The Daily Bruin

The seasonal flu vaccine will be available beginning September 7th for those at high risk for complications from the flu, or caregivers of persons at high risk.

If you meet any of the following criteria, please call the Health and Counseling Center @ 504.554.2340 to schedule an appointment:

• Pregnancy during the flu season
• History of chronic pulmonary (including asthma), heart disease (except hypertension), kidney disease, liver disease, neurologic disease (including seizure disorders), blood disease or metabolic disease (including diabetes mellitus), or caregivers for family members with these risks.
• Immunosuppression, including immunosuppression caused by medications
• Health-care personnel
• Household members and caregivers of school-aged children, and especially those caring for children less than 6 months of age
• Adults aged 50 years and older
• Children receiving long-term aspirin therapy

Beginning September 14th, the Flu vaccine will be available by appointment to all other students and staff.

The fee is $15.00

The H1N1 (Swine flu) vaccine will also be available mid to late October, details to follow.

Molly Hickok
GFU Health & Counseling Center
503.554.2340

Serve Day is Wednesday, September 9. Please be watching your George Fox email account for your specific assignment for Serve Day. If you have not received an email by Monday, please email serveday@georgefox.edu. Thank you!

The Admissions Office is in need of student drivers who can pick up/drop off our visiting students at the Portland airport. We will pay you per mile (approx. $40 per trip).

Requirements:
-  Valid drivers license
-  Valid insurance
-  Clean car
-  Safe driver

If you are interested or would like more information, please email Lissa Forbes at lforbes@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2240.

With the start up of classes, please remember that all the chairs and tables in the Bruin Den, Klages Dining Room, Cap and Gown Room and everywhere else on campus are not to be removed for any reason. These need to be left in place, as they are critical for their intended purposes.

Please contact Event Services if you need to arrange for the use of tables or chairs for an event.

Want to give back to the University by working with perspective students?

University Ambassadors is a campus group that gives tours, lunch hosts, and speaks on student panels.  If interested, pick up an application in the Admissions Office this week and next!

Come compete against all the residential areas on campus for bragging rights and tons of fun at the Main Event Saturday, September 12 from 7-9 p.m. in the Wheeler Gymnasium.

Can houses win two years in a row or will they be taken down!?   The best part is…this year’s theme is superheroes!

Contact your RA or Area Coordinator for more information.

The Crescent newspaper is currently accepting applications for section editor and reporter positions.  No experience necessary.

Contact Natalie Gould at ngould06@georgefox.edu for more information or to apply.

This is a reminder that the University Store’s price-matching program on textbooks ends Friday, Sept. 4, at 5 p.m.

Enrollment is still open for GEED 214 (Selecting a Major), 216 (Becoming Internship Ready), and 218 (Finding the Best Employment).  If you desire to be intentional about your career planning, then these courses are for you.

Note: Register for these courses in mygfu.georgefox.edu.

Visit www.careers.georgefox.edu to learn more. We invite you to work with us in seeking your best future.

All regional site campuses (Boise, Portland, Salem and Redmond) will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day.

Come to the first Shalom of the year, scheduled for 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Cap and Gown Room. Shalom is a space for creative worship and teaching from your student chaplain, Andrew Watson, and the director of spiritual formation, Rusty St. Cyr. Chapel credit is available for students. This weeks topic: “What is the Kingdom!”

Multicultural Services invites the university community to a “Coffee and Culture” gathering the first Thursday of each month. The first meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Moore House (on Sheridan Street, across from the Penn parking lot).

Student speakers and guests will share their stories and things about their culture. If any students or employees would like to be a part of this or future events, contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at syonemur@georgefox.edu or ext. 2318.

Editor’s note: Please note correction to location information. The wrong street was posted in the original e-nnouncement about the event.

Please follow these instructions on MyGFU to either register your vehicle(s) or to indicate you are NOT driving a car to campus:

1. Log on to MyGFU at mygfu.georgefox.edu
2. Click on Self Service
3. Click on Student Center
4. Click on Required Enrollment Forms (lower right-hand corner of the page)
5. Click on the Vehicle Registration link and fill in the information about your vehicle, or indicate you are NOT driving a vehicle to campus. Hit submit and you are done!

When we have received your vehicle information, a parking permit will be issued and delivered to Mail Services. You will receive an e-mail from them indicating that you have a package. You may then sign for your permit at Mail Services (located by the track).

If you are still having difficulty registering, please come to the Security Office and we will guide you through the steps.

Sign-ups for intramural volleyball and football are available on the intramural bulletin board in the SUB bookstore hallway. The deadline for sign-ups is 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7.

Undergraduate students must select a meal plan by Wednesday, September 2nd at 9:00 am.

Students who do not have a meal plan selected by that time will be given the lowest meal plan that they are eligible for.

If you want to make a change to your meal plan you can do so in MYGFU. Simply click on SELF SERVICE and then on the right side of the screen click on REQUIRED ENROLLMENT FORMS.

After re-logging into your account you will have a MEAL PLAN page.

Information about Meal Plans can be found on the Student Life Website: studentlife.georgefox.edu

Questions can be directed to Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life Office –

Enrollment is still open for GEED 214 (Selecting a Major), 216 (Becoming Internship Ready), and 218 (Finding the Best Employment).  If you desire to be intentional about your career planning, then these courses are for you. 

Visit www.careers.georgefox.edu to learn more. We invite you to work with us in seeking your best future.

Gary Tandy runs the reading lab and is hiring reading lab assistants.  Those hired will assist with English skills by using a software based reading program and administer grammar exercises.  

Seeking a positive, encouraging personality. 
Ability to work with various skill levels. 
Applicant must have strong knowledge of grammar and reading, and punctuality is essential. 

Please bring a completed application to the Minthorn Main Office.  Place into Gary Tandy’s mailbox by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9.

Contact Gary Tandy at gtandy@georgefox.edu for more information.

Come watch The Little Rascals at the Amphitheater Friday, September 4 at 9 p.m.  Bring a blanket and some friends, and snacks will be provided!  See you there!

There are still openings in the MUSI 250 Beginning Guitar class. Although it is a beginning guitar class, players of various levels are welcome to come and develop their skills. The class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:35 to 11:25 a.m. in Ross 210. Contact Dave Iula at 503-460-7269, or by e-mail at daveiula1@gmail.com for more information. Registration for the class can be done through your MyGFU portal.

Iula also has openings for private guitar lessons (both electric and acoustic). Learn the styles you are excited about including worship, rock, blues, jazz, etc. Contact him or register via your MyGFU portal. The course is MUSA 105 GT Applied Guitar.

Come one, come all to a theatre season kickoff event at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. It’s open to the entire campus, so come eat some free food, catch up with old friends and meet new ones, meet faculty and shop supervisors, and hear more about the 2009-2010 theatre season. This is the event to attend if you want more information on our theatre department.