The Daily Bruin

All are invited to a ceramics sale featuring art seniors Annie Lunt and Emma Estep, as well as alumnus and Artist-in-Residence Andrew Baer.

The sale will have lots of “seconds” (or “didn’t come in firsts”), ranging from free to $15. There will also be full-priced wares available! It will be hosted at the Senior Art Studio at 212 N. River St., today (Saturday) from noon to 3 p.m.

Feel free to stop by, say “hi,” and get great deals on handmade ceramic art!

Questions? Write echristler13@georgefox.edu.

If you’ve ever wanted to be in a parade, this is your opportunity! George Fox has been asked to provide the grand marshal for this summer’s Newberg Old Fashioned Festival Parade, scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 to 11 a.m.

It’s the start of our 125th year, and we want to recognize the people who have helped us get this far … our employees and students. This is your invitation to be one of the grand marshals for the parade.

We’re assembling a group of employees, students, parents and alumni to walk and hand out candy. It’ll probably take less than 20 minutes of walking. Some spots will be available for riding and waving. We’ll also have the Bruin bus, Professor Ed Higgins’ 1934 Ford flatbed truck, the Bruin bear (“Pennington”) and the Victory Bell.

Feel free to join us. We’ll meet at Newberg’s Renne Field (Blaine and 6th) at 9 a.m. We may even have some free T-shirts still available. Click this link for more info.

Are you interested in leading a small-group Bible study of eight to 10 undergraduate students for eight weeks this fall? SpIL is still looking for approximately 10 to 12 leaders.

Group leaders select the meeting time and location that works best for them. Groups begin meeting the week of Sept. 19 and end the week of Nov. 7. SpIL offers curriculum options. Leaders begin the experience with a complimentary leaders luncheon in early September.

For more information and to sign up, click on this link.

The IDEA Center is introducing a great new tool that will help make your student worker recruiting efforts easier, faster and more effective. Handshake is replacing Bruin Careers, offering a high-tech/high-touch tool for students seeking jobs and internships.

Create your profile now to put your on-campus job opportunities front and center. Check out the Handshake Help Center to learn how to post a job and reach out to students directly. All students will be re-routed to the new system starting on Aug. 8.

New features that were not available in Bruin Careers:

• Mobile app for students and employers (find on App Store under “Handshake Mobile”)
• Increased student personalization and engagement (think of a personalized Pinterest board where opportunities shown match a student’s major, skills and interests)
• Easy identification of well-qualified students for your hiring needs

Kaitlyn Ragan will deliver a training at the on-campus supervisor meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. in Lemmons 8. This will be a great time to learn how to use and maximize this tool in your department.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to rework your current job descriptions, keeping in mind to be creative and “sell” your position in order to catch the attention of our George Fox millennials. The IDEA Center can provide a copy of your previous Bruin Career postings if you don’t have them on file, as well as answer any questions about this transition.

The Chinese Evangelical Church Retreat arrives for its annual retreat today (Friday). Several Chinese churches from Oregon and Washington gather together each summer to worship together and share what God is doing in and through their congregations. The gathering meets through Sunday.

Please contact the Conference and Event Office at ext. 2027 if you have questions.

All are invited to a ceramics sale featuring art seniors Annie Lunt and Emma Estep, as well as alumnus and Artist-in-Residence Andrew Baer.

The sale will have lots of “seconds” (or “didn’t come in firsts”), ranging from free to $15. There will also be full-priced wares available! It will be hosted at the Senior Art Studio at 212 N. River St., on Saturday, July 30, from noon to 3 p.m.

Feel free to stop by, say “hi,” and get great deals on handmade ceramic art!

Questions? Write echristler13@georgefox.edu.

This Fall, George Fox will welcome approximately 40 newly arrived international students, over half of whom are graduate students. Would you consider hosting a student or two during our International Student Orientation?

The orientation will begin Friday, Aug. 19, and end the morning of Aug. 25. The students will be in orientation during the days but need housing and a meal for the evenings and one weekend. Rather than put the undergraduate students in empty dorm rooms, we would like to place them with local Christian families.

This is a great opportunity for international students to be in the home of an American family and to see the reality of Christ in us.

A small stipend is offered to offset your expenses in hosting the students. If you are willing to serve as a host family, or would like more information, please contact Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu.

July 31 is the last day eligible students can opt to live off campus. Opting to live off campus after this point will result in a $75 housing change late fee. Students who chose to move off campus (commute from home or otherwise) after the third week of the semester will not be eligible for a refund of housing charges and will be responsible for the full cost of the semester housing fees.

If you are planning to opt to live off campus, please pay attention to these deadlines and avoid any unnecessary charges!

For more information, please email housing@georgefox.edu.

The IDEA Center is introducing a great new tool that will help make your student worker recruiting efforts easier, faster and more effective. Handshake is replacing Bruin Careers, offering a high-tech/high-touch tool for students seeking jobs and internships.

Create your profile now to put your on-campus job opportunities front and center. Check out the Handshake Help Center to learn how to post a job and reach out to students directly. All students will be re-routed to the new system starting on Aug. 8.

New features that were not available in Bruin Careers:

• Mobile app for students and employers (find on App Store under “Handshake Mobile”)
• Increased student personalization and engagement (think of a personalized Pinterest board where opportunities shown match a student’s major, skills and interests)
• Easy identification of well-qualified students for your hiring needs

Kaitlyn Ragan will deliver a training at the on-campus supervisor meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. in Lemmons 8. This will be a great time to learn how to use and maximize this tool in your department.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to rework your current job descriptions, keeping in mind to be creative and “sell” your position in order to catch the attention of our George Fox millennials. The IDEA Center can provide a copy of your previous Bruin Career postings if you don’t have them on file, as well as answer any questions about this transition.

The Chinese Evangelical Church Retreat arrives for its annual retreat tomorrow (Friday). Several Chinese churches from Oregon and Washington gather together each summer to worship together and share what God is doing in and through their congregations. The gathering meets through Sunday.

Please contact the Conference and Event Office at ext. 2027 if you have questions.

Traditional undergraduate students: Are you intentionally registered outside of the “block” for fall semester? (The “block” is 12 to 18 credits.) Please let student accounts know how many credits you will be taking so your estimated charges can be updated.

Email studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.

If you have been charged for health insurance and already have coverage, please go to university forms in MyGFU to complete your insurance waiver. Once finished, your charges will generally be updated within 24 hours.

If 24 hours has passed and you are still being charged, it is possible you did not complete the form fully. If you left any of the fields blank, your form will not be processed. A common mistake is to not furnish the address for your insurance policy.

To correct a previously submitted form you must go again to the University Forms area, but this time you need to select the completed form at the bottom (it doesn’t look like a hyperlink, but it is one!). Then simply reopen the form you submitted previously and add the needed information. Twenty-four hours later, your charges should be updated.

For additional help or information about insurance, email Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.

Providence Park is the place to be on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 3, as the Portland Timbers take on the Salvadoran C.D. Dragón team. You are invited to join George Fox alumni, parents and friends on the Widmer Brothers Southern Front (#1). The game begins at 7 p.m.

Game tickets include snacks of popcorn, roasted peanuts, potato chips with onion dip, gourmet macaroni and cheese, barbecue meatballs and fresh-baked cookies. Soda and water will also be provided.

Tickets cost $50 each. Visit our website for more information and to purchase tickets, or simply click on this link to purchase tickets.

Hey students! Are you returning to Newberg in mid-August for sports or Welcome Weekend set-up? In order to have your parking permit waiting for you at Mail Services, you need to complete your vehicle registration by Monday, Aug. 1. Please allow at least two weeks for your permit to be processed and mailed to the address that you indicate.

If you are living on campus, please use your George Fox address and P.O. box number as your mailing address. If you are living off campus, you can use either your off-campus address or your George Fox P.O. box number.

All other students returning to campus during the last week of August should complete their vehicle registration no later than Aug. 12 to make certain that you will receive your permit before school starts. If you have a new vehicle and haven’t received your license plates yet, just register the temporary trip permit number as your license plate. Once your license plates arrive, contact security at the following email address or phone number and we can update your registration.

Questions? Out-of-the-box situation? Check the security webpages first, and if your question isn’t answered there, please email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu by Aug. 1, or call 503-554-2090 during office hours.

When the Bruin football team plays at home, you can count on a packed stadium. It takes a village to make our football games the success that they are, and we’d love to have you join our team of incredible volunteers, the Bruin Brigade. All volunteers will receive lunch or dinner at each game they volunteer, free entry into the game and a T-shirt.

If you’re interested in joining the Bruin Brigade as a ticket seller or at the information table, send an email to Sarah Reid (sreid@georgefox.edu) and she’ll get you connected.

2016 Home Football Schedule

Sept. 3: vs. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1 p.m.
Oct. 1: vs. Whitworth University (Homecoming), 2 p.m.
Oct. 15: vs. University of Puget Sound (Family Weekend), 7 p.m.
Oct. 22: vs. Pacific Lutheran University, 1 p.m.
Nov. 5: vs. Pacific University, 2 p.m.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source before Thursday, Aug. 4.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Effective Aug. 1, the charge for renting a van will be increasing to $.71/mile. This will help to cover costs for maintenance, repairs and insurance/liability, as well as providing dollars for purchasing new vans when needed. Gas will continue to be covered at this rate.

A comprehensive study was completed and provided figures showing that renting from Enterprise to be more cost effective for the university for the following:

• 150 miles and over for one-day trips
• 300 miles and over for two-day trips
• 450 miles and over for three-day trips and above

Also effective Aug. 1, a minimum $25 fee per vehicle will be charged for the following:

• Vehicle reservations not cancelled within 24 hours of scheduled trip
• Vehicles returned late or to the wrong parking lot
• Not returning materials within 24 hours (keys, credit cards, paperwork, safety equipment included in each van)
• Returning incomplete paperwork
• Excessive cleaning required
• Not reporting an accident within 24 hours
• Leaving lights on, resulting in a dead battery

We are currently in the process of purchasing two new vans.

Questions? Contact Debby O Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

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Plant Services

Welcome to University Mail Services! All new students – residents and commuters – have been issued a mailbox assignment. We will start putting mail into your mailbox on Aug. 8. You will pick up your mailbox key during the orientation process on Thursday, Aug. 25.

You have received an email with your campus box number and your campus address. You can begin to ship packages to your campus address and we will hold all packages here at Mail Services. When you arrive on campus, you can pick up the packages at Mail Services, located in North Street Annex at the corner of the track and tennis courts, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Hope you are enjoying your summer! Since you kept your mailbox key over the summer, you will be all set when school starts. If you have lost your mailbox key, you will need to stop at University Mail Services when you arrive on campus and pay for a new mailbox key.

We will stop forwarding U.S. Mail on Aug. 1. We are holding here at Mail Services all packages that come from now until school starts. When you arrive on campus, please stop at Mail Services and ask for them.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

The following is a message from President Robin Baker, who has written a blog piece in response to recent national and world events …

It is a difficult season in our world, and I hope you will take a few minutes to read my own reflections in this blog piece. In addition, many in the academic community are thinking about the problems we face locally and nationally and how we will engage students. Although you may not agree with all of this person’s comments in this Inside Higher Ed article, I found her suggestions helpful.

– Robin Baker