The Daily Bruin

Whether you want students to improve their writing, brainstorm for an upcoming assignment, or meet regularly for academic coaching, ARC consultants are available to support students in their academic pursuits.

The ARC is open Monday through Thursday from 1 to 10 p.m. and from noon to 4 p.m. on Fridays. Appointments are available starting on Monday, Sept. 4, and online scheduling will be available by Friday, Sept. 1.

To schedule an appointment, students can email the_arc@georgefox.edu, call 503-554-2327, or stop by the ARC on the first floor of the library.

The Office of Student Life would like to share that Kristi Welker has been hired as the director of commuter life. Her office is located on the third floor of the Stevens Center. She is excited to work with commuter students this year, and her role is to help them in their college journey at George Fox.

If you know commuter students who need help feeling connected here, feel free to email her at kwelker@georgefox.edu, stop by the student life office or call her at 503-554-2308.

Our mascot, Pennington Bear, is looking for new friends (12 and younger) to join his Penn Pals Kids Club. Do you know any kids who would like to join? Members get a T-shirt, six free tickets for parents to attend games, and much more! Plus, Pennington will be their pen pal; anytime kids write him a letter, he’ll send a handwritten personalized letter in return.

Join now and you’ll receive your Penn Pals package in time to use the free tickets at our first 2017 football game! Learn more about Penn Pals and join at this link.

For more information, contact Mckenna Martin at ext. 2134.

The university community is invited to a retirement reception for HVAC technician Mike Rader today (Wednesday) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-102. Mike has worked at George Fox for 22 years, and his duties have ranged from HVAC maintenance to Bon Appetit appliance repairs and fire safety maintenance.

Come wish Mike well as he retires after more than two decades of service to the university!

Beginning this week, the Wheeler Fitness Center hours are as follows:

• Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
• Saturday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Sunday: 1-7 p.m.

Please remember that the Fitness Center is open to all current George Fox University students, faculty and staff. Signing in with your ID card is required for everyone in order to use the facility. As this is a liability issue, there are no exceptions. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

You may direct any questions or concerns to Skyler Rieke (srieke14@georgefox.edu) or Cory Hand (chand@georgefox.edu).

The university pastors will be hosting a service of remembrance honoring Daniel Mellers, beloved friend and classmate who died on April 23, 2017. The service will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 4 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. All are welcome.

Sign-ups for both flag football and volleyball are now available online at this link or the IMLeagues app.

For returning students: This is a different app than the RecIT app that was used last year. So make sure to delete the RecIT app and download the IMLeagues app. Sign in to create or join a team.

For new students: Create an account by selecting George Fox University as the “School/Organization” and enter all personal information on the sign-up tab. In addition, download the IMLeagues app.

There are a limited number of spaces for volleyball teams, so make sure to create a team at your earliest convenience.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Mark Nathlich at mnathlich14@georgefox.edu.

This is open to both students and employees!

Come join us for ultimate frisbee tonight! We play every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 p.m. at the Austin Sports Complex. You are welcome to just show up, and we would love to have you come no matter what your ultimate skills are. Employees are invited as well!

Contact Isaak Swan (iswan15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Today is the day! Practice some self-care during this busy first week of classes and join your coworkers for lunch. It will be served in Canyon Commons between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. today for only $3.

Use your new, empty Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

Your Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 sites are hidden to students. When you are ready to make a site available from the course home page …

• Go to Administration> Course administration > Edit settings
• Look for the “Visible” setting and change “Hide” to “Show” from the drop-down menu
• Just below the Visible setting is the “Course start date” where you can set the correct date if needed
• Save changes at the bottom

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.

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources. 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.

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

– Your Educational Technology Team

Beginning this week, the Wheeler Fitness Center hours are as follows:

• Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
• Saturday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Sunday: 1-7 p.m.

Please remember that the Fitness Center is open to all current George Fox University students, faculty and staff. Signing in with your ID card is required for everyone in order to use the facility. As this is a liability issue, there are no exceptions. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

You may direct any questions or concerns to Skyler Rieke (srieke14@georgefox.edu) or Cory Hand (chand@georgefox.edu).

The Department of Art and Design invites you to attend the opening of “Autumn Rise,” the faculty art show, opening this evening (Monday) in both the Minthorne and Lindgren Galleries.

Art and design works of 12 faculty members will be on display. Faculty artists and designers participating include Bob Bredemeier, Gary Buhler, Jeff Cameron, Meghan Hedley, Jennifer Loop, Breanne Sherwood, Jillian Sokso, Don Sprague, Mark Terry, Tim Timmerman, Brandon Waybright and Luke Zimmerman.

An opening reception will be held in both galleries, with refreshments provided at the Minthorne Gallery, starting at 7 p.m.

With the start of fall semester, hours of operations in our retail cafes will be as follows:

• Bruin Den and Bridge Cafe: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Bruin Bites: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Would you consider taking an anonymous two-minute survey to help the College of Business? We want to learn how the George Fox campus community perceives our college.

Whether you represent faculty, staff, students or alumni, your response will be valuable to us! (Respond by Thursday, Aug. 31, and you will be entered to win one of two $20 Coffee Cottage gift cards!)

Take the survey at this link. Questions? Contact Jekabs Bikis (jbikis@gmail.com)

Thank you!

The university community is invited to a retirement reception for HVAC technician Mike Rader on Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-102. Mike has worked at George Fox for 22 years, and his duties have ranged from HVAC maintenance to Bon Appetit appliance repairs and fire safety maintenance.

Come wish Mike well as he retires after more than two decades of service to the university!

All packages come to Mail Services and are processed here on campus. Therefore, when ordering packages online, please double check that your name and mailbox number are on the shipping address. Packages with no name and mailbox number will automatically become a mystery package and will be at risk of being sent back if it is not claimed in a timely manner.

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

TIAA individual consulting appointments are coming to the Newberg campus Sept. 5, 6 and 7. No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with Braden Danielson can help you create a unique plan for your goals. And, it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You’ll get answers to these questions and more:

• Am I invested in the right mix of investments to help meet my goals?
• Am I saving enough to create the retirement income I need?
• How do I take income from my retirement account once I stop working?
• How do I plan for short-term goals such as saving for a house or education expenses?
• How do I manage debt, save money and balance various financial priorities at the same time?

To schedule your one-hour appointment, click on this link. The on-site appointment slots fill quickly, so don’t delay! Take advantage of this excellent resource!

You can also visit Advice and Guidance to access online tools and resources that can help you stay on track and save even more for retirement.

If you would like to make a change to your retirement account contribution amount or have questions about your George Fox University benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.

As the student activity center construction project continues, please respect the fence and stay out of the building and construction areas. Construction personnel only are allowed inside the fence. The safety of students, faculty, staff and guests is our highest priority.

Generally, work crews arrive around 6:30 a.m. and begin work on the site at 7 a.m. on weekdays. We apologize in advance for the noise, dust and inconvenience that accompanies projects such as this and ask for everyone’s patience as we anticipate this exciting new addition to campus!

The first all-employee lunch of the year is tomorrow (Tuesday) and served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Practice some self-care during the busy first week of classes and join your coworkers for lunch! Cost, $3; your sanity, priceless!

Last call for the lost and found! If you lost something on campus from last April until now, and have yet to pick it up, now is the time to do so! All of the lost-and-found items not reunited with their original owners will be donated to charitable causes on Friday, Sept. 1, to make room for incoming items.

If we have emailed you about left-behind items, please come to the security office to claim your items, as space is very limited!