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Follett Higher Education Group took over operation of the BlueZone Bookstore in June of 2015. The store has been renamed the Bruin Store (Georgefoxshop.com), and now offers textbooks and merchandise in one location. At the beginning of each semester, undergraduate and graduate textbooks will be offered for sale in the Bruin Store and no longer in the Textbook Annex. The remainder of the year the Bruin Store will be your source for Bruin apparel, accessories, gifts and general school supplies.

Part of our agreement with Follett is that they have the exclusive right to sell merchandise and services traditionally offered in college and university bookstores, including but not limited to, all required course materials (print and digital); class and alumni rings and jewelry; clothing (whether or not emblematic); school supplies; desk and dorm accessories; gifts; souvenirs; graduation regalia (sale and rental) and announcements; course-adopted software and paper and electronic custom anthologies; and textbook buybacks.

This agreement does not prohibit sales by student groups or student government organizations, but Follett should be consulted with prior to these sales.

If you have any questions, please email Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.

It’s time to confirm your meal plan for the Fall 2015 semester. If you are eligible to make any changes, you have until Friday, September 11, 2015 to do so.

For more information about meal plans, please check out the Meal Plan Options page on the Student Life website.

​Please log into your MyGFU account, look in University Forms and then the Meal Plan Form.

If you have any questions about the meal plans, please contact Jere Witherspoon in the Office of Student Life. You may also phone her at 503-554-2316. The

​Student ​Life office is on the third floor of the Stevens Center.

This is a reminder that mail services will have special hours for students to pick up their packages. Please see the dates below.

• Saturday, Aug. 29, 2-4 p.m.
• Monday, Aug. 31, through Friday, Sept. 4, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

You must have your photo ID with you; either your George Fox student ID or a driver’s license is acceptable. Showing mail services a photo of you from your smart phone or tablets will not be accepted … no exceptions. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Calling all male and female students interested in trying out for the George Fox University cheer and stunt team! We’ll hold tryouts in the Wheeler Sports Center dance room next to the fitness center on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 6 to 9 p.m.

If you have questions or want more information about the program, please contact our coach, Emily Johnson, at emilykejohnson@gmail.com.

International Student Services has about 20 newly enrolled MBA students who are looking for year-long housing. Would you kindly notify us if you either 1) have a room to rent, or 2) know of any openings on the market?

Thank you for providing help to these international students, and let’s work together to make their George Fox experience a great one.

If you can help, contact Alex Pia with information at apia@georgefox.edu.

For your convenience, textbooks are now located in the Bruin Store, near the cafeteria/Bruin Den, on the Newberg campus. (The Textbook Annex is no longer being staffed.)

Undergraduate students should bring a copy of their class schedule to purchase books. Graduate students are encouraged to order in advance using our online store and have books shipped to their home or campus box. All students are encouraged to order books in advance at georgefoxshop.com (click the “Books” tab, then select courses) to have their books ready when they arrive on campus.

Welcome to the new Bruin Store! We look forward to seeing you.

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

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. Login into Office365 with your GFU email and password. You will be provided with the most recent version 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.

There will be an informational meeting at Wheeler 208 – September 1st, 5-6pm for anyone interested in trying out for the Women’s JV Basketball team.

Please contact Michael Meek at mmeek@georgefox.edu if you are interested or need more information.

For your convenience, textbooks are now located in the Bruin Store, near the cafeteria/Bruin Den, on the Newberg campus. (The Textbook Annex is no longer being staffed.)

Undergraduate students should bring a copy of their class schedule to purchase books. Graduate students are encouraged to order in advance using our online store and have books shipped to their home or campus box. All students are encouraged to order books in advance at georgefoxshop.com (click the “Books” tab, then select courses) to have their books ready when they arrive on campus.

Welcome to the new Bruin Store! We look forward to seeing you.

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

Due to the new parking permit process, it will now take one to two weeks to receive your parking permit. In order to prevent from being ticketed you will need to PRINT a temporary parking permit.

Once you register your vehicle, you will receive two emails from parking@georgefox.edu. In the second email you will receive a link that will take you to a page where you can print a temporary parking permit. Please print this temporary parking permit and put it on the dashboard of your car.

This permit, when placed on your dashboard, will prevent you from being ticketed until your permanent permit arrives in the mail.

Please note: Students living on campus should put their campus address and PO box number on the “Mailing Address” line as it is now too late to have your permit sent to your home. If you are a commuter, you can put your home address in that spot.

Questions? Call Ed Gierok or Nadine Kincaid at 503-554-2090. You can also email us at egierok@georgefox.edu or nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Please get your vehicle registration done immediately. Thank you for your cooperation.

With the start of school right around the corner, mail services will have special extended hours for students to receive their mail and packages:

• Saturday, Aug. 29, 2-4 p.m.
• During the first week of school, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The week of Sept. 7, mail services will return to its regular schedule of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Please have your student ID card and/or driver’s license with you when you come pick up your packages. A photo from your phones or tablets is not acceptable and your packages will not be handed over to you.

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

FoxTALE will be unavailable on Friday, Aug. 21, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Returning students, faculty, staff and summer student employees: If you lost anything from the last few weeks of April until now, please check the lost and found in the security office. All items not reunited with their original owners will be donated to charitable causes at end of day Friday, Sept 4.

If we have contacted you previously about items in the lost and found, please come and get them as soon as you return to campus.

Thanks!

Professional staff and faculty have returned to campus. Starting on Monday, Aug. 17, please park where your parking permit indicates (either by your residence or in the commuter lots).

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Please contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) in security services if you have any questions.

Security Services Website

Do you want to host your own radio show on KFOX? KFOX is now looking for hosts for the 2015-16 school year!

If you are interested in hosting your own show live from the KFOX studio, send a brief summary of your show idea and how it is personal to you and/or interesting to the Fox community to Station Manager Matthew Johnson at mjohnson13@georgefox.edu.

Do you enjoy helping people? Have you considered a career as a school counselor, school psychologist, clinical mental health counselor, or couple and family systems counselor? Interested in trauma counseling or play therapy?

If so, then join an upcoming Graduate School of Counseling information meeting to learn about masters-level counseling programs offered at George Fox. Your bachelor’s degree does not need to be in psychology to apply.

An info meeting is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, in Room 155A at the Portland Center. We will be joined by Dr. Rand Michael, associate professor and director of the marriage, couple and family counseling program at George Fox. Register online at this link or learn more about our programs at counseling.georgefox.edu.

Contact Joel Moore at jmoore@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6166 if you have questions or to schedule a one-on-one appointment.

Professional staff and faculty return to campus on Monday, Aug. 17.

Starting on Monday, Aug. 17, please park where your parking permit indicates (either by your residence or in the commuter lots).

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Please contact Security Services if you have any questions.

Nadine Kincaid – nkincaid@georgefox.edu

Security Services Website

Please be advised that various parking lots and roads will be closed between Monday, Aug. 10 and Friday, Aug. 14. The greatest disturbances will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 12 between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. near Edwards Residence Hall, the Murdock Learning Resource Center and the Student Union Building. Please see the schedule below for the complete list of detours/closures that may affect you:

• Monday, Aug. 10: No parking on Sherman Street or in the parking lot at the physical therapy wing of the Roberts Center (formerly the Villa Academic Center). This parking lot will be closed through Thursday, Aug. 13.
• Tuesday, Aug. 11: The lower Le Shana Residence Hall parking lot will be closed through Thursday, Aug. 13. The access road behind Wheeler Sports Center will be closed during this time as well. Carlton Way and the associated parking spots behind the library will be closed in the afternoon between the tennis courts and the Klages loading dock.
• Wednesday, Aug. 12: Carlton Way and associated parking spots will be closed for most of the day from the tennis courts to the Klages loading dock. All non-essential personnel will be held 200-500 feet back from the crane locations. Andersen Construction and George Fox personnel will be present on both sides of the canyon to help ensure spectator safety. The canyon will be closed on the north and south sides of the bridge for several days while the construction is completed in order to ensure a safe zone beneath the work. During the lift, Edwards will be evacuated and on lockdown. There will be brief evacuations of both the Murdock Learning Resource Center and Heacock Commons while the west segment of the bridge is moved from the Edwards lawn to the canyon at approximately 9 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 13: Both cranes should demobilize from campus and all facilities will be returned to their normal use, with the exception of the canyon beneath the new bridge.

Building Evacuations:

The following buildings will be briefly evacuated for approximately 30 minutes sometime between 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Andersen Construction and George Fox security personnel will notify the building supervisor when to evacuate, and when it is safe to reenter the following buildings:

• Heacock Commons
• Murdock Learning Resource Center
• Minthorn Hall
• Mail Services/Print Services/North Street Annex

Suggested Spectator Viewing Locations:

• Behind the Murdock Learning Resource Center commons (after bridge is moved into canyon).
• Behind the Roberts Center physical therapy building near the new dining hall site.
• Between Barclay House and Coffin Hall.
• On the track near the football scoreboard.

If you have any questions regarding these activities, please call Bryan Kasler at 971-806-5924 or Brad Barcroft at 541-207-4787.

The Security office will be closed for most of the day Wednesday, Aug. 12 as we will be assisting with the bridge lift. You can still call 503-554-2090 in case of emergency, but we will be unable to assist with office tasks like vehicle registration, lost and found, unlocks and other similar business. Thank you in advance and we are sorry for the inconvenience.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

All mail is now being placed in your campus mailbox waiting for your return to campus.

All packages are being kept at Mail Services – waiting for you to claim them upon your arrival to campus. (If you live in the area, please come now and pick up the packages.)

Please spread the word as not everyone reads the Daily Bruin. Thanks for your help.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell lsartwel@georgefox.edu