General Information
Ca rr yin g on a traditi on o f ed ucat iona l exce ll e nce chat d a ces b ac k ove r 80 yea rs, Bi o la U ni ve rs it y now e nco m passes : th e Schoo l o f Arts and Sc ie nces, T a lbo t Sc hoo l of Theo logy, Rosemead Sc hoo l o f Psycho logv, th e Sc hoo l of lnce rc ultural S tudi es, th e Sc hoo l of Bu s in ess, a nd th e Sc hoo l o f Profess iona l S tudi es . O ffe ring fo ur bacca laurea te d eg rees in 28 m ajo rs , 17 m as t e rs a n d seve n docto ra l d egrees, Bi o la's commi t me n t to academi c exce ll e nce is firml y rooted in its adh e re nce co an in-dqJth , kn owle dge abl e and li ving C hri sc iani cv . Eac h year, ove r -1- ,000 stu dents find Bi o la's un iqu e bl e nd of fa ith and lea rning conduc ive co their academi c and \'OCat iona l goa ls. HISTORICAL SKETCH Th e co rn e rsco nc o f t he o ri g in a l Bi b le In stitu te buil d ing in L os Angel es was la id o n /\ l ay 3 1, 19 13 , a nd ded icate d with th ese word s: " Fo r t he te aching of th e truths for whi ch th e Inst itu te sta nds, its doo rs a re to be ope n C\'cry day of th e year, and a ll peo pl e, with out re fe re nce co race, co lo r o r cl ass will eve r be we lcome to its p ri \' il eges ." S poke n b y L yma n S tewa rt, pres id e nt o f th e In s titute and co- fo und e r of th e Uni o n O il Compa ny, th ese wo rd s capture th e v is ion of Bi o la's fo und e rs. S tewa rt , toge th e r with T. C . I lo rc on. initi ated t he Bibl e In stitut e, with th e fi rst pe rmane nt orga ni za ti on takin g shape in 1908. Bv 19 12, the sc hoo l had g rown suffi c ie n t ly in its o utreach and co n s titu e ncy to ca ll R. A. T o rrey. a leade r in th e fi e ld o f C hr is t ian e du cati o n, as the first dea n. Th e nex t e ig h t deca d es ha\'e \\' irncsscd t reme nd o us g rowt h in t h e dc\·c lopmc n t a n d out reac h o f t h e sc h oo l. U nd e r th e lead ers h ip o f Dr. L o u is T. Ta lbo t , p res ide nt fr om 1932 to 1952, t he Bibl e In st itu te p rog ram became a four-yea r co urse. lea ding to deg rees in t heo logy, C hri sti an e du cat ion , a nd sac red mu s ic . The Schoo l of /\,Ji ss io nary /\l c di c in c ca me in to be in g in 19-1-5, lay in g th e fo und ati on for Bi o la 's c urre nt bacca laurea te nurs ing prog ram. In l 949, th e Bibl e In stitute was re name d Bi ola Co ll ege. Dr. Sa mu e l H. S u t he rl and beca me pres id e nt in 1952, and wit h hi s le ade rshi p th e co ll ege obta in e d regio na l and p rofess io na l acc red itat io n. Ad d it io na ll v, m a n \· new pro grams o f stud y we re int roduced , inc ludi ng Ta lbot T heo log ica l Sem ina ry. Th e dema nd s im posed by t he g rowing s tu de n t body and t he e nl a rged c urr ic ulum p rompte d th e pur c hase of a 75-ac re sire in La /\ lirada. Bio la mo\'cd to the nc\\' s ite in 1959. D r. S u the rl and re tire d as p res id e n t in I970, bu t contin ued to le nd lea d e rship as a m e mb e r o f Biol a ' s Boa rd o f Tru stees . T hat same yea r, Dr. J. Ri c ha rd C ha se became Bi o la's s ix th pres ide nt. In 1977, th e gradu a te p rog rams o f Rosemead Gradu ate Schoo l o f P rofess iona l Psyc ho logy we re acquired bv Bio la a nd re loca te d on t he La Alirada ca mpu s. The unde rg radu a te p rograms in psvcho logy we re me rged with Rosemead 's gradu a te p rograms in th e fa ll of 198 1, fo rming t he p rese nt Rosemead Schoo l of Psycho logy. Unde r the leade rshi p of Dr. J. Ri chard C hase, Biota Coll ege became Bi ota Uni versity on Jul y I, 198 1. T he Uni ve rsity was
composed of th e School of Arts and Sc ie nces, Ta lbot Theo logi ca l Seminary and Rosemead Schoo l of Psychology. D r. C lyde Cook became th e seventh pres id e nt of Bio ta on Jun e I , 1982 . Unde r hi s leade rship , th e Schoo l o f Intc rcul tura l Studi es was instituted as pa rt o f th e Uni ve rsity in 1983. T a lboc Theo logica l Seminary became Ta lbot Schoo l o f The o logy in th e fa ll of 1983 as a res ul t o f th e me rge r be tween the appropri ate un dergrad uate and graduate le\·c l p rograms. Th e Boa rd app roved th e esta bl is hme nt of t he Schoo l of Bu s in ess in 1993, and the Sc hoo l of Co ntinuing S tudi es in 1994 , now ca ll ed th e Sc hoo l o f P rofess iona l Stud ies . Becau se o f th e Uni ve rsity 's he ri tage and commitme nt, its acade mi c bas is is b roade r t ha n chat o f t he sta nda rd co ll ege o f arts and sc ie nces . T e rmin a l and pre parato ry p rograms lea d to se rv ice in church-re late d \'OCa tion s and th e many oche r \·oca ci ons and p ro fess ions embraced bY th e p resent c urri c ul a. In addi t ion. th e ll ni \·crsitv is a C hri st ian instituti on o f hi ghe r ed ucat ion with out an y denomin at ional affili at ion. From an in st itute to a u n ivers ity, Bi o la 's co rn e rsto ne has re m a in ed th e sa m e: commit m e n t to J esus C hri st, t h e in c rranc\' o f Scripture and b ib li ca l C hri s ti ani tv (within a n eva nge lica l Pro testa n t fr amewo rk ), as \\'el l as to th e s piri tua l, acade mi c and ho li st ic g rowt h of those who a rc pe rson a ll y committed to l lim. THE MISSION AND ROLE OF BIOLA UNIVERSITY T he mi ss io n o f Bi o ta l l ni \·c rs icy is b ib li ca ll v-ce n tc re d e du cat ion , sc ho la rshi p, and se rvice - equ ip p ing me n and wome n in m in d and character to impact the wo rl d for the Lo rd Jes us C hri st. The ro le of the Bio /a community is one of service: STL'DE:\TS. O ur obj cct i\·c is to e nab le C\'e ry s tu de nt to lea rn C hri s t - like c ha racte r and in te ll ectual, techni ca l a nd re la ti o na l skill s to se n ·c as leade rs, ro le mode ls, and compe te nt p ro fess iona ls. EDLIC,\'l' IO:\ . O ur bu sin ess is to insp ire s tud e nt 's lea rn ing so that ch ev a re e mpowe red to t hink and prac ti ce from a C hri stian wo rld view in th e ir fie lds of se rvice RESEARCII . O u r fac ult v, stude n ts, a nd grad uates see k co gra ppl e \1·ich th e inte ll ec tu al, et hi ca l, and cultu ra l iss ues of our t ime by pa rtne rin g in discerni ng C hri st-cen te red scho l arship th ro ug h lea rning , ri goro us resea rc h. publica ti ons and pe rforma nce. \/ 1\I .l' ES. At t h e h eart of o ur m iss io n is LO\ ' E a n d RESPECT fo r a ll pe rso ns, l'\TEC; IUTY and DILI Gl•::\C: I•: in our wo rd s and deed s, and ,\\\'E and reve re nce fo r God ' s \\ ·o rk. \Ve see k Hi s inspirat ion for C: RE1\'l'l\ ' ITY a nd E:XCEl , LE:\CE in th e fu lfil lme nt o f o ur mi ss io n. O ur \'I.SID:\ is to be a di stinc t ive C hri s ti an Cni vc rs itv of se rvice to the g loba l communi ty o f fa ith. l , ll 'ACT. We des ir e t h at o u r gra du ates de mo n s tr ate C hr is t - lik e c h a rac t e r , compete n ce , a n d co mmi tme n t thro ug h se r\'a nt leade rship in th e ir c hurches, communiti es, and profess ions. Be in g eq ui pped for c riti ca l thinking and d ia log ue in respect co fait h , o u r des ire is t ha t gra du a tes respond \\' it h lm ·c co ma ke a di ffe re nce in soc ie ty, gove rn me nt, the ma rke tpl ace, and hi ghe r e du ca ti on.
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