Articles by Joanna Wu

• Biola Magazine

  The Evangelists

  Meet the Biola alumni and students behind a bold national effort to share the gospel on public school campuses

  Joanna Wu — March 25, 2020

  Photo above:Biola alumni Rich Hung, KelleePopp and Ben Flemming help lead the National School Project from their office in Whittier, California....

• Biola Magazine

  What’s a Christian to do with Video Games?

  Q&A with game designer Michael Steffen

  Joanna Wu — March 25, 2020

  Last July, an audience gathered at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York for the Fortnite World Cup, one of the most anticipated esports events of...

• Biola Magazine

  Statistical Experts

  Biola’s new Quantitative Consulting Center wants to help you with your data

  Kiana Karn, Joanna Wu — March 25, 2020

  Need help crunching those numbers? Look no further than Biola’s new Quantitative Consulting Center (QCC), which opened in fall 2019. Jason Wilson,...

• Biola Magazine

  Student Magazine Wins Prestigious National Award

  Joanna Wu — March 25, 2020

  One of Biola’s student magazines, The Point, won a 2019 Pacemaker Award, a national honor for college campus publications For the second time in...

• Biola Magazine

  Against All Odds

  Liberian native Handson Lake overcomes trials to become a Torrey Honors student

  Joanna Wu — March 25, 2020

  Growing up in Liberia, Handson Lake never thought college would be possible. “Liberia is a country where the reality of getting three meals a day...

• Biola Magazine

  Game On

  Biola Begins a New Era as an Official NCAA Division II Member

  Joanna Wu — December 9, 2019

  Mid-July is an otherwise quiet time on Biola’s campus, but on July 12 there was one office buzzing with excitement. Inside the Biola Athletics...

• Biola Magazine

  The Team Captain

  Athletic director Bethany Miller (’03) leads Biola into a new era

  Joanna Wu — December 9, 2019

  Bethany Miller has always been a competitor. Ever since her elementary school days at recess, if there was a basketball game and someone to play...

• Biola Magazine

  Is There Any Hope for Truth and Civility Online?

  Q&A with social media expert Carolyn Kim

  Joanna Wu — December 9, 2019

  The social media world is filled with land mines — from the negative back-and-forth on Twitter to passive-aggressive linking on Facebook — leading...

• Biola Magazine

  Eyes on the Future

  Virtual reality enthusiast Megan Scott selected for special training program with Oculus

  Joanna Wu — December 9, 2019

  Megan Scott is disguised as a stormtrooper and is transported to the molten planet of Mustafar. Her mission is to recover imperial intelligence...

• Biola Magazine

  A Front-Row Seat on the Green

  Greg Bodine tours the world’s top courses as caddie for professional golfer Tony Finau

  Joanna Wu — December 9, 2019

  Greg Bodine (’12), a former student-athlete and assistant coach for the Biola men’s golf team, witnessed one of the most memorable moments in golf...

• Biola Magazine

  Sisters in Science

  Three siblings pursue Ph.D.s in the same specialized field

  Lily Journey, Joanna Wu — December 9, 2019

  Some sisters share a lot in common. The Engevik sisters share an uncommon amount in common. Not only did Mindy (’04), Amy (’07) and Kristen (’12)...

• Biola Magazine

  A Cultural Ambassador

  Fulbright recipient Kristina Conrad (’18) teaches English through hip-hop in Azerbaijan

  Joanna Wu — December 9, 2019

  Kristina Conrad (’18) is the second alumna in Biola’s recent history to participate in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the largest...

• Talbot Magazine

  Alumni Profile

  Pastor John-Paul Foster (’10, M.A. ’15) serves at Los Angeles’ historic Faithful Central Bible Church

  Joanna Wu — December 2, 2019

  Pastor John-Paul Foster (’10, M.A. ’15) serves at Los Angeles’ historic Faithful Central Bible Church

• Talbot Magazine

  Feliz 40 Aniversario to Biola’s Hispanic Conference

  Joanna Wu — June 4, 2019

  Biola celebrated an important milestone this spring in its ongoing efforts to partner with and support local Hispanic ministry leaders. In March,...

• Talbot Magazine

  Alumni Profile

  A Faith at Work: Helen Mitchell (M.A. ’09, M.A. ’15) believes that work — both inside and outside the church — matters

  Joanna Wu — June 4, 2019

  Helen Mitchell (M.A. ’09, M.A. ’15), believes that work — both inside and outside the church — matters.

• Talbot Magazine

  Alumni Profile

  Talbot Student Presents Paper at Philosophical Gathering — on Video Games

  Joanna Wu — November 14, 2018

  Daniel Vargas Jr. (M.A. ’18) argues how video games can be used for moral formation

• Talbot Magazine

  Podcasting Professors

  Talbot Professors Explore Faith and & Culture on ‘Think Biblically’ Podcast

  Joanna Wu — June 20, 2018

  Race, poverty, the LGBTQ community, theistic evolution, student culture today and church as a family — these are just some of the topics on Talbot’s new podcast, “Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture.”

• Talbot Magazine

  William Lane Craig Named in Biola's First Endowed Chair

  Joanna Wu — June 13, 2017

  An endowed chair has been established in recognition of William Lane Craig, a world-renowned philosopher and theologian who has been teaching at Talbot School of Theology for more than 20 years.