The Daily Bruin

This show will be held Friday through Sunday, Jan. 4-6, at the Oregon Convention Center. It features hundreds of exhibits about – you guessed it – building, remodeling and landscaping.

If you would like to attend this show, you can pick up two tickets (worth $6 each) from Barbi Doran at the Information Services window in Stevens Center. Portland and Salem employees, you can reserve yours by e-mailing Barbi. She will send them to you through campus mail.

We have a limited supply, so please request/pick them up only if you are reasonably certain you will attend this event.

This show will be held Friday through Sunday, Jan. 4-6, at the Oregon Convention Center. It features hundreds of exhibits about – you guessed it – building, remodeling and landscaping.

If you would like to attend this show, you can pick up two tickets (worth $6 each) from Barbi Doran at the Information Services window in Stevens Center beginning Wednesday, Jan.  2. Portland and Salem employees, you can reserve yours by e-mailing Barbi. She will send them to you through campus mail on Jan. 2.

We have a limited supply, so please request/pick them up only if you are reasonably certain you will attend this event.

Along with the new year comes the opportunity to select the first Employee of the Month for 2013. Is there someone you believe is deserving of this recognition? If someone comes to mind, please nominate him or her via e-mail Peggy Kilburg by Friday, Jan. 11, with a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award. Because of the earlier community meeting this month, there will be no reminder ennouncement about submitting nominations.

The president, provost and vice presidents will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 gift card to The Allison. We will honor both December’s and January’s employees of the month at our next community meeting scheduled for Jan. 17.

Some end-of-semester reminders from IT …

• If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, we recommend that you back up your Fall 2012 grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades.

Prepare for Spring 2013

• Use your new, empty Spring 2013 sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

• Your Spring 2013 sites are unavailable (hidden) to students. When you are ready to make a site available, go to Settings > Course administration > Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the “Availability” section and select “This course is available to students” from the drop-down menu. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

• If you have course content to move from old FoxTALE to new FoxTALE, please contact the Service Desk.

Come join us as we honor Arden Butler and celebrate his retirement from George Fox. Refreshments will be served at Plant Services from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21 (please note the new date).

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Saturday, Dec. 22, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Pacific (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

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

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 a.m. to noon (Pacific Time) on Monday, Jan. 7, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

Come join us as we honor Arden Butler and celebrate his retirement from George Fox. Refreshments will be served at Plant Services from noon to 1 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 20.

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Senior Onjalai Flake is in the running for an internship with the Ellen Degeneres show and is seeking the support of the George Fox community. Her fellow students created a video in support of her efforts. This YouTube video needs as many views as possible. The more views, the better her chances.

So, all you need to do is click the link above and watch. Please also feel free to share it with as many people as possible. Onjalai is a broadcast journalism and communication arts major, and this opportunity would open up many doors for her.

The university box office will operate under its normal hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week with the exception of Wednesday, Dec. 19, when it will close at 11:30 a.m. It will also be closed on Friday, Dec. 21.

Beginning Friday, the box office will be closed until Thursday, Jan. 3, when it will resume regular hours. During this time you can reach the box office by e-mail at boxoffice@georgefox.edu. Information on upcoming shows can be found at boxoffice.georgefox.edu, where there is a link labeled “Current Season” to purchase tickets online.

The box office e-mail and phone line will be checked periodically between Dec. 21 and Jan. 2 with response only to urgent requests. All other requests will be responded to on Jan. 3.

Questions? Contact Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu.

We have red poinsettias from midyear commencement for sale. Only $3 for small (6 1/2″) or $7 for large (8 1/2″). They can be purchased in the Pennington House between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Questions? Call 503-554-2134.

If you would like to nominate a colleague for December’s Employee of the Month, please e-mail Peggy Kilburg a summary of this person’s contributions/outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so. Nominations should be in by this Friday, Dec. 21.

The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 gift card to The Allison at our January community meeting.

Those who have a connection to Greenleaf Friends Academy are invited to an open-house Christmas party scheduled at Friendsview Retirement Community. Two reception times are scheduled: Monday, Dec. 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Both receptions will include refreshments and will take place in the Friendsview Auditorium. They are open to alumni and friends of Greenleaf Friends Academy.

For more information, contact Peggy Hanson at phanson@friendsview.org.

Just a reminder that both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed during the Christmas break. The Bruin Den will reopen on Monday, Jan. 7, and the Villa Cafe will reopen on Monday, Jan. 14.

We will be setting up complimentary coffee service between 8:30 and 11 a.m. in the Bruin Den Monday through Thursday, Dec. 17-20, as our treat for those needing their caffeine and sugar next week!

Many thanks to everyone for a wonderful year, and our entire staff wishes you a joyful and blessed Christmas with your families and friends.

We are looking for someone to drive a faculty member from Newberg to the Portland Center as follows:

• The first five Mondays and Tuesdays of spring semester (Jan. 14-15, Jan. 21-22, Jan. 28-29; and Feb. 4-5, Feb. 11-12)
• On Mondays, pick-up at Newberg residence is at 8 a.m. Pick-up at the Portland Center is at 5 p.m. to return to Newberg residence.
• On Tuesdays, pick-up at Newberg residence is at 7:30 a.m. Pick-up at the Portland Center is at 9:15 p.m. to return to Newberg residence.
• This driving will take approximately two and a half to three hours each of day.
• A car will be provided.
• Driver license and good driving record are required (to be verified by the DMV).

If you know someone who might be interested, please ask him or her to send an e-mail to hr@georgefox.edu. If the person does not already have an application on file, one will be required.

As you are getting ready to head out for the holidays, we would appreciate it if you would return any Bon Appetit dishware you may have in your dorms or offices. There will be a station set up outside the dish room doors for returning dishes.

Thank you, and have a wonderful Christmas break!

– Bon Appetit staff

Come show support tonight (Thursday) for the 12 outstanding performers of the fall 2012 Musical Theater Performance class as students showcase various scenes they have worked on throughout the semester!

Accompanied by the talented James Pick, duets and group scenes will be featured from musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, Newsies, The Little Mermaid, West Side Story, Spamalot, Little Women, Sweeney Todd and more. Admission is free!

When: Thursday, Dec. 13
Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:20 p.m.)
Where: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Who: Olivia Anderson, Micah Bevis, Susan Carlson, Jeannot Djanga, Brooke Flood, Michelle Gonzalez-Ramos, Nicole Greene, Jennifer Lippert, Amberly Orr, Caroline Smith, Cydney Thompson, Jessica Woehler

Still decorating for Christmas? Swing by the music office in Ross 201 to pick up a poinsettia from this year’s Christmas concert. Cost is only $5 each. You can either drop by or arrange pick-up with Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu or ext. 2620).

Merry Christmas!

Bon Appetit is serving its annual Christmas buffet to all of our meal-plan students today (Wednesday) from 4:30 to 7 p.m., and we’d like to invite staff, faculty and commuter students to join in the celebration.

Our menu includes smoked-roasted tri-tip & Carlton Farms roasted pork loin, a wide variety of seasonal salads, and some yummy desserts – all for just $10 per person.

If you have any questions, please give our office a call at ext. 2500.

It’s time to sign up for MLK Serve Day 2013! I know it seems early, but it is just so we can prepare for the approximately 1,000 volunteers that day. Will you be one of them? Our 2013 MLK Day will have a special focus on literacy.

Did you know that…

• Only one-third of all students entering high school are proficient in reading
• Only about 15 percent of African-American students and only 17 percent of Hispanic students are proficient in reading entering high school (NAEP Reading, 2009)

Register here today to be a part of the largest collective movement in the nation on MLK day!

The details:

When: Jan. 21, 2013
Time: Meet in Stevens at 6:30 a.m., where we will bus to Portland together
Why: Promote literacy in accordance to Dr. King’s dream