Keep your healthcare spending efficient and rooted in smart planning. Check your HSA or FSA balances today to make sure you are leveraging your tax-advantaged funds for medical, dental and prescription expenses.
To learn more, visit our Benefits page.
And the winner is …
We’re excited to announce the second winner of our weekly prize drawing for the Miles for Meals Challenge! Congratulations to Neil Cantrall, who has won a $50 Amazon gift card! Visit the People and Culture office to claim your prize.
The top three teams so far:
It’s a close race, so get those steps in!
Don’t forget, there are two more weeks of prizes to come. Stay active and keep logging those miles for your chance to win. Use the Daily Activity Form to log your steps and check out the Team and Individual Leader Dashboard.
Weekly prizes are awarded randomly just by participating. Grand prizes will be awarded at the end to the top individual stepper and the team with the highest average steps.
The Miles for Meals Challenge is a fundraiser for the Bruin Community Pantry. Don’t forget to join in raising funds by either supporting an existing fundraiser or starting your own!
Contact Will Curtis at wcurtis@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.
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:
Questions? Contact us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
This week is Love Your Body Week, our annual celebration of recreation and movement here at University Recreation. Today (Monday) through Sunday, Oct. 25, we will be having tons of opportunities to to get connected with UREC.
Here’s our amazing schedule:
Attend any of these and you’ll get to enter your name into one of our five raffle prizes!
Everything thing here is free. Sign-ups are required for all except for Women’s Climb Night and Putt Putt Golf.
Contact Kelsey Cantrall at kcantrall@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Take charge of your personal health journey with Living in Wellness, a completely free online resource from Providence Basecamp designed to help you build inner strength and develop practical well-being skills.
Whether you are looking to decompress, find better daily balance, or set intentional lifestyle goals, this program empowers you with expert-guided activities tailored to the specific areas of health that matter most to you.
Living in Wellness is a four-week series of live-taught virtual meetings every Tuesday from Oct. 27 through Nov. 17, at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
By exploring these tools, you will discover fresh ideas, encouragement, and the support needed to successfully navigate your unique path to wellness. Sign up here for this series and start building your customized wellness routine today.
Contact Aga Kaspryzk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Formed through a collaborative partnership between George Fox University, A-dec Dental Equipment, and Northwest Christian Church, the Northwest Early Learning Academy (NELA) provides premier, distinctly Christian care for children ages zero to five.
NELA is located in Newberg’s newest early learning facility. Visit the NELA website for more information.
George Fox employee and student parents receive exclusive benefits, including:
Questions? Contact Executive Director Sarah Compton at Sarah@mynw.cc.
Join us for the upcoming fall play, Shakespeare in Love!
Performances will run from Thursday, Nov. 5, through Sunday, Nov. 8, and Wednesday, Nov. 11, through Sunday, Nov. 15, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now.
George Fox employees receive complimentary tickets for their immediate family by entering their employee email at checkout. George Fox students can attend the Wednesday or Thursday night performances for free.
You may purchase and/or claim your free your tickets here. For more information, please contact the box office at 503-554-3400.
Play Synopsis: Young Will Shakespeare has writer’s block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, but he’s in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse, the feisty, brilliant and beautiful Viola. This crafty young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play.
Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms, inspiring him to write his greatest romantic masterpiece yet.
Doctor of Physical Therapy students are seeking participants for a research study, “Upper Extremity Role During a Floor Transfer in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.” We are interested in how older adults use their arms to get up from the floor.
To participate, you must:
In order to participate, you must not have a diagnosis of a neurological condition or a current illness or health issue that would make performing study activities unsafe.
If you’re interested in participating and meet the above criteria, you would come to the university’s Medical Sciences Building at 448 Werth Blvd., where we’ll ask you to sign an informed consent form, answer questions on a questionnaire, perform a short mental status examination, and have your vitals (blood pressure and heart rate) taken. Depending on the results of these assessments, you may or may not be eligible for the study.
If you’re eligible, you’ll continue a single testing session that will last up to approximately one hour. During that time you’ll be asked to answer additional questions, perform a sit-to-stand test and a balance test, and get up from the floor multiple times, first without using your arms, and then using one of your arms.
We may ask you to change into clothing necessary for the study if you are dressed in spandex shorts or leggings, a sleeveless shirt, athletic shoes that do not cover the ankles, and short socks.
You will not be paid for being in this study or reimbursed for any costs associated with traveling to/from the Medical Sciences Building.
You are able to stop participation at any time and for any reason. 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.
If interested in participating, schedule an appointment for testing by calling 503-554-2463 or emailing Lyndsay Stutzenberger at lstutzenberger@georgefox.edu.
Campus offices will be closed tomorrow (Friday) for the mid-semester holiday. The Murdock Library will be closed, but the 24-hour space will remain open.
The Bruin Store will also be closed on Friday.
Spots are still available for our upcoming free estate planning seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Roberts Center 170, presented as a community service by attorney Stephen C. Palmer.
If you are looking to protect your assets, minimize estate taxes, and ensure your loved ones are taken care of, there is still time to reserve your seat. Following great feedback from our spring session, this presentation returns to guide you through the essentials of wills, living trusts, probate, guardianship, inheritance tax and more.
The seminar is open to all George Fox employees, their family members, and the surrounding community. Refreshments will be provided. Capacity is capped at 75 attendees, so we encourage you to register soon to guarantee a spot.
Registration Details
If you have any questions, please contact Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu.
We live in an active seismic zone. October is Emergency Preparedness Month, and during this time we practice the proper response to ensure that when a real earthquake strikes, our immediate instinct is to protect ourselves and effectively prevent injury.
So this year get ready to drop, cover, and hold on during the Great ShakeOut!
How to participate:
At 10:15 a.m. this morning, stop what you are doing and get under a table or desk. Cover your head with your arms or hands. If you are in the quad, move away from buildings toward the center of the quad. If you are in a lab, turn off the gas and get down.
Think and practice what you would need to do if we were to experience an earthquake for one minute. These steps increase your chances of surviving if a real earthquake strikes.
If you have questions on how to participate in the Great Shakeout, reach out to Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.
The Hadlock Student Center will be open tomorrow (Friday) from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., followed by our regular weekend hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday.
Contact Kelsey Cantrall at kcantrall@georgefox.edu with any questions.
October is National Retirement Security Month, and we want to ensure our George Fox faculty and staff feel equipped and confident about their financial future. Whether you are years away from retirement or approaching it soon, having a clear strategy keeps you grounded in your long-term goals.
We invite you to explore the dedicated tools and planning resources provided through Nationwide this month to help secure a strong financial foundation for you and your loved ones.
Contact Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu for more information.
Did you know that simply clicking “Shut Down” or closing your laptop lid doesn’t install vital background updates? To keep your machine running quickly and securely, it needs a true Restart.
A proper restart applies pending security patches, clears system memory, and fixes minor glitches that build up over the week.
Your Action Item: Please restart your computer once a week (Friday afternoons are a great time to build the habit!).
Need help? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu. Thank you for helping keep our campus secure!
Anchor your budget this semester by taking advantage of exclusive Bruin Discounts. Staying rooted in smart stewardship helps you stay resilient against inflation, offering savings on local dining, services and entertainment right here in our community.
To learn more about your perks, go to the Wellness webpage.
Join Jason Fileta and Kara Martin on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a conversation about how Christians can uphold their theological convictions while embracing human rights, dignity and justice for LGBTQ+ neighbors.
Through Christian perspectives on faith, hospitality and human rights, the presenters will explore ways to foster compassionate and respectful engagement across differing theological perspectives.
This event will be held in Stevens 209 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu for more information.
Join the biology and biochemistry program for the 15th Annual Dalton Lecture featuring Dr. Robert D. Sluka, lead scientist of the A Rocha Marine Conservation Program. He’ll present a lecture, titled “Creatureliness and Marine Conservation: Is a Manatee Really My Neighbor?,” on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Dr. Sluka will share about how acknowledging ourselves as fellow creatures can transform our approach to ocean conservation. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.
There will be an earlier bonus afternoon lecture at 3 p.m. on “Hope for the Ocean,” also in Bauman. Chapel credit will be given for the evening lecture.
Contact Amanda Harris at amandah@georgefox.edu with any questions.
