The Daily Bruin

The International Student Development office will be hosting a garage sale this summer to raise money for the  International Student Emergency Fund, which assists international students who encounter unexpected difficulties and require financial assistance.

If you can donate to this cause, please bring your old or new items to the International Student Development office on the third floor of the Stevens Center any time this week. The garage sale will be Saturday, May 11. Also, if you need us to pick up the item, we can do that as well. Just let us know.

Questions? Contact Alex Pia at ext. 2643 or apia@georgefox.edu.

Michael Simmons, formerly manager of the Bruin Store, has been hired to work as a graduate admissions counselor in the Enrollment and Marketing department. He makes the change after working in the Bruin Store for the past four years. Michael and his wife, Liz, both work at George Fox. Liz is an area coordinator and associate director of residence life, and they live on the Newberg campus with their daughter Bina (age 4) and son David (age 1). Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Lee University in Tennessee and a master’s degree in intercultural studies from Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky. Michael is also on staff at Journey Church in Sherwood, and he and Liz will be ordained as elders in the Free Methodist Church this summer.

Samantha Parrish recently joined the university’s Campus Public Safety office as a senior public safety officer. She arrived from Providence Health & Services of Portland, where she was a lead security officer from 2014 to 2018. She also worked previously as a school public safety officer at Jesuit High School in Portland (2013-14). Samantha has extensive mental health and crisis intervention training. She also worked as a public relations manager for Voices Set Free of Hillsboro (2015-17), providing community education to professionals and community members about domestic violence. Previously, she was franchise owner and manager of an Ultimate Tan & Med Spa business in Cornelius, Oregon (2004-13) as well as owner of A Confidential Investigation in Beaverton (2005-09). She attended Clackamas Community College, working on an associate’s degree in human services, and recently transferred to Liberty University, where she is working on a bachelor’s degree in criminal psychology. Samantha moved back to her hometown of Newberg in the summer of 2018 with her fiancé, Paul Cooley, a senior police officer with the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. They plan to marry in the fall of 2019 and have four children between them: Shannon, Shelby, Matt and Matthias. The Parrish-Cooley family attends St. Francis Catholic Church.

Mike Meek (Athletics) has left the university.

Students representing The Student Collective will be handing out yearbooks outside the Klages Center this week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. Come pick up your free copy!

Questions? Write ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu.

Join our first-year engineering students as they compete for awards in a Shark Tank-style Makers Competition! 

The makers will compete tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8 a.m., and Thursday, May 2, at 8 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. in Klages Maker Hub. The theme this year is “Smart Baby/Child Products.”

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu.

Eligible employees may now apply for tuition remission for themselves or spouse as a part-time or special (non-degree seeking) student for the 2019-20 academic year. Click here to apply.

If you have already applied for and received approval for the 2019-20 academic year during our annual enrollment for tuition remission, please do not apply again.

The time to request tuition remission for full-time dependent students has passed. This process is available each year in October during an open enrollment period. However, if you missed this opportunity you may file an exception request, which the university will review and approve on a resource-available basis.

Questions about the tuition remission benefit? Visit the tuition remission webpage, email ee@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2180.

Campus Public Safety will be conducting its annual bicycle roundup starting Monday, May 6. If you are staying on campus over the summer and plan to keep a bike here, please come to Campus Public Safety to get a sticker ID so your bike will not be removed.

• At the end of the spring semester, a university-wide bicycle cleanup is done. Bicycles that are illegally parked, unregistered or inoperable are impounded. Bicycle racks need to be cleared to do routine maintenance to the bicycles racks and surrounding areas.
• Bicycles may not be stored on the campus during the summer semester. Bicycle claims can be made at the Campus Public Safety office.
• Students using their bikes during the summer must move their bikes to the nearest rack of their summer housing.
• Bicycles not picked up from the impound lot within 60 days will be forwarded to local charities at the discretion of the Campus Public Safety office. Junk bicycles will be recycled.

Questions? Contact Ed Gierok at egierok@georgefox.edu.

Stephanie Matthew, Elizabeth Roark (School of Nursing) and Eloise Hockett (College of Education), coauthored “Christ-Focused Service-Learning: Learning to Receive Ministry in Humility” in the April/June 2019 issue of Journal of Christian Nursing. Since 2015, Eloise, Stephanie and Elizabeth have been collaborating with the nursing and education programs to engage students and faculty in cross-cultural partnership work in Kenya through a service-learning model.

In March, Joe Thouvenel met the requirements to become a Certified Career Services Provider from the National Career Development Association’s credentialing commission. Joe is assistant director of the IDEA Center and a job and internship coach.

Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) was recently interviewed, along with Roy Carlisle (editor of Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline), by Carrie Carlisle Palmer and Joshua Lindley on Tablethink, a site dedicated to providing inspirational information, innovative ideas and community connection. Paul also reviewed the last four episodes of the “Jesus: His Life” series for The Bible and Interpretation site: “Jesus: His Life from the Perspectives of Judas and Pilate” and “Jesus: His Life from the Perspectives of Mary Magdalene and the Apostle Peter.”

Jim Weller, who recently retired after working as an adjunct in the Adult Degree Program, is releasing a book, Flying Solo, that is now available for preorder at Barnes & Noble’s website (bn.com). The book tells the story of Chris, who, months before receiving his aeronautical engineering degree in preparation for a career in aviation as an airline pilot, faces tragedy. Every part of his life is changed, including his relationship with the woman he loves. 

The following employees were recognized with shout-outs at last Thursday’s all-employee meeting: John Shaw (IT), commended for helping financial aid troubleshoot its automated disbursement system; Jordan Nelson (Financial Aid), who came up with a creative, automated solution to fix a lot of manual work in PeopleSoft; Andrew Fleming (IT), who responded quickly to assist a coworker to print critical documents; and Mari Ortega (Intercultural Resource Center), who assisted the financial aid office with a Spanish-speaking parent. You can read summaries of all the shout-outs here.

Faculty: As we approach the end of the term, The Libraries Digital Learning would like to share a few reminders.

You will want to keep an archive of your gradebooks that includes all courses taught for the last five years. See the guide “Downloading the Gradebook” for a demonstration on how to download this term’s gradebooks as spreadsheets for your storage.

Your 2019 summer and 2019-20 academic year course sites are now accessible to you in FoxTALE. They will remain hidden from students until you are ready to make your courses visible. See the guides at “FoxTALE Course Life Cycle” for information on how to locate courses, adjust course start and end dates, import content from previous courses, and make your courses visible to the students.

You will find additional guides at “Digital Learning” and “FoxTALE for Faculty.” We welcome your inquiries at digitallearning@georgefox.edu.

Want a chance to be on a George Fox billboard? How about some free candy? If either of these appeal to you, swing by the Bruin Den today (Monday) between noon and 2 p.m.

A photographer from the university’s marketing communications department will be taking pictures for potential use on a billboard, and he will be handing out candy. Take a few minutes to swing by!

Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd at jlloyd@georgefox.edu.

We are currently transitioning our printing to Allegra Printing. You will need to plan ahead, as their turnaround time is not as quick as Print Services.

We will continue to give you information as we move further along with this new process. In the meantime, please note the following instructions for submitting jobs to Allegra Printing:

• Email PDF files (only) to Shoshannah Smith at smiths@allegranewberg.com
• Include your full department chart of account string
• Include full contact information
• Allow two to three days for your job to be ready
• All projects will be delivered to Mail Services and written up as a package

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Starting today (Monday), the Bruin Community food bank will be on summer hours.

The food bank in the Roberts Center will be open Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Appointments can be made by contacting the student life office at 503-554-2310.

If you have questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at 503-554-2316 or jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

The university has hired a new women’s basketball coach! Michael Coppolino joins us from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York, where he coached the women’s program the last six seasons. Over the last two years, his teams went 35-1 in conference play. You can read more details about his background here.

This Friday, May 3, we will host an introduction event for coach Coppolino at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan). It begins with a press conference from 2:30 to 3 p.m., followed by a community meet-and-greet time from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the gallery (refreshments provided).

Come join us and extend a welcome to our new coach! Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.

Do you want your paycheck to automatically be in your bank account on payday? Come by the Employee Empowerment office anytime Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to sign up for direct deposit before you leave for the summer!

You can bring a voided check or a printed direct deposit form from your bank that includes your account and routing number. Many banks have these forms available to print through their online banking.

If you aren’t able to sign up for direct deposit, just remember that your paycheck will be mailed out on payday to the mailing address on file. You can update your mailing address on MyGFU under the “Self Service” tab.

Questions? Contact Employee Empowerment at ee@georgefox.edu.

The library has three faculty study rooms which may be reserved for one semester at a time for those needing a quiet area for study and research. If you are interested in requesting a room for next year, please fill out this form.

Requests will be prioritized on a first come, first served basis. Please note the form requires a George Fox email address.

Questions? Contact Mary Cameron at mcameron@georgefox.edu.

Is there someone at George Fox who has made a difference in your college experience? Did someone ignite a spark that made you want to learn more than you thought you could, someone who walked alongside you during a difficult season, or a person who has been a mentor?

Take a moment to write an email, e-card, or traditional thank-you card to that professor, coach, RA, tutor, supervisor, or other influential person. Stop by the ARC in the library to pick up a free blank card, or send or create your own.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

Do you enjoy the beautiful trees on campus? Would you like to learn how to successfully plant a tree?

Today (Monday) we are having a volunteer tree-planting day in the Hess Creek Canyon area from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers are welcome to come and go, but be sure to dress appropriately.

Meet below the Crisman Crossing bridge at 9 a.m. If we have a large number of volunteers, we may also do some invasive removal.

Any questions can be directed to the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.

If you have lost something, be sure to come to the Campus Public Safety office as soon as possible, because all remaining unclaimed items will be donated to Phase II at the end of the semester.

Anything found in the student residences when they are deep-cleaned will be kept until Friday, May 31, before it is all donated to charitable causes, so be sure to double-check your residence before moving out!

If you work out in Wheeler, Duke or Hadlock, check for your lost items in those buildings before leaving school as well.

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

Mark your calendars to make gorgeous hanging baskets to grace our quad! You can learn this valuable lesson on how these beauties are assembled and help us in the process.

Join us Wednesday, May 8, starting at 9 a.m. The session will last approximately four hours, and you are welcome to join at any time. We will meet in the Thomas Center’s lower patio area at 1101 Villa Road.

Please contact the Plant Services office at 503-554-2010 for more information.

The Murdock Library faculty office courier will be suspended during summer break. The service will end on Friday, May 3, and resume on Monday, August 26.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu.

The Newberg community prayer team is hosting a prayer gathering on the National Day of Prayer this Thursday, May 2, at 6:15 p.m. at River Street Church of God, 715 S. River Street. Join with Newberg pastors, leaders and community members for this annual time of prayer.

Contact Di Endicott at endicottdiana@yahoo.com or the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you have questions.