With only just over a week left until classes start, it’s time to get all your textbooks! Here’s what you need to know.
With only just over a week left until classes start, it’s time to get all your textbooks! Here’s what you need to know.
We are so excited to welcome new students and families to the George Fox community on Thursday, Aug. 24, and Friday, Aug. 25! The Welcome Weekend staff asks that employees please park in the new 99W lot (the old Park & Sell Lot where 99W splits) or the new Morse lot (by Plant Services and the softball field) if at all possible.
Bauman and Hoover parking lots are also options once the new lots fill up. Please keep all parking spots vacant in front of or near residence hall areas as well as the Stevens Center since new students and families will be accessing the offices in Stevens frequently (beginning on Monday, Aug. 21, and continuing through the week).
We appreciate all your help in welcoming our new students and families and apologize for any inconveniences this may cause!
Are you planning to finish your graduate program this fall or spring? Have you submitted your Application for Degree? This form is an essential step in declaring your graduation term and submitting your information for regalia ordering.
If you have questions on the form, or the process, please feel free to contact your enrollment manager in the registrar’s office.
Jennifer Joy Loop, an adjunct professor of art history at George Fox, has renovated an old camper trailer into a ceramic studio/pottery pop-up shop. She will debut her studio and have work for sale today (Friday)Â at The Coffee Cottage (508 E Hancock St.). Stop by anytime between 5:30 and 9 p.m.
The studio trailer will be parked in the drive-through area. Come celebrate with her, check out some pottery, and get yourself a new coffee mug for the start of school. You can see some of her work on this site or follow her on Instagram @jenniferjoystudio to see what she’s up to.
George Fox will be open Monday, Aug. 21 during the eclipse. Employees may take up to 30 minutes for eclipse viewing without taking personal time off. Please work out the details with your supervisor. Viewing the eclipse can cause eye damage. Take safety precautions and wear approved solar filters or glasses.
Traffic on state highways on the day of the eclipse is expected to be heavy. Employees who are concerned about their commute may request permission from their supervisors to work an alternate schedule or to work from home. Some students will be checking in on Monday morning. Some employees will be providing essential services and will not be eligible to work from home. For more information on travel on the day of the eclipse, see the ODOT website.
Senior administrative staff will monitor the traffic on the morning of the eclipse. If traffic in the region becomes gridlocked, an emergency closure notice would be sent out by 6:30 a.m. You may check the university’s FlashAlert webpage or sign up for alerts to be sent your mobile phone.
In-store pick-ups for all Bruin Store online orders can be picked up between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday from Aug. 24 through Sept. 1. All students picking up online orders during those dates will receive a 20 percent off coupon toward school supplies. The coupon is valid through Sept. 8.
Thank you for shopping at the Bruin Store!
Faculty, please submit requests for fall semester course reserves as soon as possible. Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete.
Please fill out and submit the form located at this link. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
The library is pleased to deliver library material for participating faculty to their offices on the Newberg campus. All library material must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign. If you have used this service in the past or if you are signing up for the first time, please click on this link and fill out the form.
Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
Interested in joining drumline? We play at football games and events around campus. No prior experience necessary! Contact Sydney Soetenga (soetenga18@gmail.com) for more information.
The Office of Student Life would like to share that Kristi Welker has been hired as the director of commuter life. Her office is located on the third floor of the Stevens Center. She is excited to work with commuter students this year, and her role is to help them in their college journey at George Fox.
If you know commuter students who need help feeling connected here, feel free to email her at kwelker@georgefox.edu, stop by the student life office or call her at 503-554-2308.
The Office of Student Life would like to share that Kristi Welker has been hired as the director of commuter life. Her office is located in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. She is excited to get to know you and work alongside you this year. Her role is to help you along your college journey here at George Fox, and her passion is to help students feel connected and supported.
Feel free to email her at kwelker@georgefox.edu, stop by the student life office or call her at 503-554-2308.
Summer student employees: While it has been great to park in the staff lots this summer, the staff and faculty have now all returned! Please park now where your 2017-18 permit allows you to park and kindly vacate the staff lots for returning staff and faculty.
The only exceptions would be the 99W commuter lot, the Morse lot and the Austin lot, as they are still undergoing construction but are scheduled to be completed before school begins.
Thank you,
Security Services
George Fox will be open Monday, Aug. 21 during the eclipse. Employees may take up to 30 minutes for eclipse viewing without taking personal time off. Please work out the details with your supervisor. Viewing the eclipse can cause eye damage. Take safety precautions and wear approved solar filters or glasses.
Traffic on state highways on the day of the eclipse is expected to be heavy. Employees who are concerned about their commute may request permission from their supervisors to work an alternate schedule or to work from home. Some students will be checking in on Monday morning. Some employees will be providing essential services and will not be eligible to work from home. For more information on travel on the day of the eclipse, see the ODOT website.
Senior administrative staff will monitor the traffic on the morning of the eclipse. If traffic in the region becomes gridlocked, an emergency closure notice would be sent out by 6:30 a.m. You may check the university’s FlashAlert webpage or sign up for alerts to be sent your mobile phone.
Welcome Weekend will be here Aug. 24-27. We are excited to welcome in the class of 2021! If you are available to help students move in or in some other capacity on the morning of Aug. 24, please fill out the volunteer form on the Welcome Weekend Hub at welcomeweekendhub.georgefox.edu. The Hub includes helpful resources such as further information on the schedule, weather contingencies and information for speakers. It also can easily be read from a mobile device.
In addition, if you are able, please plan to attend the Welcome Weekend information meeting on Thursday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. in Hoover 105. The purpose of this meeting is to acquaint you with the schedule. We will have 2,000 new people on campus during the weekend, and we want to be as hospitable and helpful as possible as new students and their families transition to this new season in their lives.
Questions? Please email welcome@georgefox.edu.
Faculty members: Here is some helpful information about how students are saving money by renting their textbooks through the Bruin Store.
For more information, email Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.
Jennifer Joy Loop, an adjunct professor of art history at George Fox, has renovated an old camper trailer into a ceramic studio/pottery pop-up shop. She will debut her studio and have work for sale this Friday, Aug. 18, at The Coffee Cottage (508 E Hancock St.). Stop by anytime between 5:30 and 9 p.m.
The studio trailer will be parked in the drive-through area. Come celebrate with her, check out some pottery, and get yourself a new coffee mug for the start of school. You can see some of her work on this site or follow her on Instagram @jenniferjoystudio to see what she’s up to.
It is time to email your list of work-study students to Mail Services. Please email your list to Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu. This is the list of students who have been given permission to come to Mail Services and pick up the department’s mail and packages.
Also, department lanyards will also be going out in the coming week for academic year 2017-18. Please note: If the work-study student does not have the department lanyard, they will not be able to pick up the mail and packages; no exceptions.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard at the above email address.
Now is the time to order university stationery. The collective order helps keep costs low – the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.
I will be accepting orders through Wednesday, Aug. 23. For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterheadâ€) through the university’s Print Services.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu)
Bonnie Jerke, longtime director of career services at George Fox, passed away over the summer after a lengthy battle with cancer. She loved the Lord deeply and served George Fox students, faculty and staff very well for many, many years before retiring six years ago. She was a wonderful colleague and friend to many and will be greatly missed.
Bonnie’s friends are organizing a celebration and remembrance of Bonnie on Saturday, Sept. 23, from noon to 5 p.m. at Jaquith Park in Newberg. There will be a potluck lunch at 1 p.m., and those attending are asked to bring a dish to share with others. It will be a “come-and-go” event with a time of sharing after the lunch. Those organizing this event wanted to invite Bonnie’s colleagues and friends from the university community as well. They are asking that people RSVP on Bonnie’s Facebook page under the invite post from Linda Byrd.
Please continue to pray for Bonnie’s family and friends during this time of grief and loss.
