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  • Biola Magazine

    Training to Teach in China

    Stephanie Kim — 

    Si Nae Kim (’14) came to Biola against all financial odds. As an international student from China — where her parents serve as missionaries — Kim...

  • Biola Magazine

    Preparing for a Medical Career

    Cambria Aviles — 

    Gabby Odudu (’13) has wanted to work in medicine since she was a little girl, when she underwent numerous major surgeries on her eyes. “I basically...

  • Biola Magazine

    Serving the Battle-Scarred

    Brett McCracken — 

    Like many of his fellow servicemen, Matt Nethers came back from the Iraq War with physical scars. When an IED exploded next to his vehicle during...

  • Biola Magazine

    Knitting to Help Educate Girls in India

    Cambria Aviles, Brett McCracken — 

    During her time at Biola, Sarah (Sjoberg ’14) Evans balanced several jobs during the school year and ƹƵd a semester early to save money....

  • Biola Magazine

    Following a Divine Script

    David Baxter, Jason Newell — 

    As a publicist in the film industry, Amy Ortega (’12) is convinced that no one but God could have scripted her unlikely journey. Ortega arrived at...

  • Biola Magazine

    Reaching the Least and the Lost

    Brett McCracken, Rachel Rohm — 

    When Jonathan Chua (’10) transferred to Biola to receive a degree in intercultural studies, his desire was to bring the gospel to people who had...

  • Biola Magazine

    Ministering to At-Risk Kids With Music

    Cambria Aviles — 

    Lindsay Reed believes in the power of music to change lives. And through Biola’s Conservatory of Music, she has been able to witness firsthand the...

  • Biola Magazine

    A More Affordable Future

    Why lowering costs and lessening debt for students is the top priority of The Campaign for Biola University

    Brett McCracken — 

    Jose Anaya (’14) was born in Colombia and grew up in the town of Barranquilla, where his father worked for the government as a veterinarian for...

  • Biola Magazine

    Campaign Priority 1: Improve Student Affordability

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    The largest emphasis of The Campaign for Biola University, and the baseline goal upon which all other ambitions are built, is to make Biola...

  • Biola Magazine

    Success and Stewardship

    Maurice “Al” Enderle

    Brett McCracken, Kristina Nishi — 

    The world defines “success” in a lot of ways: fame, fortune, influence, power, to name a few. By every worldly standard imaginable, Maurice “Al”...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Adventure of Giving

    Virginia Moats

    Brett McCracken — 

    In 1973 Virginia Moats was advised to purchase 200 shares of stock in a new company with an unknown product called “WD-40.” Following the death in...

  • Biola Magazine

    Because Gladys Gave

    Marilyn Meyer

    Brett McCracken — 

    For Marilyn Meyer, Gladys MacKenzie (’45) was more than just a Sunday school teacher; she was the embodiment of the love of Jesus. Marilyn only...

  • Biola Magazine

    Student Helping Students

    Evan Tan (’14, M.A. ’16)

    Brett McCracken, Kristina Nishi — 

    Evan Tan is a recent Biola ƹƵ, current Talbot student and a member of the President’s Circle giving society. He knows very well the...

  • Biola Magazine

    Funders and Family

    Dave and Shirley Karnes

    Brett McCracken — 

    Dave and Shirley Karnes have been investing in Biola students for nearly three decades. To date, 23 students (and counting) have received help...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola Booster

    Vincent Huang

    Cambria Aviles, Brett McCracken — 

    As a business leader in the growing mobile technology industry, Vincent Huang is encouraged that Biola University is taking steps to bolster its...

  • Biola Magazine

    In Memory of Missy

    Steve and Wanda Belton

    Stephanie Kim — 

    Supporting the Biola Conservatory of Music strikes a very special chord with Steve and Wanda Belton. Their daughter Missy, an accomplished oboist,...

  • Biola Magazine

    Parents and Apologists

    John and Claudia Kalmikov

    Brett McCracken — 

    John and Claudia Kalmikov are a rarity for Biola parents: both are also Biola students. The donors and current campaign cabinet members are...

  • Biola Magazine

    Sacrificing for Students

    Matthew Weathers (’93)

    Stephanie Kim — 

    Matthew Weathers (’93) wears many hats at Biola; he’s a donor, a popular professor, a staff member and an alumnus. Weathers has been tied to Biola...

  • Biola Magazine

    Recruiting Students and Giving Back

    Miles Bocianski (’13) and Daniel Parham (’13)

    Brett McCracken, Kristina Nishi — 

    Having both been Biola students and now admissions counselors, Miles Bocianski (’13) and Daniel Parham (’13) know well the challenges of...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Product of Faithfulness

    Meleca Consultado (’09)

    Stephanie Kim — 

    Even though she is still paying off her own student loans, resident director Meleca Consultado (’09) donates to the Biola scholarship fund. Why?...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Warm Welcome

    Loy Chiu

    Jason Newell, Kristina Nishi — 

    As a teenager in the late 1940s, Loy Chiu figured he didn’t have the grades or the money to attend college. But he applied to Biola anyway, just...

  • Biola Magazine

    Historic $12 Million Gift Supports New Science Building

    Alton Lim seeks to ‘return back to God what is originally his’ with largest cash gift in Biola’s history

    Jason Newell — 

    For much of his adulthood, Alton Lim sensed that something — or someone — was guiding his life. As a Chinese immigrant who started with little,...

  • Biola Magazine

    Leading the Way

    Campaign cabinet helps to spearhead fundraising efforts

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    How does a university like Biola even begin to raise $180 million? In addition to plenty of prayer and planning, it takes a whole lot of help from...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Soul, A Voice and A Vision

    Reflections on the theme of Biola University’s largest ever fundraising campaign:
 “A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage”

    Brett McCracken — 

    Our world isn’t lacking in voices. Every day we are bombarded by a chorus of opinions, tweets, texts, ads, blogs and more. But where are the voices...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Historic Night

    Conviction and Courage Gala launches campaign, raises nearly $4 million in one evening

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    With the message “Jesus Saves” glowing brightly in the skyline above, hundreds of Biola friends and supporters gathered on May 9 for one of the...