The Daily Bruin

IT will be staffed and available over the Christmas break. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 29 and 30, computer hardware repair services will be limited so our staff can enjoy the holidays with their families and be ready to serve you in the new year.

Newberg hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the days the university is open for business during the break. We will close for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. until Monday, Jan. 4.

Questions? Contact Josh Nauman at jnauman@georgefox.edu.

Scholarship Manager is George Fox’s site for traditional undergraduate students returning for the 2016-2017 academic year. This site is for donor funded scholarships.

You can start it today (Friday) and submit it early during your winter break. The final deadline is January 27, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

To apply, please follow the following steps:

• Sign in to your MyGFU
• Under “Student Resources”  click on “2016 Newberg UG Scholarships”
• Sign-in again using your regular MyGFU log-in

May your Holidays be filled with His Grace and Joy!

A few things to take note of as you mail packages …

No duct tape
As you tape up your outgoing packages being shipped by UPS, U.S. Mail or any other shipping carrier, do not use duct tape of any color. The drivers will refuse to take the package. This was originally a result of security following Sept. 11, 2001. Some carriers are again refusing to take packages with duct tape. Please just use clear packing tape for your outgoing packages.

Fragile packages
If you want “Special Handling for your Fragile package,” the package must be identified with a “Special Handling – Fragile” sticker that we have at mail services. These stickers are provided by the post office, and each sticker costs $10.35, in addition to the shipping costs of the package. For U.S. Mail packages, writing “Fragile” on the package does no good. The carriers do not handle these packages separately.

Shipping original art
If you want special handling of your ‘Original Art Work” you must purchase a $10.35 Fragile sticker at mail services for shipping by U.S. Mail. You still need your package packed securely to prevent damage. The only insurance that would be paid for “original art” would be based on an official appraised value of the piece of art by someone who is licensed to do this.

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

Returning next semester?

• Keep your mailbox key.
• Your mail will be waiting for you in your mailbox when you return in January.
• All packages that you receive over the break will be held at University Mail Services, waiting for you when you return in January.

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Still need a Christmas tree? The music department is making available some trees from last week’s Christmas concert. Feel free to drop by the front of Bauman Auditorium and pick one up for only $10.

Payment can be made with Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu) in the Ross Center.

Not returning next semester?

Graduating seniors …

• You gave your forwarding address during Exodus or you were contacted via email.
• Not sure? Fill out a pink forwarding address card found on the counters in the hallways of the Beebe post office, SUB post office or University Mail Services.
• Return pink forwarding address card to University Mail Services in person or via campus mail.
• Remember to return your mailbox key before you leave campus. (There is a $15 charge to your account for non-returned mailbox key.)

Withdrawing …

• Fill out a pink forwarding address card, found on the counters in the hallways of the Beebe post office, SUB post office or University Mail Services.
• Return card to University Mail Services.
• Remember to return your mailbox key before you leave campus.
• Key return envelopes are located on the counters of the post offices; return via campus mail. (There is a $15 charge to your account for non-returned mailbox key.)

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Following are Christmas break hours for University Mail Services, located in the North Street Annex:

• Open: Dec. 21-23 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Dec. 29-30 (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.); Jan. 4-8 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed: Dec. 24-28; Dec. 29-30 (1 to 4:30 p.m.); Dec. 31 and Jan. 1

Christmas break hours for University Print Services:

• Open: Dec. 21-23 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Jan. 4-8 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed: Dec. 24 – Jan. 1

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

More than 250 students will receive undergraduate and graduate diplomas at the university’s midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19, in the Wheeler Sports Center. Seating begins at 10 a.m., and the ceremony will start at 11 a.m.

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

George Fox alumnus Jeff Greene, a vice president and portfolio manager at First Republic Private Wealth Management with more than 10 years of experience in the wealth management business, will be the commencement speaker. The title of his presentation is “A Passion to Serve.”

Weather forecasters with Portland’s news agencies are recommending that people use extra caution as they travel in the state.

The Columbia Gorge is expecting snow and freezing rain, and the Cascades and Central and Eastern Oregon are expecting both heavy snow and possibly freezing rain. Western Oregon is expected to get another 1 to 3 inches of rain, with more flooding and landslides possible. Chains will likely be required in the mountains.

If possible, it is recommended by weather forecasters that you delay your trip until Saturday.

Please make sure you have emergency supplies in your car before you leave, and please drive with caution so that you will make it safely to your destination.

Please check tripcheck.com to view webcams in various points of the state for updated driving conditions.

Merry Christmas from security services

Still need a Christmas tree? The music department is making available some trees from last week’s Christmas concert. Feel free to drop by the front of Bauman Auditorium and pick one up for only $10.

Payment can be made with Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu) in the Ross Center.

IT will be staffed and available over the Christmas break. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 29 and 30, computer hardware repair services will be limited so our staff can enjoy the holidays with their families and be ready to serve you in the new year.

Newberg hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the days the university is open for business during the break. We will close for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. until Monday, Jan. 4.

Questions? Contact Josh Nauman at jnauman@georgefox.edu.

Have you been letting your friends, family members, your friends’ friends, your church acquaintances and everyone else know you’re for hire? Tell us about it for a chance to win a $50 Nordstrom gift card!

Just click on this link and fill out the survey. Remember, winter break is a great time to let everyone know that you are for hire, whether that be for an internship or job.

Questions? Contact TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu or stop by the IDEA Center.

Do you want to be in choir? You don’t have to wait until next fall! Please come join us this January for our spring term.

If you are interested in singing please email Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu or stop by Ross 201.

Interested in joining the conversation about women in ministry? You’re invited to join the conversation in the first Colloquium Series for the spring semester.

This Colloquium Series will be hosted by Trish Welstad, MDiv, director of the Leadership Center. The series runs for four Thursdays, starting Jan. 14, at 10:50 a.m. in Hoover 208. You will receive five chapel elective credits for attending all four colloquium sessions.

Sign up on the Chapel Elective page on the George Fox website.

Questions? Contact Kearsten McCoy at kmccoy@georgefox.edu.

Could you use some extra cash this time of year? Sell your textbooks back for a well-timed payday!

The Bruin Store will be buying textbooks back all finals week, Dec. 14-18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

The process is simple:

1. Bring your textbooks and Student ID
2. Get cash!

Also, you can order next semester’s textbooks now at georgefoxshop.com. Have them shipped to the store to avoid shipping!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

Returning next semester?

• Keep your mailbox key.
• Your mail will be waiting for you in your mailbox when you return in January.
• All packages that you receive over the break will be held at University Mail Services, waiting for you when you return in January.

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Not returning next semester?

Graduating seniors …

• You gave your forwarding address during Exodus or you were contacted via email.
• Not sure? Fill out a pink forwarding address card found on the counters in the hallways of the Beebe post office, SUB post office or University Mail Services.
• Return pink forwarding address card to University Mail Services in person or via campus mail.
• Remember to return your mailbox key before you leave campus. (There is a $15 charge to your account for non-returned mailbox key.)

Withdrawing …

• Fill out a pink forwarding address card, found on the counters in the hallways of the Beebe post office, SUB post office or University Mail Services.
• Return card to University Mail Services.
• Remember to return your mailbox key before you leave campus.
• Key return envelopes are located on the counters of the post offices; return via campus mail. (There is a $15 charge to your account for non-returned mailbox key.)

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Following are Christmas break hours for University Mail Services, located in the North Street Annex:

• Open: Dec. 21-23 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Dec. 29-30 (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.); Jan. 4-8 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed: Dec. 24-28; Dec. 29-30 (1 to 4:30 p.m.); Dec. 31 and Jan. 1

Christmas break hours for University Print Services:

• Open: Dec. 21-23 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Jan. 4-8 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed: Dec. 24 – Jan. 1

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

We will serve our annual Christmas buffet to all of our meal-plan students today (Wednesday) from 5 to 7:30 p.m., and we’d like to invite employees and commuter students to join in our celebration.

We will have a carving station, a variety of salads and side dishes, and some holiday desserts and beverages, all for just $10 per person ($8 children).

– Bon Appetit

The College of Education is offering GEED 285, Becoming a Master Student, during the spring semester. Below is a description of the course:

This course is designed to engage students in the academic learning skills of time-management, note-taking, recognition of personal multiple intelligence, test-taking preparation and application, critical thinking, effective communication skills required for the academic setting, introduction to diversity in the classroom environment, financial responsibility, healthy habits, and pursuit of one’s goals.

The course meets from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during spring 2016.

If you’re interested, touch base with your CAP Coach to see how you can fit the class into your schedule. Contact Rebecca Valdovinos (rvaldovinos@georgefox.edu) or Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@eorgefox.edu) if you have questions about the course.