The Daily Bruin

The last lost and found tables of the semester will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the Bruin Den. Any items not recovered by the owners will be donated to charitable causes after this date, so be sure to stop by if you are missing an item!

Join the university in saying farewell to Ron and Carolyn Stansell at a retirement reception from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center. Ron has served as professor of religion with a missions emphasis for the past 25 years. Carolyn worked in Student Financial Services for seven years and then, together with Ron, led students in our South American Studies Program for the past five years. They will retire this spring upon returning from Bolivia.

Celebrate with us their years of dedication and valuable contributions to George Fox.

Check out the new website for ASC. It includes a school calendar, quick link to university sports, information on ASC members and more. Visit it at asc.georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget the library’s annual wassail party Monday, Dec. 14! Take a break and drop by the MLRC anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for snacks, wassail and coffee!

Don’t forget: The Baker family invites you and your family to their third annual Christmas open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Edwards House, 402 S. College St., in Newberg. Join us for light appetizers and holiday sweets as we celebrate the Christmas season together!

The university is seeking a full-time admissions counselor to do recruiting for the School of Education’s EDFL program. This position is currently open only to internal applicants (employees). Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to obtain a copy of the job description and transfer request if you are interested in applying for this opening.

To apply, you will need to submit the completed transfer request, cover letter and resume to Human Resources no later than Friday, Dec. 18.

With the winter season upon us, it is important for us to know when and how campus closure information will be made available. The Provost will make the decision whether or not to close the Portland (Salem, Boise, Redmond or Newberg) campus for daytime classes by 6:30 a.m. or 2:15 p.m. for evening classes.This applies to all days of the week, including Saturday.

Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. To find out if a closure decision has been made when bad weather occurs:

1. Listen to local radio and television stations. Each campus will be identified separately.
2. Call Newsline, the university’s recorded announcements, at 503-554-3868
3. Call the George Fox University switchboard at 503-538-8383.
4. Check television and newspaper Web sites: kgw.com, koin.com, kptv.com, katu.com, columbian.com, oregonlive.com or flashalert.net.
5. Message on the Portland (503-554-6100) or Salem (971-239-4930) phone lines.
6. Main GFU website – there is a weather related closure link at the bottom of the main web page.

There are only two weeks remaining to do your Christmas shopping! Come check out the new styles of clothing at the Bruin Bookstore and take 25 percent off during our Christmas sale Dec. 14-22. Sale also includes 25 percent off on gift items (does not include diploma frames), 25 percent off on children’s books and 30 percent off on Christmas products.

Store hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. next week, Monday through Friday, during finals.

Senior business capstone groups invite you and your families to join us this Saturday, Dec. 12, for our first community market. It will be held in EHS from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be live Christmas music, great food and local vendors, with a percentage of the sales going toward the Patrick Kibler fund.

Some of the local vendors include Victoria Lavender, Scarf it Up, and authors Dirk Barram, Jim Foster and Erin Macy. Come support the community and our business students while also doing some Christmas shopping.

Any questions e-mail us at dreamlocal@gmail.com.

For those hoping to participate in a semester study program off campus next year, it’s time to get your applications completed and ready to turn in by the deadline on Friday, Jan. 15.

There will be an information table in the Bruin Den on Wednesday, Dec. 16, between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Stop by with your questions for Lon Fendall, director of the Center for Global Studies.

Please join us in the Bruin Den Annex between noon and 1 p.m. this Monday, Dec. 14, as we celebrate the holiday season with our annual Christmas staff lunch. This year we are pleased to have Bob Gilmore at the piano playing beautiful Christmas music. The cost is $3 per person.

A piece from a recent senior thesis exhibit, an Oregon Symphony 2009-10 season brochure, is missing. If you have any information concerning its whereabouts, please write rwhitley05@georgefox.edu. It was part of a graphic artist’s show and needs to be returned.

Masters of Education candidate Yu Chen will present her thesis, “The Main Problems of Chinese Students in America,” at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, in Stevens 101. Her research included interviews with George Fox students from China. All are welcome to attend.

The Staff Development Committee would like to thank the university community for joining in our fall 2009 “HUGS for Kids” clothing drive for Love INC. Together, we collected dozens of hats, umbrellas, gloves and scarves as well as several boxes of personal hygiene items and lots and lots of toys! Thank you for making this winter a whole lot more fun and warm for many, many Newberg kids.

Interested in a career in the sports and entertainment industry? Career Services is sponsoring transportation to the Sports and Entertainment Career & Internship Fair at the Rose Garden on February 9th.

The cost is $15, which includes transportation, career fair registration, and a ticket that night’s Blazer game. This offer is limited to the first ten students to sign-up.

Contact Career Services (x2330 or careers@georgefox.edu). Game on!

The Fitness Center will follow the following schedule during the holiday break. On days it is open, the hours are 6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.

Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 21-22, OPEN
Wednesday through Sunday, Dec. 23-27, CLOSED
Monday through Thursday, Dec. 28-31, OPEN
Friday through Sunday, Jan. 1-3, CLOSED
Monday through Friday, Jan. 4-8, OPEN
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 9-10, CLOSED
Monday, Jan. 11: First day of spring semester

The music department has five MIDI digital pianos for sale — just in time for the holidays!

The Kawai PN60 pianos have 76 keys and are selling for $175 each. They are in excellent working condition and sound great. They can be played with earphones so as not to disturb the family. They feature MIDI connection, an onboard recorder (sequencer), metronome and demo songs. In addition, about 10-12 different sounds are built in to each keyboard.

If you have wanted to hook up your computer to a keyboard, now is the time. These will go fast at this price.

The keyboards are currently in Ross 218 and are available to look at anytime the lab is open. They will be removed on Dec. 18 and will be available for pick-up by appointment Dec 21-24. Any unsold pianos will be posted for sale on craigslist as of Dec 18.

For more information contact:
Debbie Hawblitzel
Administrative Assistant, Performing Arts Department
Telephone: 503-554-2620
E-mail: dhawblit@georgefox.edu

To read more about the piano, click on this link to the owner’s manual.

Is there someone at George Fox who has made a difference in your academic career?  Someone who ignited a spark to make you want to learn or attend class or who has acted as a role model?  Take a moment to write an email, e-card, or traditional “thank you” card to that professor (or other person).  Try to be specific as you describe how this person has contributed to your life.

This idea sponsored by the Academic Resource Center/Writing Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Don’t forget: Tickets to the Winter Semi-formal are on sale now in the Bruin Den during lunch and dinner. Pre-buy your tickets and save money! The dance is Sunday, December 13 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Also, don’t forget the swing instructor night on Thursday, December 10 from 8 to 9 p.m. in the Wheeler Gymnasium.

Contact Stacie Laughlin at slaughlin07@georgefox.edu for more information.