The Daily Bruin

Thank you to those who have gone on MyGFU and registered their vehicles or who have indicated they do not have a vehicle. Approximately 400 of you have yet to do this, and the deadline is looming! Friday, Sept. 5, is the day this must be completed by to avoid being charged a $40 non-refundable fee for failure to register. Instructions are available on the security services website.

Questions? Have a vehicle situation that is outside of the norm? Please call security at 503-554-2090 during business hours.

IT is offering multiple webinars and open labs throughout the fall semester. Topics include FoxTALE Quizzes, Assignments, Gradebook, Google Apps for instruction, Hosting a Web Conference, and using the ShareStream Pick and Play.

View the schedule and RSVP here.

Questions? Contact Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu.

Now that we’ve finished cooking and serving more than 25,000 meals over the past week and we’re finally catching our breath, we felt it was time to remind everyone of the various dining options on campus and a way to save money.

Bruin Bucks: Available to all students whether you’re on meal plans or not, all you need is a valid GFU ID card and we can turn it into a debit card, allowing you to use it in any of our cafes. And, if you put on $50 or more, we offer a 10 percent bonus. It sure beats cooking for yourself or making a run to Fred Meyer to buy groceries. Just come to our office anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with cash/check or credit card and we can add the amount you choose.

Bruin Den: Open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Bruin Den is the unofficial gathering place in the center of campus and a great place to grab a breakfast burrito, espresso drink, burger or your favorite smoothie, along with a full range of grab-and-go salads and sandwiches.

Bruin Bites: Right next to the Bruin Den, we feature great focaccia and flatbread sandwiches, healthy snacks and beverages, homemade soups, and a full array of homemade pastries. We also serve award-winning Caravan Coffee roasted right here in Newberg. Hours of service are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Villa Cafe: Open five days a week in the Villa Academic Complex on the eastern edge of campus, we feature made-to-order brick-oven pizza, panini sandwiches, homemade soups, fruit smoothies, and grab-and-go sandwiches and salads. Villa Café is open 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Our menus are posted weekly along with great nutritional information at cafebonappetit.com/georgefox. Please feel free to give us a call at ext. 2500, send us an email or just drop by if you have any questions.

Now that we’ve finished cooking and serving more than 25,000 meals over the past week and we’re finally catching our breath, we felt it was time to remind everyone of the multiple dining options on campus.

Bruin Bucks: Available to everyone including staff, faculty and students with a valid GFU ID card that works like a debit card, we offer a 10 percent bonus to everyone who puts $50 or more on their ID card. It can then be used at any of our three retail cafe’s on campus (Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Villa Café).

Lunch Club Card: Available exclusively to faculty and staff, this punch card offers 15 lunches in Klages Dining Room for just $60. Our “all you care to eat” options include a full salad bar; multiple hot entrees including vegetarian, vegan and made without gluten; artisan-style pizza; deli items; and a multitude of other foods and beverages giving you a great opportunity to interact and sit with students or other staff/faculty.

Both are very easy to sign up and use. Just visit our Bon Appetit offices in the rear of the commons, bring your ID card and cash/credit card or check, and we’ll do the rest.

Our menus are posted weekly along with great nutritional information at cafebonappetit.com/georgefox.

Please feel free to give us a call at ext. 2500 or just drop by if you have any questions.

All are invited to join us for the first Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester this Monday, Sept. 1, as Shahriar Ahmed, president of the Bilal Mosque Association, speaks from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation ties into our theme for this fall, “Islam and the West.”

Ahmed will speak on “The Five Pillars: Comparing and Contrasting Islam with the Other Abrahamic Faiths.” The talk will cover the basics, tasks and rituals that describe the life of a Muslim – rituals sustained for more than 1,400 years without a formal church and non-negotiable aspects of the faith. An open Q&A session will follow.

The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Administrative Assistant II, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Administrative Assistant IV, Graduate School of Counseling
• Accounts Payable Supervisor
• Hybrid Learning Specialist
• Administrative Assistant II Office of Spiritual Life, Inclusion and Leadership
• Associate Director of Student Success, Career Coach

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

As a reminder, following is the schedule for Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 3).

• 7:30-8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast on the quad (free); pack a lunch ($7 for non-team leader employees)
• 8:30-9 a.m.: Kickoff Celebration
• 9-9:15 a.m.: Break off into groups (a selection of sites to be provided later)
• 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m.: Service with our community
• 4:30 p.m.: Dinner! (non-George Fox employees pay $8.75 and $6 per child)

Employees*, see your email for your site assignment. Students, check with your RAs.

Questions? Email serveday@georgefox.edu

*Portland employees are not required to participate; however, as some have volunteered, we are sending this schedule to you as well.

Mail Services’ customer service window will be open from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 3). We will offer package pick-up only. Please hold any outgoing off-campus packages until Thursday.

Sherri Moore, veterans coordinator and graduate student account specialist at George Fox, will be on the Portland Center campus Tuesday, Sept. 2, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

If you would like to meet with her to discuss your VA benefits or student account, please make an appointment by emailing her at smoore@georgefox.edu.

The university’s theatre department is hosting Twelfth Night auditions Saturday, Aug. 30, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Actors should prepare one Shakespeare monologue (comedic or dramatic, from a play other than Twelfth Night) and a contrasting “bit.” This could be a short piece of stand-up comedy, a song, a juggling act, a dance, an original poem, or any other special skill you feel could be germane to the show – or that will help the director get to know you as a unique artist. Total combined time should not exceed three minutes.

Sign up for an audition slot on the audition sign-up sheet in Lemmons Hall. Call-backs are on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Contact Megan Weaver at mweaver@fullstopcollective.org with questions.

Join us for the English and Theatre Department’s season kickoff event tonight (Friday) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

• Catch up with old friends
• Meet new friends
• Hang out and have fun
• Hear more about the 2014-15 theatre season
• Hear about special English department events
• Enjoy free food

It’s going to be a great year! Let’s start off well. See you tonight.

Questions? See Kathy Harris in Minthorn 205.

For our “Movie on the Lawn” at 8 p.m. tonight (Friday) we will be showing Divergent! Come to the amphitheater to see an awesome movie on the big screen and eat free food! If it’s raining, we’ll be in Bauman Auditorium.

Don’t forget to join us in plant services as we say goodbye to Larry Mennenga, who is retiring after 20 years of faithful service as an electrician at George Fox. Please join us as we celebrate his retirement at an open house today (Thursday) between 3 and 4:30 p.m. in the plant services break room.

Students, several of you have received courtesy pink warning tickets telling you to either register your vehicle or to park where your parking permit indicates. The staff lots are not for student parking, so please stop parking there immediately and move your cars to the appropriate lots according to your permit designation.

Anybody who has failed to register their vehicle or to check the “not bringing a vehicle” box on MyGFU by Friday, Sept. 5, will have a $40 non-refundable fee charged to their account for failure to register. We know you have better things to do with that money, so please go on MyGFU and do one or the other immediately.

Questions? Please come to the security office during business hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and we can help you!

As part of the Chart of Accounts updates, budget summary reports available in MyGFU will be changing to include the program chart field.

The reports will be updated today (Thursday, Aug. 28) mid-morning. You will still be able to use your existing run controls when running the updated reports. In order to see your budget information, you will need to fill in the program and fund fields on the screen where you indicate year and department.

If you have multiple programs in your department, you may use the “%” sign as a wild card to show the programs within your department. For instance, if you had both MG100 and MG101 in your department, you would put MG10% to include both.

Due to the excitement surrounding the return of football at George Fox, we are anticipating a sold-out game on Saturday, Sept. 6!

The university has reserved a limited number of tickets for employees and students. Please review the information below to find out how you and your family and friends can get your tickets for the big game!

Employees
Employees are eligible to receive one complimentary ticket. (Note: The ticket supply is limited and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis). These tickets are available to pick up for a limited time today (Thursday, Aug. 28) from noon to 4 p.m. in front of the Stevens Center (Portland Center employees can request their tickets in person with Emily Maynard at the Portland Center during this same time frame).

Children under 10 are free to attend the event, but you will still need to pick up children’s tickets that day. Anyone can pick up the tickets for you, but they must present your employee ID to receive their tickets.

On Friday, Aug. 29, from noon to 2 p.m., we will reopen our online ticket website for any employee family members who also wish to buy a general admissions ticket, or to purchase one of the remaining season tickets. This site will close for game one after 2 p.m. on Aug. 29.

*Please note that all general admission ticket seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend you come early to ensure you sit with your family and friends. Expect large crowds! This won’t be like any sporting event ever held at George Fox. All attendees and their family members must have a ticket to attend the game.

Season Tickets
The best way to ensure a hassle-free seat with your name on it is to purchase season tickets here. There are only about 200 left, so act now and get them while they last!

Students
There are a limited number of student tickets that will be made available through ASC next week. Students will receive more information regarding the distribution of these tickets.

Alumni & Community Members
We will reserve some tickets for alumni and community members to purchase on game day. However, this will be a very limited number of tickets due to the number of employees and students receiving complimentary tickets.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate this new and exciting endeavor!

Following is the schedule for Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 3).

• 7:30-8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast on the quad (free); pack a lunch ($7 for non-team leader employees)
• 8:30-9 a.m.: Kickoff Celebration
• 9-9:15 a.m.: Break off into groups (a selection of sites to be provided later)
• 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m.: Service with our community
• 4:30 p.m.: Dinner! (non-George Fox employees pay $8.75 and $6 per child)

Employees*, see your email for your site assignment. Students, check with your RAs.

Questions? Email serveday@georgefox.edu

*Portland employees are not required to participate; however, as some have volunteered, we are sending this schedule to you as well.

Join us for chapel tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! Pastor Jamie Noling-Auth will be sharing her testimony and will being our “Unfolding Life” series.

Check out this link for more information about chapel speakers.

Questions? Please contact Alana Espineli at aespineli11@georgefox.edu.

It’s now just over a week before our 16th annual Serve Day! On Wednesday, Sept. 3 we will send out more than 1,800 employees and students to serve over 100 sites in Newberg and the surrounding area.

Students who live on campus will receive their assignments from their RAs. Additional information will be available in living areas. We encourage students to bring their own water bottles on Serve Day in order to reduce the plastic waste.

Questions? Please contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu.

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