Fall classes are three weeks away, so now is the time to get your textbooks! Go to georgefoxshop.com to rent or purchase your books. Select in-store pick up, get free shipping and simply pick up your books between Welcome Weekend and the end of the first week of class.
Look for more information about in-store pick up closer to Welcome Weekend.
Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.
We are thrilled to welcome 135 prospective students and parents to campus tomorrow (Friday) for our second Summer Visit Day. For many of these visitors, it will be their first time setting foot on campus. We are so thankful for your involvement in making this a magical experience for our students.
As a courtesy to our guests, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens lots tomorrow so that they can arrive on campus with ease. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.
We trust you are excited about the new Hadlock Student Center (HSC)! Assuming everything continues on schedule, the fitness center portion of the facility will be open with limited hours (tentatively 4 to 9 p.m.) beginning Monday, Aug. 27 (anticipated grand opening and full hours will begin Monday, Sept. 3). This is subject to change if there are unexpected delays in construction.
If you use the fitness center in Wheeler, you’ll notice most of the space has been cleared in anticipation of remodeling it for athletics’ use since the HSC will be opening soon. Due to this upcoming remodeling of the Wheeler fitness center space, some equipment has been moved into the adjacent dance studio space (Wheeler 211) for general student and employee use until the HSC opens. The squat racks are also still available for use and are in their original spot.
There are more limited hours for this interim space in Wheeler, as it will now be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed Saturday and Sunday). We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience during this transitional period and trust that the new space in the HSC will make it worth the wait!
Questions? Contact Rob Simpson (simpsonr@georgefox.edu) regarding the HSC or Adam Puckett (apuckett@georgefox.edu) regarding the Wheeler Sports Center space.
We’ve reached the end of the road on our culinary journey along Route 66. Our last stop is tomorrow (Wednesday), and we’ll be featuring California. We have a fantastic menu planned: California grilled fish tacos with traditional toppings, melon salad, and jicama slaw, along with dessert and a beverage, for just $6.95. Lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on the patio outside the Klages Center.
We’ll also have our raffle drawing after lunch, so be sure to bring along your punch card. Anyone with four or more punches is eligible to enter, and we have a fun prize for the lucky winner.
See you Wednesday!
With the new academic year comes new changes in parking policies. This letter is to inform you of those changes ahead of time so you can act accordingly.
All changes mentioned in this email begin with the 2018-19 academic year. The university, not Campus Public Safety (formerly Security Services), has elected to bill all commuters for your annual parking permit automatically.
Your student account will be charged each semester through Student Financial Services. Additionally, there is an increase in the cost of the parking permit: $100 per semester ($200 annually).
When you go online to register your vehicle on MYGFU, under “GFU Resources,” click on “Vehicle Registration.” There will be no cost shown, and you will enter your vehicle information.
Complete instructions on vehicle registration can be found on Campus Public Safety’s website. Once you have completed the vehicle registration process, your permit will be mailed to you in 14 to 21 days at the mailing address you provided during the vehicle registration process.
For those who live nearby and would rather walk or ride a bike to campus, an online form will be available to request a refund for the permit charge. Please read the form thoroughly to understand the conditions of your refund. Information on where to access this form will be announced in an upcoming Daily Bruin.
Those of you living in the Good Neighbor area, when you bring in the required proof of residence to receive your free parking permit, your information will be submitted to Student Financial Services for a refund of permit charges. Details about parking off-campus can be found on the Off-Campus Parking website.
Please watch this summer for any changes regarding parking policies or permits. Check your George Fox email regularly or you might miss something important.
If you have any questions, please call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090. Details about the university’s parking policies can be found on the Campus Public Safety website: Parking 101.
The access road that runs in between Gulley Hall, Brandt Hall and Le Shana Hall is now closed for construction of the new residence hall. Access to the Le Shana parking lot is from Fulton St. only. Access to the North St. parking lot for staff and graduate students will continue to be from Villa St. via North St. Pedestrian access between the Le Shana and North St. parking lots is still accessible.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu).
Looking to get a jump start on your fall classes? Rent and/or purchase your textbooks, supplies and swag at georgefoxshop.com today! Select in-store pick-up for free shipping and simply pick up your order when you arrive in the fall. Or ship them to your home or business address for a flat rate.
Email Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu with inquiries.
Juniors and seniors, if you are bringing a car to campus, go to myGFU and register for your commuter or residential parking permit before Monday when the registration portal will open to sophomores. Commuter permits aren’t limited but residential permits are, so don’t delay.
Questions? Out-of-the-box car situation? Contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 during business hours or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
Only weeks remain before the opening of the new Hadlock Student Center (HSC)! Assuming everything continues on schedule, the fitness center portion of the facility will be open with limited hours (tentatively 4 to 9 p.m.) beginning Monday, Aug. 27, so that student staff can be adequately trained on the new equipment and protocols (anticipated grand opening and full hours will begin Monday, Sept. 3). This is subject to change if there are unexpected delays in construction.
If you use the current fitness center in Wheeler, you’ll notice that much of the older equipment has been moved out. Sometime in August, the large portion of the space will be remodeled for athletics’ use in light of the addition of women and men’s swimming and the continued growth in the number of student-athletes (currently 20 percent of our undergraduate student population). The smaller portion of the current facility (the free weight area) will be remodeled into a classroom during the fall semester.
Please note that because of remodeling and construction of new space, there will likely be a two- to three-week time frame in August when there will be no fitness center available for general campus use. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience for those who are regularly using this space and trust that the new space in the Hadlock Student Center will make it worth the wait!
Questions? Contact Brad Lau at blau@georgefox.edu.
Our culinary journey along Route 66 is stopping in Arizona today (July 25)! Come over from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and join us for lunch on the patio outside the Klages Center where we’ll be grilling up Sonora-style bacon-wrapped hot dogs served on a house-made roll with your choice of toppings. We’ll also have southwestern potato salad, nopales salad and strawberry cheesecake chimichangas — all for $6.95. See you there!
Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.
Following is a rundown of who is on campus this week …
Looking to get a jump start on your fall classes? Rent and/or purchase your textbooks, supplies and swag at georgefoxshop.com today! Select in-store pick-up for free shipping and simply pick up your order when you arrive in the fall. Or ship them to your home or business address for a flat rate.
Email Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu with inquiries.
Did you know that Campus Public Safety has a very active Facebook page filled with safety tips, parking information, road closure alerts, weather alerts, and much, much more?
We also post photos of things that aren’t usually seen by the majority of staff and students because we are here 24/7! This week alone we’ve posted tips on how to choose the proper life jacket for your summer water activities, hot weather tips for your car, road closures due to the Substation Fire on Highway 97 and I-84, etc.
Last year alone we posted more than 125 posts about safety/traffic/weather/construction alerts/closures, etc., so check us out to be in the know! Just click the link above or type in “George Fox University Campus Public Safety” into your Facebook search bar and see what you’ve been missing after liking our page.
If you are a sophomore, junior or senior and are planning on registering for a residential parking permit when the vehicle registration portal opens for your class level, please look at the online parking brochure on the Campus Public Safety website before choosing whether you want a Resident West, Resident East or Morse lot permit. For example, Villa Road House has moved from the east side of the campus to the west side, and you’d want a Resident West permit if that was your housing assignment.
Hess Creek is the rough dividing line between Resident East and Resident West housing designations. Once the Resident East parking permits are allotted, then your choices would be the Morse lot on the east side of campus or a Resident West permit until those are assigned.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2090 during business hours.
Want to walk with George Fox University in the Old Fashioned Festival parade on the morning of Saturday, July 28? Affinity Marketing is looking for students, employees and their families to walk alongside the Bruin Bus while handing out candy and football postcards. We have 20 free T-shirts left for volunteers to wear in the parade.
Anyone is welcome, and if you do not receive a T-shirt and still want to walk, wear George Fox gear or navy blue shirts. Meet-up will be at Renne Field on East 9th Street at 9 a.m. on July 28. We are the seventh spot in the parade and should move through the parade streets rather quickly.
Please email Mckenna Tillotson to sign up: mtillotson@georgefox.edu.
Carlton Way will be closed by Edwards Hall today (Thursday), Monday (July 23) and Wednesday (July 25) while they pour concrete. Through traffic will not be permitted until the afternoon on these dates, so please use alternate routes.
Thank you!
Only weeks remain before the opening of the new Hadlock Student Center (HSC)! Assuming everything continues on schedule, the fitness center portion of the facility will be open with limited hours (tentatively 4 to 9 p.m.) beginning Monday, Aug. 27, so that student staff can be adequately trained on the new equipment and protocols (anticipated grand opening and full hours will begin Monday, Sept. 3). This is subject to change if there are unexpected delays in construction.
If you use the current fitness center in Wheeler, you’ll notice that much of the older equipment has been moved out. Sometime in August, the large portion of the space will be remodeled for athletics’ use in light of the addition of women and men’s swimming and the continued growth in the number of student-athletes (currently 20 percent of our undergraduate student population). The smaller portion of the current facility (the free weight area) will be remodeled into a classroom during the fall semester.
Please note that because of remodeling and construction of new space, there will likely be a two- to three-week time frame in August when there will be no fitness center available for general campus use. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience for those who are regularly using this space and trust that the new space in the Hadlock Student Center will make it worth the wait!
Questions? Contact Brad Lau at blau@georgefox.edu.
We’re visiting New Mexico today (Wednesday) on our culinary road trip along Route 66! Stop by between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for lunch and enjoy some pork carne adovada along with traditional side dishes, dessert and a beverage for $6.95.
We’ll be on the patio outside Klages for the remainder of our “journey.” Remember to bring your punch card, as those who have four or more punches will be entered into a raffle for a fun prize at the end of the road!
As of July 1, 2018, you’ll see a new item on your paystub for Oregon’s statewide transit tax. The tax is one-tenth of one percent (.001) — or $1 per $1,000. Your employer will be automatically withholding the tax – just like the personal income tax – so you don’t have to do or change anything. Unlike the personal income tax, there’s no withholding exemption for this tax.
Revenue from the statewide transit tax will go to expanding public transportation throughout Oregon. For more information on how the tax revenues will be used, check out “HB 2017 Funding Package†under “Projects & News†on the Oregon Department of Transportation’s website.
To learn more about the tax itself, visit the Department of Revenue online at oregon.gov/dor.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.
Plant Services continues to do tree work this week in Hess Creek Canyon. Barricades will be used to mark off the work areas. For your safety, do not walk inside the barricaded areas. Intermittent tree work will continue in the quad as well.
Thank you,
– Plant Services
