Category: Voices of Crowell

“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…”

“Applying was very competitive but doing serious research and going full send on it helped me stand out…”

“Helping young adults be able to communicate who they are and find what they want to be, that’s empowerment.”

“Proverbs 3 says ‘He will make your paths straight.’ So why was my own path so curvy?”

“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.”

“I have learned that, whatever the situation, everyone needs help, support, and love ...”

“I was able to see more of what it means to place my joy in Christ,” says Younga Kim. “This allowed me to stop scrambling to get my life together the way I wanted it to be.”

“I learned how work and rest were not opposites, and we needed to live in a rhythm of work and rest...”

“Research has shown that over 70% of business students will actually start their career in sales. I want them to see that sales can be about doing the right thing and helping others…”

“I wasn’t strong in my faith. I didn’t give God priority. I believe he saw that and decided to press me...”

“The friends I’ve made at Biola have pushed me to be the best version of myself and to not be afraid of where he’s leading me.”

Crowell School of Business Professor Dr. Brandon Ware sees economics everywhere.

From dreams of Taco Bell to a career in marketing, Jennifer Aspland shares how Crowell shaped her priorities.

“I came into college thinking solely about me, about ways to develop and further myself...My priorities since being at Biola have completely changed."

"The workplace often places profit over purpose and people, so my students need tools and knowledge that will keep them God-centered."

“You are uniquely gifted and wonderfully made, and it’s a sweet and beautiful process to discover who God made you to be."

Huge and rapid changes in technology, values and attitudes are changing our everyday lives.

“My main goal is to help people grow personally and professionally, and it is a lot easier for us to grow when we have a sense of safety.”

Kaylyn Schull describes how “as a freshman, I was shy, I didn't have confidence … but God has shaped me into who He meant me to be.”

“Our graduates are not just going to walk into this rosy business world where everybody's going to agree with their ethics. Sometimes they will, but usually they won’t...”

“Everything is connected to international partners, customers, or suppliers. It's very hard if not impossible to find a purely domestic company anymore.”

I was fortunate to have many professors at Biola that cared about the students and their success outside of the classroom...

When True Tamplin was 13 years old, his father was offered the job of lead singer for Journey...

our faith-based Biola education targets what I believe is the single biggest workplace skill gap, leadership.