The Daily Bruin

Applications for on-campus housing this summer are available in the Student Life Office. They are due Friday, April 23rd by 5 PM.

Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries will host its eight annual “Go the Distance” 10K run and 5K walk/run at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul. Funds raised will help under-resourced children and youth go to summer camp.

Participants raise money by securing financial sponsors who pledge a donation per kilometer the participant runs. There is also the option of a 5K walk/run for adults and younger children. The entry fee or minimum donation is $35 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

More information about the run can be found online at camptilikum.org. Check-in begins at 9 a.m.

Thank you graduating students for attending Exodus 2010. We were so happy to celebrate all that you’ve accomplished.

Prize drawing winners were:

• GFU Alumni license plate holder     Christine Louie
• GFU Logo travel coffee mug              Amber Zeiders
• GFU Logo water bottle                       Kris Meisner
• Lazer Photo frame                               Becca Reel
• GFU “monkey fleece” jacket              Emilio D. Vela
• 1 GB i-pod                                              Kelsey Westling
• 2 GB i-pod                                              Kailey Dieker

Feedback regarding the event can be emailed to Janis Sanford, Portland Center Site Supervisor at jsanford@georgefox.edu

Help is needed for the Empty Bowls for Haiti event scheduled for Friday, April 16, in the Klages Dining Hall.

Multiple shifts are available that day for student, faculty and staff volunteers. Please consider signing up for Shift 1 (1-4 p.m.), Shift 2 (4-8 p.m.) or Shift 3 (7:30-11 p.m.). Sign up on the spreadsheet outside of the ASC offices or e-mail your name to Krissy Findley (kfindley@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, April 8.

Many different types of volunteer opportunities! Your help is much appreciated for a great cause.

To learn more about the event, visit georgefox.edu/empty-bowls/index.html.

Friday, April 2, 3 p.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Pacific Lutheran, GFU campus courts
Saturday, April 3, 11 a.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Puget Sound, GFU campus courts
Saturday, April 3, noon – Softball vs. Pacific (DH), Morse Field

In case of rain, the women’s tennis matches will be moved to the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, at 2 p.m. Friday vs. PLU and at 11 a.m. Saturday vs. UPS.

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

Help support May Serve by attending a banquet and silent auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 10, in the Klages Dining Room. The event will include food and entertainment, and childcare will be provided. Tickets cost $10.

Tickets will be available at the May Serve T-shirt table in the SUB April 5-7 (see related announcement), or may be purchased by e-mailing Ed at emorell09@georgefox.edu.

The May Serve team will be selling T-shirts in the Student Union Building between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, April 5-7, to raise money for the upcoming missions trip. Stop by the table if you would like to buy a shirt, make a donation, or talk with some really cool people.

The university relations office has four large Boston ferns for sale at $10 apiece. If interested, call Vickie Timmons at ext. 2131.

ASC Activities will be hiring 6 new positions before the end of this year, and 6-10 more in the fall of 2010.  If you are interested in planning and participating in ASC Activities apply to be the:

General Activities Coordinator

Special Programs Coordinator

Dances Coordinator

BlueZone Coordinator

Student Organizations Coordinator

ASC Sound Technician

 Questions?  Contact  Sarah Cadd scadd07@georgefox.edu

Come and join the Religious Studies Department for our annual Spring Fest and Book Giveaway! We will be coloring eggs, enjoying refreshments, and talking with professors about possible majors and minors in our department. Hope to see you there!

April 1st, 9:00-3:00 in Hoover 230 (Religious Studies Department)

Student Financial Services will soon be notifying you via email of your financial aid for the 2010-11 academic year.   It will be held up, however, if SFS is required to verify your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  Please check online at www.mygfu.georgefox.edu within your “to do” list.  Check to see if tax forms and a verification worksheet are listed as documents required.  If so, verification will need to be completed before your financial aid is calculated and available for you to view online.  Also, pay close attention to any other documents requested by  FAFSA such as signature or citizenship documents.  If you have any questions, please contact your financial aid counselor

Join the campus group Timothy’s Charge for Josiah’s Gift, a week of reading and sharing the Word of God as a community, April 5-9. Sessions are scheduled each day between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on the quad. You may commit to a half-hour time slot at tinyurl.com/gfutent or simply show up on the quad anytime to listen or read.

The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 2, 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. Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.

This is your last opportunity for this academic year to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month. As always, your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s recent contributions (past 30 days or so) to the university, its students, and/or its employees (what was done, who was impacted, etc.), and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination by Friday, April 16, via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg at pkilburg@georgefox.edu. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the recipient from the nominations submitted. The winner will be announced at the all-community meeting on Thursday, April 22, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

Please drop by the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium between 2 and 4 p.m. Thursday, April 1, to wish Tory Cole well as she leaves her job in HR after almost 12 years and nears completion of her nursing degree.

Don’t forget to support “Unplugged,” an evening of acoustic music, conversation and a bonfire scheduled from 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in the campus quad.

Attendees will play instruments and roast homemade smores over the fire. The event encourages people to “unplug yourself from electricity and reconnect together,” according to event organizers. Bring an instrument to play, turn your phone off, unplug your computer, and be sure to turn your lights off before heading over.

Questions? Contact Matthew Getsinger at mgetsinger@gmail.com.

The Career Management Seminar sponsored by the School of Professional Studies will be on April 10, 2010 in Room 285b will feature speaker Peter DePaoli.  Peter is an adjunct professor at GFU with over 30 years of career development experience.  Through this seminar you will come to understand and assess your God given talents, and apply your interests to tangible work positions.

The cost of this seminar is $50.

For more information please contact Jack Lyda at lydaj@georgefox.edu or 503.554.6188
Please sign up by Friday, April 2.

The First Avenue Career and Graduate School Fair is only one week away – next Wednesday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center. Don’t delay in registering for the fair. Advance online registration is only $5 at olapcfirstavenue.org.

Transportation is available through Career Services, so just let us know if you need a ride. We encourage you to take time to prepare effectively. Become a fan of George Fox Career Services on Facebook or follow GFUCareers on Twitter to gather tips that will help you prepare for the fair. Additional resources have been posted at careers.georgefox.edu.

See you at the fair!
– Career Services

Please note a correction to the rehearsal dates for the university’s mass singing of Vivaldi’s Gloria. Practices will be on Mondays and Tuesdays April 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20, between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in Ross 208.

All those with singing experience are invited to join in singing with the choir at the final concert of the spring semester, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Bauman Auditorium.

For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

Please note that, due to the Good Friday holiday, both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed on Friday, April 2. Have a great Easter weekend.