The Daily Bruin

All are welcome to the first Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation this Monday, Aug. 29, when Ron Mock, professor of politics and peace studies at George Fox, introduces this semester’s series in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Islam and the West.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

On Monday, Aug. 29, all on-campus residents will have all-area gatherings to meet with their residence life staff. These will be at 9:15 p.m. after classes on the first day of classes.

Each residential are will be meeting in separate areas:

• Houses/Apts North will meet in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
• Houses/Apts West will meet in in Hoover 105.
• Residential Area East will meet in Bauman Auditorium.
• Pennington, Carey, Willcuts and Beebe Halls will meet in Lemmons 8.
• Coffin and Edward Halls will meet in Robert Center 117.
• Hobson, Macy and Sutton Halls will meet in Canyon Commons.

If you have any questions, ask your RA or your Area Coordinator (AC).

At 4 p.m. today (Friday) Paul Anderson will lead a “Turning of the Page” session featuring Volume 6 of The Saint John’s Bible, the first major illuminated, hand-calligraphied Bible in more than 500 years. This event kicks off our second year with The Saint John’s Bible. Join us in the MLRC.

Questions? Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu.

All are welcome!

Van reservations will now only be accepted via email. There has been some confusion when reservations have been taken over the phone. We are now requiring student groups to have written approval before making reservations.

Exceptions will be given for same-day reservations. Cancellations can be submitted via email or phone. Please send all van reservations to Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu or Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
– Plant Services (ext. 2011)

Interested in playing in the university’s Jazz Ensemble this year? Come learn more at an informational meeting on Monday, Aug. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in Ross 210. You’ll hear about auditions and all of the great performances planned for the year!

Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.

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Are you still looking for a job? Do you like cleaning?

Custodial Services still has lots of positions available in a variety of locations, from dorms to public houses to large public buildings.

Job requirements/details:

• You must be able to work two hours per day Monday through Friday.
• For most positions you must be willing to work from 6 to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• You will receive individual training for your assigned area from the supervisor of that building.
• You must be a self-starter, dependable and trustworthy.
• At times, you may need to work unsupervised.

If this sounds like a job you would like to do, email Laurie or Dwayne at llorenzen@georgefox.edu or dastlefo@georgefox.edu and we will send you the Placement Questionnaire for you to fill out. Once we have placed you in a position you will be notified that there is additional paperwork ready for you to sign at Plant Services.

Theatre auditions for this fall’s comedy, Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, are happening next week! Here is the info …

When

• General audition: Wednesday, Aug. 31, 7 to 10 p.m.
• First callbacks: Thursday, Sept. 1, 7 to 10 p.m.
• Second callbacks: Friday, Sept. 2, 7 to 10 p.m.

What

• General audition: 90-second comic monologue (fully prepared and memorized)
• Callbacks: cold readings

Where: Wood-Mar Auditorium

What do to

• Sign up for an audition time slot for your general audition on the theatre call board in Lemmons.

Questions? Contact Rhett Luedtke, professor of theatre, for more information at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.

SpIL’s Outreach Ministries (James Project, Urban Outreach, Embrace, etc.) are all in need of drivers this year! If you’re 21 years of age or older and willing to drive a university van, or any age and willing to drive a personal vehicle for any of these ministries, please contact Zack Tewksbury at ZTewksbury14@georgefox.edu.

Starting this Monday, Aug. 29, the Wheeler Fitness Center will begin its school-year hours:

• Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
• Saturday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Sunday: 1-7 p.m.

Hope to see you all in the gym!

We have four choirs at the university, and we would love to have you join us!

• Returning students: Please email Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu) if you are planning to be in a choir but are not currently registered for a course.
• New students: All choir information can be found on the bulletin board outside Ross 208 along with the audition sign-up sheets. Please check it out!
• Faculty and staff: The Master Chorus will be singing the Fauré Requiem on Saturday, Nov. 5. Please join us! Rehearsals will be held in Ross 208 on Tuesday nights, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., starting Sept. 6.

If you have questions, please contact me.

Thanks!
– Danielle Warner

The city of Newberg has notified us they will be performing water meter testing on campus throughout the day on Tuesday, Aug. 30. During the test, which may last 15 to 30 minutes, your water flow may be reduced or it may be off completely.

This interruption of service will affect all buildings and living areas at some point throughout the day. Sorry for this inconvenience.

– Plant Services

Need Microsoft Office on your computer? Want to get it for free?

Office 365 provides Microsoft Office for PC and Mac computers and selected mobile devices for as long as you are a George Fox student. Go to the Office 365 Login page and login with your GFU email address and password. You will be provided with the most recent version of Office that will work with your operation system. You can install one or all of the following: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

Questions? Contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, from 8 to 8:15 a.m., in Hoover 250.

Prayer format will alternate between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

The theatre department is looking for students interested in playing live music for our fall show, Blithe Spirit. The trio will include an acoustic guitar, drums and a stand-up bass. The trio will underscore important moments in the play and help with transitions.

Please contact Director Jacob Coleman at ultragonic@gmail.com if interested.

Are you still looking for a job? Do you like cleaning?

Custodial Services still has lots of positions available in a variety of locations, from dorms to public houses to large public buildings.

Job requirements/details:

• You must be able to work two hours per day Monday through Friday.
• For most positions you must be willing to work from 6 to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• You will receive individual training for your assigned area from the supervisor of that building.
• You must be a self-starter, dependable and trustworthy.
• At times, you may need to work unsupervised.

If this sounds like a job you would like to do, email Laurie or Dwayne at llorenzen@georgefox.edu or dastlefo@georgefox.edu and we will send you the Placement Questionnaire for you to fill out. Once we have placed you in a position you will be notified that there is additional paperwork ready for you to sign at Plant Services.

Students: The newly revamped parking lot on North Street south of Coffin and Brandt halls has been changed to commuter and staff parking only.

If you are currently parked in that lot, please move your vehicles to the Le Shana parking lot, which will be your new parking area. Please do this today to allow our new students to unload and move into their residences, and continue to park in the Le Shana lot (corner of Villa and Fulton streets).

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Hey students: Did you leave things behind in your room at the end of spring term, or in campus housing this summer? If so, please come to the security office as soon as you get back to school to claim your left-behind items, as everything in the lost and found will be donated to charitable causes by Friday, Sept. 2, to make room for incoming lost and found items from Welcome Weekend and the start of the semester.

We also encourage employees to swing by the office if indeed they are missing items and wish to check out what we have.

Mail Services will be open this Saturday, Aug. 27, for a limited time. From 1 to 4:30 p.m., you can pick up your packages. Mail Services will not be taking any outgoing packages.

Mail Services will also have special hours during the first week of school, when we will be available to serve you from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
Mail Services

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