The Daily Bruin

We’re looking for a roommate for the duration of spring semester (January through June). Full bedroom with attached bathroom and closet located in a spacious townhouse behind Fred Meyer here in Newberg. Two current George Fox students, with two graduates, living in the upstairs rooms. Common areas include full kitchen, living and dining room. Must be quiet, clean, and not allergic to cats.

We’re asking $550 per month. High-speed internet, utilities (garbage, sewer, water, electricity) and washer/dryer included. Contact McKayla Phillips at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested.

The lost and found is again bulging, and all items not reunited with their owners by 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, will be donated to charitable causes on Monday, Dec. 19.

Please stop by the security office during office hours to look for your lost items! If you have found items and have yet to turn them in to security, please do that at your earliest convenience.

Thanks!
– Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu)

Want some extra cash this Christmas break? Sell your textbooks back to the Bruin Store and get cash today! We are buying back textbooks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day this week.

Also, go to georgefoxshop.com to order your spring textbooks now. Just choose the in-store pick-up option and we’ll have them ready for when you arrive back on campus in January.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Go Bruins!

Do you want a Christmas tree? Please come check out the trees in front of Ross. If interested in purchasing a tree, please see Debbie Hawblitzel in the music office (Ross 201). The cost is $10.

Are you interested in taking a choir class in the spring? Please let Danielle Warner know by emailing her at dwarner@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102).

The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

A couple of HR items to make note of …

December

All payroll items such as temporary employee time cards, check requests, adjunct contracts and W-4 and direct deposit changes are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16.

Updating Your Personal Information and Consent for W-2

Make sure your mailing address is correct for year-end reporting. You can check it, and update if necessary in MyGFU > Self-Service > Campus Personal Info.

You can also elect to have your W-2 available via MyGFU rather than mailed. To sign up or check to see if you already have, go to MyGFU > Self-Service > Payroll and Compensation > W-2/W-2c Consent.

Questions? Contact Kera Hallman at khallman@georgefox.edu.

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 this form. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

Please join us for Christmas treats, hot beverages, and a good dose of holiday cheer! The Portland Center is hosting a wassail party from 2 to 6 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the lobby.

For our community musicians, please play your favorite Christmas music on our piano in the lobby. It’s open anytime! We would love to hear the ivories!

Contact Darla Norgren (dnorgren@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.

Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team

Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase tonight (Tuesday) at 6  p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

Group songs, duets and solos will be performed from well-known musicals such as Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and several more. Gary Skye is our talented accompanist.

The event is free to attend. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Davies at jdavies@georgefox.edu.

Are you applying to study abroad in the 2017-18 school year?

The deadline for the application is Friday, Jan. 13, 2017; however, remember to start the process before Christmas break! The signature form and the medical form alone can take a few days to complete, so we recommend starting now. Also be aware that the faculty reference form needs to be done by Jan. 13, so be sure to get that to the faculty member as soon as possible.

These last few weeks can be crazy, but get started now! Feel free to stop by the Center for Study Abroad (in Lemmons 9) if you have any questions.

The last employee lunch of the semester is today (Tuesday) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Join your colleagues for a fond farewell to fall semester! Lunch is $3.

We’re looking for a roommate for the duration of spring semester (January through June). Full bedroom with attached bathroom and closet located in a spacious townhouse behind Fred Meyer here in Newberg. Two current George Fox students, with two graduates, living in the upstairs rooms. Common areas include full kitchen, living and dining room. Must be quiet, clean, and not allergic to cats.

We’re asking $550 per month. High-speed internet, utilities (garbage, sewer, water, electricity) and washer/dryer included. Contact McKayla Phillips at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested.

Come see the theatre department’s 10-minute play festival, “Ten! Ten! Ten!” at 10:10 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Cost is $2 to get in the door to see all six shows. We hope to see you there!

When there is an emergency campus closure, usually due to inclement weather as was the case Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8 and 9, this is the guide for regular benefit-eligible employees (those eligible for pay for time not worked). All others, including students, temporary or less-than-half-time employees, are only paid for the hours they work.

• If the university is closed, employees who were scheduled to work that day are paid as if they worked.
• If the university has a late opening and/or early closure, employees who work are paid for the hours they work plus any scheduled hours during the closure, up to the total scheduled for the day.
• If employees cannot make it in, their absence is covered by the use of vacation or is unpaid if vacation is not available.
• Employees who are required to work to assist with facilities and safety issues as a result of the weather will be given time off within the following 30 days equal to the time they worked during the closure. Please coordinate this time off with your supervisor.

A revised staff time sheet for December has been posted to the Human Resources webpage. If you have already started your December time sheet, please download and use the revised form. Staff should mark their time sheets on the day of the closure with hours worked separate from “snow hours” in the bottom box. Since on the 8th the university opened late and closed early, if you were not scheduled to be at work past 4 p.m., you would not be eligible for the “snow hour” between 4 and 5 p.m.

Those who were required to be at work during the closure are eligible to take an equivalent number of hours off at another time. At that time, please enter those hours taken off in the bottom section of the specific day’s time, so that it doesn’t show as hours worked, sick leave or vacation. Then please write on the time sheet that these were “snow hours.”

A final note: Employees who happen to be on vacation or using sick leave the day of a closure should record those days/hours as vacation or sick leave the same as they would had the campus been open. Please contact Katie Sol in Human Resources with questions: ksol@georgefox.edu.

Students who are eligible to change their meal plan may do so starting Wednesday, Dec. 28. Please note: All your grades must be entered in MyGFU in order for your eligibility to be registered in the Meal Plan Form.

The final deadline for ALL meal plan changes is Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Students eligible to do so can make changes in their MyGFU account through Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. After Jan. 13, students will need to contact the student life office to make any changes through Jan. 20.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316) in the student life office if you have any questions regarding the meal plan. Please include your student ID number when making an inquiry about your plan.

The big day has arrived! Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party today (Monday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!

Questions? Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu).

It’s “Study Day” but it’s also the first day of textbook buyback at the Bruin Store! We will be giving cash for books from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today (Monday) and the rest of the week. Come early to get the most for your books!

Remember textbook rentals are due back by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. Please email 1478mgr@follett.com if you have more questions.

Thank you and Go Bruins!

The Academic Resource Center has opened up hours during the first two days of finals week. On Dead Day today (Monday), students can make appointments from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Tuesday, there are also some available spots.

If you need to meet on Wednesday or Thursday, please email the ARC (the_arc@georgefox.edu) and someone will get back to you.