The Daily Bruin

ASC Central Committee Elections are over, and the results are in.  Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in either (or both) round(s) of elections.

Here is your 2009-2010 ASC Central Committee:

President Joey Bianco
Vice President Jessica Garcia
Treasurer Liz Williamson
Supreme Court Chief Justice Dana Bowers
Activities Director Sarah Cadd
Communication Director Rob Leslie
Public Relations Director Annie Smith
Student Chaplain Andrew Watson
Christian Service Director Sara Eccleston

If you have any questions, feel free to contact ASC Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Archer at jarcher05@georgefox.edu.

Support May Serve by making purchases at the University Store on Wednesday, March 18. All sales in the bookstore that day will go toward May Serve 2009. Please come buy something from the store and support a worthy cause (offer excludes textbooks).

Following are student-retention talking points for the week of March 16-20:

• Remind students of registration for 2009-10 starting this week and to be sure they’ve met with their academic advisor to plan out their courses
• Friday is the last day to drop a class with a “W” (no grade)
• See what their spring break plans are

Mark your calendars for this week’s events presented by the Department of Performing Arts …

The annual Honors Recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in Bauman Auditorium. This recital features select students chosen from the top performers in our Honors Recital competition, including Matt Hill (trumpet), Bethany Taft and Becca Couch (piano duet), Joseph Forster (piano), Kamila Kuhn (flute), Nick Luchterhand (alto saxophone), Cameron DeWhitt (piano), James Pick (piano), Jennie Fryer (mezzo-soprano), Emily Yarnold (soprano), Becca Couch (mezzo-soprano), Qingquan “Tara” Li (piano), Julianne Kilmer (soprano), and Ben Tissell (baritone). Please join us for an evening of fabulous music and support the hard work of our students.

On Wednesday, March 18, Julianne Kilmer (soprano) will present her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The Winter Band Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Bauman Auditorium.

Finally, on Friday, March 20, a Vocal Masterclass will be held in Ross 208 at 12:40 p.m.

All events are free.

We are midway through the semester and it is time to take an inventory on how many chapel credits you have accumulated so far.  Please go to Bruindata and confirm your credits.

If you have any questions please contact the Office of Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

If you have a spiritual formation requirement you will receive an email from the Office of Spiritual Life.

It is a recurring complaint among faculty that students do not complete their assigned readings or that they read them superficially.

Rick Muthiah (Center for Teaching and Learning) will lead a discussion about effective methods for using readings in your classes. Participants can get a head start on the conversation by reading a recent “Tomorrow’s Professor” posting and a chapter from Tools for Teaching (the section on motivating students to do the reading).

The session will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Hoover 104 (Hoover Hatfield Library). To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation at noon.

All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning  website.

To learn more about the TEACH Grant, please visit the following website:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/4807Teach_FactSheet_v3.pdf  

If after reading the fact sheet you are still interested in applying for the TEACH Grant, for this current academic year, your next step is to complete the following item:

TEACH Grant Initial and Subsequent Counseling–*Complete By April 1st:
http://mappingyourfuture.org/oslc/counseling/index.cfm?act=Intro&OslcTypeID=33

Once our office receives confirmation that you have completed the TEACH Grant Counseling session, the following will occur:

        Your financial aid counselor will add the TEACH Grant to your 2008-2009 Financial Aid Package.
        You will be notified when award is ready to review and accept/decline in Bruindata.
        Once award is accepted, an email will be sent that includes the link for you to complete the Agreement To Serve (ATS).

After all of the above have been completed, your TEACH Grant funds can be scheduled to disburse.

Deadline is Wednesday, April 1 - No Joke! 

If you have questions regarding the above instructions, please contact your Financial Aid Counselor:

Undergrad:
   A-G Chris Schlarbaum at  cschlarbaum@georgefox.edu
   H-O Marla Sweningson at mswenington@georgefox.edu
   P-Z Terri Crawford at tcrawford@georgefox.edu

Graduate:
   A-L Joyce Staats at  jstaats@georgefox.edu
   M-Z Theresa Schierman tschierman@georgefox.edu

Monday, March 16, is the deadline for turning in your Benefit Enrollment forms, and there are many still out. Please bring your forms to HR by 5 p.m. Or, you may fax them to 503-554-2186 or scan and e-mail them to lburton@georgefox.edu.

All forms that you may need are on the university’s benefits Web page.

Staff and students, please stop by the lost and found tables in the Bruin Den on Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to see if your lost items have been found. Any items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Wednesday afternoon.

Sign up now in Career Services for the First Avenue Career & Graduate Fair Thursday, April 2 at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center for only $5.

A mandatory informational meeting will be held the night before – ice cream sundaes included!

March Madness Deal:
Sign up in March for First Avenue Fair for only $5 and receive 20% off Optimal Resume!

For more information, contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu.

Sign up for the Chapel Team!  Applications are available in the SUB and due by Thursday, March 19.

Contact Kayin Griffith at kgriffith@georgefox.edu for more information.

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, any remaining Oregon Symphony tickets will be available on a first-come first-served basis to George Fox employees (half time and above) who signed up on a waiting list. If you are not able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use. Tickets may be picked up at the Information Center in the Stevens Center.

The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, in Bauman Auditorium.

Now is your chance to be apart of the Multicultural Club Leadership Team.  Applications are available in the Bruin Den and due by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 20.

Contact Lyndsey Kahuhu at lyndseykahuhu@yahoo.com for more information.

The Undergraduate Admissions Office is actively recruiting two summer student employees.  Please stop by the second floor of the Stevens Center to pick up an application.  Applications are due Monday, March 30. 

Please contact Travis Morgan at tmorgan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2243 for more information.

Come learn the basics of APA style for citations and references Monday, March 16 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in EHS 102.  Bring yourself, a writing utensil, and an engaged mind to this hands-on workshop.  No pain involved, we promise!

As you think about who you want to live with next year, we encourage you to consider choosing an international roommate.  It is so important in today’s world to have a broader understanding of different cultures and people groups.  What better way to broaden your worldview than to live with someone from a different country.  The time you are living at George Fox may be your only opportunity to live with someone from another culture so we encourage you to talk to international students and find someone who will make a good roommate for you.

If you have questions about living with an international student you may contact Alex Pia (503-554-2643, apia@georgefox.edu) or Dianna McIntyre (503-554-2649, dmcintyr@georgefox.edu).

Join in for extra savings at the Bruin Den as we help celebrate our women’s “Sweet 16” basketball playoff game against Oglethorpe.

Starting at 2 p.m. Friday, March 13, we’ll be selling party platters of jalapeno poppers, breaded zucchini sticks, and mozzarella sticks with warm marinara dipping sauce for only $2. To wash it all down, get an Italian Soda for just $1.75 and we’ll throw in the whipped cream for free.

Come to the University Store on Wednesday, March 18, to support May Serve and get spring break gifts at the same time. All proceeds from what you buy on this day will be going to the May Serve program. Come support us!

Faculty, encourage your students to come to a session to learn the basics of APA style for citations and references.  The session will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 16, in EHS 102. Students simply need to bring themselves and a willing mind.

This Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m., a memorial service will be held in Hoover 105 for Ryan Bartlett, who died tragically in a car accident in Malawi in December, where he and his family were serving as missionaries with Free Methodist World Missions.

Ryan graduated from George Fox in 1994 as a business management major with a call to ministry. After graduation, he married Katie Bertagna and pursued his Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. After completing his education, he served as senior pastor of Prescott Free Methodist Church in Arizona for five years and was ordained as a minister in 2005.

In 2007, with Free Methodist World Missions, Ryan began his service as principal of the Great Commission Bible School in Malawi, Africa. He is survived by his wife, Katie, and three children. A memorial service was held in December in Roseburg, but this memorial service allows the George Fox community and other supporters of his ministry to gather and to celebrate his life. The service will be led by Paul Anderson, Ryan’s college mentor and friend. Childcare will be provided.