Bruin Den closing for two weeks beginning Monday

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

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!

Certain parking lots will be closed for seal coating Aug. 6-9

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

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 seeking sender of ‘Wes Moore’ books

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

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

Winters parking lot closed on Wednesday

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

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

Serve Day team leaders still needed

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

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!

Villa Cafe closed July 30-Aug. 27

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

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

‘Student Financial Services News’ available online

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

This week Student Financial Services sent out important updates and alerts through the “SFS News,” our communication tool to students and families. Did you know that you do not need to be a student to subscribe?

If you have not signed up yet, please don’t delay. Go now to this link to both sign up and view previously sent SFS alerts and reminders. Click on the icon “Get Email Updates” to enroll and scroll down to “View Archived Newsletters” to see past and our most recent versions. It’s important!

Parking lots will close for seal coating in coming weeks

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

Starting Wednesday, Aug. 1, various parking lots will be closed in order to perform seal coating. Plant Services will be putting up barricades with signs. As we get a schedule for each lot we will post an e-nnouncement.

The lot being closed on Aug. 1 is Winters. Please stay back from these areas in order to protect your car.

Areas scheduled for seal coating are:

  • Stevens Center/E. Sherman St./River Street House
  • Carey Dorm and Hobson Trail
  • Wheeler Service Road
  • Weesner House
  • Wheeler Lollypop
  • Winters
  • Woodward
  • Woolman
  • Plant Services
  • Winters Pavement
  • VAC Parking Lot – sidewalk & paving

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

Free office supplies available from academic affairs office

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The academic affairs office has an abundance of five-tab and eight-tab notebook dividers available on a first-come, first-served basis. We also have sheet protectors (clear, non-glare), used hanging folders (8.5″ X 11″) and used manila file folders available.

Please contact Karlyn Fleming at kfleming@georgefox.edu or ext. 2141 if interested. We will gladly send these to your campus box.

Thank you!

All-employee meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in VAC

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for this afternoon (Wednesday), beginning at 3:30 p.m. in VAC 117 (please note new location). At the meeting, the VP’s will share information regarding the recent restructuring.

For those at the university’s regional sites, 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.” It is the bottom link in that section. The link will take you to all the information relating to community meetings and include a live-stream link (the password changes each meeting) and a chat room link.

Videos from previously recorded meetings will be added to this page in the days following. Please bookmark the page for quick access each month.

Update on Portland Center room and equipment reservations procedure

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

I wanted to thank all of you for working with me during this interim time with room reservations. It has been fun to work with you throughout the past few weeks. However, we have hired a new site coordinator, and she will be handling room reservations from now on. Her name is Emily Maynard, and you can contact her by e-mail (emaynard@georgefox.edu) or phone (ext. 6164)

Emily will be handling any room reservations, but I will still be handling the technology request. Please remember to get all room reservations and technology requests in by 1 p.m. the prior business day that it is needed.

Again, thank you for working with me.

Josiah Philipsen

Faculty: Check to make sure textbooks are listed correctly on site

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Faculty: Please go to our store website (gfubookstore.com) and check to make sure your textbooks are listed correctly for each of your courses. This is what students use to purchase books. Please help me catch any mistakes before it’s too late to fix them. Any missing courses means I don’t have an order from you and need those A.S.A.P.

E-mail me at sgidding@georgefox.edu with any questions or changes. Thanks for your help.

– Sandy Gidding

Wheeler Sports Center closes at 2 p.m. on Saturday

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed on Saturday, July 21, beginning at 2 p.m.

Thank you for your understanding.

Steve Grant (sgrant@georgefox.edu)

Relocating this summer? Please fill out form

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

If you are moving at all – even if it’s just across the room – we need to have a relocation form filled out in advance. These are located on the Plant Services Web page.

Thank you,
Plant Services

Farewell book for Tamara Cissna is available to sign

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

If you didn’t get a chance to attend Tamara Cissna’s farewell reception last week, you still have the opportunity to wish her well. A “memory book” has been created for her. If you are interested in writing a note of farewell or encouragement in the book, it will be available to sign at the front desk in the marketing communications office in the River Street House through Friday, July 20.

Next week, if you are interested in having the book circulated in your department, contact Janelle Olivarez (jolivarez@georgefox.edu) to arrange for pick-up. The book will eventually be shipped to Tamara in Indiana, where she will work as the associate vice president of marketing communication at Earlham College.

Free polo-style golf shirts available in Pennington House

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Leftover polo-style shirts from previous golf tournaments are up for grabs on a first-come, first-served basis. Take as many as you like until they are gone. Various sizes and colors available, all with the GFU Golf logo.

Come to Pennington House between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Questions? Call Mary Monahan at ext. 2134.

Portland-area ministry leader speaks on campus July 24

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Peter DePaoli of Reclaiming Victory Ministries in Tigard will speak at the Tuesday, July 24, monthly Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex.

DePaoli is the executive director and co-founder, with his wife, Toni, of the Tigard-based Reclaiming Victory Ministries. DePaoli received his master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Western Seminary in Portland and began this ministry with the intention to focus primarily on the needs of pastors, Christian ministry leaders and their families.

In the 14 years since its inception, RVM has broadened its scope to minister to the congregations of these pastors. He and his wife emphasize the use of Scripture to minister to the emotional and spiritual needs of individuals in distress. The DePaolis also lead Rushing Wind Fellowship, a Tigard church.

Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the meeting, which is free for Chamber members who R.S.V.P. at cccnw.net. A $5 donation is suggested from non-members and guests who R.S.V.P. For full information, go to the Chamber’s website, listed above, or call 503-928-8354.

Team leaders still needed for Serve Day

Friday, July 13th, 2012

We are in need of 20 more team leaders for Serve Day. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Meredith Dougherty if you are willing to serve as a team leader (mdougherty@georgefox.edu).

Thank you! If you haven’t signed up for Serve Day at all, you still can at this link.

Goodbye reception for Tamara Cissna scheduled Friday afternoon

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Don’t forget to drop by Tamara Cissna’s farewell reception this afternoon (Friday) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Pennington House courtyard.

Tamara has managed the George Fox creative services team for nine years and is moving to Indiana to become associate vice president of marketing and communication at Earlham College.

Please be considerate of Summer Visit Day guests when parking on Friday

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Please help us welcome our Summer Visit Day prospective students and guests this Friday, July 13, by parking somewhere other than the Stevens and Hoover parking lots. This will allow them to park close to the event’s check-in location.

Thank you!
The Undergraduate Admissions Office