The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Stoffer Family Stadium this Monday, May 20, at 4 p.m.

The stadium will serve as future home of the university’s revived football program – set to kick off in 2014 after a 45-year hiatus – and the track and field team. It will be built on campus where the current track facility is located.

The groundbreaking ceremony will include a ceremonial groundbreaking, a time to honor the donors who helped make the project possible, and details on how the stadium will impact not only the university’s football and track and field programs, but athletics for the entire George Fox community.

To date, more than $5.3 million of the $7.2 million project has been raised. Crews began work on the complex – which will include the synthetic-turf Lemmons Family Field, grandstand facilities and the Duke Athletic Center (home to a training facility, a locker room, offices and classrooms) – this spring, with construction due to be completed in time for football’s kickoff in September of 2014.

To R.S.V.P. for the groundbreaking ceremony, e-mail Jan Lefebvre at jlefebvre@georgefox.edu.

If you’re starting to prepare purchase orders against your 2013-14 preliminary budget, there are two vital steps that you need to do in order to have the charges apply to the proper year. You must use Bud Ref 2014 and your Budget Date must be 7/1/13. Below is the routing you take to find these fields when creating a requisition.

1. For Bud Ref: Click ePro, click on “Create Requisition,” click “Define Requisition,” then expand “Line Defaults,” and under “Accounting Defaults” on the Chartfiled1 tab, scroll to the right and enter “2014” in the proper field.
2. For Budget Date: The steps are the same until you come to Accounting Defaults; click Details tab and change Budget Date to 7/1/13.

If you have questions or are unable to enter/change the required fields, please contact Andy Dunn (adunn@georgefox.edu or ext. 2162) for assistance.

The campus community is invited to a free Parenting Resource Fair on the Newberg campus on Friday, May 31. Presented by the Chehalem Counseling Center (a program of Chehalem Youth & Family Services), in partnership with Peace Village, the event will give attendees a chance to meet local service providers for children and families. The fair will also provide information on what resources are offered in the community for parents.

The event runs from 1 to 3 p.m. in Room 117 of the Villa Academic Complex. Gift cards will be given to attendees, and refreshments will be available.

For more information, contact Ali Toedtemeier at 503-538-4874.

There is a change in the courier schedule for the summer break (May through August).

• To Salem site: Mondays only
• To Portland Center: Each week day, Monday through Friday

There will be no courier service on university-scheduled holidays.

Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

The Villa Cafe will be re-opening on Monday, May 13. Summer hours will be 7:30 a..m to 1:30 p.m.

A preliminary 2013-14 budget will be loaded into PeopleSoft and available on Monday, May 13. This budget is a placeholder, not yet final and is subject to change. This will allow departments to begin the purchase order process for fiscal year 2013-14 and to review the preliminary budget for their cost centers.

Questions or requested changes to this budget should be directed to your budget managers.

It’s nearly summer time at George Fox University – time to celebrate the reappearance of the sun, time for fellowship, and time to bring out the ice cream.

Your Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to the Ron Gregory (EHS) Atrium between 3 and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, for ice cream sundaes. Non-dairy and sugar-free options will be available. Take a break with us and feel the love!

– Staff Development Committee

Phase II will be open through this Friday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The items are located in the Macy basement.

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and no postage is necessary.

The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21.

All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

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University Mail Services

May Term professors: If you are returning class papers to students via their campus mailbox, please hand those class papers to a clerk at the service window at Mail Services.

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Mail Services

The Center for Peace and Justice is excited to announce the 2013-14 Steinfeldt Peace Scholars. Nine students have been chosen based on their commitment to peace studies with a clear peacemaking vocation.

Each of these students is awarded monies toward their studies. Their bios can be found on the CPJ website.

Congratulations to these scholars:

• Isabella Freeman, senior, social work
• Iishan Low, senior, economics and political science
• Jordan Fatke, senior, cinema and media communication
• Hannah Kunde, junior, international studies
• Elisabeth Tissell, junior, politics
• William Dolan, junior, interdisciplinary studies
• Sara Stankovic, junior, international studies
• Kelly Uchiumi, junior, global business
• Dannica Thornton, junior, biology

We are offering a free core flexibility class this summer. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get some quality instruction on stretching and relaxation.

Wear comfortable clothing and bring your yoga mat. Classes will be held in Wheeler 211 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 9 a.m. (no classes will be held the weeks of July 1-5 and July 29-Aug. 2).

Questions? E-mail Marcella Hatfield (core fitness instructor) at Hatfield7@gmail.com.

The textbook annex for the BlueZone Store will be closed Monday through Wednesday, May 13-15. We will be moving textbooks to our new annex location at 1109 E. Hancock St.

Our main store will be open during the move. If you need to purchase textbooks, please use our website at gfubookstore.com.

Summer has finally arrived and what better way to celebrate than to enjoy a great burger! Join Bon Appetit today (Tuesday) for our hand-formed 1/3-pound burgers with smoked bacon and caramelized onions along with all the trimmings plus choice of salads, baked beans, dessert and soda. Price for all is $6.25

Don’t forget that Phase II will be open for viewing today (Tuesday) in the Macy basement between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

At the end of every school year many students leave behind good usable items for those who need them. These items often include blankets, clothing, kitchen supplies, small appliances, radios, room decorations, little tables, etc.

In an effort to help keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of our resources, Phase II was initiated. Many students have benefited from these items. For example, summer work-study students often find what they need to set up for apartment living.

After students and staff view these items they are donated to local charities. Please remember these items are for those in need and not to be used for personal gain or resale.

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley (dokelley@georgefox.edu)

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, we recommend that you back up your Spring 2013 grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades.

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

Prepare for Summer and Fall 2013
Use your new, empty Summer and Fall 2013 sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

Your Summer and Fall 2013 sites are unavailable (hidden) to students. When you are ready to make a site available, go to Settings > Course administration > Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the “Availability” section and select “This course is available to students” from the drop-down menu. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

If you have course content to move from old FoxTALE to new FoxTALE, please contact the Service Desk. Please note that old FoxTALE will no longer be available after Aug. 31, 2013.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Wednesday, May 8.

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

Flowers from graduation are for sale in the Pennington House. White flower baskets from commencement ceremonies are for sale for $20 each. There are only nine of these.

We will also have a small assortment of other bedding plants used at the First Reunion dinner at various prices. These will go quick, so come early!

Questions? Contact Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu.

A free core/flexibility fitness (yoga) class is being offered on campus this summer. Classes will meet in the Wheeler Gym on most Tuesday and Thursday mornings (unless instructor is on vacation) from 8 to 9 a.m. for the months of May, June, July and a few weeks in August. No classes will be held the week of July 2 or the week of July 29.

Course Description
Summer Staff Core/Flexibility Fitness is a beginning yoga, core and flexibility class with intermediate/advanced options given. We will focus on basic postures, exercises, breathing, stretching and relaxation.

Course Objectives

• Improve posture
• Improve balance
• Improve muscle tone
• Increase flexibility
• Reduce feelings of stress

Attendees need to provide their own yoga mat.

If you have questions, contact Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield at mloprinzihatfield09@georgefox.edu.

More than 60 choirs featuring the talents of more than 3,000 high school students will visit campus to compete in the Oregon School Activities Association’s 27th annual state choir championships this Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11.

The event, scheduled in Bauman Auditorium, will feature schools at all classification levels. Class 2A/1A and Class 3A choirs will compete on Thursday, May 9; Class 6A students will compete on Friday, May 10; and Class 4A and 5A choirs will convene on Saturday, May 11. Specific choir performance times are available on the OSAA website at osaa.org/choir.

Doors open at 8 a.m. each morning, and the competition begins at 9 a.m. At the conclusion of the performances in a classification, the outstanding groups will be recognized. General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and will be available for purchase onsite. No charge cards will be accepted at the gate.

Choirs qualify for the event by winning their respective league competition or by meeting a specified quality scale and getting selected on an at-large basis.