The Daily Bruin

Following is important information regarding mailbox keys …

Returning students: Keep your mailbox key all summer. You will have the same box next fall.

Graduating or withdrawing students: Return your mailbox key by end of finals week to avoid a $15 non-returned key fine – charged to your student account.

Where do I return the mailbox key?

There are key return envelopes on the counters at all post offices. Fill out the envelope and seal the key inside the envelope. Drop the envelope into the Campus Mail slot. You can also bring the key to Mail Services (where you pick up packages).

Contact Jered McConaughey at jmcconaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.

If you get class papers returned to your mailbox after you leave for the summer …

Returning students: Your class papers will stay in your campus box until you return in the fall.

Graduating seniors: Mail Services will hold your class papers for one month for you to pick them up. After that time, the papers will be shredded.

Class papers will be available for pick-up the second week of May.

Contact Jered McConaughey at jmcconaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.

There will be no delivery of student mail or class papers after noon on Friday, April 28.

This allows time for Mail Services to convert mailboxes from spring semester to summertime use. Mail delivery to campus mailboxes that have been requested to remain open will begin on Monday, May 1. Forwarding of U.S. Mail for all other students will also begin next week.

Contact Jered McConaughey at jmcconaughey@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Reservations for this Saturday’s 125th end-of-year celebration are closed. We are at full capacity. We have had a wonderful response and wish we had a space large enough to accommodate everyone; unfortunately, that is not the case.

Thank you!

Do you want to grow and develop as a leader? Is growing your leadership presence part of your performance goals or faculty growth plan for 2017-18?

If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may want to consider applying for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI). The program welcomes both women and men who are current George Fox employees who desire to grow in their current role or seek to prepare themselves for future leadership roles.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-18 cohort and are due by May 1, 2017. For more information and to access the application, please fill out the Leadership Development Initiative Application.

If you have questions, please contact a member of the LDI planning team: Emily Call, Rebecca Hernandez, Susanna Steeg or Missy Terry.

George Fox football has had conference-leading attendance every year since the program was reinstated, and we want YOU to join us this year!

Perks of being a season ticket holder:

• You’re never sitting in the rain.
• You always have the same seats no matter if you arrive 60 minutes before kickoff or five minutes after the game started.
• Each year you get the option to renew your seats or move your seats to a better location in the stadium before any new ticket holders.
• Your seats are in the center of the field – the best seats in the house!

Season ticket packages are $120 per seat during the 2017 season ($20 per game) and can be purchased at this link.

Do you have construction experience? Do you enjoy doing quality work using power tools? If so, you should consider applying to the theatre scene shop! We have positions available for next year. And working for theatre is truly the best job on campus!

If you’re interested, please contact Kacy Hughson in the theatre department at khughson@georgefox.edu. Then download and fill out an application from the HR student employment website and turn it in along with a cover letter and resume to Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Do you need a break from studying for finals? Are you in need of a good laugh or some stress relief? Do you enjoy watching your friends embarrass themselves?

Come join us for the annual Improv Comedy Show tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium! The Improv Theater Workshop students will turn your audience suggestions into comedic scenes right before your eyes. You won’t want to miss it! The show is free to attend.

George Fox employees are invited to join in the university’s Baccalaureate service this Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Graduating seniors, families, friends and George Fox employees will gather for a time of reflection, worship and commissioning. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend; interpretive services in Spanish, Mandarin and ASL will be provided. Dress is business casual.

Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

As you plan for graduation weekend, make sure to plan on attending Baccalaureate on Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Graduating seniors, families, friends and George Fox employees will gather for a time of reflection, worship and commissioning. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend; interpretive services in Spanish, Mandarin and ASL will be provided. Dress is business casual.

Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Do you have construction experience? Do you enjoy doing quality work using power tools? If so, you should consider applying to the theatre scene shop! We have positions available for next year. And working for theatre is truly the best job on campus!

If you’re interested, please contact Kacy Hughson in the theatre department at khughson@georgefox.edu. Then download and fill out an application from the HR student employment website and turn it in along with a cover letter and resume to Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Are you in need of a good laugh or some stress relief? Come join us for the annual Improv Comedy Show tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

The Improv Theater Workshop students will turn your audience suggestions into comedic scenes right before your eyes. You won’t want to miss it! The show is free to attend.

Don’t forget to join us for the last all-employee lunch of the academic year! Come enjoy lunch for only $3 in Canyon Commons today (Tuesday). Lunch is served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Hope to see you there!

The George Fox community is invited to celebrate 37 years of dedicated service by Merrill Johnson, dean of libraries. Come wish him well in his retirement adventures on Thursday, May 4, between 2 and 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Learning Resource Center on the Newberg campus.

Refreshments will be served, and there will be formal remarks around 2:15 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Please contact Sue Richie (srichie@georegfox.edu or 503-554-2422) with any questions.

Imagine spending three weeks exploring the life and teachings of Jesus with a uniquely small community of fellow learners! In this journey together we’ll ponder challenging theological questions over cups of tea; reflect through journaling; enjoy depictions of Jesus in art, poetry, and film; head off on a four-hour personal retreat to delve deep into the biblical Gospels; and find inspiration in Jesus’ parables while sampling Middle Eastern food!

This three-week class (BIBL 215: Life of Christ) meets during May Term (May 1-19), Monday through Friday, from 1 to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact Sierra S. Neiman, adjunct professor of Christian Studies (sneiman@georgefox.edu), or Paula Hampton (503-554-2650) in the Christian Studies office.

After 14 years of service to the George Fox music department, Pat Vandehey will be leaving us at the end of the academic year. Come wish him well at a farewell reception this Thursday, April 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.

Refreshments will be served, and both employees and students are welcome.

Professors Annette Nemetz and Jon Cooley invite the university community to the Chinese senior thesis presentations for George Fox’s 3+1+1 students. Join us tonight (Tuesday) from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. in Hoover 103. Food and beverages will be served.

These students have worked hard to present on various business topics that include:

• Peer-to-Peer Internet Lending: A U.S. and China Comparison
• Recommendations for the Chinese Basketball Association Based on the American NBA
• Evaluating the Price Strategy of American Companies in China
• Case Study of Artificial Intelligence: Intel’s Nervana vs Nvidia
• Analysis of Intel’s Semiconductor Products in China
• The Overseas Purchasing Process for Luxury Goods
• Walmart’s Supply Chain Dynamics
• GAAP Accounting Standard and Chinese Accounting Standards: A Comparison and Way Forward

The students, Annette, and I look forward to seeing you there.

– Jon Cooley (cooleyjusa@gmail.com)

The Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life is excited to announce the launch of the pilot Bridge Scholars program, designed to prepare first-generation students for a successful transition from high school to college and establish a strong foundation for college success.

In order to be eligible for the program, students must be a first-generation student and have demonstrated financial need. A first-generation student is defined as being the first in their family to attend a four-year university, and neither parent has a bachelor’s degree.

Aspects of the Bridge Scholars program include the following:

• A two-week, on-campus summer program July 21- Aug. 4, 2017
• Peer mentorship
• Cohort-style classroom experience utilizing LIBA 100

The program is the result of eight months of research and development made possible by the Innovation Grant.

If you know of any entering freshmen who might meet the eligibility requirements, please recommend them to apply to the program or refer them to our office. Applications are due May 15, and space is limited to 20 students.

For more information, feel free to check out the Bridge Scholars webpage or email Connor Smalling at csmalling@georgefox.edu.

Here is the policy for leaving cars on campus during Juniors Abroad and summer serve trips:

1. If you can leave your car with a friend off campus that will look after and drive your vehicle, that is preferable, as the university is NOT responsible for any theft or damage to your vehicle while left unattended on campus.
2. Your car must be left in the Le Shana parking lot and parked close to the building.
3. All personal belongings must be taken out of the vehicle to avoid tempting a potential thief.
4. Key MUST be left with Security Services before departure.
5. Security has a form to be signed, and name and number of emergency contact is needed on the form in addition to your license plate number, make and model of vehicle.
6. Upon return from the trip, call security at 503-554-2090 to arrange a time with the officer on duty to pick up your key if it is after office hours. Bring photo ID to claim your key.
7. Any vehicle left on campus without the key being left with security is subject to tow due to Plant Services activity all around campus during the summer.
8. Do not abandon your car on city streets, as the city of Newberg will tow it as an “abandoned vehicle” after 72 hours!
9. Enjoy your time abroad!

Have tickets for commencement that you don’t need and are willing to share? Please call Theresa Schierman at ext. 2296 or email her at tschierman@georgefox.edu.