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For requesters wanting to set up a new vendor, it is the responsibility of the requester to send the vendor the new Vendor Setup Form for them to fill out. The form is listed on the finance page here.

When communicating with your vendors, please have them submit these forms, along with their W-9 and banking verification documents, to Frank Charles, our purchasing director, at fcharles@georgefox.edu.

As a reminder, no purchases can be made without an approved George Fox PO number. If you have questions about the PO process, feel free to review this requisition tutorial on the finance page or email Sonia Rademacher at rademacher@georgefox.edu.

Campus Public Safety will be conducting its annual Bicycle Roundup this Monday, May 9. If you are staying on campus over the summer and plan to keep a bike here, please stop by the Campus Public Safety office to get a sticker ID so that your bike will not be removed.

Bicycle Rules for Summer
At the end of the spring semester, a university-wide bicycle “clean-up” is done. Bicycles that are illegally parked, unregistered or inoperable are impounded. Bicycle racks need to be cleared to do routine maintenance to the racks and surrounding areas.

In order to accommodate the maintenance of the bicycle rack areas, bicycles may not be stored on campus during the summer semester. If you are not going to be on campus using your bicycles during the summer, please remove it. Bicycle claims can be made at the Campus Public Safety/parking services office.

Students using their bikes during the summer must move their bikes to the nearest rack of their summer housing.

Bicycles NOT picked up from the impound lot within 60 days will be forwarded to local charities at the discretion of the Campus Public Safety department. Junk bicycles will be recycled.

If you have questions, contact Karen Toohey at ktoohey@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will be open this summer from May 2 through Aug. 19. Hours will be 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Hadlock will be closed Saturdays and Sundays, as well as for Memorial Day and Independence Day.

Employees, spouses and children ages 18 to 26 are able to acquire free access to the Hadlock Student Center. Please review our other access policies and details here.

Please note that the rental center is also open all summer, anytime Hadlock is open. This is a very popular service, so reservations are encouraged to guarantee equipment.

If you have questions about summer hours or other details, please contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Welcome to May! This month we will focus on our financial wellness. Topics will include retirement and estate planning, home ownership, banking and credit, budgeting, investing, identity protection and many more. We will provide you with access to webinars, free financial advice, online tools and resources.

Today, we offer you great resources about retirement and show you how you can access free financial advice and online tools. You can find it all at this link.

Be well.

– HR

This year the physical therapy program is offering four free exercise classes as part of our Health and Wellness Week.

Would you like to learn how you can do resistance training at home with minimal or no weights? Curious about Zumba? Interested in the benefits of yoga? Want to learn how to stretch and strengthen you back? These classes will be held Tuesday, May 17, through Thursday, May 19. Details can be found here.

To sign up, email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu. Space is limited, so sign up today.

Do you or someone you know currently suffer from patellofemoral pain (pain around the patella bone) or jumper’s knee (pain at the patellar tendon)?

Jason Brumitt, PT, PhD, is recruiting individuals with either of these conditions to participate in a rehabilitation study. All treatments associated with this study are free.

If you have questions or would like to enroll (or enroll someone you know), please email Jason at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.

The Bridge Cafe will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. this summer. We’re serving coffee, smoothies, sandwiches, salads and more, and accept cash, credit and debit cards, or faculty club cards.

Contact Jason Rosvall at jrosvall@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Each semester, employees who are mothers of young/school-aged children, as well as expectant mothers, gather for an informal networking lunch. This semester’s lunch has been rescheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 3.

Lunch will be provided. Please contact Jamie Noling-Auth with questions at jnolingauth@georgefox.edu.

Greetings from the Bruin Store, faculty and staff! Thanks to all who have already turned in their fall adoptions, but we still have a ways to go. The sooner we know, the better we can serve our students, so please make your fall course materials selections ASAP.

Contact Laura King at lking@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Cheers!

Please welcome Kimberly Bachmeier, who is joining Michelle Conrad and Melodee Powers as finance’s new accounts payable team member. You may be familiar with her already, as she was a temporary employee, doing an outstanding job. That’s why we hired her! More about Kimberly will be featured in a future issue of What’s Bruin.

As always, please use the accountspayable@georgefox.edu email address to reach the AP team, as there are times when one of us may not be available. This ensures that we can handle your request promptly.

Questions? Contact Melodee Powers at mpowers@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in virtual, augmented, or mixed reality technology? All are welcome to join us for a virtual reality exhibition in Canyon Commons banquet rooms 102 & 103 from noon to 3 p.m. this Friday, May 6.

We will be hosting special guest Robert Victorino to share recent implementations of the technology at Portland Community College, followed by an opportunity to try out a variety of VR and AR experiences from our own community.

Light refreshments will be provided. To participate, please sign up for a one-hour timeslot here.

Questions? Contact Amy Ralston at aralston@georgefox.edu.

If your contract ends soon and/or you will not be on campus through the summer, please bring over any cash or checks before you leave.

Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to be deposited. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2022, must be deposited in the current fiscal year.

If you should have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173. Thank you and have a great summer!

One of our wonderful writing professors, Guadalupe García McCall, is sadly leaving George Fox. As such, the Department of Language and Literature is throwing a going-away reception for her today (Friday) in Canyon Commons 101.

The reception will start at 11:30 a.m., and a short program will begin at noon. All are invited to come and say goodbye to Guadalupe.

Contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu with any questions you may have.

Are you familiar with the Mediterranean Diet? There are many health benefits associated with it. The College of Physical Therapy, as part of our Health and Wellness Week, is offering a free taster and educational session from 6 to 6:45 p.m. on Monday, May 16, so join us at the Medical Sciences Building!

Come sample five dishes and learn about the health benefits, plus a chance to win one of three cookbooks. The event is limited to 30 people. To sign up, email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.

Wooden rings, spoons and flower pots are just some of the beginner items you can make with the Maker Hub’s Teknatool Wood Lathe. The wood lathe is a machine very similar to the metal lathe in the machine shop.

To start, two free-spinning center points on each side of a wood piece clamp the wood between them and hold it centered. It operates by spinning a piece of wood stock at a variable speed, and lets the operator create round objects.

Unlike the metal lathe, there is not a cutter secured to the machine that is moved into place to cut. On the wood lathe, an operator will instead use long handled chisels to carve away the wood.

There are a wide variety of projects that can be done on the wood lathe, some easier than others, and all requiring a different need for skills and tools. For more information, check out the Maker Hub’s Wiki Page and watch this video to see how it works.

The Maker Hub exists as a resource and creative outlet for the entire George Fox community (yes, including non-engineers!). We are looking for student aces. A student ace is simply an expert on a piece of equipment who helps train other students on the usage of that equipment and gains extra privileges within the Maker Hub.

Please email makerhub@georgefox.edu if you would like to get connected or have any questions.

The Bridge Café will be open this Saturday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to noon, with limited options. Cash, credit, debit, and flex points will be accepted.

Our summer hours begin on Monday, May 2. Check out our Bon Appetit page for more information.

Each semester, employees who are mothers of young/school-aged children, as well as expectant mothers, gather for an informal networking lunch. This semester’s lunch has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 4, from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 3.

Lunch will be provided. Please contact Jamie Noling-Auth with questions at jnolingauth@georgefox.edu.

Students, employees and alumni are eligible to rent equipment from the Hadlock Student Center throughout the summer. Popular summer rental items include stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, water tubes, tents, sleeping bags, hammocks, and yard games.

New rental items that will be available this summer include mountain bikes, bike racks, and a multi-person stand-up paddleboard that can hold two to four people.

Summer is our most popular rental season, so we highly recommend making a reservation (no money down) to reserve your equipment online. Please also keep in mind that Hadlock is closed on the weekends, so equipment for the weekend needs to be picked up prior to Saturday and Sunday and dropped off after the weekend concludes.

To see what equipment is available and to make reservations, please go here. If you have questions, please contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Please join us as we say farewell and best wishes to Peggy Gibbons, assistant professor of social work, between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today (Thursday) in Roberts 215. Light refreshments will be served. All are invited to come celebrate the impact Peggy has had on our community. Swing by when you can!

Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.

Does your department have quality boxes? If so, consider giving them to students to pack their belongings for the move home or onward!

Please make sure all boxes are sturdy and either can close completely or have a lid. You can deliver them to the mailroom on the Newberg campus, where students will pick them up free of charge. This is a small but impactful way we can help students Be Known!

Questions? Reach out to Megan Fisher at ext. 2112 or Richard Silver (rsilver@georgefox.edu) in the mailroom.