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.

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.

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.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursements to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please click this link to view the holiday check run schedule posted on the “Forms” page of the finance department’s website. Please check this webpage periodically for any changes to the current schedule. If you have questions, contact Jen Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu.

Please note that the finance department will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1, so no checks will be available from accounts payable during this time.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Department

We’ll be having Square 1 tonight (Tuesday) in the Cap and Gown Room at 6 p.m. Normally we meet on Fridays, but we’re squeezing in one last credit opportunity for students who haven’t quite met the requirement.

Because it is finals week, Square 1 will wrap up early (finishing by 7 p.m. at the very latest). We’ll do simple worship, spend some time in the Scriptures, and get you on your merry way.

See you there!

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.

Advent is the beginning of the church year, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ending on Christmas Eve. It is the season of remembering the long-awaited Messiah and anticipating the second coming of Jesus, culminating in the celebration of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day.

This year’s Advent readings are available from the Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life (SpIL). If you would like a copy of the Advent readings, please email the office with your school mailbox number at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Merry Christmas,
SpIL

Stop by the International House between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday (Dec. 16-18) to take your picture at our first holiday photo booth. We have a festive backdrop and lots of props!

Come alone and take a selfie or bring your friends or a whole department and take a funny photo! (Please bring your own camera.)

Questions? Contact Jennifer Farland at jfarland@georgefox.edu.

Applications for studying abroad are due Friday, Jan. 15. The application is to study abroad during the summer of 2016, fall of 2016 or spring of 2017.

For more information, stop by the Center for Study Abroad office in Lemmons 9.

Click here to access the application.

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.

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.

Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party today (Monday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break on “Dead Day” and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee.

It’s our treat to you!