The Daily Bruin

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

Carlton Way will be closed by Edwards Hall today (Tuesday), Thursday (July 19), 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!

Plant Services will be doing tree work the week of July 16 in Hess Creek Canyon (July 16-20). 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.

In addition:

• Today (Monday), the Wheeler Bridge will be closed as crews work on trees nearby.
• Monday and Tuesday work will occur on the south end of Canyon Commons, and traffic will be routed to the north end of the building. Crisman Crossing may be closed intermittently during that time. Flaggers will be on hand to direct traffic. For your safely, please obey the flaggers and avoid all marked areas!

Thank you,
– Plant Services

The Bruin Den will be reopening today (Monday) with our summer hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are looking forward to seeing you all!

To celebrate, we are offering our first 40 customers who spend a minimum of $5 a free ice cream novelty!

Are you a George Fox undergraduate or grad student looking for a place to live this year? Friendship House Newberg might be the perfect house for you.

Located just 10 blocks from campus and newly remodeled, Friendship House’s vision is to create community within and in the greater George Fox and Newberg communities. You’ll have your own bedroom with a half bath, as well as a shared master bathroom, and a newly remodeled kitchen and living room. You’ll also have the opportunity to live life alongside two individuals with developmental disabilities who are engaged in the community and life of Newberg.

The vision of Friendship House is to build relationships and build bridges between individuals with disabilities and the community. Contact Sondra Strong at 503-201-8321 or fhnewberg@gmail.com to find out more. Hurry in to you secure your room!

Employees: If you know of a student who might be interested, please tell them about this opportunity.

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to campus tomorrow (Friday) for Summer Visit Day. Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

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.

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to campus on Friday, July 13, for Summer Visit Day. Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Students: Here is the vehicle registration information you’ve been waiting for! Registration will be rolled out like last year, with all commuters, graduate students and seniors beginning the process at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 16.

The portal will open for juniors desiring residential permits at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 23, and for sophomores desiring residential permits on Monday, July 30.

Residential permits are limited and are on a first-come, first-served basis for each class level, so please register during the week that corresponds to your class standing in the fall, as a permit cannot be guaranteed for late registrations..

Freshmen living on campus will need to submit an application for a parking permit, and preference will be given to those with documented medical or work-related needs. Permits for freshmen living on campus will be for the Austin lot, and are very limited. The application form will go live on July 1 on MyGFU on the vehicle registration portal and must be completed and submitted by July 31 in order to be considered.

More registration information is available on the Campus Public Safety website.

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety during business hours at 503-554-2090 or e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Den will remain closed through Friday, July 13; however, we will be open in the Bridge Cafe from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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.

With the new academic year comes 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 communication 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 web page.

Please watch this summer for any changes regarding parking policies or permits. Check your George Fox email regularly or you might miss something important.

Dates to register your vehicle are the folowing:

• Monday July 16, at 9 a.m.: Seniors, commuters, graduate programs
• Monday July 23, at 9 a.m.: Juniors
• Monday July 30, at 9 a.m.: Sophomores

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.

We’re headed west on our culinary journey along Route 66 with today’s stop in the state of Texas. We’ll be serving up authentic barbecue beef brisket along with several regional side dishes, dessert and southern sweet tea, all for just $6.95.

Stop by for lunch on the patio outside Canyon Commons between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and enjoy a delicious taste of Texas!

Plant Services will be doing tree work the week of July 9 in the quad (July 9-13). Barricades will be used to mark off the work areas. For your safety, do not walk inside the barricaded areas.

Thank you.