The Daily Bruin

The campus will look a little different on Saturday as we prepare to host around 3,000 guests at our first football game of the year that afternoon at 1 p.m.. Here are some things to make note of:

Bauman Parking Lot
Be sure to move your cars out of the Bauman parking lot on Friday evening. This space will be dedicated to vendors and tailgating on Saturday. Stop by on Saturday and check out all of the food and activities happening before the game!

Entrances to the Football Game
There will be two entrances into the game and both are located in the Bauman parking lot, directly behind the stadium.

Wheeler Sports Center Closed
The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This means the basketball gym, racquetball courts and locker rooms will be closed. The Fitness Center will remain open for normal business hours, but you will need to enter through the hallway entrance located on the field level, toward the end of the building near the tennis courts. There will be security officers who will ask you where you are headed; just let them know that you are going to work out.

Bauman Walkway
The sidewalk located between the football stadium and Bauman will be closed. Please walk around the building and do not move the barricade.

Barricades
If you see a barricade, it is there for a reason. Please do not move them, jump over them, crawl under them, or unlock them.

Circle Parking Lot
The circle parking lot near Wheeler will be closed for the day. This space is reserved for officials to park in. Officials will arrive as early as 8:30 a.m.

Sideline Passes
No one will be granted field access without a sideline pass. Sideline passes are issued to those who are required to work and/or have official business during the game.

Tickets
Students and staff can show their ID cards at the gate to get into the game. Additional tickets can be purchased at the gate or online by visiting this ticket link.

We hope to see you at the game at 1 p.m. and the tailgates prior to that! We will be taking on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu or Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.

Use your new, empty Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 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 2016 and Spring 2017 sites are hidden to students. When you are ready to make a site available, go to Administration> Course administration > Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the “Visible” section and change “Hide” to “Show” from the drop-down menu. “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

If your course site is set to Weekly format, your course might show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the course start date and change it to the first day of your 2016 fall course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

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.

For questions or assistance using FoxTALE, please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

Here are some answers to some of the questions that security has received about vehicle registration, parking permit pick-up, and where your permit allows you to park.

1. Even if you registered a vehicle last year, you still need to register it every year.
2. The vehicle registration link is located on the homepage of MyGFU and is found underneath “GFU Resources.”
3. You will need your DMV registration card or insurance card in front of you, as the registration process needs information from those cards.
4. Have a new car and don’t have the license plates yet? Just input the temporary trip permit number into the license plate field when you register. When you get your plates, email the number to Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu and she will override the database and put the correct plate numbers on your registration in lieu of your temporary trip permit.
5. Married students should have one spouse register both cars to avoid being charged as two separate students.
6. Commuters can register up to two cars, and are only charged for one, but they must be YOUR family’s cars, not your roommate or friends’ vehicles.
7. If you live on campus, input your campus address and PO box number as your mailing address. You will sign for your permit at Mail Services; it will NOT show up in your PO box.
8. Commuters can input the address that they commute from as their mailing address, or use their campus address and PO box number.
9. Here is a copy of the parking brochure/map that you can print out until your permit arrives
10. Please print out the temporary permit from the link that will be emailed to you upon registration completion, and place that on your dashboard until your permit arrive.

Questions? Out-of-the-box vehicle situation? Call 503-554-2090 or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Employees and students: If you have lost anything between mid-April and last week, you will need to pick it up at the security office before Friday, Sept. 2, as all these unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes Friday afternoon.

Items that have been turned in from Welcome Weekend will not be donated this Friday and will remain in the lost and found.

Questions? Call security at 503-554-2090.

Looking for a local part-time job just to make some extra money? If so, BruinBoards is the place to look. If you’re looking to be a nanny, tutor, hostess, barista, etc., those types of positions can be found on BruinBoards under “Local Jobs.”

We add new positions every day, so check back often! Come by the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center if you have any questions!

Faculty, please let your students know about this resource.

The registration deadline for intramural flag football and volleyball is approaching. Flag football registration ends this Friday, Sept. 2,  at 3 p.m., and volleyball ends Saturday at 5 p.m.

Please keep in mind that your team will not be added to the league until you have met the participant requirements. Please email JJ Lacey at jlacey13@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

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.

The IDEA Center’s Deb Mumm-Hill is leaving George Fox to embark on a new adventure working as the vice president of learning experiences at OMSI, and we want to send her off well!

The farewell gathering will take place in the Stevens Center’s first-floor (Duke) atrium today (Tuesday) from 4 to 5 p.m. We would love to have you join us!

Contact Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) with questions.

George Fox University’s football season kicks off this Saturday, 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.

Looking for something to do in the evenings? Come join us at the soccer field (Austin Sports Complex) every Tuesday and Thursday for some Ultimate Frisbee at 9 p.m.!

See you there! Contact Isaak Swan (iswan15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

If you are a faculty or staff member thinking about pursuing grant funding, that’s great! But there is a process to follow to ensure you don’t hit any road bumps.

First step: Do your research! Grants can be incredibly time-consuming (especially federal grants). Explore potential funders, record deadlines, and carefully consider your program or research needs. If you want help identifying a funder, don’t hesitate to contact University Advancement; it has access to a foundations database.

Most important step: Once you know which grant you want to pursue and you’ve discussed it with your dean, you must fill out the Grant Proposal Approval Form (located on the PeopleSoft homepage). All employees pursuing a grant must adhere to this process. Beyond your dean, University Advancement will facilitate all approvals on your behalf.

Why? Going through this process ensures staff and faculty don’t compete for the same grant, we dedicate faculty and administrator time to the highest priorities, and we don’t sign any grant paperwork that obligates George Fox to something unexpected. Depending on time and resources, Advancement will typically provide helpful feedback on the proposal, facilitate the submission process, and help you with reporting back to the funder. Advancement also processes all money and contracts in partnership with other offices.

We’re your partner in the grant process! For more info, check out this Grant Process & Procedures document. If you have any questions or want to chat about a new or existing grant, contact Britt Hoskins, associate director of advancement communications and grants, at ext. 2132 or bhoskins@georgefox.edu.

Today (Tuesday) is the day! After convocation, come on over to Canyon Commons 101-102 for our first all-employee lunch of the academic year. Cost is $3 per person.

See you there!

Effective July 1, the MLRC and Portland Center libraries are now only accepting debit and credit cards to purchase print cards. No more digging in your pockets or wallet for that extra change to purchase a print card. You can now purchase the print card you need with your debit/credit card. The library will accept cash or checks for other library purchases.

All IT purchases are now paid with a debit or credit card. They not only accept your debit or credit card, but Apple and Android Pay is also available. So if you need a new ID card, power adapter or to pay for those unexpected repair parts, you will no longer need to provide cash or a check. Just put it on the card.

Please note: ID cards will no longer be charged to student accounts.

Questions? Contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

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.

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 Monday, Sept. 5.

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

Calling all social work students! Please join us in front of the social work office (Meridian Street House) for yummy ice cream floats, hot dogs, cold drinks and lawn games!

Come anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 2, to meet other students in the major and hang out for a little while!

Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Interested in joining the handbell choir? We’re looking for ringers for the 2016-17 year, and we’d love for you to join us! We meet once a week, on Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Ross 219.

Our first rehearsal, on Thursday, Sept. 1, is a handbell “open house” for you to come try out ringing in an open, no-pressure environment. Come join us and see if ringing in a handbell choir is right for you!

Ringing handbells has numerous benefits, including:

• Enjoying participation and building confidence making music in a small ensemble
• Exploring the skills of handbell playing through rehearsal and performance
• Building rhythmic and sight-reading skills, and
• Growing in ability as a musician using handbells and a variety of musical styles and techniques

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at barefootcomposer@gmail.com. Otherwise, I hope to see you Thursday!

Sincerely,
– Chris Reed, Director

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.

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

The IDEA Center’s Deb Mumm-Hill is leaving George Fox to embark on a new adventure working as the vice president of learning experiences at OMSI, and we want to send her off well!

The farewell gathering will take place in the Stevens Center’s first-floor (Duke) atrium tomorrow (Tuesday) from 4 to 5 p.m. We would love to have you join us!

Contact Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) with questions.