Mark Muha, who currently serves as the vice president of student life and dean of students at Trinity International University in Illinois, will assume the role of vice president for Student Development on July 1, 2023. Biola’s former vice president for Student Development, André Stephens, left the...

On March 17, Biola’s Family Engagement department hosted its annual Grandparents Day, where families gathered on Biola’s campus to spend quality time with students. Attendees participated in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.  SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY Throughout the day, students and...

The beginning of the new semester kicked off with the very first chapel of the year — Spring Convocation. New and continuing students, staff and faculty filled Sutherland Auditorium on Jan. 9 to kick off the day with worship and a message from Dr. Barry Corey, the university’s president.  SPRING...

In partnership with Career Development, Spiritual Development started Calling Cohorts, a new program that will lead students to understand their calling and how they can honor God through their career. The groups will meet six times throughout the 2022-23 school year and met for the first time this week.  Calling...

The return of spooky movies marks the beginning of the fall season, but the question is which movies to watch. Here are some go-to favorites for this time of year, including some familiar shows and other lesser-known watches. HOCUS POCUS The 1993 Disney classic remains the most-watched Halloween movie...

Over the span of the past four months, schools have opted out of or been dismissed from the U.S. News & World Report rankings, most notably including Ivy League school Columbia University. Despite consistently securing a place amongst the top 5 colleges, Columbia math professor Michael Thaddeus brought...

The Student Government Association kicked off the semester with its first meeting of the year on Sept. 1. SGA president Christie Macris, senior public relations and strategic communications major, and SGA vice president Andrew Cantelmi, psychology major, led the meeting with their constituents. Macris...

Biola University’s New Student Orientation kicked off on Aug. 25, celebrating the new semester and welcoming new students to the community. The university faced many challenges with enrollment throughout the pandemic and continues to face decreased enrollment rates.  WELCOME WEEK RECAP Incoming...

Biola graduates are just two weeks away from walking across the stage to accept what has been years in the making. Years of hard work reach a pinnacle that ends in less than a minute—the  graduate leaves his seat and walks up the stairs, shakes the hand of the president , takes a degree and walks...

Almost three academic school years have passed since Biola transitioned to online instruction in March 2020 and the repercussions of this move contributed to a drop in undergraduate enrollment. In addition to surging COVID-19 cases at the end of 2021, colleges faced severe staff shortages, high absenteeism...

Rich Kids is a Biola student-run club that performs improv comedy on campus, filling Mayer’s Auditorium with students multiple times every semester. Although the comedy group has performed for many years, the newest members offer a sense of community and meaningful comedy. Here is what current members...

Bon Appetit is Biola's main provider for cafeteria food on campus. On January 27th and 28th, the Caf recently held food forums to hear students’ concerns and thoughts about what can be improved—in pursuit of bettering their menu items and quality of food. This is a personal issue for students living...