The Daily Bruin

Vehicle registration is now open. There are some issues that are still being worked out, but the process should be successful for the majority of permit holders.

If you are a resident on campus, please enter your campus address for permit delivery. A temporary permit will be emailed upon registration. This should be printed and used until your sticker arrives in the mail.

Please contact us at 503-554-2090 or campussafety@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Hello Bruins! The bookstore has updated hours for this fall. We will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll also be open this Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Welcome Weekend.

In-store order pick-up update: Please have your order number ready and available when picking up your online order.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Kristin McGuirk at kmcguirk@georgefox.edu.

Join us at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, for our Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Kevin Brewer, assistant professor of mathematics and winner of the 2023-24 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year award, will present the faculty address.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Volunteers are needed at the Bruin Community Pantry food bank starting Monday, Aug. 26!

We welcome George Fox students and employees to volunteer! This opportunity allows great connections with students and others in our community, and the new space in the Lewis 1 Apartment is warm and inviting. Some faculty members set up office hours during their shifts.

Volunteer requirements:

• Must be able to serve at the time slot that they choose for the entire semester. We do have substitutes available.
• Must be able to attend an orientation that lasts about 30 minutes.
• Volunteers are required to complete two training presentations (a total of 20 minutes).

If you are interested in volunteering at the food bank, please complete this form. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at 503-554-2316.

Mail Services would like to remind you to please use the correct address when shipping packages or mail to the university.

Please note: The correct street address for students is 501 N. Villa Road. In comparison, 510 N. Villa and 501 N. Meridian St. are houses across the street that are not associated with George Fox.

If you accidentally send a package to an off-campus address, please assume it has been returned or lost and contact the sender.

Good news, students! In addition to free tickets to Thursday performances of The Pirates of Penzance!, you are invited to claim a free ticket for tonight’s show as well. It begins at 8 p.m. in the amphitheater.

Claim your ticket by visiting georgefox.edu/box-office. Additional tickets may be purchased on the site.

When selecting your complimentary tickets, please do so using your own George Fox email address, and please note that each person is instructed to claim only their own ticket.

For a synopsis of the play and for details on the show schedule, visit the theatre website.

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Attend (or present a paper) at the upcoming Taylor Swift: The Voice of an Age Conference!

Are you a “Swiftie?” Are you interested (or confused) by Taylor Swift’s impact on pop culture? Do you love classic literature and pop music?

Join us on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, for our inaugural Eclectic Texts Conference (ETC) – Taylor Swift: The Voice of An Age, where we’ll discuss the literary and cultural impact of Taylor Swift in the wake of the ultra-successful Eras Tour.

• Registration is available now, for just $5!
• Registrants are encouraged to submit a paper for participation in one of our conference panels. For more information and instructions for submissions, visit our ETC web page (gfueng.link/Swift). Final submissions are due on Friday, Sept. 13.

Please spread the word to your fellow Swifties, and remember to register by Oct. 13! If you have any further questions, feel free to email gfu-english@georgefox.edu.

Join us at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, for our Fall Academic Convocation Chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Kevin Brewer, assistant professor of mathematics and winner of the 2023-24 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year award, will present the faculty address.

Come start the year off blessed as we worship together and welcome students to campus! Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Claim your free ticket for this year’s outdoor production of The Pirates of Penzance! Students are entitled to a complimentary ticket for the two Thursday shows (Aug. 22 and 29). Claim your ticket by visiting georgefox.edu/box-office. Additional tickets may be purchased on the site.

When selecting your complimentary tickets, please do so using your own George Fox email address, and please note that each person is instructed to claim only their own ticket.

For a synopsis of the play, visit the theatre website.

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

The Wheeler Bridge, originally scheduled for closure starting today, is open. The crew finished work on the Crisman Crossing bridge early, allowing them to start up earlier than planned on the Wheeler Bridge, which they finished late last week. Both bridges are now open.

We have a few exciting updates about The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference coming to the Newberg campus Sept. 5-8:

• The full conference schedule has been published. Be sure to check out the many topics we’ll be discussing!
• Are you unable to attend in person this year? No worries! We have added a virtual registration option for only $19.90!
• Tickets have gone up for sale for the two plays, An Evening with C.S. Lewis and The Baptized Imagination: Lewis & Tolkien! Tickets are included in the conference registration fee, but we have also made them open to the public. Get your tickets while they last; there is only one show of each.

Please help spread the word!

Finally, just a reminder that the Portland C.S. Lewis Society Newberg is taking a break for August. Stay tuned for updates after the September conference is over.

Feel free to reach out to Jason Lepojärvi at jlepojarvi@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Tickets are now available for the performing arts department’s outdoor production of The Pirates of Penzance, scheduled for seven performances in the amphitheater at the end of August.

Dates for the shows are as follows. All performances begin at 8 p.m.:

• Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 21-22
• Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 24-25
• Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 29-31

For a synopsis of the play, visit the theatre website. Students and staff are entitled to claim one free ticket for themselves by visiting georgefox.edu/box-office. Additional tickets may be purchased on the site.

When selecting your complimentary tickets, please do so using your own George Fox email address, and please note that each person is instructed to claim only their own ticket.

Featuring George Fox students, staff, alumni and professionals from the broader community, the production is a summer highlight. Come experience an evening of laughter, beauty and joy with The Pirates of Penzance, one of the most beloved musical comedies of all time!

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Every year, students ask the student accounts office how to waive the health insurance fee that’s on their student account. If you already have health insurance and don’t need George Fox’s, you must complete the health insurance form located in your MyGeorgeFox “Task” tile under your To-Do list by Sept. 1.

This waiver must be completed annually, as it is not automatically renewed for you. Once you’ve completed the waiver, the charge should drop off of your student account within a few business days.

Full-time undergraduate students and full-time in-person graduate program students who do not complete the waiver will be enrolled and charged for university-provided insurance. These charges are due at the beginning of the semester and cannot be included in a monthly payment plan.

For any appeals regarding George Fox health insurance, please contact Health & Counseling at hcc@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2340.

In accordance with George Fox’s refund policies, we will not begin initiating refunds of excess fall term aid prior to Monday, Aug. 26. It is also important to note that refunds will not be issued to any students in session-based classes prior to the start of their fall term classes.

Please take the following steps to avoid refund delays:

• Be sure that you have activated Direct Deposit for refunding and ensure that the banking information you’ve provided is accurate and up to date. (Click on “Financial Account” of your MyGeorgeFox student homepage.)
• Make all enrollment changes PRIOR to the start of the term.
• Pay off any prior balances, no matter how small.
• Make any changes to your financial aid BEFORE it disburses to your student account.

We notify students that refunds have been processed by emailing their George Fox email address.

The first two weeks of the term are especially busy for our refund specialist. Emails and phone calls received between Aug. 26 and Sept. 6 might not be answered until the third week of the term so she can focus on getting refunds initiated and submitted for processing.

Feel free to email studentaccountrefunds@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Tickets are now for sale for two plays, An Evening with C.S. Lewis and The Baptized Imagination: Lewis & Tolkien!, that will be performed in conjunction with the upcoming The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference.

The former will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, in Bauman Auditorium. It will feature David Payne as Lewis in a one-man show. The latter will be performed at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, and is being produced by theatre professor Ben Tissell.

Click the links above to purchase tickets and learn more about each production. No complimentary tickets for students and employees will be will available for these two shows.

The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference is just around the corner (Sept. 5-8), and we have plenty of opportunities for you to help with this event! If you’re interested in volunteering, please use this form to mark which days and times work with your schedule.

Please try to submit the form by Sunday, Sept. 1, for optimal organization; however, helping hands are welcome to jump on board at any point before the conference.

If you have any questions, please email Brandy Vazquez at bvazquez@georgefox.edu.

The Wheeler Bridge will be closed, beginning Monday, Aug. 19. The decking is being replaced, so it will not be possible to cross the bridge until it reopens on Monday, Sept. 2.

Please use alternate routes such as walking up the Fulton Street sidewalk from the Le Shana parking lot or using the Crisman Crossing bridge to reach the other side of campus. Traffic along the Wheeler access road will be discouraged during construction.

Thank you!

Volunteers are needed at the Bruin Community Pantry food bank starting Monday, Aug. 26!

We welcome George Fox students and employees to volunteer! This opportunity allows great connections with students and others in our community, and the new space in the Lewis 1 Apartment is warm and inviting. Some faculty members set up office hours during their shifts.

Volunteer requirements:

• Must be able to serve at the time slot that they choose for the entire semester. We do have substitutes available.
• Must be able to attend an orientation that lasts about 30 minutes.
• Volunteers are required to complete two training presentations (a total of 20 minutes).

If you are interested in volunteering at the food bank, please complete this form. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at 503-554-2316.

Tickets are now available for the performing arts department’s outdoor production of The Pirates of Penzance, scheduled for seven performances in the amphitheater at the end of August.

Dates for the shows are as follows. All performances begin at 8 p.m.:

• Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 21-22
• Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 24-25
• Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 29-31

For a synopsis of the play, visit the theatre website. Students and staff are entitled to claim one free ticket for themselves by visiting georgefox.edu/box-office. Additional tickets may be purchased on the site.

When selecting your complimentary tickets, please do so using your own George Fox email address, and please note that each person is instructed to claim only their own ticket.

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

As a reminder, TimelyCare is here for you if you need virtual care support, 24/7, 365 days a year. The following services are available at no cost:

• MedicalNow: On-demand support for common health issues, including cold, flu, and allergies
• TalkNow: 24/7, on-demand emotional support to talk about anything, including anxiety, relationships, depression, and school-related stressors
• Scheduled Medical: Choose the day, time, and medical provider that best works for you.
• Scheduled Counseling: Choose the day, time, and mental health provider that works best for you (12 visits per year)
• Health Coaching: Develop healthy lifestyle behaviors, including nutrition, sleep habits, time management, and mindfulness
• Student Success Coaching: A success coach provides support on topics that include goal setting, study skills, resume review, and more.
• Self-Care Content: Visit the Self-Care tab for 24/7 access to tools and resources, such as meditation and yoga sessions, helpful videos, and short articles from experts

Download the TimelyCare app or visit timelycare.com/georgefox today to register.