The Daily Bruin

We have made some changes to the parking areas for the spring term that will mostly affect graduate students and Resident East students.

Many of the students in Hobson, Sutton and Macy will be affected. Resident East parking will be available in the lot east of Lewis, along Macy and the back of HMS. The gravel area is also available for Resident East parking.

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13, the parking spaces south of the physical therapy entrance will now be designated “Graduate Parking.” These are the spots along the Lewis/Hadlock row that were previously Resident East. Also, the lot east of Lewis is still a shared “Graduate/Resident East” lot.

The North Street parking lot has also been divided a bit and will have some shared “Graduate/Resident East” parking.

The parking map has been updated to show the changes and can be viewed online.

Questions? Call 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.

Love to sing? Join the university’s Master Chorus!

We will be performing Dona Nobis Pacem by R. Vaughan Williams on Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the Newberg campus (Ross 208) starting this Tuesday, Jan. 14. All are welcome!

Contact Danielle Warner with any questions (dwarner@georgefox.edu).

The university community is invited to a free art exhibition featuring ceramic artist Jonathan Steele in the university’s Minthorne Gallery, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

The show, titled “In the Service of Tea,” will be on display Monday, Jan. 13, through Friday, Feb. 28. An opening reception is scheduled in the gallery from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, at which time Steele will perform a Chinese tea service that is free and open to the public. An artist’s talk will follow the reception from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg.

Steele earned an MFA from Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland in 2016 and completed an Artist in Residency at Pleasant Hill Pottery in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, where he organized wood firing for the community and made work.

Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Bruin Den is open this week from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and all retail cafes will start their regular hours of operation this Monday, Jan. 13.

Winter is here! Get out and enjoy the snow with a pair of snowshoes from the Hadlock Rental Center. A pair runs $7 for the day, or $11 for a weekend. We’ve got gaiters to keep the snow out of your boots and trekking poles as well!

Stop by and chat with our staff at the front desk for more information or reserve online through this rental form.

Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu or contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Tuesday), please avoid parking in the Stevens Center and the River Street parking lots, as crews will be blowing and picking up leaves in these lots.

The Hoover parking lot has already been cleaned, so you are free to park your car there. Thank you for your patience!

Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.

Welcome back, Bruins! If you’re still adjusting to waking up early after a long break, swing by the Alumni Plaza for free breakfast on your way to or from class. We’ll have bear claws and coffee for students between 8:30 and 10 a.m. (or until we run out) on Monday, Jan. 13. If the weather is poor, we’ll be in the Stevens Center.

As the semester begins and you ramp up, we are here to encourage you! Invest deeply and live fully in the opportunities in front of you. We’re cheering for you as classes and activities get underway.

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin this month.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.

The Office of Student Accounts communicates important information to George Fox students through the SFS News. Most recently, we posted a notice about spring semester aid disbursement. Prior to that, we shared spring semester refund and payment information.

If you are not signed up, you can sign up or read recent posts at this link.

Athletics would like to invite Newberg and surrounding communities (St. Paul, Sherwood, Dundee) to kick off the new year with a fun night of basketball free of charge.

The Bruins will face off against conference opponent Willamette tonight (Friday), with the women’s game tipping off at 6 p.m. and the men’s game at 8 p.m. This marks the start of Northwest Conference play for our teams.

Complimentary tickets will be offered to anyone who provides proof of address in Newberg, Dundee, St. Paul and Sherwood by showing their license.

Questions? Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu).

Winter is here! Get out and enjoy the snow with a pair of snowshoes from the Hadlock Rental Center. A pair runs $7 for the day, or $11 for a weekend. We’ve got gaiters to keep the snow out of your boots and trekking poles as well!

Stop by and chat with our staff at the front desk for more information or reserve online through this rental form.

Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu or contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Looking to learn tennis for the first time and don’t know where to start? Join our five-session beginner tennis course that teaches all of the basics. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the game:

• Jan. 6: Forehand
• Jan. 13: Backhand
• Jan. 20: Volleys/overhead
• Jan. 27: Serve/returns
• Feb. 3: Point play/scoring

Classes are Mondays, and the cost for the entire course is $79. The price is $20 if you’re looking to only attend a few of the classes. Sign up at this link or email Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Office of Student Accounts communicates important information to George Fox students through the SFS News. Most recently, we posted a notice about spring semester refunds. Prior to that, we shared spring semester payment information.

If you are not signed up, you can sign up or read recent posts at this link.

The Office of Student Accounts communicates important information to George Fox students through the SFS News. Most recently, we posted a notice about spring semester refunds. Prior to that, we shared spring semester payment information.

If you are not signed up, you can sign up or read recent posts at this link.

The university will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Cash or check payments received in the student accounts office by 5 p.m. on Dec. 19 will be recorded in 2019; after that, they will be held and processed on Jan. 2, 2020.

Payments online are accepted throughout all of December and are immediately transacted the day submitted in MyGeorgeFox.edu. If paying for the spring semester, we encourage you to consider waiting until January to make a payment unless your due date falls in December.

We also invite you to read IRS Publication 970 for information about educational tax benefits and related payments.

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger (jgetsing@georgefox.edu).

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20, 2020.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin in January.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.

Looking to learn tennis for the first time and don’t know where to start? Join our five-session beginner tennis course that teaches all of the basics. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the game:

• Jan. 6: Forehand
• Jan. 13: Backhand
• Jan. 20: Volleys/overhead
• Jan. 27: Serve/returns
• Feb. 3: Point play/scoring

Classes are Mondays, and the cost for the entire course is $79. The price is $20 if you’re looking to only attend a few of the classes. Sign up at this link or email Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu for more information.

The finance office will be closed from Dec. 21 through Jan. 1 for Christmas break.

Deposits that need a December 2019 date must be brought to Heather in the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for January 2020. 

Please look around your desk and file cabinet to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank. If you are taking extra time off during the Christmas holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Due to a technical glitch late last week and yesterday, the university’s email system was unable to process Daily Bruin requests. If you made a request that failed to appear in the forum, feel free to resubmit it or email your information to Sean Patterson at spatterson@georgefox.edu.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The university’s offices in Newberg, Portland, Redmond and Salem will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

The libraries will follow the university’s closure plan, closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and reopening at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2. In addition, the 24-hour space will be closed during that time.

Finally, the Bruin Store will be closed Saturday, Dec. 21, through Sunday, Jan. 5.