Jani King employees haul out students’ food waste, vacuum hallways, remove hair and grime from showers, scrub toilets, mop bathroom floors, and unclog sinks. Inconspicuously and quietly, they keep George Fox University (GFU) functioning and tidy for its students and staff.

Logan Russell is a well known student on the George Fox University (GFU) campus. Whether it's from seeing him help out with Student Activities, lead events, or even host the talent show, most students know of him. But why is Russell involved in Student Activities, and what makes him so passionate about what he does?

While most people are aware that the problem of domestic violence exists, the scope of the problem may surprise many. According to the National Coalition of Domestic Violence (NCADV), 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of intimate partner violence, and approximately 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. 

On Oct. 7, years and decades of simmering animosity in the Israeli controlled region of the Middle East blew up–again. The crisis that began this October follows a long and deeply fraught line of conflicts plaguing this region of the world for close to a century. 

During the summer of 2023, the Student Life department at George Fox University (GFU) announced to students that the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) would be changing its model for medical care. GFU decided to switch from providing its own private care to instead having the staff and practice of Providence Medical Group (PMG) provide care for students. GFU students will always remember the convenience and affordability of the past and now deceased HCC model. Before embracing a new model, we must look back and remember the life of our old friend, the bygone HCC model.

According to Roserina Chipen, becoming an Act Six Scholar was something of a divine act by God. Chipen missed essay prompts and submitted components of her application passed the deadline; yet somehow, she was selected to be an Act Six scholar amidst a wide and competitive pool of applicants.

George Fox University (GFU) recently performed public baptisms for students on campus. Questions have arisen about whether this is an act driven by the Holy Spirit, or whether it is driven by a desire for publicity. 

On their website, Bon Appetit discusses their concern about the environmental, economic, and moral tragedy of wasted food across the nation, and cites a variety of strategies they employ to reduce their production of waste. 

Ryan Dearinger, a well-known and loved member of the George Fox University (GFU) history department, was named undergraduate professor of the year for the 2023-24 academic year. He only joined the GFU history faculty in 2021, but he is now a pillar of the department. Though he has had to navigate through significant professional changes, he has become a fixture in a GFU history education. 

One of the most memorable events at George Fox University (GFU) in the last five years was the infamous lip sync performance where former student Reid Arthur publicly came out as gay to the whole student body. This launched GFU into a period of dramatic change as the campus became more vocal about the hardships of LGBTQ+ students. One of the fruits of this turmoil is The Human Sexuality Care Initiative (HSCI).

Nathaniel Ankeny, an associate professor of Music and Director of Jazz Ensemble at George Fox University (GFU), recently wrote and performed his own album titled “Joy in the Making.” Though it was performed in Bauman Auditorium on Sept. 15, the writing of the album began on Patreon during the Coronavirus lockdown, and it developed into a complete jazz album filled with catchy, bluesy songs guaranteed to set the perfect mood and get people dancing. 

Every Tuesday a truck comes onto the George Fox University (GFU) campus carrying about 1,000 pounds of food. It stops outside the Roberts Center, and its contents are loaded into the Bruin Community Pantry. Within a week, most of the supplies are gone.

The origins of George Fox University’s (GFU) new Multicultural Leadership class can be traced back to one particular conversation over coffee. 

Bryce Goetz spent his spring break in Romania working with Fight for Freedom to provide aid to those affected by the war in Ukraine.

ontemplative worship is a long-standing Quaker tradition of unstructured worship. Traditional Friends meetings operate without a pastor or priest presiding over them; instead, they gather together and enter into a space of silence to become receptive to what the Spirit wishes to say to the group.

Every spring, graduating college students celebrate their many accomplishments and recognize the immense effort of the last four years. For minority communities, specific celebrations recognize their heritage and their unique struggles at academic institutions. Cultural dissonance and discrimination can riddle their college experience and provide difficult hurdles on their way to graduation. 

In 2017, George Fox University (GFU) partnered with Mark 2 Ministries to open the Friendship house in Newberg. The Friendship House is a place for GFU students to live in community with individuals who have intellectual or physical disabilities.

A season to reflect on God’s goodness and our dependence on Him, Lent is a time for followers to dive deeper in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Spanning the 40 days before Easter, Lent is a time of repentance in which believers choose to give something up until the Thursday before Easter Sunday. Whether that is fasting from certain foods or choosing to change habits in order to recognize our need for God, this time encourages reflection and growth.

Representative Andrea Salinas started her first term representing Oregon’s 6th District in Jan. After serving as the State Representative for Oregon’s 38th District for five years, Rep. Salinas ran a tough campaign with a tight lead over Republican candidate Mike Erickson. Now, she is looking towards new goals as she steps into her role as congresswoman. 

Professor of English Jessica Hughes got the idea for the Spanish Enrichment Program as she sat in on a parent meeting for the Chehalem Online Academy (COA) last semester. As part of COA, students get $500 for enrichment activities. Many parents were inquiring about foreign language options at this meeting, but none were available.