The Daily Bruin

FoxTALE Open Labs are available this week. You can view dates and times here.

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, back up your 2017 Fall grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades. You will want to keep an archive of your course grades that cover the last five years.

Use your new, empty 2018 Spring sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

2018 Spring sites are currently hidden from student view. When you are ready, you can share the sites with your students. Here is a quick guide on how to make the courses available: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.

If your course site is set to Weekly format, your course might show incorrect start and end dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the Course start date, and change it to the first day of your 2018 Spring course. Also, add the course end date. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources and to see the new features coming for the Spring 2018 FoxTALE Upgrade!

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

Bon Appetit will serve its annual Christmas dinner in Canyon Commons on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. Employees and commuter students are welcome to join in our celebration.

We’ll be serving a holiday menu complete with festive desserts and beverages, all for just $12 per person ($10 children).

Contact Lisa Miles (lmiles@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Need a pick-me-up during finals week? Come get a Krispy Kreme donut and some hot chocolate sold by the university’s theatre honor society, Alpha Psi Omega. They will be on sale in the Bruin Den and Canyon Commons from 9 a.m. to noon today (Tuesday) and tomorrow.

For $3, you can get a cup of hot cocoa with a delicious donut and support the theatre department’s journey to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in February.

Got questions? Contact Brooke Larson blarson15@georgefox.edu.

Need a pick-me-up before your finals? Come get a Krispy Kreme donut and some hot chocolate sold by the university’s theatre honor society, Alpha Psi Omega. They will be on sale in the Bruin Den and Canyon Commons from 9 a.m. to noon today (Tuesday) and tomorrow.

For $3, you can get a cup of hot cocoa with a delicious donut and support the theatre department’s journey to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in February. Plus, it’s Krispy Kreme. I mean, c’mon.

Got questions? Contact me, Brooke Larson, at blarson15@georgefox.edu.

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.

Celebrate the Christmas season with a handmade card by your fellow George Fox art students. The Letterpress class will be hosting a print sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) in Canyon Commons.

The sale will feature hand-printed posters, cards and decorations to fund students’ trip to the Southern Graphics Council Print Conference.

Contact Mick Hangland-Skill (mhanglandskill15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Our goal at the Academic Resource Center is to continually expand and improve the resources we offer to students and professors. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey for professors about your experiences and how we can best serve the George Fox community.

Thank you!
– Maddie Lowen (mlowen@georgefox.edu)

ARC Survey

Come into the IDEA Center on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon to grab a cup of hot cocoa! We will have everything from marshmallows to Andes mints, whipped cream and more.

We wish you the very best during your finals week and we hope you will stop by for a warm treat.

Ceramics students will be selling their pottery today (Monday) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. outside the Bruin Den. If you’re interested in seeing the ceramic work of your peers, and are in need of an intentional handmade Christmas gift, stop by!

Contact Annie Lunt (alunt@georgefox.edu) for more information.

All social work students are invited to a Christmas party at the Meridian Street House between 3 and 4:30 p.m. today (Monday)!

There will be lots of yummy treats and activities! We hope to see you all there!

Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party today (Monday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please take a break and join us in the MLRC for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!

Contact Sue Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

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).

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.

Attention lovers of poetry, prose, and art! Stop by Canyon Commons during Late Night Breakfast tonight (Monday) at 10 p.m. to pick up your free copy of The Wineskin, the university’s literary and art magazine with poetry, prose, art, and photography submitted by your fellow George Fox students!

Questions? Contact Kiale Palpant (kpalpant16@georgefox.edu).

Take a few minutes out of your finals week (Dec. 12-15), come to the student life office (third floor of Stevens Center) and decorate a plate of Christmas cookies. Enjoy the music of the season, get your sugar fix and make a plate of cookies for yourself or someone else. Coffee and tea will be served as well.

Looking forward to seeing you! Swing by anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

George Fox is once again partnering with Hillsboro Airporter to provide shuttle service to Portland International Airport for Christmas break. Students will be expected to work directly with Hillsboro Airporter to reserve their spot.

Here are the details:

• Each shuttle can fit five to six passengers. The cost per student is based on the total number of passengers during the scheduled times, so if you can fill one shuttle, the cost per student could be as low as $15 (if you have a total of six passengers). Cost for one student is $65.
• Make your reservations more than 24 hours in advance and Hillsboro Airporter can group you together. To reserve your spot, go online to Hillsboro Airporter & Car Service LLC.
• Hillsboro Airporter accepts cash or credit card for payment. Parents can call Hillsboro Airporter with a credit card to pay for their student’s fare.
• Hillsboro Airporter has 24/7 service. It will work with students and their families, putting students together to lower the cost of the fare.

Questions? Contact the Office of Student Life (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316).

Faculty, please let your students know about this resource.

Can it be? Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the last all-employee lunch of the year! Take a little holiday from your crazy week and join your colleagues for a bargain ($3) lunch being served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

See you there!

If you ordered a Commuter Life T-shirt, they are in! If you are attending Late Night Breakfast tonight (Monday) at 10 p.m. in Canyon Commons, swing by the Bridge Café to pick up your shirt.

You can also pick them up in the FoxHole during the following times. Please remember to bring $10 exact cash to pick up your shirt. We cannot accept card, check or make change.

• Monday, Dec. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 2 to 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 14, from 9 to 11 a.m.

If you would like a shirt, but didn’t order one, we have a few extras that you can buy for $10. Just come to the FoxHole during the above-mentioned times. We will fulfill as many orders as we can while supplies last.

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

Commuters: There will be “grab n’ go breakfast” items in the FoxHole this Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. while supplies last. These items are a quick way to grab breakfast while you study or before taking an exam. Swing by Wednesday morning and pick up some breakfast foods. Best of luck on your exams this week!

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

Everyone’s invited to the Center Street House (behind Lemmons) for delicious hot chocolate and popcorn bars! Come celebrate Christmas in the history department from noon to 3 p.m. today (Monday)!

There may be a lovely Christmas movie and a puppy to pet! Swing on by!

Questions? Contact Mimi Miller (mmiller15@georgefox.edu).