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Alan Nakamura Named Women's Basketball Coach
Long-time Point Loma assistant coach named new WBB head coach.
Neil Morgan — July 06, 2015
Alan Nakamura has been named the newest Biola Women's Basketball head coach, taking over for Dr. Bethany Miller as she transitions into the new...
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Biola Baseball Signs on Five-year-old as Youngest Player
Baseball team comes together to support local boy suffering from mitochondrial disease
Joclyn Kirton — June 25, 2015
History was made on April 18, 2015 when the Biola University baseball team announced the signing of its youngest player, five-year-old Colton...
Athletics
Dr. Bethany Miller Named Associate Athletic Director
Head Women's Basketball coach becomes full-time athletic administrator.
Neil Morgan — June 18, 2015
Biola Head Women’s Basketball Coach Dr. Bethany Miller will transition roles within the athletic department this summer, necessitating her...
Athletics
Biola Finishes 24th in Directors' Cup
Biola earns a 7th-straight top-30 national finish.
Neil Morgan — June 12, 2015
Directors' Cup Release| Complete Rankings| GSAC All-Sports Award Release Four-hundred and twenty-nine total points is enough to get Biola its...
La Mirada to Open Doors as Host Town for the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015
Staff — June 11, 2015
The city of La Mirada has been chosen as a Host Town for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games coming to Los Angeles in 2015. La Mirada was...
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Christine Tixier Named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
Tixier earns highest national academic honor.
Neil Morgan — June 08, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas --- Christine Tixier set another landmark during her highly-decorated career as a student-athlete at Biola when she was selected the...
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Sean Henning Named New Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
Biola names Sean Henning, former CBU Assistant, as new T&F/XC Head Coach.
Neil Morgan — June 08, 2015
A nationwide search for Biola University’s new Track & Field and Cross Country head coach came to a conclusion when Sean Henning accepted the...
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Fifteenth in Thailand's Tennis League Finishes First Year on Biola University's Tennis Team
Freshman Philip Westwood reflects on what it means to be a Biola athlete
Kayla Mele — June 02, 2015
Philip Westwood, Biola University freshman and men’s tennis team member, ranked 15 out of 1,000 athletes for tennis in Bangkok, Thailand....
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Reba DePriest Named NAIA All-American
GSAC Pitcher of the Year earns second national honor.
Neil Morgan — May 29, 2015
NAIA RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- After another record-breaking season, Reba DePriest earned her second National Association of Intercollegiate...
Academics
Baroness Addresses Graduates at Spring 2015 Commencement
Nearly 1,000 undergraduates and graduates received their diplomas
Mystiana Victorino — May 25, 2015
F or the first time in Biola University’s history, a b aroness addressed graduates at the 2015 Spring Commencement ceremonies. Approximately 227...
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Digital Ministry Conference to Empower Organizations to Have a Successful Digital Presence
Kayla Mele — May 25, 2015
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On June 2-4, 2015, Biola University will host its annual Digital Ministry Conference, a gathering designed to provide...
Biola Alumna Displays Heart for Social Justice in the Foster Care System
Victoria Stasiak talks about her unexpected call to work with foster children in Las Vegas
Rachel Allan — May 20, 2015
While many graduates struggle to find careers they are passionate about, Biola alumna Victoria Stasiak (‘13) has found exactly that. The...
New Residence Hall Named After 'Forgotten Founder'
Board of Trustees names William E. Blackstone Hall in honor of Biola's first dean
Staff — May 15, 2015
Biola University's soon-to-be-completed new residence hall has officially been named William E. Blackstone Hall, a tribute to Biola’s first dean,...
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Biola University Receives Historic $12 Million Gift for New Science Building
Long Beach resident Alton Lim makes largest donation in Biola’s history
Jason Newell — May 09, 2015
Biola University has received the largest donation in its 107-year history, a $12 million gift from Alton Lim of Long Beach, Calif., the...
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Biola University Launches Historic $180 Million Comprehensive Campaign
A record $3.9 million raised at Conviction and Courage Gala in addition to $152 million already raised
Jenna Loumagne — May 09, 2015
Today, Biola University publicly launched the most ambitious fundraising effort in its history, a $180 million comprehensive campaign titled, “A...
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Softball Heads To Nationals In Louisiana
Biola Softball selected No. 2 Seed in LSU Alexandria Bracket.
Neil Morgan — May 07, 2015
COMPLETE OPENING ROUND BRACKETS The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its NAIA Softball Tournament Opening Round seeds...
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Baseball, Softball Earn Academic Honors
Heather Hall and Sean McCarrell Named Academic All-District.
Neil Morgan — May 07, 2015
SOFTBALL HONOREES | BASEBALL HONOREES Heather Hall and Sean McCarrell are named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District for their performance...
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Award-Winning Reporter Honored with Briner Impact Award at 2015 Biola Media Conference
Rachel Allan — April 29, 2015
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On Saturday, May 2, Kim Lawton, esteemed reporter, producer, writer and editor, will be honored with the Briner Impact Award...
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Three Earn All-GSAC
Reba DePriest, Brooke Madrid and Bria Madrid win conference honors.
Neil Morgan — April 28, 2015
Reba DePriest wins her second-straight Golden State Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year award and Brooke Madrid and Bria Madrid each earn...
Student Life
University Statement on "Sing Over Me" Screening
Staff — April 23, 2015
Biola University’s “Biola Screenings” series, sponsored by the Cinema and Media Arts department (CMA), is a series dedicated to bringing...
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Brunelle Named Women's Soccer Coach
After years as the lead assistant, Brunelle takes over program.
Neil Morgan — April 23, 2015
After spending the last six years as the lead assistant, Erin Brunelle becomes the sixth head coach in Biola Women’s Soccer history. She takes...
Emerson Hall to be Retired, Oldest Residence Hall Leaves Lasting Legacy
Biola’s only all-men’s dorm to be transformed into office space
Mystiana Victorino — April 20, 2015
In 1959, a residence hall known as Dorm A welcomed its first set of residents — all female — to Biola’s brand new La Mirada campus. This spring,...
Heritage Room Renovated Into Hot-Spot for Students
New cafe and juice bar showcases Biola’s history
Kayla Joy Mele — April 20, 2015
Once a mini-museum showcasing 107 years of Biola University’s history, The Heritage Room has now been configured into a hot-spot for students —...
Golden Globes and Emmy Nominees to Speak at 2015 Biola Media Conference
Kayla Mele — April 20, 2015
STUDIO CITY, CALIF. — Headlining the 21st annual Biola Media Conference will be media creatives such as “Selma” actor and Golden Globes nominee...
Biola Student Entrepreneur Roasts Coffee for Reforestation
Student-owned coffee business seeks to make a change
Quinn Clark — April 15, 2015
Brody O’Brien, a sophomore business major at Biola University, started Mitchell Canyon Coffee — a coffee roasting company — with a vision of...