The Daily Bruin

All university offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, to observe the New Year’s holiday.

Looking for student employment? Want a fun, resume-building job? Are you an outgoing person who loves talking with others? Look no further! We have a job for you!

The Telephone Outreach Team is looking for three new team members to join us starting in February. Telephone Outreach Team Members serve as an ambassador of George Fox by establishing and maintaining a connection to the university with its constituents (alumni, parents and friends of George Fox).

We are located in Coyote Place, located one mile off campus, so reliable transportation rain or shine is required! Apply through Bruin Careers and look for position ID #457: Telephone Outreach Team member. The deadline to apply has been extended to Monday, Jan. 9.

If you have any questions, please contact Mandria Montplaisir, director of annual giving, at mmontplaisir@georgefox.edu.

Did you get peanuts for Christmas?

Mail Services can use all of the peanuts and other packing materials that you received. Please bring them to Mail Services and they will gladly be put to use by other shippers – including those from departmenst on campus.

Thanks!

– Mail Services

Don’t forget to turn in your December time sheets to your supervisor as soon as possible.  Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it.

If you are working over the winter break, make sure you sign and turn in your time sheet when you are done working for the month. The last day of the month is Friday, Dec. 30.  Pay day is on Friday, Jan. 13.

– Human Resources

Tax season is upon us! 1098T’s (“Tuition Statement” used for educational tax benefits) will be prepared late in January.

We are very sorry but we cannot provide advance tax information to early filers. Please be aware that if you have not given GFU your SSN or Tax ID you need to do so by Friday, Jan. 13!

Bring your social security card to the front desk in Portland, Newberg or Boise so that the registrar’s office or student financial services office can update your record.

Questions? Call student financial services at 503-554-2300.

Looking ahead for 2012-13, FAFSA.gov will be open Jan. 1. If you are working on your  bachelor’s degree, file early to maximize need-based funding!

Getting married in 2012-13? Contact your financial aid counselor for assistance.

For those who expect loan excess funds to be mailed to them once spring aid has disbursed and has overpaid the account, excess funds checks will be mailed within a week of disbursement to the account. They are not available in person. Please note that charges added after checks are issued are due and will result in registration and transcript “holds,” so please be sure you are registered fully or that you retain funds from your excess funds check to cover all spring charges.

For accurate check delivery, please make sure your mailing and home addresses are correct in MyGFU.

Looking for a way to bridge the gap between your financial aid and your balance due? You will find options, including how to pay monthly here.

Traditional undergrads: If you have advanced a grade level after fall semester, you may qualify for additional loan funds. Contact your financial aid counselor.

Payment for spring semester is due on the first day of class, Jan. 9. Save time and hassle by paying online!

Visit this web page to find out how to maximize your online payment options including creating guest permissions for those who help pay your bill.

All traditional undergraduate students who are planning to return the next academic year (fall 2012-spring 2013) are invited to apply for donor-funded scholarships.

Students: To apply, sign-in to your MyGFU account by going to mygfu.georgefox.edu. On your portal front page in the “Student Resources” box, click on “2012 Newberg UG Scholarships.” This will take you to the Scholarship Manager sign-in page. Use your MyGFU username and password to sign in. On the welcome page, click on “Returning Student Donor Funded Scholarship Application” under the heading of Current George Fox Students. In the application, read the “Scholarship Manager Introduction” and “Application Instructions” carefully.

Scholarship Manager will automatically close on Friday, Feb. 17, at 5 p.m. (no exceptions).

Our first spring aid disbursement to accounts is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 2. Please take note of the following:

Three reasons your financial aid disbursement could be delayed:

• ALL STUDENTS: Your enrollment confirmation must be completed (see “University Forms” in MyGFU student center)
• You must be fully registered. Wait-listed courses do not count toward aid eligibility. Traditional undergraduate students receiving George Fox aid funds must be registered for 12 credits. For disbursement, grad and ADP students must be registered at least 1/2 time and must have a class that begins within 10 days of disbursement.
• You may have financial aid documents to complete (see “University Forms” in MyGFU student center)

All university offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 23, as well as Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 26-27, to observe the  Christmas holiday.

The Newberg and Portland campuses have adopted a new tobacco-free campus policy beginning Jan. 1, 2012. While tobacco use by traditional undergraduate students and employees has already not been allowed (on or off campus), guests have been permitted to smoke outside buildings on university property. The new policy prohibits smoking and all forms of tobacco use everywhere on-campus by any person.

For more information and FAQs, please see this Tobacco-Free web page or contact Mark Pothoff (Student Life) at ext. 2313 or mpothoff@georgefox.edu.

Looking for student employment? Want a fun, resume-building job? Are you an outgoing person who loves talking with others? Look no further! We have a job for you!

The Telephone Outreach Team is looking for three new team members to join us starting in February. Telephone Outreach Team Members serve as an ambassador of George Fox by establishing and maintaining a connection to the university with its constituents (alumni, parents and friends of George Fox).

We are located in Coyote Place, located one mile off campus, so reliable transportation rain or shine is required! Apply through Bruin Careers and look for position ID #457: Telephone Outreach Team member.

EXTENDED deadline to apply is Monday, Jan. 9.

If you have any questions, please contact Mandria Montplaisir, director of annual giving, at mmontplaisir@georgefox.edu.

Scholarship Manager-the 2012-13 George Fox donor-funded scholarship application site is now open! Start your application today to be considered for a 2012-13 donor-funded scholarship. The deadline is Feb. 17 at 5 p.m.

Go to MyGFU > Under Student Resources, click on “2012 Newberg UG Scholarships” > on the welcome page under the “Current George Fox Students” heading, click on “Returning Student Donor Funded Scholarship Application” to get started.

Just a reminder that the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed starting Monday, Dec. 19, for Christmas break.

The Bruin Den will reopen Jan. 3-6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will resume normal hours on Jan. 9. The Villa Cafe will also reopen on Monday, Jan. 9.

We want to thank the entire George Fox community for a wonderful year, and we wish you all a very special and blessed Christmas as you celebrate this season with family and friends.

– Bon Appetit staff

Please return your mailbox key by 5:00 today – Friday, Dec. 16, – to avoid a $15.00 fine for a non-returned mailbox key.

Also, be sure Mail Services has your forwarding address.

If you have questions, please email Linda at lsartwel@georgefox.edu

Thanks!

Please retrurn your mailbox key by 5:00 today – Friday Dec. 16– to avoid a $15.00 key fine for a non-returned key.

When you come back to GFU, you will be issued a new campus mailbox.

If you have questions, please email Linda at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Thanks!

Incoming packages, including textbooks, that come to Mail Services during the Christmas break will be kept for you at Mail Services.  Your letter mail will be put into your campus mailbox.  Thanks!  Mail Services

More than 200 students will receive undergraduate and graduate diplomas at the university’s midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Wheeler Sports Center. Seating begins at 1 p.m., and the ceremony will start at 2 p.m.

Tickets are not required; however, seating is limited to 10 guests per graduate. At 1:45 p.m., a live broadcast of the ceremony will be available to watch at this link.

Chris Skaggs, who graduated from George Fox with a bachelor’s degree in history in 1999, will serve as commencement speaker. He is a 12-year veteran of the Web and mobile software industry and founder of Soma Games, a video gaming company with a Christian worldview.