The Daily Bruin

For those of you who are staying on campus over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, our meal times will be changing as follows:

• Wednesday dinner, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• Thursday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m., and dinner, 4-4:30 p.m.
• Friday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m., and dinner 5-5:30 p.m.
• Saturday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m., and dinner, 5-5:30 p.m.
• Sunday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m., and dinner, 5-7 p.m.

Our entire staff wishes everyone a safe and blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends.

– Bon Appetit

The Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closing after lunch at 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 27, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Both cafes will be reopening on Monday, Dec. 2, at their normal time.

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Be sure to check out President Robin Baker’s latest blog piece. In it, he discusses his recent trip to Pennsylvania and what he learned while visiting “Amish country.”

You can read the blog here.

If you are on the Newberg campus, please join your colleagues for all-employee lunch today (Tuesday) in the Cap and Gown Room. The lunch is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. so that you may come and go as your schedule permits. The cost is $3.

Recently a disastrous typhoon, Haiyan, hit the Philippines, causing at least 5,000 deaths, thousands of homes destroyed, and leaving tens of thousands homeless. As the children of God, we would like to raise awareness of this unfortunate event and offer up prayers for the people of this country.

In addition, the International Club would like to invite you to our fundraiser for the Philippines. We will be at the Bruin Den from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, selling bubble tea and homemade strudels.

Also, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, we’re selling artworks and Chinese calligraphy donated by our very own George Fox students. All proceeds and donations will be going to the Red Cross in the Philippines.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have further questions, at gfu.international.club@gmail.com.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Monday, Dec. 2.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Join us at our first Table Talk of the semester! We’ll meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in the Executive Dining Room.

The theme this time will be surrounding the topic of Thanksgiving (its meaning and history). We want to bring to the surface the strong role Native Americans have played in the history of the United States as well as the struggles they have gone through and are still going through.

If you have any questions, you may contact Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu).

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Nov. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

All are welcome to join us this morning (Friday) for International Chapel in the International Center/Cultural House from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. This week Bonnie Steinborn, instructor in the English Language Institute, will share about forgiveness. Bonnie has taught for more than 20 years in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, China and Indonesia. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged.

International chapel is designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian.

Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.

Want to spend more time with your family and less time in the kitchen this Thanksgiving? Stop by the Bruin Den and buy a pie or cheesecake from Bon Appetit!

We will be offering house-made pumpkin or Dutch apple pie and pumpkin cheesecake for sale next Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26-27. The pies will be $6.99 each and the cheesecake $14.99.

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

Saturday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Concordia-Portland (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Corban (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

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

This is a reminder to join us for the all-employee meeting today (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

“Thanksgiving” is the theme this month, so we’re serving a special Thanksgiving “Blessings Mix” snack. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 161.

Join us at our first Table Talk of the semester! We’ll meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the Executive Dining Room.

The theme this time will be surrounding the topic of Thanksgiving (its meaning and history). We want to bring to the surface the strong role Native Americans have played in the history of the United States as well as the struggles they have gone through and are still going through.

If you have any questions, you may contact Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu).

Wheeler Sports Center will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, and reopen at 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2.

Do you remember Steve Taylor – the 1980s-era Christian rocker who challenged the church with such albums as I Want to Be a Clone, Meltdown (at Madame Tussaud’s) and On the Fritz? Steve also produced and directed the 2012 film Blue Like Jazz. He will be on campus today (Thursday), and you are welcome to meet him.

Steve will speak in two classes – in a video editing class from 10:30 to 11:50 a.m. in the Media Center and in a studio sound recording class in the same location from 2:45 to 4 p.m. He’ll also speak at a “SpiL” event from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. in Stevens 109 (chapel credit available).

Finally, Steve will be available during an informal meet and greet time from 4 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 101. Feel free to bring your old vinyl records for him to sign.

The campus community is invited to attend any of the events. Contact Sarah Gibson (sgibson@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

What does it mean to be a “hilarious” giver — the type of giver that God loves? That is a timely question as the current year is about to conclude, and many charities and ministries offer donors an opportunity to make a difference.

Ron Frey’s presentation at this month’s Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest will deliver some no-nonsense ideas about how to become a strategic and generous giver. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the Villa Academic Complex.

A Portland native who lives with his family in Happy Valley, Frey is founder and president of Frey Consulting Group, advising clients in management, marketing and fundraising. His career has included leadership in some of America’s largest international faith-based organizations along with consulting a wide variety of ministry organizations, from domestic and foreign missions, youth organizations, camps, and international relief and development organizations.

For more information, visit cccnw.net or call 503-928-8354.

Marketing communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your request at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged.

The next order will be placed Tuesday, Nov. 26. Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Calling all scarf knitters! If you love knitting scarves and want to use your talent toward something good, we are making donations to the homeless! As the weather gets colder and we are inside snuggled in our warm pajamas and blankets, there is someone out there who doesn’t have that privilege. In order to make their Christmas a little warmer, we are making and donating scarves.

If you are interested in joining us, have any questions, or want to know where to drop off your scarves, please email Mary Conopa at mconopa12@georgefox.edu.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Don’t forget to join us for the all-employee meeting tomorrow (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

Our theme this month is “Thanksgiving,” which will include the serving of a special Thanksgiving “Blessings Mix.” At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 161 (please note room change from last month’s meeting).

Here is the agenda …

Welcome
Brad Lau

Employee of the Month

Devotional
Mary Peterson

Achieving the Vision
Lindsay Knox: Update on Visits and Applications

Doug Beatty: National Student Clearing House Results

Innovating to Improve Outcomes
Ted Allen: Best Christian Workplaces

Ryan Dougherty: Sports Marketing and the Introduction to Athletic Recruitment & Marketing (ARM)

Putting Students First
Justin Varnier, ASC President

Christ in Everything
Special Video

Closing Prayer and Dismissal
Sarah Baldwin

All are invited to a “Reflections on Advent” service in the Cap and Gown Room at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2. Students, this counts as a chapel elective!

Join us as the Worship Ensemble and engaging guest speaker lead you thoughtfully through Advent themes in celebrating the birth of Jesus, the Christ. Music will range from modern renditions of old hymns to newly written songs about Christ and his Advent.

We will also be joined by George Fox artists from Gary Buhler’s art class who will give artistic impressions to the themes presented.

See you there!