The Daily Bruin

The Office for Spiritual Life has a webpage to help you get connected with local churches. At the Fox County Fair on Friday, Sept. 11, various churches will be present so you can get acquainted with pastors and ministry opportunities.

In addition, a number of area churches are sending September shuttles to our campus to make it easy for you to get to church. The following churches have worked with the spiritual life office and have agreed to ensure your safety by adhering to these university stipulations: two representatives in the vehicle, a sign clearly marking the vehicle, and pick-up and drop-off offered before and after services.

Though these churches are trusted community partners, we ask you to use discretion in your church search and travel. Please contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2320 with any questions!

• Church Lift: September shuttles to local churches
• Northwest Christian Church: 8:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. pickup in Stevens lot
• Red Hills Church: 7:45 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. pickup in Stevens lot
• Chehalem Valley Presbyterian: 9:40 a.m. pickup in Stevens lot

It’s Outside Day with Outdoor Recreation! This weekend, we’ll be running twice the volume of trips in order to get as many people in the outdoors as possible. We are climbing, rafting, hiking, and so much more.

Trips are professionally guided and don’t require any previous experience. All trips have a scholarship application on their registration page to get upwards of 90% off a trip!

Click here for more information and to sign up for trips. Questions? Contact Nathanael Freeman at freemann@georgefox.edu. 

Join former Starbucks and Albertsons CEO Jim Donald and members of the George Fox MBA Advisory Board for an exclusive online conversation entitled “AI and Leadership—a Winning Combination.”

As AI tools become part of everyday workplace life, explore how trust, purpose and human intention shape leadership in an AI-enabled environment.

• Date: Monday, Sept. 21
• Time: 5:30 p.m. PDT
• Location: Online

Gain firsthand insight into George Fox’s reimagined, AI-integrated MBA program and participate in a live Q&A session. Register online here.

Questions? Contact Sean Aker, associate director of graduate admissions and MBA program admissions counselor, at saker@georgefox.edu.

All veterans – undergraduate, George Fox Digital, and graduate – are invited to the George Fox University Veterans’ Lunch at noon on Thursday, Sept. 10.

We will be meeting in the “president’s dining room.” When you enter Canyon Commons from the south entrance, you take the first hallway on your right and it’ll be the first door on your right.

We realize that schedules and geography may prevent you from coming. However, we wanted to let you know that you are welcome. Please do not feel that you need to be present the whole time. We are comfortable with you grabbing your food and going. There is no cost to attend.

Dr. Brian Snider will be moderating the introductions, welcome and conversation. 

Questions? Contact David Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

Audition sign-ups are now open for George Fox’s fall production of Shakespeare in Love. This delightful romantic comedy follows Will Shakespeare and a host of colorful characters in their attempt to produce the greatest romanic play ever written.

Any current George Fox student may audition for the play. Info and audition sign-ups can be found here.

Questions? Contact Ben Tissell at btissell@georgefox.edu.

The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference is seeking student and staff volunteers for shifts over its four-day run, from Thursday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Sept. 27.

The conference will host 250 international scholars and fans of C.S. Lewis’s writing, while also exploring the broader contributions of Inklings like J.R.R. Tolkien, Dorothy Sayers, and more. The conference is the largest C.S. Lewis gathering in the world, and a truly special biennial event on campus.

Volunteers receive free conference entry and a T-shirt. Please register here if interested!

Questions? Contact Twila LaMar at tlamar@georgefox.edu.

Looking for a place to connect, grow in your faith, and build community this fall? Life Groups are back!

Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet weekly for five weeks for prayer, Bible study, and fellowship. Each meeting is one hour, and participating students are eligible to receive spiritual life credit.

This fall, we’re offering two sessions:

• Session 1: Sept. 14 – Oct. 12
• Session 2: Oct. 19 – Nov. 16

You can choose the session that works best for you! Sign up at this link by Thursday, Sept. 11.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

There are just three in-person tickets remaining for this year’s Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference, which marks the largest gathering of international Lewis scholars and fans in the world.

The conference is open to the public, so please feel free to share the registration link with family and friends, near and far. It will meet on the Newberg campus Sept. 24-27.

Unlimited online tickets are also available for purchase and viewing. George Fox staff and students have the option to attend for free, with the commitment to serving in a volunteer role. Volunteers can sign up here.

Questions? Contact Twila LaMar at tlamar@georgefox.edu.

We are so excited to have you join us for Serve Day on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Serve Day is one of George Fox’s most meaningful annual traditions — a day when employees and students step off campus together to learn and serve alongside community organizations and neighbors.

Participation is required for all full-time undergraduate students. Here are some important reminders for the day:

• Update or confirm your contact information: Make sure your contact information is up-to-date in MyGeorgeFox. To update your information or verify, go to MyGeorgeFox, click “Profile” and then “Contact Details.”
• Save the date for Sept. 16: All university offices and departments will be closed on this date. Leave the day open to volunteer. The event kickoff starts at 9 a.m., and teams will return to campus between 1 and 3 p.m. A celebration on the quad will follow.
• Look out for communication: You will receive communication from your living area, or respective serve site leader, leading up to the event. The information will include site number (this indicates where you will meet on the quad), site location, and additional details. 

If you have any questions, please contact serveday@georgefox.edu.

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our recent survey! We received an incredible response, and your insights, candid feedback, and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

As promised, we randomly selected four participants to receive one of four gift cards to Grocery Outlet. The winners are: Elijah DeJong, Brooke Brown, Emily Kelly-Bernal and Ayden Stewart.

Each have been sent an email with instructions to receive their gift card. Please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Need help writing a paper, staying on top of your assignments, or preparing for tests? Come to the Academic Resource Center (ARC), where you will find students helping students. Through one-on-one consultations, peer consultants can help you become a better reader, writer and learner.

We will be open for appointments starting Monday, Sept. 7! Our hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Fridays. To schedule an appointment, go to the TracCloud icon on your Canvas dashboard.

Questions? Contact Heather Harney at hharney@georgefox.edu.

The Color Run will take place at 6 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 4. We are kicking off the year with this annual event in front of the Hobson/Macy/Sutton (HMS) complex. Grab your free T-shirt, run through the balloon arch, color with your friends, and enjoy the Slip N Slide run.

Please remove your car from in front of Sutton before the race starts if you don’t want it covered in color.

The Starlight Parade will take place from 5  to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday). It’s a NEON OUT! Come celebrate our first football game of the season with free neon Blue Zone merchandise and a show brought to you by our cheer, dance and drumline teams.

Join us in the parade as we gather students from each dorm and make our big entrance into the student section. Check out the activities weekly email for more details.

Coming up:

• Starlight Parade: Saturday, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m. (parade will go past all dorms)
• Fox Co. Fair (clubs/church fair): Friday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. on the quad
• Fox Jamboree: Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. on the quad
• ’80s Dance: Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. in EHS

Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.

At George Fox, our mission is to provide a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe living, learning, and work environment. We believe that every person is created in the image of God (Imago Dei), and because of that inherent dignity, any act of sexual harassment, assault, or violence is a direct violation of our values and will not be tolerated.

Soon you will be receiving an email to your George Fox account with detailed information about these courses. All undergraduate students must complete two online courses through Vector Solutions/Safe Colleges by Sept. 25, 2026:

• RespectEdu Foundations for College
• Alcohol & Other Drugs

Failure to complete both courses by Sept. 25, 2026, will result in a $50 fine for each course.

Important Reminder: If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or dial 911.

If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Confidential Resources

• Health and Counseling Center: 503-554-2340
• University Pastor’s Office: 503-554-2320

Resource Contact Information

• Reporting Sexual Assault at George Fox University
• Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Care Team

The university’s worship team is looking for a talented electric bassist. The class is MUSA165I, and it meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:50 to 4:05 p.m., with a few chapels and a Sunday morning worship opportunity.

If interested, please contact Aaron Barnhart at abarnhart@georgefox.edu.

The university will have added over 250 new student parking spaces this year with the expansion of the Morse parking lot (next to the ball fields) on Fulton and Villa. However, the first section of that lot will not be completed until mid-September, with the second portion not being completed until mid-October. Because of these timelines, parking will be particularly challenging for the first two weeks of the term.

You should have received a detailed email on Friday, Aug. 21, instructing you on your parking options while the Morse lot construction is completed.

Residential students (regardless of their parking permit color) may park in any residential lot, Lot I (North Street Lot), the parking lot on the east side of Villa Road across from East Sherman Street (the university now owns this lot), and public streets (excluding Villa Road and East Fulton Street) for the first two weeks of the semester.

Commuter students may park in any commuter lot or street (see the campus parking map; these areas have a gold border on the map), the parking lot on the east side of Villa Road across from East Sherman Street (the university now owns this lot), and public streets for the first two weeks of the semester.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation! Questions? Contact Karen Toohey at ktoohey@georgefox.edu. 

Do you long for moments to wait upon the Lord? All are welcome to join in a regular time of Quaker open worship each Wednesday, starting today, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the chapel, where we sit in silent expectation of Christ’s leading. 

Alternative chapel credit will be available for undergraduate students. Questions? Contact Jay Miller at jaym@georgefox.edu. 

Know of any great George Fox-related stories? Students making a difference in their communities? An inspiring account of someone who has overcome obstacles or has had an amazing faith journey? A professor who exemplifies the Be Known promise?

If so, we in marketing communications want to hear about it! Please complete this form with the name of the person you wish to highlight, their contact info (if possible), and a few details about what makes their story compelling. We’ll take it from there!

Some folks may be featured in our blog and/or on our website. Still others may be featured in a video or in our university magazine. In short, we’re looking for stories that communicate why George Fox is such a special place.

Thanks for taking the time to share these stories with us!

Looking for a place to connect, grow in your faith, and build community this fall? Life Groups are back!

Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet weekly for five weeks for prayer, Bible study, and fellowship. Each meeting is one hour, and participating students are eligible to receive spiritual life credit.

This fall, we’re offering two sessions:

• Session 1: Sept. 14 – Oct. 12
• Session 2: Oct. 19 – Nov. 16

You can choose the session that works best for you! Sign up at this link by Thursday, Sept. 11.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Did you know this Friday, Sept. 4, is National College Colors Day? You know what that means! Time to break out your blue-and-gold Bruin gear and show your school spirit this Friday.

We encourage you to wear your school colors with pride – and that goes for both students and employees!

Welcome all new and returning students!

We’ve completely updated the Student Handbook over the summer. The handbook is essential to navigating your life at George Fox. It outlines our foundational beliefs, community standards, administrative policies, and accountability processes. It is also packed with practical information for both residential and commuter students.

Please take time to review the updated handbook to ensure you understand these important aspects of being a Bruin.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mark Pothoff, dean of students, at mpothoff@georgefox.edu.