The Voter’s Pamphlet for the Oregon Special Election on Jan. 26 is available on the table in the hallway of University Mail Services.
Stop by and get a copy for information regarding the election.
The university will close Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 23-25, for the Christmas holiday. It will also be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. All offices, bookstores and libraries will be closed on those days.
Congratulations to Stephen Kenyon for attending the most spiritual life events this semester! Stephen attended 40 events out of the 21 needed. Have a Merry Christmas and wonderful break!
International Student Services is looking for families who would be interested in hosting two international students Jan. 5-10. These students will be starting their first semester at George Fox this spring and will be attending orientation during this time. A stipend will be provided to help defray some of the costs.
If you are interested in hosting students, please contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) or Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu). If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.
Water will be shut off to the Villa Academic Complex starting Monday, Dec. 21, and will be off for the entire day. Please make sure to tell your departments so that they can plan accordingly, and use adjacent restroom facilities.
In order to replace a sewer line, water will be shut off between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, through Wednesday, Dec. 23, in the following buildings: MLRC, Minthorn and North Street Annex. Water will be off for approximately three days. Please use adjacent buildings for restrooms.
Thank you,
Plant Services
PGE is coordinating an electric service improvement, replacing decayed and damaged overhead conductors. In order to complete the project, electric service will be interrupted on Carlton Way and East Hancock Street east of River Street between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23. This service may disrupt traffic flow. PGE will provide flaggers during the work.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) Monday, Dec. 21, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Bruin Bookstore would like to congratulate the following graduating seniors for being door prize winners at the fall Exodus event.
And the grand prize winner was:
Congratulations seniors and good luck!
Please help support Chehalem Youth and Family Services by picking up a gift tag on the Giving Tree in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium and purchase a gift for a teenage boy or girl. You may leave the unwrapped gift with tag attached under the tree – or bring them to the Office of University Relations (Pennington House). Gift cards are easy and convenient if you are unsure of what to purchase.
Questions? Contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at ext. 2121 or dochsner@georgefox.edu.
Midyear commencement is set to take place at 2 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 19, in Miller Gymnasium on the Newberg campus. Please visit the university’s commencement site to get details, including hooding ceremonies and luncheon information.
The music department is selling poinsettias from the Christmas concert for $5 each. You can pick them up and pay for them at the music office (Ross 201) between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday, Dec. 18.
The music department wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Want to know if you are really prepared for your upcoming job search? Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or visit Stevens 220 to complete a Job Search Readiness Survey and setting appropriate goals to reach that readiness level. You might be surprised at what it takes to compete in our current market-be prepared. We can help.
Attention Students:
Not Returning next semester? Graduating, withdrawing, or studying abroad?
1. Email lsartwel@georgefox.edu with your forwarding address. Or fill out a Forwarding address card available in Beebe, the SUB or at Univerity Mail Services. Return the card to Mail Services.
2. Return your mailbox key to Mail Services before you leave campus.
Returning Next Semester?
1. Keep your mailbox key over the Christmas break.
2. Your mail will be waiting for you when you return.
Merry Christmas!
– Mail Services
Don’t forget to turn in your December timesheets to your supervisor before you leave for winter break. Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it. If you will be working over the winter break, make sure you sign and turn in your timesheet when you are done working for the month. Payday is on Friday, January 15. Have a wonderful Christmas!
– Human Resources
With the chance of inclement arriving this weekend it is possible that alternative plans will be made for the Winter Formal – A Knight of Enchantment.
Please check the ASC website for up-to-date information about this event and any changes that may take place due to weather.
Students eligible to change their meal plan for the Spring 2010 semester may now do so by logging into their MYGFU account.
Once you have logged onto your MYGFU account, find STUDENT RESOURCES.
Then find ENROLLMENT FORMS. You will be asked to LOG IN again.
There you will find your MEAL PLAN SELECTION FOR SPRING 2010.
The meal plans that you are eligible for, based on the number of credit hours you have attempted/completed, will be listed there.
All changes to meal plans in MYGFU MUST be made prior to Friday, January 22, 2010.
More information about meal plans can be found on the Meal Plans Options page.
If you need assistance, please contact Jere Witherspoon in Student Life Office.
The last lost and found tables of the semester will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the Bruin Den. Any items not recovered by the owners will be donated to charitable causes after this date, so be sure to stop by if you are missing an item!
Join the university in saying farewell to Ron and Carolyn Stansell at a retirement reception from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center. Ron has served as professor of religion with a missions emphasis for the past 25 years. Carolyn worked in Student Financial Services for seven years and then, together with Ron, led students in our South American Studies Program for the past five years. They will retire this spring upon returning from Bolivia.
Celebrate with us their years of dedication and valuable contributions to George Fox.
Check out the new website for ASC. It includes a school calendar, quick link to university sports, information on ASC members and more. Visit it at asc.georgefox.edu.
