The Daily Bruin

All university offices on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

‘Tis the season to ship packages and we have some tips to help ensure that your packages arrive safely.

1. Do not wrap the box in brown paper, grocery bags, wrapping paper, etc. (Too many times, the paper is ripped off in the handling and shipping process – and the address and postage are gone!)
   1. Just use a plain old box – a cereal box, a ShopVac box, an Office Depot box, etc.
   2. Put your new address label directly onto the box (or write the address on a clear side of the box). We also have shipping labels available that you can use.
   3. We do have a wide variety of the free Priority boxes – regular and Flat Rate.
   4. Another safety item: Put a copy of the address where it is going inside the box – just in case the box gets torn open.
2. Use blue or black ink for the address. Do not use red ink. Red is hard to read by the U.S. Mail scanners.
3. Use regular packing tape on the package. Do not use ribbon, bows, twine, etc. Also, do not use duct tape of any kind (security reasons).
4. Pack fragile items with lots of padding. ALL packages are handled by machines – they can’t read “Fragile” that people write on the outside of the package.
5. This year, U.S. Mail will deliver packages seven days a week during the holiday season.
6. Shipping deadlines are found in the lobby area of Mail Services or on our website (click here).

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

I am conducting a survey on coffee and how it affects us. The survey only takes a minute or two to fill out. It can be accessed by clicking the below link.

Coffee Survey

Thanks for your participation! If you have any questions, contact Paige Patterson at ppatterson13@georgefox.edu.

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.

The Wheeler Sports Center gym and the fitness center will close early (5 p.m.) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and not open again until Monday, Dec. 1, at 6 a.m. Happy Thanksgiving!

Chapel will be this Tuesday, Nov. 25 in Bauman Auditorium at 10:50 a.m. We will be hearing stories of gratitude from students as well as taking communion as a special Thanksgiving chapel.

Shalom will be this Tuesday, Nov. 25 in the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m. Liberty in North Korea (LINK) will be visiting campus to share voices and ideas of people who have actually experienced the challenges and changes in North Korea. Chapel elective credit is available.

There will be no chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Enjoy your break!

For more information visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Interested in the RA position? Come talk with the current residence life staff at an RA Meet & Greet! These will be casual opportunities to ask questions and hear about RA experiences. (This time is open to all interested students, not just residents of each area).

• Monday, Nov. 24, 9:30-10:30 p.m.: Pennington Lobby
• Tuesday, Nov. 25, 8-8:45 p.m.: HMS Lobby

Questions? Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu

All employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.).

Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

Do you have a desire to lead worship? Join us in MUSI 340, Creating, Planning, and Leading Worship. The class will help you develop your philosophy of worship and then give you tools to implement that philosophy as you learn to create, plan, and lead worship!

The class, worth 3 credits, will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Questions? Please contact Bobby Gaither at rgaither@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Den and Bruin Bites will be closing after lunch at 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 26, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Villa Café will be closing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

All three cafes will reopen on Monday, Dec. 1, at their normal times.

For those of you who are staying on campus over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, our meal times in Klages will be changing as follows:

• Wednesday dinner, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• Thursday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m
• Thanksgiving dinner, 4-4:30 p.m.
• Friday and Saturday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Saturday dinner, 5-5:30 p.m.
• Sunday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Sunday dinner, 5-7 p.m.

Our entire staff wishes everyone a safe and blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends.

Please send an email to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, if you would like to nominate a colleague for November Employee of the Month with a summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past month or so.

The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 Visa gift card at our community meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11.

Did you forget to turn in your Operation Christmas Child box? The time to turn them in has been extended! You can now turn them in to the blue-marked bins in the Bruin Den through today (Saturday) at 8 p.m.

Email Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with questions you may have.

This survey of the student body aims to help us understand how students use emoticons in texting.  Please help us by taking this short 2 minute survey.

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.

Come listen to your fellow students as they perform covers and original songs. The final Student Concert of the semester is this Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m.! An open mic will be available toward the end if you would like to show off your skills!

Questions? Contact Moriah Kimmer at mkimmer11@georgefox.edu.

Do you experience God through experiencing nature? Do you want to join us as we explore Ape Caves which are just south of Mount St. Helens and experience the beauty of God’s creation?

This worship opportunity is free (transportation, lunch, and admission into the state park). The trip is planned for Sunday, Nov. 23, leaving at 8 a.m. and returning at 3 p.m.

If you have any questions or in order to reserve a spot, email Kyle Webster at kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Joshua Garcia at garciaj11@georgefox.edu.

Get your tickets for the university’s Christmas Concert ASAP! Tickets are going fast. Students get one complimentary ticket, and those involved in an ensemble get two free tickets!

Get your tickets in the music office or online. Performances are Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2:30 p.m. All performances are in Bauman Auditorium.

The all-employee meeting originally scheduled for this Tuesday, Nov. 25, has been canceled. In lieu of a meeting, President Robin Baker will be sending out an issue of his newsletter The Bridge to provide the campus community with updates. The next all-employee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Enjoy your upcoming Thanksgiving break!

The College of Business has a graduate program coordinator staff opening effective Nov. 24, 2014. The position is primarily housed at the Portland Center, with some Newberg work days.

The link to this position announcement can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for this position, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and application instructions.

Two staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Graduate Program Coordinator, Portland
• Director of Housing, Newberg

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.