The Daily Bruin

As the semester closes, Library Digital Learning has a few reminders for faculty:

• You will want to keep an archive of the gradebooks for all of the courses you have taught for the past five years. If you used the FoxTALE gradebook in your 2019 Fall course sites, you can export each gradebook into a spreadsheet that can be saved outside of FoxTALE. The guide, Downloading the Gradebook, includes a video demonstration on the process.
• You will want to use your new 2020 spring course sites to teach your spring semester courses, since students are automatically enrolling in these sites. If you would like to import content from another course site, the guide, Importing Course Content, includes a video demonstration and step-by-step instructions.
• 2020 spring sites are currently hidden from students. When you are ready, you can give students access to your courses. The guide, Making the Course Visible, demonstrates how to make a course available.
• You may need to adjust the course start and end dates in each of your course sites. This will assure that your courses are listed correctly in the Dashboard (e.g., courses move from “Future” tab to “In Progress” tab on Jan. 13). The guide, Adjusting Course Start and End Dates, demonstrates how to make this adjustment. Note: Adjusting the Course Start Date does not make the course accessible to students. Only the setting, Course Visibility, enables students to enter the course.

As we move into the season of inclement weather, you are invited to join us in a web conference to share ideas on conducting class sessions using  Zoom web conferencing. Check Digital Learning Upcoming Events for dates and how to join sessions.

You will find additional guides at Digital Learning. You can contact digitallearning@georgefox.edu for support.

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.

Please note the accelerated payroll deadline in December. Due to Christmas break, we will have fewer days to process the December payroll. Please have all payroll items (check requests, contracts, temporary employee timesheets, etc.) turned in to HR by 5 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday).

Regular employee timesheets and student timesheets can be locked at the end of the month as usual. The student payday will be on Friday, Dec. 13, and the regular employee payday will be on Friday, Dec. 20.

Questions? Contact Belinda Creighton at bcreighton@georgefox.edu.

Make plans to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting this Thursday, Dec. 12. We’ll be meeting in Canyon Commons from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (with live streaming in PDS 155B).

Have a shout-out you’d like to give to a colleague for recent work they’ve done? Share it at this link!

Come support our theatre major freshman as they showcase the work they have done in their first year of acting classes! Come to the showcase at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Admission is free.

Questions? Contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.

All George Fox employees and students are invited to a retirement reception for Debbie Hawblitzel. Drop by the music office in the Ross Center between 2 and 3:30 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 12, to wish her well and enjoy some food as we celebrate her time with us!

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

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

Following is closure information for the university’s three cafes.

• The Bruin Den and Bridge Cafe will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Monday); the Bruin Bites will be closed.
• All three cafes will have regular hours of operation Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 10-12.
• On Friday, Dec. 13, the Bruin Den and Bridge Cafe will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Bruin Bites will be closed.
• All three cafes will be closed over the Christmas break through Friday, Jan. 3.
• The Bruin Den will be open the week of Jan. 6-10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• All three cafes resume regular hours of operation on Monday, Jan. 13.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.

Please join the student life division for a farewell reception for Kristi Welker, director of commuter life, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the student life office. You can drop in at any point, but we will have a focused time of sharing beginning at 1:45 p.m.

Welker has faithfully served the university with a passionate faith, a tremendous heart for students, and a deep commitment to furthering the mission at George Fox for the last two and a half years. She and her family are moving to Ohio to be near their extended family. She has accepted a resident director position at The Ohio State University.

If you have questions, contact Mark Pothoff at mpothoff@georgefox.edu.

To avoid injuring our cleaning service team, please dispose of any items with sharp edges in the outside bins or contact the Plant Services office for disposal.

Do not place broken items in the indoor bins. The indoor trash bags are not strong enough to create an effective barrier against sharp edges. Thank you!

Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

When the Newberg campus is closed to celebrate Christmas, Jani-King will be on campus to deep-clean buildings.

If you are planning on working during the holiday closure dates, please contact the Plant Services office. You will need to provide the dates, times and locations where you plan to be working. This information is vital so as not to interrupt the crew.

Thank you for your cooperation! Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

Join the Staff Development Committee for our December staff lunch for hourly staff employees on Thursday, Dec. 12, in Canyon Commons 101.

Join us from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. for food, fun and fellowship! Be sure to RSVP using this form by 5 p.m. today (Monday). Questions? Contact Audrey Lichten (alichten@georgefox.edu).

The season of Advent is upon us, and the Office of Spiritual Life has partnered with faculty and students to publish the 2019 Advent Project. This daily reader is designed, written and created by people in the George Fox community and is intended to point us toward Christ as we await his birth.

Feel free to share it with friends, family and your faith community. Additionally, we will be sending a video at the beginning of each week to introduce each topic (hope, peace, joy and love). We hope it is helpful to you in some form as we celebrate this season of Advent together.

Contact Jamie Johnson (jamiej@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Our senior theatre majors are presenting what they have learned here at Fox tomorrow (Saturday) at 2 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. It’s free; come support our students!

Questions? Contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.

All employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 7 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Baird Home (701 E. Franklin St.).

Join us as we celebrate the birth of Christ, our Light, who calls us to “Rise and Shine” in a world of much darkness. We will be serving chili, light appetizers and holiday sweets.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

The season of Advent is upon us, and the Office of Spiritual Life has partnered with faculty and students to publish the 2019 Advent Project. This daily reader is designed, written and created by people in the George Fox community and is intended to point us toward Christ as we await his birth.

Feel free to share it with friends, family and your faith community. Additionally, we will be sending a video at the beginning of each week to introduce each topic (hope, peace, joy and love). We hope it is helpful to you in some form as we celebrate this season of Advent together.

Contact Jamie Johnson (jamiej@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Make plans to join your colleagues at the next all-employee meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12. We’ll be meeting in Canyon Commons from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (with live streaming in PDS 155B).

Have a shout-out you’d like to give to a colleague for recent work they’ve done? Share it at this link!

The William Penn Honors Program, in conjunction with the undergraduate admissions office, is thrilled to welcome to campus its Fellowship Day competitors today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday). Thank you for the important part you play in making these students and families feel welcome and cared for!

Please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots on both Thursday and Friday as a courtesy to our guests. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.

Paul Anderson will conduct a “turning of the page” for Vol. 1 of The Saint John’s Bible: The Gospels and Acts from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. today (Thursday). This will be followed by a brief period of contemplative worship. All are welcome.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The IT department is currently selling used cell phones. There are a limited number of iPhone 8’s and XR’s, and a few Samsung 9’s available that are just over a year old. The price for these undamaged models is $200-300.

Please note that these phones are sold as is with no warranty, and they do not come with a charging cable or plug (these can be purchased separately). All phones are locked into the AT&T network for another year. If you’re interested in purchasing one of these phones, visit the service desk on the third floor of the Stevens Center.

AT&T is now offering anyone with an @georgefox.edu email address 15 percent off their plans. You can add this discount here if you currently have AT&T or are signing up for new service.

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

Please join the student life division for a farewell reception for Kristi Welker, director of commuter life, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the student life office. You can drop in at any point, but we will have a focused time of sharing beginning at 1:45 p.m.

Welker has faithfully served the university with a passionate faith, a tremendous heart for students, and a deep commitment to furthering the mission at George Fox for the last two and a half years. She and her family are moving to Ohio in two weeks to be near their extended family. She has accepted a resident director position at The Ohio State University.

If you have questions, contact Mark Pothoff at mpothoff@georgefox.edu.