Come join us for ultimate frisbee tonight! We play every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 p.m. at the Austin Sports Complex. You are welcome to just show up, and we would love to have you come no matter what your ultimate skills are. Employees are invited as well!
Contact Isaak Swan (iswan15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Today is the day! Practice some self-care during this busy first week of classes and join your coworkers for lunch. It will be served in Canyon Commons between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. today for only $3.
If you’re a fall athlete and you’d like to receive credit for participating, be sure to register for your sport before Friday, Sept. 1! Ask your coach for the permission code so you can enroll yourself on MyGFU. Don’t miss out on this one-credit opportunity!
Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu, or call us at 503-554-2330 so someone can help you.
Use your new, empty Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 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 2017 and Spring 2018 sites are hidden to students. When you are ready to make a site available from the course home page …
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.
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.
Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.
– Your Educational Technology Team
Beginning this week, the Wheeler Fitness Center hours are as follows:
Please remember that the Fitness Center is open to all current George Fox University students, faculty and staff. Signing in with your ID card is required for everyone in order to use the facility. As this is a liability issue, there are no exceptions. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
You may direct any questions or concerns to Skyler Rieke (srieke14@georgefox.edu) or Cory Hand (chand@georgefox.edu).
The Department of Art and Design invites you to attend the opening of “Autumn Rise,” the faculty art show, opening this evening (Monday) in both the Minthorne and Lindgren Galleries.
Art and design works of 12Â faculty members will be on display. Faculty artists and designers participating include Bob Bredemeier, Gary Buhler, Jeff Cameron, Meghan Hedley, Jennifer Loop, Breanne Sherwood, Jillian Sokso, Don Sprague, Mark Terry, Tim Timmerman, Brandon Waybright and Luke Zimmerman.
An opening reception will be held in both galleries, with refreshments provided at the Minthorne Gallery, starting at 7 p.m.
With the start of fall semester, hours of operations in our retail cafes will be as follows:
Would you consider taking an anonymous two-minute survey to help the College of Business? We want to learn how the George Fox campus community perceives our college.
Whether you represent faculty, staff, students or alumni, your response will be valuable to us! (Respond by Thursday, Aug. 31, and you will be entered to win one of two $20 Coffee Cottage gift cards!)
Take the survey at this link. Questions? Contact Jekabs Bikis (jbikis@gmail.com)
Thank you!
The school newspaper, The Crescent, is now accepting applications for reporters, editors and photographers, as well as a social media manager and financial manager.
The Crescent offers a stipend for all staff members, as well as the opportunity to gain experience in the journalism industry and build your portfolio! Want to join the team? Find out more information and apply at asc.georgefox.edu.
Questions? Email Hannah at hdugan16@georgefox.edu or Kelsey at herschberger.kl@gmail.com.
The university community is invited to a retirement reception for HVAC technician Mike Rader on Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-102. Mike has worked at George Fox for 22 years, and his duties have ranged from HVAC maintenance to Bon Appetit appliance repairs and fire safety maintenance.
Come wish Mike well as he retires after more than two decades of service to the university!
Do you need to make adjustments to your schedule? Are you wanting to change your major? Drop by the IDEA Center during the first week of school during our special drop-in hours. We will be open Monday through Friday (Aug. 28 to Sept. 1) from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m.
If you have any questions or would like to create an appointment with us, please contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu or call us at 503-554-2330.
All packages come to Mail Services and are processed here on campus. Therefore, when ordering packages online, please double check that your name and mailbox number are on the shipping address. Packages with no name and mailbox number will automatically become a mystery package and will be at risk of being sent back if it is not claimed in a timely manner.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.
TIAA individual consulting appointments are coming to the Newberg campus Sept. 5, 6 and 7. No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with Braden Danielson can help you create a unique plan for your goals. And, it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You’ll get answers to these questions and more:
To schedule your one-hour appointment, click on this link. The on-site appointment slots fill quickly, so don’t delay! Take advantage of this excellent resource!
You can also visit Advice and Guidance to access online tools and resources that can help you stay on track and save even more for retirement.
If you would like to make a change to your retirement account contribution amount or have questions about your George Fox University benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.
Calling all thespians! General auditions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) from 7 to 10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. We will host the first call-back the following evening, Wednesday, from 7 to 10 p.m. and a second call-back on Friday, Sept. 1, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the same location.
What to prepare
For the general audition (Tuesday), please prepare a 90-second comedic monologue from a classical play (preferably Shakespearean). Your monologue should be fully memorized and well rehearsed. Be prepared to work with the director one-on-one after you have performed your monologue.
Sign-up Sheet
In order to secure your audition slot, please sign up on the audition sign-up sheet on the theatre audition board in Lemmons Hall. Students who are not theatre majors/minors are more than welcome to audition. You will not need to prepare a 90-second monologue, but you will need to read/perform a short Shakespearean monologue for the director. Come early, grab a monologue from the audition table, and take a little time to practice before your audition time slot.
Call-backs will feature movement work and cold readings from the text. Also, if you sing or play an instrument, please come ready to share your talents with us.
Show Dates
Oct. 19-21 and Oct. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m., as well as Oct. 29 at 2 p.m.
Rehearsals
In general, rehearsals take place between 7 and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Director Rhett Luedtke will work around your evening conflicts, but you should do what you can to limit those conflicts as much as possible.
Questions?
Please email Rhett at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.
Let’s have fun!
As the student activity center construction project continues, please respect the fence and stay out of the building and construction areas. Construction personnel only are allowed inside the fence. The safety of students, faculty, staff and guests is our highest priority.
Generally, work crews arrive around 6:30 a.m. and begin work on the site at 7 a.m. on weekdays. We apologize in advance for the noise, dust and inconvenience that accompanies projects such as this and ask for everyone’s patience as we anticipate this exciting new addition to campus!
In-store pick-ups for all Bruin Store online orders can be picked up between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday through Sept. 1. All students picking up online orders during those dates will receive a 20 percent off coupon toward school supplies. The coupon is valid through Sept. 8.
Thank you for shopping at the Bruin Store!
For your safety, when walking to and from the Austin lot, please walk only on Meridian Street on the west side of campus up to Crestview, as it has sidewalks. Villa Street on the east side of campus does not have sidewalks.
Thank you,
Security Services
The first all-employee lunch of the year is tomorrow (Tuesday)Â and served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Practice some self-care during the busy first week of classes and join your coworkers for lunch! Cost, $3; your sanity, priceless!
Commuters: Did you know that we provide lockers for you to store your personal belongings in between classes? The lockers are located in the FoxHole, on the lower level of Klages Center.
Contact the Student Life Office by emailing studentlife@georgefox.edu to rent a locker this year. The cost is a $10 deposit and will be returned to you once you return your key.
Last call for the lost and found! If you lost something on campus from last April until now, and have yet to pick it up, now is the time to do so! All of the lost-and-found items not reunited with their original owners will be donated to charitable causes on Friday, Sept. 1, to make room for incoming items.
If we have emailed you about left-behind items, please come to the security office to claim your items, as space is very limited!
