The Daily Bruin

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin this month.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.

Please be sure to encourage students to apply for the 120-plus donor-funded scholarships available, as all continuing traditional undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.

From MyGeorgeFox.edu, students are to click “Student Resources,” then “UG Donor Funded Scholarships.” The application process closes Feb. 19.

More information is available by contacting Joyce Staats at jstaats@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2233.

Athletics would like to invite Newberg and surrounding communities (St. Paul, Sherwood, Dundee) to kick off the new year with a fun night of basketball free of charge.

The Bruins will face off against conference opponent Willamette tonight (Friday), with the women’s game tipping off at 6 p.m. and the men’s game at 8 p.m. This marks the start of Northwest Conference play for our teams.

Complimentary tickets will be offered to anyone who provides proof of address in Newberg, Dundee, St. Paul and Sherwood by showing their license.

Questions? Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu).

IT will be doing maintenance on the card access system tomorrow (Saturday) between 5 and 9 a.m. During this time period your card might not work in academic and administrative buildings on the Newberg campus.

Some cards will start to work as early as 6:30 a.m., but the system might not be finished until around 9 a.m. Please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 if you have an access emergency.

Winter is here! Get out and enjoy the snow with a pair of snowshoes from the Hadlock Rental Center. A pair runs $7 for the day, or $11 for a weekend. We’ve got gaiters to keep the snow out of your boots and trekking poles as well!

Stop by and chat with our staff at the front desk for more information or reserve online through this rental form.

Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu or contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Looking to learn tennis for the first time and don’t know where to start? Join our five-session beginner tennis course that teaches all of the basics. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the game:

• Jan. 6: Forehand
• Jan. 13: Backhand
• Jan. 20: Volleys/overhead
• Jan. 27: Serve/returns
• Feb. 3: Point play/scoring

Classes are Mondays, and the cost for the entire course is $79. The price is $20 if you’re looking to only attend a few of the classes. Sign up at this link or email Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20, 2020.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin in January.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.

Looking to learn tennis for the first time and don’t know where to start? Join our five-session beginner tennis course that teaches all of the basics. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the game:

• Jan. 6: Forehand
• Jan. 13: Backhand
• Jan. 20: Volleys/overhead
• Jan. 27: Serve/returns
• Feb. 3: Point play/scoring

Classes are Mondays, and the cost for the entire course is $79. The price is $20 if you’re looking to only attend a few of the classes. Sign up at this link or email Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu for more information.

During this holiday season, please be mindful of your George Fox Visa cards for unauthorized purchases and scam emails.

If you encounter any suspicious activity, please call the number on the back of your Visa card to have the card inactivated. If you receive scam emails, please report them to the IT Service Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu).

If you need any assistance with this process, please call Kathi Becker (ext. 2166 or kbecker@georgefox.edu).

The finance office will be closed from Dec. 21 through Jan. 1 for Christmas break.

Deposits that need a December 2019 date must be brought to Heather in the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for January 2020. 

Please look around your desk and file cabinet to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank. If you are taking extra time off during the Christmas holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Due to a technical glitch late last week and yesterday, the university’s email system was unable to process Daily Bruin requests. If you made a request that failed to appear in the forum, feel free to resubmit it or email your information to Sean Patterson at spatterson@georgefox.edu.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Want to make a difference in the life of a student? For some students, the cost of purchasing textbooks is the difference between graduating or dropping out. Help undergraduate students who are experiencing financial hardship obtain textbooks and course materials they need in order to be academically successful.

We ask you to prayerfully consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Textbook Assistance Fund. Want to learn more about the fund? Click here. Questions? Email Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu.

The university’s offices in Newberg, Portland, Redmond and Salem will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

The libraries will follow the university’s closure plan, closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and reopening at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2. In addition, the 24-hour space will be closed during that time.

Finally, the Bruin Store will be closed Saturday, Dec. 21, through Sunday, Jan. 5.

Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for Christmas break:

• Dec. 16-20: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2-3: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 4-5: Closed
• Jan. 6-10: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 11: Closed
• Jan. 12: 2-8 p.m. (resuming regular hours)

Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

The volleyball and lacrosse teams are joining forces to sell Christmas ornaments as a fundraiser. They are George Fox-branded in navy or silver.

Interested? You can pick them up in the athletics office, or we’ll even hand-deliver them to your office up to Friday, Dec. 20! They are $8 each; if you buy three, a fourth ornament is free.

We accept cash, a check or Venmo. Email Emily Davis at edavis@georgefox.edu with questions or to place an order.

FoxTALE will be upgraded immediately following the Christmas break on Thursday, Jan. 2, and unavailable from 6 a.m. to noon that day. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. Your course content will not be affected by this upgrade.

We also want to let you know that you can view courses older than 2017 fall semester on the FoxTALE-Archive site.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

 Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for Christmas break:

• Dec. 14-15: Closed
• Dec. 16-20: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2-3: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 4-5: Closed
• Jan. 6-10: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 11: Closed
• Jan. 12: 2-8 p.m. (resuming regular hours)

Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting this afternoon (Thursday) in Canyon Commons from 3:30 to 5 p.m. As a reminder, there will be no live-streaming of this month’s meeting.

See you there!

All George Fox employees and students are invited to a retirement reception for Debbie Hawblitzel between 2 and 3:30 p.m. today (Thursday) in the music office in the Ross Center. Drop by to wish her well and enjoy some food as we celebrate her time with us!

Debbie has served as an administrative assistant in the music department for 14 and a half years. Before that, she worked for two years in the communication arts, writing literature and world languages department.

Questions? Contact Kenn Willson at kwillson@georgefox.edu.

The Wineskin is being distributed today (Thursday)! Come stop by the Bruin Den between noon and 2 p.m. to get your copy!

Questions? Contact Kiale Palpant (kpalpant16@georgefox.edu).