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Business As Ministry
Four Reasons to Lean Into the Unexpected from Magnolia’s Chief Business Officer
Magnolia executive and adjunct professor Michael Rodriguez shares how he learned to love the roller coaster of life and how it contributed to his career and faith journey
John Tuttle — August 12, 2022
“I've lived a life that has, by its very nature, been unexpected. It is the providence of God.”
Advancing Women
Clearing the “Confidence Gap” — How to Not Underestimate Yourself and Nurture Confidence in Women
For women in the workplace, is being competent ever good enough?
Laureen Mgrdichian — August 01, 2022
Confidence is not just a feeling that you are good the way you are and can do whatever you set your mind to. Confidence is more of an attitude with which you view and interact with the world.
Business As Ministry
Learning by Doing: Student Managed Investment Fund Makes it Real
For these finance students, their grades are benchmarks and earnings
Billy Chedester — July 08, 2022
If a career in financial planning involves making wise investments with clients’ money and resources, what better way to learn than with real money and real investments?
Crowell News & Updates
Message From Dean Gary Lindblad
Gary Lindblad — May 18, 2022
Much of our shaping of students takes place in the classroom, but that’s by no means the full picture. To be prepared, our students have to step out into the business world, and we must also bring the business world to them.
Crowell News & Updates
Crowell Students Take Their Startup to the Next Level
Startup Competition-winning project gets funding and preparation for the big stage
John Tuttle — May 11, 2022
“The Crowell curriculum and faculty and staff have built us into who we are today…”
Crowell News & Updates
How Crowell Faculty are Contributing to the Culture, the Church and the Craft
Faculty news and updates
John Tuttle — May 04, 2022
The excellence of a school is built upon the excellence of its faculty, and despite the obstacles and tensions in our culture and in our world,...
Business As Ministry
What Do Entrepreneurs and Investors Have in Common? Curiosity and Passion
Business mogul Sylvia Mah says that investors often look at a founder’s character more than their product
Silvia Mah — April 11, 2022
“You want investors to say, ‘Yes, I want to invest in that business. It has a market, it has a sustainability plan, and it has a founder who has a value system that I want to invest in.’”
Crowell News & Updates
Woven Conference to Feature Helen Mitchell and Grace Samson-Song
Crowell’s annual women’s leadership conference returns to campus April 1
John Tuttle — March 31, 2022
“Our speakers will bring a fresh perspective on navigating the workplace environment in today's climate.”
Advancing Women
How Do You Answer When God Asks, “Will You Follow Me, No Matter Where it Leads?”
For Women’s History Month, Helen Mitchell talks about getting past roadblocks
Helen Mitchell, John Tuttle — March 21, 2022
“Women, you are not superior, you are not inferior. You are created to be equal, to co-labor with men on the earth…”
Voices of Crowell
Making a Career Out of Good Choices
For alumna Lizzie Hedrick, making small decisions wisely will outweigh having a big plan
Elizabeth Hedrick — March 14, 2022
“It's okay if you don't know right now what you want to do [and] it's okay to do some trial and error…”
Crowell News & Updates
At Crowell, the Job Search Begins in the Classroom
Career preparation workshops now fully integrated into curriculum
John Tuttle — February 17, 2022
“Along with the spiritual formation that Biola is known for, we want Crowell to also be known for its career formation.”
Crowell News & Updates
Message From Dean Gary Lindblad
Gary Lindblad — February 10, 2022
The question for 2022: Is bringing my authentic Christ-following self to the workplace an option, or am I commanded to do so?
Voices of Crowell
Power Up: How One Student Stood Out to Land a Nintendo Internship
Crowell senior Sarah Hartono shares about her summer with Mario and Link
Sarah Hartono — February 07, 2022
“Applying was very competitive but doing serious research and going full send on it helped me stand out…”
Crowell News & Updates
New CPA Exam? Crowell’s MPAcc Has it Covered
How Crowell is preparing the next generation of accountants
John Tuttle — February 03, 2022
“We have a Master of Professional Accountancy program that's ready for the CPA evolution…”
Voices of Crowell
Preparing Students Through Exposure, Empowerment and Service
Five minutes with Rachel Bodell, Associate Professor of Management Marketing
Rachel Bodell — January 31, 2022
“Helping young adults be able to communicate who they are and find what they want to be, that’s empowerment.”
Crowell News & Updates
The Health of an Organization Starts with Leadership
New degree program will focus on leadership and decision-making
John Tuttle — January 17, 2022
“Leadership is an often misused and misunderstood term. Even less understood is the biblical basis for leadership and how to walk in it as a holy calling…”
Money Life
Are Christian Shareholders Morally Responsible For What a Company Makes?
If your money creates healthy profits but unhealthy products, should you care?
Shane Enete — January 10, 2022
“Christians can bring to life beautiful culture if they fully embrace their moral responsibility for how they invest…”
Crowell News & Updates
Message From Dean Gary Lindblad
Gary Lindblad — December 13, 2021
What attributes do you want on your team? The answer may be in these six words.
Business As Ministry
A Bi-Vocational Life is a Requirement, Not an Option
Retired AT&T exec Elaine Kung describes how to sustain a life and career of influence
John Tuttle — November 29, 2021
“If you’ve been sharing your faith in your actions and in your attitude, then perhaps the door is now open for you to share it in your words.”
Money Life
Invest Patiently Like a Prophet
A tender conviction that how we invest and spend God’s money matters to those who suffer in our world
Shane Enete — November 22, 2021
In the mid-1700s no corporate body condemned the practice of slavery. That is, until John Woolman began to be patient like a prophet. John Woolman...
Crowell News & Updates
A Different Vision for Entrepreneurial Success
How Biola’s 2022 Startup Competition brings entrepreneurship education to the real-world
Lindsey Hayden — November 15, 2021
“A Christlike picture of success is grounded in service and sacrifice. In entrepreneurship, this [means] making decisions that ultimately benefit everyone...”
Business As Ministry
What Are You Doing Today to Improve Your Tomorrow?
Praxis co-founder Josh Kwan talks about being intentional with seasons of your career
John Tuttle — November 08, 2021
“If you really believe that God is going to be with you wherever you go, what could your future look like?”
Business As Ministry
Can What You Learn in Class Change the World?
Sena Lee shares about her 2021 Startup Competition winning project
John Tuttle — November 01, 2021
“We realized that when we are faithful to the 'yes' and take the small step that God has in front of us, things work out.”
Voices of Crowell
The Long and Winding Road
Andrew Crowell shares experience and wisdom with May 2021 graduates
Andrew Crowell — October 24, 2021
“Proverbs 3 says ‘He will make your paths straight.’ So why was my own path so curvy?”
Voices of Crowell
Why Alumna Jasmine Mullally Transferred to Biola Twice
Character and Career: Stories of Transformation
Jasmine Mullally, John Tuttle — June 28, 2021
“When you learn to be okay with not knowing what the future holds because you know that God knows and you can trust him, you will never feel more free or more at peace.”