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Athletics
Biola Leads NAIA With 19 Scholar Teams
Each varsity sport maintains a team GPA of 3.0 or higher to earn distinction.
Neil Morgan — July 15, 2014
For the third time in the last five years Biola University leads the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in Scholar Teams....
Athletics
Henry Earns USPTA Honor
Dee Henry gets Pete Brown Lifetime Achievement Award for service.
Neil Morgan — July 07, 2014
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. --- Dee Henry has served Biola and the La Mirada community faithfully for over 40 years, and on a late-June evening she was...
How Will Supreme Court Ruling on Religious Liberty Affect Biola?
Hobby Lobby decision may have implications for Biola’s ongoing lawsuit against the federal government
Jason Newell — July 02, 2014
Owners of closely held private businesses do not have to provide free access to contraceptive drugs that violate their religious convictions, the...
Student Life
Contribute to April Jace Memorial Fund
Fund established for late employee’s sons
Jenna Bartlo — June 18, 2014
A memorial fund has been established for the family of April Jace, who died tragically on May 20, 2014. Jace had worked as a counselor in Biola...
Academics
New “Conviction and Courage” Award Honors Legacy of Chuck Colson
Inaugural award given to late Christian leader at Biola’s spring commencement
Jenna Bartlo — June 18, 2014
Christian leader Chuck Colson lived a life of biblical conviction with the courage to advocate for truth even when it was difficult or...
Athletics
La Mirada Partners with Biola to Host Special Olympics Athletes
Biola will house athletes from the 2015 Special Olympics
Staff — June 10, 2014
The city of La Mirada announced today that the community has been officially selected to participate in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games...
Athletics
Reba DePriest Named All-American
Junior pitcher makes a big impact and learns a reward.
Neil Morgan — May 30, 2014
Biola made the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics postseason for the first time since 2002, and it would not have been possible...
Academics
Biola University Awards Inaugural Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award
Jenna Bartlo — May 29, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Biola University will honor the legacy of the late Charles W. Colson by awarding him the inaugural Charles W. Colson...
Academics
Biola Digital Conference Explores Ministry in a Digital Age
Staff — May 27, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. ––President and CEO of Sams Learning Designs Aaron Sams will headline the annual Biola Digital Conference, a three-day event...
Athletics
Boone Farrington Named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American
Senior third-baseman wins national academic recognition.
Neil Morgan — May 27, 2014
CoSIDA RELEASE Boone Farrington stood out on the diamond all season long as Biola’s most polished offensive weapon, and now he becomes Biola’s...
Academics
Rick and Kay Warren to Receive Honorary Doctorates at Biola University Commencement
Jenna Bartlo — May 20, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Saddleback Church co-founder and author Kay Warren will give Biola University’s Spring 2014 Commencement address on May 23....
Biola Grieves Loss of Employee
University statement on tragic death of April Jace; donations welcomed to support family
Staff — May 20, 2014
The Biola University community has received word, with deep sadness, of the tragic death of one of our employees, April Jace, who had worked as a...
Athletics
Kathryn Ashford Earns All-American Status
First Biola tennis All-American since 2004.
Neil Morgan — May 19, 2014
In the nearly 60 years of women's tennis at Biola the Eagles have had just 10 All-American student-athletes, including just one in the time since...
Student Life
Pole Vault Reaches New Heights for Biola Track and Field
Team becomes more nationally competitive with the increased focus on vault event
Camryn Hudson — May 16, 2014
For the second time in Biola’s history, the women’s track and field team placed first in the outdoor Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)...
Athletics
Five Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Awards Leads District
Five Student-Athletes Get High Academic Honors
Jeff Hershey — May 15, 2014
CoSIDA RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- With five Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District selections among its at-large sports, Biola's...
Athletics
Biola Leads GSAC In Scholar-Athletes
27 Biola athletes earn academic awards in spring.
Neil Morgan — May 07, 2014
GSAC RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Westmont has long been known as the cream of the crop among Golden State Athletic Conference schools when it...
Creation Stewardship Week 2014
This spring semester Student Development sponsored a Creation Stewardship Week to foster on-campus conversations about stewardship.
Hilary Larkins — May 07, 2014
To start off the week, images of nature were displayed onto the Student Union Building Monday Night while “No Impact Man”, an American...
Athletics
Baseball Team Gives Their All On and Off the Field
Community service unifies baseball team
Emily Joy Johnson — May 06, 2014
Serving the community has been one of Jay Sullenger’s goals for the baseball program since he was selected to head the Biola University baseball...
Student Life
President Barry H. Corey and Students Minister to Families of the South Korean Ferry Accident at Relief Site
Biola Univerity Chorale performs across South Korea in a 11 day concert tour
Jenna Bartlo — May 02, 2014
In solidarity with the grieving nation of South Korea, Biola University President Barry H. Corey and students somberly walked the half-mile path...
Student Life
World-Renowned Pianist Returns to Biola University to Perform 90th Birthday Concert
Camryn Hudson — May 02, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. –– Returning to Biola University’s Conservatory of Music, Menahem Pressler is slated to perform a piano concert in celebration...
Students Showcase Creativity Through Campus Outlets
Students display creative writing and artwork through a new event and a literary journal Inkslinger
Molly Magee — April 30, 2014
Student writers are getting a first-hand glimpse at the arduous and exciting process of getting published through Biola University’s literary...
Athletics
Biola's Solid Spring
Biola grabs 43 All-GSAC honors this spring.
Neil Morgan — April 30, 2014
Biola had a roller-coaster ride of a spring season, one that is still ongoing with the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships set to take...
Academics
The Future of Protestantism in a Pope Francis Age
Jenna Bartlo — April 25, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Protestants, long characterized as being “anti-Catholic,” appear to have largely embraced Pope Francis, who embodies a...
Academics
“Mass Confucian” Documentary Selected for Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Professor Nancy Wang Yuen shares about the controversy surrounding a local Confucius classroom
Jenna Bartlo — April 23, 2014
In 2010, a controversy erupted in California’s Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, just 10 miles from Biola University, over the...
Update on Biola’s Extension Site in Ukraine
Professor Mark Saucy shares about Biola's extension site in Kyiv in light of turmoil in Ukraine
Jenna Bartlo — April 17, 2014
Biola’s Talbot School of Theology extension site in Kyiv, Ukraine opened its doors to the first group of students in the spring of 2007 and exists...