The Daily Bruin

Early-morning network maintenance will occur at the Portland Center from 7 to 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2. Internet access will be intermittent during this time.

Portland Center employee box numbers have changed. Barbi Doran (Telephone Services) has posted an updated list on the employee resources page on the university’s website.  Just look in the Employee Information section for the employee telephone/box list.

Please start using the new box numbers immediately. If you have questions, call ext. 2555.

Thank you,

Mail Services

If you have any 10th- to 12th-graders in your life looking for adventure this summer, Tilikum Center for Retreats & Outdoor Ministries is hosting its Impact wilderness trip Monday through Saturday, July 28 to Aug. 2.

Impact campers will enjoy six full days of backpacking, rock climbing, and a challenge course, among other activities. Space is limited. Go to camptilikum.org for more details or call 503-538-2763 to reserve your spot.

This is a reminder that the University Store will be closed Wednesday, June 25, through Monday, June 30, to conduct its year-end inventory procedure. During these days, the Newberg campus bookstore, textbook annex, and online store will be shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.

During this time:

• There will be no money available to make change.
• Phone orders or requests will not be taken.
• Candy, beverages, or other items will not be sold, along with any other type of merchandise.

The bookstore will resume full operation on Tuesday, July 1, but will be closed on Friday, July 4. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time. We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we perform our inventory process.

– University Store staff

The bookstore will be closed on Friday, June 13 due to illness.

As of Friday, June 13, Bruin Coffee will no longer be serving at the Portland Center.

But don’t despair. There are plans in the works for a new service, the details of which will be shared as the planning progresses. Meanwhile, through the summer months, the Portland Bookstore will be offering expanded coffee and snack selections. Drop by and see all the new flavors.

The Portland Center Bookstore will be closed Tuesday, July 1, through Thursday, July 3, to conduct its year-end inventory procedure. During these days, the Portland Center Bookstore and online store will be shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.

During this time:

• There will be no money available to make change.
• Phone orders or requests will not be taken.
• Candy, beverages, or other items will not be sold, along with any other type of merchandise.

The bookstore will also be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. The bookstore will resume full operation on Monday, July 7. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time. We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we perform our inventory process.

– Portland Center Bookstore staff

The University Store will be closed Wednesday, June 25, through Monday, June 30, to conduct its year-end inventory procedure. During these days, the Newberg campus bookstore, textbook annex, and online store will be shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.

During this time:

• There will be no money available to make change.
• Phone orders or requests will not be taken.
• Candy, beverages, or other items will not be sold, along with any other type of merchandise.

The bookstore will resume full operation on Tuesday, July 1, but will be closed on Friday, July 4. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time. We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we perform our inventory process.

– University Store staff

The main file and print server may be unavailable between 6 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10.

Bruce Arnold, IT specialist for the Portland Center will be on vacation June 12-25. Newberg’s IT service desk will be available during his absence at extension 2569, their hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Are you willing to get involved in making a difference in Myanmar? On May 3, cyclone Nargis hit the country, killing more than 34,000 people, devastating the Irrawaddy Delta, and destroying Myanmar’s rice crop. Another 1 million people may starve in the next few months if they do not receive rice seeds by the end of June to replant their fields and feed their families.

I have started a project to provide salt-resistant rice seeds to the people of the Irrawaddy Delta. One pound of rice seed costs about $15 and will produce enough rice to feed one person in Myanmar for about six months. One-hundred percent of any donation you can make will go toward purchasing the seeds.

You can donate to the Myanmar Rice Seed project online at nmsi.org/donate.aspx. (Enter your information and designate your gift to “Rice Seed – Myanmar”). New Mission Systems International is a registered U.S. nonprofit, Christian charitable organization and a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

Any donations you make to NMSI are secure and tax deductible. To learn more about NMSI, go to: nmsi.org. If you have any questions, please call or e-mail me.

Thank you,

Tricia Hornback (School of Professional Studies)
503-380-0365
tfhornback@verizon.net

The Portland Center Library will be closed Friday, June 6, noon to 1:15 p.m. to allow the staff to attend a departmental function.  The Information Commons (Computer Lab) will remain open.

The Portland Center Bookstore is looking for a student volunteer June 9-20 to help with textbook returns.

If you are interested, or know of someone who would be, please email John Stewart in the bookstore.

The library will be closed Sat. May 24.

As previously announced, the campus will also be closed on Monday, May 26.

The university’s offices will close Monday, May 26, to observe Memorial Day.

The university’s library catalog and databases will be unavailable during a scheduled power outage at the Newberg campus from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 19.

The Portland Writing Center will be remaining open over the summer term in a remote capacity. Our writing consultants will be checking the PWC inbox (pwc@georgefox.edu) every morning, Monday through Friday, for any questions or papers that need to be reviewed. If you would like a person-to-person consultation, e-mail the consultants at pwc@georgefox.edu with some potential times, and we’ll respond to your needs as best as we are able.

– Portland Writing Center staff

George Fox is in the process of formulating teams to participate in the community’s Relay for Life event, scheduled from 6 p.m. to 2 p.m. on June 20-21 at Newberg High School. Would you like to walk in the relay this year? If so, please contact Nancy Almquist (Development) this week at ext. 2120 or at nalmquist@georgefox.edu and let her know of your interest. Last year, the Newberg event raised $115,000 in the fight against cancer.

FoxTALE will undergo maintenance and therefore be unavailable from 6 to 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13.

Lost and Found items at the Portland Center are available in the lobby April 25 to May 2.

Please come by and claim your lost item.

For more information, contact Janis Sanford, Office Manager/Asst. Director-Portland Center at jsanford@georgefox.edu