Please note a correction on the e-nnouncement that appeared yesterday. The temporary location for mail and print services July 1-3 will be in Lemmons 12 and 13, not Calder 12 and 13.
Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
Summer core fitness classes are now being offered in Minthorn Hall from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings. There is no fee to participate.
We will not have class on the following dates:
The last day is TBA (sometime in mid-August). Questions? Contact Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.
We want to thank everyone on campus for their support these past few days as we’ve worked hard jointly with Event Services and Custodial Services and many others to take good care of our Old German Baptist Brethren summer conference attendees.
As a thank you, we will have free coffee and cookies for everyone on campus today (Wednesday) from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Bruin Den.
To a person, these attendees have fallen in love with our campus and have expressed a strong desire to possibly return in future years. Way to go Fox!
University Mail and Print Services will be temporarily relocating into Calder 12 and 13 for three days, July 1-3. The power to the North Street Annex will be turned off during that time. Limited services as follows:
Mail Services
Print Services
Please plan your print and mail items accordingly. Bring any large quantity or detailed jobs into Print Services and Mail Services the week of June 24. Be aware that our turnaround time may be longer due to limited access to our equipment and supplies at our temporary location. We are here to serve and we will do our best to accommodate your requests during this time.
Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost ext. 2556.
As of today (Monday), the financial aid office is relocating to the second floor of the Stevens Center (STV 220), next to admissions. All staff contact information remains the same. You are invited to stop by and see our new home.
This fall marks the third year that all incoming first-year students will been given a “Common Reading” as part of the First Year Seminar program. The campus community is invited to join our incoming students in reading Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle.
Consider adding the book to your summer reading list, and keep your eyes open for more information about Common Reading events during the fall semester. If you need more motivation, check out this short LA Times article about the book.
Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions or would like to help with Common Reading activities.
To learn more, read the press release on this year’s Common Reading Program.
You may have noticed that Google is constantly working to improve its products. There are new features and changes that come out almost weekly, and we are working hard in IT to keep up with these new changes.
One way you can learn about them is to subscribe to our TechTips forum. Receive in your e-mail updates, hints and tips relevant to George Fox University-supported software, including Microsoft Office, Windows 7, Google Apps, Keynote and PowerPoint, Apple OS, iOS features and more related to George Fox systems.
Check out the latest update: Google has combined the storage capacity between Gmail and Drive and we now have a combined capacity of 30GB. Subscribe to TechTips and you can review all of our past posts to find information that is helpful to you.
This is a reminder that our Summer Serve team is collecting the following items to take to Romania and Moldova for at-risk and orphaned children. Here is a list of items needed. We’d so much love your help gathering them. We need these items by Friday, June 14, at noon.
If you are able to provide any of the below items please drop them by the Spiritual Life House (located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. If our office is closed, please leave the donations by our front door and we will take care of it when we return. For more information, e-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320.
Thank you!
Craft Supplies:
Sporting Goods:
Tools:
Toys:
As many of you know, the university will be hosting more than 1,300 members of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church for its annual conference beginning this Friday, June 14, through next Tuesday, June 18.
Because of the size and complexity of this conference, both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will be closed the following days and times:
Bruin Den: Closed June 14-18
Villa Cafe: Closed June 14-21
Thank you for your understanding and support during this very busy time for the campus.
Our Summer Serve team is going to Romania and Moldova and is collecting the following items to take with them for at-risk and orphaned children. Here is a list of items needed. We’d so much love your help gathering them. We need these items by Friday, June 14, at noon.
If you are able to provide any of the below items please drop them by the Spiritual Life House (located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday. If our office is closed, please leave the donations by our front door and we will take care of it when we return. For more information, e-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320.
Thank you!
Craft Supplies:
Sporting Goods:
Tools:
Toys:
Wheeler Sports Center will close on Wednesday, July 3, at 5 p.m. and reopen on Monday, July 8, at 6 a.m. The Colcord Field track will be open from dawn until dark on these days.
The Wheeler downstairs lobby will be closed for refinishing Tuesday, June 4, through Friday, June 7. The racquetball courts will also be closed.
If you need to use the locker rooms, please enter at the back door (amphitheater side). If you need to access the gymnasium, please use the Fulton Street entrance, not the front doors.
Thank you for your patience as we provide this service.
- Plant Services
Our Summer Serve team going to Romania and Moldova in June is collecting the following items to take with them for at-risk and orphaned children. Here is a list of items needed. We’d so much love your help gathering them.
If you are able to provide any of the below items please drop them by the Spiritual Life House (located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday. If our office is closed, please leave the donations by our front door and we will take care of it when we return. For more information, e-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320.
Thank you!
Craft Supplies:
Sporting Goods:
Tools:
Toys:
This is a reminder that there will be a power outage in the Edwards-Holman Science Center, Hoover and Wood-Mar buildings tomorrow (Wednesday) from 8 a.m. until noon. Please remember not to enter these buildings during this time since life safety or fire alarms will not be activated.
Thank you,
Plant Services
All are invited to the Tilikum Trail Run and Family Fun Day at Camp Tilikum on Thursday, July 4. All fees and donations go to a camp scholarship fund that enables underprivileged youth to attend summer camp.
The day includes a 5K run and one-mile walk/run for all ages. The course includes gravel, trails and crossing a bridge and runs along the new path encircling the lake at Tilikum and throughout the grounds. Jogging strollers are welcomed. Camp Tilikum is a non-pet facility; please leave your pets at home.
Pre-register by Friday, June 14, and you’ll receive a T-shirt with a goody bag. Pre-registration is $35 (adult) and $15 (youth age 6-17). Ages 5 and under are free with one paid adult. The fee after June 14 goes up $10 per person.
Race-day registration opens at 9 a.m. Races begin at 10 a.m., with the awards and raffle ceremony to follow. Awards will be given to the first-place finishers in each age category (Men, Women and Youth Boy/Girl).
Please feel free to bring your family picnic and stay for a while afterwards. We will have canoeing and swimming open and available to all guests. You can also visit the barnyard animals, the century-old schoolhouse and tree house. Those not wanting to participate in the race but would like to come as a spectator are warmly welcomed!
If interested in volunteering, please contact Michelle Bradshaw, guest services director, at 503-538-2763, ext. 101, or michelle@camptilikum.org. Donations can be sent directly to Tilikum, 15321 N.E. North Valley Road, Newberg, OR 97132.
There is a power outage planned for Wednesday, May 29, between 8 a.m. and noon for the Edwards-Holman Science Center, Hoover and Wood-Mar. Alternative power will be supplied from Lemmons for critical equipment. Fire alarm and life safety equipment will not be operating, so please DO NOT enter these buildings during this time.
Thank you,
Plant Services
All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed on Monday, May 27, to observe the Memorial Day holiday. Libraries in Newberg and the Portland Center also will be closed.
Something new has been added to Google+ Hangouts. If you’re a regular user of Google+ and Hangouts, you’ll want to know how these new changes affect you. IT has put together a short guide to get you started so you can make the necessary updates and continue to use the Hangouts feature with as little inconvenience as possible.
One of the new features is that Hangouts and Chat are now synced across devices, and you can switch from one device to another within the same Hangout and/or Chat. Check out our guide at this link.
The deadline for ballots at the university drop site is today (Tuesday) at 4:30 p.m. Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service.
We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and no postage is necessary. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.
Thanks,
Mail Services
Don’t forget to join us for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Stoffer Family Stadium this afternoon (Monday) at 4 p.m.
The stadium will serve as future home of the university’s revived football program – set to kick off in 2014 after a 45-year hiatus – and the track and field team. It will be built on campus where the current track facility is located.
The groundbreaking ceremony will include a ceremonial groundbreaking, a time to honor the donors who helped make the project possible, and details on how the stadium will impact not only the university’s football and track and field programs, but athletics for the entire George Fox community.
To date, more than $5.3 million of the $7.2 million project has been raised. Crews began work on the complex – which will include the synthetic-turf Lemmons Family Field, grandstand facilities and the Duke Athletic Center (home to a training facility, a locker room, offices and classrooms) – this spring, with construction due to be completed in time for football’s kickoff in September of 2014.
To R.S.V.P. for the groundbreaking ceremony, e-mail Jan Lefebvre at jlefebvre@georgefox.edu.
