The Daily Bruin

Looking for a good read that will grow and challenge you? Join other staff and administrators this fall as we read through Debby Irving’s book Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race. Meet up to process what you read, voice your insights and to grow in your ability to contribute to creating a more inclusive campus. If you are interested, please sign up at this link.

Tuesday Morning Group: Meet-ups scheduled from 9 to 10 a.m. on Sept. 27, Oct. 25 and Nov. 29
Wednesday Afternoon Group: Meet-ups scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 28, Oct. 26 and Nov. 30

Space is limited to 10 per group. Participants are expected to attend all three meet-up sessions. Free copies of the text will be provided to participants.

For more information, contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

As usual, Plant Services has had super busy summer. We are still in the process of completing multiple building and remodeling projects, as well as several smaller projects and numerous office moves. As a result, we have accumulated more than 1,000 open work requests.

We are working hard to catch up but must complete student housing requests first. Thank you for your patience during this very busy time.

– Plant Services

Today (Wednesday) Plant Services will be testing the fire alarm systems in the Klages Center. The duration of the testing will depend on how responsive the fire systems are. Unfortunately, exact testing times are not available.

Evacuation will not be necessary; however, the alarms will be quite loud and unpleasant.

Thank you for your understanding.

Due to safety concerns and fire risk associated with hoverboards that have been raised by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the potential impact to the safety of our community, George Fox University has decided to temporarily ban these devices.

Effective the spring 2016 semester until further notice, the use, possession, or storage of hoverboards, including all self-balancing type scooters and hands-free segways, will not be permitted on campus or on any George Fox property.

Contact Mark Pothoff for more information (mpothoff@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2313).

George Fox University’s football season kicks off on Sept. 3 at home against the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. For the past two seasons, the Bruins have played in front of a Northwest Conference-leading crowd and last year doubled the number of players selected to the All-Northwest Conference team.

All George Fox employees are entitled to free entry into the uncovered general admission bleachers at home football games when they show their George Fox ID at the gate. Children under 10 are also admitted for free. Additional tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance here. You may also use this link to purchase reserved season tickets in the covered grandstands.

If you have questions, please contact Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.

Do you need direction in making a connection? Are you having trouble with your recollection? In looking for a colleague and making your selection, would you rather not do a complete website inspection? Just click right here to make your selection.

The link will take you the Employee Extension & Box List. Updates are made every two weeks to this collection! So check in often for further direction.

Did you check it out and find an imperfection? Contact Barbi Doran (bdoran@georgefox.edu) to make a correction.

Life Flight is completing a training session with the athletic training program today (Monday) from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The plan is for a landing on Morse Field.

Don’t forget to join us for a Welcome Weekend information meeting this morning (Monday) at 9 a.m. in Stevens 207. In order to assist new students and their families/guests well, we need as many people as possible to be knowledgeable about the events of the weekend.

There are several changes to the schedule this year, and our hope is for everyone to be informed. We hope you can make it.

Questions? Contact Stephanie St Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Welcome Weekend is next week! With all the new students and their families, we’re expecting more than 2,000 guests on campus Thursday, Aug. 25 and Friday, Aug. 26. 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.

Parking: On Thursday and Friday, we need employees to park in one of two locations off-campus if at all possible:

• Newberg Friends Church (307 S College St.) and walk to campus or carpool with colleagues to campus in one car.
• Northside Community Church (1800 Hoskins St.) and walk to campus or carpool with colleagues to campus in one car.

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.

Informational Meeting: An employee informational meeting is scheduled for today (Monday) at 9 a.m. in Stevens 207 to go over more details about the Welcome Weekend schedule.

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!

Mark Pothoff
Dean of Community Life

Attention staff, faculty and students: The Welcome Weekend staff asks that you please keep all parking spots vacant in front of Pennington Hall, Edwards Hall and HMS from Monday, Aug. 22, through Friday, Aug. 26.

We also ask that you do not park at the farthest end of the Pennington lot (closest to the suites), as those spots will need to be used for Welcome Weekend traffic flow. We need those spots vacant due to Welcome Weekend activity and new resident move-ins during the week.

We appreciate your cooperation and apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. If you have any pressing questions or concerns, please email Welcome Weekend Coordinator Erika Muir at emuir12@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

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 materials 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.

Please join us for a Welcome Weekend information meeting on Monday, Aug. 22, at 9 a.m. in Stevens 207. In order to assist new students and their families/guests well, we need as many people as possible to be knowledgeable about the events of the weekend.

There are several changes to the schedule this year, and our hope is for everyone to be informed. We hope you can make it.

Questions? Contact Stephanie St Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Welcome Weekend is next week! With all the new students and their families, we’re expecting more than 2,000 guests on campus Thursday, Aug. 25 and Friday, Aug. 26. 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.

Parking: On Thursday and Friday, we need employees to park in one of two locations off-campus if at all possible:

• Newberg Friends Church (307 S College St.) and walk to campus or carpool with colleagues to campus in one car.
• Northside Community Church (1800 Hoskins St.) and walk to campus or carpool with colleagues to campus in one car.

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.

Informational Meeting: An employee informational meeting is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 22, at 9 a.m. in Stevens 207 to go over more details about the Welcome Weekend schedule.

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!

Mark Pothoff
Dean of Community Life

Both today (Friday) and Wednesday, Aug. 24, Plant Services will be testing the fire alarm systems in the Klages Center. The duration of the testing will depend on how responsive the fire systems are, and on Wednesday the alarms will be demonstrated to the inspector. Unfortunately, exact testing times are not available.

Evacuation will not be necessary in Klages during either time; however, the alarms will be quite loud and unpleasant.

Thank you for your understanding.

George Fox University’s football season kicks off on Sept. 3 at home against the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. For the past two seasons, the Bruins have played in front of a Northwest Conference-leading crowd and last year doubled the number of players selected to the All-Northwest Conference team.

All George Fox employees are entitled to free entry into the uncovered general admission bleachers at home football games when they show their George Fox ID at the gate. Children under 10 are also admitted for free. Additional tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance here. You may also use this link to purchase reserved season tickets in the covered grandstands.

If you have questions, please contact Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.

As the IDEA Center transitions to Handshake as the new platform for professional internships and jobs, we would like to take the opportunity to inform the campus community about the new way that local businesses and families can connect with our students.

Because local, non-professional jobs are vital to our students’ supplemental income, we want to make sure there is a resource on campus for these employers to connect with students. We will now be posting these opportunities on BruinBoards.

Those looking to post local, part-time opportunities can contact the IDEA Center to request a posting, and students can find them under the “Local Jobs” link on the BruinBoards homepage.

Below is a reference for delineating which system to use:

• Professional level internships & jobs: Handshake
• On-campus employment: Handshake
• Part-time, non-professional jobs in the community (nannies, tutors, baristas, etc): BruinBoards

If you have questions, please contact the IDEA Center at 503-554-2330 or idea@georgefox.edu.

Do you know someone who is a nurse practitioner? The Health and Counseling Center has an immediate opening for a nurse practitioner to provide health care to the George Fox community.

This position is perfect for the individual who would like to have the breaks and summers off and/or has children who would like to attend the university! It’s a friendly, fast-paced environment treating some of the nicest students in the country. Even if the individual is currently employed, we would greatly appreciate bringing this position to their attention.

More info on the position can be found at this link, or they can contact Bill Buhrow at 503-554-2340. Thanks for helping us locate the right person for this pivotal position.

Attention staff, faculty and students: The Welcome Weekend staff asks that you please keep all parking spots vacant in front of Pennington Hall, Edwards Hall and HMS from Monday, Aug. 22, through Friday, Aug. 26.

We also ask that you do not park at the farthest end of the Pennington lot (closest to the suites), as those spots will need to be used for Welcome Weekend traffic flow. We need those spots vacant due to Welcome Weekend activity and new resident move-ins during the week.

We appreciate your cooperation and apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. If you have any pressing questions or concerns, please email Welcome Weekend Coordinator Erika Muir at emuir12@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Please join us for a Welcome Weekend information meeting on Monday, Aug. 22, at 9 a.m. in Stevens 207. In order to assist new students and their families/guests well, we need as many people as possible to be knowledgeable about the events of the weekend.

There are several changes to the schedule this year, and our hope is for everyone to be informed. We hope you can make it.

Questions? Contact Stephanie St Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.