Please sign up for voicemail in your housing unit if you would like service. All dorm rooms, suites, apartments, and houses have at least one phone line.Â
If you bring your own phone and want to use it follow the link below to get signed up.
 http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/tel_srv/student_voicemail.html.
The Staff Development Committee is hosting a non-food pantry drive for Love INC from Sept. 1 through Oct. 23. The drive collects items not covered by food stamps. Please watch for a card in your campus box listing the items needed, buy a few of these things, and donate them by dropping them in the brightly decorated barrels located in lobbies on the Newberg and Portland campuses.
Thank you,
Staff Development Committee
Burel Ford (Multicultural Services) has accepted a position as director of the Multicultural Student Center at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Ariz. Please join us in giving Burel a proper George Fox farewell on Monday, Sept. 1, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Office of Student Life on the third floor of the Stevens Center.
The Portland Center will be closed Labor Day weekend starting on Friday, Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. and will re-open on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Online price-matching at the Portland Center Bookstore … How does it work?
Bring in a valid online textbook price and we’ll match it*. We will match only like items, new for new, used for used. Remember to include any shipping cost if applicable.
Remember, at the Portland Center Bookstore you may purchase your books with your student account and you are guaranteed to get the right book and the right edition.
*We cannot match Christian Book Distributors, auction sites such as half.com or peer-to-peer membership sites. Price matching available for in- store purchases only. Price matching must be done at the point of purchase. This is offered only during the first official week of each semester.
A George Fox Auxiliary luncheon is scheduled for noon on Friday, Sept. 5, in the Cap and Gown Room. President Robin Baker will speak on some of the university’s plans and changes for the upcoming year and introduce some of the new administrators and faculty members.
The price is $7.50 per person, and reservations are required. To reserve a spot, contact Louise Clarkson at 503-538-2850 or Abigail Crisman at 503-554-4404.
Please note the meal times for this orientation weekend. Bon Appetit will resume normal hours of service starting Monday, Sept. 1.
Friday, Aug. 29
Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m.
Lunch: Noon-1:15 p.m. (on quad)
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30
Breakfast: 8:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: Noon-1:15 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. (on quad)
Sunday, Aug. 31
Breakfast: 8:30-10 a.m. (continental)
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch in Cap & Gown Room: Enter through Dishroom
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. (outside by library)
Orientation banquet for new students: 5-7 p.m.
A memorial fund has been established to assist the family of PsyD student Shanda Holmes, whose 15-year-old son, Zach Lindsay, was killed in a sand cave-in accident at Dash Point State Park near Federal Way, Wash., earlier this week. The family would like to distribute 100 copies of the book The Shack to those who attend Zach’s memorial service. Contributions to the book fund may be sent to Newberg Foursquare Church, 115 W. 3rd St., Newberg, OR 97132. Write “Zach book†in the memo line.
The George Fox community is invited to the opening reception for a Willamette University art faculty exhibit in the Minthorne Gallery on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The event, featuring the art work of five Willamette faculty members, begins with an artist talk (in Hoover 102) at 4 p.m., followed by a reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The University Store is again offering a textbook price-matching program. Here are the guidelines:
How to get prices matched:
Option 1: Purchase your books from the University Store, then do your research. Print out the website page which includes the book information (including ISBN), price and shipping. Bring the printout and your receipt to the annex; we will verify the information, then refund the difference. If you paid with a credit card, we will need that card in order to refund the money.
Option 2: Research the books online, then come purchase them from the University Store. Print out the website page, which includes the book information (including ISBN), price and shipping. We will verify the information and adjust the sale price of the book at the cash register.
The University Store is hosting a back-to-school sale. Save 10 percent on all school and art supplies (excludes computer product) through Friday, Sept. 12. Check out the store’s new shipment of select $19.99 sweatshirts and $9.99 T-shirts while supplies last. Store hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Security Office will be open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30. Come in for free bike registration and other parking registration assistance.
All Newberg students and new staff/faculty need to register your vehicle(s) on Bruindata BEFORE coming to campus. We will do our best to have your parking permits ready for you to pick up at Mail Services next week.
Please call 503-554-2090 if you have any questions.
The Graduate Department of Counseling is holding an open house on Friday, Sept. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. with a short program at 2:30 p.m. The George Fox community is invited to attend along with alumni and community professionals. Please join us at the Portland North Building as we celebrate our new clinic, building, and department chair.
For more information: Contact Janelle Freitag
University Mail Services will be open from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 30 for package pick-up.
There will be no letter delivery that day. Package pick-up only.
Please help us to welcome our incoming class of students on Thursday by giving up your normal parking spaces in the Hoover, Wood-Mar and Stevens lots. Please park in the Bauman lot, or on the campus side of Meridian and on North Street.
Thank you in advance for your willingness to be servants to our students and their families.
George Fox University employees are invited to join the George Fox Auxiliary membership. During the academic year, the Auxiliary hosts five informational lunches, each featuring George Fox departments and programs. In addition, the Auxiliary raises $5,000 for student scholarships through the Auxiliary holiday bazaar held the first full weekend each November.
Membership is $5 for the year. Lunches are held at noon in the Cap & Gown Room and cost $7.50 per person. This year’s lunches will be held on September 5, 2008, October 24, 2008, December 5, 2008, February 6, 2009 and April 17, 2009.
To join, please enclose your name, address, phone and email along with your $5 payment (checks made to the GFU Auxiliary) and send to campus box 6177. Questions? Contact Norman and Margaret Winters at 503-537-7006.
Plant Services will be checking window screens in all residence halls, including La Shana, Carey, Willcuts and Beebe. These checks will be conducted Tuesday, August 26th through Thursday, August 28th
Please notice that the location for placing your parking permit has changed. Permits should now be placed on the lower left-hand corner of the rear window exterior (driver’s side).
There will be a $5.00 replacement fee if they are incorrectly placed.Â
Burel Ford (Multicultural Services) has accepted a position as director of the Multicultural Student Center at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Ariz. Please join us in giving Burel a proper George Fox farewell on Monday, Sept. 1, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Office of Student Life on the third floor of the Stevens Center.
Security has collected a large amount of lost and found items over the summer and needs to make room for incoming lost and found items this fall. If you lost something this summer, please come to the security office before Monday, Sept. 1, to retrieve your lost items. After that date, all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable organizations.
Thanks,
Security Services
