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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Biola Missions Conference name change honors the Cook legacy

President Barry Corey (far right) announces the renaming of Missions Conference and honors the Cook family onstage on Mar. 19, 2025. Pictured left to right: Laura Botka, Ken Botka, Tyler Botka, Jamie Cook, Craig Cook, President Barry Corey
Biola Missions Conference renews the legacy of its seventh university president with a historic name change.
Emanuel Gomez, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025

Biola University’s 95th annual Missions Conference commemorated the legacy of former university president Clyde Cook by renaming the conference in his honor. This name change also comes after the recent closure of the Cook School of Intercultural Studies in the summer of 2024. Current President...

Students present the past

Madison Beardsley's old photo
Three current students share their family’s stories about their time at Biola.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) • December 5, 2017

Biola has many traditions and much history to its name. Families have also made Biola a tradition—generations of families have attended Biola and still do so today. Students here today represent their families, God and Biola in general. Students with multiple generations of Biolans represent their...