The Daily Bruin

Academic Resource Center (The ARC)—New Location, Same Services

The Academic Resource Center (aka “the ARC”) opens Monday, September 8, in its new location on the second floor of the Murdock Learning Resource Center (aka “the library”).

Come in to work on your writing, get ideas for more effective learning, or for regular academic coaching meetings. Hours are from 1:00-10:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and noon-4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Call ext. 2327 (or 503-554-2327), email the_arc@georgefox.edu, or go to arc.georgefox.edu for more information.

Read. Write. Learn…Better.

This Friday, Sept. 5, is the last day to return books (unless you’re dropping or switching a class).  It is also the last day for the University Store’s textbook price-matching program. Store hours on Friday are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you are interested in playing on our women’s softball team, or want to learn more, attend the first meeting of the year Wednesday, September 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Abby’s Pizza. 

Contact Coach Hollen at jhollen@georgefox.edu or 503-551-2921 for more information.

Applications are now available for the 08-09 University Ambassadors. The Ambassadors are an elite group of students who represent the University to prospective students by volunteering 2 ½ hours each week leading tours, hosting lunch and chapel, sitting on student panels, and doing a variety of other important admissions jobs.

Pick up your application in the Admissions Office on the second floor of the Stevens Center. Applications are due back by next Wednesday, September 13 at 5 p.m.

Contact the Admissions Office at ext. 2240 for more information.

The university will celebrate its 10th annual Serve Day on Wednesday, Sept. 10. More than 1,500 students and employees will fan out into local communities to assist a record 72 sites with everything from painting, weeding and cleaning projects to visiting the elderly.

All students and employees will meet on the Newberg campus quad at 8:20 a.m. and depart for work sites in Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties at 9 a.m. The groups will return to campus by 4 p.m., at which time the day will conclude with a volunteer fair and campus-wide celebration that will feature a country fair theme. All George Fox participants also are invited for a complimentary dinner served by the Bon Appetit.

Among the carnival activities planned are a mechanical bull ride, a three-legged race, face painting, a bean-bag toss, a basketball throw, balloon animals, and more. The event will include about 20 nonprofit volunteer booths, 20 church booths and 20 student activity booths.

The schedule for the day is as follows:
7:30-8:20 a.m. – Continental breakfast for everyone on campus
8:20 a.m. – Kick-off celebration on the Centennial Clock Tower Lawn and welcome by former President Dave Brandt
9 a.m. – Groups meet at numbered stakes on lawn and depart for service site
Lunch – With your group at the service site (employees either bring your own lunch or fill out order form online)
4 p.m. (approximate) – Participants return to campus and volunteer, church and activities fair begins
4:30-7 p.m. – Serve Day celebration dinner and fun

The theme for this year’s event is “Celebrate!” and is based on Philippians 4:4-5: “Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them.”

For more information on the day, visit serveday.georgefox.edu.

To make sure you understand the Spiritual Formation requirements please take a few minutes to read this message.

Information about the Spiritual Formation program can be found on the Spiritual Life website or the Student Handbook.

Full or partial exemptions from the spiritual formation program may be granted to students who work during the chapel hour on Monday or Wednesday. However, this year there are several different options in the evening so please check out the schedule in your Bruindata account.

If you believe you qualify for a full or partial exemption please fill out the Spiritual Formation Exemption form and submit it to Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life Office.

If you forget to scan your ID card or forget your ID card when attending chapel, you can still receive credit by e-mailing Jere Witherspoon with the following information:

~ Name
~ ID number
~ Date of chapel
~ Brief description of the content of the chapel

Please note: you must e-mail me no later than 5 pm on the day of the chapel event in question.

Students must scan ONCE before chapel to receive chapel credit. Do not scan prior to 10:15 am or you will not receive credit. Please scan no later than 10:45 am.

The chapel credits are uploaded into the system manually by 5 pm on the day of the chapel.

Chapel events where students use a sign in sheet may not be recorded for several days. Contact Jere Witherspoon in Student Life if you have any questions about chapels where the sign in sheet is used.

Please contact me if you meet this criteria but still have a chapel requirement recorded in Bruindata.

It is better to ask questions now than wait till the end of the semester. Please contact Jere Witherspoon for more information. Or call me at 503-554-2316.

Students are ‘automatically’ exempt from the spiritual formation program if you:

~ have senior status of 93 credits or more recorded in your transcript in Bruindata
~ are 22 years of age or older by September 1, 2008

If you are participating in student teaching or a internship sponsored by an academic department, the academic assistant should e-mail me your name and student ID number. You may be eligible to receive either a full or partial exemption.

Located in the Moore House, the Commuter Lounge is a place for commuters to study and rest in between classes.  All commuting students have card access to the Commuter Lounge.

There are a handful of lockers in the commuter lounge for students to store some of their books or personal belongings.  Lockers are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

If you’re a commuter and would like to check-out a locker, please see Megan Marsh in the Student Life Office (located on the third floor of Stevens).  You must submit a $5.00 deposit to receive a locker key.  At the end of the school year, you will receive an email asking you to return your key and you will get your $5.00 deposit back.

Several offices moved their locations over the summer.  Please be aware of the following changes:

The President’s Office is now located on the third floor of Stevens.

The Student Life Office has moved to the other side of the third floor of Stevens.

Career Services is now located on the second floor of Stevens.

The Spiritual Life Office (formerly known as Campus Ministries) is now located in the Sheridan Street House.

Want to work for KFOX and earn credit? Are you a CMCO major who might want to boulster your film resume with radio experience?  Learn valuable audio skills working as a Radio DJ or Radio staff member.

Join us Thursday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Bruin Den to find out how you can be involved.  Refreshments provided.

Be a radio star!

Contact Angie Leder at aleder06@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Crescent is currently looking to hire 8 enthusiastic and qualified students to join our staff; including 4 section editor positions and 4 reporter positions.

You can find out more about these positions and/or apply by picking up an application in the ASC offices in the Student Union Building.

These positions will fill up fast so act now!

Email Kristin Gnile at kgnile06@georgefox.edu for more information.
 

Freshman Class Representative applications are currently available in the SUB.

Class Representatives plan class activities, review the constitution, head up Bruin Brawls, plan Homecoming, and run elections.

There are two paid positions available.

Applications are due Friday, September 12.

For more information contact Jon Archer, ASC Supreme Court Chief Justice, at jarcher05@georgefox.edu.

Be sure to bookmark the Bon Appetit website to view weekly menus in the Klages Dining Room as well as daily specials in the Bruin Den. Check it out at cafebonappetit.com/georgefox.

Please sign up for voicemail in your housing unit if you would like service.  All dorm rooms, suites, apartments, and houses have at least one phone line. 

If you bring your own phone and want to use it follow the link below to get signed up.
 http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/tel_srv/student_voicemail.html.

The Staff Development Committee is hosting a non-food pantry drive for Love INC from Sept. 1 through Oct. 23. The drive collects items not covered by food stamps. Please watch for a card in your campus box listing the items needed, buy a few of these things, and donate them by dropping them in the brightly decorated barrels located in lobbies on the Newberg and Portland campuses.

Thank you,
Staff Development Committee

Please note the meal times for this orientation weekend. Bon Appetit will resume normal hours of service starting Monday, Sept. 1.

Friday, Aug. 29
Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m.
Lunch: Noon-1:15 p.m. (on quad)
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 30
Breakfast: 8:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: Noon-1:15 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. (on quad)

Sunday, Aug. 31
Breakfast: 8:30-10 a.m. (continental)
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch in Cap & Gown Room: Enter through Dishroom
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. (outside by library)
Orientation banquet for new students: 5-7 p.m.

The George Fox community is invited to the opening reception for a Willamette University art faculty exhibit in the Minthorne Gallery on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The event, featuring the art work of five Willamette faculty members, begins with an artist talk (in Hoover 102) at 4 p.m., followed by a reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

The University Store is again offering a textbook price-matching program. Here are the guidelines:

• The program runs during the first week of fall and spring semesters only.
• The online price must include any applicable shipping cost.
• Books must be in stock and state they are available for shipment.
• ISBNs must match (the store can only do a best price on identical items).
• Pricing can only be compared new to new and used to used.
• Used book prices cannot be compared with new book prices.
• The store can only match pricing with online stores, not clubs like Books-a-Million or auction sites like eBay or half.com.
• Only valid with United States-based online stores

How to get prices matched:

Option 1: Purchase your books from the University Store, then do your research. Print out the website page which includes the book information (including ISBN), price and shipping. Bring the printout and your receipt to the annex; we will verify the information, then refund the difference. If you paid with a credit card, we will need that card in order to refund the money.

Option 2: Research the books online, then come purchase them from the University Store. Print out the website page, which includes the book information (including ISBN), price and shipping. We will verify the information and adjust the sale price of the book at the cash register.

The University Store is hosting a back-to-school sale. Save 10 percent on all school and art supplies (excludes computer product) through Friday, Sept. 12. Check out the store’s new shipment of select $19.99 sweatshirts and $9.99 T-shirts while supplies last. Store hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Security Office will be open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30. Come in for free bike registration and other parking registration assistance.

All Newberg students and new staff/faculty need to register your vehicle(s) on Bruindata BEFORE coming to campus. We will do our best to have your parking permits ready for you to pick up at Mail Services next week.

Please call 503-554-2090 if you have any questions.

University Mail Services will be open from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 30 for package pick-up.
There will be no letter delivery that day. Package pick-up only.