For your entertainment pleasure, Bob Gilmore will be playing the piano in the Bruin Den during lunch time on Tuesday, July 10. Please be sure to come by and enjoy some great music as well as our Bruin barbecue for lunch.
We’re told Bob may take requests, so be thinking of songs you might like him to play.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, July 23, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.
All the power will be shut off in the Villa Academic Complex on Tuesday, July 3, from 10 a.m. to noon. This is the final work needed to complete the physical therapy remodel project.
Please call Dan Schutter at 503-476-4256 if you have any questions. If you stay in the building during the outage, please be mindful that the fire alarm system will also be turned off. Dan will be the fire watch in case of emergency.
Don’t forget to get your tickets for the Saturday, July 14, Portland Timbers game at Jeld-Wen Field. That evening is George Fox University Night as the Timbers take on L.A. Galaxy at 8 p.m. Enjoy the game with the whole family while connecting with other George Fox alumni, parents and friends.
Tickets are $42 each. Seats are in the View Terrace, Section 222. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Alumni Relations at 503-554-2134 or alumni@georgefox.edu.
A limited number of tickets are available and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
George Fox is honored to once again to partner with the Oregon Special Olympics State Games as a host site. Â The Games are in need of volunteers – please consider serving the community at this great event.
The Summer Games are the state championship competitions in the sports of athletics (track & field), bocce, golf and softball for Special Olympics Oregon athletes. Â All athletes and teams have trained in their hometowns for 8 weeks prior to the Summer Games and have qualified to compete at the Summer State Games at a regional level competition.
Date:  July 14 – 15, 2012
Sports: Â Athletics (Track & Field), Bocce, Golf Softball
Positions Include:  Sports venues—timers, scorekeepers, runners, announcers, staging, results, forecaddies, judges, spotters, awards, officials, umpires, lunch distribution, set-up, tear-down.  There are also opportunities to help at Olympic Town, Healthy Athletes, lunch support and many other things.
Time:  Generally, volunteer shifts are 4—5 hours on either Saturday or Sunday.
Age:  You must be 16 years or older to volunteer independently. Children 12 – 15 years old must volunteer with a parent.
Training: Â We will have key volunteers provide training at the beginning of your shift.
To Register:    Go to Special Olympics Oregon website:  www.soor.org … click on “volunteer†… click on “volunteer for sports competitions†… Choose the competition that you want to volunteer for.
Questions or more information:  Contact LouAnne Tabada, Director of Volunteers for Special Olympics Oregon … LTabada@soor.org … 503.248.0600 ext 19
The BlueZone Store is celebrating summer with a sidewalk sale! Selected gifts and clothing are 20 to 70 percent off retail. Come visit us and see all the goodies!
Questions? E-mail John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.
Please join the Office of International Students in thanking Candice Zhang for her excellent service to George Fox University at a lunch in her honor. The light meal of excellent Chinese food (buffet style) is set for Monday, June 25, at 12:30 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House.
Candice is leaving the university to pursue student work in China. R.S.V.P. appreciated (but not required) to apia@georgefox.edu.
Undergrad and PsyD students-only about 110 of you have already registered and are guaranteed to have your parking permits waiting for you at Mail Services when you return to campus! Be sure and register on MyGFU as soon as you know which vehicle you are bringing to campus. Even if you are NOT bringing a vehicle this fall, you still need to register as NOT having a vehicle under the Vehicle Registration link. It’s easy and fast! Just log on to MyGFU, click on Self Service and then on University Forms. The Vehicle Registration link will open in the middle of the page, and you can either input your vehicle information, or indicate that you are not bringing a vehicle to campus. 1-2 minutes tops (unless you are using dial-up!) and you’re done! One more thing checked off that to-do list! Please don’t hesitate to contact Security at 503-554-2090 if you have any questions not answered on the Security Services webpages.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, June 19, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.
We in the Spiritual Life Office hope to see you today (Friday)! From 2 to 4 p.m., we are hosting an open house honoring Andrea MacLeod (Crenshaw) and her 11 years of service to George Fox. Join us in the Spiritual Life Office, located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets.
If you have any questions, please e-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Today (Wednesday) a power outage is scheduled for the Hoover, EHS and Wood-Mar buildings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PGE will be replacing the main feeders on Meridian with larger cables in order to provide more power to customers along that grid.
If you have any questions, please contact Plant Services at ext. 2010.
Mark your calendar now! On Friday, June 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., we are hosting an open house in honor of Andrea MacLeod (Crenshaw), who is leaving us after 11 years of service to George Fox University. The open house will be in the Spiritual Life Office, located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets.
If you have any questions, please e-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Beginning this Saturday, June 16, the Fitness Center will be open each Saturday this summer from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center is also open Monday through Friday from 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 4 to 8 p.m.
Please help us welcome our Genesis guests this Thursday and Friday (June 14-15) by parking somewhere other than the Stevens and Hoover parking lots. This will allow them to park close to the event check-in location.
Thank you so much!
The Undergraduate Admissions Office
The building inspections originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 5, have been rescheduled for today (Wednesday) on the Newberg campus. Plant Services will conduct inspections of all campus buildings and houses. We will be entering residential and administrative spaces anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you have questions or concerns, please call the office at ext. 2010.
Thank you,
Plant Services
The university community is invited to a School of Business Speaker Series event featuring Mohan Nair, chief innovation officer at Regence, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 15, at the Portland Center. The deadline to register is this Friday, June 8.
Focusing on “seven deadly sins to avoid,” Nair will present “Strategic Business Transformation,” in which he’ll offer a way to view business transformation through the lens of personal transformation to anticipate, understand and command the waves of change in business. The event is free, and coffee and tea will be served.
To learn more about the presentation and to register, visit this page.
On Tuesday, June 5, Plant Services will conduct inspections of all campus buildings and houses. We will be entering residential and administrative spaces anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you have questions or concerns, please call the office at ext. 2010.
Thank you
Villa Cafe will be closed from Saturday, June 2, through Sunday, June 10. We will reopen on Monday, June 11. Our hours of operation this summer are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
More than 180 of the top junior players from around the Pacific Northwest, including the No. 1-ranked player in the nation in the Boys’ 14 section, will visit Newberg this weekend as the university hosts the United States Tennis Association’s George Fox University Juniors Champs Tournament Saturday through Monday, May 26-28.
“This is our first time to host an event like this, and the response has been tremendous,†said George Fox coach Neal Ninteman. “The field just mushroomed, so we’ve had to engage additional courts at Newberg High School and Jacquith Park. We’re excited to have so many of the top junior tennis players from across the Northwest coming to Newberg, and we want to invite everyone in the community to come out and see some of the up-and-coming young stars in U.S. tennis.â€
Highlighting the boys’ field is Henrik Wiersholm of Kirkland, Wash., ranked No. 1 in the nation in the Boys 14 age bracket. The highest-ranked girls’ player is Dasha Ivanova of Beaverton, Ore., who is No. 5 nationally in the Girls 14 age bracket. She is seeded second in the Girls 18 tournament, behind Erin Larner of Portland’s Jesuit High School, the Oregon 6A girls’ state champion. Also competing will be the Oregon 6A boys’ state champion, Goutham Sundaram of Portland’s Lincoln High School, who is the top seed in the Boys 16 tournament.
Matches will begin at 9 a.m. each day, with the finals scheduled for Monday afternoon. Brackets will include 12-, 14-, 16-, and 18-and-under tournaments for both boys and girls. Complete draws, match schedules, and eventual results can be found on line at the USTA tournament website.
Our June Serve team going to Romania and Moldova is in need of three to five larger suitcases or duffel bags. We will be using these bags to help transport donated items and supplies; however, due to airport baggage fees, we will not be bringing the bags back with us.
For more information or if you have questions, please e-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
