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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Search for a new Enrollment, Marketing and Communications VP continues

Executive vice president of University Operations and Finance Mike Pierce leads the search for a new EMC vice president.
Mike Pierce leads the hunt for a new cabinet member.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2023

At the close of last semester, Lee Wilhite, the previous vice president of Enrollment, Marketing and Communications (EMC), parted ways with Biola. The search for a replacement, led by Mike Pierce, executive vice president of University Operations and Finance, has been ongoing from the moment Wilhite’s...

COVID-19 changes chapels

COVID-19 changes chapels
With the new semester being completely remote, chapels have been adapted to a fully online program.
Maria Weyne, News Editor September 4, 2020

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Biola’s first remote semester kicked off on Aug. 31, 2020. Although classes simply transitioned to Zoom meetings, other aspects of student life, such as chapels, faced more challenges.  With the issue of time zones and students’ shifting schedules, Assistant Dean...

‘I Heart Biola’ week celebrates the university with gratitude

‘I Heart Biola’ week celebrates the university with gratitude
Students can earn prizes and participate in celebratory events hosted by SAA.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2020

The Student Alumni Association’s 2nd annual “I Heart Biola” week kicked off today in celebration of Biola’s 112th anniversary. The event-filled week began today, starting with a booth where students wrote appreciation letters for faculty and staff, and will end Thursday.  “[We’re] just...