The Daily Bruin

Take a break from all these final assignments and headaches for an early Christmas celebration!

Instead, come help decorate the Christmas tree, sing carols, eat Christmas cookies, and take in the hot cocoa. Bring your joyous spirit to celebrate Christmas with the residents at Friendsview Retirement Community this Thursday, Dec. 3, from 7 to 8 p.m.

Feel free to bring a musical instrument; there will be a piano there. Meet in the Bruin Den at 6:50 p.m. to head over to Friendsview.

Questions? Please contact Nissi Undurthi at nundurthi14@georgefox.edu.

A beginning guitar class and private guitar lessons are being offered this spring on campus for credit! Sign up and add some fun and a new skill to your schedule.

The Beginning Guitar Class is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn the skills to play all your favorite rock, folk, pop and worship songs! No experience is necessary, but your own guitar is. The class is MUSI 250-A (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 4:15-5:05 p.m.). Currently we’re only offering one section, but may offer a second if the first one fills up.

Private Guitar Lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level very quickly. One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and you’ll get top-notch instruction that is specific to your skill level and caters to the styles of music that you really want to learn. We can focus on anything from classical, rock, blues, metal, shred, folk, worship, etc. It’s up to you. The class is MUSA 105 GT/305 GT.

Lessons and class are taught by G.I.T. Musicians Institute graduate and veteran guitar player/instructor Jordan Stricklen.

Email Jordan directly for more info on applied lessons: jstricklen@georgefox.edu.

The School of Nursing’s Health Promotion class presents its first Health Fair! There will be lots of cool prizes, giveaways, snacks and interactive displays.

The Health Fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 4, in the EHS Atrium. This event is open to students and employees and is free!

We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Molly Murphy at mmurphy@georgefox.edu.

Alumni and their families, along with George Fox students and employees, are invited to join us for an evening of Christmas festivities and fellowship on Friday, Dec. 4. We will have an opportunity to decorate gingerbread houses together in EHS from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., followed by singing Christmas carols around the Centennial Tower.

Questions? Contact Kyle Pfeiffer at 503-554-2131 or kpfeiffer@georgefox.edu.

Students: Please remember to lock your November time sheet in the timekeeping system. This will help ensure that your December payroll will be processed on time.

Thank you for all your help,

Kasondra Silva, Payroll Specialist
ksilva@georgefox.edu

My roommate and I are looking for two or three roommates. The cost is $279 a month for five people or $350 for four people to share, not including utility fees. Here are more details:

• Available at the end of the term
• Close to Fred Meyer and Goodwill
• Two large single bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
• Includes washer/dryer, dishwasher, stove, oven, refrigerator, gas fireplace, several chairs in the unit
• No pets
• Located at 2025 E. 2nd St.

For more details, please contact Annie Chen at jchen13@georgefox.edu or visit this link.

Embrace Ministries and International Justice Mission are teaming up to gather supplies and create kits for Syrian refugee families in the Greek Isles and foster children in Yamhill County.

We will be collecting completed kits and boxes and donated supplies now through finals week. Drop off fully finished kits or individual supplies at the SpIL Annex in the SUB or in the blue bins around campus in Bauman and the Bruin Den.

For lists of supplies and instructions, go to georgefox.edu/embrace or email Mikayla (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) or Grace (glownsbery12@georgefox.edu).

We will also be having a packing party for all of these items Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. We would love to see you there!

Be sure to join us in Shalom tonight (Tuesday) as we welcome Brittany Phillips from the Hope & Light Initiative with ICMM, as she shares with us about her work and story! She will also be sharing about their recent and developing programs in war and rebel territories with ex-child soldiers and street child support. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss, so be sure to come to the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m. to get in on this conversation.

Also, Hailey Moore will be leading bread making at Lewis 1 at 6 p.m. tonight! Come join us for an awesome time of community and learning how to make the artisan bread we share in Shalom each week.

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Attention employees and commuters: The gravel lot will be closed today (Monday, Nov. 30), and should reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 1. If this is your normal lot, please park in the Le Shana lot at the corner of Villa and Fulton streets on Monday.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

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.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Department

This survey is about how people respond to genetically modified food. Please take a few minutes to participate. The survey is anonymous. I’m looking for data from employees and students.

Thank you,
He Wang (hwang13@georgefox.edu)

Genetically Modified Food Survey

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Interested in using your musical talents to bring glory to God? Consider auditioning to be a part of the Tuesday Chapel Band next semester!

Auditions for the Worship Ensemble Chapel Band are tonight (Monday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Questions? Contact Mark Stuckey at mstuckey@georgefox.edu.

Employees, please tell students about this opportunity.

Attention employees and commuters: The gravel lot will be closed on Monday, Nov. 30, and should reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 1. If this is your normal lot, please park in the Le Shana lot at the corner of Villa and Fulton streets on Monday.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Dodgeball intramurals will start on Monday, Nov. 30. If you want to play, sign up in the Bruin Den this week! Create a team name and sign up your team, including your captain’s email and phone number.

If you are already gone and still want to sign up, please email JJ Lacey at jlacey13@georgefox.edu and send him your team info before Saturday, Nov. 28.

Are you interested in practicing your French skills? Nadine Kincaid, who lived in France and is fluent in French, is hosting a conversation table in the Bruin Den today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to French-speakers of all levels. Come by and join us!

Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gailey at avu13@georgefox.edu.

Interested in using your musical talents to bring glory to God? Consider auditioning to be a part of the Tuesday Chapel Band next semester!

Auditions for the Worship Ensemble Chapel Band will be this Monday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Questions? Contact Mark Stuckey at mstuckey@georgefox.edu.

Employees, please tell students about this opportunity.

Winter is coming! Face the cold with George Fox beanies at the Bruin Store, starting at $12. Our most popular styles are back in stock.

Feeling festive? We have ugly Christmas sweaters and T-shirts. Remember to bring your Serve Day card (along with a university ID) and save an additional 10 percent off all general merchandise.

Also, check us out on Facebook. We look forward to seeing you!

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

Come to the International House tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. for some snacks and fun games! Never been to any of our events before? Come hang out and meet some new people! We are focused on supporting students who have lived in other countries or whose parents work outside the U.S., but all are welcome at any of our events.

The entire university community is invited to Tuesday morning chapel today at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. We will spend time singing, hearing stories of thankfulness and receiving communion.

Also, please note that there will be no Vespers service Wednesday night. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

We want to remind all of us about the expectations of living in a Christ-centered community that honors kindness, grace and civility as important values. We believe that all people are of great worth and value in the eyes of God and seek to increasingly become a campus characterized by loving support of one another.

Cultural humility means that we seek to understand and appreciate others, also created in the image of God, who are different from ourselves. Language and/or behavior that relies on stereotypes or is demeaning toward individuals or groups is absolutely unacceptable for George Fox students and employees, whether it occurs in person, through social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) or anonymously.

Violations of these expectations are taken very seriously by the university, especially when directed at another because of their race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion or disabilities. We want to remind everyone that George Fox has harassment, discrimination and bias-related incident policies that can be viewed at studenthandbook.georgefox.edu.

Any incidents of harassment, discrimination or bias should be reported immediately to the Office of Student Life. We would also encourage community members to hold one another accountable for what we say and do in this important area. May God enable each of us to be more and more like Jesus in the way we treat one another!

Blessings,

– Brad Lau,
VP for Student Life