The Daily Bruin

Our mascot, Pennington, is looking for new friends (12 and younger) to join his Penn Pals kids club. Do you know of some young people who would be interested? Members get a T-shirt, tickets to games, opportunities to meet and hang out with our Bruin athletes, and more!

Learn more about Penn Pals and join at this link.

Back to school and back to Employee of the Month awards! This month marks the seventh anniversary of this tradition that honors our outstanding colleagues.

With so many who worked so hard to ensure that the new year began well for our employees and students, there are probably many whose contributions have especially stood out over the last several weeks.  If you know someone you believe deserves special recognition for “above and beyond” kind of work, please send an email to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, Sept. 17, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at our first community meeting later in September.

Construction of the new dining hall will be ongoing this academic year, and safety for students, staff and construction personnel is the utmost priority. Please note the following items:

• Fenced areas are strictly for construction personnel. Open gates are for construction work only.
• Visitors must report to the Andersen Construction trailer near Brandt and Coffin halls.
• Be alert when equipment is moving through campus. Do not walk in front of or near moving equipment.
• Call campus security if you see anything that seems unsafe at any time of day (503-554-2090).

Questions? Contact Ted Allen at tallen@georgefox.edu.

Announcing the Music Faculty Showcase Concert! Come hear your colleagues, professors and friends perform musical works by Handel, Corigliano, Weber and more! The concert will include performers on clarinet, saxophone, piano, voice, flute and cello.

Join us for this free event at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in Bauman Auditorium.

Questions? Contact Sophia Tegart at stegart@georgefox.edu.

A beginning guitar class and private guitar lessons are being offered this fall on campus. Sign up and add some fun to your schedule!

The Beginning Guitar Class is offered 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 (MUSI 250-A, Tuesdays/Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.).

Private Guitar Lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level very quickly. One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and you’ll get top-notch instruction that is specific to your skill level and caters to the styles of music that you really want to learn. We can focus on anything from classical, rock, blues, metal, shred, folk, worship, etc. It’s up to you! (MUSA 105 GT/305 GT)

Lessons are taught by G.I.T. Musicians Institute graduate and veteran guitar player/instructor Jordan Stricklen. He has performed thousands of shows with countless bands in countless styles, and has been on many national tours with the bands Spence and Flashing Blue Lights. He is new to the area and is currently focusing on teaching and solo material.

Email Jordan directly for more info: JStricklen@georgefox.edu.

Returning students, faculty, staff and summer student employees: If you lost anything from the last few weeks of April until now, please check the lost and found in the security office. All items not reunited with their original owners will be donated to charitable causes at end of day Friday, Sept 4.

If we have contacted you previously about items in the lost and found, please come and get them as soon as you return to campus.

Thanks!

Just a reminder that 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. If you need additional tickets, you can purchase them at the gate or in advance here.

Employees who are interested in purchasing reserved season tickets in the covered grandstands can do so here.

If you have any questions, please call Sarah Reid at ext. 2105 or send her an email at sreid@georgefox.edu.

Attention staff: Please join us on Monday, Sept. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. for our first “Something Old, Something New” fall staff lunch of the new academic year! We will have a boxed lunch in the amphitheater on the Newberg campus, and then be treated to a special presentation on the new bridge. Cost will be $3.

RSVPs will be required. Please RSVP by noon on Sept. 10 at this link. Questions? Contact Rebecca Williams at rwilliams@georgefox.edu.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites members of the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, beginning today (Monday). Gather in Hoover 250 (second-floor lounge) for a brief time of prayer, from 8 to 8:20 a.m.

Prayer format will alternative between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at ext. 2650 or email at phampton@georgefox.edu.

As we gear up for the start of school, here are just a few reminders to keep in mind:

• Remember that when submitting any print jobs to Print Services, a chart of accounts number must accompany the job. If a student worker is placing the order, please make sure that student has all of the proper information when the job is being submitted. In addition, when you are sending out mail and packages that are being charged to the department, please make sure that your chart of accounts number is provided.
• Effective July 1, the beginning of this fiscal year, Print Services changed the way departments order paper. When ordering 20# white paper, either by the case or by the ream, departments will no longer be required to include a chart of accounts number when ordering. This is due to the fact that 20# bond white is part of the copy fleet program. Therefore, as long as you are ordering 20# bond white for your copier machine (Kyoceras and Ricohs), no chart of accounts number is needed. However, if you are ordering specialty paper, which is anything other than 20# bond white, your department chart of accounts number will be required, even if the paper will be going through the copy machine, as it is not part of the copier fleet program.
• Mail Services is no longer accepting “IOU’s.” When sending personal packages, shipping must be paid by either cash or check.
• Please note that our campus courier only delivers between the Newberg campus and Portland Center on Mondays and Thursdays only. If you have any items that need to go to Portland, please have the items to Mail Services by 10:30 a.m.
• Remember, student workers must have the department lanyard when picking up mail and packages. Mail Services will not release packages without the lanyard. If you do not have a current lanyard for the 2015-16 academic year, please contact Richard Silver to get one at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Come check out the new George Fox apparel and gifts this week at the Bruin Store! Among the new items …

• Men’s and women’s cut polos (available in navy and gray)
• Women’s cut tees starting at $20
• $12.95 George Fox tees (available in pink, navy and gray)

Also, now available in books: The Making of a Quaker College by Milo C. Ross. Look forward to more George Fox-related books and authors coming this fall in the Bruin Store!

Store hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 through Sept. 4.

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites members of the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, beginning Monday, Aug. 31. Gather in Hoover 250 (second-floor lounge) for a brief time of prayer, from 8 to 8:20 a.m.

Prayer format will alternative between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at ext. 2650 or email at phampton@georgefox.edu.

Come watch the football team compete in the second annual Football Swim Olympics. Players will divide into position groups and compete in the following four events:

1. Trick dive
2. Belly flop
3. Medley relay (back, breast, butterfly, freestyle)
4. Synchronized swim (whole group to music)

The games begin at 9 p.m. tonight (Friday) in the Chehalem Pool. See you there!

Questions? Email Gabe Haberly at ghaberly@georgefox.edu.

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 the form located here. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

The library is pleased to delivery 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.

The campus community is invited to a dedication celebration of the new David and Melva Brandt Residence Hall today (Wednesday) from 4 to 4:30 p.m.

Join us at the new residence hall as we celebrate the opening of this beautiful new building with Dave and Melva. Following the program, tours will be given until 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Come check out the new George Fox apparel and gifts this week at the Bruin Store! Among the new items …

• Men’s and women’s cut polos (available in navy and gray)
• Women’s cut tees starting at $20
• $12.95 George Fox tees (available in pink, navy and gray)

Also, now available in books: The Making of a Quaker College by Milo C. Ross. Look forward to more George Fox-related books and authors coming this fall in the Bruin Store!

Store hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 through Sept. 4.

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

International Student Services has about 20 newly enrolled MBA students who are looking for year-long housing. Would you kindly notify us if you either 1) have a room to rent, or 2) know of any openings on the market?

Thank you for providing help to these international students, and let’s work together to make their George Fox experience a great one.

If you can help, contact Alex Pia with information at apia@georgefox.edu.

While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students” section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on the Graduate/DPS Policies page of the website.

Please note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, Catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.

For more information, contact the student life department at studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Follett Higher Education Group took over operation of the BlueZone Bookstore in June of 2015. The store has been renamed the Bruin Store (Georgefoxshop.com), and now offers textbooks and merchandise in one location. At the beginning of each semester, undergraduate and graduate textbooks will be offered for sale in the Bruin Store and no longer in the Textbook Annex. The remainder of the year the Bruin Store will be your source for Bruin apparel, accessories, gifts and general school supplies.

Part of our agreement with Follett is that they have the exclusive right to sell merchandise and services traditionally offered in college and university bookstores, including but not limited to, all required course materials (print and digital); class and alumni rings and jewelry; clothing (whether or not emblematic); school supplies; desk and dorm accessories; gifts; souvenirs; graduation regalia (sale and rental) and announcements; course-adopted software and paper and electronic custom anthologies; and textbook buybacks.

This agreement does not prohibit sales by student groups or student government organizations, but Follett should be consulted with prior to these sales.

If you have any questions, please email Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.