Student Life Blog

• The Biola Hour

  Habits of the Hottest

  a response to The Biola Hour on beauty and modesty

  Samantha Gassaway — May 14, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• The Biola Hour

  The Bride of Christ in Chains

  a response to the Biola Hour on Escaping North Korea

  Samantha Gassaway — April 30, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• Life Skills, Student Success

  7 Finance Tips to Know Before you Graduate

  Rick Bee — April 17, 2018

  Rick Bee is the senior director of advancement at Biola University and a professor at Biola Talbot School of Theology where he teaches a course on...

• For the Love of Heresy, Evangelical is a Not a Curse Word

  a response to The Biola Hour on Evangelicalism

  Samantha Gassaway — April 9, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• Getting Involved, Student Success

  How to Maximize your Summer

  Summer Courses, Internships and Housing

  Tiffany Lee, Heidi Herchelroath, Eyvette Min — April 4, 2018

  Summer is quickly approaching. Have you considered taking summer courses or pursuing an internship? Below are a few opportunities you might want to...

• Faculty Stories, Getting Involved

  Get a Job!

  Education Plus Experience Equals Employment

  Walter Augustine — April 2, 2018

  Walter Augustine is the director of intercultural education and research in the division of Diversity and Inclusion at Biola University and an...

• Online Student Resources, Spiritual Development, Student Success

  Understanding Holy Week

  Louie Chong — March 29, 2018

  This week, Holy Week is when Christ was betrayed, beat and bruised for us. I remember coming into the office on Monday and feeling a sense of...

• Student Success

  How to Develop Your Passion

  #mypassionis

  Miles Bocianski — March 20, 2018

  For the next two weeks, the Career Center will be giving away dozens of Passion Planners. You definitely do not want to miss this. What is a...

• The Biola Hour

  A Space of Grace: Friendships as Intimacy

  a response to The Biola Hour on Cultivating Community

  Samantha Gassaway — March 19, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• Getting Involved, Student Stories, Student Success

  How to Find Belonging at Biola

  Stories of Community and Calling

  Ashia Lee — March 16, 2018

  Marisa Vasquez is a freshman and Taelor Edwards is a senior. Although one is just beginning their college career and the other is about to end...

• Online Student Resources, Student Success

  The Value of Digital Learning

  February 22 is digital learning day!

  Louie Chong — February 22, 2018

  Higher education is been growing so much in the area of digital learning that today, Feb. 22, 2018, is designated as Digital Learning Day. But what...

• The Biola Hour

  Fan Thyself in the Fire

  a blog response to The Biola Hour on For All Seasons' "Clarity"

  Samantha Gassaway — February 19, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• Life Skills, Student Success

  How To Prepare for the Spring Career Expo

  Jasmyn Alvarez — February 6, 2018

  Did you know you will likely spend as much time at work as you will with your family? This means it is important to get to know employers before...

• Life Skills, Student Success

  Dressing to Impress: The Do’s and Don’ts of Professional Attire

  Anna Warner — February 6, 2018

  With the Career Expo coming up on February 14, preparation is essential. Peer Internship Ambassador Anna Warner has some advice to help you make...

• The Biola Hour

  Failure is not an Option

  a response to The Biola Hour on Dating

  Samantha Gassaway — February 5, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• The Biola Hour

  Work Like You Mean It

  a response to The Biola Hour on vocation & calling

  Samantha Gassaway — February 5, 2018

  “I know I didn’t get the project in on time, but can you extend a little grace?” “If I could get Sunday’s off, that would be great—oh no, don’t...

• Faculty Stories, Student Success

  Changing your Major Could Change your Life

  Susan Lim — February 2, 2018

  Susan Lim is an assistant professor in the Department of History & Political Science at Biola University. Here is her story of discovering and...

• Life Skills, Student Success

  To the Freshies: Resist Camping in the Comfortable

  Samantha Gassaway — January 30, 2018

  Okay, you are here. You moved into the dorm and you took your very first steps into your college experience and your future. Between school,...

• The Biola Hour

  Oh my Goodness: How we are Losing our Potential for Positive Change

  a blog response to The Biola Hour "Be a Good Girl"

  Samantha Gassaway — January 22, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• Getting Involved, Life Skills, Student Success

  How to Get Hired in One Minute

  Jasmyn Alvarez — January 16, 2018

  What if you only had as long as an elevator ride to impress your future boss? A solid elevator pitch is a great way to introduce yourself to employers and showcase what you can bring to their company. Find out how you could win a $200 Nordstrom gift card.

• Online Student Resources, Student Success

  Courage

  Louie Chong — January 10, 2018

  When 2016 was coming to a close I never thought life would change so drastically as it did in 2017. Without making this list longer than it needs to be these are some of the things that happened to me in 2017...

• The Biola Hour

  The Quarterlife Question

  a blog response to The Biola Hour on Quarter-life Crises and Calling

  Samantha Gassaway — January 8, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• The Biola Hour

  Prizes to be Won

  a blog response to The Biola Hour on Social Justice & Education

  Samantha Gassaway — December 18, 2017

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

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