The Daily Bruin

Don’t forget next week’s all-employee meeting, scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in Hoover 105. Also please note that the Thursday, Dec. 15, meeting has been canceled.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at this stream site. A chat room has also been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Come join us for the next “Let’s Learn Together” session on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from noon to 1 p.m. at various locations (click on link below for list of venues). Our own Piper Parks (IT) will be sharing about PowerPoint. For those on other campuses, the event will be available to watch on a stream site (to be provided).

Click on this link to reserve your spot for the session. We look forward to seeing you there! Please e-mail Rachel Powell (rpowell@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Today (Wednesday) is your final opportunity to pick up tickets for the upcoming Christmas concert! You are invited to join fellow George Fox employees (halftime and over) and their families for an afternoon of Christmas festivities. The celebration is set for Sunday, Dec. 11.

The details …

• Festive desserts, apple cider and hot chocolate will be served beginning at 1:30 p.m. outside Bauman Auditorium.
• The Christmas concert “Tidings of Comfort & Joy” begins at 2:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Employees are entitled to up to four complimentary tickets for Sunday’s matinee performance or a single ticket for any of the other performances.

Concert tickets are available at the first-floor Box Office in Stevens Center. (If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets). Tickets will be available through 3:30 p.m. today. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Please contact Evangeline Pattison (ext. 2121) or epattison@georgefox.edu with questions.

The university will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. All offices, bookstores and libraries will be closed those two days.

The Murdock Learning Resource Center will reopen from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27. All other facilities will remain closed through Sunday.

Students, faculty and staff: Please join us for our annual Thanksgiving chapel at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Bauman Auditorium. Hot cider and donuts will be provided on your way out.

Need to contact a university employee? An updated employee phone/box list is now available as a PDF. You can print one out by visiting this page and clicking the “Employee Phone and Box List” hyperlink on the page.

We are still soliciting recommendations for the 2012 First Year Book. Please take a moment to provide us with recommendations. Criteria for the book is provided on the form available at this link. Thank you in advance.

Joel Perez,
Dean of Transitions and Inclusion

Did you know that the month of November is Native American Heritage Month? Get to know fun facts through Bon Appetit’s table tents and join us today (Tuesday) for a meal inspired by this culture.

We’ll be featuring Hunters Stew, a meal inspired by the Choctaw Indian nation in the southeastern part of the U.S. This rich and flavorful stew contains buffalo, beef and assorted seasonal root vegetables simmered in a rich sauce and will be served with succotash and cornbread.

Please join us today in either Klages Dining Room, the Bruin Den or at faculty lunch as we help to celebrate part of the heritage of our great nation.

Bon Appetit will have reduced hours of operation over the Thanksgiving weekend as follows:

• Wednesday, Nov. 23
  Regular hours for breakfast and lunch
  Dinner, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Nov. 24
  Brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
  Thanksgiving dinner, 4-4:30 p.m.

• Friday, Nov. 25
  Brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
  Dinner, 5-5:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Nov. 26
  Brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
  Dinner, 5-5:30 p.m.

• Sunday, Nov. 27
  Brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
  Dinner, 5-7 p.m.

Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Coming this week … The Bruin Discount Card in your mailbox. Card includes discounts to local vendors like Abby’s, Doran Automotive, Muchas Gracias, Snooty Fox, Chehalem Glenn and much more!

Just show the card at any of the listed vendors and receive your special GFU discount.

The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 5 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 28, at 6 a.m. except for Saturday night’s men’s basketball game (7-9:30 p.m.).

The track will be open all weekend and may be used to walk off any excess calories you might consume. Happy Thanksgiving!

The courier service to Portland and Salem campuses will be limited due to the Thanksgiving holiday this week.

• Monday: Portland and Salem
• Tuesday and Wednesday: Portland only
• Thursday and Friday: no service

Questions or concerns? Contact Mail Services at ext. 2555.

This Monday, the 180 seniors in the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues program will present their research on the Majority World and the West. We encourage you to stop by and see what the seniors have been working on this semester. This is a great opportunity for the juniors and seniors who will be in the program in spring and next fall to see what the exhibits are like before they are in the program.

Exhibits will be up in the Hoover and EHS atriums between noon and 4 p.m. For more information, contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

Applications for May/June Serve are in the spiritual life office, located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets. The due date for the application is Wednesday, Nov. 30 by 4 p.m.

May Serve will be traveling to Swaziland and June Serve will be traveling to Romania. Questions? Contact Andrea MacLeod at acrenshaw@georgefox.edu.

Staff and students: Some high-priced electronic items have been stolen from the library this week. Please do not leave your coats, purses or valuables unattended, and if you must leave your work area briefly, please have a trusted friend watch your items until you return.

– Security Services

As the semester comes to a close amid final examinations, projects and papers, this is a great time to make appointments at the Academic Resource Center. The ARC schedule fills up quickly, so if you are planning to make appointments before the semester’s end, please make them soon!

Either send an appointment request to the_arc@georgefox.edu or stop by the Special Collections Room during our office hours: 1-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 4 p.m. on Fridays.

Faculty, please encourage your students to make appointments soon.

This spring, two undergraduate student groups will meet to discuss current events reported in the weekly news magazine The Economist. The seven-person groups will gather on Fridays from 2:45 to 3:45 or 4 to 5 p.m. in the Coffee Cottage meeting room.

Participating students will each receive free copies of The Economist and a $100 gift certificate to buy coffee and treats. Students must be willing and able to attend at least 10 of the 13 meetings.

If you know of students who might be interested in joining a group, please tell them about this opportunity. The deadline to submit an application is Thursday, Dec. 1. For more information, contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

If you have packed a shoe box or have items/money to donate to the campus packing party, please notify Jessi Fink (jfink09@georgefox.edu), and a student will come pick up what you have today (Friday) in the afternoon, or you can take boxes/items/checks to Barbi Doran at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center.

Also, the campus packing party is this Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. in EHS. We have the items for 1,000 shoeboxes and just need people to come help pack! Children are welcome. There will be Christmas music, hot drinks and dessert (all free). Come help impact the lives of 1,000 children around the world!

If you have any questions, please contact Jessi at the above address and check out our Facebook site for more information.

Tickets are going fast for the upcoming Christmas concert! You are invited to join fellow George Fox employees (halftime and over) and their families for an afternoon of Christmas festivities. The celebration is set for Sunday, Dec. 11.

The details …

• Festive desserts, apple cider and hot chocolate will be served beginning at 1:30 p.m. outside Bauman Auditorium.
• The Christmas concert “Tidings of Comfort & Joy” begins at 2:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Employees are entitled to up to four complimentary tickets for Sunday’s matinee performance and a single ticket for any of the other performances.

Concert tickets are now available at the first-floor Box Office in Stevens Center. (If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets). Tickets will be available through Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 3:30 p.m.

Please note that tickets are on sale for the general public and the concert will sell out, so don’t wait too long to get your tickets. Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Please contact Evangeline Pattison (ext. 2121) or epattison@georgefox.edu with questions.

Have students who need assistance with APA Style for citations? This workshop is for them. We’ll cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style.

Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will present.

Encourage students to attend today (Friday) at 10:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.