The Daily Bruin

The IDEA Center is seeking to hire one new student worker starting in January 2017. We strive to give our students the chance to grow in their individual skills and help them hone in on their career aspirations. As an IDEA Center student worker, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, skills and abilities that will benefit you in jobs to come – not to mention it’s a ridiculously fun place to work!

If you are interested, please see our job posting on Handshake (IDEA Center Front Desk Student Worker) and submit your application materials by this Friday, Jan. 13, at 11 p.m. Please read the application instructions carefully.

Contact Kaitlyn Ragan with questions (kragan@georgefox.edu).

Students: The parking map was adjusted over Christmas break, so feel free to download a new copy here. Please keep a copy in your car for easy reference; the highlights are more parking areas for commuters and some adjustments to Resident West parking. These changes take effect today (Monday), so be sure to view the new map.

If you moved from one side of the campus to another over break, or moved off-campus, you will need a new parking permit. Please scrape off your old one and bring it to the security office to make the required no-charge permit switch.

If you switched cars over break, you need to do the same thing and bring the new vehicle’s DMV registration slip to the security office to register and get a new parking permit (again, no charge).

If you are bringing back a vehicle and weren’t registered last fall, go on MyGFU now and register it with your DMV registration slip in front of you. Permits take one to two weeks to arrive, so be sure to use your campus or off-campus address for the “mailing address” portion of the registration process. The cost for spring semester is $60, as permits are billed per semester.

Questions? Call 503-554-2090 during business hours or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

If you love George Fox and want to help welcome prospective students into our community, consider signing up to be on the admissions office’s overnight host list for our weekly visitors!

If you are already signed up, you do not need to apply again. We are specifically in need of more men volunteers! To apply, please fill out this form.

Contact Kelly Hughton at khughton@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has an opening for a professional internship for spring semester. The job posting and application can be found on Handshake under the title “Admissions Office – Visits Internship”. The application deadline has been extended to Jan. 16.

Contact Kelly Hughton at khughton@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Wheeler Fitness Center will be closed for the MLK Day holiday on Monday, Jan. 16. Enjoy the long weekend!

A few more items came into the lost and found over Christmas break, so Friday, Jan. 13, is the absolute last day to look for your items lost between mid-November and now at the security office. Our hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Everything will be donated to charitable causes late Friday afternoon, so be sure and stop by!

Although the Newberg and Portland campuses are currently ice and snow-free, that might not be the case this weekend, as a wintry mix of weather is forecast for Saturday and Sunday before it turns to rain. As you return to school or work, please pay careful attention to your state’s Department of Transportation website and road cams to check the road conditions.

Many mountain passes have been requiring chains or traction tires, or have been closed due to adverse weather and travel conditions (I-5 in the Siskiyous). Here are the regulations regarding usage of chains in the state of Oregon.

The tripcheck.com website in Oregon is extremely helpful to view the actual mountain passes through the provided webcams. The CalTrans website also has webcams, as does the WashDot website. If you are traveling from central or eastern Oregon via Highway 20, please be advised that even though chains may or may not be required depending on when you travel, the road is plowed but is icy and rutted.

As always, you need to be prepared for winter driving conditions, and at a minimum should have the following

• Chains and something to kneel on when installing them
• One gallon of water per person
• High-energy food like trail mix, granola bars, etc.
• Several flashlights
• A mirror to signal for help if you run off the road
• Flares
• An ice scraper and de-icer
• Blankets
• Warm coats/hat/gloves
• A shovel
• Kitty litter or bird seed for traction should you become stuck.

A cell phone charger that works off the car’s battery is also recommended should you become stranded or delayed. A reflective vest is also highly recommended if you are traveling at night and have to stop to install chains.

Travel during the afternoon if at all possible when it is the warmest, and be prepared for slow traffic traveling at 20 to 30 mph over the mountain passes. If you are not a confident driver in snow or ice, then take public transportation back to school and retrieve your car at spring break when travel conditions will hopefully be much better!

Be safe!
– Security Services

On Monday, Jan. 9, the Stevens Center elevator is having some maintenance done by KONE, with the work centering on the functionality of a “Hold” button necessary for IT employees to move equipment to the third floor.

The elevator will be out of service for short periods of time throughout the day, but should still be able to accommodate people as necessary.

If your financial aid has not disbursed to your student account yet, please be sure you are ready. Are you fully registered (not including wait-listed classes) and have your “confirmed” for spring? Both of these impact aid disbursement!

Expecting excess aid for books and living expenses? Have you granted Financial Aid Permissions so aid can cover all your charges? Have you signed up for Direct Deposit? These both impact our ability to process your charges, issue refunds quickly and clear account holds.

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.

The Graduate School of Counseling at George Fox University is hosting its last information meeting before the Feb. 1 early application deadline for fall semester. If you’re considering a masters in school counseling, clinical mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, or school psychology, then plan to join the meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Portland Center campus (Room 155A).

Please RSVP online here and contact Joel Moore with questions at jmoore@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6166.

Don’t forget the hours in the Bruin Store are shortened today (Friday), from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will resume normal semester hours (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday) starting on Monday, Jan. 9.

Also, do you have online textbook orders to pick up? Pick those up any day next week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the FoxHole.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Anderson Campbell and Steve Sherwood of the College of Christian Studies invite you to help celebrate the release of their book Praying for Justice: A Lectionary of Christian Concern, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Chapters Books and Coffee (701 E. 1st St.).

Campbell and Sherwood believe God is greater than any politician, political system or nation, and that now is the time for people of faith to act in tangible, costly and courageous ways. The book, written in response to the troubling rhetoric and division of the 2016 election season, calls Christians to live into wisdom, prudence, compassion, humility and discernment – and to pursue the heart of God’s kingdom vision: a society in which all are valued as individuals bearing God’s image.

The book invites readers to use each day’s verse as a meditation or reflection for that day and each week’s quotation as an examination of the ways in which their life images God’s redemptive justice in the world.

Books will also be for sale in the College of Christian Studies ($18); 100 percent of the net proceeds will go to Church World Service to aid in its work of resettling refugees and advocating for immigrant and refugee rights in the United States.

For more information, contact Paula Hampton (phampton@georgefox.edu) or go to barclaypress.com.

Although the Newberg and Portland campuses are currently ice and snow-free, that might not be the case this weekend, as a wintry mix of weather is forecast for Saturday and Sunday before it turns to rain. As you return to school or work, please pay careful attention to your state’s Department of Transportation website and road cams to check the road conditions.

Many mountain passes have been requiring chains or traction tires, or have been closed due to adverse weather and travel conditions (I-5 in the Siskiyous). Here are the regulations regarding usage of chains in the state of Oregon.

The tripcheck.com website in Oregon is extremely helpful to view the actual mountain passes through the provided webcams. The CalTrans website also has webcams, as does the WashDot website. If you are traveling from central or eastern Oregon via Highway 20, please be advised that even though chains may or may not be required depending on when you travel, the road is plowed but is icy and rutted.

As always, you need to be prepared for winter driving conditions, and at a minimum should have the following

• Chains and something to kneel on when installing them
• One gallon of water per person
• High-energy food like trail mix, granola bars, etc.
• Several flashlights
• A mirror to signal for help if you run off the road
• Flares
• An ice scraper and de-icer
• Blankets
• Warm coats/hat/gloves
• A shovel
• Kitty litter or bird seed for traction should you become stuck.

A cell phone charger that works off the car’s battery is also recommended should you become stranded or delayed. A reflective vest is also highly recommended if you are traveling at night and have to stop to install chains.

Travel during the afternoon if at all possible when it is the warmest, and be prepared for slow traffic traveling at 20 to 30 mph over the mountain passes. If you are not a confident driver in snow or ice, then take public transportation back to school and retrieve your car at spring break when travel conditions will hopefully be much better!

Be safe!
– Security Services

Please note that, per IRS guidelines, as of Jan. 1, 2017, the new mileage reimbursement rate for 2017 is $0.535 per mile.

The Expense Reimbursement Request form has been updated to reflect this change. There are now two Expense Reimbursement Request forms available on the Finance Department – Forms webpage, so please select carefully using the following criteria:

• The “2017 Expense Reimbursement Request” form should be used for reimbursement of expenses incurred on or after Jan. 1, 2017.
• The “2016 Expense Reimbursement Request” form should be used for expenses incurred on or before Dec. 31, 2016.

As a friendly reminder, all expense reimbursement requests should be submitted to the finance department within 30 work days after completion of the trip or purchase.

Please contact Jen Klapp at ext. 2170 with any questions.

Thank you,
– The Finance Department

The Bruin Store has “George Fox University Class of 2016” teddy bears and T-shirts that must go! This week only we are offering a 50 percent discount on these items. There is a limited supply, so act quickly.

Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georegefox.edu for more information.

Due to an illness, the Bruin Store is adjusting its hours this week. Those new hours will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today (Thursday) and tomorrow. We will resume normal semester hours (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday) starting on Monday, Jan. 9.

Also, do you have online textbook orders to pick up? Pick those up any day next week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the FoxHole.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Thank you and Go Bruins!

Students: The parking map was adjusted over Christmas break, so feel free to download a new copy here. Please keep a copy in your car for easy reference; the highlights are more parking areas for commuters and some adjustments to Resident West parking. These changes take effect Monday, Jan. 9, so be sure to view the new map before arriving back on campus.

If you moved from one side of the campus to another over break, or moved off-campus, you will need a new parking permit. Please scrape off your old one and bring it to the security office to make the required no-charge permit switch.

If you switched cars over break, you need to do the same thing and bring the new vehicle’s DMV registration slip to the security office to register and get a new parking permit (again, no charge).

If you are bringing back a vehicle and weren’t registered last fall, go on MyGFU now and register it with your DMV registration slip in front of you. Permits take one to two weeks to arrive, so be sure to use your campus or off-campus address for the “mailing address” portion of the registration process. The cost for spring semester is $60, as permits are billed per semester.

Questions? Call 503-554-2090 during business hours or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Den has reopened this week from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and The Bridge Cafe will return to normal hours on Monday, Jan. 9.

The Bruin Store has “George Fox University Class of 2016” teddy bears and T-shirts that must go! This week only we are offering a 50 percent discount on these items. There is a limited supply, so act quickly.

Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georegefox.edu for more information.

Due to an illness, the Bruin Store is adjusting its hours this week. Those new hours will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) through Friday (Jan. 4-6). We will resume normal semester hours (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday) starting on Monday, Jan. 9.

Also, do you have online textbook orders to pick up? Pick those up any day next week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the FoxHole.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Thank you and Go Bruins!