The Daily Bruin

On Friday, Jan. 16, George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony in its 28th appearance in Newberg at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. The concert is free to George Fox employees – a gift from George Fox board member Ken Austin, who cofounded A-dec with his late wife Joan.

The university has been provided with a limited number of tickets for its employees. These tickets are separate from those to be issued by the Newberg Area Chamber of Commerce to the general public.

George Fox employees (halftime and over) may pick up their tickets – limit two per employee – on a first-come, first-served basis starting Monday, Jan. 5, at 9 a.m. at the advancement office. Phone reservations (503-554-2134) will not be taken except for employees at the Portland Center.

On Monday, Jan. 12, beginning at 9 a.m., any remaining tickets (again, a limit of two per person) will be available – also on a first-come, first-served basis – to those who sign up on a waiting list. If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use.

Questions? Contact Jill Downing at jdowning@georgefox.edu.

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

• Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Nursing
• Budget Manager

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.

This annual show will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 9-11, at the Oregon Convention Center. It features hundreds of exhibits about – you guessed it – building, remodeling and landscaping. If you would like to attend this show, you can pick up two tickets (worth $6 each) from Barbi Doran at the Information Services window in the Stevens Center beginning today (Monday).

Portland and Salem employees, you can reserve yours by emailing Barbi at bdoran@georgefox.edu. She will send them to you through campus mail early in January. We have a limited supply, so please request/pick them up only if you are reasonably certain you will attend this event.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 9 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Dec. 30, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

– IT

The Wheeler upstairs lobby will be closed today (Wednesday) as we refinish the floors.

Thank you,
Plant Services

This is a correction to contact information for the IT Service Desk. We published the wrong email address in an announcement yesterday. The correct email to contact the IT department is servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

We apologize for the confusion.

– IT

In order to get books here in time for spring classes, textbook orders need to be placed before Christmas. Please complete this task before taking time off for the holidays. We will make every effort to get books here in time. Please try to keep cancellations to a minimum since most books are already ordered or have arrived, and may not be returnable.

You can verify your book order in iGFU by selecting the course schedule, then your department/course/section. A textbook icon will be shown in the course header if an order has been submitted; click to see the books.

Thanks for your help. Please email any questions or concerns to Sandy Gidding, textbook manager, at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

On Sunday, Dec. 21, the Newberg Fire Department will be doing a “burn-to-learn” on the Wilhite and Lyda houses, at 1419 E. North St. and 607 N. Villa Road, respectively.

Fire crews will arrive at the site around 6:30 to 7 a.m. and will start with the Wilhite House. It will go slow at first as they do various exercises involving small fires inside the house, but they expect to let it go and be fully ablaze by about 11 am. They will do the Lyda House similarly in the afternoon. The houses are being burned down to prepare the area for the construction of a new residence hall.

Questions? Contact the plant services office at 503-554-2010.

Faculty, please submit requests for spring 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 here. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at ext. 2425 or pvanier@georgefox.edu.

On Monday, Jan. 19, George Fox students, staff and faculty will, for the sixth straight year, join with more than 1,000 students from Portland-area colleges and universities to commemorate the life, ideals and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a “day on” of voluntary service and reflection.

The MLK Day of Service is a collaborative effort of Portland-area universities and colleges facilitated by the Oregon Campus Compact, and we are always proud of how well George Fox is represented each year at this event. Annually, it is the largest mobilization of college students in the country to serve on MLK Day!

Volunteers will gather at Concordia University and serve in the Cully neighborhood of northeast Portland. Transportation from George Fox will be provided.

This year’s theme is “Healthy Schools, Thriving Communities.” In order to receive a free T-shirt and participate in this day of serving activities you must register at this link before Jan. 9, 2015.

Questions? Contact Rusty St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.

A service to celebrate the life of Aaron Engle will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 at Newberg Friends Church (307 S. College St.).

Please contact Steve Fawver (steve@newbergfriends.org) at Newberg Friends Church for more information.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 5 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Dec. 22, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Contact IT at it@servicedesk.edu.

Tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 18), George Fox University libraries will transition to a new library system. We are in the fourth and final group as the 37-member Orbis Cascade Alliance transitions from stand-alone library systems to one shared library system.

The new system will improve the research experience for our students and faculty and allow us to better manage our resources. However, please be aware that there will be some bumps along the way as we make this migration. As one example, Summit Borrowing will be routed through interlibrary loan (a slower process) until Jan. 20. More information can be found at this link.

After dealing with bipolar disorder and experiencing severe depression for a very long time, Frank Engle’s youngest son, Aaron, took his life on Friday evening, Dec. 12. Our hearts are broken. He was a tenderhearted, gifted and beautiful young man who was adored.

There will be a service to celebrate Aaron’s life in mid-January. We will communicate details as soon as plans are finalized. Thank you for praying for the family. Steve Fawver, one of our pastors, is a resource for our family and can be reached at steve@newbergfriends.org.

Found by the police department: a woman’s Schwinn Cruiser 6 bicycle. It is black and tan. It has a wire basket attached to the handle bars.

If someone thinks it is theirs, they can call 503-538-8321. Any officer can help them identify and recover it.

Just a reminder: The Bruin Den is open this week from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by for breakfast, a holiday coffee drink (10 percent off peppermint hot chocolate or gingerbread latte) or lunch. We are featuring a daily lunch special in addition to our full grill menu and assorted grab-and-go items.

Bon Appetit wishes you all a joyous holiday season!

Please remember to follow the procedures outlined on the Expense Reimbursement Request form. Once you open up the form, please go to the “Procedure” tab for detailed instructions.

Following these steps helps ensure we are compliant with George Fox University policies and procedures and IRS guidelines for reimbursable plans.

Questions? Contact Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.

Ed Higgins’ (English) published his ghazal, “Momentary Snake,” in the December issue of the online ezine The Ghazal Page. A ghazal is a traditional Persian-Arabic poetic form composed of couplets, five or more, following a strict rhyme and rhythm pattern. He also published a flash fiction story, “Mom’s Blue-Green Eyes,” in a recent issue of Crab Fat Literary Magazine, a site dedicated to flash fiction, short stories and poetry.

Andrea Byerley (Registrar’s Office) was honored as the university’s November Employee of the Month.