The Daily Bruin

Effective July 1, the MLRC and Portland Center libraries are now only accepting debit and credit cards to purchase print cards. No more digging in your pockets or wallet for that extra change to purchase a print card. You can now purchase the print card you need with your debit/credit card. The library will accept cash or checks for other library purchases.

All IT purchases are now paid with a debit or credit card. They not only accept your debit or credit card, but Apple and Android Pay is also available. So if you need a new ID card, power adapter or to pay for those unexpected repair parts, you will no longer need to provide cash or a check. Just put it on the card.

Please note: ID cards will no longer be charged to student accounts.

Questions? Contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

Looking for a good read that will grow and challenge you? Join other staff and administrators this fall as we read through Debby Irving’s book Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race. Meet up to process what you read, voice your insights and to grow in your ability to contribute to creating a more inclusive campus. If you are interested, please sign up at this link.

Tuesday Morning Group: Meet-ups scheduled from 9 to 10 a.m. on Sept. 27, Oct. 25 and Nov. 29
Wednesday Afternoon Group: Meet-ups scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 28, Oct. 26 and Nov. 30

Space is limited to 10 per group. Participants are expected to attend all three meet-up sessions. Free copies of the text will be provided to participants.

For more information, contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

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 Monday, Sept. 5.

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

What are you interested in listening to on the university’s own KFOX radio station? We’d like to find out! Take a couple minutes to let us know by taking this survey.

Thanks!

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).

Calling all social work students! Please join us in front of the social work office (Meridian Street House) for yummy ice cream floats, hot dogs, cold drinks and lawn games!

Come anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 2, to meet other students in the major and hang out for a little while!

Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Interested in joining the handbell choir? We’re looking for ringers for the 2016-17 year, and we’d love for you to join us! We meet once a week, on Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Ross 219.

Our first rehearsal, on Thursday, Sept. 1, is a handbell “open house” for you to come try out ringing in an open, no-pressure environment. Come join us and see if ringing in a handbell choir is right for you!

Ringing handbells has numerous benefits, including:

• Enjoying participation and building confidence making music in a small ensemble
• Exploring the skills of handbell playing through rehearsal and performance
• Building rhythmic and sight-reading skills, and
• Growing in ability as a musician using handbells and a variety of musical styles and techniques

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at barefootcomposer@gmail.com. Otherwise, I hope to see you Thursday!

Sincerely,
– Chris Reed, Director

A beginning guitar class will be offered on campus this fall for credit. Sign up and add some fun to your schedule and learn a new skill!

The class is designed for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn the skills to play all your favorite rock, folk, pop and worship songs. No experience is necessary, but you must have your own guitar. The class is MUSI 250-A (Wednesdays/Fridays, 3:20-4:30 p.m.).

Class and lessons are taught by G.I.T. Musicians Institute graduate Jordan Stricklen. Email Jordan directly at JStricklen@georgefox.edu for more info.

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.

Thank you,
Plant Services

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 tomorrow (Tuesday) from 4 to 5 p.m. We would love to have you join us!

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

We have four choirs at the university, and we would love to have you join us!

• Returning students: Please email Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu) if you are planning to be in a choir but are not currently registered for a course.
• New students: All choir information can be found on the bulletin board outside Ross 208 along with the audition sign-up sheets. Please check it out!
• Faculty and staff: The Master Chorus will be singing the Fauré Requiem on Saturday, Nov. 5. Please join us! Rehearsals will be held in Ross 208 on Tuesday nights, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., starting Sept. 6.

If you have questions, please contact me.

Thanks!
– Danielle Warner

All who are interested in the theatre department are invited to attend a monologue workshop at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 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 this 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.

Sign-ups for both flag football and volleyball are now available online or on the REC-IT app. If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact JJ Lacey at jlacey13@georgefox.edu.

Open to both students and employees!

All are welcome to the first Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation tonight (Monday), when Ron Mock, professor of politics and peace studies at George Fox, introduces this semester’s series in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Islam and the West.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Tonight (Monday), all on-campus residents will have all-area gatherings to meet with their residence life staff. These will be at 9:15 p.m.

Each residential are will be meeting in separate areas:

• Houses/Apts North will meet in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
• Houses/Apts West will meet in in Hoover 105.
• Residential Area East will meet in Bauman Auditorium.
• Pennington, Carey, Willcuts and Beebe Halls will meet in Lemmons 8.
• Coffin and Edward Halls will meet in Robert Center 117.
• Hobson, Macy and Sutton Halls will meet in Canyon Commons.

If you have any questions, ask your RA or your Area Coordinator (AC).

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

• Temporary Inquiry and Application Coordinator, Grad Admissions, Portland Center
• Senior Mail Services Specialist (internal candidates only)
• Custodian, Plant Services
• Nurse Practitioner
• Library Assistant II, Public Services, Half Time
• Groundskeeper, Plant Services
• Applications Analyst, Institutional Technology
• Associate Director of Annual Giving

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. 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.

The first Newberg all-employee lunch is tomorrow (Tuesday). Join your colleagues in Canyon Commons 101-102 anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. for great conversation over a bargain meal ($3 per person).

Hope to see you there!

The Bruin Den reopens today (Monday)! Coffee will be hot and the grill will be ready for orders at 8 a.m. Stop by and see us!

New department lanyards have been made for the 2016-17 academic year. They have been placed in your department mailbox, so be sure to replace the old one with the new one. If your department did not receive one, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.

Thank you,
Mail Services

The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, from 8 to 8:15 a.m., in Hoover 250.

Prayer format will alternate between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.