Following the 93rd annual Missions Conference, students engaged in extensive prayer and worship to strengthen their walks with Christ. As a common occurrence, extended worship after night sessions were conducted. The conference, however, had more to offer outside of Chase Gymnasium.  On March 23,...

The Fall 2022 Convocation marked the launch of the new semester and welcomed back returning students and faculty along with incoming students and 16 new faculty members. Students packed Chase gymnasium where Biola University's President Barry Corey announced the annual theme for chapels this year, Abound.  ABOUNDING...

Biola University held a Town Hall meeting over Zoom on Thursday evening to encourage health and safety protocols. President Barry Corey opened the meeting with reassurance that the university will not revert to virtual classes. Director of the Student Health Center Sarah Templeton explained the significance...

The Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation kicked off its 25th conference on Feb. 17. This year, the theme surrounded “Heritage: Celebrating our Past, Embracing Our Future.”  KEYNOTE ADDRESS President Barry Corey welcomed attendees from Biola and other universities across the United States....

Last fall, President Barry Corey and a number of other universities sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, pressing them to allow schools to reopen in phases. The request was never fully passed, leaving each of those seven schools to decide whether or not reopening was the safest...

On Jan. 25, Biola kicked off its spring semester through an online version of convocation via YouTube live. The live stream opened up with a time of worship and prayer led by Dean of Spiritual Development and Campus Pastor Todd Pickett. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT President Barry Corey welcomed back...

On March 17, President Barry Corey sent out an email asking students to vacate Biola’s campus and Biola-owned housing, following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order. This transition caused a spike in mental health issues among young adults, requiring the Biola Counseling Center to quickly transition...

“Use ‘I’ statements, don’t interrupt, suspend judgment, speak up and listen up, affirm those who speak, show respect and extend grace.”  These were the ground rules established by students and faculty present at the Lament Session that took place Wednesday night at Calvary Chapel. Sparked...

See below for the list of stories on updates of the Coronavirus. This list will be updated with news as it occurs.  Full Articles: President Corey releases university response to COVID-19 Coronavirus concerns prompt chapel changes Azusa Pacific University halts in-person classes Biola takes...

President Barry Corey sent a campus-wide email this afternoon updating the community about the university’s response to COVID-19.  There are currently no confirmed cases of the coronavirus on campus, according to Corey. However, the university has created a COVID-19 University Response Team, headed...

Nathan Lewis, a freshman business administration major, was hospitalized and remains in a coma after suffering head trauma in an accident Friday night, President Barry Corey said in a campus-wide email on Saturday at 11:20 a.m. The collision occurred at the intersection of Figueras Road and San Esteban...

A sea of students swarmed the bleachers in Chase Gymnasium during this morning’s Spring Convocation. As Biolans settled into their seats, they joined together in worship. Afterward, Dean of Spiritual Development & Campus Pastor Todd Pickett opened the convocation in prayer, making way for President...