The Daily Bruin

Tomorrow (Saturday) from noon to 1 p.m., Grace Baptist Church is offering George Fox students the opportunity to have for free any items that were left from the church’s garage sale. There are couches and other household items available. Come by and take a look. You must be able to transport the items away.

The address is 1619 E. 2nd St., in Newberg. Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Employees, please let students know about this opportunity.

TIAA individual consulting appointments are coming to the Newberg campus Sept. 5, 6 and 7. No matter where you are in life – just getting started or planning for retirement – a session with Braden Danielson can help you create a unique plan for your goals. And, it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You’ll get answers to these questions and more:

• Am I invested in the right mix of investments to help meet my goals?
• Am I saving enough to create the retirement income I need?
• How do I take income from my retirement account once I stop working?
• How do I plan for short-term goals such as saving for a house or education expenses?
• How do I manage debt, save money and balance various financial priorities at the same time?

To schedule your one-hour appointment, click on this link. The on-site appointment slots fill quickly, so don’t delay! Take advantage of this excellent resource!

You can also visit Advice and Guidance to access online tools and resources that can help you stay on track and save even more for retirement.

If you would like to make a change to your retirement account contribution amount or have questions about your George Fox University benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.

The first all-employee lunch of the year will be this Tuesday, Aug. 29, and served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Practice some self-care during the busy first week of classes and join your coworkers for lunch! Cost, $3; your sanity, priceless!

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing Communications will be processing the next business card order on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source before Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder that Mail Services will be open tomorrow (Saturday) for limited hours for early-package pick-up. Pick-up hours will be 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. You must have your student ID or driver’s license with you in order to collect your package.

Mail Services will also have extended hours for the first week of school. Hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Calling all thespians! General auditions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be this Tuesday, Aug. 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. We will host the first call-back the following evening, Wednesday, from 7 to 10 p.m. and a second call-back on Friday, Sept. 1, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the same location.

What to prepare
For the general audition (Tuesday), please prepare a 90-second comedic monologue from a classical play (preferably Shakespearean). Your monologue should be fully memorized and well rehearsed. Be prepared to work with the director one-on-one after you have performed your monologue.

Sign-up Sheet
In order to secure your audition slot, please sign up on the audition sign-up sheet on the theatre audition board in Lemmons Hall. Students who are not theatre majors/minors are more than welcome to audition. You will not need to prepare a 90-second monologue, but you will need to read/perform a short Shakespearean monologue for the director. Come early, grab a monologue from the audition table, and take a little time to practice before your audition time slot.

Call-backs will feature movement work and cold readings from the text. Also, if you sing or play an instrument, please come ready to share your talents with us.

Show Dates
Oct. 19-21 and Oct. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m., as well as Oct. 29 at 2 p.m.

Rehearsals
In general, rehearsals take place between 7 and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Director Rhett Luedtke will work around your evening conflicts, but you should do what you can to limit those conflicts as much as possible.

Questions?
Please email Rhett at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.

Let’s have fun!

Interested in singing or playing in an ensemble? We have auditions scheduled in Ross 201 from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, and from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 28.

Here are a few reasons for taking a music course for study this fall:

1. Earn Fine Arts credits to fulfill your General Education requirements!
2. Become a more accomplished musician and share your gifts with others!
3. Build a community of supportive colleagues and friends!

To join an ensemble, please email one of the following professors with a short statement expressing interest, and describing your musical background:

Choir: Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu)
Orchestra: Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu)
Band: Richard Elliott (relliott@georgefox.edu)

Got leftover eclipse glasses? George Fox is collecting eclipse glasses for Astronomers without Borders to be sent to schools in South America and Asia when eclipses cross those continents in 2019.

Drop off your eclipse glasses at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center!

Commuters: Did you know that there is now a George Fox Commuter Life Facebook group just for you? Request to join the George Fox Commuter Life group to connect with other commuters, learn about events just for you, coordinate ride shares, and stay updated on commuter-related news.

Questions? Contact Kristi Welker (kwelker@georgefox.edu)

If you’re a fall athlete and you’d like to receive credit for participating, be sure to register for your sport before Friday, Sept. 1! Ask your coach for the permission code so you can enroll yourself on MyGFU. Don’t miss out on this one-credit opportunity!

Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu, or call us at 503-554-2330 so someone can help you.

Come see the Bruin football team compete in its fourth annual “Swim Olympics.” The games will be tonight (Friday) at 8:30 p.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center (1802 Haworth Ave.). The Bruins will compete by position in the following events:

• Trick dive
• Belly flop
• Medley relay
• Synchronized swim

There is no cost to attend. Questions? Contact Gabe Haberly (ghaberly@georgefox.edu).

Connect all your wireless devices to the WiFi network; just be aware of which network to choose and how to connect.

• Your personal computers, phones, tablets: Choose Bruin-Secure and use your George Fox campus username and password. See our configuration tutorial.
• Your entertainment devices: Try to connect with a cord to Ethernet first; second choice is to register your device and then use the Bruin-Guest WiFi network.
• Your friends and family: During move-in weekend, have them choose the WecomeWeekend open WiFi network. When that’s no longer available, have them select the Bruin-Guest WiFi network to register for 24 hours of access.

Visit the IT webpage for more information, or contact the IT Service Desk with any questions.

Our mascot, Pennington Bear, is looking for new friends (12 and younger) to join his Penn Pals Kids Club. Do you know any kids who would like to join? Members get a T-shirt, six free tickets for parents to attend games, and much more! Plus, Pennington will be their pen pal; anytime kids write him a letter, he’ll send a handwritten personalized letter in return.

Join now and you’ll receive your Penn Pals package in time to use the free tickets at our first 2017 football game! Learn more about Penn Pals and join at this link.

For more information, contact Mckenna Martin at ext. 2134.

Come see the Bruin football team compete in its fourth annual “Swim Olympics.” The games will begin tomorrow night (Friday) at 8:30 p.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center (1802 Haworth Ave.). The Bruins will compete by position in the following events:

• Trick dive
• Belly flop
• Medley relay
• Synchronized swim

There is no cost to attend. Questions? Contact Gabe Haberly (ghaberly@georgefox.edu).

Interested in singing or playing in an ensemble? We have auditions scheduled in Ross 201 from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, and from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 28.

Here are a few reasons for taking a music course for study this fall:

1. Earn Fine Arts credits to fulfill your General Education requirements!
2. Become a more accomplished musician and share your gifts with others!
3. Build a community of supportive colleagues and friends!

To join an ensemble, please email one of the following professors with a short statement expressing interest, and describing your musical background:

Choir: Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu)
Orchestra: Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu)
Band: Richard Elliott (relliott@georgefox.edu)

Got leftover eclipse glasses? George Fox is collecting eclipse glasses for Astronomers without Borders to be sent to schools in South America and Asia when eclipses cross those continents in 2019.

Drop off your eclipse glasses at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center!

Got leftover eclipse glasses? George Fox is collecting eclipse glasses for Astronomers without Borders to be sent to schools in South America and Asia when eclipses cross those continents in 2019.

Drop off your eclipse glasses at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center!

Students and employees: With the influx of new and returning students arriving this week, it is critical that students already on campus start parking immediately in their assigned lots. This is especially critical in the lot behind Canyon Commons, as deliveries are being hampered by illegally parked student cars blocking loading ramps.

Commuters can park in the Bauman or Le Shana lot until the completion of the 99W lot later this week. Resident East students need to park in the red or red-striped areas (Le Shana lot) only, and Resident West students need to park in the solid blue areas only. Likewise, graduate students need to park in the green areas around the Roberts Center. The only exceptions for these next few days are the Austin (purple) and Morse (orange) lots, which are nearing completion. If you have a Morse or Austin lot permit, please begin parking in the lots as soon as they are completed.

Employees working in the Stevens Center: Please begin parking in the staff lots west of the Stevens building, as the Pennington lot and that block of Sheridan Street fronting the Pennington lot are now for residential students only. And on Thursday and Friday, all staff should park in the 99W lot or the Bauman lot in order to welcome our new students!

Here is a link to the parking brochure. Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

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) 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.

We appreciate all your help in welcoming our new students and families and apologize for any inconveniences this may cause!

Come see the Bruin football team compete in its fourth annual “Swim Olympics.” The games will begin on Friday, Aug. 25, at 8:30 p.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center (1802 Haworth Ave.). The Bruins will compete by position in the following events:

• Trick dive
• Belly flop
• Medley relay
• Synchronized swim

There is no cost to attend. Questions? Contact Gabe Haberly (ghaberly@georgefox.edu).