The Daily Bruin

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.

The Bruin Store will be closed today (Tuesday) due to inventory. We will reopen at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Also, be sure to check out our sale Wednesday and Thursday this week!

Come enjoy Christmas music and each other at our Christmas staff lunch from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 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.

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 tomorrow night (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).

Stop by the Bruin Den or Bridge Café between 2 and 4 p.m. daily through Dec. 15 and warm up with a delicious seasonal hot chocolate (classic, Mexican or peppermint). Orders come with choice of festive toppings, along with a house-made holiday cookie – all for only $4.50!

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.

Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team

Winter is coming.

Following is our process for announcing campus closure information. The provost will make the decision whether or not to close the Newberg campus, Portland Center and Salem site for daytime classes by 6:30 a.m. or 2:15 p.m. for evening classes. This applies to all days of the week, including Saturday. If there is no announcement by the deadline, assume classes are being held. Decisions at the Redmond site will be made by the professor.

Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. To find out if a closure decision has been made when bad weather occurs:

1. Visit the George Fox flashalert.net page at http://flashalert.net/news.html?id=32 (This is the first site updated)
2. Listen to local radio and television stations. Each campus will be identified separately. (They get their information from Flashalert.)
3. Call the George Fox University switchboard at 503-538-8383.

Weather may make it difficult or even impossible for some to come to campus even though the university is operating as usual. In no circumstances should employees or students put themselves in danger or peril in an attempt to get to campus. If they feel conditions are too hazardous for travel, they should not make the attempt.

More information on campus closure policies can be found at georgefox.edu/closure

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).

This is the last week of chapel and Vespers. On Tuesday morning (10:50 to 11:40 a.m.), President Robin Baker will speak in chapel. Come join us for festivities and treats!

Vespers on Wednesday night (7 p.m.) will meet in three locations. You may choose to attend in either Hoover 105, the Canyon Commons or Wood-Mar Auditorium. Each will be led by a different campus pastor and fellow students. These Advent services will include songs, Scripture and candle lighting. This is the final service of the semester!

We have really grown as a community this semester learning what building life in Jesus is from various guest speakers and becoming a unified “ONE” in Vespers.

Peace

Tonight (Monday) Art Talk is featuring Kensuke Yamada, a celebrated ceramist whose artwork has been shown at several national venues and has been featured in Ceramics Monthly and the Seattle Times. All are welcome to the free presentation from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).

Yamada originally moved to the U.S. as an exchange student. His experiences as a foreigner navigating a new language led to a focus on “human gestures and facial expressions,” which are embodied in his sculptures. Come check out Yamada’s ceramic work and hear about his artistic practice.

Questions? Contact Annie Lunt at alunt13@georgefox.edu.

Want to see what our theatre students are up to? Join us Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 7-8, at 10:10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium as we present a series of student-directed, one-act plays in our annual “Ten! Ten! Ten!” production.

Admission is only $2. See you there!

Today (Saturday) in the Pennington House, we will be reading the Advent service from The Book of Common Prayer. There will be warm cider and good company. Join us at 5:30 p.m. to celebrate this glorious season.

This event is being sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. Contact Adrian Moons (amoons15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Stop by the Bruin Den or Bridge Café between 2 and 4 p.m. daily from Dec. 5 through Dec. 15 and warm up with a delicious seasonal hot chocolate (classic, Mexican or peppermint). Orders come with choice of festive toppings, along with a house-made holiday cookie – all for only $4.50!