The university’s science departments will host an open house on Tuesday, March 16. George Fox employees and their families are invited to a fun-filled evening full of science interactive displays, thrilling demonstrations and a child-friendly dinner.
The open house will run from 5 to 7 p.m. in EHS and Wood-Mar. We hope you can come!
After the Wednesday, March 17, chapel, a talk-back session with representatives from the organization Invisible Children will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Bring your lunch, your friends, yourself and any questions you might have.
You won’t want to miss this great opportunity to learn more about Invisible Children, a movement seeking to end the conflict in Uganda and stop the abduction of children for use as child soldiers.
Come get your car washed to support the 2010 May Serve team’s trip to Swaziland, Africa! The cost is by donation (anything helps).
The car wash is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Newberg Les Schwab.
Friday, March 12, noon – Women’s Tennis vs. Willamette, Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, Beaverton, Ore.
Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Lewis & Clark, GFU campus courts
Saturday, March 13, 11 a.m. – Baseball vs. Pacific (2), Morse Field
Saturday, March 13, noon – Softball vs. Pacific Lutheran (2), Morse Field
Saturday, March 13, 1 p.m. – Men’s Tennis vs. Lewis & Clark, GFU campus courts
Sunday, March 14, noon – Softball vs. Puget Sound (2), Morse Field
Sunday, March 14, noon – Baseball vs. Pacific, Morse Field
Monday, March 15, 2 p.m. – Men’s Tennis vs. Whitman, GFU campus courts
The women’s basketball team will play Carthage in the NCAA Division III National Tournament Sectional in St. Louis Friday at 3 p.m. (Pacific time), and if the Bruins win, they would play for a trip to the Final Four on Saturday at 5 p.m. (Pacific) against either Washington-St. Louis or Mount Union. Both George Fox games will be shown on the big screen via live Internet video streaming in the Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym. Fans are invited to come cheer on the Bruins for free. The concession stand will be open as well.
For more information, visit gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 23rd appearance in Newberg at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 13, in Bauman Auditorium. If you have already picked up your tickets and are no longer going to use them, please return them to Barbi Doran (ext. 2099). There is a waiting list of people who would like the tickets and would love to have yours if you are unable to attend.
The concert is free to George Fox employees – a gift from retired university board member Ken Austin and his wife, Joan, founders of A-dec. The Austins provided the university with a limited number of tickets for its employees.
Just a reminder that the 2010-2011 housing selection process begins on Monday and goes through Friday.
Please contact the Student Life office (x 2310) on the third floor of Stevens with any questions you have!
On Saturday, April 10, 9 am to noon in Room 285b, the School of Professional Studies is sponsoring a Career Management Seminar.
The Career Management Seminar is an event which will help you understand and assess your God given talents, apply interests, talents and values to tangible work positions, and be exposed to public and private job vacancies. The speaker, Peter DePaoli, is an adjunct professor at GFU with over 30 years of career development experience. He has work experience in higher education, business, and in the professional sector, and has also helped adult learners transform their educational experience into practical career callings.
The cost of the event is $50.
For more information please contact Jack Lyda at lydaj@georgefox.edu or 503.554.6188.
Marketing Communications will hold staff/faculty portrait sessions from 1 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 20, in the Portland Center Prayer Chapel. We are updating everyone’s photo for the website.
Call or e-mail Danette Newkirk to set up an appointment at ext. 2125 or dnewkirk@georgefox.edu
An all-employee meeting is set from 3:40 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 18, in Hoover 105. As part of the meeting, President Robin Baker will give a report of the March 12-13 board of trustees meeting.
For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.
In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing the following day at itunesu.georgefox.edu.
Thinking About Roommates for Next Semester?
 • Consider the many benefits of rooming with an international student:
 • Expand your understanding of people from other cultures.
 • Sharpen your communication skills.
 • Grow in your skills in being more culturally sensitive.
 • Be more prepared to live and work in a multicultural society.
 • By exposing yourself to people from other cultures, you better understand our own culture.
 • You have an opportunity to serve as a cultural ambassador, helping international students to better understand and appreciate American people and U.S. Culture.
 • You have an opportunity to share and live your faith with students, many of whom have had very little exposure to Christianity.
 • Develop a close relationship with someone from another country. This relationship could be life long.
 Please contact Alex Pia or Dianna McIntyre in the International Student Services Office if you would like to be room with an international student.
If you haven’t yet turned in your yellow benefit election form, the time is now! Please turn it in by Monday, March 15. If you’ve lost it, you can print another from the Benefits web page, along with any needed plan enrollment/change forms.
Remember, flexible spending accounts do not automatically renew; you must complete a new form every year. Have you looked at the list of medical costs that can be reimbursed through Flex? (The list is on your envelope.) Weight loss program costs can be covered if you have a medical diagnosis and prescription from a physician (special food not included). Alternative care, prescription sunglasses, infertility treatments (and then childbirth classes) are all reimbursable.
If you have already submitted your Flex form and want to change the amount you have set aside, please complete a new form and send it to Box 6108 with a note that says it’s an update.
Friday is the last day for Peer Advisor applications. Get involved! If you have questions email Stephanie at sstcyr@georgefox.edu
 It is going to be fun- so be a part!
The university’s women’s basketball team is back in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament, and like last year, the campus community will gather together to cheer on the Bruins.
Join us at 3 p.m. this Friday, March 12, in the Wheeler Sports Center gym to watch a telecast of the Bruins taking on Carthage College in a sectional game at Washington University in St. Louis. There is no admission charge, and concessions will be available for sale during the game.
Should the Bruins win, they will play again at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 13, against either Washington University or Mount Union College. That game also will be telecast in the Wheeler gym, and concessions will be served.
The apartments staff has planned an opportunity for you to positively affect improvement in Haiti following the destruction done by the earthquake. After chapel on March 15th, they will have petitions to sign in support of their application of ASC’s Social Responsibility Fund. During lunch and dinner hours of that day, they will have an interactive walk-through display set up in the Foxhole to allow you to learn and reflect about the situation in Haiti.
The deadlines for Christian services Director and Student Chaplain positions has been extended to Friday March 12 2010. Applications can be found in the bruins den or you can email the following for info:
Christian Services: Sara Eccleston
Chaplain: Andrew Watson
 Thanks!
Spiritual Life Leadership Opportunities now available and due this Wednesday! Stop by the SUB or Office of Spiritual Life to pick up an application for this upcoming year. Following is a list of the paid positions offered, application are due by March 10th:
1.   Chapel Producer
2.   Graphic Designer
3.   2 Worship Band Leaders
4.   Creative Director
5.   Volunteer Chapel Band Members
6.   Living Area Spiritual Life Coordinators
Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu for more questions.
A spring blood drive is scheduled between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 11, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. Please visit givelife.org to confirm your appointment time. If you have not signed up, visit the givelife website and enter the sponsor code “georgefox” to sign up for one of our last appointment slots. Walk-ins are always welcome.
Simply Hope, a senior capstone project, is hosting a run and walk to support the Newberg School District’s special needs program. Join us for a day of running and walking beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 17, at Joan Austin Elementary School, 2200 North Center St. The event will include a 1K/5k walk/run.
Register online at simplyhopelocal.com or print out a registration form and mail it in to us. A free T-shirt is included with registration (register by April 2 to guarantee your size).
The Pure Voice, a Young Life benefit concert featuring Rootdown, Paul Wright, Caleb & Sol, and Anna Gilbert, is scheduled for 7 p.m. this Sunday, March 14, in Bauman Auditorium. Help us raise more than $1,000 for Young Life!
Cost is $7 in advance at the Bruin Bookstore or online at http://tr.im/purevoice. Phone orders may be made at ext. 3844 between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tickets are also available for $10 at the door.
New art exhibitions are up in the library. Following is a description of each.
Cornell Boxes and Paper Sculptures
Students in Karen Bowdoin’s Design 2 class have created Cornell boxes, inspired by the 3-D artist Joseph Cornell. Each student developed a personal concept and, using allegory and symbolism, built their own boxes and designed the display within, choosing items to enhance their theme.
Also, in Bowdoin’s 3-D design class, students created two- to three-foot-high 3-D forms from the two-dimensional material of paper. All sculptures are made of white paper, and a variety of natural and mythical animal forms are on display.
Illustration Class Posters
Bob Bredemeier’s Illustration class display includes commercial art design and posters on controversial topics.
