Today (Thursday) is the final day to register your department, team, or program for Give Day 2026. Please complete the registration form to ensure your cause is featured!
For any last-minute questions, reach out to Kelton Hedstrom at khedstrom@georgefox.edu.
If an emergency happened today, would you know exactly what to do? Beyond simply reacting to a crisis, true security is built through everyday habits that protect us and our community.
With that said, we invite you to join us for the Campus Safety Fair on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101 to transform your perspective on “Everyday Safety – Caring for Our Community.”
This is a great opportunity to bring your coworkers and students to learn something new through interactive sessions with top-tier experts, including Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (TVFR), Newberg Police, Yamhill County Emergency Management, and the SAIF Corporation.
Experience hands-on self-defense techniques from Impact Performance Defense, and connect with our own Title IX team, kinesiology department, Campus Public Safety, Disability & Accessibility Services, and the safety, wellness, and emergency response committees.
Also, don’t miss a chance to enter a drawing for various prizes and giveaways while gaining the essential resources and peace of mind necessary to foster a healthier, more resilient university environment.
Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar.
Questions? Contact Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu.
C.S. Lewis is one of the most influential voices of the 20th century, yet vast areas of his thought and legacy remain unexplored.
Building on the extraordinary momentum of our inaugural gathering, George Fox is hosting the 2026 Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference Sept. 24-27. This event will convene the world’s leading scholars and the next generation of thinkers for four days of cutting-edge research and imaginative engagement.
Scholars are invited to submit anonymous proposals of 300 to 500 words by March 31, 2026. Proposals should be for 20-minute papers in one of the six categories of our general theme “the undiscovered C.S. Lewis”:
Acceptable submissions include, but are not limited to, the following disciplines: history, biography, literature, philosophy, theology, apologetics, ethics, political science, natural sciences, cultural studies, and rhetoric.
Proposals not specifically focused on Lewis but advancing scholarship on other Inklings or related writers are also welcome.
As a public-facing academic conference, we invite papers that are scholarly but accessible to a wider public audience. Submissions are welcome from scholars at every career stage, and limited scholarships (free conference registrations) are available for students or independent scholars with accepted papers.
Email submissions for peer-review consideration to undiscoveredlewis@georgefox.edu by the March 31 deadline. Please anonymize your submission.
Questions or inquiries prior to submission regarding the suitability of proposals may be directed to professor Jason Lepojärvi at jlepojarvi@georgefox.edu.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program is seeking participants for a research study, called “Influences of Lower Limb Strength and Rate of Torque Development on Recovery from a Backwards Balance Loss.”
We’re interested in the effects of lower body strength on the ability to recover from a loss of balance and how people step when they lose their balance.
To participate in our study, you must be age 18 to 45, able to tolerate losing your balance multiple times while wearing a safety harness, weigh less than 250 pounds, and be willing to have your ankle, knee and hip strength tested.
In order to participate, you must not have the following:
Also, you must not take medications that impair cognitive function, pain sensation or balance in the 12 hours before the study activities.
If you’re interested and meet the above criteria, you would come to the university’s Medical Sciences Building on Werth Boulevard, where we would ask you to sign an informed consent form and answer questions on a questionnaire. Depending on your responses to the questionnaire, you may or may not be eligible for the study.
If you meet the study criteria, you’ll be asked to continue the single testing session where you will be made to lose your balance multiple times in a safety harness while performing a squat task, and have your ankle, knee and hip strength tested while sitting. Your participation will involve approximately 60 to 75 minutes of time.
You will not be paid for participating or be reimbursed for any costs associated with traveling to/from the George Fox campus. You are able to stop participation in the study at any time and for any reason.
Finally, no information that would identify you will be made public, and we do not feel there is more than minimal risk associated with this study.
Questions? Contact Lyndsay Stutzenberger at lstutzenberger@georgefox.edu.
Take control of your future and strengthen your financial wellbeing with these resources, available through your Employee Assistance Program, Canopy.
Whether you are looking to master your budget, tackle debt, or navigate unexpected expenses, you have access to unlimited financial coaching and a robust library of digital tools – including interactive calculators, checklists, and step-by-step guides – designed to simplify your money management.
From live webinars featuring practical wellness strategies to on-demand videos tailored to your schedule, Canopy provides the expert guidance you need to build a more secure tomorrow.
To start your journey toward financial peace of mind today, click here, call 800-433-2320, or email info@canopywell.com. Everyday assistance starts here!
Join us for the upcoming spring musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a powerful story that is part adventure, part romance, and a beautiful depiction of the transforming power of kindness.
Performances will run from March 4-8 and March 11-15 in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. for the evening shows and 2 p.m. for the matinees. Tickets are available now!
George Fox employees receive one free ticket by entering their employee email at checkout. Students can attend the Wednesday or Thursday night performances for free.
You may purchase your tickets here. For more information, please contact the Box Office at 503-554-3400.
Get a taste of agentic AI as a coworker that can take actions on your behalf. Let Gemini highlight the most important emails from your unread backlog and send you a chat message with the details.
Or let Gemini check your docs and send you notes to prepare you for that important conversation on tomorrow’s calendar.
Not sure how to get started? Just tell Gemini what you’d like to automate, and it’ll build a starter flow for you. Examples are also provided. See what you can do on the Workspace Studio page. You can also open it as a side panel on your Gmail and Chat pages.
Gemini Access in Additional Apps
You can now access Gemini AI directly from Workspace applications. Just look for the Gemini diamond in the top right of the window. Here’s a list of ways to use Gemini with other apps:
Reminder: Our data is important! Read Google’s Commitment to Data Protection. Using Google Gemini with your George Fox account protects our data. Our content is not used for other customers, human reviewed, or used for external Generative AI model training without permission.
Questions? Contact us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or check the IT AI website.
Save the date for these Bruin Store sales coming up!
The Bruin Store is open from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. in store, or 24/7 online. The adjusted hours for mid-semester break will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, and closed on Friday, Feb. 13.
Questions? Contact Kristin McGuirk at kmcguirk@georgefox.edu.
Please note the adjusted hours for the Hadlock Student Center during mid-semester break: Thursday, Feb. 12, and Friday, Feb. 13, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Questions? Contact Kelsey Cantrall at kcantrall@georgefox.edu.
Are you someone who loves lifting and is interested in the science behind lifting? We are conducting a study that looks at the strength, force, and power outputs of different squat variations.
If you lift regularly and think you can lift a lot of weight, we would love for you to participate. Testing includes reaching your approximate three-rep max with the different squat variations.
If interested in participating, read and fill out this form and we will contact you with the next steps! If you have any questions, please contact Reyn Asato at rasato22@goergefox.edu.
The Bon will have adjusted hours for mid-semester break, Thursday, Feb. 12, and Friday, Feb. 13. The main dining hall will open for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday. All other hours for the weekend will remain the same.
The Bridge Cafe will have the following hours:
The Maker’s Market will have the following hours:
All hours are updated on our website and our Instagram, @bonappetitgfu. Questions? Contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu.
This is just a heads-up from the institutional technology department to let you know that we’re taking advantage of the mid-semester holiday on Thursday, Feb. 12, to make some important improvements to our systems.
Because of this necessary work, MyGeorgeFox will be unavailable from 6 to 11 p.m. that evening.
We appreciate your patience as we work to enhance our technology! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
Want to come see The Hunchback of Notre Dame for free while helping serve our local community? Sign up to be an usher!
Ushers will be asked to show up an hour before the show starts to help pass out programs and show patrons to their seats. They will be given a free ticket to see the show.
Please note that this is a firm commitment. You are expected to show up for the shift that you sign up for.
For information about show dates, times, and call times, or to sign up for a shift, go to this Google sheet. If you have any other questions, please reach out to Grace Matheny at gmatheny23@georgefox.edu.
Support the Engineering Missions Club’s (EMC) trip to Guatemala this spring break! The EMC is a student-led club dedicated to using engineering and design skills to serve.
We will be selling Valentine’s Day gifts on the quad today (Monday) from 11 a.m. to noon, including chocolates and handmade bars of soap. See you there!
Questions? Contact Brady Drew at bdrew22@georgefox.edu.
There are a number of opportunities to participate in the Woolman Peacemaking Forum tomorrow (Tuesday).
Note: Chapel credit will be available.
Questions? Contact Hayley Fortner at hfortner@georgefox.edu.
Don’t miss out! The last day to register your department, team, or program for Give Day 2026 is this Thursday, Feb. 12. If you haven’t signed up yet, please complete the registration form before the deadline.
Questions? Reach out to Kelton Hedstrom, associate director of community engagement, at khedstrom@georgefox.edu.
Help your students organize course materials with NotebookLM, a specialized AI assistant that stays grounded strictly in the materials they provide. By uploading their lecture notes, PDFs and other resource links into specific “Notebooks,” students can transform a scattered folder of files into a cohesive, interactive study suite.
The tool helps them make deeper connections across your specific curriculum, essentially becoming an expert on your course materials so they can become one, too.
Beyond organization, NotebookLM fosters research-backed study habits like active recall. Students can use the summary features as a refresher for foundational concepts or instantly generate practice quizzes and flashcards for evidence-based exam prep.
Encouraging your students to build these Notebooks now ensures they are prepared for midterms and finals with a personalized AI tutor ready to go.
Please review university policies and your course guidelines about appropriate use of AI tools with students. Review the AI for Student Success page for resources on responsible AI use to support student learning.
Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu with any feedback or questions.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is hosting the second weekend of Scholarship Summit on campus today (Friday). With 600-plus visitors expected on campus, we are asking George Fox students and employees to help extend the Be Known promise throughout the day. Here’s what you can keep in mind:
Questions? Email visit@georgefox.edu or call Lauren Hill at 503-554-2245.
The latest series of episodes from George Fox Talks, a video and audio podcast showcasing the university’s scholars and ideas, is exploring the BIG questions about how AI is changing our world and how we should respond as people of faith. Now, we invite you to submit your questions for our first audience Q&A episode!
Email your questions about AI, faith, and ethics to production@georgefox.edu by Tuesday, Feb. 17. Our hosts will select a range of these questions to discuss on the show. You can catch up on the podcast’s Faith & AI series on our YouTube playlist. For more information about George Fox Talks, click here.
Questions? Contact Ailin Darling Niemi at adarling@georgefox.edu.
Everyone is invited to join us in the university chapel for the first Second Sunday Service of the semester this Sunday, Feb. 8.
The gathering begins at 11 a.m., and all students, employees and community members are welcome to attend. Pastor Jamie Johnson will preach, and George Fox alumna Maille Romberger will lead the worship service.
Note: This service is not for chapel credit.
Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jamiej@georgefox.edu. For more information, click here.
