The Daily Bruin

We finally have updated Wheeler Fitness Center hours! We appreciate everyone’s patience as we have worked through delayed openings, closures and staffing shortages.

From Monday, Aug. 27, 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.

Weekend hours for Saturday, Sept. 1, are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and hours for Sunday, Sept. 2, are 1 to 9 p.m.

The Office of the President has developed a Presidential Appearance Request Form that will assist in managing the president’s schedule. The president strives to accommodate as many engagement requests which support the mission of the university as possible. The completion of this form is required for anyone desiring the president (and spouse) be present and/or participate at an event.

We appreciate your patience with scheduling the president’s complex calendar. The link to the form can also be found on the President’s Office contact page and will be posted on the “Resources for Current Employees” and “Resources for Faculty” pages as well.

Please note: It is expected that the requestor has followed procedures and obtained the approval of their administrator prior to submitting the request.

The university community is invited to join professor Paul Anderson and student Anastasia Reinhardt as they lead Contemplative Worship (or, unprogrammed worship after the manner of Friends) on Thursdays in Hoover 250. The gathering will meet each Thursday this semester from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m., and all are welcome.

The first five experiences will count for chapel elective credit if students desire. Our hope is that students develop spiritual sensitivity to the light of Christ within.

Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The giving of food isn’t the only way you can donate to the Bruin Community Pantry. Besides donations of non-perishable items, employees can fill out a payroll deduction form to make a donation.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon if you would like more information about this process. You can also contact our advancement office.

Email Jere at jwithers@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to help students with writing, study skills, test-taking strategies, time management and more. Here’s what you can do to help your students get off to a strong start:

• In all your syllabi, include the standard ARC description provided by Rick Muthiah
• Talk about the ARC during your classes:
  – Before major papers are due
  – Recommend academic coaching as a way to get support with accountability, time management, study skills and more
• Consider requiring a visit to the ARC for one of your papers. If you are requiring a visit, please email Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu) to make sure the ARC schedule and consultants are prepared to meet your students’ needs.

If you have any questions, contact Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu).

The city of Newberg will be testing large water meters for accuracy this morning (Tuesday). During the test, which may last 15 to 30 minutes, the water flow may be reduced or it may be off completely.

Locations for testing – which may result in the water being off completely – are Wheeler, Hobson, Macy and Sutton. Wood-Mar’s meter will also be tested, but the water meter has a bypass, so the interruption in service may not be noticeable in Wood-Mar.

Judging from past experience, the water might look a little cloudy when it runs after the test. If you are concerned, run the faucets a bit to clear the line after testing. Air in the line will make the water look cloudy from the aeration, but the water is fine.

If you have any concerns, please contact the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.

Have you struggled with alcohol? Looking for some support? Feel free to attend the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting on campus. We meet each Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters in Roberts 128.

Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 19. All George Fox students, staff, faculty and administrators are welcome to attend. There is no fee to participate.

Questions? Contact Gregg Lamm at gregg.lamm@gmail.com.

George Fox University is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe place to live, work and learn.

A guide to information regarding sexual misconduct is available for all community members. On online brochure can be found on the Title IX website on the Resources page. The brochure can be found at this link.

For more information, please contact the student life office at 503-554-2316 or studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Join us this morning (Tuesday) for the Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Danielle Warner, the 2017-18 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, will be speaking.

See you at 10:50 a.m.!

Do you sing? Did you sing? Do you want to sing? Come join the Master Chorus in Ross 208 on Thursday nights between 7 and 8:30 p.m. this fall to sing Mozart’s Missa Brevis in C major. We start Aug. 30 and end on Nov. 1 with the performance!

That’s 10 weeks, or 15 hours total, to bring this piece to life and sing with wonderful people! Questions? Email Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu.

Join us for our first all-employee lunch of the semester today (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 101-103. Lunch is at noon, and the cost is only $3.

Mark your calendars for future all-employee lunches on the following Tuesdays during the 2018-19 academic year:

• Sept. 25
• Oct. 30
• Nov. 27
• Dec. 11
• Jan. 29
• Feb. 26
• March 19
• April 30

Looking for the Department of Health and Human Performance? The department’s offices have been moved out of the Wheeler Sports Center and into the basement of the Northwest Yearly Meeting building at 200 N. Meridian St. (corner of Meridian and 99W).

Starting Sept. 1, all permanent and student employees will be using electronic time sheets.

Benefits include:

• No paper forms or signatures needed
• One place to log and review your time sheets
• Single point for review and management of time sheets
• Increased accuracy and efficiency

Watch your email for more information and instructions.

Commuter Life has created a new form to manage reserving the FoxHole lounge. This is a highly utilized space, which is awesome! We want to provide the best customer service, and this form helps us manage reservations. Please use this easy form to reserve this space.

When reserving, keep in mind that the kitchen area is cleaned by the Commuter Life student leader team. Please be sure to clean the kitchen after using it. Additionally, all coffee and food supplies in the FoxHole are purchased by Commuter Life for commuter events. Please bring all paper products and items needed for your event. Enjoy the FoxHole this year!

If you have questions, ask Kristi Welker, director of Commuter Life, by emailing kwelker@georgefox.edu or calling ext. 2308.

FoxTALE was recently upgraded, and you will see some changes when you first log into FoxTALE to see your list of courses. The default homepage is your dashboard and shows a course overview page listing your course sites in either a “timeline” view or “courses” view. The courses view shows your courses divided in three tabs: In Progress, Future and Past. Courses are listed here according to start dates and end dates. Organization of Courses (video, 1:19)

Because not all courses have the same start date, you may need to adjust your course start or end date. To learn more, view the guide FoxTALE Course Overview.

Use your new, empty course sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

You may need to add sections to your course home page: Manage Course Sections

All course sites are initially created hidden from student view. When you are ready, you can make your course site visible to your enrolled students. Here is a guide on how to make your course visible: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.

Remember that all students enrolled in your class in MyGFU will automatically be enrolled in your FoxTALE course site. As students add and drop your course in MyGFU, they will be added or removed automatically from your FoxTALE site.

Metacourses may be used in special cases where you want to use one FoxTALE site for multiple sections of the same class. If you would like to use a metacourse, contact the Service Desk for assistance with setting them up.

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

– Your Educational Technology Team

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to help students with writing, study skills, test-taking strategies, time management and more. Here’s what you can do to help your students get off to a strong start:

• In all your syllabi, include the standard ARC description provided by Rick Muthiah
• Talk about the ARC during your classes:
  – Before major papers are due
  – Recommend academic coaching as a way to get support with accountability, time management, study skills and more
• Consider requiring a visit to the ARC for one of your papers. If you are requiring a visit, please email Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu) to make sure the ARC schedule and consultants are prepared to meet your students’ needs.

If you have any questions, contact Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu).

This week only, Mail Services will have extended hours (7:30 a.m. to 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.

Do you like getting good deals? Discounts on cool stuff? Good news: The Bruin Card, a multi-use discount card you can use at 15 local businesses, will be available in both a digital and hard-copy format.

• Want it digitally? You can find it by going to igfu.georgefox.edu on your mobile device, clicking on MyGFU, then clicking “Bruin Discounts.” The digital format is live and available to use now!
• Want a hard copy? Returning students and employees on the Newberg campus will receive the Bruin Card in campus mailboxes by mid-September. New students will receive them in their LIBA 100/285 or HNRS 150 class.

And here’s more good news: You can use the card as many times as you’d like until it expires on Aug. 31, 2019! So, not only will you be getting great savings on your purchases, you’ll be supporting local businesses. Just show your card or the digital offer on your mobile device when you make your purchases.

Don’t have a campus box? Pick up a card at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center after Sept. 16.

The Department of English and Theatre invites the community to our semester kickoff! Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) 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).

A portion of Carlton Way will be closed on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 8 a.m. until noon. The area closed will be from the Klages Center main entrance (off Carlton Way) to the engineering loading dock area (south of the entrance). No traffic will be permitted through this area, as they will be operating large cranes.

Thank you for your patience.
– Plant Services