The Daily Bruin

The university is introducing the George Fox Bruins Tennis Academy this summer. Three sessions are scheduled in June – one the week of June 14-18 and two the week of June 21-24. Specific camp information is available on the university’s sports camp web page.

Men’s coach Neal Ninteman says the academy “will aim to create an environment on every court where players of all ages will experience the serious fun that comes from working hard, getting better and having a blast playing this great game.”

The e-mail conversion team is hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, May 20, from 11 a.m. to noon (PDT) that will be video streamed to all sites. We will meet in Stevens 207 in Newberg, as well as in Portland, Boise, Salem and Redmond (rooms TBA). If you are not able to attend the meeting at one of the centers, you can join us remotely by clicking this link. You can submit questions during the session via our chat room link.

Why an information meeting? We want to provide a short demo of the new system and answer questions you may have prior to the conversion. We will have information on demand at georgefox.edu/email-conversion. See the complete Training Schedule at this link.

Not able to attend the informational meeting? You’ll find links to Google’s resources at this IT link on the university website.

The Leadership Institute for Group Discernment began Monday, registration 8:00-9:00, Hoover, and there is a special GFU student rate of $100 and $50 for lunch meals. It can also be taken for two hours of credit (seminary or undergraduate) as a Summer Semester course. See the website for more details:

http://www.goodnewsassoc.org/leadershipinstitute/

The university’s Bruin Bookstore is offering the “No Hassle Buyback” program online at store.georgefox.edu. The service is available 24/7 and every day of the year.

All students need to do is follow these simple instructions:

• Click on the “Textbooks” tab and then the “Sell Books” tab.
• You will be prompted with a link to the “Sell Textbooks” area.
• At this point, either log in to your account or create an account.
• In the “Add Your Books” area, simply type in your ISBN numbers to receive a price quote on each book.
• Select to go ahead and sell them or remove them from the list.
• The system will gather further customer information.
• Finally, the system will provide a printable shipping label.
• Box up your unwanted books, attach the shipping label to it, and drop it off at the appropriate shipping facility.

The Bruin Bookstore will host a sidewalk sale this Thursday and Friday, May 20-21, during Genesis. Save 20 to 75 percent on select merchandise. Store hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during these sale days.

By request, here are the Bruin Den lunch specials for May 17-21:

Monday: Grilled cordon bleu chicken sandwich with cured Carlton Farms smoked ham and Swiss cheese with fresh basil aioli. Served with choice of fries or small green salad and medium soda or small bottled water. $5

Tuesday: Mac and cheese bar featuring Cougar Gold white cheddar and Fontina cheese tossed with pancetta, leeks, sweet peas and cream sauce. Served with small green salad and medium soda or small bottled water. $5.50

Wednesday: Hand-tossed artisan pizza featuring pepperoni, barbecue chicken or roasted vegetable. Served with Caesar salad and medium soda or small bottled water. $5

Thursday: Expo Bar featuring stir-fry Thai rice noodles tossed in a spicy sauce with fresh vegetables. Served with fresh melon slices and medium soda or small bottled water. $5.50

Friday: Chef Mike’s famous iron-grilled meatloaf panini with caramelized onions and bleu cheese dressing. Served with choice of fries or small green salad with medium soda or small bottled water. $5.50

A small silver spoon ring with flowers was left at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, in a cup holder of the middle treadmill in Wheeler Sports Center. If there is any chance that you may have picked it up, please contact Ashley Brown at outofthedawn@msn.com.

Volunteers are needed to help do restoration work in the canyon. A work session is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 13. Clyde Thomas (Plant Services) will lead the project. Call ext. 2010 for information.

Starting Wednesday, May 12, Bon Appetit will be offering hand-crafted pizza baked in our Woodstone oven every Wednesday for lunch in the Bruin Den. Our menu special will include a generous slice of pizza, a hand-tossed Caesar salad, and a medium soda for only $5.

In addition, as with previous summers, we will be cooking to order a variety of menu items every Tuesday and Thursday as the specials of the day. Please join us and let us know what you think … we welcome your feedback!

– Denny Lawrence

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County elections office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon county ballot, and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 18. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thank you,
Mail Services

Reminder: Help is needed to plant the hanging baskets for the campus quad. Visit Plant Services between 9 a.m. and noon on Wednesday, May 12.

The “Jesus Manifesto” seminar originally scheduled for this week at George Fox Evangelical Seminary has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts. The seminary plans to host the event at a future date.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) Tuesday, May 18, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

– IT

Make plans to join us on Saturday, Aug. 14, for our fourth motorcycle rally, departing from the Newberg campus. If you are a street motorcycle rider, we want to hear from you so we can send you an invitation. Also, let us know if you are interested in the longer Tillamook Route (185-225 miles), or the short ride through Yamhill County Wine Country (100-125 miles).

Please contact us by May 15 to let us know of your interest at alumni@georgefox.edu. To find out more, visit the Motorcycle Rally page on the alumni website.

Career Services is offering a free job search workshop series in May. “Strategy Tools for the Job Seeker,” the first of  six sessions, kicks off the series on Tuesday, May 11, at 4 p.m. in Stevens 220. Sign-ups are available on the Career Services website. Attend one session or all six!

Faculty and staff are encouraged to pass this information along to graduated seniors and recent alumni.

While parking is a bit more relaxed during the summer, certain parking regulations still remain in effect. Please do not park in the visitor rows in the Hoover and Stevens lots so the campus is welcoming to our numerous visitors. Loading-only spaces and marked reserved spaces are still enforced, as are the 10-minute spaces by Mail Services.

Also, all yellow curbs are no-parking fire lanes, and handicapped spaces can only be utilized with a valid handicapped permit. We are also hosting some very large events in the following weeks and months and ask that you please be sensitive about where you park during these events.

Students can park close to their residences regardless of their 2009-10 parking permit designations. Both students and staff may be asked to park in non-staff lots when we host big groups such as Genesis.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation, and please call ext. 2090 if you have specific questions not answered here.

Mail Services reports missing a purple hand truck for the past week. If you have any information concerning its whereabouts, please contact Elizabeth Holme at ext. 2550.

Phase II items will be open for viewing Wednesday through Friday, May 5-7, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Villa Academic Complex’s north entrance only. Please keep items sorted and neatly stacked for others who wish to participate.

Thank you,
Plant Services

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County elections office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon county ballot, and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thank you,
Mail Services

Thank you for attending the Summer Student Employee meeting.  We appreciate you!

 Please note:  The web address is wrong on the “Where Do I Find My Pay Statement?” document.  It should be:  www.mygfu.georgefox.edu.

 Thank you!