The Bruin Bookstore will close early this Wednesday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The store will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. All the bookstore employees wish everyone a safe and restful holiday break.
We will be closing the Bruin Den at 1:30 p.m. and the grill will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, in anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on Monday, Nov. 30.
Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.
– Bon Appetit
With the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, Bon Appetit will be revising the hours of service in the Klages Dining Room for those students remaining on campus throughout the holiday. Following is the schedule.
Wednesday dinner: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday bunch: 10:30-11 a.m.
Dinner:Â 4-4:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday brunch: 10:30-11 a.m.
Dinner: 5-5:30 p.m.
Sunday brunch: 10:30-11 a.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
For those students who are anticipating to be eating meals with us on Thanksgiving Day, please let us know by signing up at our front desk so that we know how much food to prepare.
The Bruin Bookstore invites you to gobble up the savings of leftover and reduced merchandise during our “Turkey Sale” on Thanksgiving week, Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 23-25. It’s a great opportunity to buy gift items to stuff in Christmas stockings!
The store is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Time change update: An edited recording of the ASC town hall of Nov. 10, in which a discussion took place regarding a proposed campus fire pit project, will be broadcast on KFOX at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Listen online at kfoxradio.georgefox.edu. This is two hours earlier than originally reported.
An edited recording of the ASC town hall of Nov. 10, in which a discussion took place regarding a proposed campus fire pit project, will be broadcast on KFOX from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Listen online at kfoxradio.georgefox.edu.
Everyone is encouraged to come to the Bruin Basketball games this Friday, but if you are unable to attend in person, watching on the Internet should be a better experience this year. Stretch Internet is the host that will be delivering our video stream. We are excited because the quality should be better thanks to more bandwidth and better production software.
Check out the schedule by clicking this Stretch Internet link. The first games to be broadcast will be Friday’s (Nov. 20) home openers.
– IT
The Fitness Center will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, until 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
This Monday, Nov. 23, between 12:30 and 4 p.m., the seniors in Liberal Arts and Critical Issues will be presenting their research on the Majority World and the West. We will have 39 project tables located in Hoover and EHS. Please drop by and see what the seniors have been doing this semester.
The university’s Symphonic Band will host the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble in concert this Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m., with a performance by the university’s percussion ensemble as well.
Selections include Auite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennet; Red Cape Tango by Michael Daugherty; Mercury Rising by Michael Daugherty; Millenium Cannons by Kevin Puts and arranged by Mark Spede; Irish Tune from County Derry by Percy Grainger; Bells for Stokowski by Michael Daugherty; and The Circus Bee by Henry Filmore.
The concert will be held in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.
The university will honor its 2008-09 national-champion women’s basketball team with a championship banner-raising ceremony before the team’s home opener against Concordia this Friday, Nov. 20.
The ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., with the game set to tip off at 6 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center. The game will be followed by the men’s home opener against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at 8 p.m.
The pregame ceremony commemorates the Bruins’ surprising 2008-09 season, when they posted a perfect 32-0 record despite returning just one senior and bringing in 10 freshmen. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students, and $1 for seniors and children under 12. Tickets are available at the door.
A student art exhibit by Rachel Belgard is now on display in the Murdock Learning Resource Center. The show, entitled “Tangible Design,” runs through December.
Artist’s statement on the show:
“I have always been a tactile person and think that designing first outside of technology is a far more thrilling rabbit hole to dive down than straight computer work. I thrive off of tackling the bull of design and wrestling with the infinite solutions there are to cleverly and tangibly explore. Happy accidents make my day and naturally happen when design is taken physically by the horns. These unforeseen problems lead you down the hazy path of brainstorming to an unseen end.
“When I start designing I crave to feel the uncertainty that it is actually possible. A goal in design for me is to the restore the human element in graphic expression. Every piece in this show has been handled tangibly in someway, bringing natural nuances and depth that are unable to be captured artificially.”
If a balance of more than one year of vacation accrual remains after December time sheets and time-off reports are processed (in January), the employee will lose the portion that exceeds one year’s accrual.
To determine your accrual rates and how much you may need to use by Dec. 31, HR has prepared a chart and instructions for support staff and a chart and instructions for administrators to be used along with the information on your Oct. 30 pay statement. Links to both can be found at georgefox.edu/offices/hr/EmployeeBenefits/beneforms.html.
They also provide useful information about the balances on your monthly pay statements. If you have any questions after you have reviewed your vacation balance, please contact HR for assistance.
In just three short weeks, our lost and found cabinet has filled to capacity. Please stop by Security Services during office hours to see if your missing item is in the security office.
Thanks,
Security Services
Friday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m.* – Women’s Basketball vs. Concordia-Portland, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Friday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Sunday, Nov. 22, 3 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon Tech, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Corban, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
*A national championship banner-raising ceremony will take place before the women’s game Friday, Nov. 20, beginning at 5:45 p.m.
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the Bruins’ sports website at gfubruins.com.
The Office of University Relations, along with ASC, will host the university’s annual campus Christmas celebration on Saturday, Dec. 5. Christmas carols and a candlelight devotional service will begin at 6:15 p.m. at the Centennial Tower. Various other activities and live entertainment will be held in Stevens Center atrium, Hoover atrium and Ron Gregory Atrium from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
In addition, the event will include a live Nativity with a petting arena, plus horse-drawn wagons for scenic rides around campus. Students and employees (along with their families) are encouraged to join in the fun as we kick off the holiday season.
Questions? Contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at ext. 2121 or at dochsner@georgefox.edu.
“Green collar” jobs are expected to be a $1.5 trillion industry, one of the fastest growing career options. Career Services is hosting a pizza chat at noon Thursday, Nov. 19, in Stevens 220 to discuss “green jobs.” Want to be part of the conversation? Sign-up by e-mailing cwise@georgefox.edu before 5 p.m. on Nov. 18.
Faculty, please let you students know about this opportunity.
Thanksgiving is drawing close and I know that many of you are looking forward to the time you spend with family. This Thursday, Nov. 19, we will host our monthly all-employee meeting in Hoover 105, and I wanted you to know that I will be available for general questions from 3 to 4 p.m. on that day. We will then provide formal reports on various areas on the institution from 4 to 5 p.m.
I would be happy to dialogue with you regarding the current discussions regarding football, physical therapy, future growth, or any topic you wish to discuss. We will have coffee and treats available at 3 p.m. so I would encourage you to come and ask questions. See you then.
Robin Baker,
President
P.S. For those at our regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing the following day at itunesu.georgefox.edu.
Several students from China are now studying at George Fox. However, China is a big country with a range of cultures. This Thursday, Nov. 19, students from Hunan Province in China will be sharing about their unique culture. Join International Student Services from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Moore House to learn more. Refreshments will be served.
Elizabeth Tolon will host her junior recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in Bauman Auditorium. All are cordially invited to attend.
