The one-day-a-week courier service to the Salem campus is changing from Thursdays to Mondays for the rest of the summer break. The same service to the Portland Center will remain the same: every weekday Monday through Friday.
Questions? Call Mail Services at ext. 2555.
The George Fox community is invited to attend a service of dedication for the North Valley Friends Trail, a 3/4-mile paved path at North Valley Friends Church that winds through oak woodland and open field, down into gullies and up again.
The service is set for this Sunday, July 17, at 10:45 a.m. It will be followed by a free barbecue at 12:15 p.m. and an “open trail” time from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., during which visitors can take a self-guided tour of the peace poles and explore the labyrinth. Bryan Boyd (Performing Arts) was among those who worked diligently to make the project a reality.
The church is located at 4020 N. College St. Call 503-538-5340 for more information.
Due to changes in the university’s administrative software (MYGFU) students will now be required to register their car each year.
All questions regarding vehicle registration should be directed to Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) in the Security Office.
Please read the following instructions carefully.
HOW TO REGISTER A CAR ON MYGFU
(FOR STUDENTS)
Log on to MYGFU.
Once logged onto MYGFU, select Self Service from the shaded box in the upper left-hand corner.
Next click on University Forms (to the right of Self Service).
Click on the New Vehicle Registration link.
Enter all of your vehicle information in the empty boxes. License plates should be typed in using all caps with NO spaces or dashes. Click OK if you are only registering one vehicle.
If Commuters need to enter a second vehicle, click on Additional Vehicle after filling out the boxes for the first vehicle, and a new set of empty boxes should appear. Fill those out for the second vehicle and click OK.
If your information was entered correctly a message will pop-up saying : “The Save Was Successful.†If you do not receive this message please look over your information and correct any mistakes. Remember: use all capital letters but do not use spaces or dashes!
Your parking permit will be mailed to you at your campus mailbox where you will be asked to sign for it confirming your receipt of the permit. Please read the enclosed parking brochure carefully.
Students staying on campus are only allowed to register ONE vehicle (a motorcycle is considered to be your ONE vehicle). Commuters can register up to two vehicles, and will receive a permit for each vehicle, but are charged for only ONE vehicle permit. Married students are only charged for one vehicle, and one spouse should register as NOCAR, and the other spouse should register the one or two vehicles to avoid having both spouses charged.
Students living within the Good Neighbor Zone (locations around the GFU campus) and NOT applying for a commuter permit in addition to the Good Neighbor Permit, need to register in person at the Security Office.
Proof of residence (bills, checks, letter from landlord) with the name and address printed on it need to be brought along in order to procure a gratis Neighborhood Permit. All Neighborhood Permits are issued only in the Security Office, and can be done before the semester begins to avoid long waits (and potential parking tickets before the Add/Drop date.
Neighborhood Permits must be returned to the Security office at the end of the school year to avoid a $5 replacement fee.
All student vehicles found parked on campus or in the neighborhood without a valid permit after the Add/Drop date will automatically be charged for a non-refundable parking permit.
For more information please check out the Security Department’s website:
http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/security/parking/index.html
If you need assistance with your parking questions, please call 503-554-2090.
The Security Office is located on Meridian Street at the main Newberg campus entrance.
For more contact information: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/security/geninfo.html
Reminder: Barlow Girl (barlowgirl.com) will be in concert in Bauman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, and the public is invited to attend. At just $10 per person, this is a great deal.
The concert, sponsored by the Christian Game Developers Conference, features general seating. Doors open one hour early. All ticket sales are at the door, cash or checks.
Barlow Girl will be showcasing its latest release, Our Journey … So Far.
The Bruin Den is pleased to introduce Starbucks Frappuccino, the newest addition to our Starbucks line. Now through Friday, July 8, visit the Bruin Den and receive your first Frappuccino at half price or purchase our new Starbucks tumbler for $8.50 and your first one is on us. Please stop by and ask for a free sampling.
The Special Olympics Oregon Summer State Games are right around the corner and volunteers are needed. If you would like to help, simply click on this link and you will be directed to the online volunteer registration page.
The Games are fun and a life-changing experience for any volunteer. We hope you can participate. A portion of the activities will take place at the university’s Austin Sports Complex.
Here is the info:
Dates: July 16 – 17
Event Information: The Summer Games are the state championship competitions in the sports of athletics (track & field), bocce, golf, gymnastics and softball for Special Olympics athletes in Oregon. All athletes and teams have trained in their hometowns for eight weeks prior to the Summer Games and have qualified to compete at the Summer Games at a regional-level competition.
Volunteer positions include tasks associated with conducting competitions, including timer, scorekeeper and escort. We need volunteers to help with athletics, bocce, golf and softball competitions.
Shifts: Most shifts are four to five hours for one day of the competition – July 16 or 17. There are several shifts each day for each sport. It is too many to list here. When you click on the link and complete your contact information you will have all the sport, date and shift choices where volunteers are needed to choose from.
Training: We will have key volunteers for each area of the competitions who will train and assist day of event volunteers.
Age: You must be 16 years or older to volunteer independently. Children 12-15 years old must volunteer with a parent.
For more information, contact LouAnne Tabada at 503-248-0600, ext. 19, or Ltabada@soor.org.
Our last Genesis of the summer takes place this Friday, July 8. In order to warmly welcome our incoming students and their families, we’d like to ask you to please sacrifice your normal parking places in the Stevens, Hoover and Wood-Mar parking lots.
Plenty of parking is available in the Pennington and Bauman lots, as well as on Sheridan, North and Meridian streets. If parking on Meridian Street, please park on the campus side of the street.
Thank you for helping us to welcome our new students to campus!
The Wheeler Bridge will be closed for renovations from July 8 to Aug. 8. It will be entirely blocked from pedestrian usage.
Due to continued strong enrollment, the Department of Health and Human Performance would like to announce the late addition of one of its most popular classes: HHPA 185 Core/Flexibility Fitness (yoga).
The class will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. in Wheeler Gymnasium. To learn more, contact Steve Grant at ext. 2917 or sgrant@georgefox.edu.
Barlow Girl, an all-female Christian rock band, will perform in Bauman Auditorium in a public worship set as part of the 2011 Christian Game Developers Conference (CGDC). Rebecca, Alyssa and Lauren Barlow will stop in Newberg for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, as part of their “Our Journey So Far†tour and feature their latest hit songs from the album Love & War.
Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. For more information, contact CGDC at info@CGDC.org or by calling 406-261-6339.
To learn more about Barlow Girl, visit this link.
ATTENTION STUDENT EMPLOYEES
Don’t forget to turn in your June time sheets to your supervisor at the end of your last shift of the month. Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it. Payday is on Friday, July 15.
– Human Resources
The Canadian postal strike has ended. All classes of mail to Canada are now being accepted by the U.S. Postal Service. Keep in mind that it will take some time for the Canadian Postal Service to catch up on all the mail that has not been distributed.
If you need something delivered in a timely manner, you may want to use the Global Express Guarantee service offered by the local U.S. Post Office during the next few weeks.
The cutoff time at Mail Services has changed for FedEx packages. You must have the package at University Mail Services by noon each day (this includes FedEx letter envelopes and boxes).
If you miss this FedEx cutoff time, you can still drop the packages at the Newberg Mail Room located in the Springbook Plaza at 1102 N. Springbrook Road. They are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Their telephone number is 503-538-5555.
Just a reminder of other cutoff times for letters and packages at Mail Services:
Questions? Please contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
Due to the Canadian postal strike, only one mailing service is available to Canada: Global Express Guarantee. This service has to be done at the Newberg Post Office located on the corner of Blaine and First.
The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended all other Canadian mailing services (First Class, Priority, etc.). Please do not include Canadian mail in the outgoing mail for your department. It will be returned to you.
Other carriers such as UPS and Fed-Ex are still operational for packages to Canada. Keep in mind that additional paperwork (such as three copies of an invoice) is required for international package shipping.
Questions? Call ext. 2555.
The Bruin Bookstore will host a 20 percent off sale on GFU-imprinted items during Genesis this week. Come check out our sale table of select items up to 75 percent off (including some Burt’s Bees products).
Bookstore hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
On Thursday, June 16, we will welcome about 200 new students and their families for three more days of Genesis. We would like to welcome them to George Fox with open arms and open parking lots.
If you normally park in the Stevens, Wood-Mar or Hoover staff parking lots, we’d like to ask you to give up your spots Thursday through Saturday and park in the Bauman or Pennington lots – or on Sheridan, North or Meridian streets.
Thank you for your assistance in welcoming our new students and their families to George Fox!
– Security Services
Wheeler Gymnasium and the lower lobby are closed through Sunday, June 19, due to refinishing of the floors. Please do not enter. The weight room upstairs will still remain open.
The Villa Cafe will be closed this Friday, June 10. We’ll see you again on Monday.
Just a reminder: FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, June 7, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
All of Wheeler will be closed from 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, through Thursday, June 9, due to toxic chemicals being used on the floor. This includes the Fitness Center and the gymnasium. The facility will reopen at 6 a.m. on Friday, June 10.
