The Daily Bruin

Undergrad commuters: We invite you to join the Commuter Life team for lunch. All lunches will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please see the schedule below for the dates and location of these lunches. The lunches are highly social and all about building community within the undergraduate commuter community.

• Monday, Sept. 10 (FoxHole)
• Wednesday, Oct. 17 (Canyon Commons Dining Room)
• Thursday, Nov. 8 (FoxHole)
• Thursday, Jan. 24 (Canyon Commons Dining Room)
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 (FoxHole)
• Thursday, March 7 (Canyon Commons Dining Room)
• Monday, April 8 (FoxHole)

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Questions? Contact Kristi Welker at kwelker@georgefox.edu.

The Department of English and Theatre invites the community to our semester kickoff! Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. this Monday, Aug. 27, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

We’ll have free food! You’ll also get the opportunity to meet our English and theatre faculty members, as well as our new student writers, actors, poets, technicians, scholars and designers.

We’ll also have information on the 2018-19 theatre season, and you can get the latest news from our two honor societies, Alpha Psi Omega (theatre) and Sigma Tau Delta (English).

See you there! Questions? Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu).

The intent of this list is to bring peace or action! The Office of Student Accounts, unfortunately, will not be able to respond to emails asking for refund specifics without delaying all refunds. Watch your George Fox email for updates!

Assuming you have a credit balance, here are four common refunds delays:

1. You have not signed up for MyGFU direct deposit or your bank info is incorrect
2. You have a financial aid credit but also an unpaid balance due (pay your account through MyGFU today; see No. 3 below and complete a T4 Permission Form)
3. There is a personal payment on your account. We do not refund personal payments unless you request it. In addition, recent payments need up to two weeks to clear your bank. To refund only the financial aid portion takes special handling. (You can help by emailing jgetsing@georgefox.edu if you are expecting a refund and a personal payment is involved.)
4. Due to recent or pending activity, your credit balance appears to be in flux. (Get fully registered and squared away now, and if you are reducing a loan, please email jgetsing@georgefox.edu with the specifics).

Questions? Contact Jennifer Getsinger at the above email address.

As the finishing touches are being made on the new Hadlock Student Center, we ask that members of the university community stay away from construction areas of the building. It is very important that you do not walk around unfinished areas, as this poses a safety hazard.

Thank you

Welcome to a new school year! As new and returning students move onto campus this weekend, we wanted to remind you of the fact we are experiencing an impact from the many wildfires throughout the Northwest. Although the air quality is of concern, the threat of fire on or near campus is not an issue.

It is important to know that when the air quality is compromised, even healthy people may experience irritation. Typical symptoms are coughing, scratchy throat, shortness of breath and stinging eyes.

For individuals who are sensitive to poor air quality, the high smoke levels can have a much stronger impact. We strongly recommend that those individuals take appropriate precautions. Please limit your time outdoors, keeping medications such as inhalers and eye drops nearby, and follow guidance from your doctor regarding your personal respiratory management plan.

Please follow these tips to minimize the impact of this poor air quality:

• Pay attention to the air quality reports. Updated color-coded reports can be found at airnow.gov.
• If you have asthma or other breathing-related issues, keep your inhaler or medication with you.
• Modify your activities. Minimize exertion when the air quality is poor.
• If you must be outdoors or exert yourself, such as during move-in, take plenty of breaks.
• Keep windows and doors closed as much as possible.

For those who are concerned about the air quality, you are welcome to watch a live stream of the university welcome event (at 6 p.m. on Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium.

With fall semester about to start, Mail Services is offering extended hours for a limited time. Please see times below:

• Saturday, Aug. 25, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
• Monday – Friday, Aug. 27-31, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Our regular hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will return Monday, Sept. 3. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Music ensemble auditions are coming! Do you want to play or sing in one of our music ensembles? Auditions will take place in Ross 201 at various times on Sunday and Monday, Aug. 26-27.

Please contact the following professors for more information:

• Jazz Band: Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu)
• Symphonic Band: Dwayne Corbin (dcorbin@georgefox.edu)
• Symphony Orchestra: Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu)
• Choirs (there are four!): Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu)

For choir audition information, click here. To sign up for a choir audition, click here.

The Bruin Den will be closed Thursday, Aug. 23, due to Welcome Weekend activities taking place in the Klages Center. However, the Bridge Cafe will be open Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a full selection of artisan sandwiches, baked goods, grab-and-go items, smoothies, and your favorite espresso beverages.

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 and students already here tomorrow (Thursday).

• If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, LeShana, Gulley or Brandt, we need you to vacate those lots Wednesday evening and stay out of them until Friday morning.
• If you normally park in the Le Shana lot, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the area in front of the building is clear, or move your cars to the Bauman or Morse lot Wednesday night.
• Everyone in the Pennington lot and “lollipop area,” Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the lot on 99W Wednesday night.
• Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students.
• The Morse lot and the front lot only of the Roberts Center are also available for Thursday. The lot in between the Roberts Center and Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated Wednesday night.
• If you are going on a retreat this week, you MUST move your cars to the Bauman, Morse or 99W lots before leaving on your retreat. Please don’t block up the entire moving-in flow with your left-behind cars!

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

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make next Thursday be the best day ever for our new students!

Come watch the Bruin football team compete in the fifth annual Swim Olympics this Friday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center. There is no cost for admission.

The Bruins will compete by position in the following events:

• Big splash
• Belly flop
• Medley relay
• Synchronized swim

We hope to see you there! Contact Gabe Haberly (ghaberly@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Auditions for main-stage theatre shows are open to all George Fox theatre students. Following is information on auditions for The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher:

• General auditions: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 7-10 p.m.
• Theatre majors and minors: Please prepare a 90-second contemporary comic monologue (fully rehearsed and memorized). Please keep your monologue under 90 seconds.
• Non-theatre majors are welcome to come read a monologue for us (monologues will be available at the audition table).
• Please sign up for a five-minute audition time on the theatre call board outside the theatre office suite in the Lemmons Center.
• Callbacks will be on Friday, Aug. 31, from 7 to 10 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• All auditions take place in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
• Please email Rhett Luedtke (director) with any questions (rluedtke@georgefox.edu).

The intent of this list is to bring peace or action! The Office of Student Accounts, unfortunately, will not be able to respond to emails asking for refund specifics without delaying all refunds. Watch your George Fox email for updates!

Assuming you have a credit balance, here are four common refunds delays:

1. You have not signed up for MyGFU direct deposit or your bank info is incorrect
2. You have a financial aid credit but also an unpaid balance due (pay your account through MyGFU today; see No. 3 below and complete a T4 Permission Form)
3. There is a personal payment on your account. We do not refund personal payments unless you request it. In addition, recent payments need up to two weeks to clear your bank. To refund only the financial aid portion takes special handling. (You can help by emailing jgetsing@georgefox.edu if you are expecting a refund and a personal payment is involved.)
4. Due to recent or pending activity, your credit balance appears to be in flux. (Get fully registered and squared away now, and if you are reducing a loan, please email jgetsing@georgefox.edu with the specifics).

Questions? Contact Jennifer Getsinger at the above email address.

Campus Recreation is hosting a Wilderness First Aid course on on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28. The cost to current George Fox students is $100. Space in the class is limited, so please register early if you are interested.

Additional details can be found on the registration form.

Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

As the finishing touches are being made on the new Hadlock Student Center, we ask that members of the university community stay away from construction areas of the building. It is very important that you do not walk around unfinished areas, as this poses a safety hazard.

Thank you

Due to renovations and equipment install, the Wheeler Fitness Center and the temporary Fitness Center space will be closed through Thursday, Aug. 23. If everything goes as planned, the Wheeler Fitness Center will reopen on Friday, Aug. 24, for normal hours.

The space will remain open until the Hadlock Student Center is up and running. Once Hadlock opens, the Wheeler Fitness Center will transition to a student-athlete weight room.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The opening of the Hadlock Student Center will be delayed, with an anticipated grand opening event for the entire campus community the week of Sept. 10. We are working closely with our contractor and will keep the campus community updated regarding the opening date as soon as it is confirmed.

When the center opens, there will be a number of exciting new programs and services for students and employees. Please take a few minutes to review the policies for employees, spouses, dependents, students and guests.

Two important items to note:

1. Anyone entering the building will be required to have a valid George Fox University ID card; There will be no exceptions.
2. All employees, spouses, dependents, students and guests will be required to have a completed liability and release form on file. This form will be live on MyGFU soon, and information will be sent out with a link once the form is available.

From Monday, Aug. 20 through Friday, Sept. 7, the fitness center space in Wheeler will remain open with limited hours to employees and students. Hours are as follows: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 to 11 p.m.; Tuesday/Thursday, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 to 11 p.m. The Wheeler Fitness Center will not be open on the weekends.

We are excited to share this beautiful new facility with the campus community! Contact Rob Simpson, director of campus recreation (simpsonr@georgefox.edu) or Keith Schneider, assistant director of campus recreation (kschneid@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Now is the time to rent and/or purchase your fall textbooks. Go to georgefoxshop.com today! At checkout, select in-store pick-up for free shipping and simply pick your books up when you arrive in a few weeks!

Thank you, and go Bruins!

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 and students already here on Thursday, Aug. 23.

• If your on-campus residence is Pennington, Edwards, Weesner Village, Hobson, Macy, Sutton, LeShana, Gulley or Brandt, we need you to vacate those lots Wednesday evening and stay out of them until Friday morning.
• If you normally park in the Le Shana lot, please move your cars as close to Fulton Street as possible so that the area in front of the building is clear, or move your cars to the Bauman or Morse lot Wednesday night.
• Everyone in the Pennington lot and “lollipop area,” Edwards or Weesner Village needs to move to the lot on 99W Wednesday night.
• Please keep Sheridan Street clear for easier access for our incoming students.
• The Morse lot and the front lot only of the Roberts Center are also available for Thursday. The lot in between the Roberts Center and Gulley and Brandt halls must be vacated Wednesday night.
• If you are going on a retreat this week, you MUST move your cars to the Bauman, Morse or 99W lots before leaving on your retreat. Please don’t block up the entire moving-in flow with your left-behind cars!

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

Thank you in advance for your cooperation to help make next Thursday be the best day ever for our new students!

Now is the time to rent and/or purchase your fall textbooks. Go to georgefoxshop.com today! At checkout, select in-store pick-up for free shipping and simply pick your books up when you arrive in a few weeks!

Thank you, and go Bruins!

As the finishing touches are being made on the new Hadlock Student Center, we ask that members of the university community stay away from construction areas of the building. It is very important that you do not walk around unfinished areas, as this poses a safety hazard.

Thank you