Come on over to your friendly neighborhood Grocery Outlet this Sunday, Aug. 26, for George Fox Night! Hours are 8 to 11 p.m.
There will be prizes, games, Magic Cart, Spin the Wheel of Bargains, free hot dogs and sodas. All George Fox students and employees receive 5 percent discount on your purchase when you show your ID.
The George Fox Concert Choir will hold open auditions on Monday and Tuesday of the first week of class. A sign-up sheet is posted on the music office door on the second floor of Ross. Please sign up for a 10-minute time slot and pick up an audition packet outside the office.
The George Fox music department also offers Women’s Chorale, which is a non-auditioned group that meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:40 p.m.
If you have questions about any of these opportunities, please contact Debbie Hawblitzel or stop by the music office in Ross.
The music department has a solution for you!
Here are the options offered (you do NOT need to be a music major or minor):
MUSI 135A-Â Beginning class piano for non-music majors (1 space available) or
MUSI 135B-Â Intermediate class piano for non-music majors (6-7 spaces available) – 1-2 years of lessons at some time in your life.
Section A meets on Mondays from 1:40 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Section B meets on Wednesdays from 1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m
For those of you who have played for years and taken over three years of piano lessons, I would recommend that you consider enrolling in MUSA 105 PN for .5 credit.  This is a 30 minute private lesson once per week. There is course fee for this class ($325/semester).
Please be sure you have selected a meal plan no later than today, Thursday, August 23, 2012.
Students who do not select their meal plan by this date will be given the lowest meal plan that they are eligible for.
Detailed information about meal plans can be found at this website.
Student Life requires that EVERYONE confirm their meal plan to be certain that you have the meal plan that you are expecting.
You can select your meal plan and confirm which meal plan you have in your MyGFU account – STUDENT RESOURCES – UNIVERSITY FORMS.
The 21, 14, 10, 10 +Flex, 7 and No Meal Plan all roll over from the fall to the spring semesters.
The 35 Block and the All Flex Plan do NOT roll over. These convert to the No Meal Plan. If you want to renew the All Flex or 35 Block Plan you must add these meal plans to your account in MyGFU.
Please Note: All changes must be processed no later than Friday, September 7, 2012. However, students can always add a meal plan through out the semester by contacting Jere Witherspoon in the student life office.
Accommodations to the meal plan are provided only through documented medical conditions.
All questions about the meal plans should be directed to Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life Office.
And now, a brief essay about the meal plan benefits by Dave Johnstone, associate dean of residence life:
The best part of a meal plan has nothing to do with the quality or nutrition of the food. The attractive part of eating on a meal plan is the opportunity to frequently connect with peers and classmates. Sharing a meal, conversation around the table, debriefing the day or anticipating what might unfold is really the gem of being on a meal plan. Historically and culturally communities have been built around food. I am not sure why it works, but sharing a meal is one of most significant ways to build a relationship, hence it strengthens our community. That in itself is a major benefit for being on the meal plan.
Staff, faculty and summer work-study students: The lost and found is stuffed full, and if you have misplaced items this summer, you will need to come to the security house by 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, to check for your lost items.
Any items not reclaimed by their owner will be donated to charitable causes on Friday afternoon so that we can start the academic year with an empty lost and found.
Lost all the sites on your FoxTALE home page? Never fear! Just log onto foxtale19.georgefox.edu to access them. We upgraded FoxTALE on Monday, Aug 20. The address foxtale.georgefox.edu now points to a new environment for 2012-13 and beyond.
Your old sites will be available in foxtale19.georgefox.edu for a year. Questions? Contact the Service Desk.
Mail Services will be open this Saturday, Aug. 25
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Come pick up your package and avoid the long lines on Monday. Spread the word!
Questions? E-mail lsartwel@georgefox.edu
Students-if you are planning to live off-campus this fall, and haven’t yet completed the paperwork with Housing, your parking permit will NOT be issued until your housing status is confirmed. So, in order to have your parking permit waiting at Mail Services, please take care of that as soon as possible.
If you have not either registered your vehicle, or indicated your intent to NOT bring a car to campus, there is a good chance your parking permit will not be ready by the time school starts unless you register today. Even if you are not bringing a car to campus, you must go on myGFU to indicate that, as failure to register either way will result in a parking permit being assigned and charged to you after the add/drop date. It’s quick and fast to register, so log on to myGFU and check it off your “to-do” list today.
The university community is invited to celebrate the launch of George Fox’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program at a special ceremony from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the Villa Academic Complex.
The event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and will allow visitors to tour the physical therapy facility. The program’s first cohort of 32 students will begin classes that morning. If you plan to attend, R.S.V.P to Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu or ext. 2134.
The Phonathon Team is looking for new team members to join us starting in late September or early October. Phonathon Team Members serve as an ambassador of George Fox by establishing and maintaining a connection to the university with its constituents (alumni, parents and friends of George Fox).  Comprehensive training is provided. Build your resume with learning negotiation skills, customer service skills, relationship building, and working in a team environment.  We are located in Coyote Place, which is 1 mile off campus and reliable transportation rain or shine is required! Apply through Bruin Careers and look for position id #457: Phonathon Team member.  Deadline to apply…August 31.
If you have any questions, please contact Mandria Montplaisir, Director of Annual Giving at mmontplaisir@georgefox.edu.
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!
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.
Packages and Mail:
GFU Mail Services will hold all packages – including textbooks – for you until you arrive on campus. We have already stopped forwarding packages and will stop forwarding mail on Friday, Aug. 10. When you arrive on campus, please come to mail services to ask for your packages as soon as you can.
Parking permits:
When Security delivers your parking permit to Mail Services, it will be written up as a package. When we have your parking permit, you will receive a GFU e-mail from “Mail Tracker” stating you have a package.
New students – mailbox key:
You will pick up your campus mailbox key on Thursday, Aug. 23, from 8 a.m. until noon at our Mail Services table set up on the quad near Stevens Center.
Be sure to stop and get your key. Remember all students – residents and commuters – have been issued a campus mailbox.
Returning students – mailbox key:
Remember to bring your campus mailbox key back to school with you. If you have lost your mailbox key, stop at Mail Services and ask for a replacement key. The replacement charge is $10, cash or check, or $15 charged to your student account.
Do you live in the area?
Mail Services is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can stop anytime and get your packages or pick up your mailbox key.
If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell – lsartwel@georgefox.edu
Thanks!
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:
Contact: Debby O’Kelley, dokelley@georgefox.edu
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:
Lots that will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 8-9, are:
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.
Greetings from Human Resources! We hope your summer is going well. Yesterday was the last day of July. If you haven’t already done so, please sign your July time sheet and get it to your supervisor for processing. Payday is Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Thank you for all of your hard work this summer; we couldn’t do it without you!
