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As part of a summer internship program, student Lucas Rodmyre is running his own painting business in Newberg, Sherwood, Tigard, Beaverton and Tualatin. He also employs several George Fox students as painters on his teams.

Rodmyre is offering a 10 percent discount to George Fox students, alumni, and employees on exterior painting. To schedule an estimate, contact him via email, phone or text at 206-430-0196.

Want to walk with George Fox University in the Old Fashioned Festival parade on the morning of Saturday, July 27? The MarCom office is looking for students, employees and their families to walk alongside some George Fox-sponsored vehicles while handing out candy, stickers and social media cards.

We are looking for around 50 people to sign up to volunteer in the parade; the first 25 will receive a free George Fox T-shirt to wear during the parade!

Please email Missy Downs (mdowns@georgefox.edu) to sign up or to get time and location details.

The university community is invited to join Plant Services as we gather to celebrate the custodial employees who have worked so hard for us over the years and will be leaving us this month.

Please join us anytime between 10 and 11:30 a.m. this Thursday, July 18, in the Canyon Commons dining room. Pastries and coffee will be served.

If you have questions, contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu).

See you there!

NBC Basketball Camp, July 15-19
One-hundred and sixty-five campers are here to learn basketball skills and the importance of goal setting, gratitude, positive attitude, integrity, forgiveness, leadership, and a strong personal faith.  Mark Johnson is the camp director.

SIMIODE Mathematics Conference, July  17-27
SIMIODE is the  Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations. George Fox’s own Corban Harwood is hosting a national mathematics conference filled with intensive workshops for mathematics professors visiting from multiple states.                                

The Staff Development Committee invites the community to pray for our friends who have served us so graciously as part of custodial staff and others who have left us this year.

Pray God surrounds them with his peace and opens doors for employment. We invite you to send thank you cards or other notes of encouragement to our custodial staff at Box #6274 through Thursday, July 18. 

Join us to learn how you can stay healthy and save money with MedSavvy!

MedSavvy keeps you in-the-know with information about how well medications work and how much they cost, so you can find better treatment options for you and your family. All the information comes from a team of specially trained, licensed pharmacists, so you know it is information you can trust.

Join us in the Roberts Center’s Room 101 on Tuesday, July 23, at 10 a.m. for a launch-and-learn coffee break with Janet Bronson from MedSavvy!

During this event, you will learn how to:

• Virtually manage medications for yourself and loved ones
• Stay up-to-date on the effectiveness, safety and cost of your medication
• Receive relevant safety and cost-savings alerts about your medications, direct from MedSavvy pharmacists
• Shop nearby pharmacies to see if you could save money on your medication
• Get your questions answered by a licensed pharmacist

Sign up today, as space is limited. You can do so at this link.

How do I register with MedSavvy?

1. Directly Online

• On Regence insurance? Log onto your regence.com account and access MedSavvy from your member dashboard.
• Not on Regence insurance? Go to MedSavvy.com and use registration code GOBRUINS (code can be shared with loved ones).

2. Mobile: Text GOBRUINS to 77417 to receive a customized registration link.

The vehicle registration portal opens up today (Monday, July 15) on MyGFU for juniors to register their vehicles for residential parking permits! Be sure to have your DMV registration slip in front of you, as you will need some of that information in order to register.

The portal will open on July 22 for sophomores. Freshmen need to fill out the parking permit application form located on the Campus Public Safety website (beginning July 1) if they are going to be living on campus. If your application is approved, you will be sent a link where you can register.

The portal is currently open for commuters and graduate students.

Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.

Employees: Please pass this information along to students you know.

We are thrilled to welcome more than 100 prospective students and their families to campus for Summer Visit Day today (Friday). For many of these visitors, it will be their first time setting foot on campus. We are so thankful for your involvement in making this a memorable experience for our students.

As a courtesy to our guests, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens lots so that they can arrive on campus with ease. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.

We are thrilled to welcome more than 100 prospective students and their families to campus for Summer Visit Day tomorrow (Friday). For many of these visitors, it will be their first time setting foot on campus. We are so thankful for your involvement in making this a memorable experience for our students.

As a courtesy to our guests, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens lots so that they can arrive on campus with ease. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.

The Finance team has a new email address for your convenience! Please use Finance@georgefox.edu for all your reporting (Vena) and accounting (GL) questions.

As always, you can direct accounts payable questions to AccountsPayable@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Make plans to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting on Thursday, July 25. We’ll be meeting in Canyon Commons from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (with live streaming in PDS 160).

Have a shout-out you’d like to give to a colleague for recent work they’ve done? Share it at this link!

The university community is invited to support cinematic arts student Coleman Weimer as his documentary film, Mt. Angel Pilgrim, plays at an opening reception for the “Pilgrimage” Diocesan Fine Art Exhibit at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 N.W. 19th, in Portland.

Come meet Coleman and other artists as they present their work this Sunday, July 14. Two sessions are scheduled, from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the cathedral’s Kemper Hall. There is no charge to attend.

The following Sunday, July 21, Coleman’s film will be shown at a special screening at the same location beginning at 9 a.m. That event will feature a Q&A with Coleman and the subject of the film, a man named Sherman.

Questions? Contact Dawn Ford at dford@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will have extended hours July 11-18 as the university hosts NBC basketball camps on campus. Our hours will be 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Starting Monday, July 22, we will return to our normal hours for the remainder of the summer. 

Please note that all three basketball courts will be in use during times when NBC camp groups are utilizing the building. 

Join us to learn how you can stay healthy and save money with MedSavvy!

MedSavvy keeps you in-the-know with information about how well medications work and how much they cost, so you can find better treatment options for you and your family. All the information comes from a team of specially trained, licensed pharmacists, so you know it is information you can trust.

Join us in the Roberts Center’s Room 101 on Tuesday, July 23, at 10 a.m. for a launch-and-learn coffee break with Janet Bronson from MedSavvy!

During this event, you will learn how to:

• Virtually manage medications for yourself and loved ones
• Stay up-to-date on the effectiveness, safety and cost of your medication
• Receive relevant safety and cost-savings alerts about your medications, direct from MedSavvy pharmacists
• Shop nearby pharmacies to see if you could save money on your medication
• Get your questions answered by a licensed pharmacist

Sign up today, as space is limited. You can do so at this link.

How do I register with MedSavvy?

1. Directly Online

• On Regence insurance? Log onto your regence.com account and access MedSavvy from your member dashboard.
• Not on Regence insurance? Go to MedSavvy.com and use registration code GOBRUINS (code can be shared with loved ones).

2. Mobile: Text GOBRUINS to 77417 to receive a customized registration link.

The Hadlock Student Center will be closed this morning (Wednesday) from 6 to 9 a.m. while the city of Newberg is repairing the water main. 

We will reopen for our normal afternoon hours.

Bon Appetit’s culinary journey along Route 66 resumes today (Wednesday) with a stop in Arizona.

Join us on the Klages patio between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for a Sonoran-style bacon-wrapped hot dog on a house-made bun with assorted toppings, along with a Southwest potato salad, sopapilla bars, and an Arizona Sunset drink, all for $7.25. See you there!

Good news! The Bruin Store can now process your departmental charges, so feel free to take advantage of this service the next time you need to make a purchase at the store.

Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs at pjacobs@georgefox.edu.

Please be sure to complete and submit your Concur report for June transactions by Wednesday, July 10, in order to include those expenses in the 2018-19 budget year. This means that your report must be approved by your supervisor by that time.

Concur users can view the status of their Concur expense report on their Concur home page. If your supervisor is unavailable to approve your report or you have other questions, please call or email Kathi Becker at extension 2166 or kbecker@georgefox.edu.

Thank you.

The vehicle registration portal opened up on Monday, July 8, on MyGFU for seniors to register their vehicles for residential parking permits! Be sure to have your DMV registration slip in front of you, as you will need some of that information in order to register.

The portal will open on July 15 for juniors to register and on July 22 for sophomores. Freshmen need to fill out the parking permit application form located on the Campus Public Safety webpages (beginning July 1) if they are going to be living on campus. If your application is approved, you will be sent a link where you can register.

The portal is currently open for commuters and graduate students.

Questions? Call our office at 503-554-2090 during business hours, or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.

Employees: Please pass this information along to students you know.

Today (Tuesday), the HVAC team will have a crane located off of Carlton Way between the Mail Services building (North Street Annex) and Bauman Auditorium. This will require that all of Carlton Way be closed off from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

During this time there can be no vehicle or foot traffic passing through Carlton Way for safety reasons. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.