The Daily Bruin

The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life is looking for post-college Life Group leaders for our six-week spring Life Groups (running the week of Feb. 12 through the week of March 20). Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship.

Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes at the time and location of your choosing. Participants will select the group they wish to participate in based on the details that leaders provide. Groups are encouraged to use one of three curriculum options recommended by the Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life that parallel other themes that are being explored in chapel.

We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Our spring leader meeting will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, from noon to 1:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided.

For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage.

Every semester, registered students are asked to confirm their enrollment in MyGFU prior to the semester’s start. If students fail to confirm their enrollment it can negatively affect their financial aid, their housing, and their class registration.

As you interact with students between now and the beginning of spring semester, please ask if they’ve confirmed their enrollment and, if not, point them to their checklist items in MyGFU to do so.

Thank you!
– Melissa Thomas (mthomas@georgefox.edu)

Did you order an “Adjustable 7 Foot Paint Hanger” from Auto Body Toolmart? If so, please email Richard Silver in Mail Services and let him know so he can get the package written up for you.

The package has been at Mail Services since Dec. 13. If the package has not been claimed by the beginning of the new year, it will be sent back. You can contact Richard at rsilver@georgefox.edu or ext. 2551.

In his latest blog piece, President Robin Baker reflects on the construct of time, observing how it was measured in the past versus how we measure it today and pondering how to best spend it. You can read the piece here.

Please celebrate with us Debby O’Kelley at her retirement party today (Wednesday) at 3 p.m.. Debby started working for George Fox in the university’s mail room 25 years ago, but most people know her as the former office manager for Plant Services.

Please stop by Canyon Commons for a chance to thank Debby for her 25 years of service.

The George Fox community is setting up a “Meal Train” for Tai and her family during the next few weeks. Please click on the link below to access the site for details and the opportunity to sign up for a meal.

Meal Train for Tai Harden-Moore and Family

You are welcome to prepare a meal or have takeout food delivered.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316) if you have any questions.

Thank you for your continued support for Tai and her family during this difficult time.

The Newberg-to-Portland Center courier service will only deliver on Thursday, Dec. 28, during Christmas break. It will resume its regular schedule the following week.

The Wheeler Fitness Center will have different hours over Christmas break (Dec. 17 through Jan. 7). We look forward to seeing you there between bites of Christmas cookies and hot chocolate binging!

Sunday: Closed
Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Closed: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

Normal hours will resume Monday, Jan. 8. Contact Katherine McCombs (kmccombs16@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Please mark your calendar to attend Debby O’Kelley’s retirement party this Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Debby started working for George Fox in the university’s mail room 25 years ago, but most people know her as the former office manager for Plant Services.

Are you leaving the country for the break or traveling outside the U.S.? Has it been a while since you changed your account password?

The IT department recommends that you change your password before heading to a foreign time zone or an area where internet and phone service is less accessible.

Should you need any assistance, the Service Desk will be available from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday over the break. The university will be closed Dec. 25-27 and Jan. 1.

Questions? Contact Piper Parks (pparks@georgefox.edu).

There is a new museum exhibit in the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104) highlighting historic items and pictures from our baseball, cheer, football, volleyball and men’s basketball teams from the 1920s to early 1970s. Feel free to stop by (when there are not meetings or classes in session) to view the exhibit.

As a reminder, there are historic Christmas and New Year’s cards as well as other historic objects in cases on the first floor of the Stevens Center. In the museum cases in Canyon Commons, there is a small exhibit on how students spent their free time in the early 20th century.

If you have questions about any of these exhibits, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

There is a new museum exhibit in the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104) highlighting historic items and pictures from our baseball, cheer, football, volleyball and men’s basketball teams from the 1920s to early 1970s. Feel free to stop by (when there are not meetings or classes in session) to view the exhibit.

As a reminder, there are historic Christmas and New Year’s cards as well as other historic objects in cases on the first floor of the Stevens Center. In the museum cases in Canyon Commons, there is a small exhibit on how students spent their free time in the early 20th century.

If you have questions about any of these exhibits, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Below are the Bruin Store hours for commencement and Christmas break …

• Midyear Commencement (Saturday, Dec. 16): 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Dec. 18 to Jan. 5: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Closed Dec. 25-27

It’s never too early to order your textbooks! Rent and purchase your spring textbooks now at georgefoxshop.com. In-store pick-up will be available starting Saturday, Dec. 16.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

There is a new museum exhibit in the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104) highlighting historic items and pictures from our baseball, cheer, football, volleyball and men’s basketball teams from the 1920s to early 1970s. Feel free to stop by (when there are not meetings or classes in session) to view the exhibit.

As a reminder, there are historic Christmas and New Year’s cards as well as other historic objects in cases on the first floor of the Stevens Center. In the museum cases in Canyon Commons, there is a small exhibit on how students spent their free time in the early 20th century.

If you have questions about any of these exhibits, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

In an effort to increase overall security and the stability of FoxTALE, we will introduce a late-December upgrade to our maintenance schedule, which currently includes our August upgrade and bi-monthly updates.

A December upgrade will bring our security to the highest level and resolve issues. In addition, December upgrades will make the introduction of new features a bit more incremental.

Our December 2017 upgrade is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 28, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time.

See the new features here: FoxTALE New Features for Spring 2018.

Top new features …

• New Course Overview and Course End Dates Video
• New FoxTALE Archive Site
• Fix: Assignment Grading Page Reboot

The Schedule of Development Events has been updated for Spring 2018, with offerings starting on Jan. 2. See the schedule here.

Questions? Contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

– Your Education Technology Team

Below are the Bruin Store hours for commencement and Christmas break …

• Midyear Commencement (Saturday, Dec. 16): 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Dec. 18 to Jan. 5: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Closed Dec. 25-27

It’s never too early to order your textbooks! Rent and purchase your spring textbooks now at georgefoxshop.com. In-store pick-up will be available starting Saturday, Dec. 16.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Wheeler Fitness Center will have different hours over Christmas break (Dec. 17 through Jan. 7). We look forward to seeing you there between bites of Christmas cookies and hot chocolate binging!

Sunday: Closed
Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Closed: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

Normal hours will resume Monday, Jan. 8. Contact Katherine McCombs (kmccombs16@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Mail Services will be open during normal campus operation hours over the Christmas break. Print Services will be closed only during the week of Christmas (Dec. 25-29).

Make plans to attend the all-employee meeting this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. The event will also be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.

Last call for the lost and found! Please be sure to stop by the security office one last time to check for your lost items before leaving for Christmas break. All items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes Friday afternoon, so don’t delay!

Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) with any questions.