OUR MISSION is biblically centered education ... - Biola University

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54 | BIOLA UNIVERSITY H IST O R I C AL SKE TCH Biola University traces its origins to the Bible Institute of Los Angeles established in 1908 by Lyman Stewart, founder and president of the Union Oil Company, and the Rev. T.C. Horton, two men of extraordinary vision and commitment to Christian higher education. Dedicated to combating the moral decay and faithless liberalism of their day, Stewart and Horton established the Institute to educate and equip men and women with a relevant Christianity that would impact society at home and abroad. e Institute’s inuence was felt along the entire Western Seaboard from Mexico to Canada and across the Pacic to China. By 1909, over 540 extension courses were sponsored by the Bible Institute. e following decades produced immense growth, development and outreach. e school moved from a two-year to a four-year program oering degrees in theology, Christian education, and sacred music, and a one-year program in missionary medicine. By 1949, the Bible Institute had become a ourishing Bible College and in 1952 launched Talbot eological Seminary to further serve the Christian community. In 1959, Biola received accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In the ensuing years, Biola College broadened its curricula in the arts, sciences, professions, and seminary oerings while maintaining its strong foundation in biblical studies. roughout the 1960s and 1970s the program base further expanded, and in 1977 the Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology was acquired. Biola College became Biola University on July 1, 1981, composed of the School of Arts and Sciences, Rosemead School of Psychology, and Talbot School of eology. e School of Intercultural Studies, with its outstanding program in world missions, was established in 1983 and renamed the Cook School of Intercultural Studies in 2009. e School of Business was added in 1993 and renamed the Crowell School of Business in 2007. e School of Professional Studies was added in 1994 and a seventh school, the School of Education was added in 2007. Ranked by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education as a Doctoral / Research- Intensive Institution, Biola University oers four undergraduate degrees in 40 undergraduate majors with more than 120 emphases, 17 master’s degrees and eight distinct doctoral degrees. With an outstanding faculty, the University has distinguished itself in scholarship and academic excellence.
Experiential programming is a hallmark of Biola University. National and international opportunities are available where students live and learn in diverse cultural settings. Some of the programs are University-based, while others are held in conjunction with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). Domestic programs are oered in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Berkeley, New York City, Utah and Colorado Springs. Students also have the opportunity to study internationally in Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Uganda, Oxford, London, Russia, New Zealand and Honduras. Educational programs are oered in ailand, Lithuania and Ukraine, and exchange programs are maintained with schools in Korea and Japan. Biola continues to arm its commitment to creating signicant academic programs that engage our community with some of the most inuential thinkers of our time, while assuring the spiritual and moral development of our students. Examples include the Master of Arts degrees in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Christian Apologetics and Organizational Leadership. Since 1908, Biola has stood as a beacon of hope for the intellectual, spiritual and moral growth of its students. As the only national university to require a Christian commitment of its faculty, students and sta, Biola University is building on its legacy of impacting the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2012 | 55
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