Starting Monday, April 28, the Bruin Den will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the remainder of the summer.
Please note that with the OSAA choir championships on campus May 1-3, the Bruin Den will be extremely busy on Thursday and Friday during the noon hour. If you are able to come earlier or later, the lines will be much shorter. Thanks.
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Old George Fox University “script†stationery may only be used for internal campus communication purposes only, not to be used for outgoing U.S. Mail. Thank you for your cooperation.
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If you will be in the area this summer, and would like to be part of the George Fox Community Garden, please e-mail Corey Beals (Religious Studies) at cbeals@georgefox.edu or simply talk to him. The garden is located on what used to be the helipad for Providence Newberg Hospital, near the Villa Academic Complex.
The Fitness Center will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, through Sunday, April 27. It will reopen Monday, April 28, with shifts from 6 to 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (there will be no 4-7 p.m. shift).
From Tuesday, April 29, through Friday, Aug. 29, it will be open from 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 4 to 7 p.m. (no weekends). It will be closed May 26 and July 4.
No student mail will be distributed to student mailboxes after 3 p.m. on Friday, April 25.
Forwarding of U.S. Mail will begin on Monday, April 28. For those who have requested their mailbox to remain open all or part of the summer, mail will resume to their mailbox on Monday, April 28. If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell (Mail Services) at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
As you start to pack up for the summer, please return any Bon Appetit dishes, bowls, glasses, cups, etc. you may have. Bon Appetit bought more than 4,000 glasses alone this year and would love to have stray items returned. You can leave them outside our doors, hand them to us, leave them in boxes for the custodial staff, or even send us anonymous notes and we’ll come and get them.
Thanks for all your help … have a great summer!
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The university’s baseball program is hosting its annual Bruin Baseball Camp for ages 8 through high school seniors from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day June 23-26. The cost is $150 (family rates are available).
To find out more, call head coach Marty Hunter at 503-554-2914 or e-mail him at mhunter@georgefox.edu and put “BSB Camp” in subject line.
The summer Fitness Center hours (April 28 to Aug. 29) are 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. There will be no weekend hours.
The center will be closed Memorial Day (May 26) and July 4.
If you have lost any items, please come to the Security Services house to check for them in the lost and found before 3 p.m. on Friday, April 25. After this time, items will be donated to charitable causes. Have a great summer break.
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The Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting a FoxTALE workday in the Newberg CAI Lab on Tuesday, May 6.
A session from 9 a.m. to noon will focus on using the FoxTALE grade book and quiz features. Participants will learn to set up online quizzes or tests and will discuss the pros and cons of using FoxTALE as one’s course grade book. Attendees also will learn to set up assignments and weighted categories in the grade book. This course assumes that participants have a basic knowledge of FoxTALE.
Any full-time, part-time, or adjunct faculty members are welcome. RSVP to Sheila Abercrombie (IT) by Friday, May 2, to reserve a space in the workshop. Also contact Sheila if you want an introduction to FoxTALE prior to this session.
There will be optional open lab time from 1-4 p.m. in the CAI Lab. All faculty members can come to work on FoxTALE at their own pace and to ask individual questions.
Additional FoxTALE sessions will be offered in August on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center.
Did you attend chapel the first Monday after spring break, when Gregg Lamm spoke and packets were handed out to sponsor Compassion International children? Twenty-five of these packets were taken without students writing down information. These are the only packets in the world for these children.
If you took a packet, please contact the Campus Ministries office at ext. 2320 or e-mail ehodgin05@georgefox.edu. If you have a friend you know took a packet, please remind them of this announcement as well. Thank you.
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Richard Reiten, chairman of the board for Northwest Natural Gas and the company’s former CEO, will speak at both spring commencement ceremonies this Saturday, April 26. The university will confer 330 traditional undergraduate degrees and 362 graduate, seminary, and professional studies degrees. About 570 students are expected to participate in the ceremonies.
Undergraduate commencement begins at 2 p.m. in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center, with audience seating at 1 p.m. The ceremony for graduate, seminary, and professional studies students starts at 7 p.m. in the same location, with seating for guests beginning at 6 p.m.
Also, on the morning of April 26, a baccalaureate service is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Reiten’s commencement address is titled “A Mission Possible: Making a Difference.” For more scheduling information on commencement weekend, visit the commencement events page.
President Robin and Ruth Baker invite you to attend the annual presentation of employee awards:
Date: Wednesday, May 7
Place: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
An employee reception will follow from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS.
For employees at the Portland Center, Robin Baker will present the strategic planning and
employee awards on Thursday, May 8, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 155A. Refreshments will follow.
The voters’ pamphlet for the Oregon primary election (May 20, 2008) is now available on the counter in the hallway at University Mail Services. These are available for students as well as employees.
Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, May 5, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an update on strategic planning as it relates to next year. Your participation is strongly encouraged.
The University Store hours have changed to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for this week (finals week) and next (beginning of May term classes).
Book buyback hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Wednesday through Friday, April 23-25.
Graduation store hours this Saturday, April 26, are 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 5, the bookstore hours will change to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for the summer season. The store will not be open on Saturdays during the summer.
Continue to celebrate alumnus Ben Hawkins’ life through his music.
It soon will be available to purchase. If you are interested please send an e-mail to benhawkinsmusic@yahoo.com
President Robin Baker, psychology professor Kris Kays and chemistry professor Michael Everest will serve as celebrity judges for the annual George Fox University Theater Games Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
The annual event is a competition between improvisational teams composed of George Fox students. The audience participates by making suggestions for scenarios.
Tickets to the event are sold at the door. Ticket prices (from free to $2 per person) are determined by dice roll.
The theatre department will provide free pizza at 8:45 p.m. if the 250-seat auditorium is sold out. At 9 p.m., students will perform long-form improvisation for about half an hour.
Here’s a shocking fact — the food system is responsible for up to 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, scientists have shown that dietary choices can equal the difference between driving a fuel-efficient sedan vs. a large SUV.
Bon Appetit is taking a national leadership position in the care of our environment with our Low Carbon Diet. Over the next several years, we will be implementing over 20 purchasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the highest impact areas of our business by 25 percent.
On Tuesday, April 22nd at lunch time, we will be celebrating Earth Day. In Klages Dining Room we will be serving menu items that highlight low-carbon food choices. Each food area will illustrate a key principle of reducing climate change. You will have extensive choices but will be encouraged to taste new items that are more climate-friendly than some regular features. In addition to our students on meal plans, we’d like to invite staff, faculty and non-meal plan students to join us and for $6 can enjoy not only a great lunch, but educational materials as well.
We will also debut Bon Appetit’s online Low Carbon Diet Calculator to help you determine the impact of your individual food choices. This fun, interactive calculator is based on best-available science developed by a multi-disciplinary team of experts.
For more information, visit www.circleofresponsibility.com and www.eatlowcarbon.org
Please contact Denny Lawrence if you have any questions.
Book buyback at the University Bookstore is this Wednesday-Friday, April 23-25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come to the main entrance of the University Bookstore in the SUB.Â
See what your textbooks are worth by going to store.georgefox.edu. Go to the Newberg Main Store, click on “SELL” next to textbooks at the top of the page. Follow the instructions to receive current textbook buyback prices.
