The Daily Bruin

Meal times in Canyon Commons will change slightly during finals week. On Monday, Dec. 12, breakfast will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. We will maintain regular hours of operation for lunch Monday through breakfast on Friday, with the exception of dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 14, which will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Lunch on Friday, Dec. 16, will go from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and dinner from 5 to 6 p.m.

Our last board meal before winter break is Saturday, Dec. 17, when breakfast will be served from 8 to 9 a.m. Our first board meal after Christmas break will be dinner on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Regular hours of operation resume on Monday, Jan. 9.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles (lmiles@georgefox.edu).

The last employee lunch of the semester will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Join your colleagues for a fond farewell to fall semester! Lunch is $3.

The William Penn Honors Program and the undergraduate admissions office are welcoming prospective students to campus for the William Penn Fellowship Day, a chance for these students to compete for honors scholarships.

Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding the Stevens and Hoover parking lots today (Thursday) after noon and all day Friday, Dec. 9. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Thank you

Join us for a FoxTALE Gradebook open lab hosted by your educational technology team. Come to work on your FoxTALE Gradebook or to get your 2017 spring courses ready. Sessions are scheduled on the following dates:

• Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1-3 p.m. in MLRC 101 (Newberg)
• Thursday, Dec. 15, 1-3 p.m. in PDS 132 (Portland)

Visit the Schedule of Events page to RSVP. If you forget to sign up, drop in anytime between 1 and 3 p.m.

If you have any questions, email or call us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

– Your Educational Technology Team

Fr. Iván Pertiné will celebrate Mass in Stevens 101 at 11:30 a.m. today (Thursday) and stay for a time of conversation and questions.

Fr. Iván is director of the Saint John Society, an international apostolate focused on engaging college students and young adults and energizing their faith in Christ.

All are welcome to attend. This is a chapel elective for students. Contact Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Come enjoy Christmas music and each other at our Christmas staff lunch from noon to 1 p.m. today (Thursday) in Canyon Commons 103. Feel free to wear your ugly Christmas sweater and win a prize, or laugh along with those who do.

Contact Peg Hutton (phutton@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Carmen Imes, adjunct professor of biblical studies, will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session today (Thursday) on The Saint John’s Bible. Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session begins at 1 p.m. in the MLRC.

Come see the seminar poster presentations of health and human performance seniors tomorrow (Friday) from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center’s upper lobby. Our students will present and discuss the outstanding research they’ve been conducting.

Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6  p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

Group songs, duets and solos will be performed from well-known musicals such as Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and several more. Gary Skye is our talented accompanist.

The event is free to attend. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Davies at jdavies@georgefox.edu.

Christmas is only a few weeks away! Come into the Bruin Store today (Thursday) to save on all our gifts and apparel. No exclusions, including Nike!

Buy:

• One item: 20 percent off
• Two items: 25 percent off
• Three items: 30 percent off

Shop in store or online to save. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Go Bruins!

What do you give to that rock star coworker that made your job easier this month? A nomination for Employee of the Month!

Please send your description of that rock star’s over-and-above contributions to Lisa Burton in Human Resources at lburton@georgefox.edu by Monday, Dec. 12. Be sure to include as many details as possible. Lisa will share your nomination with the executive team, who will make the final decision for presentation on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the all-employee meeting.

See you there!

Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party on Monday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break on Dead Day and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!

Questions? Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu).

The William Penn Honors Program and the undergraduate admissions office are preparing to welcome prospective students to campus for the William Penn Fellowship Day, a chance for these students to compete for honors scholarships.

Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding the Stevens and Hoover parking lots on Thursday, Dec. 8, after noon and all day Friday, Dec. 9. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Thank you

If you have tickets for this weekend’s Christmas Concert and will be unable to use them, please inform Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu or ext. 2620) soon as possible so those tickets can be released for others to attend.

Also, if you are still interested in attending Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. matinee performance, contact Debbie to let her know. There are a very limited number of seats still available.

Thank you

Join us today (Wednesday) to see engineering’s air engine displays in the Engineering Innovation Center (in Klages Center) between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. After that, swing by Wood-Mar Auditorium for the Wobble-off competition from 7 to 8:30 p.m.!

See you there!

Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Nearly 250 students will receive undergraduate and graduate diplomas at the university’s midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Wheeler Sports Center. Seating begins at 10 a.m., and the ceremony will start at 11 a.m.

Tickets are not required; however, seating is limited to 10 guests per graduate. At 10:45 a.m., a live broadcast of the ceremony will be available to watch at this link.

Alumna Juli Morse, a mechanical engineer, entrepreneur and technology commercialization enthusiast, will serve as commencement speaker. Morse has 16 years experience working in the high-tech and consumer goods industries, including with Hewlett-Packard, The Clorox Company and several startups. She is also the founder of River Parkway Labs, a technology commercialization and product-marketing consultancy in Portland. The title of her address is “A World Waiting to Be Known.”

Vespers will be in Bauman Auditorium as usual this week. A previous announcement stated the final Christmas chapels would be in various locations, but we are switching it back to Bauman. This will be the final chapel offered this semester!

See you tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. in Bauman!

Are you interested in collaborative or artful acts of worship? Come be a part of an event for a senior art and design student’s final project tonight (Wednesday) from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Le Shana lobby. Warm drinks will be provided, just bring your own mug. Both students and employees welcome.

See you there!

Questions? Contact Erika Muir (emuir12@georgefox.edu).

Carla Innes, adjunct professor of biblical studies, will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session tomorrow (Thursday) on The Saint John’s Bible. Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session begins at 1 p.m. in the MLRC.

Physical therapy doctoral faculty and students will present seven rehabilitation research topics tomorrow (Thursday) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons (rooms 101 and 102). All are invited to this third annual Research Symposium. Light refreshments will be served.

Contact Linda Dallof (ldallof@georgefox.edu) with questions.