Student Life Blog

• Office of Innovation

  Why Every Entrepreneur Must Be An Innovator

  Creative problem solving in a changing world

  Lindsey Hayden, Amanda Udell — September 24, 2021

  Gen Z has quickly risen to be considered the most entrepreneurial generation ever. According to Forbes, approximately 62% of young adults and teens...

• Office of Innovation

  Everyone Can Be an Entrepreneur

  The Biola Startup Competition Brings Big Ideas to Life

  Lindsey Hayden — August 30, 2021

  Have you ever had a big idea? While carrying an idea for a startup often feels empowering and exciting, bringing that idea to life is a process...

• Career & Vocation

  How to Avoid Being Ghosted While Networking

  Ryan Dea — April 13, 2021

  In the dating and relationship world, being “ghosted” typically refers to not hearing back from someone. Ghosting can also happen in professional...

• Academics, Career & Vocation

  Beyond a Humanities Degree

  Leveraging Internships in the Job Search

  Chayila Kleist — April 12, 2021

  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the job market to slow down. According to the The Wall Street Journal, students set to graduate this spring are...

• Well-being

  Resurrecting Hope

  Katherine Faulkner — April 05, 2021

  As a child, I recognized Easter as the holiday of jelly beans, Peeps marshmallows and wearing matching dresses to church with my sisters. As I grew...

• Well-being

  5 Things I Learned as a 20 Year Old during the 2020 Quarantine

  Kate Fitzpatrick — March 31, 2021

  My birthday is at the end of February, so as a 2000’s baby, that meant I was welcomed into my twenties with a global pandemic and a lockdown. Happy...

• Spiritual Growth, Well-being

  Five Reasons for Christians to Go to Therapy

  Doug Daugherty — March 29, 2021

  This past year has been incredibly challenging for all of us. We share a common experience of disruption and loss that has been unsettling for many...

• Well-being

  Healing Through the Pandemic

  Perhaps, we can take this extra time to heal from our past.

  Clarissa Chan — March 15, 2021

  Normally, I would consider myself an introvert who relishes physical solitude and, therefore, the inherent recharging brought by the pandemic....

• Academics

  Working Smarter Not Harder

  Navigating College Level Material With a Learning Disability

  Corinna Magness — March 09, 2021

  For those like me who have dyslexia or another learning disability, it can take twice as long to complete a reading assignment or write a research...

• Well-being

  Am I Really Resting?

  Needing Rest to Handle the Mess

  Sarah Morgan — March 01, 2021

  As Biola begins Sleep Week this year, you may be thinking that you have conquered the art of sleeping during the past year. In general, many Biola...

• Black History Month

  Black History in American Literature

  Celebrating Black History Month through Reading

  Sarah Bogert — February 26, 2021

  The books, poems and other writings of a culture can tell us a lot about that culture’s story. This Black History Month, Dr. Joshua D. Smith,...

• Cultural Humility, Well-being

  The Vulnerability of Listening to Our Neighbors

  Zhengming Liang — February 16, 2021

  Have you ever encountered a fictional character that you hated in the beginning of the story, but when you eventually learn the character’s...

• Academics, Making Connections

  How to Connect with Faculty During Remote Learning

  Miles Bocianski — January 22, 2021

  Creating meaningful connections with your professors during remote learning can be challenging. Zoom fatigue may even discourage you from keeping...

• Black History Month

  Black Old Testament Scholarship: A Bibliography

  Charlie Trimm — December 17, 2020

  During the many conversations revolving around race during the summer of 2020, I began to think about the scholarship of Black scholars in my...

• Career & Vocation, Well-being

  Combating Job Search Fatigue

  Kelsey Jimenez — December 16, 2020

  There’s nothing more defeating than receiving “no” after “no” in your job search. After countless hours and dozens of applications, another...

• Well-being

  Holidays at Home During a Pandemic

  An Opportunity to Give Thanks in the Stillness

  Katherine Faulkner — December 16, 2020

  As the year 2020 comes to a close, we can recognize that this year has been different. Whether you had hoped to live in the dorms, off-campus with...

• Career & Vocation

  Supporting your Career Journey Over the Holidays

  Jasmyn Alvarez — December 14, 2020

  As 2020 comes to a close, you may consider waiting until spring to continue your job or internship search. After all, doesn’t hiring slow down...

• Career & Vocation, Well-being

  Balancing Self Care in your Career Search

  Ryan Dea — December 11, 2020

  Applying to jobs and internships can often feel like its own job with an endless cycle: Search for job leads, craft a resume and cover letter, fill...

• Well-being

  Growing in Self-Awareness

  Bailey Giersch — December 09, 2020

  In this season of remote learning, we have spent more time in our living spaces, perhaps with our family back home or with roommates in different...

• Well-being

  Redefining Academic Achievement

  As we approach finals week, let’s reevaluate what college is truly about.

  Clarissa Chan — December 02, 2020

  Let’s admit it: Many of us are stressed out. Finals week is coming up and you might feel like a heavy load of assignments and tests are on your...

• Well-being

  Lessons from a Creek

  Student learnings about life through interactions with nature

  Sarah Morgan — November 25, 2020

  Ever since I was young, I have lived near a creek with a stunning greenway trail. When my siblings and I were little, we would swim in the creek,...

• Career & Vocation

  Preparing for Life After Biola: Computer Science

  Misheel Bayarsaikhan — November 09, 2020

  Biola University alumnus Thomas Stewart (‘16) interned and worked at various companies during and after his time at Biola. His resume includes...

• Well-being

  At-Home Fitness Tips & Tricks

  Sam Winslow — November 06, 2020

  The benefits of physical fitness have been proven time and time again. While the messages about physical fitness may vary, the core of the message...

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