The Daily Bruin

All university offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, July 3, for the Independence Day holiday.

The Bruin Den will be closed on Friday, July 3, in celebration of Independence Day.

Please remember that beginning Wednesday, July 1, all purchasing will be done in PeopleSoft. You will no longer be able to put requests into IFAS. If you have questions regarding this process, please contact Karon Bell (Financial Affairs) at ext. 2162

The university community is invited to an open house retirement celebration for Marvin Clarkson (Plant Services) from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 2, in the Edwards-Holman Science Center Atrium. Marvin, a skilled groundskeeper, has worked at the university for 18 years.

The Foxhole will be closed until Thursday, July 2, while campus bookstore personnel are completing their summer inventory.

Plant Services is hosting canyon work days each Wednesday this summer for those willing to help with various projects in Hess Creek Canyon. Beginning this Wednesday, June 24, volunteers meet Clyde Thomas (Plant Services) at 7 a.m. at the Plant Services office (1101 Villa Road) and will be assigned a location in the canyon. They are welcome to stay all day or a half day, with a half day preferably the minimum.

Questions? Contact Clyde at ext. 2013.

Starting Sunday night, June 21, and running through the end of the week, the campus will host the Suzuki summer conference group. Because of our construction, Bon Appetit will be serving meals in the center of the Bruin Den dining area and the visitors will be eating in the Cap and Gown Room.

During this time, we will be keeping the Bruin Den open for all staff, faculty and students with tables and chairs set up near the west windows facing the Hoover Academic Building.

Thanks again to everyone for being flexible during this time. Please contact us if you have any questions.

– Denny Lawrence, Bon Appetit

This is a final reminder that year-end inventory starts this Wednesday through Tuesday, June 24-30, at the Bruin Bookstore on the Newberg campus. The bookstore, textbook annex and online store will be completely shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.

During this time:

• There will be no money available to make change.
• Phone orders or requests will not be taken.
• Candy, beverages or other items will not be sold, along with any other type of merchandise.

The bookstore will resume full operation on Wednesday, July 1, but will be closed on Friday, July 3. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time. We sincerely thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation to help us perform a successful inventory process. We are aware this closure may be an inconvenience to some, but having an accurate inventory count is just one more way we strive to improve our service to the George Fox community.

Please help us unify the graphic representation on the George Fox campus and centers by displaying the updated logo in your areas.  You can download the revised logo at the Marcom graphic download Web page.

Items that should display the updated logo: wall displays such as bulletin boards, building maps, directional signage, departmental notices, etc.

Acceptable materials with old logo to use up: stationery, business cards and brochures.

If you have questions, please write Tamara Cissna, director of brand management, at tcissna@georgefox.edu. Thank you for your help!

The university is expecting approximately 30 new international students this fall. They will be arriving on Aug. 20 to begin the international student orientation. Rather than housing these students in empty dorm rooms during the orientation, we are looking for about 15 families who would be willing to have up to two international students stay in their home the nights of Aug. 19-26 (students would be free to be with the families the entire weekend of Aug. 22-23).

Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided on campus during the orientation. We also ask families to provide transportation to George Fox between 8-8:30 a.m. and pick students up at approximately 5 p.m. Host families will receive a stipend to help defray some of the costs of meals and transportation.

If you are interested in serving as a host family, please contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) or Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu). If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.

Thank you for your willingness to consider this opportunity.

The University Store is having its final summer sidewalk sale this weekend during Genesis. Stock up and save on art and school supplies at 25 percent off, gifts at 40 percent off, and clothing at 40 to 75 percent off. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, June 18-21.

The Portland Center Bookstore will conduct its annual end-of-fiscal-year inventory June 30 through July 2. The bookstore will be unavailable for any transactions during that time. We will resume regular store hours on Monday, July 6.

Year-end inventory at the University Store on the Newberg campus is scheduled Wednesday through Tuesday, June 24-30. The bookstore, textbook annex and online store will be completely shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.

During this time:

• There will be no money available to make change.
• Phone orders or requests will not be taken.
• Candy, beverages or other items will not be sold, along with any other type of merchandise.

The bookstore will resume full operation on Wednesday, July 1, but will be closed on Friday, July 3. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time.

The bookstore staff wishes to thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation. We are aware this closure can be an inconvenience to some, but having an accurate inventory count is just one more way we strive to improve our service to the university community.

Beginning July 1, all purchasing will be done through PeopleSoft. IFAS will no longer be available for purchase requests. To enable you to create purchase requests and continue with normal business processes, we will be conducting training in PeopleSoft beginning Wednesday, June 17.

In addition to requisition training, you also will be trained on the new way to view and track budget details, including a drill-down feature to look at pertinent details and check for errors.

Training is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning Wednesday, June 17, through Friday, June 19, at the SurfShack. Seating is limited to six people for each training session, so you must reserve a spot ahead of time. We also need to know in advance to ensure that all of your permissions and security are set correctly.

To reserve a time, please e-mail Karon Bell (Financial Affairs) or call her at ext. 2162.

Mark Terry (Visual Arts) is seeking to borrow unused foam camping pads, eggshell mattress pads, cushions and other soft items to help pack his sculptures for a show in California. He needs them for the month of July and can return them the first week of August. Please call 503-537-8618 if you can help out.

Serve Day is in need of team leaders to serve on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Here is a rundown of team leader responsibilities:

• Attend a meeting on Sept. 2  to receive information about site
• Contact both site and RA prior to Serve Day to confirm details
• Supervise volunteers and ensure communication on Serve Day

If you are willing to be a team leader, please contact Rachel at serveday@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2326.

Just a reminder that the Bruin Den and everything else in Heacock Commons will be closed on Thursday, June 11, due to a PGE power conversion.

Employees are invited to attend an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

A video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing the following day at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Did you know that your university e-mail account is also a Google Account? (Note that it is just a Google Account, not a Google E-mail Account). Want to know more? Visit this link on the IT website.

The University Store will be closed on Thursday, June 11, due to a power outage that will affect all of Heacock Commons.