The Daily Bruin

The Murdock Library faculty office courier service is suspended until Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Contact Patty Vanier (pvanier@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Campus facilities (excluding the Murdock Library, Canyon Commons and Roberts Center) will be locked from now until the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.

All buildings will be card-lock access only, so please bring your ID card and office keys to campus to access your work or academic spaces. All employees and students will still have card-lock access to those buildings they currently have access to (e.g., Maker Hub, Labs, etc.) and will also have card-lock access from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, to EHS/Wood-Mar, Wheeler, Hadlock, Hoover, Klages, Lemmons, Ross and the Stevens Center.

Please make arrangements to meet any vendors or those who need to do business with the university at an entry door, and make sure that they have your contact information.

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).

Are you requiring students to go to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) before the end of the semester? Remind them that the ARC is offering remote appointments Monday through Thursday of finals week. The ARC can assist with term papers and general study tips for exams!

The ARC is also hosting virtual study sessions via Zoom for accountability and encouragement. These sessions are offered Tuesday and Wednesday this week and next week. See more info here.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

Bon Appetit has updated its hours. Please visit this link or check us out on Instagram at @bonappetitgfu to get all the details.

The city of Newberg will close the on-street parking along Meridian Street this week for scheduled sewer work. There will be no parking on Meridian Street from Sherman Street to North Street starting today (Monday) through the end of the fall semester.

Students may park anywhere on campus without being ticketed for the remainder of the fall semester.

The entry into the Wood-Mar parking lot will also be blocked during the project; please plan to access the Hoover and Wood-Mar parking lots from the East Sherman Street entry point. 

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu)

Campus facilities (excluding Canyon Commons and Roberts Center) will be locked beginning today (Monday). Buildings will stay locked until the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.

All buildings will be card-lock access only. Please bring your ID card and office keys to campus to access your workspaces if you will be working on campus.

Please make arrangements to meet any vendors or those who need to do business with the University at an entry door, and make sure that they have your contact information.

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).

All are invited to join Paul Anderson, Erin Johnson and others from around the nation tomorrow (Tuesday) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. to discuss Volume 7 of the Quakers and the Disciplines Series (of which Paul is the founding editor).

The authors of the essays in this volume share will about their contributions regarding Quakers, social work, and justice concerns. Register online here.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu).

Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services, is collecting strategies for supporting students that faculty members have implemented. The plan is to share ideas and practices with our community as we work together to support students in their educational and vocational endeavors.

Faculty members are invited to answer the following question using this form:

• What approaches have you found to be most effective for supporting the success of students who are struggling academically or otherwise?

Your response can be as brief or as elaborate as you desire. Thank you!

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu).

The city is continuing its water line project and will have an impact today (Monday) through Wednesday, Dec. 2. Thank you for avoiding this area as the city updates its water and drain lines.

Construction schedule:

• Starting Monday, Nov. 23
  • No street parking will be available along the east side of Meridian Street as construction crews will begin staging (laying out) pipe.
  • Street parking along the east side will continue to be closed through December, as they will be staging pipe for multiple locations in town.
• Monday, Nov. 30
  • The Hoover parking lot entrance north of Franklin Street will be closed. This entrance will be closed until Wednesday, Dec. 2.
• Tuesday, Dec. 1
  • Meridian Street will be closed at the North Street intersection again. Traffic will not be allowed through.

Questions? Contact Dixie Downey (ddowney@georgefox.edu).

Starting today (Monday), the Murdock Library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for campus holidays. 

View our hours here.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier (pvanier@georgefox.edu).

Get into the holiday spirit and donate a food-related gift card to help foster and local families in need!

We will be collecting donations until this Wednesday, Nov. 25. Drop-off baskets are located at Information Services in the Stevens Center, ASC, SpiL, and the College of Christian Studies office. 

We are accepting gift cards to fast food and local restaurants, grocery stores, food delivery, Visa gift cards, etc. Thank you for your donation!

Questions? Contact Dayana Caamal Perez (dcaamalperez18@georgefox.edu).

Recent government decisions regarding travel and its impact on large gatherings have forced us to change the midyear commencement celebration from a hybrid format to a virtual-only event.

We understand and share in the disappointment that this causes for those planning to participate in the ceremony. However, keeping our students, families, faculty, and staff safe, especially during this time, is paramount.

We invite graduating students, along with friends, families, faculty and staff to watch the ceremony and hear a message from the president, graduates’ names read and degrees conferred virtually. The link to view this prerecorded event will be posted on this webpage by 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Questions? Please contact Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu).

The Bruin Community Pantry will be open the following hours starting today (Monday) through Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021:

• Monday: 3 to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday: Noon to 5 p.m.
• Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and 4 to 5:30 p.m.
• Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and 4 to 5:30 p.m.

The food bank will be closed during the following days:

• Wednesday, Nov. 25
• Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Dec. 25

Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon (bruincommunitypantry@georgefox.edu).

The Finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests to accommodate the Thanksgiving holiday this week:

• For check requests received today (Monday) through Wednesday, Nov. 25, checks will be ready on Friday, Dec. 4.

Thank you!

Questions? Contact Accounts Payable (accountspayable@georgefox.edu).

Please note that any poster, sign or display must be approved by ASC or the administration before it is posted on the Newberg campus. Posters and signs should only be put on designated bulletin boards and should not be on doors or windows.

Questions? Contact the Office of Student Life (studentlife@georgefox.edu).

Recent government decisions regarding travel and its impact on large gatherings have forced us to change the midyear commencement celebration from a hybrid format to a virtual-only event.

We understand and share in the disappointment that this causes for those planning to participate in the ceremony. However, keeping our students, families, faculty, and staff safe, especially during this time, is paramount.

We invite graduating students, along with friends, families, faculty, and staff, to watch the ceremony and hear a message from the president, graduates’ names read, and degrees conferred virtually. The link to view this prerecorded event will be posted on this webpage by 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Questions? Please contact Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu).

The city of Newberg will close the on-street parking along Meridian Street next week for scheduled sewer work. There will be no parking on Meridian Street from Sherman Street to North Street starting Monday, Nov. 23, through the end of the fall semester.

Students may park anywhere on campus without being ticketed for the remainder of the fall semester.

The entry into the Wood-Mar parking lot will also be blocked during the project; please plan to access the Hoover and Wood-Mar parking lots from the East Sherman Street entry point. 

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu)

Campus facilities (excluding Canyon Commons and Roberts Center) will be locked beginning Monday, Nov. 23. Buildings will stay locked until the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.

All buildings will be card-lock access only. Please bring your ID card and office keys to campus to access your workspaces if you will be working on campus.

Please make arrangements to meet any vendors or those who need to do business with the university at an entry door, and make sure that they have your contact information.

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).

All are invited to join Paul Anderson, Erin Johnson, and others from around the nation Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. to discuss Volume 7 of the Quakers and the Disciplines Series (of which Paul is the founding editor).

The authors of the essays in this volume will share about their contributions regarding Quakers, social work, and justice concerns. Register online here.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu).

You are invited to attend the Exercise Science Research Symposium! Come and learn about the research our seniors have been working on all semester.

The presentations will take place today (Friday) at noon over Zoom.

Questions? Contact Mary Imboden (mimboden@georgefox.edu).