The Daily Bruin

As you plan for graduation weekend, make sure to save the date for 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.

The George Fox Cycling Club is hitting the main peaks of Newberg tomorrow (Saturday)! We’re doing a 40-mile ride that will go to Bald Peak State Park, Parrett Mountain and the Red Hills. There will also be a 15-mile route at a casual pace. We’ll begin by meeting in front of the Stevens Center at 10 a.m.

Participants get a free T-shirt! Everyone is welcome. More info is available on the George Fox Cycling Club Facebook page. The exact route may be altered to accommodate road/weather conditions.

Questions? Contact Jesse Tonkinson (jtonkinson13@georgefox.edu).

Know a student-athlete who truly embodies the “Be Known” promise? Show your support by nominating them for the Bruin Award! This award will be presented at the “Georgies,” a new awards event that will take place on Monday, April 17 (see related Daily Bruin post).

All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to vote! Click on this link for a more detailed description.

Questions? Contact Emily Palkert at epalkert@georgefox.edu.

The analytics department is currently seeking a programmer analyst. This vital role is responsible for designing and building custom software applications, including web applications and command line utilities, working with end-users from administrative offices, trouble-shooting, providing support, and training, as well as many other similar tasks.

For a complete job description, please contact the office of Human Resources at 503-554-2180 or hr@georgefox.edu. Internal transfer requests are available at this link.

Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Chief Financial Officer
• Graduate Admissions Counselor, Portland
• Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach
• Events Coordinator, Department of Advancement
• Data Manager, UG Admissions
• Nurse Practitioner / Physician’s Assistant

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at this link. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Help cancer patients with a simple mouth swab! Sign up for the bone marrow registry on Tuesday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103. Young patients battling cancer will also be there to remind us of how you can change someone’s life by simply signing up.

Questions? Contact David Degnan (ddegnan14@georgefox.edu).

Please send your nominations for Employee of the Month to Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu by the end of the day Monday, April 10, and come for the presentation at the all-employee meeting Thursday, April 20.

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on how to be a leader within any organization.

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door. The IDEA Center is offering rides to the Portland Center for free.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Come make professional connections and network with George Fox alumni, students and employees at the launch of our George Fox Business Leadership Society!

On Thursday, April 13, local leader, life coach and TEDx Talk speaker Jessica J. Williams will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center on the topic “Leadership For Real Impact.”

Door prize raffles and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $3 with early registration, $5 at the door for students.

Register now at this link to save your spot. Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Join us for our first event as we launch the George Fox Business Leadership Society! We are honored to hear from Jessica Williams, founder of the Superwoman Project (superwomanproject.com), TEDx Talk speaker and life coach.

Here are the details:

When: Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Portland Center

The evening will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, networking and much more!

This is free for George Fox employees, but please register at this link ahead of time.

Questions? Contact Ashley Walker at awalker@georgefox.edu.

Interested in serving the Lord overseas? Join next year’s winter serve trip team and travel to Nepal. Apply now at this link!

Join us for a staff lunch this Monday, April 10, at noon in Canyon Commons 101. Please RSVP by today (Friday) at this link.

We’ll hear an update on wellness teams’ progress, play some fun George Fox trivia, and reminisce about your role in our 125-year history. Come enjoy some much-needed visiting time with coworkers. Cost is only $3.

Come join us for a special lecture, “Darwinism and the Christian Faith,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in EHS 102. The event is hosted by the Science and Religion Club.

The lecture will explore some of the cross-sections between science and Christian faith. Mark McLeod-Harrison will discuss Darwinism and the interesting tangles that it causes some parts of evangelical theology. He will raise some of the pressing issues and highlight a few of the areas where creative theological thinking is needed.

Pizza will be provided, and elective chapel credit is available! Please RSVP to Elizah Stephens at estephens13@georgefox.edu.

Join Fusion, the Asian American Club, in celebrating a year together with good company and good food! We will be meeting in Stevens 109 on Sunday, April 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. Feel free to bring a dish or snack to share; Fusion will provide the main courses.

Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there!

Contact Elaine Wu (ewu14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club is hosting a live swing dance this Sunday, April 9, and everyone is invited!

Join us from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Wheeler gym. We’ll have snacks and water provided, so bring your friends, bring a date, bring everyone because it is going to be blast! Hope to see you all there.

If you have a questions, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).

Next week is Holy Week! The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life would like to invite you to join us for worship as we remember Jesus’ journey to the cross. We will offer the following Holy Week celebrations:

• Tuesday, April 11, at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Holy Week Chapel with President Robin Baker
• Tuesday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 102: Holy Week Shalom service with speaker Kearsten McCoy
• Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Stations of the Cross
• Thursday, April 13, at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Maundy Thursday Communion Service (no chapel credit offered)

We encourage you to celebrate Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday with one of our wonderful local churches (for a list of churches, please visit this webpage).

The undergraduate admissions office is welcoming hundreds of prospective students today (Friday) for Bruin Preview.

Please be considerate of our first-time guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots today. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Thank you!

The Office of International Admissions and Services is seeking donations for our garage sale. Money earned from the sale goes toward an emergency fund for international students.

If you have items you no longer need, please consider donating them to us. You can drop them off at the International Center Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Farland (jfarland@georgefox.edu).

Thanks!

Did you know the IDEA Center offers three one-credit courses to prepare you for everything from choosing a major to landing a job after graduation? Read the descriptions below to see if one of these classes would be just right for you!

GEED 214 – Discover your Calling – Fridays from noon to 12:50 p.m.
This course promotes self-discovery in relationship to vocational calling, values, interests and strengths development to help you identify educational and occupational pathways (for freshmen and sophomores).

GEED 216 – Internships: Finding, Landing and Succeeding – Mondays from noon to 12:50 p.m.
This course will help you identify a career direction, create a personal brand, build a network, and write an effective resume – all to help you work towards landing and succeeding in an internship (for sophomores and juniors).

GEED 218 – Developing Professional Identity – Wednesdays from noon to 12:50 p.m.
This course focuses on developing an understanding of professional identity by working on technical components like resume and e-presence, and by developing a strategy to reach your professional goals (for juniors and seniors).

Come by the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center to learn more!

Faculty in the College of Business are surveying students to find out more about their opinions of business. The survey is short; it should take about 10 minutes to complete. Once you’re finished you can enter your name into a drawing for a $100 gift card. The survey can be found at this link.

If you have any questions, please contact Nate Peach at npeach@georgefox.edu.