Biola University 2012-2013 Catalog La Mirada is situated near many of the outstanding attractions of Southern California. Downtown Los Angeles is a 30-minute drive from the campus. Disneyland is 12 miles to the southeast and famed Knott’s Berry Farm is six miles away. Within a 30-minute drive are such popular beach cities as Long Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach. Recreational facilities are easily accessible. An 18-hole golf course lies a mile east of the campus and other parks in the area offer opportunity for activities and relaxation. La Mirada’s Regional Aquatics Center, Splash, is an 18-acre site with heated 50-meter and 25-yard pools open year round, and a water park with a lazy river and slides open during the summer. An hour’s drive will take one into the nearby mountains where winter sports are available. Cultural and research opportunities abound in the area. Several major universities and libraries are within easy driving distance of La Mirada including the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of Southern California; the University of California, Irvine; and several other state and private institutions. The Biola University Campus The campus is bounded on the west by Biola Avenue and on the east by La Mirada Boulevard. It is located between the large east-west thoroughfares of Rosecrans Avenue and Imperial Highway. Approximately three miles to the southwest is the Santa Ana Freeway (Freeway I-5). Students coming to the campus by automobile should follow these directions to the main entrance on Biola Avenue: • Coming from the northwest, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Rosecrans and travel east to Biola Avenue. Then, turn north on Biola Avenue. • Coming from the southeast, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Valley View Avenue and travel north to Rosecrans Avenue. Then turn right on Rosecrans Avenue to Biola Avenue, then turn north on Biola Avenue. • Coming from the east via San Bernardino Freeway (10) turn south on the Orange Freeway (57) to Imperial Highway and travel west on Imperial Highway (approximately nine miles) to Biola Avenue, then turn south on Biola Avenue. The campus consists of 95 acres with more than 1 million square feet of building space in 40 major buildings. Just under half of the space is dedicated to 10 student residence complexes, housing 2,500 students in a fine variety of living quarters. The city of La Mirada has been home to Biola since 1959, and the campus has developed in several waves of construction. The most recent surge of buildings has covered the past 10 years, starting with the opening of a new library designed to provide the technology of a 21st century university - combining the best of books and computers in a variety of beautiful and functional research spaces. The building that formally served as a library was remodeled to provide upgraded space for Rosemead School of Psychology. Major residence halls
were added in 2003 and 2006, and the central dining hall was expanded and completely remodeled in 2005. Two entirely new classroom and faculty office buildings were added. First, in 2007, was a new building for the Crowell School of Business, featuring 12 classrooms with both wireless and hard-wired computer networking. Six of the classrooms offer tiered seating designed to support graduate and upper-division courses. The building also houses the faculty and administrative offices of the Crowell School of Business. The newest classroom building, completed in Fall 2011, houses a portion of the Talbot School of Theology and includes 8 classrooms, 29 faculty offices, a prayer chapel and an outdoor sunken plaza. Additional instructional space has also been added recently for Biola’s Cinema and Media Arts program, Journalism program, and programs in Kinesiology, Health and Physical Education. Athletic and recreational facilities have grown and been upgraded, including a completely refurbished swimming pool; six lighted tennis courts, softball and baseball diamonds; lighted outdoor courts for basketball and sand volleyball; an archery range; a well-equipped fitness center; and expanded gymnasium, and a natural turf soccer practice field. An innovative addition in 2004 was a raised synthetic turf soccer field with a three-lane, all-weather jogging track around it and a 500-car parking garage below. The field is lit for night play. In addition to more than 15 acres of recreational facilities on campus, there are off-campus facilities in the 105-acre La Mirada Regional Park, just across La Mirada Boulevard from the Biola campus. To help meet the growth of the past 10 years, a five story, 780-car parking structure was opened in 2011, and Biola has purchased several nearby buildings outside of the main campus. The Biola Professional Building is located less than half a mile from the northern edge of the main campus. To the southwest of the campus, less than a mile away, are 9 apartment complexes owned and operated by Biola. These include a mixture of undergraduate, graduate and married-student housing. Biola Educational Centers Biola offers courses for many programs at various extension sites including: Chiang Mai,Thailand M.A. Intercultural Studies, Doctor of Missiology Kyiv, Ukraine M.A. Biblical &Theological Studies/Diversified M.A. Intercultural Studies, Doctor of Missiology NewYork City, NewYork M.Div. Messianic Jewish Studies Orange County (Laguna Hills), California M.A. Organizational Leadership M.A., M.Div. various through Talbot School of Theology For further information regarding Biola’s educational centers, contact the Office of Admissions. The Library The Library serves Biola University as the central information resource facility, supporting all undergraduate and graduate programs with extensive
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