fundraising Archives

Breaking Chains club hosts documentary screening

Biolans learn how to fight human trafficking at Dressember kickoff event.

Phoebe Vrable, News Editor • November 18, 2022

On Nov. 15, Biola’s student-run club Breaking Chains hosted a documentary screening on the Dressember anti-human trafficking documentary, followed by a Q&A time with Senior Director of Partnerships and Programs Marissa Marx. The Breaking Chains club exists to prevent human trafficking, defined...

Carnival for a Cause

SMU and SGA host a fundraiser for winter mission trips.

Phoebe Vrable, News Editor • November 11, 2022

This evening, the Student Government Association partnered with the Student Missionary Union to host “Carnival for a Cause,” an event designed to raise money for the upcoming winter mission trips. SMU Director of Global Missions Neema Mbogo said that students are planning two different outreaches...

Students seek to revive Biola Film Festival

The annual event rebrands after loss of financial support.

Kayla Santos and Micah Kim • February 8, 2020

The School of Cinema and Media Arts has decided not to fund the Biola Film Festival, an annual gala that awards student films for excellence in screening, acting, directing and more. In response, hundreds have joined a petition over the past few days to bring back the annual festival. For the past...

Athletics “Week of Giving” raises over $43,000

The cross country, track and field team had the most donors during the inaugural week-long event.

Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor • February 2, 2020

The Biola Athletics inaugural “Week of Giving” ended on Feb. 1 with the Cornerstone Cup. Each team under Athletics competed to raise funds, resulting in over $43,000 collectively and over 840 donations. BLESSINGS ON BLESSINGS The cross country team had the most donors, with 140 for the men’s...

Declining enrollment forces administration to get creative about funding

Biola is working to increase student affordability through raising scholarships and endowment.

Russell Spacy, Freelance Writer • April 30, 2019

College decision day, May 1, is the day high school students make their final college decisions. College affordability is an ever present factor in a student’s college decision, with many prospective students looking at both a school’s sticker price and scholarship offerings. A yearly drop in undergraduate...

Students provide aid to victims of the floods in Indonesia

Biola students affected by the flood raise funds to help their friends and family in Indonesia.

Amanda Frese, Managing Editor • April 11, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Apr. 11, 2019). Where there were once roads lined with storefronts and bustling sidewalks, rivers have destroyed everything in sight on the streets of Sentani in the Papua province of Indonesia. Boats surrounded by stilt houses on Lake Sentani were...

‘You are still wanted’

A student shares about how she covered her college bills through GoFundMe during a strenuous time.

Micah Kim, Managing Editor • January 31, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019. As many students struggle with the financial aspect of enrollment, some have turned to a new way to pay for school—GoFundMe. Senior interdisciplinary studies major Rachel Surgalski and her partner, junior cinema and media arts major...