Accelerating Success: Our Students' Stories
The journey to a college degree doesn't look the same for everyone, and at George Fox, we're committed to walking alongside our students every step of the way.
Our Accelerated Online Degree students bring valuable experience to the classroom and graduate with an education that helps them achieve the next step – whether that's a promotion, career change, setting an example for their kids, or realizing a long-held college dream.
Leading with Hope
By combining his personal story of resiliency and loss, professional experience, and degree in management and organizational leadership, Portland Police Chief Bob Day inspires hope for the city's future.
Starting as Strangers, Graduating as Family
When Loretta Ramm faced a cancer diagnosis, her Accelerated Online Degree cohort came around her with consistent support. Their encouragement helped her finish the program while undergoing treatment – and became a second family along the way.
A Call to Heal
As a detective, Kary Gregson experienced firsthand the desperate need for mental health support for law enforcement. Now with a degree in psychology and mental health studies, she's equipped to serve her community as an officer on her agency's Mental Health Response Team and plans to use her experience to help better equip the next generation of police officers.
'Nothing was going to stop me'
Life halted for Annika Pears when she suffered a severe stroke in 2015. As she healed and relearned how to navigate her day-to-day life, one thing was clear: she needed to pursue her dream of earning a college degree.
Suhail Khan's Journey to an MBA
Suhail has always looked up to his father's example of hard work and leadership. Now, by achieving his own goals with both bachelor's and master's degrees and a promotion, he sets an example for his own son to follow.