The Daily Bruin

Serve Day 2026 is set for Wednesday, Sept. 16, and preparations are underway! As the day approaches, we are especially in need of more people to drive personal vehicles and a few more team leaders, so let us know if you are willing to serve in those ways.

A big thanks to those employees who have already completed the “SD 2026 Employee Info Gathering Survey”! If you haven’t already done so, please complete it ASAP! We want to do our best to prioritize making serve site connections for you, our employee colleagues, that could encourage ongoing community service partnerships throughout the year – and over the years!

Also on the form, you can note any limitations and previous serve site connections or questions you might have, and we’ll take it all into consideration when coordinating this summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical, family leave, or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Sept. 16, you can let us know using the form, which is essential for our preparations.

The next few weeks will breeze by, and before you know it, it will be time for Serve Day 2026!

Thanks again for modeling for our students the way to serve with passion both at George Fox and beyond!

Mail Services will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) for students to pick up packages who are moving back to campus this weekend. We will only be open to sign out packages and mail. We will not be selling any postage or envelopes.

The Hadlock Student Center is excited to announce we’ll be hosting GroupX classes for the semester! Here is the schedule:

• Mondays: Employee-only Functional Fitness (noon); Pilates (6 p.m.)
• Tuesdays: Lunchtime Yoga* (noon); Full Body Burn (5 p.m.)
• Wednesdays: Employee-Only Functional Fitness (noon); Spin (5:30 p.m.)
• Thursdays: Employee-Only Dance/Zumba* (4:30 p.m.); Pilates (6 p.m.); Thursday Night Groove (7:30 p.m.)
• Fridays: Yin Yoga (2 p.m.)
• Saturdays: Circuit Training (9 a.m.)

To find out more information about each class and register for classes, create/login in to your IM Leagues account here.

*Lunchtime yoga and employee-only dance/Zumba begin in week two.

If your gym locker in Wheeler Sports Center’s men’s or coaching locker room is currently hosting a mystery collection of forgotten socks or a pair of sneakers from the Obama administration, we need a quick favor.

We are conducting a full locker identification audit to reclaim space and finally address the lockers that haven’t been opened since the turn of the decade.

What you need to do:

• Head to the locker room: Swing by Wheeler’s men’s or coaching locker room
• Grab a tag: You’ll find labels and pens set up inside
• Label your locker: Write your name clearly and affix the tag to your locker
• Deadline: Friday, Sept. 4

Any locker left unlabelled after Friday, Sept. 4, will have its lock cut off. Remaining contents will either be donated to charity or safely disposed of.

Athletes and early arrivers: Bon Appetit will be opening today (Friday) at 11:15 a.m. before Welcome Weekend’s posted hours of noon to help you get through the dining hall before the rush. We hope this helps!

Today (Friday) is the last day to redeem your summer coffee cards from the Bridge Cafe! If you have not finished them, please hang onto them until next summer when we restart the program.

If you have any questions, please email Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu.

Welcome Weekend kicks off tomorrow (Friday)! We have a full schedule for incoming students. They will begin moving in Friday morning and end the weekend with RecFest Sunday night.

Please help us welcome all our new students, along with their parents and guests. You can find the entire schedule on the website here.

If we can be of any help to you, email us at activities@georgefox.edu.

Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students on campus today and tomorrow.

Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the Bauman or Austin lots.

Students: If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, Le Shana, Gulley, Brandt or Newlin Hall, we need you to vacate the lots associated with these locations on Thursday evening and stay out of them on Friday.

If you normally park in the Le Shana or Newlin Hall lots, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the areas in front of the buildings remain clear. You can also move your vehicles to the Bauman or Austin lot on Thursday evening.

Everyone in the Pennington lot, Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the Bauman lot on Wednesday evening. Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students!

Finally, the lot in between the Roberts Center, Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated on Thursday evening.

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090. You can view the parking brochure on the CPS website for lot locations.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!

Faculty and staff can access a variety of George Fox brand resources to make presentations and everyday communications professional and on-brand, from branded presentation templates, fonts and colors to email signatures, virtual meeting backgrounds, and ready-to-use designs.

Explore all the resources here. 

In the university’s ongoing efforts to pursue operational excellence and simplify administrative workflows, the Office of People & Culture, in partnership with the finance office, is updating the process for engaging independent contractors (ICs).

Requests to engage independent contractors will need to be submitted through the Independent Contractor Evaluation Request Form located on the Independent Contractor website.

If your department intends to hire an independent contractor, please review the updated policy, workflow and action items. For a step-by-step overview of the new process, please reference the External User Guide: Independent Contractor Process Flow.

Virtual information sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Session 1: Monday, Aug. 31, 10 to 10:45 a.m.
• Session 2: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 3 to 3:45 p.m.

Contact Beth Hampton-Gonzalez at bhampton@georgefox.edu with any questions.

As part of our strategic plan to “advance a thriving student experience,” we are tasked with utilizing Fox360 for early intervention with students who are struggling.

More information about our programs to support students can be found on this website. If you want to learn how to use FOX360 more effectively, or need a refresher, please schedule an appointment with Jere Witherspoon. Use this link to schedule a tutorial session.

Two options are available to all employees: You can schedule a session with your department or schedule an individual tutorial at your office. The session lasts about 45 minutes.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwithers@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 23, for a dedicated home ownership webinar and private consultations, brought to you by George Fox University’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) in partnership with Advantage Home Plus.

Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, refinance, or simply map out your long-term housing strategy, this event offers clear, objective guidance with zero sales pressure from advisors who operate purely as educators, not lenders.

Spaces are limited for these personalized sessions and expert-led presentation. Sign up here today to secure your spot and start making the most of your employee benefits!

Newberg faculty are invited to submit requests for fall semester course reserves. To place a request, please fill out and submit the reserve forms here.

If you have any questions, please contact coursereserves@georgefox.edu, or call Sarah Willhite at 503-554-2412.

The library is pleased to deliver library materials for faculty with offices on the Newberg campus. Library materials must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign.

You can fill out the request form here. If you have questions, contact Sarah Willhite at lwillhite@georgefox.edu.

Did you know that, as a member of Providence Insurance, you have access to a variety of discounts on LifeBalance?

From companies like HelloFresh, New Balance, and LA Fitness to others like Regal, LG Partner Store, and Sleep Number, you will find numerous well-known companies that offer discounts through LifeBalance. Go check it out to see what discounts might benefit you!

Come join university colleagues in honoring Melodee Powers as she retires from George Fox after 20 years of service to the university. We will gather at a retirement party for her from 2 to 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Canyon Commons.

Feel free to swing by anytime during that timeframe to wish her well. If you have any questions, contact Cris Banton at cbanton@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will be closed all day Thursday, Aug. 27, and Friday, Aug. 28, for all-staff training.

We will be open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will resume normal Hadlock academic hours on Monday.

Welcome Weekend is happening this week, and we could still use volunteers to help us welcome each and every new student as they step onto campus.

We are specifically looking for drivers for RecFest on Sunday, Aug. 30, from between 1 and 5 p.m.

With such a large incoming class, we need all hands on deck as we each do our part to make students and their guests experience the Be Known promise. And who better to do that than our own faculty and staff?

Please complete this form if you would like to join our team to volunteer, and we will contact you with further instructions.

Questions? Contact Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.

George Fox Athletics is selling commercial-grade Life Fitness treadmills for $400 each! These high-quality machines have been well-maintained and are available for pickup at the Wheeler Sports Center.

If you are interested or would like more information, please reach out to Hailey Swenson at hswenson@georgefox.edu.

Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students already here on Wednesday evening, Aug. 26, through Friday, Aug. 28.

Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the Bauman or Austin lots.

Students: If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, Le Shana, Gulley, Brandt or Newlin Hall, we need you to vacate the lots associated with these locations on Thursday evening and stay out of them on Friday.

If you normally park in the Le Shana or Newlin Hall lots, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the areas in front of the buildings remain clear. You can also move your vehicles to the Bauman or Austin lot on Thursday evening.

Everyone in the Pennington lot, Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the Bauman lot on Wednesday evening. Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students!

Finally, the lot in between the Roberts Center, Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated on Thursday evening.

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090. You can view the parking brochure on the CPS website for lot locations.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!