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The Pre-College Summer Institute is a college immersive experience for high schoolers who have completed at least one year of high school. Students will stay overnight in the dorms, take classes during the day, and have evening activities available with other students. Visit this website for more information and to register your high schooler.

If you are a part of the George Fox community, use one of these discounts:

• Employees: Use discount code BRUIN for a $400 discount.
• Graduate Students: We invite you to also use the BRUIN discount code if you have kids who want to attend.
• Undergraduate and Graduate Students: If you have a high school-age sibling, use the discount code SIBLING for a $400 discount.

Questions? Contact summercamps@georgefox.edu.

Physical therapy faculty and Care Team member Tess Swake will be presenting on sexual anatomy and health in a lunch and learn event, “Own Your Anatomy: Your Body, Your Health,” on Thursday, April 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 102.

This is an important but sensitive subject, and we want you to have freedom to ask your most pressing questions in a safe and anonymous way. What is it you want to know? Fill out this form to submit questions.

We cannot guarantee that all submissions will be answered, but please leave your question here and Tess will do her best to answer during her talk.

If you have any other questions, contact her at tswake@georgefox.edu.

Please be aware of the Hadlock Student Center’s adjusted hours over spring break:

• Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22: Closed
• Monday, March 23 through Thursday, March, 26: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Friday, March 27: Closed
• Saturday, March 28: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Sunday, March 29: Regular hours

Questions? Contact Kelsey Cantrall at kcantrall@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Inclusive Excellence is excited to welcome former employee and George Fox alumnus Jesse Cetz to speak on campus today (Tuesday) 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.

Need a quick dinner after St. Patrick’s Day? Order Panda Express online tomorrow (Wednesday) with the fundraising code 9013745 at checkout, and 28% of all sales will be donated to the doctor of physical therapy program’s service trip to Uganda.

This is a nationwide online-only fundraiser, so please tell any friends and family about it so they can contribute too. Every order counts!

Questions? Contact Evan Robinson at evanr24@georgefox.edu.

In coordination with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, George Fox’s CARE Team invites the George Fox community (faculty, staff, students) to design a one-color poster to be silkscreen-printed on the quad on Wednesday, April 1.

Designers can choose what kind of imagery they want to use to convey the message “Speak Up,” but remember: To be printed, the design can only use one color. Think about designing your image with nothing more than a Sharpie and a white piece of paper!

Contest winners will receive an Amazon gift card (first place: $100; second place: $50; third place: $25). Submissions are due today (Tuesday) by 11:30 p.m., and winners will be announced on Friday, March 20.

Participants can learn more on the submissions page.

Questions? Contact Chandler Brutscher at cbrutscher@georgefox.edu.

Athletes’ emotional and mental well-being can change the game. We are a group of students from Dr. Arielle Hodges’ Health Communication course, and we’re conducting a study on “College Athletes’ Well-Being.”

The purpose of this study is to better understand college athlete experiences related to academic involvement, time commitments, and campus life. If you wish to participate, please fill out this short survey.

Thank you for your participation! If you have any questions, concerns or further feedback, please feel free to reach out to Teya Longstroth at tlongstroth21@georgefox.edu, Geneva Barker at gbarker25@georgefox.edu, Jack Galanida at jgalanida23@georgefox.edu, Megan Baldwin at mbaldwin24@georgefox.edu, or Dr. Hodges at ahodges@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer: 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 this Monday, March 16, for the first Week 4 session on how to use Gemini AI in our everyday work and academic processes.

This is our final topic in this series, but we will be offering these workshops again in the future. The topic will be “Making Maggie – Agentic AI and Physical AI for Business Processes.”

The Week 4 sessions will meet on:

• Monday, March 16, from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Stevens 109
• Thursday, March 19, from 3 to 3:50 p.m. in Stevens 209

You can join even if you didn’t sign up. Click this form link 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.

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

Hello Bruins! The campus store is currently updating our systems and registers, so we are adjusting our hours for today (Thursday) and tomorrow.

Over these two days we will be opening at 10 a.m. and closing at 3 p.m. to ensure systems are equipped to better serve the George Fox community. Thank you for your understanding and patience!

Contact Kirstin McGuirk at kmcguirk@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. for The Forge of Friendship screening and panel discussion. This J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis documentary will be shown in the screening room of the new Art & Cinematic Arts Building.

Following the film, we will have a panel discussion with the filmmakers moderated by Joel Mayward, assistant professor of Christian ministries, theology and the arts.

Refreshments will be provided.

Please contact Alex Chung at achung@georgefox.edu for more information.

Join the Theology Club and Margaret Fell Scholars today (Wednesday) from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Hoover 104, as we hear from Dr. Kimberly Wanger, an assistant professor of preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary. She will present a lecture titled “Preaching in the Wake of Mass Trauma.”

All are invited to join us! Contact Madeline Jokela at mjokela23@georgefox.edu for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.