The Daily Bruin

Welcome Weekend is almost here! In order for our hundreds of new students to have a seamless move-in experience, we need extra cooperation from the staff, faculty and students already here on Thursday evening, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 27.

Staff and faculty: Please plan to park along the street, in the front lot of Roberts, the Stevens lot or Hoover lot on Friday.

The Bauman and Le Shana parking lots will be barricaded on Thursday after 5 p.m., so please park nearest to Stoffer Stadium if you need to park in the Bauman lot. Please also refrain from parking in the Pennington lot.

The parking rows adjacent to the service road by Newlin will also be barricaded and unavailable for parking. Please make sure to move any vehicles parked there by 5 p.m. on Thursday.

Questions? Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 and view the parking brochure on the Campus Public Safety website for lot locations. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make move-in day the best day ever for our new students!

Mail Services will be open for limited hours this Saturday, Aug. 28. You will be able to come pick up your packages between 1 and 4:30 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center will be closed all day tomorrow (Thursday) for staff training.

We will reopen at 6 a.m. on Aug. 27 with extended hours for Welcome Weekend: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Aug. 27; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Aug. 28; and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 8 to 11 p.m. on Aug. 29.

Contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The George Fox student community is welcome to audition for the university theatre’s fall play, William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. General auditions will be on Tuesday, Aug. 31, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Theatre students are instructed to prepare a 90-second Shakespearean monologue for the audition. If you are not a theatre student you don’t need to memorize a monologue. However, please bring your favorite Shakespearean monologue to the audition and be ready to perform/read it for the director. You can sign up for an audition time slot at this link.

Callbacks will be on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 1-2, from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 10:50 a.m., for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Provost Andrea Scott will address the community, and president Robin Baker and ASC president Micah Mensing will lead the Community Charge.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus. See you Tuesday!

Contact Laurie Fair (lfair@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Welcome everyone! We are so happy to see everyone back on campus!

As we prepare to welcome all our new and returning students, the IDEA Center will be offering drop-in appointments only from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during Welcome Weekend and throughout the first week of classes.

Students are encouraged to simply come by the IDEA Center to connect with a CAP Coach starting today (Wednesday)  through Friday, Sept. 3. Individual appointments will not be available during this time.

We are excited to have our full community back together! Thank you in advance for your understanding as we anticipate a very busy start to the semester!

Questions? Contact Sherri Moore at smoore@georgefox.edu.

Volunteers are needed for the Bruin Community Pantry food bank on Fridays and Saturdays. If you are interested in getting involved with this vital part of our Be Known promise, please contact Jere Witherspoon as soon as possible. Our schedule changes starting at the end of this week! 

Please email Jere at bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu.

The Undergraduate Student Handbook is a significant resource that serves to articulate the lifestyle standards, community policies, and other aspects of being a member of the George Fox community.

Students are encouraged to bookmark this important resource and set aside some time to read the university’s policies found in its contents.

If you have any questions, please Jere Witherspoon in the student life office (studentlife@georgefox.edu).

Interested in finding solidarity and learning about helpful resources for backgrounds with trauma? Disability and Accessibility Services is sponsoring a group for you.

The group will meet in person every first Thursday at 12 p.m. and third Tuesday 7 p.m. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 12 p.m. Email acard18@georgefox.edu for location and further information.

Interested in finding solidarity and learning about helpful resources for students with trauma backgrounds? Disability and Accessibility Services is sponsoring a group for you!

The group will meet in person on months’ first Thursdays at noon and third Tuesdays 7 p.m. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2, noon. Email acard18@georgefox.edu for location and further information.

Richter Scholars program proposals are due Monday, Oct. 18.

If you are interested in doing research with a faculty mentor, attend the Richter informational meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. in Hoover 105 to learn more about the program. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible.

The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student research activities that are devised, initiated and carried out by individual student researchers, with mentorship, guidance, and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.

The purpose of these funds is to support educational research opportunities that encourage the practices of independent thought leading to independent achievement and personal responsibility. For the purpose of this program, research is defined as a knowledge-generating activity that is designed to provide new information on a topic, tool, or process, and that proceeds according to established and accepted research methods.

Before preparing a proposal, please read through the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria through this link.

*Faculty mentors: Please note that several important proposal elements and eligibility requirements have been recently updated. Please thoroughly read through all posted documentation as you work with your student mentee to prepare a proposal. Submittals will be electronic.

For more information, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Get hyped for the new school year with Student Activities at our Welcome Back Bash this Saturday, Aug. 28, on the quad. Come between 5 and 9 p.m. for a night of free dinner, games, music and sweet treats!

Questions? Email activities@georgefox.edu.

It takes a village to make our football games a success. Interested in a volunteer opportunity to serve our awesome Bruin football fans? Then Bruin Brigade is the place for you!

The Bruin Brigade is a team of volunteers who help at the ticket tent, gates and in the parking lots directing traffic prior to every home game. The team arrives two hours prior to kickoff and are free to enjoy the rest of the game starting at halftime. All volunteers will receive a meal prior to each game they volunteer, free entry into the second half, and a T-shirt.

If this sounds like something you would like to help with, please email Mindy Mickelson in the athletics department at mmickelson@georgefox.edu with your first and last name, the games you can volunteer, and your T-shirt size.

Please note: We are asking for a three-game commitment to receive a T-shirt. Volunteers working the gates will need to be willing to use their phone to scan in tickets through the HomeTown Gate app (free on app store). Wi-Fi is available at the gates. 

2021 Football Schedule

• Saturday, Sept. 4, vs Redlands at 7:05 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 9, vs Willamette at 1 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 23 vs Pacific at 1 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 13, vs Whitworth at 1 p.m.

Go Bruins!

George Fox student government is looking for a business marketing major to help ASC reach students. We are looking for someone who has experience in social media marketing and some video production. Some of the responsibilities include:

• Creating social media posts for instagram
• Leading a subcommittee with other representatives to work on marketing materials
• Producing short recap videos for our social media
• Working with the executive team to make marketing decisions

If you are interested, reach out to Micah Mensing at mmensing18@georgefox.edu.

Welcome everyone! We are so happy to see everyone back on campus!

As we prepare to welcome all our new and returning students, the IDEA Center will be offering drop-in appointments only from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during Welcome Weekend and throughout the first week of classes.

Students are encouraged to simply come by the IDEA Center to connect with a CAP Coach starting Wednesday, Aug. 25, through Friday, Sept. 3. Individual appointments will not be available during this time.

We are excited to have our full community back together! Thank you in advance for your understanding as we anticipate a very busy start to the semester!

Questions? Contact Sherri Moore at smoore@georgefox.edu.

You might already be aware that George Fox has moved from the FoxTALE course management system to Canvas. For those of you who are new to Canvas or just want a refresher, here are some resources to help you get familiar with the system:

• Three- to five-minute videos giving an overview of Canvas and specific components of the platform.
• The Passport to Canvas site within Canvas provides a deeper dive into the system and is a great way to become “expert” in using Canvas. Each module will probably take 10 to 20 minutes, but it will be well worth the time.
• Detailed step-by-step guides for functions within Canvas.

Consider having your Canvas page (canvas.georgefox.edu) open in one window and follow the steps in the tutorials to get a good handle on how to navigate Canvas. You may want to consider adding this link in your Chrome bookmarks or Firefox browser.

To access Canvas’s extensive support options, click the Help link at the bottom of the left sidebar of your Canvas site. Options include Live Chat with Canvas Support. You can also contact digitallearning@georgefox.edu or call the IT Service Desk at 503-554-2569.

Are you trying to reach the Student Accounts team?

As you might have guessed, this is a busy season! Please email studentaccounts@georgefox.edu with any questions or concerns you have. If you choose to call, please call 503-554-3301. Be sure you include your Student ID and enough information to expedite our reply. We are returning emails and calls in the order they are received.

Do you have any “Tasks” to do? Please take care of your To-Do List today! Many requirements impact finances and a delay can impact your student account balance.

Considering a Meal Plan Change? Follow this link.

Questions about GFU Student Insurance? Click here.

Wondering about refunds? Each semester some students receive loan overpayments to help cover expenses. We will begin to process refunds during the first week of the semester.

For additional information about GFU’s refund policies and information to help you avoid delays, please review our policy highlights page (scrolling down to “Refunds”). 

If you have any further questions, please contact studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.

Financial aid disbursements have begun and awards that were ready have been applied to students’ accounts. Amounts not covered by pending aid should be paid online through MyGeorgeFox.

Use this link to find our “How To” information. If you are paying monthly or if you are in courses that are abbreviated in length, your due dates typically differ. Find that information in MyGeorgeFox.

If you have any further questions, please contact studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.

Are you wondering about an external scholarship that has not arrived yet? Wondering how much to pay? If you are waiting for an external scholarship that has not been applied to your balance yet, no problem! Just let us know. We are happy to allow some time for your scholarship funds to arrive.

Please complete this Scholarship Deferral Request Form.

If you have any further questions, please contact studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.