The Daily Bruin

Now that we’ve finished cooking and serving more than 25,000 meals over the past week and we’re finally catching our breath, we felt it was time to remind everyone of the multiple dining options on campus.

Bruin Bucks: Available to everyone including staff, faculty and students with a valid GFU ID card that works like a debit card, we offer a 10 percent bonus to everyone who puts $50 or more on their ID card. It can then be used at any of our three retail cafe’s on campus (Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Villa Café).

Lunch Club Card: Available exclusively to faculty and staff, this punch card offers 15 lunches in Klages Dining Room for just $60. Our “all you care to eat” options include a full salad bar; multiple hot entrees including vegetarian, vegan and made without gluten; artisan-style pizza; deli items; and a multitude of other foods and beverages giving you a great opportunity to interact and sit with students or other staff/faculty.

Both are very easy to sign up and use. Just visit our Bon Appetit offices in the rear of the commons, bring your ID card and cash/credit card or check, and we’ll do the rest.

Our menus are posted weekly along with great nutritional information at cafebonappetit.com/georgefox.

Please feel free to give us a call at ext. 2500 or just drop by if you have any questions.

All are invited to join us for the first Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester this Monday, Sept. 1, as Shahriar Ahmed, president of the Bilal Mosque Association, speaks from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation ties into our theme for this fall, “Islam and the West.”

Ahmed will speak on “The Five Pillars: Comparing and Contrasting Islam with the Other Abrahamic Faiths.” The talk will cover the basics, tasks and rituals that describe the life of a Muslim – rituals sustained for more than 1,400 years without a formal church and non-negotiable aspects of the faith. An open Q&A session will follow.

The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Administrative Assistant II, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Administrative Assistant IV, Graduate School of Counseling
• Accounts Payable Supervisor
• Hybrid Learning Specialist
• Administrative Assistant II Office of Spiritual Life, Inclusion and Leadership
• Associate Director of Student Success, Career Coach

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

As a reminder, following is the schedule for Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 3).

• 7:30-8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast on the quad (free); pack a lunch ($7 for non-team leader employees)
• 8:30-9 a.m.: Kickoff Celebration
• 9-9:15 a.m.: Break off into groups (a selection of sites to be provided later)
• 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m.: Service with our community
• 4:30 p.m.: Dinner! (non-George Fox employees pay $8.75 and $6 per child)

Employees*, see your email for your site assignment. Students, check with your RAs.

Questions? Email serveday@georgefox.edu

*Portland employees are not required to participate; however, as some have volunteered, we are sending this schedule to you as well.

Mail Services’ customer service window will be open from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 3). We will offer package pick-up only. Please hold any outgoing off-campus packages until Thursday.

Join us for the English and Theatre Department’s season kickoff event tonight (Friday) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

• Catch up with old friends
• Meet new friends
• Hang out and have fun
• Hear more about the 2014-15 theatre season
• Hear about special English department events
• Enjoy free food

It’s going to be a great year! Let’s start off well. See you tonight.

Questions? See Kathy Harris in Minthorn 205.

Don’t forget to join us in plant services as we say goodbye to Larry Mennenga, who is retiring after 20 years of faithful service as an electrician at George Fox. Please join us as we celebrate his retirement at an open house today (Thursday) between 3 and 4:30 p.m. in the plant services break room.

As part of the Chart of Accounts updates, budget summary reports available in MyGFU will be changing to include the program chart field.

The reports will be updated today (Thursday, Aug. 28) mid-morning. You will still be able to use your existing run controls when running the updated reports. In order to see your budget information, you will need to fill in the program and fund fields on the screen where you indicate year and department.

If you have multiple programs in your department, you may use the “%” sign as a wild card to show the programs within your department. For instance, if you had both MG100 and MG101 in your department, you would put MG10% to include both.

Due to the excitement surrounding the return of football at George Fox, we are anticipating a sold-out game on Saturday, Sept. 6!

The university has reserved a limited number of tickets for employees and students. Please review the information below to find out how you and your family and friends can get your tickets for the big game!

Employees
Employees are eligible to receive one complimentary ticket. (Note: The ticket supply is limited and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis). These tickets are available to pick up for a limited time today (Thursday, Aug. 28) from noon to 4 p.m. in front of the Stevens Center (Portland Center employees can request their tickets in person with Emily Maynard at the Portland Center during this same time frame).

Children under 10 are free to attend the event, but you will still need to pick up children’s tickets that day. Anyone can pick up the tickets for you, but they must present your employee ID to receive their tickets.

On Friday, Aug. 29, from noon to 2 p.m., we will reopen our online ticket website for any employee family members who also wish to buy a general admissions ticket, or to purchase one of the remaining season tickets. This site will close for game one after 2 p.m. on Aug. 29.

*Please note that all general admission ticket seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend you come early to ensure you sit with your family and friends. Expect large crowds! This won’t be like any sporting event ever held at George Fox. All attendees and their family members must have a ticket to attend the game.

Season Tickets
The best way to ensure a hassle-free seat with your name on it is to purchase season tickets here. There are only about 200 left, so act now and get them while they last!

Students
There are a limited number of student tickets that will be made available through ASC next week. Students will receive more information regarding the distribution of these tickets.

Alumni & Community Members
We will reserve some tickets for alumni and community members to purchase on game day. However, this will be a very limited number of tickets due to the number of employees and students receiving complimentary tickets.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate this new and exciting endeavor!

Following is the schedule for Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 3).

• 7:30-8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast on the quad (free); pack a lunch ($7 for non-team leader employees)
• 8:30-9 a.m.: Kickoff Celebration
• 9-9:15 a.m.: Break off into groups (a selection of sites to be provided later)
• 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m.: Service with our community
• 4:30 p.m.: Dinner! (non-George Fox employees pay $8.75 and $6 per child)

Employees*, see your email for your site assignment. Students, check with your RAs.

Questions? Email serveday@georgefox.edu

*Portland employees are not required to participate; however, as some have volunteered, we are sending this schedule to you as well.

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Staff, summer work study students and returning students: If you lost something between April of last semester and now, please come to the security office by this Friday, Aug. 29, to claim your lost items, as they will all be donated to charitable causes by end of day Friday.

Several of you were emailed in May about items left behind in your residences; please claim them this week!

Join us this week for chapel in Bauman Auditorium! Today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. will be the Academic Convocation Chapel to celebrate the beginning of the academic year. Nick Willis, undergraduate teacher of the year, will share a message.

On Wednesday at 7 p.m., Pastor Jamie Noling-Auth will share her testimony and begin our “Unfolding Life” series.

Check out this link for more information about chapel speakers.

Larry Mennenga is retiring after 20 years of faithful service as an electrician for plant services. Please join us as we celebrate his retirement at an open house on Thursday, Aug. 28, between 3 and 4:30 p.m. in the plant services break room.

It’s now just over a week before our 16th annual Serve Day! On Wednesday, Sept. 3, we will send out more than 1,800 employees and students to serve over 100 sites in Newberg and the surrounding area.

Employees will receive their Serve Day assignments shortly. If you have any questions about your assignment, let Trisha Elizarde know by emailing serveday@georgefox.edu. Students who live on campus will receive their assignments from their RAs. Additional information will be available in living areas.

Employees are encouraged to park on the gravel lot (down Meridian Street near Fulton Street) on Serve Day unless they were specifically assigned to drive to a serve site. If so, a parking lot/departure site is assigned, which can be found on their email about Serve Day. Stevens will be used for some organizations that are coming to campus to provide transportation.

Join us in Wheeler tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. for the grand opening of the climbing wall this semester. There will be something for every skill level. We have all the gear you need and instructors to teach basic skills and safety.

We have routes from 5.6 for the beginners on up to 5.12+ for the experienced. The climbing wall is a great place to hang out with some awesome people and climb!

For additional information, contact Spencer Giles (sgiles11@georgefox.edu) or Sam Read (sread11@georgefox.edu).

Semester wall hours will be announced as soon as possible. Climb on!

Due to the excessive number of packages that need to be delivered to students and departments, creating long lines at our customer service window, Mail Services is requesting your assistance by bringing outgoing personal packages (packages that need to be shipped off campus) only between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the first three weeks of school.

Purchases of shipping supplies and stamps should also be limited to only between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Department packages can be brought to Mail Services anytime during our business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Thanks,
Mail Services

Welcome to fall semester 2014! Need to add or drop a class? Have a question about a waitlisted class? Need to make any other fall semester schedule changes?

Career and Academic Planning (CAP) coaches will be available during drop-in hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, through Friday, Aug. 29. Drop-in hours will be adjusted starting the second week of the semester. Inquire at the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center for more information.

Faculty, please feel free to tell your students about this resource. Thank you!

Questions? Write idea@georgefox.edu

In light of creation care and sustainability, we would like to encourage students and faculty to bring their own water bottles on Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 3) in order to reduce the plastic waste at the end of the day. We ask leaders to collect and bag the plastic water bottles that do end up being used so they can be taken to FISH, where they are turned in for 5 cents each.

Let’s do our part to serve the community and the world, even as we stay hydrated on Serve Day. Thank you!

This is a reminder that the chart of accounts training session scheduled for today (Friday, Aug. 22) from 10 a.m. to noon in Stevens 109 will be rescheduled due to all the Welcome Weekend activities.

We will have updated times and dates for additional training posted on the financial affairs website soon.

Thank you,
The Finance Team