The Daily Bruin

Serve Day assignments have been distributed via email. If you have not received an email, it may mean that your name was not on the employee list. Employees are given assignments based on their employment with the university – generally half time and above.

Click this link to see the “Serve Day Assignment” list. To magnify the page, simply click on the magnifying glass icon in the upper right-hand corner. If your name is NOT on this list, and you would like to receive an assignment, please email serveday@georgefox.edu.

One administrator position is currently open: Director of Human Resources.

The link to this position announcement can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for this job, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

The Bruin Store is under new management and invites you to stop in to say hello, meet our new manager (Michael Simmons) and a great team of workers, and take advantage of your 10 percent employee discount on new styles of clothing and gifts.

We’re excited to welcome you to a new school year, and look forward to seeing you. (Please note: Textbooks are now located in the main Bruin Store, so send students our way. We are no longer staffing the Textbook Annex.)

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

With the start of school right around the corner, here are some housekeeping items to keep in mind in regards to mail and print services …

Mail Services – Extended Hours
Mail services will have special extended hours for students to receive their mail and packages:

• Saturday, Aug. 29, 2-4 p.m.
• During the first week of school, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The week of Sept. 7, mail services will return to its regular schedule of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Please have your student ID card and/or driver’s license with you when you come pick up your packages. A photo from your phones or tablets is not acceptable and your packages will not be handed over to you.

Department Lanyards
Please remember that department lanyards are required when a student worker comes to pick up department mail and packages in mail services. Mail services will not release the mail or packages without the department lanyard. If your department has not received a new lanyard for the 2015-16 academic year, please contact Richard Silver (rsilver@georgefox.edu) ASAP.

Chart of Accounts
Chart of accounts numbers are required for all print jobs and also when sending department mail or packages out. It is not mail and print services job to know your department’s chart of accounts number. This will help make the process run smoothly and efficiently.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to a dedication celebration of the new David and Melva Brandt Residence Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 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.

FoxTALE will be unavailable on Friday, Aug. 21, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you to the 290 of you who have already completed the vehicle registration process! This is just a reminder that all white staff hang tags and orange adjunct permits (with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2015 or earlier) are now null and void. We have a new vehicle registration database and need everybody to please go on MyGFU and register as soon as possible.

The adjunct hang tags will be valid until Dec. 31, 2016 for this initial go-round and yearly thereafter, and the staff hang tags don’t expire. Please remember to put your GFU PO box number on the second line of the “mailing address,” as no permits will be mailed; they will all be sent to your campus PO box.

Every staff/faculty/adjunct are allotted one gratis permit that can be switched between vehicles. Or, if you’d prefer to not switch it between vehicles, then additional hang tags can be purchased for $5 cash each in the security office. If you desire to purchase additional hang tags, please go on MyGFU to the vehicle registration link underneath “GFU Resources” and register your main car. Then bring the DMV registration card with you to the security office and we will register the additional vehicles/permits to you in the office, and you can pay there.

If you want to switch permits between cars, then please register ALL of your vehicles at the same time. Many hints and tips have been published in the Daily Bruin during the past three weeks for your reference. Portland employees don’t need to register unless they are frequently on the Newberg campus.

Questions? Stuck on one part or another? We are ready to help! Either call Nadine or Ed during office hours at 503-554-2090, or e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@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!

George Fox University Athletics and the Chehalem Park and Recreation District are excited to announce the inaugural Bruins Sports Day. Girls and boys entering the second through eighth grades in the fall will have the opportunity to pick one sport (football, cross country, volleyball, soccer, golf) to participate in at an afternoon clinic (1 to 3 p.m.) on Wednesday, Aug. 26, free of charge.

The afternoon will be spent learning basic skills from members of the George Fox athletic teams and coaching staff. Invite young children to enjoy a fun-filled day on the beautiful George Fox campus. More information can be found at this link. If you have questions, please contact the Chehalem Park and Recreation District at 503-554-0283.

George Fox University’s football program is back for its second year following its inaugural season on the gridiron. In 2014 the Bruins played in front of a Northwest Conference-leading crowd of more than 3,000 fans per game, had a player named to the NCAA Division III national team of the week, and secured their first victory as a new program against Lewis & Clark College.

In the 2015 season, 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 x2105 or send her an email at sreid@georgefox.edu.

Welcome back to all returning staff and faculty, and welcome to all those new to George Fox! Vehicle registration is in full swing, and there have been many announcements during the past three weeks explaining the process. We ask that you complete this process as soon as possible so we can give our undivided attention to students when they arrive. Here are instructions and tips:

1. The Vehicle Registration link is located under GFU Resources on myGFU - not under University Forms.
2. Sign in using your seven-digit ID number, which is in between the dashes on your ID card. If your card is old and only has six digits in-between the dashes, then add a “1” before those six digits.
3. Have your DMV vehicle registration card in front of you for each car you want to register on the one gratis permit and enter them one after another.
4. If you need to purchase extra permits for additional cars, bring $5 cash per permit and the vehicle information to the Security office and we will register you there and hand you your permit for the extra vehicles.
5. Please include your campus PO box number on the second line of the “mailing address” section. Your permits will be sent to your campus PO box – they will not be mailed to any other address.
6. Your GFU ID number is linked to your preferred name, and that is what will auto-populate in the database, not your legal name. No worries - that will still work.
7. If you did not receive a confirmation email that your registration was completed, it didn’t go through. Call Nadine Kincaid or Ed Gierok in Security at 503-554-2090 to troubleshoot the issue.
8. We’re here to help! Call us or send an email to egierok@georgefox.edu if you have a situation that is out-of-the-box or are having difficulties. This is new for us as well, so we will work it out together.
9. Portland employees need to register only if they regularly are on the Newberg campus.

Listed in order of recency they are:

• Director of Human Resources
• Enrollment Specialist, Registrar’s Office

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might be a good fit for one of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Welcome Weekend is approaching fast! On Monday, Aug. 24, the Welcome Weekend staff will hold an informational meeting for all faculty and staff to come and get a better idea of how the weekend will run this year and how they can help. The meeting will be held in Lemons 8 at 9 a.m.

Also, we are still in need of volunteers to help move in students on Aug. 27. You can sign up here. We will make sure you get a free Welcome Weekend t-shirt, and students really appreciate seeing faculty and staff around to help them move in.

Questions? Contact Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.

All employees, half time and above, are requested to attend an all-community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11:30 a.m. this Monday, Aug. 17, in the Klages Dining Room on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, updates from President Robin Baker and the VP team, employee service awards, and recognition of the support staff and administrator of the year.

See you there!

Are you interested in leading a small group Bible study this fall for six to eight undergraduates? Please prayerfully consider joining us in our fall Life Group series, running for eight weeks from Sept. 20 to Nov. 9. Leaders choose their meeting time and day and SpIL finds students for your group. We have recommended curriculum options for leaders to choose from. Sign up here before Friday, Aug. 14.

Questions? Contact Jamie Noling-Auth at jnolingauth@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University Athletics and the Chehalem Park and Recreation District are excited to announce the inaugural Bruins Sports Day. Girls and boys entering the second through eighth grades in the fall will have the opportunity to pick one sport (football, cross country, volleyball, soccer, golf) to participate in at an afternoon clinic (1 to 3 p.m.) on Wednesday, Aug. 26, free of charge.

The afternoon will be spent learning basic skills from members of the George Fox athletic teams and coaching staff. Invite young children to enjoy a fun-filled day on the beautiful George Fox campus. More information can be found at this link. If you have questions, please contact the Chehalem Park and Recreation District at 503-554-0283.

Please be advised that various parking lots and roads will be closed between Monday, Aug. 10 and Friday, Aug. 14. The greatest disturbances will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 12 between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. near Edwards Residence Hall, the Murdock Learning Resource Center and the Student Union Building. Please see the schedule below for the complete list of detours/closures that may affect you:

• Monday, Aug. 10: No parking on Sherman Street or in the parking lot at the physical therapy wing of the Roberts Center (formerly the Villa Academic Center). This parking lot will be closed through Thursday, Aug. 13.
• Tuesday, Aug. 11: The lower Le Shana Residence Hall parking lot will be closed through Thursday, Aug. 13. The access road behind Wheeler Sports Center will be closed during this time as well. Carlton Way and the associated parking spots behind the library will be closed in the afternoon between the tennis courts and the Klages loading dock.
• Wednesday, Aug. 12: Carlton Way and associated parking spots will be closed for most of the day from the tennis courts to the Klages loading dock. All non-essential personnel will be held 200-500 feet back from the crane locations. Andersen Construction and George Fox personnel will be present on both sides of the canyon to help ensure spectator safety. The canyon will be closed on the north and south sides of the bridge for several days while the construction is completed in order to ensure a safe zone beneath the work. During the lift, Edwards will be evacuated and on lockdown. There will be brief evacuations of both the Murdock Learning Resource Center and Heacock Commons while the west segment of the bridge is moved from the Edwards lawn to the canyon at approximately 9 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 13: Both cranes should demobilize from campus and all facilities will be returned to their normal use, with the exception of the canyon beneath the new bridge.

Building Evacuations:

The following buildings will be briefly evacuated for approximately 30 minutes sometime between 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Andersen Construction and George Fox security personnel will notify the building supervisor when to evacuate, and when it is safe to reenter the following buildings:

• Heacock Commons
• Murdock Learning Resource Center
• Minthorn Hall
• Mail Services/Print Services/North Street Annex

Suggested Spectator Viewing Locations:

• Behind the Murdock Learning Resource Center commons (after bridge is moved into canyon).
• Behind the Roberts Center physical therapy building near the new dining hall site.
• Between Barclay House and Coffin Hall.
• On the track near the football scoreboard.

If you have any questions regarding these activities, please call Bryan Kasler at 971-806-5924 or Brad Barcroft at 541-207-4787.

What can you do about unwanted mail you receive for former employees? There is help available! Next week, information packets will be placed in each department campus mailbox with directions for stopping unwanted incoming mail for former employees – and even unwanted mail for current employees.

It’s easy!

1. Collect the mail
2. Return the mail to Mail Services (forms provided in the packets)
3. Include the appropriate chart of accounts number (for postcard postage sent to the sender of the unwanted mail)

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

The Security office will be closed for most of the day Wednesday, Aug. 12 as we will be assisting with the bridge lift. You can still call 503-554-2090 in case of emergency, but we will be unable to assist with office tasks like vehicle registration, lost and found, unlocks and other similar business. Thank you in advance and we are sorry for the inconvenience.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

This fall George Fox University is expecting more than 50 new international students. Their first point of contact with our school is during International Student Orientation. This orientation begins several days earlier than the general new student orientation, and if we were to house these students on campus they would be staying in near empty buildings in rooms without their American roommates. Our desire is to place all of our incoming international students with host families during international orientation.

Would you or someone you know be willing to serve as a host family for an international student during this time?

Our students will begin arriving Aug. 19 and 20. You can choose to host one or two students in your home during the evenings between Aug. 19 and Aug. 26, including all day on the weekend of Aug. 22-23. Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided by the university during orientation. We also ask families to provide transportation to George Fox between 8-8:30 a.m. and to pick students up at approximately 5-5:30 p.m. Host families will receive a stipend to help cover the costs of meals and transportation.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in this great opportunity to share the love of Christ with our new international students. Please contact Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu if your are interested or have any questions.