Category: Student Life

Biola Nursing Students Serve Local Community with Lighthouse Outreach Ministries
Stereotypes shattered through partnership with local church
Kili Wall — December 20, 2017
As the homeless population grows in the Southern California region, so does the need for more care and resources for the homeless. To assist with...
Biola’s Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts Provides Free Online Advent Calendar
Biola Staff — December 05, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture, and the Arts launched its fourth advent calendar featuring a number of...
Biola University Hosts Gospel Music Concert for Prospective Students
The annual Gospel Fest provided current and prospective students a time to worship together
Lauren Overshoun-Hall — May 02, 2017
On April 28, 2017, Biola University Student Programming and Activities (SPA) hosted Gospel Fest, an annual worship celebration that highlights the...
Gala Raises More Than $60,000 Toward Oral Bible Translation
Biola’s Student Missionary Union hosts a fundraising gala, Seeds for India, for the culmination of the India Project
Lauren Overshoun-Hall — April 27, 2017
Biola University’s Student Missionary Union (SMU) raised $69,710 toward Biola’s The India Project, concluding a 4-year effort to increase oral...
Empowering Women: Biola Celebrates National Women’s History Month
Biola will host the 10th annual Ruby Awards, a women’s conference and launch publications to honor women in the community
Brianna Miller — March 07, 2017
Biola University is celebrating National Women’s History Month and hosting the 10th annual Ruby Awards this month. Biola will honor and empower...
Rev. Soong Chan Rah will Speak at Biola University’s 21st Annual Racial Reconciliation Conference
Jenna Loumagne — February 15, 2017
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — With the racial strife present in today’s culture, Biola University’s Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) — a...
Rev. Soong Chan Rah to Speak at Biola University’s 21st Annual Racial Reconciliation Conference
Christian universities gather to discuss and improve racial justice
Jenna Loumagne — February 15, 2017
With the racial strife present in today’s culture, Biola University’s Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) — a national two-day...
Torrey Honors Institute Students Present Theatre Production “A Doll’s House”
The play focused on conflict between close family and friends and raised important societal questions
Erin Wilson — November 23, 2016
Biola University Torrey Honors Institute students performed “A Doll’s House” Nov. 17-20 for the fall Torrey theatre production. Each semester,...
Students Win First Place in National Competition for Biostatistics Research
Three Biola students collaborated on a winning statistics project about auditory comprehension
Erin Wilson — November 01, 2016
Biola University senior psychology major Alison Winiarski, junior biology major Catherine Newberry, and junior human biology major Ashley...
Art Alumni Reunion Will Feature Screening of Alumnus’ Film “I Am Sun Mu”
Event will showcase student, faculty and alumni work, and provide opportunity to give to Loren Baker Scholarship Fund
Daryn Daniels — April 22, 2016
Alumnus Adam Sjöberg (’07) will screen his second feature film, “I Am Sun Mu,” at an art alumni reunion event this Saturday, April 23. The reunion...
College Campus Pushes to Raise Awareness for Sexual Assault
Jenna Loumagne — April 21, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — One in five women and one in 16 men are assaulted during their college years. For Biola University, that would mean 800...
Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation Celebrates 20 Years
After passing a historic milestone, Glen Kinoshita, founder of SCORR, takes a look back at its legacy and impact over the years
Kathryn Toombs — February 26, 2016
This February marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR), an initiative started by Biola’...
Biola University Senior Wins New Car Sweepstakes
$5,000 in art supplies gifted to Biola as part of sweepstakes
Marissa Ray — February 23, 2016
Biola University senior art major Natalie Toyer is this year’s Blick Art Materials 2015 Blick Car Sweepstakes student winner. Toyer won not only a...
Lisa Sharon Harper, Brenda Salter McNeil to Speak at Biola University’s 20th Annual Racial Reconciliation Conference
Jenna Loumagne — February 17, 2016
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — For 20 years, Biola University has hosted the Student Congress on Racial Reconcilation (SCORR), a national two-day conference...
Join Biola on Giving Tuesday to Support Student Scholarships
Jenna Loumagne — November 24, 2015
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Next week, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, millions around the world will participate in “Giving Tuesday,” an annual day dedicated to give...
Biola Students Receive Scholarships from Christian Community Credit Union
Christian Community Credit Union to donate $240,000 over the next five years to help support university scholarships
Stephanie Kim — November 16, 2015
Seven Biola University students received scholarships from Christian Community Credit Union’s (CCCU) “Scholarships for Success” program. The total...
Student Programming Introduces Chapel Series on “Gender, Faith, Culture”
Chapel programs encourages students to discuss different perspectives on gender
Angelene Wong — November 04, 2015
Biola’s Student Programming Department is hosting this semester’s educational programming week, which will feature various chapel sessions...
Theatre 21 Presents “Leaving Iowa”
New director Zachary Bortot leads cast in comedic play premiering Oct. 23
Angelene Wong — October 29, 2015
Biola’s Theatre 21 kicks off a new production, “Leaving Iowa,” directed by new theatre professor Zachary Bortot. “Leaving Iowa,” written by Tim...
New Students Find Community Through Orientation Events
Current students help incoming students transition into life at Biola
Olivia Bersin — October 23, 2015
Biola University Student Orientation Services team, which consists of 71 current students, offer a week of activities for nearly 1,700 incoming...
Biola University Welcomes Alumni and Parents for Biola Weekend
Biola hosts annual on-campus events for alumni and parents of current students
Angelene Wong — October 23, 2015
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University is welcoming alumni and parents of current students on Oct. 23-24 for Biola Weekend, an annual event that...
Unidos Club Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Biola’s Latino club encourages students to appreciate their diverse cultural backgrounds
Angelene Wong — October 14, 2015
As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Biola’s Latino club, Unidos, focuses on the unique cultural identities of the Latin culture....
Torrey Memorial Bible Conference Turns 80
Torrey Conference focuses on the spiritual implications of habitual worship with keynote speaker James K.A. Smith
Aaron Barrett — October 14, 2015
Today marks the 80th anniversary of Biola University’s annual Torrey Memorial Bible Conference. Named in honor of Biola’s first dean, R.A. Torrey,...
Biola University Hosts First-Ever University-Wide Lockdown Drill
Campus Safety actively pursues emergency preparedness
Jenna Loumagne — September 30, 2015
Biola University’s Campus Safety in conjunction with Biola’s Emergency Response Team and the La Mirada Sheriff’s station (LASD) conducted a...
Biola University Hosts First-Ever University-Wide Lockdown Drill
Jenna Loumagne — September 25, 2015
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University’s Campus Safety in conjunction with Biola’s Emergency Response Team and the La Mirada Sheriff’s station will...
Biola’s Chief of Campus Safety Named Campus Safety Director of the Year
Campus Safety magazine awards John Ojeisekhoba for outstanding leadership in campus safety
Quinn Clark — August 18, 2015
Biola University’s Chief of Campus Safety, John Ojeisekhoba, has been named Campus Safety Director of the Year — an honor annually awarded by...