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...

This week, the Student Government Association hosted numerous guest speakers including Associate Professor of Education Dr. Denise Reid, who discussed the significance of Biolans having open conversations with people different from themselves.  DIVERSITY IS SOMETHING WE HAVE IN COMMON  During her...

Director of Campus Engagement Sunroot Liu spoke about multiple needs he would like the Student Government Association to address, including an updated gym, more resources for global students, new scanners for malfunctioning doors in the Student Union Building and an expanded Collegium space.  Many...

This week’s meeting for the Student Government Association opened with a presentation from diversity coordinator Isaiah Swasey about interacting with students from diverse cultures.  “About 30% of Biola’s population are students from diverse backgrounds,” Swasey said. “Knowing how to interact...

Opening the session this week at the Student Government Association, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator Isaiah Swasey defined what it means to be a Hispanic or Latino student. He addressed specific challenges they might face and listed resources available to them. Noting that Biola’s current population...

This week, the Student Government Association considered how to represent a diverse student body well and deliberated three proposals.  SERVING DIVERSE STUDENTS Vice president of diversity and inclusion Liz Koh gave a presentation about the importance of senators representing a diverse student body...

Rick Langer, director of the Office of Integration of Faith and Learning, discussed a free program called Bridging the Gap, where students from Pomona College will interact with Biolans as students from both schools ask hard questions and discuss controversial topics. Langer explained students from Pomona...