students know about these podcasts.

For more information, contact Angela Doty at adoty@georgefox.edu.

Staff and faculty: The school year is rapidly winding down, and security will set up the last lost and found tables of the semester on Thursday, April 19, between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den.

Please look around your offices for lost items and bring them to the security office before that date so that students and staff can hopefully reclaim their items before leaving campus. If you have lost an item, please come by the security office to see if it has been turned in, or call ext. 2090 to see if we have your lost item.

Don’t forget the invitation to join the university’s gospel choir, the Voices of Praise, for our first interactive worship concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, at Newberg Christian Church. Special guests will include the GFU Dance Company, Pam Lau and Olivia Pothoff, Joe Djanga and more!

Admission is free for all (but donations are greatly appreciated). Bring your friends and family to join our community in a night of worship and praise. The church is located at 2315 Villa Road.

Questions? E-mail us at voicesofpraisegfu@gmail.com.

Chapel Band applications are due on Friday, April 6.

There will be no school this day, but applications can still be turned in. There will be a box on the front porch of the Spiritual Life House to turn these applications in.

If you have any questions, please contact Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu

Irv Brendlinger is retiring from the Department of Religious Studies. Please join us for a reception honoring Irv and thanking him for his contribution to the George Fox community on Thursday, April 19, from 4:15 to 6 p.m. in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

Come shop at Cupcake Couture in McMinnville at our George Fox Student Night!

Here are the details:

• Wednesday, April 11, from 4 to 7 p.m.
• Receive 20 percent off and a free gift with purchase!
• Featuring brands: Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden, Michael Stars, Paige Premium Denim, Hudson, William Rast, J brand, LA Made, BB Dakota and Hurley!
• Cupcake Couture is located at 214 N.E. Davis St., in McMinnville

Questions? Contact Rachael Cruthirds at rcruthirds09@georgefox.edu.

You recently received an invitation to participate in our diversity survey through your George Fox e-mail.

The purpose of the survey is to measure students’ perception on how we are doing in the area of ethnic and gender diversity. Your cooperation in completing this survey is greatly appreciated.

Please take a moment to fill out the survey.

Thanks in advance.

For more information, please contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. The session will include progress reports from our innovation team chairs.

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 “All-Employee Meeting Info” link located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” It is the bottom link in that section.

In addition, a chat room has been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 6, to observe Good Friday. The Newberg library will be closed Friday and Sunday but will be open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.

Today (Thursday) is the last day!

Summer Address Info Collection: Please take care of this today so your info can be put into the computer system by finals week.

It will only take a minute! Time us!

• Place: Table by ASC Offices in Bruin Den
• Time: 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Why:  Your mailbox will be closed the last day of finals

You have two options:

1. Request your mailbox to be open part or all of the summer
2. Provide a forwarding address for your summer mail. (Your mailbox will be closed for the summer and reopened two weeks before classes start.)

Thanks!

For more information, please contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

The 14th annual Fox Film Festival is next weekend! Come out to the historic Newberg Cameo Theatre at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, to watch student films on the big screen! Tickets are $4 per person (or $6 for two) and available at the door.

The following day, April 14, come to Bauman Auditorium at 6 p.m. for the award ceremony (hosted by Robby Larson and Valerie Rogers) or stop by half an hour earlier to see the film-makers make appearances in their red-carpet attire. Saturday’s event will include short videos interspersed between each presentation to award winners.

Longer films will be shown on Friday, while shorter ones will be shown on Saturday. Questions? Contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.

Support staff, please join us for our final Staff Development Committee-sponsored luncheon of the 2011-12 academic year. It will be at noon on Monday, April 16, in the Cap & Gown Room. Come enjoy a chicken nacho lunch while being entertained by the University Players!

Cost is $3 per person. Contact Jan Lefebvre (jlefebvre@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Sign up today for Run for Romania! Run for Romania will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 22, at the Newberg campus track. It is a 5K walk that will benefit the June Serve team’s trip to Romania and Moldova this summer.

In this year’s June Serve, a group of George Fox students and faculty that will partner with the organization Word Made Flesh, which seeks to serve Jesus amongst the poorest of the poor in Romania and Moldova.

Registration is $30 for adults and $15 for children (12 and under). To register, go to this link.