The Daily Bruin

Be sure to join us for Tefillah, our prayer ministries on campus! We’re hosting two events today (Thursday) in the Prayer Chapel, located behind Edwards Hall next to the stairs to the canyon.

Contemplative worship is at 10:50 a.m. Currently, we’re going through traditions of how people have met God in the quiet. Chapel credit is available, so for those of you who need credit be sure to take advantage of this opportunity.

Lifted Hands, our time of intercessory prayer, will follow at 2 p.m. Be sure to join us as we lift up our campus in prayer together!

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Due to the Christmas holiday break we will have three fewer days to process December payroll. Please have all payroll items turned in to human resources by noon on Thursday, Dec. 17. Payday will be on Thursday, Dec. 31.

Payroll Reminders:

• If you have had a change of address, please be sure that it is up to date in MyGFU. Click on “Self Service” and update in “Campus Personal Information” by Jan. 8 to ensure that we have your correct address for W-2 processing.
• Remember that one year’s worth of vacation accrual can be rolled over into the next year. Dec. 31 is the date by which you must “use it or lose it.” Here is the link to the staff and administrator accrual tables.

Thank you,
Katie Sol, Human Resources
ksol@georgefox.edu

Friends of the Newberg Mill is partnering with George Fox to help alleviate some of the stress of the holidays for mill families, due to the recent layoffs.

We are collecting toys for children ranging from toddlers to teens, along with pet supplies (food, treats, beds, toys, etc). Some possible gift ideas include sports gear, stuffed animals and non-violent toys. If you have any donations, please drop them off at the ASC office in the Student Union Building no later than Monday, Dec. 14.

Thank you for helping make a difference in this time of need.

Questions? Contact Emily Veer at eveer13@georgefox.edu.

Be sure to join us tomorrow (Thursday) from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium to celebrate and bid a fond farewell to our very own James Oshiro, director of financial aid.

He has accepted a position at Hawaii Pacific University on the beautiful Island of Oahu. This is an incredible opportunity for him and his family, so please join us as we say “Aloha” and “Mahalo” to James for nine years of service to the university! Refreshments will be served.

Know students who are looking for assistance in the job search process? Encourage them to attend Thursday’s job search strategies workshop hosted by the IDEA Center. The workshop will go over all the how-to’s of the job search process and will help students build a strategic plan.

The session runs from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Stevens 209.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan in the IDEA Center at kragan@georgefox.edu.

Still need to shop for friends and family this Christmas? The Bruin Store has what you’re looking for!

Today and tomorrow (Wednesday and Thursday), save on all apparel and gifts. Get 20 percent off one item, 25 percent off two items, or 30 percent off three items or more.*

We hope to see you at the Bruin Store!

– Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu)

*Other discounts cannot be applied to this sale. Sale includes in-store purchases only.

Tonight (Wednesday), our final Vespers of the semester will be a “Lessons and Carols” service held in three different locations at our normal time, 7 p.m. Choose one of the following (the same service will happen in each location):

• Hoover 105
• Lemmons 8
• Wood-Mar Auditorium

If you have any questions, please contact us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Merry Christmas!

We are still in need of chaperones for the Winter Formal swing dance! The dance will be held at The Left Bank Annex in Portland from 8 to 11 p.m. on Sunday, Dec 13. Chaperones will be compensated with a gift card, and spouses are more than welcome to join along.

Contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you are interested.

The Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce is conducting research about buying locally in Newberg and the surrounding areas.

As residents of Newberg, the opinions of George Fox students and staff are highly valued. The results of the study will be used to improve local businesses and programs. The survey is eight questions long and should take under five minutes to complete.

Buy Local Survey

Questions? Please contact Michael Wegener at mwegener13@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.

You’re invited to join the health and human performance and athletic training faculty and staff as we celebrate our senior HHPE and athletic training majors. They will exhibit their senior research projects via poster presentation from 10 to 11 a.m. this Friday, Dec. 11, in the Wheeler Sports Center’s upper lobby.

We can guarantee you will learn about the care and feeding of your body as you work to improve your health and quality of life.

Questions? Contact Byron Shenk at bshenk@georgefox.edu.

The university’s College of Engineering invites you to its Winter Expo this Thursday, Dec. 10, in Wood-Mar Auditorium and the EHS Atrium. Following is the schedule:

12:30-1:30 p.m. – Air Engine Displays (EHS Atrium)
Freshmen students display their working engines

2-3:30 p.m. – Wobble-Off Competition (Wood-Mar Auditorium)
Freshmen engineering students compete with their air engines for maximum speed and coast, minimum pressure, cost efficiency and aesthetics

All are welcome to come see what our students are working on. For more information, please contact Adina McConaughey at ext. 2780.

Do you love to serve? Does volunteering for the larger vision of Martin Luther King Jr. inspire you? How about in Portland?

Your chance to get involved with our neighboring community is finally here, with the opportunity to be a part of MLK Day of Service in Portland!

MLK Day of Service is a day we are able to live into this vision Dr. King had for serving and justice. Though one day of service is never enough to fully celebrate him or what he stood for, we hope you are able to join us for this day of service and recognition of Dr. King.

MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 18. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Come support our theatre students this week! Join us Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9-10, at 10:10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium as we present a series of student-directed one-act plays in our Ten! Ten! Ten! performance.

Admission is only $1. See you there!

Questions? Contact Aliya Whitehill at awhitehill14@georgefox.edu.

President Robin Baker has posted a blog piece in which he reflects on Christmas and the challenge of keeping Christ at the center of the season despite cultural trends that run counter to that tradition. You can read the piece here.

Does your LinkedIn profile stand out among the crowd? The IDEA Center will be hosting two LinkedIn drop-in sessions tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 4 p.m.

Drop by the IDEA Center on the first floor of Stevens during either of those times, and we will help you write a summary and experience section that will get you noticed and maybe even get you a job!

Faculty, please alert students to this opportunity.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Store will be closed all day today (Tuesday, Dec. 8), due to inventory. So sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for supporting your Bruin Store!

Please check us out at georgefoxshop.com and “like” us on Facebook!

The Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life invites the entire community to our Christmas chapel today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. President Robin Baker will share, Danielle Warner will lead our choir in several songs, and together we will celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. All faculty and staff are invited to join.

If you have any questions, please contact us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Merry Christmas!

Sigma Zeta’s “Big Question Night” tackles the tough questions facing the reconciliation of science and the Christian faith. Meet us for our fourth open student-led discussion tonight (Tuesday) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Lemmons 14.

We specifically will be talking about creation and evolution theory (potentially among other topics). All on campus are invited to participate. Snacks will be provided.

Questions? Contact Joel Rurik at jrurik12@georgefox.edu.

Be sure to join us for Tefillah, our prayer ministries on campus! We’re hosting two events on Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Prayer Chapel, located behind Edwards Hall next to the stairs to the canyon.

Contemplative worship is at 10:50 a.m. Currently, we’re going through traditions of how people have met God in the quiet. Chapel credit is available, so for those of you who need credit be sure to take advantage of this opportunity.

Lifted Hands, our time of intercessory prayer, will follow at 2 p.m. Be sure to join us as we lift up our campus in prayer together!

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Be sure to join us in Shalom tonight (Tuesday) as we loosen up before finals week with some creative worship. We’ll be celebrating the Imago Dei in us, as we are made in the image of a Creator God. This is an event you don’t want to miss! Join us at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room for Shalom and at 6 p.m. in Lewis 1 for bread making!

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.