dc r, age, o r ph ys ica l o r mental di sa bility. f-I owcl'e r, as a pri - 1·atc re li g io us in stituti on , the Uni , ·e rsitv rcsc rl'CS t he ri ght to e xe rc ise pre fe re nce on t he bas is o f re li g ion in a ll o f its c mpl ovmcnt practi ces and stud e nt admi ss ions. CHAPEL U ni ve rs it y c ha pel s and co n fe ren ces a re int e nd e d co b ring th e Bi o la comlllunity toge th er regul a rl y fo r wo rs hip , s piritu a l nurture and e du ca ti o n rega rding re leva nt iss ues fa c in g us in o ur li \'CS . Th e o, ·e ra ll prog ram brings a uniqu e di s tinc ti o n to th e e th os of Bi o la as a C hri st ia n uni ve rs ity . Du e to the cent ra l and s ig nifi ca nt na tur e of that e th os, atte nda nce at c ha pe l is re quire d of a ll students. THE COMMUNITY OF LA MIRADA Th e c ity of L a :-. Ii rada is in Los An ge les Count y, 22 mil es so uth eas t o f d own to wn L os Ange les. and is s ur rounded by s uc h c iti es as Whi tt ier, :\lorwa lk, Bu e na Pa rk, La Habra and F ull e rton. La .\,lirada is a s ubur ba n res id e n t ia l communit y w it h a p op ul at io n of 4 0,000 . In c lud e d within the vic inity a rc seve ral majo r s hoppin g a reas in addi ti on to lll a ny oth e r b usin ess esta bli s hme n ts . La tllirada is situated nea r ma ny of the outstanding attrac ti ons of Southe rn Ca liforni a. Downtown Los Angeles is a hal f hour 's dri,·e from the campus. Di sneyland is I2 mil es to the south eas t and fam ed Knott 's Be rry F arm is s ix mil es away . Within an hour 's dri , ·c arc such popul ar beach citi es as Long Beach, :\ewport Beach, 1-luntington Beach a nd Laguna Beach. Rec rea ti ona l fa c iliti es a rc eas il y access ibl e. An 18- ho lc go lf co urse li es a lllil c eas t of th e ca mpu s and o th e r pa rks in th e a rea o ffe r oppo rtunity fo r act iviti es and re laxa ti on. An ho ur 's dri ,·e will ta ke one in co th e nea rby mo unta in s ,,·he re winte r sports arc ava il a bl e . C ultura l and resea rc h op portuniti es abo un d in th e a rea . Sc \'c ral majo r uni ve rs it ies and libra ri es a rc within e asy dri v ing d ista nce of La tl lirada inc luding th e l rni \'c rs ity o f Ca li fo rni a, Los Ange les; th e Uni \'ers ity o f So uth e rn Ca liforni a; th e Unil' c rs ity of C ali fo rni a, lr \' in c; and se veral o th e r state and pri,·ace instituti ons. THE BIOLA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Th e ca mpu s is bo und e d on t he wes t bv Bio la Avenu e a nd on th e cas t b y L a tllirada Bo ul c\'a rd. It is loca te d be twee n th e la rge cas t - ,,·cst th oro ug h fa res of Rosecra ns Avenu e and Impe ri a l I li g hway . App rox imate ly t hree mil es co th e so u t lrn·es t is t he Sa n ta Ana F reeway ( Freeway 1-5) . Stud e nts coming co th e campus by a u tomobil e should fol low th ese directi ons to the ma in e nt ra nce on Bi o la A\'e nuc : ■ Comin g fr o lll th e no rthwes t , lcal'c t he Sa n ta An a Freeway at Rosecra ns a nd tra\'c l cas t co Bi o la Ave., t he n turn north on Bi o la A\'C. ■ Comin g fr o lll t he so uth eas t , leave the Sa n ta An a Freeway at \ 'a ll ey \ ' ie w a nd t ra\'c l no rth co Rose c ra ns , th e n turn ri g ht o n Rosecran s to Bi o la Ave . , th e n turn no rth on Bi o la t\\'e . ■ Coming from the eas t \' ia Sa n Be rnardino Freeway ( 10) turn south on the O ra nge F reeway (57) to Impe rial High way and trm-cl west on Impe ri al Hi ghway (approxilll ate ly nine mil es) to Bi ola Ave., turn south on Bi ola Ave.
po ints as we ll as th e nature o f th e ir prospec ti ve wo rk ass ig n me n ts, in dete rmining th e ir s ui tability fo r cmplovmc nt.
TEACHING BIBLICAL STUDIES Aca d e mi c st ud y o f t he s ac red Sc riptur e diffe rs from o th e r di sc iplin es in a uni \'Crs it,· se tting in tha t t he prima ry tex t is God 's \\'o rd. " ·hi ch und e rsco res th e impo rta nce of ma king inst ru cti on re lcl'a nt to fa it h, lea rnin g and li v ing . At Bi o la c,·e ry e ffo rt is made co be acad e mi ca ll y c re dibl e, th co log ica l l y o rth odox a nd pra ct ica ll y re lel' ant. Wh e th e r e ngaged in a c riti ca l di sc uss io n o f t he tex t , o r a th eo logica l d e b ate a b o u t a pa rti c ul a r d oc trin e , t he di sc uss io n mu s t fin a ll y come to th e mea ning fo r li fe coday . T ho ug h fac ul ty me m be rs in thi s de pa rtm e n t s ha re a CO llllllitlll c n t co t he co n l' icti ons re fl ec ted in t he l lni \'crsity doc tri na l s ta tClll Cn t , th ey re fl ec t a he alth y di l'e rs ity rega rd ing o th e r co nte mpora ry iss ues and inte rpreta ti on o f s pec ifi c passages. \\'h c th cr a d i,·e rge n t , ·ic\\' is he ld by o th e rs on ca lllpu s or not, ca re is ta ke n co re prese nt oppos ing pos iti ons fa irl y, so th at stu dents can dec id e fo r t he mse lves in a ge n uin e e du cat iona l c m ·iro nmc nt. In pract ice, th e tas k o f te ac hing b ibli ca l s tudi es is not limited co those \\' ithin t hat cl cpa rtlll Cnt. Rat he r, the inte g rat ion of C hri st ia n th ought in co all fi e ld s of inquirv is t he goa l o f t he e n t ir e teac hin g fac ul ty. ln th is se n se it is clcs irecl t ha t c , ·c ry co urse cont ribute to th e de\'e lopme nt o f a C hri s ti a n wo rlch-i c\\' for t he Bi o la g radua te. DIVERSITY STATEMENT \\'c belic,·c t hat Bi ola t · ni \'crs it,· has been uni q ue ly s itu ated ll' ithin a geographi c region of g rea t di ve rs ity in language, culture, and ct hni c itv for the purpose of fulfilling its llli ss ion of b ib li ca ll y-ce nte red ed ucat ion, scho larship a nd sc rl' ice . \\'i thin t hi s cultura l lllili c u th e l l ni l'e rs it y is ca ll e d no t onl y co res pect t hi s d i,crs it y, hu t to re fl ec t it as " -e ll , for C hri s t in te nd s hi s C hurc h co be a lllUiti- c thni c, lllUiti-c ul tu ra l, and m ul t i-nationa l bodv o f be li c,-e rs. \Ve bc li c ,·e it is o ur purpose , th e refo re, co c rea te a n c n , ·ironlll c n t in \\ ·hi ch a ll be li cl'crs, rega rdl ess o f race, co lo r, nat io na l o ri g in , ge nde r, age . eco nomi c sta tu s o r ph vs ica l a bility, ca n pursue knowle dge a nd pe rso na l dcl'c lop lll c nt as t hey s cri,-c to become a ll Go el inte nd s th c lll to be. ln o rde r to m ax imi ze th e lea rnin g o f st ud e nt s and ex pose th c lll to th e di , ·c rs it \' t ha t ex is ts in t he c ulture at la rge, we see k to foste r an und e rs ta nd in g a nd apprec ia ti on o f th ose c lements in c,·c ry c ul tu re " ·hi c h e nh a nce hulll a n di g ni ty a nd a rc co nsis te nt w ith sc riptu ra l teac hing . \\'c a rc de di cated co ex panding oppo rtuni t ies fo r C hri s t ia ns of a ll cultu res, a nd et hni c bac kgro un ds to atte nd Bi o la, co be e mpl oyed he re, a nd co pa rti c ipa te in th e fe ll ows hip a nd llli ss ion to whi c h \\·e a rc call e d , a lwa\'S keep in g in mind our des ire to purs ue exce ll e nce in a ll we do . \Ve a rc commi tted to wo rk fo r t he estab li s hme nt o f a community co lll poscd of be li eve rs fr om e\'c ry race, c ulture, and c lass who a rc united in th e ir devo ti on co Jes us C hri s t, t he ir o bed ie nce co lli s \\ 'o re! , and in th e ir w illin g ness co sc r\'C one a no ther. Bi o la L"n i\'e rs ity d oes no t d isc ri m in a te on th e bas is o f ra ce, co lo r, na tion a l o ri g in , e thni c gro up id e ntifi ca ti on, ge n-
6 • Ge neral Infor mati on
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