The Daily Bruin

The Newberg Public Library is in need of volunteers for its school-district-wide “Oregon Battle of the Books Practice Battles” for elementary students. George Fox volunteers have stepped forward in the past, and the hope is that more will volunteer this year.

Oregon Battle of the Books is a statewide reading program designed to encourage a love of reading. This competitive reading program involves 692 schools in Oregon this year. The library is in need of moderators (read the questions, act as final judge) and scorekeepers for this event, as well as help with set-up and take-down.

On Friday, Jan. 29, a volunteer training for moderators and scorekeepers will take place at the library (503 E. Hancock St.) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 30, at 8:30 a.m. volunteers will arrive for the battles. Battles begin shortly after 9 a.m.

In Newberg and Dundee, all six public elementary schools are participating, with between 15 and 85 students from each school. This district-wide event allows elementary youth to practice with their peers before battles for points begin. Each school may send only one team to the regional competition in February.

Questions? Contact Korie Jones Buerkle at korie.buerkle@newbergoregon.gov.

In the event of a campus- or city-wide emergency such as a severe winter storm, flood or major earthquake, employees, students and visitors to George Fox should be prepared to keep safe and possibly assist in recovery. Therefore, we are providing life-saving C-CERT training for any and all interested persons.

In an effort to make it easier for more people to participate, we are doing a hybrid course of online instruction combined with lunch-hour training once a week to build knowledge and skills as a CERT member. The weekly meetings will be every Tuesday starting Feb. 2 and last from noon to 1 p.m.

For more information and to sign up, go to the security services webpage.

Faculty, staff and administrators: If you are new to George Fox, please register your vehicle(s) on MyGFU. You will need your DMV registration card in front of you to complete the registration form. If you need to register more than one car, please register your vehicles one right after the other. If you want to purchase a second permit for $5 cash, you can do so in the security office.

Please remember to put your campus PO box along with your campus’ physical mailing address for the “mailing address” part of the registration, as all permits will be sent via campus mail. Every staff/faculty member receives one gratis parking permit; any additional permits or replacements for lost permits can be purchased for $5.

Adjuncts: If you did not register during last summer or fall, your 2015 permit has now expired and you will need to go on MyGFU and register your vehicles. If you registered last summer or fall, your parking permit is valid until December of this year and no further action is required.

Portland employees do need to register if you are frequently on the Newberg campus.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Come join us in Contemplative Worship! This Thursday at 10:50 a.m., we’ll continue our journey discovering how to meet God in the quiet. This event will be in the Prayer Chapel behind Edwards Hall, and there is elective chapel credit available.

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

Shalom is back! Be sure to join us tonight (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room as we introduce this semester’s theme and celebrate community together again.

Also, bread making is happening too! Come to Lewis 1 at 6 p.m. to learn how to make the artisan bread we share in Shalom each week. It will be a great time of learning, talking over tea, and having fun together, so don’t miss it!

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

Friday, Jan. 15, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Sports Center
Friday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Jan. 16, 4 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Jan. 16, 6 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Sports Center

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

True poverty is the child who goes to school hungry and the working father who can’t provide enough for his family. Want to know how you can make a career in impacting these impoverished families and individuals? Find out from real-world professionals and how they’ve changed the lives at Break the Poverty Cycle. Join us this Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Chapel credit is available for this unique opportunity to connect with passionate, high-ranking professionals who’ve developed change in the Oregon community. For more information about the event and the panelists to come, visit this link.

Questions? Drop by the IDEA Center or send TJ Haimoto an email at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu.

The Academic Resource Center opens next week for the spring semester! We are closed during the first week of classes but will open for our regular hours (Mon.-Thurs., 1-10 p.m., and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.) beginning next Tuesday, Jan. 19.

To make appointments starting next week, please visit arcschedule.georgefox.edu. If you are in need of an appointment this week or have any other ARC-related questions, please contact us at the_arc@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in the ARC this semester!

The university community is invited to Lindgren Gallery this month and next to see to work of Kim Chai, a printmaker and textile designer who recently moved to Newberg from Hawaii. Her work will be on display Thursday, Jan. 14, through Friday, Feb. 26.

At the conclusion of the exhibit, a closing reception will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25.

Questions? Contact Gary Buhler at gbuhler@georgefox.edu.

Please remember to consider who has made a positive difference at George Fox in recent weeks! Send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, Jan. 14, with a description of this person’s good work, to nominate him/her as our next employee of the month.

Mail Services has special operating hours this week. We will be open today through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
Mail Services

Come to the kick-off event for @GFUbizcareers, a career-focused series of workshops held on seven Fridays throughout spring semester. These workshops are sponsored by the College of Business and the IDEA Center and will include lunch.

The kickoff event is this Friday, Jan. 15, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Hoover 103 and will provide excellent advice for your career-building efforts! A professional career coach will share what you need to know to help you prepare for and land a great job in your field.

@GFUbizcareers is bringing in industry experts in all areas of business who will offer advice and share tips so that you can make the most of your college years and be prepared for the career of your dreams.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

The IDEA Center will be providing extended drop-in hours for the first week of the semester. CAP Coaches will be available to meet with students for short appointments regarding issues pertinent to spring semester schedules.

These drop-ins will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Regular appointments will be available starting the second week of the semester.

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

Faculty, please let students know about these extended hours.

Welcome to the start of a new semester! As we finish up the calendar year, we have had much excitement in advancement, processing more year-end gifts than ever before! In order to finish well, we need your help.

Now that everyone is back on campus, take a moment to check your mail today and bring any donations received to advancement immediately (corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets). It is critical we receive all donations as quickly as possible in order to receipt the donors in a timely fashion and process the gifts in the correct calendar year.

In order to care for our donors, check your mail, send an email notifying Kristi Hagen (khagen@georgefox.edu) of any donations received, and hand-deliver them to advancement today.

Thank you!

Questions? Contact Kristi at ext 2111.

The IDEA Center will be providing extended drop-in hours for the first week of the semester. CAP Coaches will be available to meet with students for short appointments regarding issues pertinent to spring semester schedules.

These drop-ins will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Regular appointments will be available starting the second week of the semester.

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

Faculty, please let students know about these extended hours.

When there is an emergency campus closure, usually due to inclement weather as was the case Monday, Jan, 4, the university’s policy indicates the following in the Employee Handbook, Section 7.1 Emergency Closure:

• If the university is closed, employees are paid as if they worked.
• If the university has a late opening and/or early closure, employees who work are paid for a full work day.
• If employees cannot make it in, their absence is covered by the use of vacation or is unpaid if vacation is not available.
• Employees who are required to work to assist with facilities and safety issues as a result of the weather (primarily plant services employees) will be given time off within the following 30 days equal to the time they worked during the closure.

A revised staff time sheet for January has been posted to the Human Resources webpage. If you have already started your January time sheet, please download and use the revised form. Staff should mark their time sheets with hours worked only on the day of the closure. If you were not required to be at work, please record only hours worked through the end of your regular daily work period. You will be paid your scheduled hours between those times.

Staff who normally report to work before 8 a.m. should specify their regular work day start and end times in the designated area on the revised January time sheet.

If you were required to be at work, please make a notation on the bottom of your time card of the number of hours you were required to work during the two-hour closure. Later, please enter the equivalent hours taken off in the bottom section of the specific day’s time, so that it doesn’t show as hours worked, sick leave, or vacation. Then please write on the time sheet that these were “snow hours.”

Please note: Employees who happen to be on vacation or using sick leave the day of a closure should record those days/hours as vacation or sick leave the same as they would had the campus been open.

Please email Katie Sol at ksol@georgefox.edu with any additional questions.

The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays this spring semester from 7:45 to 8 a.m. in Hoover 250 (note time change from fall semester).

Prayer format will alternative between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.

Contact Paula Hampton (ext. 2650) with questions.

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!

We are still in need of many volunteers to reach our goal! Feel free to stop by the SPIL Annex, next to the ASC office, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday this week if you want help registering or have questions about the day.

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.

Changes are coming to the George Fox wireless networks. Bruin-Secure is the new secure wireless network that you should connect to using your George Fox credentials.

Bruin-Secure is replacing the older foxwifi network. Please connect soon, as the foxwifi wireless network will be turned off Feb. 1. A new wireless guest network will be announced in the coming weeks. Watch for it!

If you have trouble connecting, check out the IT WiFi webpage.

Bon Appetit at George Fox now has a Facebook page! “Like” us to receive updates on menus, special events, changes in hours and more!