The Daily Bruin

President Robin and Ruth Baker cordially invite George Fox University friends and alumni to a traditional Christmas celebration from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Pittock Mansion in Portland. The evening will include holiday music and festive hors d’ oeuvres and desserts. The cost is $21 per person.

Please R.S.V.P. and send payment to University Relations at Box #6049. For more information, call Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at ext. 2134 or contact her via e-mail. Online registration is also available at http://www.georgefox.edu/alumni/events.

Winter Weather Left You Cold With No Cash to Burn? 

Warm Up With Extra Money When You Sell Back Your Textbooks!

In Front of Bookstore In S.U.B.
3 Days: Wednesday, December 12 – Friday, December 14
9:00am-4:00pm

Bring all CD’s, tapes and supplemental waterials with your textbooks

Check buy back pricing at – www.store.georgefox.edu

The George Fox University Store has proudly teamed up with the Used Textbook Association to help make textbooks more affordable. 

Now through December 21, 2007, students may go to the student section at www.usedtextbookassociation.org and register for a chance to win $500 for textbooks for the next term.  Ten $500 prizes will be awarded to qualifying students who are currently enrolled at a UTA-member college or university. 

Winners will be announced by December 31, 2007.

Contact Candy Schlott at cschlott@georgefox.edu for more information.

MONEY FOR TEXTBOOKS!

Textbook Buyback is December 12-14 at the University Store. 

We now have our Buyback List online.  Find out what your books are worth by going to www.store.georgefox.edu, select Main Store, then Textbook Buyback at the bottom of the page.  Type in the ISBN number, located above the barcode on the textbook, and you will be shown the estimated value of your book. Check back daily for any additions to the Buyback list.

Our next Community meeting with President Robin Baker will be Wednesday, Dec. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 155.

Interested in being a Resident Assistant (RA) or Assistant to the Area Coordinator (AAC)?

Applications for the 2008-2009 Residence Life Staff are now available online at:

http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/residence/leadership

You can also pick up an application in the Office of Student Life, located on the third floor of Stevens.

All application materials are due to Student Life by Friday, January 18, 2008.

Questions? Feel free to contact Dave Johnstone (ext. 2315), one of the Area Coordinators or any Resident Assistant.

The courier to the Portland and Salem centers will be leaving one hour early Friday morning, Dec 7. Please have any items for the Portland or Salem centers routed to Mail Services by 8:45 a.m. on the Newberg campus.

Portland and Salem personnel, please have your items ready by 9:30 a.m. and 10:20 a.m., respectively. We apologize for any inconvenience; we will be back to the normal hours on Monday, Dec.10.

Questions? Call Sherrie Frost (Mail Services) at ext. 2556.

– Mail Services

The KFOX radio DJ’s will be taking finals week off. Please take this time to enjoy 24 hour music.
The DJ’s will return to the air waves the first week of spring semester.

Have a great Christmas break!

Those who worked on the Campus Music Project would like to invite you to a festive listening party from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Bruin Den on the Newberg campus.

Come enjoy free hot chocolate and candy canes while listening to the Campus Music Project’s 2006-07 CD. There also will be contests.

For those who would like to purchase the CD, entitled Growing Roots, they are available for $5 each or $8 for a pair during a holiday sale. To purchase it before winter break, e-mail Jamie Griggs on or before Dec. 11 with your office location and quantity. The CD(s) will be delivered to you and you may pay by cash or check at that time.

The CD also is available in the Foxhole between 7 and 11 p.m. or at the University Store. The project is an annual compilation of original music written, recorded, and produced by George Fox students.

‘Tis the season to do Christmas shopping at the University Store. Starting Monday, Dec. 10, save 20 percent on all George Fox imprinted items (except diploma frames), World of Good items, and Christmas products. Also, save 10 percent on all Burt’s Bees and Prestige products, as well as select earrings.

The sale ends Saturday, Dec. 15. Hours during finals week will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Saturday hours will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  and 3 to 4:30 p.m.

The last faculty business meeting of the fall semester is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 10. Portland Center and Boise Center faculty can join the meeting via video conferencing.

Newberg faculty will meet in Hoover 105.

Portland faculty will meet in Room 280.

Boise Center faculty will meet in the center’s conference room from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

All proposals to be discussed have already been distributed via e-mail.

Campus Music Project would like to invite you to a festive listening party!!

Thursday, December 6th
12:00-1:00PM
Bruin’s Den

Come enjoy free hot chocolate & candy canes while listening to Campus Music Project’s ‘06-’07 CD Music!

!!!CONTESTS!!!

~*~Holiday Sale~*~
CDs on sale for $5

If you have not yet completed the Best Christian Workplaces survey, please take about 10 minutes to do so this week. The survey closes this Friday, Dec. 7. The link is www.bwinstitute.com/survey/login.aspx. The access code is 1680-571.

The Best Christian Workplaces Institute will present the survey results in summary format to maintain all employees’ confidentiality.

Come support your fellow students as the THEA370 Directing class presents 9 student-directed, 10-minute plays!

The first set of 4 plays will be presented December 5 and December 7.
The second set of 5 plays will be presented on December 6 and December 8.

Performances begin at 10:10pm in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Donations accepted at the door.

All Portland Center faculty and staff are invited to a Q&A session with provost candidate Ginger MacDonald from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Room 255. Please mark your calendars.

The provost survey will be distributed directly after her talk, and, due to the fact that the Provost Search Committee will be meeting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, the deadline to complete the survey will be 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7.

For those of you unable to attend, the Newberg sessions will be recorded and posted online at the following link: http://media.georgefox.edu/cgi-bin/itunesustaff.pl.

All faculty and staff are invited to a “general talk” session with visiting provost candidate Ginger MacDonald from 3:40 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in EHS 102. She will be presenting on one of two topics: “How she sees herself changing the university” or “Thoughts on the future of higher education,” with time for questions and answers. Please mark your calendars.

The provost survey will be distributed directly after her talk, and, due to the fact the Provost Search Committee will be meeting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, the deadline to complete the survey will be 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7.

For those of you unable to attend, the sessions will be recorded and posted online at the following link: http://media.georgefox.edu/cgi-bin/itunesustaff.pl.

The students and faculty of the English Language Institute invite you to join them for a holiday musical, “Happy Holidays 2007,” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Hoover 105. The program celebrates holiday traditions throughout the year from China and the United States, as well as music from both countries. It will feature the Chinese zither, flute and piano, along with original compositions and sing-a-longs.

Student – the wind storm has now passed, and all cars should be returned to their proper lots as ticketing will resume today, Wednesday, December 5!

Seats are still available for the final holiday luncheon to be served by the students of Family and Consumer Sciences this Friday, Dec. 7. The luncheon will include a chicken entree with seasonal accompaniments, soup or salad, beverage, and dessert. The cost is $8.

Lunch will be served from noon to 12:30 p.m. in Lemmons Room 4. Take-out orders also are available, so you may pick up several for dinner. Contact Helen Morse (Family and Consumer Sciences) at ext. 2640 between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for reservations and any dietary accommodations.

The campus community is welcome to enjoy engineering’s “Wobble Off” from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Ron Gregory Atrium. The event is a demonstration of freshmen engineering students’ first project – a variety of oscillating steam/air-operated engines. The event highlights the students’ first year studies in engineering design, solid modeling, and machining, and showcases the creative and impressive results of their design/build projects.

The students’ engines will compete in a variety of categories, including maximum speed, minimum vibration, maximum coast, cost efficiency, and creativity/craftsmanship.