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Buried under a mountain of course materials? It’s time to streamline with NotebookLM, an AI-powered assistant that focuses entirely on the sources you provide.

By uploading your PDFs, lecture notes, and resources into Notebooks for each class or unit, you can transform how you prepare for exams. NotebookLM dives into your specific materials to help you make connections and becomes an expert on your class materials, so you can become one, too.

The tool also serves as the ultimate study partner. Use the summary features as a refresher to revisit core concepts or review with practice quizzes and flashcards for research-backed exam prep that turns your notes into a personalized tutor.

Always follow professor guidelines about appropriate use of AI tools; if in doubt, ask your professor. Review the AI for Student Success page for resources on responsible AI use to support your learning.

Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu with 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:

• Plan to park at Steve’s Auto, the Morse Lot, or use street parking this morning. Guests will be arriving on campus between 8 and 8:45 a.m. and will fill all the main campus parking lots.
• Be mindful of guests in your housing area. We will have housing tours circulating through Edwards, Gulley, Pennington, HMS, and Newlin from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tour groups will be viewing dorm lobbies and a room on the first floor of each dorm.
• Plan for a busier-than-usual Canyon Commons. Guests will be going through the main serving line. If you see a family looking for a spot to sit, invite them to join you!

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. 

Come join us for Quaker worship Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the university’s chapel. Mark Condo, pastor of Reedwood Friends Church in Portland, will open the meeting with a brief devotional. SpiL credit will be available.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Support the Engineering Missions Club (EMC) on its 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 this Monday, Feb. 9, from 11 a.m. to noon, including chocolates and handmade bars of soap.

Questions? Contact Brady Drew at bdrew22@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Community Pantry will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 12, and Friday, Feb. 13, due to the mid-semester holiday. Additionally, DHS (SNAP benefits) will not be available on Feb 12. due to this closure.

DHS will be at the pantry on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We’re partnering with Bon Appétit for our upcoming Cultural Celebration, and we want YOUR help!

Do you have a dish that represents your culture, family tradition or heritage? Submit a recipe or menu idea and help us highlight the incredible diversity of our campus community. This will be part of a weeklong celebration of culture leading to the IRC and Res Life-sponsored Cultural Celebration.

We know that food tells stories – stories of home, family, celebration and tradition. We want to know your story! The staff at the Bon are eager to feature dishes that are significant to you so the whole campus can celebrate them together.

Click here to fill out the form. Submissions are due by Sunday, Feb. 8. 

Questions? Reach out to Victoria Cole at vcole@georgefox.edu.

Come to the Maker Hub on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. to make baby blankets for St. Vincent Medical Center. Enjoy community while gifting tangible love to families who are experiencing newborn death. These blankets swaddle their babies while saying goodbye, and are often the only gift their baby will ever receive.

Materials are provided (or you can bring your own). Please RSVP here so enough materials are available. Donations of yarn, hooks, needles and completed blankets are appreciated. Click this link for more information.

Questions? Contact Teresa Arnold at tarnold@georgefox.edu.

¿Quieres hablar Español? The English Department welcomes you today (Tuesday) to La Sobremesa – casual Spanish conversation practice with peers and faculty. Join us every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the Armstrong House; all language levels are welcome!

We hope to see you there. Questions? ¿Preguntas? Contact Arabelle Bruner at abruner24@georgefox.edu.

Division of Health & Behavioral Science students: Join us for an engaging spring interprofessional training event on Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to noon in Bauman Auditorium.

Dive into enriching group discussions led by facilitators, exploring a compelling case study on “Navigating Addiction and Chronic Pain” that offers a unique chance to apply your expertise across disciplines in an interprofessional environment.

Following the case discussions, there will be a faculty panel discussion, where you’ll have the opportunity to pose questions and gain valuable insights.

Click here to register. Registration closes on Thursday, March 12, at 5 p.m.

If you have any questions, reach out to Becky Dobler at rdobler@georgefox.edu.

There’s still time! The Wineskin is extending its submission deadline, so you now have until midnight on Sunday, Feb. 8, to submit your poetry, prose, or photography for a chance to be published.

The theme of our 2026 issue is “Oasis.” We want to know what that means to you. It can be as literal or as abstract as you’d like; it’s up to you.

Submitting your response to this prompt is entry into the competition. One submission will be chosen from each department as a winner. The winner will receive $10 and be featured as the department winner in the publication.

Submit your piece through this link. Questions? Contact Shae Olazaran at solazaran22@georgefox.edu.

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) from 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. in the university chapel for worship after the manner of Friends, where we create the space to attend to the leadings of the present Christ, through the Holy Spirit, as we gather in his name. There will be SpiL credit available.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Interested in becoming a teacher after graduation? Join FORCE!

The Fellowship of Regional Christian Educators (FORCE) is hosting three information meetings. No RSVP is necessary; just show up to one of them. All are at 7 p.m. in the Myton Conference room on the second floor of Hoover. The dates offered are Tuesday, Feb. 3, and Wednesday, Feb. 4.

FORCE is a program where candidates work for two years as a teacher in a partner K-12 Christian school. They live together in community in a rent-free home off campus and pursue either an MEd or an MAT through the College of Education – for free!

Qualified candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree and agree to the terms of community living and living stipend for two years.

Questions? Contact John Hynes at jhynes@georgefox.edu.

1098-T forms for 2025 are now available in MyGeorgeFox. Here is a list of frequently asked questions that includes how to access the form online.

If you have any additional questions, please email the student accounts department at studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.

Join us again or for the first time as we gather every other Thursday in Armstrong House to share conversation and practice speaking German. All levels are welcome!

We will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. on the following Thursdays:

• Jan. 29
• Feb. 12
• Feb. 26
• March 12
• April 9

Contact Susana Martinez at smartinez@georgefox.edu for more information.

Students from all disciplines are encouraged to attend a two-part vocational discernment workshop on Monday, Feb. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Hoover 103. You are welcome to attend either session independently, even if you are unable to attend both.

Workshop schedule:

• Part One (2 to 3 p.m.): “Finding Purpose and Meaning.” We will explore how your specific area of study and personal passions intersect with global justice issues. You will begin mapping out resources available in your discipline and sketching a personal roadmap toward action.
• Part Two (3 to 4 p.m.): “Stewarding Your Story.” Using a process informed by neuroscience, you will engage in personal story-crafting. This session helps you integrate your “action roadmap” with your past, present, and future story.

This event is being hosted by the university’s Center for Peace and Justice.

Note: Chapel credit is available for each session.

Click here to register. Questions? Contact Hayley Fortner at hfortner@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox community and the general public are invited to attend the Woolman Peacemaking Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 10, hosted by the Center for Peace and Justice.

This engaging evening will feature dynamic speakers, with time built into each session for Q&A and meaningful dialogue. In these turbulent times, we hope you will join us for this timely and thoughtful conversation. You can attend in person in Hoover 105 or online via livestream.

Event Schedule:

• 3 to 8 p.m. – Nonprofit Expo and George Fox Art & Design Student Gallery
• 3:30 to 5 p.m. – Peacemakers Panel: “Beyond Violence: Where Hope Begins in a Broken World.”
  You can review the lineup of panelists and get the livestream link on the George Fox Woolman Forum webpage. Our guests have led global organizations, started nonprofits, and sat with the broken. They have served the vulnerable both locally and abroad, including in Syria, Israel-Palestine, Congo, Haiti, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and beyond.
• 6 to 8 p.m. – Keynote Address: “How Can We Respond to Injustice in a Divided World?”
  Stephan and Belinda Bauman will explore the relationship biblical justice has with presence and peace through the lens of theology and neuroscience, using Isaiah 58 as a framework to explore what this means to us today.

Note: Chapel credit is available for students. Questions? Contact Hayley Fortner at hfortner@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to register for today’s webinar: Part 2 of “How to Build Trust and Leadership with AI.” We will focus on the critical role social influence has on employee trust in the workplace.

New research from George Fox indicates that social influence is a key factor in strengthening trust around AI use. Join us today to explore these findings and learn actionable techniques for building trusting employee relationships around AI adoption.

Click here to register. Questions? Contact Sean Aker at saker@georgefox.edu.

Join us again or for the first time as we gather every other Thursday in Armstrong House to share conversation and practice speaking German. All levels are welcome!

We will meet on the following Thursdays this term:

• Jan. 29
• Feb. 12
• Feb. 26
• March 12
• April 9

Contact Erin Macy at emacy@georgefox.edu for more information.