The Daily Bruin

Join Spiritual Life Intergenerational Connections for an afternoon of Harvestween Bingo at Friendsview. We’re looking for George Fox students to help with decorating, bingo activities, and providing one-on-one support to residents throughout the event. Service hours are available.

• When: Friday, Oct. 30. The volunteer arrival time is 1:30 p.m.
• Where: Friendsview Manor, 1301 E. Fulton St

Come spend time with Friendsview residents, make meaningful intergenerational connections, and help us create a fun afternoon of bingo and Harvestween cheer!

Want to volunteer? Email Atalia Fisher at afisher23@georgefox.edu or Lilly Aime at laime24@georgefox.edu.

Starting at 9 a.m. this morning (Friday), the climbing wall will be closed through Sunday, Oct. 25, for competition route-setting. The bouldering wall will continue to be closed for all Rocktober competitors until the competition. Top-rope climbing will still be available during regular hours.

Sign up for our annual Rocktober Climbing Competition happening next Friday, Oct. 30! Sessions are happening all day, and climbing is available for competitors of all skill levels, from first-timers to those who have been doing it for years.

Registration is $15 and includes an exclusive T-shirt, access to our raffle, and much more! Click here to sign up or for more information.

Questions? Contact Nathanael Freeman at freemann@georgefox.edu.

Think you’re strong? Want to put your strength to use for science? Come help us figure out if smelling salts affect muscular strength endurance!

Testing for this senior research study will involve lifting 85% of your Hex Bar 1RM for multiple AMRAP sets, and will be conducted from Monday, Oct. 19, to Monday, Nov. 16.

Fill out this form if you’d like to participate, and contact Chris Jacobs at cjacobs24@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Women’s Climb Night is happening at the climbing wall tonight (Thursday) in Hadlock! Join some of the climbing wall staff at 7 p.m. for a night full of community, snacks, crafts, and fun climbing.

You do not need any climbing experience to come out and join. We ask that if you are a male that you wait until 9 p.m. to climb.

Contact Nate Freeman at freemann@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) for the 15th annual Dalton Lecture in Bauman Auditorium! Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

The Department of Biological and Molecular Sciences is excited to host Dr. Robert D. Sluka, lead scientist of the A Rocha Marine Conservation Program, for his lecture “Creatureliness and Marine Conservation: Is a Manatee Really My Neighbor?”

Sluka will dive into how seeing ourselves as fellow creatures can transform the way we care for our oceans. Chapel credit is available for students who attend.

In addition, Sluka will present an afternoon lecture, “Hope for the Ocean,” at 3 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Have questions? Feel free to reach out to Amanda Sue Harris at amandah@georgefox.edu. We hope to see you there!

Sign up for Night Strike on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Night Strike is a humanitarian outreach program in Portland focused on serving our neighbors experiencing homelessness. 

We will be meeting at the spiritual life office, then traveling to the Burnside Bridge in Portland. Spend an evening making friends, getting out of your comfort zone, serving others, and living out our faith together! 

Chapel credit is provided. Contact Ethan Johnson at ethanj23@georgefox.edu for more information.

All are welcome to join in a time of Quaker open worship in the chapel today (Wednesday) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. This will be a quiet time of attending to Christ’s presence with and within us.

Alternative chapel credit is available. Afterwards, a page of The Saint John’s Bible will be turned for those who are interested.

Questions? Contact Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu. 

Are you looking for a place to chill? Come on by the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC) for Board Game Night tomorrow (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m.

Whether you’re a board game enthusiast or just want to relax from the hustle and bustle of college, we’d love to have you! Snacks will be provided.

Questions? Contact David Rodriguez at drodriguez25@georgefox.edu.

Help kids celebrate Halloween! Many kids staying at the Ronald McDonald House Oregon won’t get to go trick-or-treating in their own neighborhoods this year, so the George Fox Nursing Club is bringing Halloween to them.

Donate candy now through Sunday, Oct. 25, in the Nursing Club candy boxes at the mailroom and Roberts building in the nursing hallways.

On Friday, Oct. 30, club members will deliver your donations and trick-or-treat with the kids and families at the House. Every piece helps make the night a little more magical.

Questions? Email Josh Hewitt at jhewitt23@georgefox.edu.

Give blood, save lives! The George Fox Nursing Club is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive this Friday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northwest Christian Church (2315 Villa Road). Our goal is 60 pints, and every donation counts.

Book your appointment here using sponsor code GFNursing, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Before you come, bring a photo ID, eat a good meal, drink plenty of water, and complete your RapidPass to save time.

Questions? Email Josh Hewitt at jhewitt23@georgefox.edu.

Want to put your strength to use for science? Interested in being a part of a kinesiology senior research study? Come help us figure out if smelling salts affect muscular strength endurance!

Testing will involve lifting 85% of your Hex Bar 1RM for multiple AMRAP sets, and will be conducted from Monday, Oct. 19, to Monday, Nov. 16. 

Contact Chris Jacobs at cjacobs24@georgefox.edu if you would like to participate or for more information.

The Kinesiology Club is back up and running at George Fox, and we have plenty of fun events in store!

Take a study break and join the kinesiology crew in Roberts Center Room 170 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. for a movie night. We’ll have a full ice cream bar with toppings, as well as popcorn.

All majors are invited, so bring comfortable clothes, blankets, and your friends, and kick back with us! We’ll be voting on a Halloween or sports-themed movie before the show starts.

Questions? Reach out to Grady Todd at gtodd24@georgefox.edu.

Please join the College of Education at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday) outside the chapel for a short prayer service for the children and teachers who were killed at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend last Thursday, Oct. 15.

All are welcome to participate. Contact Shawn Daley at sdaley@georgefox.edu with any questions.

The deadline for the Eclectic Texts Conference (ETC) early-bird registration is tomorrow (Wednesday). Be sure to use the promo code SUPERearly to save $5 on registration before then!

Register for the conference and get more information about it here. Contact Alyssa Schultz at aschultz25@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Dia de los Muertos (“The Day of the Dead”) is coming up, and we are bringing you a two-part event starting today (Tuesday). This evening from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Intercultural Resource Center, we are making sugar skulls while watching the movie The Book of Life!

Next Monday, Oct. 26, we will be decorating an ofrenda and other activities while enjoying hot chocolate and conchas.

We encourage you to come to either or both of these days to celebrate those who have passed. If you would like to have a past one featured on a slideshow, you can fill out this form and tell us more about your loved one.

Contact Lizeth Estevez at lestevezmartinez23@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us for Poetry & Pasta Night at the Intercultural Resource Center (the building with the red door across from Pennington) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Enjoy good food and poetry from guest performer Israel!

Contact Kylah Cobarrubias at kcobarrubias23@georgefox.edu for more information.

Join us for School Spirit Days at the Bruin Bookstore on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and Thursday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll have a 20% off sale on gifts and apparel (some exclusions apply), both in-store and in our online store! Use this discount to get that school spirit sweatshirt you’ve been eyeing.

Look for the balloons on our A-frame sign near the library to remind you to pop in and say hello. For those who complete a short in-store scavenger hunt, you’ll get an entry into a drawing for a $50 gift card to our store. Can’t wait to see you then!

Contact Anne Marie Jacobs at annemariejacob503@gmail.com with any questions. 

Current events and news regarding ICE-related activities can cause significant stress, fear and trauma. We want you to know that you are not alone.

For Our Neighbor is a dedicated online resource hub created specifically to support George Fox students and staff navigating these heavy anxieties.

If you or someone you know is feeling impacted, please utilize these resources or reach out to forourneighbor@georgefox.edu.

Jason Brummit, Nathan Slegers, and the Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee invite you to join them for the Fall Faculty Lecture tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in the Art & Cinematic Arts Building’s Cinema Screening Room 105.

If you can’t make it in person, you can watch the lecture here.

Dr. Joel Mayward, PhD, associate professor of humanities and cinematic arts, and winner of the 2025-26 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is the featured faculty speaker. He will share on the topic “Breaking Silos, Building Bridges: The Value of Interdisciplinary Scholarship.”

Synopsis: What do theology, philosophy, movies, pop music, poetry, television, Quaker spirituality, Latino/a culture, youth ministry, sexuality, church leadership, and diversity all have in common? They’re all topics Mayward has published or presented on as part of his ongoing academic research.

He will share about his interdisciplinary approach to scholarship, as well as his vocational journey from youth pastor to theologian and film scholar. The event is also a celebratory book launch of his latest publication, Religious Cinema for Non-Believers: Film Criticism as Spiritual Practice (Cascade Books, 2026). We’ll be giving away copies of the book in a raffle, and you can also purchase the book for a discount.

The university and surrounding community are invited, and refreshments will be provided. We hope you are able to support Joel by attending.

Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Google’s latest updates turn Gemini from a single-tab chatbot into a research partner and interactive workspace. Check out these announcements:

• Gemini 4 Argon: Now rolling out across the many places you use Gemini – starting with Gemini Pro licenses – Google’s newest model leaps forward in science and math reasoning and can read and write several full-length books in a single prompt. Ranked #1 on the Vals Index for real-world finance, legal, tax, and coding work, Argon already helped Google’s Chrome team modernize 6 million lines of aging browser code, finishing months of restructuring in weeks.
  • Read Google’s announcement here.
• Interactive “Mini-Apps” in Google Sheets (Sheets Canvas): Use simple prompts in the Gemini side panel (Insert > Create a canvas) to turn flat spreadsheets into custom, interactive mini-apps – no coding or formulas needed! Transform raw rows into a drag-and-drop Kanban board, study tracker, or department dashboard that updates your sheet in real time. (Requires a Gemini Pro license.)
  • Learn more from Google’s announcement.
• Cross-App Task Orchestration: Gemini Pro now works seamlessly across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Chat without switching tabs. Prompt Gemini in Chat to pull project updates from Gmail into a formatted Slides deck, build a spreadsheet from a Drive folder, or send team emails right from a Google Doc.
  • Learn more from Google’s guide.
• Gemini Desktop App for Windows: For all Gemini license levels, download the new Windows 10/11 app and press Alt + Space to summon a floating Gemini overlay over any active window or syllabus, giving instant access to AI help without hunting for a browser tab.
  • Download here for Windows or Mac OS.

Questions? Contact us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.