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Spiritual Development launches Calling Cohorts initiative

Biolans discuss honoring God through their career in Calling Cohorts.
New program aims to help students find their calling.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief November 4, 2022

In partnership with Career Development, Spiritual Development started Calling Cohorts, a new program that will lead students to understand their calling and how they can honor God through their career. The groups will meet six times throughout the 2022-23 school year and met for the first time this week.  Calling...

Torrey Conference and Hiring Expo: adapting and anticipating COVID-19 protocols

Torrey Conference and Hiring Expo: adapting and anticipating COVID-19 protocols
Changing COVID-19 guidelines force employers to plan in advance or make changes on the fly.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor September 28, 2021

Biola’s campus continues to adapt to new COVID-19 guidelines, as the Career Development Center and Spiritual Development teams work to ensure Biola campus events are accessible and safe.  TORREY CONFERENCE MOVES OUTSIDE Assistant Dean of Spiritual Development Mike Ahn said that Torrey Conference...

Career Expo expands student employment opportunities

Career Expo expands student employment opportunities
The Career Center introduces a new pop-up style booth to encourage student participation ahead of the Expo.
Amelia Mowry February 12, 2020

Over 50 employers participated in the Spring Career Expo on Wednesday, eager to engage with students about internship and career opportunities following the new pop-up fair that took place last week.  CULTIVATING STUDENT SUCCESS Every semester, the Career Center hosts the Expo to encourage student...

Career Center hosts 70 employers for Career Expo

Students look at a variety of booths for jobs and internships at the 2019 Biola Career Expo.
The Expo is part of Career Month, a series of events aimed at professional development.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor October 22, 2019

The Career Center transformed the fountain parking lot into a real-life LinkedIn on Tuesday, inviting students to shake hands with the 70 employers at the Career Expo.  Recruiters from organizations like In-N-Out, the Internal Revenue Service and Samaritan’s Purse set up tables in a giant tent...

SGA Rundown: Open proposals, voting and Midnight Madness

SGA Rundown: Open proposals, voting and Midnight Madness
Senators voted on the career center partnership proposal and opened the floor to new proposals.
Maria Weyne, News Editor October 17, 2019

After having a break for Torrey Conference, senators returned to the Student Government Association conference room to vote on the Career Center partnership proposal and to host a time for open proposals. MIDNIGHT MADNESS  With Midnight Madness approaching, Enrollment, Marketing and Communications...

SGA Rundown: Extra funds and new proposals

SGA Rundown: Extra funds and new proposals
The senate votes on new proposals such as Candyland.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2019

Last week, the Student Government Association tabled multiple proposals. Many of those proposals were voted on in this week’s SGA meeting. The senate also voted on two new proposals that were made.  CANDYLAND Alpha senator Betselot Amanuel proposed that SGA fund one of Biola’s largest outreach...

Professionals prepare pre-professionals

Speaker talks to students
Career Expo Prep Night gives students tools for meeting potential employers.
Jessica Goddard, Features Editor February 14, 2018

When students reach a certain point in their academic career, they begin to wonder what in the world they will do with their lives. For most, facing the end of their school years produces anxiety. The Career Center aims to ease students’ job-search stress by hosting a yearly career exposition. The...

University Plan to shape students’ future

Timeline: February 2016: "5-year Biola fundraising campaign ends. February 2016: Groundbreaking ceremony for the alton and lydia lim center for science technology and health. January 2018: first classes begin in the science center. July 2018: Cinema and Media Arts School Launched. Target 2022: CMA building opened
The 10-year plan reaches its halfway mark as developments in academics loom in the distance.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2017

Administration will focus on building students’ careers, increasing enrollment and expanding academic offerings in growing fields as it reaches the midway point of its 10-year University Plan. HALFWAY THERE The Board of Trustees approved a vision statement outlining the direction of the university...