In her first year at George Fox University (GFU), Heather Ohaneson is looking to bring a new voice and fresh perspective to contemporary politics in the classroom. She is passionate about civic engagement, very happy to be at GFU, and wants students to understand the importance of politics as it relates to our culture today.

Austin O’Donnell stood at the utensil station in the Canyon Commons at dinnertime, scanning
the room for someone to sit with. Someone waving caught his eye, and he saw a guy from his Bible class, someone with whom he had exchanged a few words, sitting at a table. He returned the greeting and went over to sit with him. 

Two George Fox University (GFU) students started their own clothing company in order to highlight individuality and destroy the division they see in the world today.

Poet. Professor of English. Banjo extraordinaire. These are just a few words to describe Bill Jolliff, long-time faculty member and active writer and researcher at George Fox University (GFU). Most students may know him as “the guy that went up on stage and played the banjo during chapel.”

Walking around the George Fox University (GFU) campus, one is bound to see many
baseball caps, a few beanies, and maybe a couple odd umbrellas. But only one student at GFU wears the hijab, the traditional Islamic head covering for women, and her name is Asma Al-Harami.

22-year-old twins Stephanie and Laurie Peterson are not only graduating from George Fox University (GFU) this semester, they have developed their own photography and videography business called The Pair Visuals.

Dearborn, Mich. – The street is dotted with traffic signs, advertisements, and names of businesses on buildings—not unlike every other U.S. city, except that many of these signs are in both Arabic and English.

Junior social work major Caitlin Fettig is one of the happiest and most positive people you will meet in your life.

If you see her walking across the George Fox University (GFU) Newberg campus, you might notice the extra spring in her step that makes her blonde frizzy curls bounce around and the cheerful, exclamatory greeting she has for every friend she comes across. She loves to express her love for other people through her work, her academics, and her faith.

NEWBERG, ORE. - Students coming from states like Southern California may have been excited to leave their hometown for the beautiful green of Oregon. For students who have been deprived of nature and rain, especially in drought-riddled states, the move means joyful days spent indoors to the soundtrack of rain and smell of freshly brewed tea.

NEWBERG, ORE. - “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,” Anna Sovereign, a sophomore political science major at George Fox University (GFU), said, citing Mark Twain in reference to her recent trip to Houston to help with hurricane relief.

NEWBERG, ORE. - The Outdoors Club at George Fox University (GFU) is a community that hopes to get students to learn new technical skills in different environments, become aware of the things happening in and around Newberg, and get involved in the great outdoors.