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About the Handbook

The Undergraduate Student Handbook is a significant resource that serves to articulate the lifestyle standards, community policies, and other aspects of being a member of the 红杏短视频 Fox community. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this handbook, it is not a binding contract and it may be changed, updated, amended and/or modified at any time by appropriate university personnel. Students at 红杏短视频 Fox University are responsible for reviewing and adhering to all published university policies. We hope that you find this handbook to be a tool that is both informative and helpful. Our goal is to help you have an amazing experience at Fox and we want you to have the most current and important information that will assist you in your journey.

As a student at 红杏短视频 Fox University, you are a member of a community. One of the primary functions of the student handbook is to help define what being a community means at this university. Each member of our community plays a role in creating an atmosphere where others can learn, mature, and prepare to meet the challenges that lie beyond the college years. While not perfect, the expectations of our community reflect our commitment to Christ-centered education as we understand it.

Undergraduate Student Handbook Policy Updates

The Undergraduate Student Handbook is updated annually. For the 2026-27 academic year the handbook underwent a complete rewrite with many revisions, including the order, flow, and contents.

Welcome from the Vice President for Student Life and Athletics

It is my distinct privilege to welcome you to a transformative year at 红杏短视频 Fox University! Whether you are arriving on campus for the first time or returning to familiar spaces, we are thrilled to have you as a vital part of our living and learning community. Our deepest commitment is to ensure that 红杏短视频 Fox is a caring, supportive, and Christ-centered home - a place where you are deeply valued and known, yet intentionally challenged to grow intellectually, socially, and spiritually.

During your time at Fox, growth will happen in both expected and unexpected places. Your mind will be sharpened through rigorous classroom discussions with faculty and peers, but transformation will also happen late at night in the residence halls, during campus worship, and through everyday moments of shared life. Because we believe that Christ brings ultimate coherence to both our academic pursuits and our daily lives, we encourage you to dive deeply into every opportunity for spiritual formation. Our collective desire is that you live life to the fullest by abiding in God’s grace, power, and provision each day.

We don't just learn for ourselves; we learn for the sake of the world. Today's world deeply needs well-prepared leaders of profound character who are ready to love and serve others. Stepping into that need is a core part of God’s calling on your life as a student here, and eventually, as a 红杏短视频 Fox graduate. To that end, 红杏短视频 Fox University seeks to cultivate a community that glorifies God, honors and celebrates diversity, and champions your academic and personal success. We welcome the unique strengths, talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences you bring to our campus.

Please know that you are not on this journey alone. If I or anyone on our Student Life team can assist you, don’t hesitate to reach out. You can find us in the Hadlock Student Center, call our office at 503-554-2310, or connect with us via email at studentlife@georgefox.edu. We are here to walk alongside you, and we anticipate a remarkable year ahead as God shapes our community!

A Process of Discovery

During the college years, you will discover a broader range of people and ideas than you have ever encountered before. University life is an exciting world on its own, but it is small in comparison to the world of possibilities that await you after graduation.

At 红杏短视频 Fox University, we believe education is more than learning theories, reading books, and writing essays and papers. We believe education consists of a variety of knowledge, ideas, experiences, and people that prepare you to step out with confidence as you realize your full potential. We challenge you to take risks and explore new ideas as you learn more about yourself and those around you in our Christ-centered community.

At 红杏短视频 Fox, we will help you engage in these critical questions:

• Who do I want to be when I graduate?
• What values do I want others to see in me?
• What is God calling me to do?

The 红杏短视频 Fox experience will help you become a person of commitment, character, and wisdom who can answer these questions with confidence.

A person of commitment is someone committed to love - love for God, love for others, and love for yourself. Mark 12:30-31 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Love your neighbor as yourself (NIV).”

A person of character is someone who maintains their standards and commitments in both public and private spheres.

A person of wisdom is someone who has more than knowledge. A person of wisdom is one who knows how to pursue knowledge and how to use it to benefit others. When you pursue knowledge with humility and generosity, you will become wise - and help others around you do the same.

As you grow in commitment, character, and wisdom, you will also grow in confidence - in yourself and in the Lord. As Philippians 1:6 says, "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” (NASB)

In all aspects of your student experience, you will discover that 红杏短视频 Fox University faculty, staff, and administrators are pursuing commitment, character, and wisdom right beside you. Not only will you build a foundation in your area of interest, you will also be challenged to be humble in spirit as you prepare to serve others with what you have learned within and outside of the classroom.

We hope you will consider this student handbook as a resource. Its content represents a guide to the essence of the university, our people, and mission.

Core Values

The University believes it is important for all community members to understand the Mission, vision, and values, as well as the Statement of Faith. These are central guiding principles that are the bedrock of the foundation for why we exist.

Relationships

Living in daily fellowship with members of our Christ-centered community is a privilege and an expression of God's grace. In recognition of this privilege, we place great value on the quality of relationships in our community, and we acknowledge we are interdependent and accountable to one another.

The greatest expression for our relationships is love: the responsibility to love God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. This means that unselfish love should be the motive for our decisions, actions, and relationships. While there are many ways to express this type of love, we expect students to focus on the following:

Encouragement

Each member of the community should strive to maintain relationships that support, encourage, and assist others.

Forgiveness

Because we are human, we can and will encounter difficulties in relationships. In such cases, we should respond with compassion, kindness, humility, and gentleness; being patient with others and forgiving them when necessary.

Support

We encourage our community to walk alongside those who are experiencing grief, discouragement, illness, tragedy, or other personal trials. We can do this by offering comfort, encouragement, consolation, and intercession.

Communicating Honestly with Love

We can strengthen our community and ourselves by being honest and loving in our interactions with others. Problems in relationships and behavior can often be resolved constructively by approaching others in an appropriate spirit of humility and respect. If we act for the benefit of others and do so in a loving manner, such confrontation can help us all mature and grow to be more like Jesus.

Reconciliation and Restoration

For our community to thrive, we must commit to healing broken relationships. When conflict occurs, we encourage one another to initiate conversation, practice forgiveness, and make restitution to achieve true restoration whenever possible.

Practicing these and other expressions of love in our relationships requires continued effort and sensitivity to others. While strong, healthy relationships take work, they reward us by enriching our lives, honoring God, and helping us meet our personal goals and those of our university community.

The book of Colossians provides an excellent summary of the goals of our community:

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues, put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body, you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another . . . And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God . . ." (Colossians 3:12-17 NIV)

Lordship of Jesus Christ

We believe the Bible establishes the core principles that shape Christian character and govern our behavior. This calls for a wholehearted commitment to God’s Word, as taught in the Old and New Testaments and lived out by Jesus Christ. It demands a careful stewardship of our minds, time, talents, and resources for continual growth, as well as honoring our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit.

Biblical Expectations

As members of this community, we must remember that our behavior reflects not only ourselves, but also other members of our community and our Lord Jesus. No matter where we are or who we are with, we represent Christ and the university in our words and actions.

Scripture teaches us that we can exhibit certain attributes by allowing the Holy Spirit to guide our behavior. These attributes include love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The fruit of the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22-26) are to be sought, encouraged, and demonstrated in our relationships.

Scripture prohibits behaviors such as greed, jealousy, pride, lust, and hatred (as examples, see Galatians 5:19-21, Mark 7:21-22, and Colossians 3:5-8). Although these characteristics are sometimes difficult to discern - especially in ourselves - they can hinder our relationship with God and with others and lead to destructive or unacceptable behavior. Members of our community are expected to reject these attitudes so that each one of us can grow in grace and righteousness.

In keeping with scriptural teaching about the authority of government, members of the 红杏短视频 Fox community are expected to uphold the laws of the local community, the state of Oregon, and the nation. The only exception would be the rare occasions in which obedience to civil authorities would require behavior that conflicts with the clear teaching of Scripture, in which case each individual would submit voluntarily to the civil penalty for disobeying the law. In every other case, behavior resulting in civil arrest on or off campus is subject to review and accountability.

The University also recognizes that while the Scriptures do not provide specific teaching regarding all social practices, they do advocate self-restraint in things that are harmful or offensive to others. In light of this, there are numerous responsibilities set forth for members of our community.

Honesty and Integrity

All community members are expected to be people of character who are honest and live a life of integrity.

Honesty is defined as telling the truth, being truthful in our actions and our words, and admitting when we have made a mistake.

Integrity means doing what you say you will do and making sure your actions match your words, even when no one is watching. Honesty and integrity are honored and valued in all aspects of the 红杏短视频 Fox community.

University Expectations

The University has created certain guidelines and expectations we believe contribute to our sense of Christian community and to its aims and goals. These high standards are not set forth as absolutes or an index of Christian spirituality, but rather as expectations for those who choose to be a part of our community.

We recognize that not all students are committed followers of Jesus, have the same standards for living ascribed to by the university, or necessarily agree with some facets of the university's lifestyle expectations. We want to welcome all our students and are so glad you are here! In the admissions process each student signed their application agreeing to respect and abide by the lifestyle standards and community expectations to be followed by all students of 红杏短视频 Fox University for as long as you are enrolled as a student.

Establishing community and lifestyle expectations is one way a community helps its members develop as individuals. While each person is an individual, individuals must share responsibility for the community. We believe that by describing the expectations that come along with being a member of the university community, students should be able to take a more active role in helping 红杏短视频 Fox University function as a Christian community and in achieving our goals as an institution of higher learning.

The university expressly reserves its rights and obligations to maintain its commitment to its Christian identity and the doctrines of the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church.

Honor Statement

The following honor statement is what all students agreed to abide by in becoming a member of the 红杏短视频 Fox community. All students signed this in the admissions application:

In addition to the honor statement, the full lifestyle statement provides the expectations for all traditional undergraduate students in the 红杏短视频 Fox community and it can be viewed in the next section.

Lifestyle Standards and Values

As a community we encourage and teach our members to follow Jesus Christ and be collaborators in God's work in the world. We urge each member to become the kind of person and live the kind of life that Jesus taught and modeled. We believe such a life is described by the 'fruit of the spirit' as listed in Galatians 5:22-23. These fruits include love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control.

We believe the Bible teaches that all persons are created in God's image and that God actively seeks renewed relationships with every individual. We are bound therefore to regard each person with love and respect. (Romans 12:9-21, 1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 4:32). So we avoid discrimination, abusive or manipulative actions, and gossip or mean-spirited behaviors. We seek actively to honor each person, loving and serving one another as Jesus taught us.

Our lifestyle excludes immoral practices and calls us to transformed living as we 'offer [our] bodies as living sacrifices' to God (Romans 12:1-2). In regard to sexual morality, we believe that only marriage between a man and a woman is God's intention for the joyful fulfillment of sexual intimacy. This should always be in the context of mutual compassion, love and fidelity. Sexual behaviors outside of this context are inconsistent with God's teaching.

We recognize these principles may conflict with the practice and opinion of some within the larger culture. We are convinced that this is God's design for providing the most loving guidance and practice for individuals and our community.

For a community to be, its members must live with integrity. This includes honest academic work, telling each other the truth, keeping our promises and living so our actions match our words. (James 1:22-25)

The university is eager for each member of the community to grow spiritually (Hebrews 10:24-25).

We encourage involvement in activities designed to nurture spiritual growth. This includes Bible study, small prayer groups, service opportunities, and chapel attendance. The university encourages all members of the community to maintain personal practices of discipleship and to participate in a local church.

Our goal is to help each community member to think the same way as Christ thought (Philippians 2:5). This includes disciplining our minds to think about what is true, honorable, just, pure, pleasing, commendable, excellent and worthy of praise as commended to us in Philippians 4:8. We avoid gambling, not only to practice good stewardship of our resources, but also to prevent welcoming greed inwardly and joining in the social inequities on which gambling thrives.

While we recognize that committed Christians differ in how they view the consumption of alcoholic beverages, it is clear that the improper use of alcohol by students, faculty or staff could bring much harm to the communities of 红杏短视频 Fox University. This is especially true of the traditional undergraduate community, which consists largely of students who are under the legal drinking age. Nationally, it is well documented that underage and binge drinking as well as driving with significant blood alcohol levels are major problems on college campuses.

In addition, there is growing evidence that some individuals are predisposed to alcoholism. For these reasons, the use of alcohol by traditional undergraduate students is not allowed at any time they are enrolled at the university.

Distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on a 红杏短视频 Fox University campus with the exception of unique events that receive prior approval from the President's Executive Team. The university does not serve or use alcohol when undergraduate students are present. Further, we are a smoke-free campus (including vapor cigarettes) and the use of tobacco and marijuana, in any form, is not permitted in any 红杏短视频 Fox University facility or the grounds. Please see the student handbook and employee handbook to review our alcohol, drugs, and smoking policies in their entirety.

The goal of the 红杏短视频 Fox University lifestyle standard is to create a community in which individuals are encouraged to be transformed into the image of Christ. In addition, we desire that our common life would reflect the teachings and Spirit of Christ in all that we do and say. In this ongoing process of transformation, all members of the 红杏短视频 Fox community are encouraged to consider the following questions as a means of self-examination, in the tradition of the historic Friends (Quakers).

As individuals or groups within this community reflect on these questions we encourage them to respond in obedience to God's leading and to seek encouragement, support and accountability from other members of the community.

• Am I actively pursuing the highest call of God on my life even if that means giving up a personal 'freedom' for the sake of others within the community?
• As a member of the 红杏短视频 Fox community, do I recognize my duty and responsibility to others within our Christ-centered community?
• Am I a faithful steward of the resources, which God has entrusted to me?
• Do I discipline my mind and body to serve as instruments of God?

These lifestyle standards reflect the university's mission, faith commitments, values, and our rich heritage. They are intended to facilitate our life together at 红杏短视频 Fox University. A more detailed description of specific aspects of these standards can be found in the remaining sections of the student handbook. If you have any questions regarding the lifestyle expectations, please contact the Dean of Students in the Student Life Office.

Application of Lifestyle Standards

As part of the 红杏短视频 Fox University community, students are to abide by the lifestyle standards and community expectations while they are:

• Enrolled in classes for the Fall Semester (including Thanksgiving), Spring Semester (including Spring Break), and Summer Term
• Living in university housing
• Representing the 红杏短视频 Fox University community in any programs on or off campus, whether they are enrolled or not
• Employed by the institution

Over 红杏短视频 break and the summer, students should keep in mind they are representing the 红杏短视频 Fox University community. The University expects students to use discernment and wisdom in their behavior and decision-making during these periods. Significant or egregious violations of the lifestyle standards during these periods may result in an investigation and appropriate consequences.

The University honors parental authority and does not intend to infringe upon family dynamics. Students staying in their parents' home are considered part of the family unit and are under their parents' guidance. However, if a student violates GFU policy while a parent is not present, the University reserves the right to respond appropriately through Student Life personnel.