The Daily Bruin

This week is textbook buyback at the BlueZone Textbook Annex! We will be open for buyback from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily through Friday.

Do you want to skip the line for buyback? You can sell your books back online. Just go to gfubookstore.com and click on the “Score Extra $$$” link. Using the online buyback will get you an additional 10 percent for your books – and the shipping is free!

Faculty, please be sure your students are aware of textbook buyback week.

Contact John Stewart at jstewart@neebo.com if you have questions.

Adjuncts: Your parking permits will expire on Dec. 31, so if you are teaching all or part of next year, you will need to get a 2015 parking permit. They will be available beginning next week.

Please go on MyGFU, review your vehicle information and make any needed changes. Then email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu so she can prepare a permit for you. Or, just stop by the security office during office hours next week or after New Year’s and you can get it on the spot.

Questions? Call 503-554-2090 or email Nadine.

Want to be a part of midyear commencement in Miller Gymnasium? Come help out as an usher!

We are still in need of people for the Saturday, Dec. 13, ceremony from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Duties include passing out programs, guiding people to their seats and assisting guests.

Please email Jennifer Kepler (jkepler@georgefox.edu) to let us know of your interest.

Don’t forget to join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party today (Monday) 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!

The final Newberg all-employee lunch of the semester will be held tomorrow (Tuesday). Lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. The cost is $3.

Hope to see you there!

‘Tis the season to ship packages and we have some tips to help ensure that your packages arrive safely.

1. Do not wrap the box in brown paper, grocery bags, wrapping paper, etc. (Too many times, the paper is ripped off in the handling and shipping process – and the address and postage are gone!)
   1. Just use a plain old box – a cereal box, a ShopVac box, an Office Depot box, etc.
   2. Put your new address label directly onto the box (or write the address on a clear side of the box). We also have shipping labels available that you can use.
   3. We do have a wide variety of the free Priority boxes – regular and Flat Rate.
   4. Another safety item: Put a copy of the address where it is going inside the box – just in case the box gets torn open.
2. Use blue or black ink for the address. Do not use red ink. Red is hard to read by the U.S. Mail scanners.
3. Use regular packing tape on the package. Do not use ribbon, bows, twine, etc. Also, do not use duct tape of any kind (security reasons).
4. Pack fragile items with lots of padding. ALL packages are handled by machines – they can’t read “Fragile” that people write on the outside of the package.
5. This year, U.S. Mail will deliver packages seven days a week during the holiday season.
6. Shipping deadlines are found in the lobby area of Mail Services or on our website (click here).

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Interested in learning a stringed instrument? Or playing in a small ensemble? Beginning and intermediate string classes are available during spring semester, meeting Mondays and Wednesdays at noon.

These classes will be set up as chamber groups focusing on technique, while learning classical and fiddle music. We will do both solo and duet/trio music so that everyone gets both solo and group experience.

Email Rebekah Hanson with any questions at rhanson@georgefox.edu.

The RSVP deadline for Saturday’s Leadership Symposium with Mohan Nair has been extended through today (Friday). You may still RSVP here: Leadership Symposium.

Nair is VP and chief innovation officer for Cambia Health Solutions. He will speak from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105 tomorrow morning. There is no charge to attend.

Nair is the keynote speaker for the College of Business’ semi-annual Transformational Leadership Symposium. The topic of the symposium is “Transform You, Transform Business.” Nair will share inspirational leadership strategies that bring about personal and professional growth and transformation.

Questions? Contact Colleen Huffman at chuffman@georgefox.edu.

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 2015 spring courses ready. Sessions are scheduled on the following dates:

• Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1-4 p.m. in Stevens 307 (Newberg)
• Thursday, Dec. 11, 1-4 p.m. in PDS 220 (Portland)

RSVP to let us know you’re coming by filling out this form.

Questions? Contact Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu.

George Fox’s English Honor Society is hosting a poetry reading tonight (Friday) in Lemmons 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. Grab your friends for a night of music, snacks and original poetry from Fox students and faculty.

Questions? Contact Jordan Nelson at jnelson12@georgefox.edu.

Following the university’s Christmas Concert this Sunday, Dec. 7, the George Fox music department will be selling poinsettias for $5 each and Christmas trees for $10 each. Sales will continue until all trees and poinsettias are sold.

If you are interested but not able to purchase on Sunday, please email Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

All employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.).

Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party this Monday, Dec. 8, 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!

Is there someone you consider a gift to have as a colleague, whether in your department or another department? If someone comes to mind, please consider submitting a nomination via email to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by Friday, Dec. 19, with a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa card at our community meeting in January. (Note: November’s Employee of the Month will be announced at the Dec. 11 all-employee meeting.)

Before you leave for Christmas break, please consider taking your bike home if you aren’t using it, and then bringing it back during spring break when the weather improves. If you do indeed use your bike, please put it in your dorm room/apartment before leaving for break so you don’t tempt a potential thief.

Security also recommends students and employees (those who commute by bike) use the biggest U-lock you can find when locking up your bike – and to always be sure it is securely locked up!

It’s time for textbook buyback at the BlueZone Store Annex. We will be hosting buyback from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Dec. 8-12, at the Textbook Annex, 1109 E. Hancock Street in Newberg.

If you can’t make it in during these hours, or you just don’t want to stand in line, you can sell your books back on our website at gfubookstore.com. Use the “Score Extra $$$$” link. You’ll get an extra 10 percent back just for using our online buyback feature!

Faculty, please be sure your students are aware of this buyback program.

Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@neebo.com.

A big thank you to those who responded with their RSVP for the Christmas staff lunch on Monday, Dec. 8. If you didn’t RSVP last week, and would still like to attend, just shoot an email to Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) today (Friday) so Bon Appetit will prepare the proper amount of food. The lunch will be from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

We will be having a delicious ham lunch. The cost is only $3 for staff and $5 for faculty/administrators.

Are there mountains of water bottles, coats, books and other lost items sitting around your offices or work spaces? If so, please send them to the security office by the end of the day today (Friday) so that our students, especially those graduating, can come to the security office to retrieve their items before Christmas break.

All items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Monday, Dec. 15, and we’d hate to have students miss out on a chance to find their items before they are donated.

Thank you!

Both the Bruin Bites and Villa Café will be closed on “Dead Day” this Monday, Dec. 8. The Bruin Den will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

We will be serving our annual Christmas dinner to our meal-plan students on Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and would like to invite university employees and commuter students to join in the celebration in Klages Dining Hall.

We will have a carving station, a variety of seasonal salads and side dishes, festive holiday beverages and delicious house-baked desserts, all for just $10 per person.

Come join us!

– Bon Appetit