The Daily Bruin

The Department of English and Theatre invites the community to our semester kickoff! Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. this Monday, Aug. 27, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

We’ll have free food! You’ll also get the opportunity to meet our English and theatre faculty members, as well as our new student writers, actors, poets, technicians, scholars and designers.

We’ll also have information on the 2018-19 theatre season, and you can get the latest news from our two honor societies, Alpha Psi Omega (theatre) and Sigma Tau Delta (English).

See you there! Questions? Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu).

As the finishing touches are being made on the new Hadlock Student Center, we ask that members of the university community stay away from construction areas of the building. It is very important that you do not walk around unfinished areas, as this poses a safety hazard.

Thank you

Welcome to a new school year! As new and returning students move onto campus this weekend, we wanted to remind you of the fact we are experiencing an impact from the many wildfires throughout the Northwest. Although the air quality is of concern, the threat of fire on or near campus is not an issue.

It is important to know that when the air quality is compromised, even healthy people may experience irritation. Typical symptoms are coughing, scratchy throat, shortness of breath and stinging eyes.

For individuals who are sensitive to poor air quality, the high smoke levels can have a much stronger impact. We strongly recommend that those individuals take appropriate precautions. Please limit your time outdoors, keeping medications such as inhalers and eye drops nearby, and follow guidance from your doctor regarding your personal respiratory management plan.

Please follow these tips to minimize the impact of this poor air quality:

• Pay attention to the air quality reports. Updated color-coded reports can be found at airnow.gov.
• If you have asthma or other breathing-related issues, keep your inhaler or medication with you.
• Modify your activities. Minimize exertion when the air quality is poor.
• If you must be outdoors or exert yourself, such as during move-in, take plenty of breaks.
• Keep windows and doors closed as much as possible.

For those who are concerned about the air quality, you are welcome to watch a live stream of the university welcome event (at 6 p.m. on Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium.

Welcome Weekend begins Thursday! With all the new students and their families, we’re expecting more than 2,000 guests on campus Thursday, Aug. 23, and Friday, Aug. 24. Here are a few important details for employees.

Welcoming our Guests
While this may seem obvious, please greet and welcome our guests, ask if they need help, walk them to the Information Tent in front of Stevens if they have a question you can’t answer, and help us make this a special time for our new students and their families.

Schedule
The complete schedule for Welcome Weekend can be found at welcome.georgefox.edu. There are two schedules: students, and families and guests. Changes in this year’s events include a late night trip to Target instead of Fred Meyer and “The Main Event” living area competition in place of the hoedown.

Parking
On Thursday and Friday, we need employees to park in the 99 lot.

Meals
Employees who signed up to be volunteers will receive one complimentary meal ticket to be used at lunch or dinner. Other employees desiring to eat on campus can pay as they enter the meal lines.

Attire & Name Tags
If you have a George Fox polo or dress shirt, please wear it on Thursday and Friday, as well as your name tag.

Questions?
Please call the Welcome Weekend office at ext. 2308 or the Office of Student Life at ext. 2310.

Thank you for being an integral part of welcoming our new students and their families to the George Fox family!

With fall semester about to start, Mail Services is offering extended hours for a limited time. Please see times below:

• Saturday, Aug. 25, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
• Monday – Friday, Aug. 27-31, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Our regular hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will return Monday, Sept. 3. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Marketing Communications is hosting a training session for Cascade Server, the system used to update the university website. The session serves as a refresher to those who may already have web editing access, and as an introduction to those who have not done web editing before. It’s set to take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 17, in Stevens 307.

If you’re interested in the training session, please fill out this form to RSVP. Please contact Peter Crackenberg (pcrackenberg@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Not able to attend the training, but still want a refresher on Cascade Server? We have updated documentation that you can review.

Marketing communications has a new form for submitting web requests. If you have our job request form bookmarked, you may need to refresh your browser to see the “Request a Web Job” button on the marketing communications webpage.

A copy of your completed from will be emailed to you from Google Forms in place of a confirmation email from Danette Newkirk. The new form includes the option of uploading files when you enter your request.

Contact Danette (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

The Bruin Den will be closed Thursday, Aug. 23, due to Welcome Weekend activities taking place in the Klages Center. However, the Bridge Cafe will be open Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a full selection of artisan sandwiches, baked goods, grab-and-go items, smoothies, and your favorite espresso beverages.

Marketing Communications will be processing the next business card order on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Submit your request for business cards directly with B&B Print Source before Tuesday.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff and students already here tomorrow (Thursday).

• If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, LeShana, Gulley or Brandt, we need you to vacate those lots Wednesday evening and stay out of them until Friday morning.
• If you normally park in the Le Shana lot, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the area in front of the building is clear, or move your cars to the Bauman or Morse lot Wednesday night.
• Everyone in the Pennington lot and “lollipop area,” Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the lot on 99W Wednesday night.
• Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students.
• The Morse lot and the front lot only of the Roberts Center are also available for Thursday. The lot in between the Roberts Center and Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated Wednesday night.
• If you are going on a retreat this week, you MUST move your cars to the Bauman, Morse or 99W lots before leaving on your retreat. Please don’t block up the entire moving-in flow with your left-behind cars!

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and also view the parking brochure on the CPS web pages for lot locations.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make next Thursday be the best day ever for our new students!

Come watch the Bruin football team compete in the fifth annual Swim Olympics this Friday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center. There is no cost for admission.

The Bruins will compete by position in the following events:

• Big splash
• Belly flop
• Medley relay
• Synchronized swim

We hope to see you there! Contact Gabe Haberly (ghaberly@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Please join President Robin Baker for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Bob and Camille Hadlock Student Center today (Tuesday) at 3:30 p.m. Tours will be available following the dedication.

Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu.

As the finishing touches are being made on the new Hadlock Student Center, we ask that members of the university community stay away from construction areas of the building. It is very important that you do not walk around unfinished areas, as this poses a safety hazard.

Thank you

Due to renovations and equipment install, the Wheeler Fitness Center and the temporary Fitness Center space will be closed through Thursday, Aug. 23. If everything goes as planned, the Wheeler Fitness Center will reopen on Friday, Aug. 24, for normal hours.

The space will remain open until the Hadlock Student Center is up and running. Once Hadlock opens, the Wheeler Fitness Center will transition to a student-athlete weight room.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please join President Robin Baker for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Bob and Camille Hadlock Student Center tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3:30 p.m. Tours will be available following the dedication.

Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu.

The opening of the Hadlock Student Center will be delayed, with an anticipated grand opening event for the entire campus community the week of Sept. 10. We are working closely with our contractor and will keep the campus community updated regarding the opening date as soon as it is confirmed.

When the center opens, there will be a number of exciting new programs and services for students and employees. Please take a few minutes to review the policies for employees, spouses, dependents, students and guests.

Two important items to note:

1. Anyone entering the building will be required to have a valid George Fox University ID card; There will be no exceptions.
2. All employees, spouses, dependents, students and guests will be required to have a completed liability and release form on file. This form will be live on MyGFU soon, and information will be sent out with a link once the form is available.

From Monday, Aug. 20 through Friday, Sept. 7, the fitness center space in Wheeler will remain open with limited hours to employees and students. Hours are as follows: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 to 11 p.m.; Tuesday/Thursday, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 to 11 p.m. The Wheeler Fitness Center will not be open on the weekends.

We are excited to share this beautiful new facility with the campus community! Contact Rob Simpson, director of campus recreation (simpsonr@georgefox.edu) or Keith Schneider, assistant director of campus recreation (kschneid@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

It takes an army of volunteers to ensure that all the logistics for football games are handled in an organized and efficient way. For that reason, George Fox organized the Bruin Brigade, consisting of a group of volunteers who will handle everything from directing game-day traffic and selling tickets to serving as parking lot coordinators and cleaning up after the game.

There are four home games this season, and we need volunteers to serve this year! Please reach out if you are considering finding a new way to be involved while supporting George Fox football and connecting to the community.

• Sept. 8 vs. Howard Payne: Arrive at 11 a.m.; kickoff is 1 p.m.
• Oct. 6  vs. Whitworth (Homecoming): Arrive at 11:30 a.m.; kickoff is 1:30 p.m.
• Oct. 20 vs Linfield (Family Weekend): Arrive at 11:30 a.m.; kickoff is 1:30 p.m.
• Nov. 10 vs. Puget Sound: Arrive at 11:30 a.m.; kickoff is 1:30 p.m.

Please contact Mckenna Tillotson (mtillotson@georgefox.edu) to sign up or if you have questions.

Faculty, please submit requests for fall semester course reserves as soon as possible. Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete.

Please fill out and submit this form. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

The library is pleased to deliver library material for participating faculty to their offices on the Newberg campus. All library material must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign. If you have used this service in the past or if you are signing up for the first time, please click on this link and fill out the form.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff and students already here on Thursday, Aug. 23.

• If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, LeShana, Gulley or Brandt, we need you to vacate those lots Wednesday evening and stay out of them until Friday morning.
• If you normally park in the Le Shana lot, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the area in front of the building is clear, or move your cars to the Bauman or Morse lot Wednesday night.
• Everyone in the Pennington lot and “lollipop area,” Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the lot on 99W Wednesday night.
• Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students.
• The Morse lot and the front lot only of the Roberts Center are also available for Thursday. The lot in between the Roberts Center and Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated Wednesday night.
• If you are going on a retreat this week, you MUST move your cars to the Bauman, Morse or 99W lots before leaving on your retreat. Please don’t block up the entire moving-in flow with your left-behind cars!

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and also view the parking brochure on the CPS web pages for lot locations.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make next Thursday be the best day ever for our new students!