The Daily Bruin

Please join us in the Bridge Cafe for our weekly patio specials. Each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this summer we will be cooking up specials out on the patio.

This week, our specials are:

• Tuesday: Pork tacos al pastor
• Wednesday: Grilled burger
• Thursday: Smoked brisket sandwich

We will also be open in the main dining room from noon to 1 p.m. If you would like to join us, please purchase in the Bridge Cafe and bring your receipt to the cashier’s stand.

If you have any questions, please email Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu.

Ready to buy your first home? Our Employee Assistance Program offers a webinar that will cover everything from the pros and cons of homeownership, the buying process, and how to prepare financially.

Join this free event at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15. Sign up today at this link.

Providence Health Plan members: From July 1-31, you can enter to win great prizes in the LifeBalance 2025 Summer Contest!

From exercise to education, travel to technology, popular attractions to pets, LifeBalance is here to help you save on the purchases that leave you and your family feeling healthy, happy and fulfilled. There are thousands in savings available to you, and we want to encourage you to explore all the program has to offer!

Find out more here.

Department of Human Services representatives will be on-site at the Bruin Community Pantry to assist folks with signing up for food stamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits).

No appointment is required, and the hours will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on the following Thursdays:

• July 10 & 24
• Aug. 14 & 28
• Sept. 11 & 25

Stop by if you would like to speak with someone from DHS. For more information, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Calling all parents of girls and boys entering the second through eighth grades! We are again hosting our Bruin Sports Day on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

Kids will get to choose their favorite sport and join us for a fun-filled afternoon clinic – completely free! They’ll learn basic skills from George Fox University’s very own athletes and coaching staff.

The event will take place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the university’s athletics facilities.

Sign up and learn more here.

Do you have an upcoming lunch, dinner or event but aren’t quite ready to decide on the menu? Great news: Bon Appetit now offers a “Save the Date” function!

If you already know the date and time of your event, you can now reserve that spot on our calendar without finalizing the menu. This helps us plan ahead for staffing and ensures that we’ll follow up with you closer to the event to confirm details.

Try it out here: Save the Date on CaterTrax

Benefits:

• Secure your event date early
• Avoid last-minute service issues
• Gives our team time to prepare and support your needs
• We’ll proactively follow up with you for final menu details

Special Reminder: If you have any events coming up in August, please consider placing your “Save the Date” or full orders as soon as possible to help us ensure a smooth experience.

If you have any questions about this function, please feel free to reach out to catering@georgefox.edu.

Have you been experiencing aches or pains in your body? Injured recently? Planning on having surgery? Noticing difficulty with everyday movements? The university’s Physical Therapy Community Clinic is here for you!

While Dr. Catherine Cieslak is out on maternity leave, our summer physical therapist, Dr. Jordon Whitaker, will treat all kinds of pain, injuries and movement difficulties of all types, so please reach out if you are needing guidance or treatment.

As a graduate of George Fox’s program, Jordon is excited to jump in and serve this community again. She is a great resource for you, so take advantage. We will work with you, your schedule, and your finances to give you the care you need.

The cost is $35 per session for community members and $25 per session for George Fox students and faculty.

Please call 503-554-2479 and leave a voicemail, or email physicaltherapy@georgefox.edu with your information to schedule an appointment. We look forward to serving you!

With our campus-wide rollout of BruinBuy on July 1, access to create requisitions and receive POs in PeopleSoft are revoked as of end-of-day on June 30. Going forward, all goods and services must be procured through BruinBuy.

You can access BruinBuy through the My Apps Dashboard. If you have any questions about open FY25 POs or need assistance with BruinBuy, please contact the procurement team at procurement-bruinbuy@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

We are implementing a new procedure for submitting contracts at the university. Effective immediately, please send all contracts and related correspondence to our new centralized email address: gfcontracts@georgefox.edu.

This change is part of our effort to streamline the contract process and ensure proper documentation and review, along with providing a centralized place for communication. This email is monitored by several people, so please do not CC additional recipients.

Important Reminder:
All contracts will undergo a legal review before they can be signed. This review process can take some time, so please plan accordingly and submit contracts well in advance of any deadlines or expected start dates.

Thank you for your attention to this new process and for helping us maintain compliance and consistency in our contracting procedures. Look for a new contract policy soon.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Lenore Stewart at lstewart@georgefox.edu.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of our Be Known promise. You have likely seen a colleague extend this promise to students in some way. Please help us recognize one of your coworkers by sharing how you have seen them deliver the Be Known promise. We will record you sharing what you have witnessed in a short video compilation that will run at our all-community meeting on Monday, Aug. 18.

Please use this form to share an example of a colleague delivering the Be Known promise. Once submitted, Carly Reumann will follow up with you.

Thank you for taking the time to recognize the work of your colleagues!

Please join us in the Bridge Cafe for our weekly patio specials. Each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we cook up specials on our patio (when the weather is poor we move indoors).

This week, our specials are:

• Tuesday: Grilled chicken with charred tomato sauce
• Wednesday: Beef and lamb gyros
• Thursday: Grilled burgers

If you have any questions, please email Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu.

Course materials for the fall 2025 term are live on the Bruin Bookstore website. Select in-store pick-up and we will have your course materials ready for you at the start of fall term.

If you need assistance or have questions, please email the store at 1478mgr@follett.com or Kristin McGuirk at kmcguirk@georgefox.edu.

Check out the Bruin Bookstore’s current 20 percent off sale on League-branded clothing! The deal is available both on our website and in the store.

Also, the bookstore will be closing early tomorrow (Wednesday), at 1:30 p.m. We will return to regular hours on Thursday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

The occupational therapy doctorate program needs your help! We are in need of kids entering kindergarten this fall for the purpose of helping prepare them for a successful kindergarten transition while providing hands-on clinical experience for OTD students.

Sessions, scheduled Aug. 4-8, will be led by doctoral students in the OT program, and all will be supervised by licensed occupational therapy clinicians and OTD faculty.

Our focus areas will be:

• Fine motor skills (e.g., writing, cutting)
• Gross motor coordination
• Social interaction and peer play
• Following routines and instructions
• Self-regulation and attention skills

There is no cost to participate! To receive a required participation form, please email Brooke Morris at bmorris@georgefox.edu. Questions? Please contact Brooke Morris at 503-554-2480 or Kate Turner at kturner@georgefox.edu.

Selling your home? Get an inside look at the top-10 things you should do to prepare your property and get the most for your home by watching a free Employee Assistance Program-hosted webinar at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 17. Sign up here.

Due to changes in food manufacturing, tariffs, and cuts to funding for food by the federal government, drastic changes are coming for all food pantries in the U.S., including the Bruin Community Pantry.

Several regional food banks are suspending some of their programs and partners. There just isn’t enough food supply to go around. In the past, YCAP brought in 40,000 pounds of food from the Oregon Food Bank each week. Today, they bring in 16,700 pounds on average, and yet, the number of pantries (food partners) has doubled.

We’ve been informed that we’ll need to change the way we manage the Bruin Community Pantry. While we’re still considering our options, these are some of the ideas we’re considering:

• Reduce the number of hours we are open.
• Limit clients/household visits to once a week.
• Limit clients/households to one bag per visit.

These changes may take place on Monday, Aug. 25, the start of the fall 2025 semester.

What can you do? Consider donating money to the Bruin Community Pantry. Also, when you are shopping, please consider purchasing discounted food items to donate.

Our biggest needs at this time are:

• Any kind of meat
• Cold cereal
• Canned meals (pasta, stew, chili)
• SPAM
• Bread
• Soups
• Boxed meals

Please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

How can parents make sure kids are using social media safely and appropriately? Not every parent is involved in social media, but if your child is using it, you should be aware of how it’s being used.

Learn how to keep an open line of communication regarding your child’s activity online, establish privacy, proper boundaries, and monitor healthy usage by going to the Canopy site to watch an on-demand webinar starting July 1. You will need to be logged into the member site.

Haven’t logged into the EAP Member Site yet? Follow these steps:

• Go to: my.canopywell.com
• Register as a new user and enter your Company Name
• Once logged in, select the “Webinar & Training Center” tile
• Select the “On-Demand Webinars” button

Ready to buy your first home? Our Employee Assistance Program offers a webinar that will cover everything from the pros and cons of homeownership, the buying process, and how to prepare financially.

Join this free event at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15. Sign up today at this link.

Please be advised that all FY25 open POs will be closed at noon on Monday, June 30, 2025.

If you have already received the goods and/or services, please ensure the POs are received in the system before the cutoff to have them count against your FY25 budget. Any receipts submitted after the cutoff will be charged to FY26.

If you have any questions, contact Frank Charles at fcharles@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

If your contract ends soon and/or you will not be on campus through the summer, please bring over any cash or checks to the finance office before you leave.

Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to be deposited. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2025, must be deposited in the current fiscal year. All deposits must be dropped off at our office no later than Monday, June 30, at 10 a.m. to get it into a June deposit.

If you should have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at 503-554-2173. Thank you, and have a great summer!

P.S. Please note our new location is the Millage Building at 1515 Portland Road (the former Sleep Center).