The Daily Bruin

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: 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. Be sure to file your 2018-19 FAFSA by Jan. 1 to ensure you get next year’s financial aid package in a timely manner.

Questions? Contact the financial aid office at fa@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2302.

Come see what our engineering students have been working on this semester at the annual Wobble-Off and air engine display event tonight (Thursday) in the Engineering Innovation Center.

From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., feel free to talk with freshmen as they display their working air engines. From 7 to 8:30 p.m, freshmen engineering students will compete with their air engines in multiple categories. Come cheer them on!

Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Bruin Store has all your spring textbooks! Shop today in-store or online at georgefoxshop.com. Ship your books to your house or campus mailbox today. In-store pick-up will be available starting Dec. 18.

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

Thank you and Go Bruins!

Stop by Round Table Pizza in Newberg today (Thursday) between 4 and 9 p.m. to support the university’s independently funded dance team. Mention our name at checkout and 20 percent of your purchase will go toward new dance team uniforms and choreography! Round Table is located at 2512 Portland Road.

We would love your support! Contact Lauren Hill (lhill15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Come join us at 10:10 p.m. tonight (Thursday) as the theatre department presents its annual 10-minute play festival, Ten! Ten! Ten!

Six 10-minute plays, one night only (mature themes)! Cost is a $2 suggested donation. All plays will be performed in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Contact Reid Arthur (rarthur16@georgefox.edu) with questions.

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.

The university community is invited to a special presentation, “Defending Faith: The Politics of the Christian Conservative Legal Movement,” at 6:45 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Hoover 102.

Daniel Bennett, an assistant professor of political science at John Brown University, will make the presentation. Bennett’s research is focused on the intersection of American politics, law and religion. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Fox, then worked for a year in the audit and inventory management industry before starting work on his doctorate. His PhD is in political science from Southern Illinois University. He recently published his first book, Defending Faith: The Politics of the Christian Conservative Legal Movement.

For more information, contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to eat at MOD Pizza in Sherwood today (Thursday) to support George Fox theatre’s honor society, Alpha Psi Omega. Drop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. and MOD will give 20 percent of what you spend to theatre students.

Just show the theatre’s flier, available in the main office in Minthorn or by visiting this Facebook event page to get a digital copy. The fundraiser will help pay for students to attend the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in February.

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

Here are a couple of Employee Empowerment items to make note of  …

December Deadlines

• All payroll items such as temporary employee time cards, check requests, adjunct contracts and W-4 and direct deposit changes are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, in order to be effective for December.
• Any benefit change and/or enrollment forms are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, in order to be effective for December’s payroll.
• Temporary employee time cards should be filled out through Dec. 13 and returned to Employee Empowerment by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15.

Updating Your Personal Information and Consent for W-2

• Make sure your mailing address is correct for year-end reporting. You can check it and update if necessary in MyGFU > Self-Service > Campus Personal Info.
• You can also elect to have your W-2 available via MyGFU rather than mailed. To sign up or check to see if you already have, go to MyGFU > Self-Service > Payroll and Compensation > W-2/W-2c Consent.

Questions? Contact Employee Empowerment at ee@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2180.

Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party this Monday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please take a break on Dead Day 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.

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.

Tonight (Wednesday), 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.

The women’s basketball team is returning home this Saturday, Dec. 9, for a game against California-Santa Cruz. Come cheer on the basketball team in your best Christmas gear and compete in an Ugly Sweater Contest. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center.

As the Advent season begins this week, the Office for Spiritual Life would love to share the The Advent Project: A Collection of Meditations by George Fox University Students.

Each Sunday of Advent opens with a chapter title indicating the theme for the week and offering a guiding Bible passage from the Gospel of Luke. The student writers were nominated for this project by George Fox faculty and student life staff, and represent various academic majors and years in school.

We hope you enjoy!

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 12:30 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.

The undergraduate admissions office, in conjunction with the William Penn Honors Program, will welcome hundreds of guests for its second annual William Penn Honors Fellowship Day this Thursday and Friday, Dec. 7-8.

Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Come see what our engineering students have been working on this semester at the annual Wobble-Off and air engine display event tomorrow (Thursday) in the Engineering Innovation Center.

From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., feel free to talk with freshmen as they display their working air engines. From 7 to 8:30 p.m, freshmen engineering students will compete with their air engines in multiple categories. Come cheer them on!

Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Tomorrow (Thursday), 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.

The Bruin Store has all your spring textbooks! Shop today in-store or online at georgefoxshop.com. Ship your books to your house or campus mailbox today. In-store pick-up will be available starting Dec. 18.

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

Thank you and Go Bruins!

If you have purchased a car in Oregon this past summer or fall, and have yet to register it with the State of Oregon DMV, please do so before Dec. 31, as registration and title fees are rising on Jan. 1!

If it has already been 30 days since you’ve purchased a vehicle and you have yet to register it, the DMV adds a $25 late fee. If it has been more than 60 days since you purchased the vehicle and you haven’t registered it, the late fee is $50 plus the registration fee and title fee. So, save yourself some money and get your cars registered within 29 days after purchase, and take care of it before year’s end.

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