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There are number of outlets to learn and play the piano at George Fox. Here is info on a few of them ..

Learn to play piano
Interested in learning how to play piano? Check out MUSI 135 A and B, a piano class for beginners and intermediate-level students. Beginners are considered those with no previous lessons or a year or less of lessons as a child. Intermediate-level players are those with more than one year of lessons recently or two years of lessons as a child. If you’re not sure, you can always email the instructors.
Level A: Barbara Stewart (bstewart@georgefox.edu)
Level B: Barbara Stewart (bstewart@georgefox. edu)

Private lessons
Would you like to learn the piano but are not sure if you want to be in a class? Enroll in MUSA 105 PN for .5 credit. This is “Applied Piano,” which is a private lesson each week and will have an extra fee (this is like paying a private instructor outside the university). No need to be a music major to enroll in applied piano.

Questions? Contact Kenn Willson at kwillson@georgefox.edu.

Keyboard Ensemble
A last opportunity for pianists (you will need at least four-plus years of lessons). Enroll in Keyboard Ensemble, a course that puts two to four students together to work on one or two pianos. This is great fun for pianists to get a similar experience to bands, orchestras or choirs. You do need to be able to play the piano.

If interested, you can enroll in MUSA 145 K (if you are at 18 credit hours but need to enroll in this ensemble, you can take it for “0” credit). Contact Kenn Willson for more info: kwillson@georgefox.edu.

Use your new, empty Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

Your Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 sites are hidden to students. When you are ready to make a site available, go to Administration> Course administration > Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the “Visible” section and change “Hide” to “Show” from the drop-down menu. “Save changes” at the bottom.

Remember that all students enrolled in your class in MyGFU will automatically be enrolled in your FoxTALE course site. As students add and drop your course in MyGFU, they will be added or removed automatically from your FoxTALE site

If your course site is set to Weekly format, your course might show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the course start date and change it to the first day of your 2016 fall course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources.

Metacourses may be used in special cases where you want to use one FoxTALE site for multiple sections of the same class. If you would like to use a metacourse, contact the Service Desk for assistance with setting them up.

For questions or assistance using FoxTALE, please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

Here are some answers to some of the questions that security has received about vehicle registration, parking permit pick-up, and where your permit allows you to park.

1. Even if you registered a vehicle last year, you still need to register it every year.
2. The vehicle registration link is located on the homepage of MyGFU and is found underneath “GFU Resources.”
3. You will need your DMV registration card or insurance card in front of you, as the registration process needs information from those cards.
4. Have a new car and don’t have the license plates yet? Just input the temporary trip permit number into the license plate field when you register. When you get your plates, email the number to Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu and she will override the database and put the correct plate numbers on your registration in lieu of your temporary trip permit.
5. Married students should have one spouse register both cars to avoid being charged as two separate students.
6. Commuters can register up to two cars, and are only charged for one, but they must be YOUR family’s cars, not your roommate or friends’ vehicles.
7. If you live on campus, input your campus address and PO box number as your mailing address. You will sign for your permit at Mail Services; it will NOT show up in your PO box.
8. Commuters can input the address that they commute from as their mailing address, or use their campus address and PO box number.
9. Here is a copy of the parking brochure/map that you can print out until your permit arrives
10. Please print out the temporary permit from the link that will be emailed to you upon registration completion, and place that on your dashboard until your permit arrive.

Questions? Out-of-the-box vehicle situation? Call 503-554-2090 or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Check out the jazz opportunities at George Fox! Jazz Ensemble auditions take place this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

More information and sign-ups can be found outside the band room door (Ross 210). Instrumental jazz improvisation lessons (MUSA 105JZ) are also offered, and students can register on MyGFU.

Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.

Copies of the Student Life Resources brochure will be available in the Foxhole starting next week.

Information found in this brochure:

• Living on campus
• Lifestyle standards and values
• Community policies
• Campus housing policies

Resources found in the brochure:

• Academic Resource Center
• Disability Services
• Health and Counseling Services
• Housing
• Residence Life
• IDEA Center
• Intercultural Life
• Security Services
• Spiritual Life
• Student Involvement – ASC
• Student Support Network

Please contact the Office of Student Life if you have any questions or need assistance in any way.

studentlife@georgefox.edu
503-554-2310

Need Microsoft Office on your computer? Want to get it for free?

Office 365 provides Microsoft Office for PC and Mac computers and selected mobile devices for as long as you are a George Fox student. Go to the Office 365 Login page and login with your GFU email address and password. You will be provided with the most recent version of Office that will work with your operation system. You can install one or all of the following: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

Questions? Contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

Employees and students: If you have lost anything between mid-April and last week, you will need to pick it up at the security office before Friday, Sept. 2, as all these unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes Friday afternoon.

Items that have been turned in from Welcome Weekend will not be donated this Friday and will remain in the lost and found.

Questions? Call security at 503-554-2090.

Looking for a local part-time job just to make some extra money? If so, BruinBoards is the place to look. If you’re looking to be a nanny, tutor, hostess, barista, etc., those types of positions can be found on BruinBoards under “Local Jobs.”

We add new positions every day, so check back often! Come by the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center if you have any questions!

Faculty, please let your students know about this resource.

Calling all English and theatre majors! Join us at 5 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 2, for our annual Theatre/English Kickoff Party. You’ll get a chance to meet your fellow majors and the department’s faculty and staff.

Dinner will be served, so come hungry! We will gather in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Questions? Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

The registration deadline for intramural flag football and volleyball is approaching. Flag football registration ends this Friday, Sept. 2,  at 3 p.m., and volleyball ends Saturday at 5 p.m.

Please keep in mind that your team will not be added to the league until you have met the participant requirements. Please email JJ Lacey at jlacey13@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

If you are interested in writing, editing or photography, we would like to invite you to apply to work for George Fox University’s student newspaper, The Crescent.

We are looking for talented writers and photographers who want to use their skills to inform the community around them. If you are unfamiliar with newswriting and AP style, that’s OK – just be eager to learn! The positions will fill up fast, so be sure to apply as soon as you can.

You can access the application online at this link. If you have any questions, please email Jade Becker (jbecker13@georgefox.edu) or Adrienne Speer (aspeer13@georgefox.edu).

Do you need direction in making a connection? Are you having trouble with your recollection? In looking for a colleague and making your selection, would you rather not do a complete website inspection? Just click right here to make your selection.

The link will take you the Employee Extension & Box List. Updates are made every two weeks to this collection! So check in often for further direction.

Did you check it out and find an imperfection? Contact Barbi Doran (bdoran@georgefox.edu) to make a correction.

The IDEA Center’s Deb Mumm-Hill is leaving George Fox to embark on a new adventure working as the vice president of learning experiences at OMSI, and we want to send her off well!

The farewell gathering will take place in the Stevens Center’s first-floor (Duke) atrium today (Tuesday) from 4 to 5 p.m. We would love to have you join us!

Contact Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Interested in auditioning for the fall comedy? Want to work on your monologue skills? Or are you just plain interested in meeting some theatre majors? If any of these apply to you, come to the monologue workshop, hosted by Alpha Psi Omega, at 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the program, meet its members and participate in a workshop in preparation for auditions Wednesday. If you are planning to audition, please come with a monologue prepared. All students are welcome!

Questions? Contact Michaela Conley at mconley13@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University’s football season kicks off this Saturday, Sept. 3, at home against the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. For the past two seasons, the Bruins have played in front of a Northwest Conference-leading crowd and last year doubled the number of players selected to the All-Northwest Conference team.

All George Fox employees are entitled to free entry into the uncovered general admission bleachers at home football games when they show their George Fox ID at the gate. Children under 10 are also admitted for free. Additional tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance here. You may also use this link to purchase reserved season tickets in the covered grandstands.

If you have questions, please contact Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.

We are in need of a designer who is excited to partner their technical skills with our marketing needs.

We are doing a complete overhaul of all our housing floor plans (50-plus) and looking for marketing materials to help advertise a new housing software system. We have allotted 120 paid hours toward this internship.

A majority of the work will need to happen in the fall, with two to five hours per week. The intern will be paid minimum wage and be required to keep track of time. The intern will report directly to the director of university housing (who also co-owns a local design firm).

To apply, submit a cover letter to kgriffith@georgefox.edu explaining what you have to offer and what you want to learn, a resume, and either a personal website or three examples of finished work.

Questions? Contact Kayin Griffith at the above email address.

Looking for something to do in the evenings? Come join us at the soccer field (Austin Sports Complex) every Tuesday and Thursday for some Ultimate Frisbee at 9 p.m.!

See you there! Contact Isaak Swan (iswan15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

If you are a faculty or staff member thinking about pursuing grant funding, that’s great! But there is a process to follow to ensure you don’t hit any road bumps.

First step: Do your research! Grants can be incredibly time-consuming (especially federal grants). Explore potential funders, record deadlines, and carefully consider your program or research needs. If you want help identifying a funder, don’t hesitate to contact University Advancement; it has access to a foundations database.

Most important step: Once you know which grant you want to pursue and you’ve discussed it with your dean, you must fill out the Grant Proposal Approval Form (located on the PeopleSoft homepage). All employees pursuing a grant must adhere to this process. Beyond your dean, University Advancement will facilitate all approvals on your behalf.

Why? Going through this process ensures staff and faculty don’t compete for the same grant, we dedicate faculty and administrator time to the highest priorities, and we don’t sign any grant paperwork that obligates George Fox to something unexpected. Depending on time and resources, Advancement will typically provide helpful feedback on the proposal, facilitate the submission process, and help you with reporting back to the funder. Advancement also processes all money and contracts in partnership with other offices.

We’re your partner in the grant process! For more info, check out this Grant Process & Procedures document. If you have any questions or want to chat about a new or existing grant, contact Britt Hoskins, associate director of advancement communications and grants, at ext. 2132 or bhoskins@georgefox.edu.

Today (Tuesday) is the day! After convocation, come on over to Canyon Commons 101-102 for our first all-employee lunch of the academic year. Cost is $3 per person.

See you there!

We hope you are enjoying the new dining experience in Canyon Commons. We want to make you aware of a few things about this new space.

Students on a meal plan or using flex dollars can enter and eat in the main dining area, but cannot take food into the Bridge Cafe, as there is limited seating. Commuters or students not on a meal plan may eat their own meals in the Bridge Cafe, outside of the dining hall, or anywhere else on campus, including the Bruin Den and the Foxhole.

Please contact the Office of Student Life if you have any questions or concerns.