The Daily Bruin

On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Photography Club will be hosting a photo booth from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Bruin Den.

The theme will be a surprise, and props will be provided. All are welcome to come get their pictures taken, individually or with friends (bring as many as you like). This will be drop-in style, so come anytime from 3 to 7 p.m.! We look forward to seeing you there.

We also welcome student photographers who would like to help take photos.

Please email Xylia Rehling at xrehling17@georgefox.edu if you would like to volunteer as a photographer or if you have any questions.

FoxTALE will be upgraded during the Christmas break and unavailable for an extended time starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28. We realize this is longer than usual and apologize for any inconvenience but hope you will be enjoying the holidays.

Questions? Email the tech team at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

– Your Educational Technology Team

Your help is needed! This survey contains questions that will help us know how we can create a better experience for you when you go to the Hadlock Student Center! We appreciate your feedback.

Thank you so much for your help!

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.

FoxTALE will be upgraded during the Christmas break and unavailable for an extended time from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28. We realize this is longer than usual and apologize for any inconvenience but hope you will be enjoying the holidays.

We also want to remind you that after the upgrade you will view past course sites (prior to 2016 Fall) on the FoxTALE-Archive site. Institutional Technology will move the oldest course sites in batches over the next few weeks until all course sites previous to 2016 Fall are moved to the Archive. We anticipate this work will be completed the week of Dec. 24.

Questions? Email the tech team at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

– Your Educational Technology Team

The entire George Fox community is invited to join together to sing Christmas carols and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa today (Friday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Pennington Plaza, located between the Pennington residence hall and the Stevens Center on the Newberg campus.

Join us as we celebrate the start of the holiday season with a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony! Contact Hannah Butler (hbutler@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

A team of senior social work students is asking for your input about extracurricular activity involvement and feelings of inclusion at George Fox.

Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey. All George Fox undergraduate students are encouraged to participate. We appreciate your time and thoughts.

Thanks!
– Sarah Thurston (sthurston15@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.

Tonight’s the night! Don’t miss Winter Formal at Left Bank Annex in Portland at 8 p.m.! Tickets are on sale now in the Bruin Store or can purchased at the door of the event. The cost is $10 per student and $15 per non-student.

Questions? Email activities@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University’s Department of Physical Therapy is going to Ghana and Uganda in June 2019 to serve various communities with education and physical therapy.

In an effort to lower our trip expenses, Taqueria Kopitos will be donating a percentage of their sales to our mission on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Please come to support us!

For more information, contact Kayla Winter (kwinter17@georgefox.edu).

All are welcome to this week’s Game Night Club meeting in the FoxHole tonight (Friday) from 6:30 to 8 p.m.!

There will be snacks and fun games! Make sure to stop by and bring your friends for a night of fun and games.

The Diaper Drive is being extended until the end of next week. The Students for Life Club will take all donated diapers to the Pregnancy Resource and Counseling Center right here in Newberg on Dec. 7.

The donation box is in the Bruin Den. Please drop off any diapers that you would be willing to donate to parents in need during this holiday season.

Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Swing Dance Club will be meeting for one last time for this semester tomorrow night (Saturday) in the FoxHole. Beginner lessons start at 6:30 p.m., intermediate at 7 p.m., and the open dance at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join us!

If you want to have any special songs played during this last session, email Andrea Alsager at aalsager17@georgefox.edu.

Students: Your spring textbooks are now available for rent and/or purchase at the Bruin Store. Shop in-store and online at georgefoxshop.com.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@the_bruin_store).

Thank you and go Bruins!

Don’t forget to join your colleagues for the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

The holidays are here … and the Finance Department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please refer to the Forms page on the Finance Department website to view the Finance Holiday Schedule or download this document.

Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Team

You are invited to the second-ever Women’s DiversiTEA from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, in Canyon Commons 101-102.

This tea is designed to be an opportunity for staff, administration and faculty women of color to share their story. Joining us will be Aida Ramos, Jenny Elsey, Rebecca Yazzie, Tai Harden-Moore and Patrice Brown. Although this event is centered around the experiences of women of color, all women are invited!

If you have questions, email Khadija Bruce at kbruce15@georgefox.edu. Please RSVP to this link.

The entire George Fox community is invited to join together to sing Christmas carols and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa tomorrow (Friday) from 5 to 6 p.m. in Pennington Plaza, located between the Pennington residence hall and the Stevens Center on the Newberg campus.

Join us as we celebrate the start of the holiday season with a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. Contact Hannah Butler (hbutler@georgefox.edu) or Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Don’t miss Winter Formal at Left Bank Annex in Portland tomorrow (Friday) at 8 p.m.! Tickets are on sale now in the Bruin Store or can purchased at the door of the event. The cost is $10 per student and $15 per non-student.

Also, plan to attend the Holiday Hangout on Friday. Dec. 7, in the Hadlock Student Center at 7 p.m. There will be Christmas cookies, Christmas music and maybe even a Santa appearance!

This year, Holiday Hangout is more than just fun. Student Activities and SpIL are sponsoring a gift card drive for underprivileged teens and children in the Newberg area – gift cards in the amount of $10 to $15 that could provide groceries, or anything a teenager might enjoy spending money on.

The living area with the most gift cards will win points for the living area competition. This will be the last opportunity to pick up points for your area before the end of the semester.

Questions? Email activities@georgefox.edu.

Does the success of science and the discovery of the laws of nature threaten the plausibility of miracles? How should we think about miracles in light of the philosopher David Hume’s influential skeptical arguments?

These are among the questions being discussed at a “Doubters Town Hall: Objections to Miracles” this Sunday, Dec. 2, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in EHS 102. The event is being hosted by the William Penn Honors Program.

Isaac Choi, who studied physics and chemistry at Harvard before his graduate studies in theology and philosophy, will be exploring these questions in a talk, followed by a town-hall format discussion with Choi, Abigail Favale and Ross McCullough.

Contact Helen Morse (hmorse@georgefox.edu) for more information.

This is a reminder that, for the next few months, the Canyon Commons building will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night unless there is a previously scheduled event (through Event Services). The venue is undergoing some maintenance work, and crews need this time to get the job done.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Jere Witherspoon in the Office of Student Life (503-554-2316).

This 2018 daily Advent devotional is a gift to the George Fox community, prayerfully written by George Fox undergraduate students to encourage our community to enjoy the presence of God in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The season of Advent begins this Sunday, Dec. 2.

Electronic copies of the devotional are available here, or you may stop by the Office for Spiritual Life to pick up a hard copy.

Contact the Office for Spiritual Life with any additional questions at 503-554-2320.