The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to a free Chamber Concert tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Come out to support our student musicians as the Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra, and Women’s Chorale perform. Selections include Alma Redemptoris Mater and Ubi Caritas (Chamber Singers), Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (Chamber Orchestra), and three Leonard Bernstein songs (Women’s Chorale).

See you at the concert!

Our team is thrilled to begin planning for Serve Day 2018!

We like to place employees with community partners they’re already connected to or in roles they enjoy. Please help us by completing this linked form. You can note any preferences, limitations or questions you have and we’ll take them into consideration when we place you on a team over the summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical next semester or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Serve Day, please let us know using the form. It is essential for our planning. Please note: The survey above is required for all Newberg employees.

See you Wednesday, Sept. 12, for another great Serve Day!

Do you know someone who deserves special recognition for awesome work at our next all-employee meeting (Thursday, April 19)? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form by the end of the day on Monday, April 16. Include a short summary (two to three sentences) of their recent success!

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188).

The undergraduate admissions office is welcoming hundreds of students to campus for our annual spring Bruin Preview today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday).

Please be courteous of our special guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots on Thursday afternoon (after lunch) and Friday all day.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

MarCom would like to feature our most impressive graduating seniors in the George Fox Journal, our website and social media. Please email Jeremy Lloyd (jlloyd@georgefox.edu) with nominations for individuals who are excellent students or exceptional in some other way (service, ministry, leadership, overcoming personal obstacles, etc.).

No explanation is required, but you are certainly welcome to include one. Thanks so much for your help!

Mark your calendars for the last ASC events of the semester:

• Thursday, April 5, 7:30 p.m.: Spoken Word, Hoover 105
• Thursday, April 5, 9 p.m.: The Last Jedi in EHS
• Friday, April 6, 8 p.m.: Latin Dance in the Foxhole
• Thursday, April 12, 3:30-7:30 p.m.: Sun’s Out Fun’s Out in the Quad
• Friday, April 13, 8-10 p.m.: Beatz Dance in the Foxhole
• Thursday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.: Koinonia, EHS
• Sunday, April 22, 8 p.m.: Spring Formal at Crystal Ballroom
• Monday, April 23, 10 p.m.: Late Night Breakfast inCanyon Commons

Hope to see you there! Questions? Email ASC@georgefox.edu

On Thursday, April 12, come to the “Sun’s Out Fun’s Out” event in the quad from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. We will have Bubble Soccer, a foam pit, all outside games and free food!

Bubble soccer sign-ups are at this link. Contact Melissa Fox (mfox14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

George Fox and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive next week. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds, and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.

Drive Details
Location: Abby’s Legendary Pizza
Address: 1913 Portland Road, Newberg
Date: Friday, April 13
Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Please reserve your donation time by using this link or calling 800-733-2767. After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and click on the “By Distance” tab to find the “Abby’s Pizza” blood drive link.

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! If you have questions or need help, contact Bethany Christensen (bchristensen15@georgefox.edu) or Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).

Interested in serving the campus community in the beautiful new Student Center when it opens in fall 2018?

Applications for all positions in the Student Center are now on Handshake. Positions are available for intramurals staff, front desk/welcome center, group fitness instructors, climbing wall staff, rental center staff, graphics/design staff, and facilities/fitness center staff. The application deadline is tomorrow (Friday) at 5 p.m.

Visit Handshake to see the job descriptions and apply. Questions should be directed to Rob Simpson, director of campus recreation, by emailing simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

Please join us for a community prayer gathering for Newberg and Dundee. We’re meeting at 8 a.m. this Saturday, April 7, in Stevens 2017. This event is open to all.

Questions? Contact Nancy Almquist (nalmquist@georgefox.edu).

Got stress, aches and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come by to get a massage performed by a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($10) and employees ($15). We are offering 30-minute massages on Friday, April 13, from noon to 5:30 p.m. in Roberts 204. All proceeds will be donated to help fund our medical service trip to Africa! Donations are also welcome!

Preregister here! Questions? Contact April Nichols (anichols16@georgefox.edu).

We are investigating depression in student athletes versus non-athletes and would greatly appreciate your participation. This anonymous survey is for our Senior Seminar class in exercise science. It is quick and should only take five minutes.

Survey: Prevalence of Depression in College Students

Thank you,
- Kelton Johnson (kjohnson07@georgefox.edu) and Jalen Hall

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Come enjoy Star Wars: The Last Jedi at 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in EHS 102. We’ll have popcorn!

Contact Kokanee Ellingson (kellingson16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

We are conducting a survey for our professional writing class regarding on-campus safety and security for a proposal to improve campus safety.

Please help us out by completing the following survey if you have time. If you have any questions, contact Megan Beam at mbeam15@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Survey: Campus Safety and Security

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Donate your cans and bottles to the nursing serve team going to Kenya. We are collecting cans and bottles until Saturday, April 7, and will spend that morning doing pick-ups.

Text 503-863-0662 or 253-766-9693 to request a pick-up. Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Thank you!

Calling all student dancers (undergraduate and graduate students): Tryouts for the 2018-19 George Fox dance team, which performs at football and basketball home games, are set from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, April 7, in Wheeler 211.

Come “performance ready,” wearing fitted athletic clothing and with a water and snack. Questions? Email gfudanceteamcoach@gmail.com.

Go Bruins!

Our student newspaper, The Crescent, is beginning the process of hiring new editors-in-chief for the 2018-19 school year. If you are interested in good journalism, have a strong background in writing, and have skills in organization and leadership, we hope you will consider applying for The Crescent editor-in-chief role. You can find the application for editor-in-chief at this link.

If you have questions about this role, please don’t hesitate to contact Crescent advisor Melanie Springer Mock at mmock@georgefox.edu.

Please take my quick survey about chapel at George Fox. I am writing a piece for my class about opinions surrounding mandatory chapel here, and would appreciate any responses!

Chapel Survey

Thanks!
– Molly Williams (mollisande@yahoo.com)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Please fill out this short survey for my marketing class project!

New Product Survey: Music Devices

Thank you!
- Samantha McKibbon (smckibbon15@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

The Coast to Coast Swing Dance Club is hosting its first dance since spring break this Saturday, April 7, in the FoxHole! Bring your friends and bring your dancing shoes. All levels of dancers are welcome! We hope to see you there!

Beginners learn at 6:30 p.m., followed by the intermediate dance at 7 p.m. and  the free social dance from 7:30 p.m. on.

Contact Justin Chang (jchang15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.