The Daily Bruin

Don’t forget: All employees, half time and above, are requested to attend the all-community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 17, in Klages Dining Hall. Breakfast will be served as part of the meeting.

For those at the university’s regional sites (Boise and Redmond), please note: The meeting will be taped and be available for viewing in MyGFU in the days following the meeting. There will not be stream service available. Portland and Salem employees are encouraged to attend in person.

Someone dropped two flat rate priority envelopes into the U.S. Mail stream last week with a return address of George Fox University. The person printed the labels off – probably using Click N Ship – using the USPS Web site. However, the person did not pay for the postage online or any other way.

The two envelopes came back to the return address – George Fox University – wanting postage to be paid.

One envelope was addressed to Michael Glatfelter of San Diego, Calif., and the other envelope was addressed to Ron Reid of Seminole, Okla. Each envelope contains a check with a return address of International Myeloma Society out of Rochester, Minn.

These envelopes – including the checks – will not be mailed until the postage has been paid. If you recognize this information, please contact Mail Services at ext. 2555 or lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Thanks!

Please join us as we go over the Welcome Weekend schedule tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. in Hoover 105. We will be communicating some exciting changes to the program. We feel this is important because every member of this community has the potential to make a positive impact on a new student’s transition to Fox.

Help us welcome the class of 2016 by being in the “know”! Questions? Contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please submit requests for course reserve material as soon as possible. Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete.

For all requests, please fill out and submit this form. If you have any questions, please contact Gina Braden at ext. 2425 or rbraden@georgefox.edu.

Information regarding student campus mailboxes: All new and returning student campus mailboxes are now “open.” Mail is being put into their mailboxes. All summer forwarding of mail and packages has stopped.

If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

All employees, half time and above, are requested to attend the all-community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 17, in Klages Dining Hall. Breakfast will be served as part of the meeting.

For those at the university’s regional sites (Boise and Redmond), the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” Portland and Salem employees are encouraged to attend in person.

The link will take you to all the information relating to community meetings, and it includes a live-stream link (the password changes each meeting) and a chat room link. Videos of previously recorded meetings are also available on the same page. They are listed in date order, and a username and password is provided which will give you access.

The university’s new faculty members for this fall will be introduced at a special dinner, hosted by the George Fox Auxiliary, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in Klages Dining Hall. The cost is $10 per person.

Reservations can by made by contacting Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314 by Thursday, Aug. 16. The program will include the introduction of new faculty by Provost Patrick Allen.

Many of you may remember Virginia Pongratz. She worked for the university for 27 years in the financial affairs office and retired about 10 years ago. Her family felt it would be fitting to host a memorial service for her on campus and has extended an invitation to the George Fox community to attend.

The service will be held beginning at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, in Bauman Auditorium.

Alumni and Parent Relations has been busy cleaning out storage closets and have random entertainment and decor items up for grabs. (Random: Think golden reindeer, square mirrors, plant urns, Christmas platters and more).

If this sounds interesting, come by the basement of the Coffin Residence Hall between 10 a.m. and noon on Thursday, Aug. 9, and help yourself.

The university is expecting approximately 70 new international students this fall. They will be arriving on Aug. 15 to begin the international student orientation.

Rather than house these students in empty dorm rooms during orientation, we would like their first impressions to be with families who would be willing open their homes and show them the love of Christ. The home stays will be the nights of Aug. 16-22. Students will be in orientation during the days but would be free to be with the families the entire weekend of Aug. 18-19.

Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided on campus during orientation. We also ask families to provide transportation to George Fox between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and pick students up at approximately 5 p.m. Host families will receive a stipend to offset the costs of meals and transportation.

If you are interested in serving as a host family, please contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu). If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.

Thank you for your willingness to consider this opportunity.

Donations of clothing for the Corbett-Furgal family are being accepted at the Plant Services office in Newberg. A recent house fire destroyed most of their clothing and shoes.

Here are the sizes needed:

• Women’s size 2 & 4
• Ladies size 1 jeans, size small shirts
• Men’s size large and medium shirts
• Men’s jeans, pants, shorts etc.-size 30×34
• Men’s jeans, pants, shorts etc- 34×29 or 30
• Men’s jeans, pants, Carhartt  etc – 34×34 (David really misses his Carhartts)
• Women’s shoes – size 7 or 8
• Men’s shoes – Size 9 & Size 9 ½ and Size 10

Contact: Debby O’Kelley, dokelley@georgefox.edu

The new FoxTALE environment will adopt our regular FoxTALE address (foxtale.georgefox.edu) on the morning of Monday, August 20th.

Until that time, please log in to foxtale22.georgefox.edu to see your 2012-2013 FoxTALE sites if you have not already done so. If you still have content that needs to be moved from the current (soon-to-be-old) FoxTALE to the new FoxTALE, please follow these instructions to mark those courses with MOVE ME.

What are the browser addresses?

• Prior to the morning of Monday, August 20, 2012:
  • Current FoxTALE 1.9: foxtale.georgefox.edu
  • New FoxTALE 2.2: foxtale22.georgefox.edu
• After the morning of Monday, August 20, 2012:
  • Current FoxTALE 2.2: foxtale.georgefox.edu
  • Old FoxTALE 1.9 (available until August 30, 2013): foxtale19.georgefox.edu

How can I learn more about the upgrade?
See the information page. Read release notes, sign up for a webinar, or watch a screencast.

Questions? Please contact the Service Desk.

It’s official: The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education has granted the university’s physical therapy program candidacy status. This means we are permitted to begin the program this fall.

An all-employee meeting was held on Friday, at which President Robin Baker spoke about the Aug. 2 accreditation visit and program director Tyler Cuddeford introduced the PT staff. If you would like to view the meeting, it will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” It is the bottom link in that section.

The link will take you to all the information relating to community meetings, and it includes a live-stream link (the password changes each meeting) and a chat room link. Videos of previously recorded meetings are also available on the same page. They are listed in date order, and a username and password is provided which will give you access.

If you would like a hand in helping to save a life, please sign up to donate at an American Red Cross blood drive scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, in the Villa Academic Complex.

To schedule your appointment or for more info, go to redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: GeorgeFox), or e-mail jice09@georgefox.edu or mchau09@georgefox.edu and we’ll get you signed up.

If you can’t, spread the word! We’re trying to get at least 40 donors. Thanks so much for your help!

The Bruin Den will be closed for two weeks starting Monday, Aug. 6. It will reopen on Monday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The closure allows time for carpet cleaning and preventative maintenance to prepare for the upcoming school year.

Thanks for a great summer!

Please be aware that some campus parking lots will be closed to perform seal coating next week. On Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 6-7, the lots that will be closed are:

• Stevens
• River Street House
• Weesner House
• Hobson/Carey Trail

Lots that will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 8-9, are:

• Winters Apartments
• Woodward House
• Wheeler Circle Lot
• Wheeler Access Road

In order to prevent personal property damage, please do not park in any areas that are barricaded. Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Thank you

Mail Services has two books (The Other Wes Moore) that were dropped in the outgoing mail slot yesterday requiring postage to be applied. There is a return of 414 N. Meridian St., Newberg, OR 97132, but no name of the sender. The cost center listed for the postage – 119250 – was not a valid cost center.

Unknown sender: please contact Mail Services, ext. 2555, with a valid cost center if you wish the books to be mailed.

Thank you.
– Mail Services

The Winters parking lot will be closed for paving on Wednesday, Aug. 1.

We are in need of 10 more team leaders for Serve Day! If you are willing, please contact Meredith Dougherty as soon as possible (mdougherty@georgefox.edu). It is going to be a great day!

Just a reminder that the Villa Cafe will be closed starting next Monday (July 30) and will re-open on August 27 when classes resume.

Thank you for a great summer and all your support.

Denny Lawrence