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Register now for “Beneath the Bonnet: The Secret World of Jane Austen,” hosted by the Department of English and Languages Nov. 14-15.

This two-day event will feature:

• Panel sessions featuring students, faculty and independent scholars
• The “Austentatious” Ball: Come learn English country dancing!
• Keynote presentations by professor Alex Chung and Natalie Green
• Austen in the Making: One-act scenes directed by Joe Thouvenel

Register by midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 12. You can view the full schedule and details here.

Looking for a part-time job? The hospitality specialist position at the Portland Center provides an on-site presence during daytime hours by serving in these ways:

• Welcoming guests, vendors, students and employees
• Fielding questions
• Resolving or reporting building issues
• Monitoring doors during locked hours
• Assisting event planners with room set-ups
• Maintaining steady communication with the Newberg campus

This position reports to Event Services, which is based in Newberg. The position will pay $16.95 per hour; graduate students can work up to 28 hours per week. Send your resume to Alan Ghossein at aghossein@georgefox.edu if you’re interested.

Open Enrollment is here, so it’s the perfect time to make sure your health plan truly supports you and your family. To help you choose with confidence, we’re pleased to continue offering one-on-one virtual consultations with dedicated Providence Health Plan representatives.

This is your chance to get expert advice tailored to your needs. A 30-minute chat can bring peace of mind and help you get the most value from your coverage. Click here to book your private consultation.

Do you have stress, aches, pains, or just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage from a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice!

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages ($25) to students, employees and community members. We are offering 25-minute massages on Friday, Nov. 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the new Medical Sciences Building located at 448 Werth Blvd., in Newberg.

All proceeds will help fund a medical service trip to Uganda. Donations are also welcome; there will be a tip jar on site! Register here.

Questions? Contact Maya Eathorne at meathorne24@georgefox.edu or Allison Brist at abrist20@georgefox.edu.

Providence Health Plan continues to offer free Medicare 101 educational sessions covering the different parts of Medicare (the A, B, C and Ds), the key differences between Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Supplement, and when you should enroll for Original Medicare.

You can register for the next webinar, scheduled at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, here. The webinar offers a no-pressure, sales-free environment. You are welcome to invite your spouse, parents or any family members who could benefit.

Have a question about Providence Medicare options? Contact our new Providence Medicare expert Hilary Starnes at hilary.starnes@providence.org or 541-554-2348.

Do you have endometriosis and/or adenomyosis or know someone who does? Please participate in Doctor of Physical Therapy research by completing a one-time, 10- to 15-minute survey.

Please contact principal investigator Tess Swake at tswake@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2454 with any questions. Thank you for your time!

Get ready for some fun and excitement with your loved ones in the Hadlock Student Center on Saturday, Nov. 15! Enjoy a variety of activities and games available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:

• Bouldering at the rock climbing wall
• Top-roping at the rock climbing wall (belayers provided)
• Volleyball
• Floor hockey
• Pickleball
• Basketball
• Prizes and giveaways!

Family members and kids of all ages are welcome as long as the related employee is present. Please note that waivers are required for family members, so be sure to check the age-specific guidelines. Complete a guest waiver here.

If you have any questions, email Joe Thouvenel at jthouvenel@georgefox.edu.

We are in need of several volunteers to serve as ushers at Midyear Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13. We will hold two separate ceremonies (undergraduate at 11 a.m. and graduate at 3 p.m.) in Bauman Auditorium. Come help us greet our guests, hand out programs, direct graduates’ families and friends to their seats, and make graduation a special event for everyone!

If interested, check out our Commencement Compensation Guidelines. If you sign up for both ceremonies, lunch will be provided too! Please sign up here to serve our grads and their families on this memorable day!

Contact Laurie Fair at aao@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

There is an Open Enrollment and Benefits Support event scheduled for Monday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon in room 255 of the Portland Center. This event is designed to provide you with all the resources and support you need to make informed benefit choices for the upcoming year.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Personalized assistance: Benefits experts from the Office of People and Culture will be available to answer your questions, guide you through benefit options, and offer tips for making the best selections for your needs.
• Hands-on help: Bring your laptop if you’d like assistance with the online enrollment process! Our team will be ready to walk you through any steps you may need help with.

Stop by to ask questions and gain clarity on your benefits in a relaxed, friendly setting.

Questions? Contact Aga Kasprzyk at akasprzyk@georgefox.edu

Join us for a 5K on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 9 a.m. to raise funds for the Newberg Animal Shelter. All proceeds will go toward purchasing an industrial washer and dryer. The shelter does 10 to 12 loads of laundry every day and currently has only one set.

The shelter has found homes for more than 710 animals so far this year. Your participation helps keep the shelter running smoothly so they can continue their great work!

The run will start and end in the quad. Check-in is at 8 a.m., followed by the race at 9 a.m.

If you want to help this cause by running, walking or donating, register here.

Have you ever wanted to see what Student Activities is up to? If so, sign up to be a chaperone at the Evergreen Space Museum for our Winter Formal dance on Saturday, Nov. 22. If you are interested, please complete this form.

If you have any questions, please contact Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.

Is a new digital divide emerging – not just between those who can and can’t use AI, but between those who trust and distrust each other because of it?

Join us at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 19, for an interactive webinar that explores how AI is reshaping workplace relationships and what it means for trust – among colleagues, teams, and even between humans and machines.

Together, we’ll tackle two key questions:

• As AI joins the team, who do we trust more – the human or the machine?
• How is AI transforming trust between coworkers?

Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect, engage, and reimagine the future of workplace trust in the age of AI.

You can register here.

Join us in celebrating professor Marvin Eans’ solo exhibition tomorrow (Friday) at Cliff Creek Cellars here in Newberg. Eans’ artist reception is open-house style from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Please drop in and say hello! The exhibition will be on display through the end of November.

Feel free to contact Chandler Brutscher at cbrutscher@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Have questions, concerns or suggestions about BruinBuy? Please join us in the Millage Building for our first BruinBuy roundtable today (Thursday) from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

We will be hosting BruinBuy roundtables once a week at various times. Please keep an eye on The Daily Bruin for details on future meetings.

We are here to help, listen and collaborate with you on all of your procurement and accounts payable needs. This will be an open-dialogue format. Please come take advantage of this learning opportunity.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Patrick Culligan at pculligan@georgefox.edu or Frank Charles at fcharles@georgefox.edu.

Would you like to sell your art at the Christmas Extravaganza Holiday Hangout on Thursday, Dec. 4? All you need is $10 to rent a table and as much art as you would like to sell to students, staff and the local community.

This year, Holiday Hangout is combining with the Christmas Extravaganza, which will feature a tree-lighting ceremony, carriage rides and lots of other fun activities. The art market will take place in Klages with tables for students and staff to sell their work. This event is attended by students, staff and Newberg locals, so all tables will receive lots of traffic.

Fill out this form to rent a table.

Embroidered polar fleece jackets are going on sale at the Bruin Bookstore today (Thursday) through Monday, Nov. 10, for $39.95 (usually $49.95). Grab one while supplies last!

Take a creative break and build community at the Fiber Friends meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 11, open to all employees. Whether you crochet, knit, tat, have any other fiber art passion or are an eager beginner, this is a chance to relax and connect.

Participants should bring their current project or use the supplies provided to learn or start something new. Fiber Friends meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Klages Center. For more information, contact Teresa Arnold at tarnold@georgefox.edu.

The OSAC Scholarship and George Fox Donor-Funded Scholarship applications are open!

OSAC (for Oregon residents only) offers more than 600 scholarships, totaling more than $10 million in awards, while our Donor-Funded Scholarships have more than 200 awards available for our returning students, ranging from $500 to $25,000. 

If you have children attending George Fox or want to help your students find ways to ease the stress of paying for school, be sure to share these amazing opportunities for extra financial aid.

Incentives

The Early Bird deadline for both OSAC and donor-funded applications is Feb. 17, 2026. If students submit by this date, they’ll be entered into drawings for additional Early Bird scholarships!

The financial aid office will also award one $500 scholarship to a student who completes the OSAC application! They can upload their OSAC Scholarship confirmation email to “Submit Financial Aid Documents” to be entered to win.

Scholarship help

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) offers Scholarship Help Sessions. Students can schedule an appointment here. 

We provide a Scholarship Resource Folder which includes an OSAC Scholarship guide, important scholarship checklists, tips and tricks, essay development tools and more. Our Outside Scholarships website also offers tools to help students search for additional scholarship opportunities outside of George Fox.

Students can contact or visit the financial aid office with any questions. Thank you for your partnership in sharing these resources with students!

Congratulations, everyone, and thank you for participating in the Miles for Meals challenge! While mileage tracking has officially concluded, we have one final item on the agenda: the team photo contest.

Please submit your best team picture to bewell@georgefox.edu by the end of the day this Friday, Nov. 7, to be considered. Once all data has been collected and reviewed, we’ll announce the grand prizes winners!

We hope this challenge has inspired you to focus on your health. We want to share this resource to help you maintain the momentum you’ve been building during this challenge. The Heart to Start program by Providence Basecamp is a 12-week plan designed to keep you moving through the winter by training you to walk or run a 5K. The 14th season begins on Nov. 30. Registration is now open for anyone interested in setting a new goal; you can participate from any location.

Today’s the day! The Health and Wellness Fair is happening today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Come on over to find your balance, connect with benefits experts, explore great health and wellness resources and have some fun!

Be sure to bring your insurance card if you’re planning to get your flu or COVID-19 shot. See you there!