The Daily Bruin

The IT Department is selling used iPhones at a discounted price. We have a limited number of iPhone 8s available that are just over a year old.

Prices range from $275 with a slight defect to $350 for a flawless 64GB (along with a few 256GBs available for $400). Please note that these phones are sold as is, with no warranty, and come with a power adapter and charging cable only. All phones come with a Verizon SIM.

If you’re interested in purchasing one of these iPhones, please visit the Service Desk on the third floor of the Stevens Center.

Contact Audrey Paice (apaice@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Good news! Information Services is here to help! We have resources to assist you in finding:

• Employee extensions
• Campus box numbers
• Department/employee locations
• Name pronunciations

Follow these steps to check out resources available to employees in the Data Wiki on the George Fox website.

1. Click on this link to go to the Data Wiki and login using your George Fox username and password.
2. You will be redirected to the “Main Page” where you will find links to these documents under “Resources”:

• Employee Extension/Box List (this can also be found here, on our main web page, no login required)
• Employee Location by Department
• Employee Name Pronunciation Guide

Questions? Email Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

On Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the FoxHole, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Social Work Club will be creating cold-weather kits for those experiencing homelessness!

We would greatly appreciate any donations, including socks, gloves, hats, Chapstick, toothbrushes, toothpaste, aspirin, oatmeal packets, instant soup, snacks, and Ziplock bags. Please bring all donations to the social work house (Meridian Street House) no later than Monday, Nov. 26.

Questions? Contact Michelle Connolly (mconnolly15@georgefox.edu).

Now through Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Bruin Store, get 25 percent off all men’s, women’s and kid’s sweatshirts, sweatpants, long-sleeve tees, cold-weather gear and accessories! The sale also includes 25 percent off all drinkware and diploma frames.

You can save both in-store and online.

Thank you, and go Bruins!

Now is a great time to get your flu shot! The School of Nursing and the Health and Counseling Center will be teaming up to hold a flu shot clinic on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Roberts Center’s Room 117.

For students with the PacificSource school health insurance plan, the flu shot is free. For all others, the shot is $20. Cash or check accepted.

Contact Cari Jermann (cjermann@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Are you requiring students to go to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) before the end of the semester? Do you have students who would benefit from an ARC appointment for writing, study tips, or general academic support?

Please encourage these students to schedule now. Appointments fill up fast this time of year, so students need to schedule early.

It’s movie night in the Hadlock Student Center! The sociology department and the Stewards on Sustainability Club invite you to watch the documentary A Plastic Ocean at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16.

Come learn more about plastic pollution, and if you want to know what you can do, stick around after the movie for a discussion. Snacks will be provided, but this event is “B.Y.O.B.” (bring your own bowl … and mug)!

We hope to see you there! Contact Kristina Peterson (petersonk15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

What do you do when the FBI comes calling? You go!

That’s what recent grad Brandon Tabbal did. Brandon graduated in 2011 with a degree in accounting and worked in public accounting for five years before being recruited by the Bureau. At the next Industry Insiders event, Brandon will share about this major shift in his professional life. Now, he’s involved in getting criminals off the street, focusing on white-collar crime like corporate espionage, embezzlement, fraud and tax evasion.

Join the Department of Business & Economics for Industry Insiders tomorrow (Tuesday) from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. Sign up today by noon at this link.

Employees: Please tell your students about this opportunity.

Got questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

Bon Appetit would like to invite the George Fox community to our annual Thanksgiving dinner. From house-roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, we will have all the fixings for a wonderful evening of good eating and community around the dinner table.

Join us in Canyon Commons between 5 and 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). The dinner price is $10.75 (cash/check only) for those not on the meal plan.

Contact Brett Harvey (bharvey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Office of Marketing Communications is now accepting orders for university Christmas cards. You can see this year’s card here.

Submit your request at this link by Monday, Nov. 26. The cost will range between 50 and 75 cents per card.

Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Please join our world languages department and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in welcoming professor of Spanish candidate Regan Postma-Montaño to campus today (Monday).

Postma-Montaño will deliver her research presentation at 4:30 p.m. in Klages 232. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact Angeleen Umfleet at ext. 2678.

Are you requiring students to go to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) before the end of the semester? Do you have students who would benefit from an ARC appointment for writing, study tips, or general academic support?

Please encourage these students to schedule now. Appointments fill up fast this time of year, so students need to schedule early.

Bon Appetit would like to invite the George Fox community to our annual Thanksgiving dinner. From house-roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, we will have all the fixings for a wonderful evening of good eating and community around the dinner table.

Join us in Canyon Commons between 5 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The dinner price is $10.75 (cash/check only) for those not on the meal plan.

Contact Brett Harvey (bharvey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Please join our world languages department and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, in welcoming professor of Spanish candidate Regan Postma-Montaño to campus on Monday, Nov. 12.

Postma-Montaño will deliver her research presentation at 4:30 p.m. in Klages 232. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact Angeleen Umfleet at ext. 2678.

University Advancement is pleased to offer an estate planning workshop for George Fox employees on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at noon in Canyon Commons 101.

The workshop will be led by our planned giving consultant, Gene Christian, and will provide the five tools everyone needs in place to set up a loving and solid estate plan. A light lunch of soup and salad will be served.

Please RSVP to Karlyn Fleming by Monday at noon if you plan to attend: kfleming@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115.

President Robin and Ruth Baker cordially invite employees to celebrate together the great mystery of Christ the Lord at the Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Employees are entitled to two complimentary tickets for Sunday’s matinee or a single ticket for any of the other performances (on Dec. 7 or Dec. 8). Following the concert on Sunday, employees are invited to a Christmas open house at the president’s home from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at 701 E. Franklin St. in Newberg.

You can select your concert tickets online at this link (be sure to select “GFU Employee” in the drop-down menu on the page that pops up after making your seat selection). If selecting your complimentary seats for Sunday, you may disregard the note that states employees are only entitled to one ticket per event; however, you must still select “Okay, I will bring my ID to the door” in the drop-down menu.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry (terrym@georgefox.edu).

The Graduate School of Physical Therapy is looking for volunteers to participate in a lab session on the lower extremity. If you have a problem with your hip, knee, ankle or foot, our lab is the place to be!

Our doctor of physical therapy second-year students, along with faculty members, will be performing examinations and giving you direction on how to take care of your condition. Volunteers are needed for either a one- or two-hour session beginning at 12:30 p.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Roberts Center.

Please email or call Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451 to sign up.

We hope you can join us!

What do you do when the FBI comes calling? You go!

That’s what recent grad Brandon Tabbal did. Brandon graduated in 2011 with a degree in accounting and worked in public accounting for five years before being recruited by the Bureau. At the next Industry Insiders event, Brandon will share about this major shift in his professional life. Now, he’s involved in getting criminals off the street, focusing on white-collar crime like corporate espionage, embezzlement, fraud and tax evasion.

Join the Department of Business & Economics for Industry Insiders on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. Sign up before Monday at noon at this link.

Employees: Please tell your students about this opportunity.

Got questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

Please help with a marketing research project and fill out a quick survey regarding employee usage of the Hadlock Student Center.

Hadlock Usage Survey

Thank you for your time!
- Jessyka Evans (jevans17@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Gather around the Murdock Library fireplace this afternoon (Friday) from 3 to 4 p.m. for George Fox Library’s “Fox at the Fireside” featuring assistant professor and award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall!

Her novel, Shame the Stars (Tu Books, 2016), was chosen as Texas’ Great Read 2018 by the Center for the Book in affiliation with Texas State Library and the Library of Congress. Her most recent novel, All the Stars Denied (Tu Books, 2018), has already received a starred review from School Library Journal.

She will read selections from her novels, share some stories, and open the space for further conversation around the fireplace.

For more information, visit library.georgefox.edu.