The Daily Bruin

All employees, half time and above, are required to attend the all-community meeting​ (absences must be approved by your vice president)​, scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 15, in the Canyon Commons dining hall on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow.

The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, ​an update from President Robin Baker and the VP team​ on strategic design and the future of the university​,​ a presentation of the university innovation plan by the Innovation Team, employee service awards, and recognition of the support staff and administrator of the year.

Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu with any questions. See you there!

A beginning guitar class will be offered on campus this fall for credit. Sign up and add some fun to your schedule and learn a new skill!

The class is designed for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn the skills to play all your favorite rock, folk, pop and worship songs. No experience is necessary, but you must have your own guitar. The class is MUSI 250-A (Wednesdays/Fridays, 3:20-4:30 p.m.).

Class and lessons are taught by G.I.T. Musicians Institute graduate Jordan Stricklen. Email Jordan directly at JStricklen@georgefox.edu for more info.

All are invited to a ceramics sale featuring art seniors Annie Lunt and Emma Estep, as well as alumnus and Artist-in-Residence Andrew Baer.

The sale will have lots of “seconds” (or “didn’t come in firsts”), ranging from free to $15. There will also be full-priced wares available! It will be hosted at the Senior Art Studio at 212 N. River St., today (Saturday) from noon to 3 p.m.

Feel free to stop by, say “hi,” and get great deals on handmade ceramic art!

Questions? Write echristler13@georgefox.edu.

If you’ve ever wanted to be in a parade, this is your opportunity! George Fox has been asked to provide the grand marshal for this summer’s Newberg Old Fashioned Festival Parade, scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 to 11 a.m.

It’s the start of our 125th year, and we want to recognize the people who have helped us get this far … our employees and students. This is your invitation to be one of the grand marshals for the parade.

We’re assembling a group of employees, students, parents and alumni to walk and hand out candy. It’ll probably take less than 20 minutes of walking. Some spots will be available for riding and waving. We’ll also have the Bruin bus, Professor Ed Higgins’ 1934 Ford flatbed truck, the Bruin bear (“Pennington”) and the Victory Bell.

Feel free to join us. We’ll meet at Newberg’s Renne Field (Blaine and 6th) at 9 a.m. We may even have some free T-shirts still available. Click this link for more info.

Are you interested in leading a small-group Bible study of eight to 10 undergraduate students for eight weeks this fall? SpIL is still looking for approximately 10 to 12 leaders.

Group leaders select the meeting time and location that works best for them. Groups begin meeting the week of Sept. 19 and end the week of Nov. 7. SpIL offers curriculum options. Leaders begin the experience with a complimentary leaders luncheon in early September.

For more information and to sign up, click on this link.

The IDEA Center is introducing a great new tool that will help make your student worker recruiting efforts easier, faster and more effective. Handshake is replacing Bruin Careers, offering a high-tech/high-touch tool for students seeking jobs and internships.

Create your profile now to put your on-campus job opportunities front and center. Check out the Handshake Help Center to learn how to post a job and reach out to students directly. All students will be re-routed to the new system starting on Aug. 8.

New features that were not available in Bruin Careers:

• Mobile app for students and employers (find on App Store under “Handshake Mobile”)
• Increased student personalization and engagement (think of a personalized Pinterest board where opportunities shown match a student’s major, skills and interests)
• Easy identification of well-qualified students for your hiring needs

Kaitlyn Ragan will deliver a training at the on-campus supervisor meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. in Lemmons 8. This will be a great time to learn how to use and maximize this tool in your department.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to rework your current job descriptions, keeping in mind to be creative and “sell” your position in order to catch the attention of our George Fox millennials. The IDEA Center can provide a copy of your previous Bruin Career postings if you don’t have them on file, as well as answer any questions about this transition.

The Chinese Evangelical Church Retreat arrives for its annual retreat today (Friday). Several Chinese churches from Oregon and Washington gather together each summer to worship together and share what God is doing in and through their congregations. The gathering meets through Sunday.

Please contact the Conference and Event Office at ext. 2027 if you have questions.

All are invited to a ceramics sale featuring art seniors Annie Lunt and Emma Estep, as well as alumnus and Artist-in-Residence Andrew Baer.

The sale will have lots of “seconds” (or “didn’t come in firsts”), ranging from free to $15. There will also be full-priced wares available! It will be hosted at the Senior Art Studio at 212 N. River St., on Saturday, July 30, from noon to 3 p.m.

Feel free to stop by, say “hi,” and get great deals on handmade ceramic art!

Questions? Write echristler13@georgefox.edu.

This Fall, George Fox will welcome approximately 40 newly arrived international students, over half of whom are graduate students. Would you consider hosting a student or two during our International Student Orientation?

The orientation will begin Friday, Aug. 19, and end the morning of Aug. 25. The students will be in orientation during the days but need housing and a meal for the evenings and one weekend. Rather than put the undergraduate students in empty dorm rooms, we would like to place them with local Christian families.

This is a great opportunity for international students to be in the home of an American family and to see the reality of Christ in us.

A small stipend is offered to offset your expenses in hosting the students. If you are willing to serve as a host family, or would like more information, please contact Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu.

The IDEA Center is introducing a great new tool that will help make your student worker recruiting efforts easier, faster and more effective. Handshake is replacing Bruin Careers, offering a high-tech/high-touch tool for students seeking jobs and internships.

Create your profile now to put your on-campus job opportunities front and center. Check out the Handshake Help Center to learn how to post a job and reach out to students directly. All students will be re-routed to the new system starting on Aug. 8.

New features that were not available in Bruin Careers:

• Mobile app for students and employers (find on App Store under “Handshake Mobile”)
• Increased student personalization and engagement (think of a personalized Pinterest board where opportunities shown match a student’s major, skills and interests)
• Easy identification of well-qualified students for your hiring needs

Kaitlyn Ragan will deliver a training at the on-campus supervisor meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. in Lemmons 8. This will be a great time to learn how to use and maximize this tool in your department.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to rework your current job descriptions, keeping in mind to be creative and “sell” your position in order to catch the attention of our George Fox millennials. The IDEA Center can provide a copy of your previous Bruin Career postings if you don’t have them on file, as well as answer any questions about this transition.

The Chinese Evangelical Church Retreat arrives for its annual retreat tomorrow (Friday). Several Chinese churches from Oregon and Washington gather together each summer to worship together and share what God is doing in and through their congregations. The gathering meets through Sunday.

Please contact the Conference and Event Office at ext. 2027 if you have questions.

Providence Park is the place to be on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 3, as the Portland Timbers take on the Salvadoran C.D. Dragón team. You are invited to join George Fox alumni, parents and friends on the Widmer Brothers Southern Front (#1). The game begins at 7 p.m.

Game tickets include snacks of popcorn, roasted peanuts, potato chips with onion dip, gourmet macaroni and cheese, barbecue meatballs and fresh-baked cookies. Soda and water will also be provided.

Tickets cost $50 each. Visit our website for more information and to purchase tickets, or simply click on this link to purchase tickets.

When the Bruin football team plays at home, you can count on a packed stadium. It takes a village to make our football games the success that they are, and we’d love to have you join our team of incredible volunteers, the Bruin Brigade. All volunteers will receive lunch or dinner at each game they volunteer, free entry into the game and a T-shirt.

If you’re interested in joining the Bruin Brigade as a ticket seller or at the information table, send an email to Sarah Reid (sreid@georgefox.edu) and she’ll get you connected.

2016 Home Football Schedule

Sept. 3: vs. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1 p.m.
Oct. 1: vs. Whitworth University (Homecoming), 2 p.m.
Oct. 15: vs. University of Puget Sound (Family Weekend), 7 p.m.
Oct. 22: vs. Pacific Lutheran University, 1 p.m.
Nov. 5: vs. Pacific University, 2 p.m.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source before Thursday, Aug. 4.

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

Effective Aug. 1, the charge for renting a van will be increasing to $.71/mile. This will help to cover costs for maintenance, repairs and insurance/liability, as well as providing dollars for purchasing new vans when needed. Gas will continue to be covered at this rate.

A comprehensive study was completed and provided figures showing that renting from Enterprise to be more cost effective for the university for the following:

• 150 miles and over for one-day trips
• 300 miles and over for two-day trips
• 450 miles and over for three-day trips and above

Also effective Aug. 1, a minimum $25 fee per vehicle will be charged for the following:

• Vehicle reservations not cancelled within 24 hours of scheduled trip
• Vehicles returned late or to the wrong parking lot
• Not returning materials within 24 hours (keys, credit cards, paperwork, safety equipment included in each van)
• Returning incomplete paperwork
• Excessive cleaning required
• Not reporting an accident within 24 hours
• Leaving lights on, resulting in a dead battery

We are currently in the process of purchasing two new vans.

Questions? Contact Debby O Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

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Plant Services

The following is a message from President Robin Baker, who has written a blog piece in response to recent national and world events …

It is a difficult season in our world, and I hope you will take a few minutes to read my own reflections in this blog piece. In addition, many in the academic community are thinking about the problems we face locally and nationally and how we will engage students. Although you may not agree with all of this person’s comments in this Inside Higher Ed article, I found her suggestions helpful.

– Robin Baker

As George Fox University employees increasingly use Google Apps for conducting university business, it is important that the data being stored there is secure and stored in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Institutional Technology is implementing new processes that will help users identify documents that could potentially expose restricted data. There are a few key details of this process that are important to know:

• This process is governed by the Cloud Data Privacy and Data Loss Prevention Policy. This policy is intended to ensure the privacy of individual’s files and set guidelines for protecting restricted data.
• Beginning Aug. 1, users will start receiving notices of files that potentially expose restricted information to unauthorized users.
• In rare cases where restricted data is shared in a manner that violates privacy laws or regulations, public or domain-wide sharing may be revoked automatically. In other cases, the user will be given notice to ensure that the data is being shared in an appropriate fashion.

Please direct questions or comments about this to the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or ext. 2569.

The Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends is hosting its annual church conference on campus July 25-28. This is the longest-running summer conference at George Fox.

The NWYM is a community of evangelical Friends churches who join together in worship and service to impact society through love in action. They utilize the art office in Ross as their headquarters while on campus.

The adidas Employee Store is offering the employee discount of 50 percent off to all George Fox University employees. To access the store during the shopping period, present your employee ID or pay stub and a valid photo ID. The employee must be present in order for the entire party to enter the store (maximum five persons). Access is unlimited from July 22 through Aug. 8, 2016.

Now is a great time to update your sportswear for all of your summer activities. adidas has the new cooling and moisture-wicking fabrication designed to keep you cool during the hot weather. The store is also featuring the PRIDE apparel pack, new collections in men’s and women’s golf, and soccer gear.

The adidas Employee Store is located at 5060 N. Greeley Ave., in Portland. It’s open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Note: The employee discount of 50 percent off is only valid at the adidas Employee Store located at 5060 N. Greeley Ave. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other coupon, discount, or promotion except as otherwise expressly permitted. Not valid for purchases of gift certificates. Offer has no cash value.

adidas reserves the right to change terms and conditions, substitute offer of equal or greater value, end offer at any time without notice, and decline offer to any consumer adidas believes, in its sole discretion, may resell adidas product. Additional restrictions and exclusions may apply; see store for details. Void where prohibited. ©2016 adidas America, Inc.

Contact the store directly (971-234-8536) with any questions.

The Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends is hosting its annual church conference on campus July 25-28. This is the longest-running summer conference at George Fox.

The NWYM is a community of evangelical Friends churches who join together in worship and service to impact society through love in action. They utilize the art office in Ross as their headquarters while on campus.