The Daily Bruin

Every semester, registered students are asked to confirm their enrollment in MyGFU prior to the semester’s start. If students fail to confirm their enrollment it can negatively affect their financial aid, their housing, and their class registration.

As you interact with students between now and the beginning of spring semester, please ask if they’ve confirmed their enrollment and, if not, point them to their checklist items in MyGFU to do so.

Thank you!
– Melissa Thomas (mthomas@georgefox.edu)

The new housing and meal plan intent form are now live. If you are eligible to change your meal plan, please log in to your Housing & Meal Plan Intent Form to make this change. Please note: This information is for current students who have completed their housing intent form.

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. 24. 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. 22.

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.

Did you order an “Adjustable 7 Foot Paint Hanger” from Auto Body Toolmart? If so, please email Richard Silver in Mail Services and let him know so he can get the package written up for you.

The package has been at Mail Services since Dec. 13. If the package has not been claimed by the beginning of the new year, it will be sent back. You can contact Richard at rsilver@georgefox.edu or ext. 2551.

In his latest blog piece, President Robin Baker reflects on the construct of time, observing how it was measured in the past versus how we measure it today and pondering how to best spend it. You can read the piece here.

Please celebrate with us Debby O’Kelley at her retirement party today (Wednesday) at 3 p.m.. Debby started working for George Fox in the university’s mail room 25 years ago, but most people know her as the former office manager for Plant Services.

Please stop by Canyon Commons for a chance to thank Debby for her 25 years of service.

Buy and/or rent your spring textbooks now at georgefoxshop.com. Select in-store pick up for free shipping and pick up your textbooks when you get back to campus in the spring!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

The George Fox community is setting up a “Meal Train” for Tai and her family during the next few weeks. Please click on the link below to access the site for details and the opportunity to sign up for a meal.

Meal Train for Tai Harden-Moore and Family

You are welcome to prepare a meal or have takeout food delivered.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316) if you have any questions.

Thank you for your continued support for Tai and her family during this difficult time.

The Newberg-to-Portland Center courier service will only deliver on Thursday, Dec. 28, during Christmas break. It will resume its regular schedule the following week.

The Wheeler Fitness Center will have different hours over Christmas break (Dec. 17 through Jan. 7). We look forward to seeing you there between bites of Christmas cookies and hot chocolate binging!

Sunday: Closed
Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Closed: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

Normal hours will resume Monday, Jan. 8. Contact Katherine McCombs (kmccombs16@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Please mark your calendar to attend Debby O’Kelley’s retirement party this Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Debby started working for George Fox in the university’s mail room 25 years ago, but most people know her as the former office manager for Plant Services.

Are you leaving the country for the break or traveling outside the U.S.? Has it been a while since you changed your account password?

The IT department recommends that you change your password before heading to a foreign time zone or an area where internet and phone service is less accessible.

Should you need any assistance, the Service Desk will be available from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday over the break. The university will be closed Dec. 25-27 and Jan. 1.

Questions? Contact Piper Parks (pparks@georgefox.edu).

There is a new museum exhibit in the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104) highlighting historic items and pictures from our baseball, cheer, football, volleyball and men’s basketball teams from the 1920s to early 1970s. Feel free to stop by (when there are not meetings or classes in session) to view the exhibit.

As a reminder, there are historic Christmas and New Year’s cards as well as other historic objects in cases on the first floor of the Stevens Center. In the museum cases in Canyon Commons, there is a small exhibit on how students spent their free time in the early 20th century.

If you have questions about any of these exhibits, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Buy and/or rent your spring textbooks now at georgefoxshop.com. Select in-store pick up for free shipping and pick up your textbooks when you get back to campus in the spring!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

There is a new museum exhibit in the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104) highlighting historic items and pictures from our baseball, cheer, football, volleyball and men’s basketball teams from the 1920s to early 1970s. Feel free to stop by (when there are not meetings or classes in session) to view the exhibit.

As a reminder, there are historic Christmas and New Year’s cards as well as other historic objects in cases on the first floor of the Stevens Center. In the museum cases in Canyon Commons, there is a small exhibit on how students spent their free time in the early 20th century.

If you have questions about any of these exhibits, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Below are the Bruin Store hours for commencement and Christmas break …

• Midyear Commencement (Saturday, Dec. 16): 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Dec. 18 to Jan. 5: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Closed Dec. 25-27

It’s never too early to order your textbooks! Rent and purchase your spring textbooks now at georgefoxshop.com. In-store pick-up will be available starting Saturday, Dec. 16.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

There is a new museum exhibit in the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104) highlighting historic items and pictures from our baseball, cheer, football, volleyball and men’s basketball teams from the 1920s to early 1970s. Feel free to stop by (when there are not meetings or classes in session) to view the exhibit.

As a reminder, there are historic Christmas and New Year’s cards as well as other historic objects in cases on the first floor of the Stevens Center. In the museum cases in Canyon Commons, there is a small exhibit on how students spent their free time in the early 20th century.

If you have questions about any of these exhibits, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Your ASC Central Committee has worked hard to represent your concerns and provide activities that serve your needs this semester, and we would like your input on how we have done.  Please take five to seven minutes to complete the survey linked below.

All responses will be kept confidential. As an incentive to participate, if you would like to be entered in a drawing for one of 10 $10 Amazon gift cards, you will have an opportunity to enter your email address at the end of the survey.

ASC Satisfaction Survey

Thanks for your participation.

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.

FoxTALE will be upgraded on Thursday, Dec. 28, and be unavailable from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific Time). We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

In an effort to increase overall security and the stability of FoxTALE, we will introduce a late-December upgrade to our maintenance schedule, which currently includes our August upgrade and bi-monthly updates.

A December upgrade will bring our security to the highest level and resolve issues. In addition, December upgrades will make the introduction of new features a bit more incremental.

Our December 2017 upgrade is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 28, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time.

See the new features here: FoxTALE New Features for Spring 2018.

Top new features …

• New Course Overview and Course End Dates Video
• New FoxTALE Archive Site
• Fix: Assignment Grading Page Reboot

The Schedule of Development Events has been updated for Spring 2018, with offerings starting on Jan. 2. See the schedule here.

Questions? Contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

– Your Education Technology Team