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If you’ve been wanting to learn more about the specific Google Apps you use, take a look at Google’s new “in app” training and help feature.

Training for Google Apps acts like a virtual coach within any of the Google Apps products, which includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Groups, Sites and more. View the recent post in Techtips from IT to learn how to activate the virtual coach. While you’re there, subscribe to Techtips to receive future tips and new updates from the IT department.

Questions? Contact IT Service Desk at 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

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).

Come check out our 25 percent off clearance event at the Bruin Store! Save an extra 25 percent off already-marked-down items. All clearance items are also available at georgefoxshop.com.

While you’re here, check out our new 125th Anniversary tees, only $10!

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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.

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

Join now and you’ll receive your Penn Pals package in time to use the free tickets at our first 2016 football game! Learn more about Penn Pals and join at this link. If you have questions, contact Sarah Reid at ext. 2105.

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.

Thank you,
Plant Services

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.

Dear colleagues,

The Innovation Team would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete this survey.

If you have any trouble with the survey, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Caitlin, on behalf of the Innovation Team

When traveling on behalf of the university, please make sure you are helping choose the most economical option.

First determine whether it is more economical to rent a car or use your personal vehicle. This can be done using the mileage calculator on the financial affairs webpage.

The university will reimburse at the lower of the two amounts. It is also important to determine if it is less expensive to fly to your
destination or to drive. If it is less expensive to fly and you choose to drive, the university will reimburse you for the lesser of the two amounts.

Please consult the University Travel Policy or contact Matt Hammar (mhammar@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

FoxTALE will be upgraded on Friday, Aug. 19, and unavailable 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience and invite you to check the “New Features” highlighted here. You can also sign up for a webinar giving an overview of all new features.

Our top three picks:

• Changes in appearance, with a new “Dashboard” replacing “My Home”
• Course Editing: You can now delete Sections
• Quiz section headings and four new question types

IT offers Faculty Development Events throughout the term that introduce university systems and how to use them. We offer both face-to-face meetings and webinars. View the 2016 Fall Schedule of Events here.

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

– Your Education Technology Team

Because of the all-community meeting on the Newberg campus this morning, the Portland Center courier will run on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Same time frames; just a switch with the first day.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

If you are planning to move, Plant Services needs you to fill out a “Relocation Form,” even if you plan to move yourself. This is located on this web page.

Please fill out the form completely and be specific with your needs so we can better serve you. Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
Plant Services

Come check out our 25 percent off clearance event at the Bruin Store! Save an extra 25 percent off already-marked-down items. All clearance items are also available at georgefoxshop.com.

While you’re here, check out our new 125th Anniversary tees, only $10!

Follow us!
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Facebook: Bruin Store

Dear colleagues,

The Innovation Team would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete this survey.

If you have any trouble with the survey, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Caitlin, on behalf of the Innovation Team

Dear colleagues,

The Innovation Team would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete this survey.

If you have any trouble with the survey, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Caitlin, on behalf of the Innovation Team

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, back up your 2016 Summer grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades. You will want to keep an archive of your course grades that cover the last five years.

Use your new, empty 2016 Fall sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

2016 Fall (and Spring) sites are currently hidden from student view. When you are ready, you can share the sites with your students. Here is a quick guide on how to make the courses available: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides, resources and the new features coming on the Aug. 19, 2016, FoxTALE Upgrade.

See our Schedule of Events to sign up for webinars and labs.

If you have questions or need assistance using FoxTALE, please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or ext. 2569.

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, and employee service awards (the support staff and administrator of the year awards will be announced in September).

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

On Sept. 9, the university will mark its 125th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, a web page has been created that includes a video, “Then and Now” photos, a calendar of events planned for this fall, a timeline, and short profiles of 125 individuals who helped shape the university into what it is today.

Check it out at this link!

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

Join now and you’ll receive your Penn Pals package in time to use the free tickets at our first 2016 football game! Learn more about Penn Pals and join at this link. If you have questions, contact Sarah Reid at ext. 2105.

We’d like to invite you to help new students move in to their residence halls on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. If you will be available during that time, please let us know of your preferences on this form.

Your participation is invaluable to the Welcome Weekend program, as it communicates our Be Known promise in a very tangible way. Every year we hear students and families rave about their move-in experience. Thank you for your help in making this possible.

Questions? Concerns? Please contact a Welcome Weekend staff member at ext. 2308 or welcome@georgefox.edu.