The Daily Bruin

The university is expecting approximately 30 to 40 new international students this fall. They will be arriving on Aug. 19 to begin the international student orientation.

Rather than house these students in empty dorm rooms during orientation, we are looking for about 15 to 20 families who would be willing to have up to two international students stay in their home the nights of Aug. 19-25 (students would be free to be with the families the entire weekend of Aug. 19-21).

Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided on campus during orientation. We also ask families to provide transportation to George Fox between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and pick students up at approximately 5 p.m. Host families will receive a stipend to help defray some of the costs of meals and transportation.

If you are interested in serving as a host family, please contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) or Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu). If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.

Thank you for your willingness to consider this opportunity.

The following is information on the delivery of class papers.

For returning students: Their class papers will go into their campus mailbox – and be there when the student returns.

Graduating students or students withdrawing: Their class papers will be stored at Mail Services for six months. Students may stop and ask for them.

Thanks,
Mail Services

Following is information regarding student mail delivery beginning on May 1.

For students who requested their mailbox be open all or part of the summer, your mail (including campus) will be delivered to your campus box as normal.

Those returning students who chose to have your mail forwarded, your U.S. Mail will be sent to the address you gave and your class papers will be in your campus box for when you return in the fall.

For graduating seniors or students withdrawing, your U.S. Mail will be forwarded to the address you gave and your class papers will be stored at Mail Services for six months.

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

The university will host two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, April 30. This year, the ceremony for graduate, seminary and adult degree programs is scheduled for 10 a.m., while the undergraduate ceremony is set for 3 p.m. Both will take place in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center.

Arthur Roberts, a presence on campus for five decades, will be the guest speaker in the undergraduate commencement ceremony. Mohan Nair, chief innovation officer at Regence, will speak in the graduate event. Audience seating begins an hour before each ceremony.

Also on Saturday, undergraduate department receptions are scheduled at 1 p.m. For a complete guide to commencement events, visit this page.

Graduating seniors and students withdrawing: Remember to return your mailbox key to avoid a $15 key fine.

Return key envelopes are available at Beebe, SUB, and the main Mail Center.

Clearly write your name and box number on the key envelope and drop in Campus Mail or take directly to Mail Services.

Thanks!

There will be no campus mail distributed to student mailboxes after 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29. If you have something that must be in their mailboxes, please have it at Mail Services by 11 a.m. Friday morning.

Thanks!
University Mail Services

Monday, May 2, 2 p.m. – Baseball vs. Concordia-Portland, Morse Field

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

Here are three common reasons your financial aid for next fall and spring may be held up.

•       On your “To Do” list there are documents still needed  by Student Financial Services
•       You are not yet registered for 12 or more credits EACH semester

•       You are planning to graduate after fall semester.  Please contact your financial aid counselor if this is the case.

A-K   Chris Schlarbaum     503-554-2234
H-O   Marla Sweningson     503-554-2294
P-Z   Terri Crawford       503-554-2231

The Center for Peace and Justice/Center for Global Studies is still seeking essay contest entries on the theme “Fair Trade: A Market-based Approach to Sustainability and Justice.”

The details:

• Open to George Fox students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs (who have not yet earned master’s degrees), and to students affiliated with Canaan Fair Trade.
• Prize: An award of $250 will be given to a student from each group.
• Competition Guidelines: In 2,000–2,500 words, address the basis, benefits, challenges, and specific impacts of fair trade. Please make sure to provide specific examples (from any region).
• Entry Deadline: July 1, 2011

Learn more on the Fair Trade page on the university’s website. Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this contest.

All spiritual life podcast forms submitted for chapels from this semester have been manually processed.

Please check your mygfu to make sure all the forms you submitted have been accounted for.

If you see any discrepancies you may email spirituallife@georgefox.edu and we will check our files.

The Master of Arts in Teaching class of 2011 will be hosting its Research Symposium today (Thursday, April 28) from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gymnasium.

Students and faculty members are invited to come view the MAT students’ research projects.

Questions? Contact Judy Deale at jdeale@georgefox.edu.

Tilikum is hosting a contest to design the artwork for its 2011 camp T-shirts. There are two designs: one for the Tilikum Adventure Programs (grades 6-12) and one for the Day Camp (grades 1-6).

The Tilikum Adventure Programs theme is “Revealed.” With this theme, we are exploring the ways God reveals himself through creation, Scripture, history (our own stories and those of others), and present-day encounters. The Day Camp theme is “Rooted: Growing in God.”

The winner for each design will receive a T-shirt, a $20 gift card to Chapters, and the satisfaction that more than 2,300 campers and staff will be wearing their artwork.

You may submit artwork for both themes. Time is running out. The contest ends Tuesday, May 3!

Please e-mail Nate Forbes at nforbes@georgefox.edu to enter or get more details.

Please be sure you have your calendar marked to join President Baker and your Newberg campus colleagues at 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, May 4, for our annual employee recognition event in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

The president will share year-end remarks, and there will be presentations for service awards and employee of the year awards. Five retiring members of our community will be honored as well. Immediately following, refreshments will be served in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium.

Be sure to mark your calendar . . .  Please join President Baker, members of the P.E.L.T and your colleagues at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, May 4, for refreshments in the main lobby, followed by a program beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Room 155.

The president will share year-end remarks and a number of Portland and Salem employees will be recognized for their anniversaries with the university.

Six-inch yellow potted mums will be available for purchase on Monday, May 2. Each mum is $5, or two for $8. Stop by the Pennington House to pick yours up!

Please call Vangie Pattison at ext. 2121 to check availability.

Following are Klages Dining Hall hours for the remainder of this week.

Thursday, April 28: Regular hours

Friday, April 29
Breakfast: 7:15-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30-6 p.m.

Saturday, April 30
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Note: The Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will close at 2 p.m. Friday, April 29.

Following are Fitness Center hours from Monday, May 2 through Friday, Aug. 26:

• Open Monday-Friday (no weekend hours) from 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m.
• Closed Mondays May 30 and July 4

Questions? Contact Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.

Sign and Submit your April Timesheet to your Supervisor!

Don’t forget to turn in your April timesheets to your supervisor at the end of your last shift of the school year.  Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it.  Payday is on Monday, May 16.  Thank you!

Paychecks will be mailed to the most recent address that Mail Services has on file.  If you are working on campus this summer and have an open campus box, your check will go there instead.

If you are working on campus this summer you are required to attend the summer student employee orientation on Monday, May 2, at 9:00 a.m. in EHS 102.
– Human Resources

Come see the Acting 4 Shakespeare class showcase the work they’ve done all semester! Join them in Wood-Mar at 7:30 p.m. on  Wednesday, April 27 to see selected scenes and monologues.

Are you around this summer and want to help new incoming students around Fox? Come help with Genesis! As a Genesis volunteer you receive breakfast, lunch and a free T-shirt, not to mention the opportunity to get to know your future fellow classmates! Here are the dates (you don’t need to be available for all dates):

* May 19, 20
* June 16, 17, 18
* July 8

The Genesis dates are 7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with the exception of the June 16th date, it is only a half day.

Please e-mail Rachel Powell at rpowell@georgefox.edu and please include which dates you are available to help.  Thanks!