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  • Biola Magazine

    Front and Center

    A guide to Biola’s three academic centers

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    As part of the university’s goal to attract and develop outstanding Christian scholars and to have a more pronounced impact in the broader world...

  • Biola Magazine

    Giving Voice to the Wisdom of Jesus

    Three years in, Biola’s Center for Christian Thought is seeking to contribute to a renaissance of the evangelical mind

    Evan Rosa — 

    Ideas are powerful. Perhaps they’re the most powerful thing in the world. But ideas also have a weakness: They need a voice. A voice to actualize...

  • Biola Magazine

    Campaign Priority 3: Influence the World of Ideas

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola’s ambition is to become a global center for Christian thought — an institution that cultivates and disseminates influential scholarship,...

  • Biola Magazine

    A New Era for the Sciences

    Why focusing on science, technology and health is a key priority of The Campaign for Biola University

    Brett McCracken — 

    Throughout history, the discoveries and applications of science — electricity, DNA, penicillin, the mapping of the human genome — have changed the...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Transformed Campus

    Jason Newell — 

    Click for full-size map Over the past five years, Biola and its supporters have invested tens of millions of dollars to transform our La Mirada...

  • Biola Magazine

    Campaign Priority 2: Provide Facilities That Inspire Learning

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    As Biola’s student body has grown — more than doubling in size over the last two decades alone — so too have the physical needs of the burgeoning...

  • Biola Magazine

    Finding Family

    Cambria Aviles, Brett McCracken — 

    As he counted down the days to his graduation in May 2015, biochemistry major Marcus Olivares-Perez (’15) marveled at the many ways Biola had...

  • Biola Magazine

    Truth-Telling in Washington D.C.

    David Baxter, Brett McCracken — 

    As Katie Watson (’11) reflects on her Biola experience she remembers a professor who said, “Do you want to be a Christian journalist? Then be the...

  • 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 »ĆąĎĘÓƵd 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 »ĆąĎĘÓƵ, 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...