The Daily Bruin

The Bruin Store will be opening up at 10 a.m. this morning (Wednesday) and closing at 3 p.m. for a software update to our systems. Thank you for understanding.

Please join us in celebrating National Social Work Month and receiving the news that our Bachelor of Social Work program has just been reaffirmed for another eight years!

The accreditation process ensures we have met national educational standards for training competent, ethical social workers, and we passed with flying colors! Please join us for refreshments to celebrate this great news this Friday, March 13, between 10 and 11 a.m. in Roberts 215.

We’ll see you there! Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Reminder: Thursday is the last day to register for the spring interprofessional education event, scheduled for this 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.

You can register here. Registration closes on Thursday at 5 p.m.

The Office of Inclusive Excellence is excited to welcome former employee and George Fox alumnus Jesse Cetz to speak on campus on Tuesday, March 17, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101.

Jesse is now a marriage and family therapist at Vista Counseling & Wellness and will be sharing how to have healthy boundaries and navigate difficult conversations. This seminar is open to all faculty, staff and students.

Regardless of your relationship status, join us for a deep dive into honoring self and others through meaningful conversation and boundaries.

Contact Crystal McGowen at cmcgowen@georgefox.edu with any questions.

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

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

• March 12
• April 9
• April 23

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

A First Aid & Home Safety Supply Drive is taking place to support Newberg Area Habitat for Humanity and help provide essential safety supplies for families in our community. Small items can make a big difference in creating safer homes, and your donation can directly support local families.

Donation bins will be available from March 16 to March 20 at the following locations: Pennington Hall, Newlin Hall, HMS (Sutton Lobby), the Bruin Bookstore, Murdock Library, and the Newberg ReStore. We are collecting new first aid and home safety supplies, including items such as bandages, gauze, medical tape, gloves, flashlights, and basic first aid kits.

Please note that we cannot accept sharp items, expired items, or medications.

Every donation, no matter how small, helps support safer homes and stronger communities. Thank you for helping make a difference.

Questions? Contact Ryann Howard at rhoward24@georgefox.edu.

You are invited to participate in a study on spiritual harm and its relationship to current religious engagement.

As a token of appreciation, you may choose to enter a raffle at the end of the survey to win one of 10 $15 gift cards.

If you are 18 years of age or older, we’d greatly appreciate your feedback. Participation is voluntary, and responses are anonymous. To participate, click here.

Any questions related to this study can be directed to Kim Dean at kdean22@georgefox.edu or Dissertation Chair Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for considering participation in this research.

These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Join us today (Monday) for the Week 3 session on how to use Gemini AI in our everyday work and academic processes.

Today’s session, “Beyond Google Workspace with AI Studio and Creating Your Own Apps,” will be offered twice this week – today from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Stevens 109, and on Thursday, March 12, from 3 to 3:50 p.m. in Stevens 209.

Come even if you didn’t sign up. Click the form link here to view the full schedule and topics. For those who are unable to attend, we will be recording each session and will provide a link by request when available.

Contact us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu with any questions, or check the IT: AI website.

If a senior biology pre-med student told you she discovered an amazing tool to create flashcards, practice quizzes, a visual mind map, or audio overview – a tool she wishes she had since her first year of college to help her master academic content – would you be curious? That student is real, and so is the tool.

NotebookLM is an AI-powered app available to all George Fox students and employees. Unlike ChatGPT or Gemini (which is also free for George Fox accounts), NotebookLM’s interactions are based solely on material you upload.

You can add almost unlimited digital content to a NotebookLM notebook, including readings, notes, audio recordings, slides, and specific web pages.

Key Features and Usage

• Studio Tools: Use the “Studio” tools to instantly create resources like quizzes, flashcards, mind maps, or audio overviews – all derived from your designated content. For example, a student can upload class documents and notes to generate practice quizzes and flashcards that align with course lectures and materials.
• Chat: Chat within NotebookLM by asking questions or giving instructions that receive responses based only on the designated content.
• Sharing: You can share your notebook with others who have a George Fox email address.

For more information, see this overview from Google or the Complete How-To Guide to NotebookLM from another source. Note that features are frequently updated, so these resources may be slightly out of date but remain helpful.

(A caveat: If creating your own learning materials helps you learn more effectively, stick with that method!)

Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu to be added as a viewer to a sample NotebookLM notebook.

Come join us for an “Intro to Leg Day” workshop put on by University Recreation! It will start at 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 12, in the Hadlock Student Center.

This is a great opportunity to try something new and learn proper technique and form for leg exercises. Whether you are an experienced lifter or have never touched a squat rack, join us for a time of education, community, and finding your fit!

The university community is invited to join the Hawaii Club for our luau! The big event will be in Canyon Commons from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 30. Please join us!

Tickets cost $12 and will go on sale next week. We’ll be in front of Canyon Commons on Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10, selling tickets from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday and from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

If you have any questions, reach out to Brooklyn Alejo at balejo22@georgefox.edu.

Come enjoy goodies on the quad! The Department of English and Languages is hosting a bake sale fundraiser today (Friday).

Swing by between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to hang out and grab some baked goods. Proceeds will go toward the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society.

If you have any questions, please reach out to gfu-english@georgefox.edu.

Join us today (Thursday) for Week 2 in our series on how to use Gemini AI in our everyday work and academic processes.

Today’s session is an intro on how to create Gemini Gems that can be customized and shared. Learn about Agentic AI using Workspace Studio to create workflows for your email, chats, tasks and more. The session meets from 3 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 209.

Come even if you didn’t sign up. Click the form link here to view the full schedule and topics. For those who are unable to attend, we will be recording each session and will provide a link by request.

We are posting the presentation and all resources and tips on our Google site: George Fox AI Tools & IT Support.

Contact us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

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”:

• Historical studies that set Lewis in his own time
• Reassessments that question, contest, reaffirm, or clarify interpretations of his work or biography
• Comparative studies on Lewis and other thinkers and writers
• [Re]assessments of Lewis’s work in light of contemporary situations
• Explorations of his lesser-known material, and
• Presentations of previously unpublished material by 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.

Join us for a book release party celebrating Joel Mayward’s new work, Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan: Cinematic Transcendence.

The event will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in the screening room of the Art and Cinematic Arts Building. The evening will include a screening of Christopher Nolan’s film The Prestige, along with refreshments and a raffle for a copy of Mayward’s book and a gift card for Nolan’s The Odyssey.

Contact Alexander Chung at achung@georgefox.edu for more information.

Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson of Pepperdine University will give a public lecture on how the novelist Dorothy Sayers can guide Christian thinking in the age of artificial intelligence. Join us for her presentation tomorrow (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the chapel.

Titled “God vs. AI? Dorothy Sayers’ Rally Cry for Making Things,” the lecture will explore how to use our gifts of creativity faithfully in the face of potentially dehumanizing forces.

Contact Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu for more information.

Have a written piece you’d like to share? Want to support a good cause?

Come to Sigma Tau Delta’s Open Mic Night and Silent Auction to hear from those presenting at an upcoming conference and support the presentation of their research! We’re meeting at 7 p.m. this Friday, March 6, in the Armstrong House.

Bring your poetry, flash fiction, etc. to share (employees included)! This event is sponsored by the Department of English and Languages, and proceeds will go toward the Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society.

Please contact gfu-english@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Come enjoy goodies on the quad! The Department of English and Languages is hosting a bake sale fundraiser this Friday, March 6.

Swing by between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to hang out and grab some baked goods. Proceeds will go toward the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society.

If you have any questions, please reach out to gfu-english@georgefox.edu.

¿Quieres hablar Español? La Sobremesa is happening today (Tuesday) at noon in the Armstrong House.

Come to an informal, relaxed, weekly opportunity to speak, practice and learn more Spanish. Find and get to know other people on campus who are interested and excited about learning and using languages. This event is open for faculty, staff and students.

If you have any questions, email smartinez@georgefox.edu. We hope to see you there. ¡Hasta luego!

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) between 11 and 11:30 a.m. for Quaker worship in the chapel, where Ross McCullough will open the meeting with a biblical text. SPiL credit is available for students.

Directly following, Paul Anderson will host a “Turning of the Page of The Saint John’s Bible,” commenting on “The Word Made Flesh” (John 1) and the new artwork, “The Genealogy of Jesus” (Matthew 1).