The Daily Bruin

The service window at Mail Services (North Street Annex) will be open on the following dates over the Christmas break:

• Dec. 23-24
• Dec. 30-31
• Jan. 2-3
• Jan. 6-10

Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on all open days listed above.

Mail Services will be closed:

• Dec. 25-27
• Jan. 1

Access to student mailboxes

• Undergrad students: You can access your mailbox on all of the open dates listed.
• VAC graduate students: The last day to check your mailbox is Dec. 20, 2013 (until Jan. 6).

Mail that arrives after Dec. 20 will be held at Mail Services’ North Street Annex from Dec. 21 through Jan. 3. You can stop and ask for it on the open dates. Packages can be picked up during the regular window hours on those open dates.

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Still looking for a Christmas tree? Christmas trees are available for $5 each!

The music department is selling the trees that were on the outside, by the doors of Bauman Auditorium, for the Christmas Concert. If you would like one, contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 or e-mail her at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

Drop by the library’s annual wassail party today (Monday) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please take a break and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for homemade cookies, wassail and coffee.

Our treat to you!

– Library staff

You already make a difference in the lives of George Fox students through your daily investment of time and talent. Would you also consider investing in students through your treasure?

The end of the year is quickly approaching. Gifts from George Fox employees make it possible for students to receive tremendous opportunities for spiritual formation, vocational development and character growth.

To see videos and students’ testimonies of how these types of opportunities at George Fox deepen their relationship with God and prepare them for exceptional life outcomes as world changers please go to giving.georgefox.edu.

For an easy way to give via payroll deduction, please follow this link.

If you want to receive 2013 tax credit, please make sure your donation meets the following deadlines:

• Checks must be postmarked no later than Dec. 31.
• Online donations must be processed no later than Dec. 31 at midnight (Pacific time).
• Credit card payments must be processed in our office no later than Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. (Pacific time). To reach us on Dec. 31, please call Kristi Hagen at 503-554-2111.

Many thanks to those who have already responded! You make such a difference in students’ lives.

If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Andrews, vice president for advancement strategy and donor relations, at landrews@georgefox.edu.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Use your new, empty 2014 Spring sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

2014 Spring sites are currently hidden from students. When you are ready, you can share the sites with your students. Here is a quick guide on how to make the courses available: FoxTALE: Making Courses Available (Visible) to Students. After our Dec. 31 FoxTALE upgrade, this path will change. Here are the new instructions: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible (Available) to Students.

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, we recommend that you back up your 2013 Fall grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades. You will want to keep an archive of your course grades that cover the last five years.

If your course site is set to “Weekly” format, your course might show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Settings > Course administration > Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the Course start date and change it to the first day of your summer course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.” After the Dec. 31 upgrade the path will be Administration > Edit Settings > Scroll down to Course start date.

Contact Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Our next FoxTALE upgrade occurs Tuesday, Dec. 31, between 6 and 10 a.m. Pacific Time. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Several new features and procedures will be available after this upgrade, and a particular new procedure to take note of is how to make your course visible to students. Find out more at this link.

Full details of the upgrade are at this this FoxTALE for Faculty link.

W-2 consent needed from all (including student employees)
If you have not yet given consent to receive your W-2 online, please do so now before we order forms for printing. It takes just a minute to log into MyGFU and go to “Self Service,” “Payroll and Compensation,” “W-2 Consent” and check the box. Help us go green today!

Update your personal data in MyGFU
While you’re in MyGFU, please verify that your address, social security number, and any other personal information is up to date before we issue W-2s. From “Self Service,” open the “Campus Personal Information” screen and verify/update your information. If there is a change or misspelling in your primary name, please contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu.

As you are cleaning out your dorms and offices before Christmas break, it would be greatly appreciated if you would bring back to Bon Appetit any dishware you may have “accidentally” taken out of the building with you this past semester.

We have some bus tubs set up just outside the dish room for your convenience in returning dishes.

Thank you!

Remember that, due to the holidays this month, we must have all payroll documents in the HR office by the end of the day today (Friday, Dec. 13). That includes November time sheets for regular employees, November/December time sheets for temporary or part-time employees, check requests, and benefit changes.

Be sure all documents are complete and signed. You may fax to 503-554-2186 or e-mail to Katie Sol at ksol@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

– HR

Today (Friday) is the last day to donate clothes to the Bruin Heritage club’s clothing drive! Bring your items to the Bruin Den between 2 and 4 p.m.

Questions? Contact Taylor Ellis at tellis12@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual wassail party on Monday, Dec. 16, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please take a break on “Dead Day” and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for homemade cookies, wassail and coffee.

Our treat to you!

– Library staff

Swing by EHS today (Thursday) to see the engineering department’s 10th annual “Wobble-Off” competition. Engines will be on display in the EHS Atrium from 2 to 3 p.m., and the engine competition begins at 3 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Come and enjoy this demonstration of freshman engineering students’ first projects – an exciting variety of oscillating steam/air-operated engines. The event highlights the students’ first-year studies in engineering design, solid modeling and machining, and showcases the creative and impressive results of their design-build projects.

The students’ engines will compete in a variety of categories, including maximum speed, minimum vibration, maximum coast, cost efficiency and creativity/craftsmanship.

Questions? Contact Neal Ninteman at nninteman@georgefox.edu.

Come celebrate the The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by purchasing “The Pita Mellark Wrap” in the Bruin Den today (Thursday)! Help further the success of “The Managers” group in Management 260 class.

If you choose to purchase this lunch special, you will be placed in a raffle to win a Hunger Games poster or a Peeta Mellark cardboard cutout.

This pita wrap is $5.95 and includes chicken, bacon, spinach, cucumbers, red onions, feta cheese, avocado and Caesar dressing. Included is a side of seasoned tater tots and ether a medium drink or a water bottle.

Do you like colorful bracelets with hundreds of different choices to choose from?

During lunch time (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) through Friday, Threads of Hope, an organization that works with the impoverished in the Philippines, will be selling these bracelets in the SUB. These handmade friendship bracelets are made on the beautiful beaches of the Philippines. Proceeds will go to help the families who have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.

Any questions? Please e-mail Chris Miller at cmiller11@georgefox.edu.

Bon Appetit will be serving our annual Christmas buffet to all of our meal plan students on Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., and we’d like to invite staff, faculty and commuter students to Klages to join in our celebration. We will have a carving station, a variety of seasonal salads, and delicious house-baked desserts all for just $10 per person.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.

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

We are in need of 14 people for the Saturday, Dec. 21, ceremony from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Duties include passing out programs, guiding people to their seats, and assisting guests.

Please e-mail Jennifer Kepler (jkepler@georgefox.edu) with your interest.

Please be aware the financial affairs office will not have a check run during the week of Christmas. Please plan accordingly.

Check requests received by 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, will be paid Friday, Dec. 20. Check requests received after 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, will not be paid until Friday, Jan. 3.

Thank you, and Merry Christmas from everyone in the financial affairs office!

The ASC Student Project Fund is open for proposals from now until Friday, Dec. 20. This fund is for sustainable, on-campus projects, which will serve as permanent additions to the campus, as so desired by the student body. Projects for consideration should include those which serve as permanent physical additions.

Examples of projects are the fire pit, electrical outlets in the Bruin Den and the Amphitheater.

Have a great idea? Share it online today at asc.georgefox.edu.

Tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. is the last Redeeming Life meeting of the semester. Come and be encouraged with others who have walked in and are walking a similar path. For those who don’t know, Redeeming Life is a support group for those struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating. Just know that there is hope and healing and you are never alone!

We will meet in the religious studies lounge on the second floor of Hoover. As tonight is the official last meeting of the semester, we will also be talking about future plans for the spring as we will continue to meet and walk with one another through the healing, restorative journey of recovery.

Questions? Contact Annie Stewart at estewart11@georgefox.edu.

The chicken bacon ranch panini returns! Have flex points that you need to use up? This is your chance! Today (Wednesday) is your last chance to buy a delicious sandwich in the Bruin Den and support The Savvy Six, a Management 260 team. The panini will be served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The sandwich is a panini that comes with chicken, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, red onions and chipotle sauce. It is priced at $5.95 and will include a side of fries and a choice of bottled water or a medium drink.

Those who purchase a panini can enter a drawing to win two $15 amazon.com gift cards. Come help contribute to the success of the Savvy Six team!