Student Life Blog

• Well-being

  Why Emotional Well-Being Can Be Confusing

  Clarifying the meaning of emotional well-being

  Beverly Chung — April 18, 2022

  “What is emotional well-being? Are you referring to mental health?” These are questions I found myself asking when I heard the two terms used. For...

• Career & Vocation

  Level Up Your Career Part 2

  How Students & Alumni Secured Jobs after Biola

  Katherine Rheeman — April 18, 2022

  This is part two in a series of interviews with Biola students and alumni, who have shared their stories and advice around searching and applying...

• Career & Vocation

  Level Up Your Career Part 1

  How Students & Alumni Secured Jobs after Biola

  Katherine Rheeman — April 04, 2022

  Job hunting is grueling and can come with a lot of disappointment and unexpected turns. Many recent graduates also feel immense pressure to find...

• Well-being

  Properly Caring for Your Physical Health and Body

  Haven Luper Jasso — March 21, 2022

  Being a Christian with a physical body is an interesting thing. Oftentimes, we create this false dichotomy between “the spiritual” and “the...

• Career & Vocation

  Are You in Love with your Future Career?

  Katherine Rheeman — February 28, 2022

  Is There Really, “The One?” February is the month of love, and some students might be searching for “The One” to enjoy life happily ever after...

• Office of Innovation

  Making Failure Your Friend

  How to celebrate the failures you experience

  Lindsey Hayden — February 11, 2022

  Failure is a fearsome word. Though part of being human means making mistakes and experiencing failure, it is easy to spend your life running from...

• Well-being

  Recognizing the Importance of Sleep

  Victoria Marinova — February 09, 2022

  As students, I think we can all agree that sometimes, basic human needs take a backseat in our list of daily priorities. Juggling classes,...

• Career & Vocation

  Resolve to be Ready for Your Career

  Katherine Rheeman — January 25, 2022

  How many graduating seniors already have a set-and-stone career path lined up after graduation? I certainly don’t. Even though I have a general...

• Well-being

  Who am I apart from what I do?

  Kate Fitzpatrick — January 24, 2022

  There I was, minding my own business and watching Encanto, Disney’s newest movie, with my little brother over Christmas break, when what I thought...

• Well-being

  Prioritizing Wellness in the New Year

  How to cultivate a life of wellness where you are, with what you have

  Debrianna DeBolt — January 18, 2022

  Whether you consider yourself a “New Year resolutions” type of person or not, it is a perfect time to start thinking about your personal wellness....

• Office of Innovation

  How to Beat Creative Block

  Harnessing the power of play to find creative inspiration

  Lindsey Hayden — January 10, 2022

  Staring at a blank page, desperate for creative inspiration — no one is immune to creative block. When minutes turn into hours without any spark of...

• Academics

  How to Make Homework More Manageable

  Raeann Lopez — December 09, 2021

  Have you ever told yourself “I’m going to do it later,” “I can skim the chapter”? Whatever your experience, finding time for homework with a busy...

• Academics

  5 Steps to Become a Better Note-Taker

  Raeann Lopez — December 03, 2021

  Note-taking plays a vital part in a student’s academic success. Actively taking notes during class can improve focus and understanding of main...

• Academics

  Eight Ways to Reduce Test Anxiety as an Online Student

  Raeann Lopez — December 03, 2021

  Do tests stress you out, or have you ever panicked during one? Rest assured, you are not alone. About 35-40% of students experience some degree of...

• Office of Innovation

  Biola Students are Innovating — Will you Join Them?

  How Different Majors Highlight the Importance of Innovation

  Lindsey Hayden, Amanda Udell — November 30, 2021

  Why is seeing innovation in every field so vitally important? Intentional innovation is a key ingredient to making an impactful change in the...

• Career & Vocation

  How to Find a Mentor

  Samantha Law — November 19, 2021

  What do you do when you have questions about relationships, career opportunities or next steps in education? Find a mentor! For many people,...

• The Power of Networking

  Katherine Rheeman — November 18, 2021

  Networking is one of the most important career skills to learn. Take a look at these networking statistics: 85% of positions are filled through ...

• Career & Vocation

  Why I Changed My Mind About Career Connections

  Katherine Rheeman — November 05, 2021

  In journeys, we ask people for guidance. Our whole lives we have been guided by our parents, teachers, friends, and pastors, but many of us think...

• Office of Innovation

  How Biblically-Grounded Values Can Help Shape Christian Innovators

  Four ways innovation looks different with Christ

  Lindsey Hayden, Amanda Udell — November 03, 2021

  If you have ever come up with an idea and made it into a reality, you have been an innovator. Even as small children, people learn to navigate the...

• Career & Vocation

  Don’t Be Spooked By Your Career

  How to Feel Confident In Your Career Search

  Katherine Rheeman — October 19, 2021

  Ghosts, jack-o'-lanterns and trick-or-treating are what “spooky season” used to be all about. Now, internships and academic advising are what makes...

• 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, Well-being

  I’m Graduating and I Have No Idea What I’m Doing

  Why the Movie “Soul” Made Me Sob

  Sam Winslow — April 29, 2021

  My parents helped me move into Biola my freshman year. I was an Alpha West girl ready to rock this Biola world, and I did what I could to walk my...

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