The Daily Bruin

George Fox is a private college, so if students can pay to enroll, they can certainly pay for their books, right? Not necessarily. Click this link to see stories of undergraduate students who would have benefited from help buying course materials.

For some students, purchasing textbooks can make the difference between a college education and dropping out of college. The Textbook Assistance Fund has been created to provide assistance to undergraduate students who cannot purchase required textbooks or course materials due to financial hardship.

We invite you to donate to the Textbook Assistance Fund. One faculty member contributed a portion of royalties, turning income from book sales into funds that enable students to acquire textbooks. See the invitation to contribute if you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the fund.

Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions about the Textbook Assistance Fund.

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, residence life will offer a women’s self-defense class from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for George Fox students and employees (location TBA). Teaching it will be an officer in the Newberg-Dundee Police Department who has offered these classes in the local community for the last decade.

The class size will be limited. Female students can sign up (free of charge) in the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. Participants will also be required to to sign a waiver form in order to participate. All participants need to be 18 years or older as of Dec. 6.

The class will involve a mixture of listening and practice. The instructor is able to modify and adapt techniques to match most physical limitations, so please do not self-select out of this training due to physical limitations.

If you have any questions, please contact David Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

In preparation for Winter Formal, the Swing Dance Club and Latin Heritage Club will be hosting dance lessons! Swing dance lessons will be held on the following days …

• Today (Monday)
• Wednesday, Dec. 6

Also, Bachata lessons will be held on the following days …

• Tuesday, Dec. 5
• Thursday, Dec. 7

All lessons will be in the Foxhole from 6 to 7 p.m. We hope to see you there! Contact Shelby Bauer (sbauer16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

This Advent season, the Office for Spiritual Life welcomes you to enjoy The Advent Project: A collection of meditations by students at George Fox University  The collection features daily readings and Scripture meditations meant to guide participants through the four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas.

The student writers, who represent various academic majors and years in school, were nominated for this project by George Fox faculty and student life staff. As you read their words, know that it is their hope and ours that during this season of Advent, you will remember that the God who promised is faithful, and that you will find hope, peace, joy and love in the God who made his dwelling among us.

Grace and Peace to you this Advent season,
– The Office for Spiritual Life

Attention faculty: Sign up now for a special session of Search Advocate Training!

Rebecca Hernandez and Laura Hartley will offer a two-day training session Jan. 3-4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with breakfast and lunch provided both days! Join us and learn about the changing legal landscape in hiring, equitable hiring practices, and how you can better prepare yourself to be on a search committee.

If you’re interested, please click on this link. For more information, please contact Rebecca at rhernandez@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Meal plans have been rolled over for the spring semester, and charges have been applied to your bill. Students who are eligible to change their meal plan for the spring semester will be able to do so starting Monday, Dec. 18. After this date, please log in to your Housing & Meal Plan Intent Form to make this change. Keep in mind that students living on campus are eligible for meal plans based on the number of completed credits earned.

If you are expecting to change your meal plan for the spring semester and you don’t have the options you were hoping to find, you may need to wait until all your grades have been entered to complete this change. Grades are generally due by Dec. 25. Changes made after Jan. 8, 2018, may be subject to our refund policy. The final deadline for all declining meal plan changes will be Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.

Please refer to our policies and procedures on the Meal Plan Policies & Procedure page. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316) in the student life office. When inquiring about your meal plan via email, please include your student ID number.

The university community is invited to a farewell reception for Lynn Andrews, vice president for advancement, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today (Monday) in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.

Lynn is leaving the university to start a new position as the leader of development for her parish, as well as to establish a new foundation for Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Portland. Swing by to wish her well!

Want a merry and peaceful Christmas break? Complete your 2018-19 FAFSA! You are invited to a FAFSA workshop hosted by the George Fox financial aid counselors – our gift to you.

When:

• Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 11 (Dead Day) from 2 to 4:30 p.m.

Where: MLRC 20 (library basement computer lab)

What to bring:

• Your FSA ID (Don’t remember it? Find it at fsaid.ed.gov)
• Your 2016 W-2s and federal tax return

Sign up here so we know how many snacks to bring. Questions? Contact the Financial Aid Office at fa@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2302.

This Thursday Dec. 7, come support George Fox theatre’s honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the MOD Pizza in Sherwood (21370 S.W. Langer Farms Pkwy., #132). This fundraiser will help us raise money to go to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in February.

MOD will give 20 percent of what you spend back to us if you show our flier, so spread the news! To get the flier, either go to the main office in Minthorn or visit this Facebook event page to get a digital copy. The more people who know, the better! So, come and support our theatre students at MOD Thursday!

Contact Lauren Vander Aarde (lvanderaarde15@georgefox.edu) with questions.

So you landed a great internship or job. Now what do you do to really CRUSH IT so that you get a job offer or fantastic recommendation?

Today (Monday) at noon in Canyon Commons 101, come hear insider tips on how to be a rock star intern or employee from a special guest whose passion is helping students thrive in their internships and new careers. The session will run until 12:50 p.m.

Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Are you interested in a missions trip that uses psychological study to learn from and serve ministries to poor children? Come to an information session on a May 2018 trip to Nicaragua! We’ll meet today (Monday) from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 207.

If you can’t make it, but would like to know more, email Kelly Chang at kchang@georgefox.edu. Here is a link to more information.

Hey everyone! Fox and Friendsview is happening tonight (Monday)! This is a great opportunity to make an elderly person’s day and is a ton of fun. We’ll meet in the Bauman lobby at 6:15 p.m. and will walk over together.

If you have any questions, please email Kyla Norell at knorell16@georgefox.edu. Hope to see you there!

All undergraduate business majors and undergraduate business faculty are encouraged to attend our business and economics department portrait shoot. You will receive an electronic copy of your portrait to use on LinkedIn and with your resume materials.

The portrait shoot is free. It is scheduled between 9 and 11:15 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) on the first floor of the Hoover Academic Building. Your portrait will be added to the portrait walls in the College of Business. Please sign up here.

Contact Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Commuter Lunch dates are set for next semester. All lunches will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. See the schedule below for the location of these lunches. We have outgrown the Foxhole, so we are hosting some in Canyon Commons. These lunches are highly social and all about building relationships within the commuter community.

Jan. 17 – Foxhole
Jan. 29 – Canyon Commons Dining Room
Feb. 14 – Foxhole
Feb. 28 – Canyon Commons Dining Room
March 12 – Foxhole
April 4 – Canyon Commons Dining Room
April 16 – Foxhole

Contact Kristi Welker (kwelker@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Join us at our next Science and Religion Club meeting as professor Phil Smith raises important philosophical questions for artificial intelligence researchers and continues the conversation about the future of A.I. We’ll meet at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Canyon Commons 103.

We’ll have plenty of pizza and give you the opportunity to become an official Science and Religion Club member! If possible, please RSVP to Elizah Stephens at estephens13@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to come hear from architect Eric Corey Freed speak about his work at Art Talk tonight (Monday) from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).

As one of the leading green architects in the world, Eric is an indispensable consultant to some of the largest developers and real estate companies globally. There will be a Q&A after he speaks. Food and drink will be provided.

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Herrera (herrerae16@georgefox.edu).

This Advent season, the Office for Spiritual Life welcomes you to enjoy The Advent Project: A collection of meditations by students at George Fox University  The collection features daily readings and Scripture meditations meant to guide participants through the four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas.

The student writers, who represent various academic majors and years in school, were nominated for this project by George Fox faculty and student life staff. As you read their words, know that it is their hope and ours that during this season of Advent, you will remember that the God who promised is faithful, and that you will find hope, peace, joy and love in the God who made his dwelling among us.

Grace and Peace to you this Advent season,
– The Office for Spiritual Life

Are you interested in a missions trip that uses psychological study to learn from and serve ministries to poor children? Come to an information session on a May 2018 trip to Nicaragua! We’ll meet tomorrow (Monday) from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 207.

If you can’t make it, but would like to know more, email Kelly Chang at kchang@georgefox.edu. Here is a link to more information.

This Advent season, the Office for Spiritual Life welcomes you to enjoy The Advent Project: A collection of meditations by students at George Fox University  The collection features daily readings and Scripture meditations meant to guide participants through the four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas.

The student writers, who represent various academic majors and years in school, were nominated for this project by George Fox faculty and student life staff. As you read their words, know that it is their hope and ours that during this season of Advent, you will remember that the God who promised is faithful, and that you will find hope, peace, joy and love in the God who made his dwelling among us.

Grace and Peace to you this Advent season,
– The Office for Spiritual Life

Hey everyone! Fox and Friendsview is happening this Monday, Dec. 4! This is a great opportunity to make an elderly person’s day and is a ton of fun. We’ll meet in the Bauman lobby at 6:15 p.m. and will walk over together.

If you have any questions, please email Kyla Norell at knorell16@georgefox.edu. Hope to see you there!