The Daily Bruin

Get ready for Winter Welcome, Jan. 9-11! For residential students, the residence halls will be reopening on Friday, Jan. 9, at noon. We hope you’ll join us for a host of events over the weekend before the start of the spring semester.

Winter Welcome is a time for you to get re-acclimated to campus and reconnect before the start of classes on Monday, Jan. 12. Check out the Winter Welcome schedule here. Rest up this Christmas break, and we’ll see you in January for a fun-filled weekend!

Christmas break is almost here! If you plan to leave your vehicle on campus over break, please do the following:

• Fill out the “Vehicles Left on Campus Policy” form
• Remove any personal belongings from your vehicle
• Park in a lot designated by Campus Public Safety personnel
• Leave a vehicle key at the CPS office located at 212 Carlton Way

The policy agreement form can also be filled out at the Campus Public Safety office.

Questions? Contact Karen Toohey at 503-554-2090 or email us at campussafety@georgefox.edu.

The holiday season represents one of the highest-risk periods of the year for cybersecurity, and new AI-generated attacks can be expected. With the increase in online shopping and package tracking, attackers are actively disguising malicious links as shipping notifications and invoices.

Your diligence remains our first and strongest line of defense. Taking a moment to verify a sender or an unusual request can prevent a major security incident for our community.

Email Safety Do’s: Verify and Protect

• Do hover your mouse over the sender’s name/address to see the full, actual email address. Watch for subtle misspellings (e.g. acme.co instead of acme.com).
• Do inspect links before clicking. Hover your mouse over the link to see the destination URL displayed, usually in the corner of your browser. If it looks suspicious, don’t click.
• Do verify any unexpected or urgent requests for confidential data, password changes or fund transfers by using a different method of communication (e.g., call the sender on a known phone number or message them on an internal chat system).
• Do treat any email requesting your password or sensitive personal/company information with maximum suspicion.
• Do report all suspicious emails immediately by using the “Report Phishing” button in the three-dot stack menu within the email, or contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
• Do check the time and tone of the email. Is it demanding, overly urgent or coming at a strange hour? This is a common tactic used by scammers.

Email Safety Don’ts: Avoid Risk and Reactivity

• Don’t click on links or download attachments from senders you do not recognize or from emails that seem “off,” even if they appear to come from a known colleague.
• Don’t reply to an email asking for sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers or internal account details.
• Don’t assume an email is legitimate just because it uses company logos or appears to come from an executive (CEO, CFO, etc.). This is known as “spoofing.”
• Don’t be pressured by threats or urgency (e.g. “Your account will be suspended in five minutes!”). Scammers use fear to make you act without thinking.
• Don’t forward suspicious emails without first checking with servicedesk@georgefox.edu. We need to be able to investigate and take action.

Thank you for your partnership in keeping our community secure. Your vigilance makes all the difference.

Talk with first-year engineering students today (Friday) from 5 to 6 p.m. as they display their oscillating air engine designs in the Maker Hub. Following the display, the students will compete with their air engines for maximum speed, coast, air efficiency, power and craftsmanship in the “Wobble-Off” from 6 to 8 p.m. All are welcome!

If you have questions, contact Jennifer McCollum at jmccollum@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the honors program will be hosting Fellowship Day and Friday @ Fox on campus today (Friday).

With over 300 visitors expected on campus, we are asking George Fox students and employees to consider parking in alternative parking lots to ensure parking for visitors in the Stevens, Hoover and Bauman lots. Alternate parking can be found in the 99W lot (Steve’s Auto), Morse lot by Plant Services, or street parking.

If you have questions, email mdowns@georgefox.edu or call Missy Downs at 503-554-2247.

The Office of Spiritual Life would like to invite students and employees to join together for a day of service, learning and reflection. The event is set for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Fill out this form to register and view the tentative schedule! Undergraduate students who participate will be eligible for elective chapel credit.

Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any follow-up questions.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Honors Program will be hosting Fellowship Day and Friday at Fox on campus tomorrow (Friday).

With over 300 visitors expected on campus, we are asking George Fox students and employees to consider parking in alternative parking lots to ensure parking for visitors in the Stevens, Hoover and Bauman lots. Alternate parking can be found in the 99W lot (Steve’s Auto), Morse lot by Plant Services or street parking.

If you have questions, email mdowns@georgefox.edu or call Missy Downs at 503-554-2247.

Take a break from finals and join us for an evening of hilarious and poignant 10-minute plays at 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 9-10!

The final project for students in the Directing and Theatre Lit class, “Ten! Ten! Ten!” features 17 short plays spread across two nights. This free event is the perfect study break!

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 5 to 9 p.m., Chipotle will be hosting a fundraiser to support our Doctor of Physical Therapy’s service trip to Uganda! There are multiple ways to get your order to support the cause:

• Tell the person at the register you are there to support the George Fox DPT trip to Uganda
• Order for pickup online using the code EXC4LTL.

If you use one of these avenues, Chipotle will donate 25% of your sale to our trip! Please tell people in the area that you know, because every order helps!

Consider giving some of your time this Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m. to be in community and serve alongside your peers for the last wood ministry opportunity of the semester!

This veteran-run ministry supports local families by delivering firewood to keep warm through the winter. Students are needed to run splitters and stack firewood at Fernwood Pioneer Cemetery. No registration is needed.

Please join us on site or contact Chloe Lucas at clucas22@georgefox.edu if you need a ride. We hope to see you there!

Are you interested in the idea of connecting with students who have lived overseas? Have you also lived overseas? Please fill out this survey! It will take less than a minute.

Several students in the Intercultural Resource Center and beyond have sparked interest in the idea of a club or programming that would host internationally minded students at Fox, and we would love your input to possibly start something next spring! 

Thank you for your input!

A George Fox student author has released a short self-help devotional as part of a psychology writing project. He is looking for 10 students willing to read it and provide optional feedback. Free digital copies are available.

If you’re interested, please fill out this short form. Responses needed by Monday, Dec. 8, at 11:59 p.m.

Don’t miss out: There’s still space to join the hip-hop class in Hadlock this Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. This fun, sassy class is open to all skill levels and is the perfect way to dance the night away.

Secure a spot, invite a friend, have some fun and show everybody how it’s done! Reserve your place on IMLeagues through this link.

If you have questions, contact instructor Tori Ward at 360-522-6797.

Do you long for time and space to be still and experience Christ’s presence with others? All are welcome to join Quaker worship in the chapel from 11 to 11:30 a.m. today (Wednesday). Elective chapel credit is available for students.

Contact Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Are you interested in watching a great show with even greater people? Join our DAS interns for a study break to watch Love on the Spectrum today (Wednesday) at 5:30 p.m. in Hoover 102. Feel free to grab a hot chocolate in the Murdock Library on your way to Hoover.

Need a study break? The DAS office invites you to come pick up hot chocolate today (Wednesday) in the Murdock Library anytime between 4 and 5:30 p.m.

Get ready to get cozy with the Women of Color Collective at our final event of 2025! Join us for “Gingerbread and Jammies” this Friday, Dec. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Intercultural Resource Center! If you’ve never been to the IRC before, look for the house with the red door across from the Pennington parking lot.

Come in your comfiest PJs and enjoy a festive night that will include holiday movies, a gingerbread house competition, and warm, comforting snacks and drinks.

Bring your friends, your creativity and your holiday cheer! This is a Christmas pajama party you won’t want to miss!

Reach out to Maliah Aldan at maldan21@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Are you interested in pursuing independent study or research this summer? The Richter Scholars program at George Fox distributes funds to support student projects and research activities that are devised, initiated and carried out by individual student scholars, with mentorship, guidance and expertise provided by a faculty mentor.

If you are interested in participating, connect with a faculty mentor now to consult with them on your proposal application. Please review the full proposal guidelines, eligibility requirements and review criteria at georgefox.edu/academics/richter.

The submission deadline is Jan. 26, 2026. All applications must be submitted through our Google Form. The link to the form will be activated on the website when the spring semester begins.

For more information, contact Hannah Greene at hgreene@georgefox.edu.

Lip Sync

One of Fox’s most entertaining traditions is coming up on Friday, Feb. 6. You won’t want to miss out on this great show.

Lip Sync auditions are starting very soon, so get your friends together and sign up for this amazing tradition, which includes a chance to win $500. Sign up here to be part of the action. You won’t regret it!

Holiday Hangout/Christmas Extravaganza

Are you ready for some holiday cheer? Want to support your friends? Need to go Christmas shopping?

Join us in the Stevens Center for our Holiday Hangout during the Christmas Extravaganza tomorrow (Thursday) at 5 p.m.! There will be snacks, activities and some awesome student work to purchase. We’ve also heard Santa might make an appearance.

Want to sell your work at Holiday Hangout? You don’t have to be an art student to rent a table. Click here to sign up for the market.

Finals week events

• Late Night Breakfast: Monday, Dec. 8, at 9:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons
• Taco truck: Tuesday, Dec. 9, at noon in front of Edwards
• Cookie decorating in student life: Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m.
• Churros in front of Edwards: Thursday, Dec. 11, at noon
• Hot cocoa and donuts in the quad: Friday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m.

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Maker’s Market will be closing early tomorrow (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. to allow for the set-up of the Christmas Extravaganza.

Be sure to stop in early to grab your snacks and study fuel before we close!