GENERAL INFORMATION
Th e Bibl e is clear in its Le aching on th e san ctity of human life. Life begins at co nce pt ion. We abh or th e destruction of innocent life through abort ion-on-demand. Confession before men is vi ewed as tangibl e fruit ofsalva- ti on and not as a quali fying condition for sa lvati on. Bi ola Universitydoes not necessarilydenyemployment to persons merely for lack of firm personal conl'i ctions on am· Leaching positi on in these explanatory notes. However, Biola Unil'cr ity docs weigh carefully the understanding and per- sonal convi ctions of empl oyment appli cants on th ese points as well as th e nature of their prospcc ti rc work assignments, in determining their suitability fo r empl oyment. TEACHING BIBLICAL STUDIES Academic study of the sacred Scripture differs from other di scipl ines in a unirersitvsetting in that tl1e primarytext is God's Word, which underscores the importance of making insu·uclion relc,·ant to faith , learning and li1ing. At Biola every effort is made to be academically credible, theologicalh· orthodox and practically reicl'ant. \\11ether engaged in a critical discussion of the text, or a theological debate about a parlicuhu- docu-ine, the discussion must finallycome Lo the meaning for life today. Though facultymembers in this department share a commit- ment to the comiclions renected in the Universitydocuinal state- ment, they re0ect a healthy diversity regarding other contempo- ra1' issues and interpretation of specific passages. Whetl1er a divergent 1iew is held byothers on campusor not, care is taken to represent opposing positions fa irly, so that students can decide fo r themseh·es in a genuine educa tionalcmi ronmenl. In prac ti ce , the task of teaching bibli cal studies is not lim- ited Lo those within that department. Rather, the integrati on of Christi an thought into all fi elds of inquiry is the goal of the entire teaching facult y. In this sense it is desired that eve ry course contribute Lo the development of a Chri stian wo rl dvicwfo r the Biola graduate. THE COMMUNITY OF LA MIRADA The city of La Mirada is in 1.os Angeles County, 22 mil es southeast of do1mtmrn Los Angeles, and is sull'ounded bysuch cities as v\11itlicr, \ orwalk, Buena Park, I.a Habra and Fullerton. I.a \li rada is a suburban residential community11i tl1 a population of 40,000. Included 11ithin the 1icinityarc sel'eralmajor shopping areas in addition to manr other business establishments. I .a Mirada is situated near many of the outstanding alU'ac- tions of Southe rn Californ ia. DowntoMl l.os Angeles is a half- hour 's drive from the campus. Disneyland is 12 miles to the south eas t and famed Knott 's Berry Farm is six miles away. Within an hour·s dri,·e are such popular beach cities as Long Beach, ;1/cwport Beach, Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach. Recrea ti onal faciliti es arc easil y accessibl e. An 18-hole go lf course li es a mile east of the campus and other parks in the area offer opportunity for actiritics and relaxa tion. An hour 's drive will take one into the nearby mountains where winter sports are arailable.
Cultural and research opportuniti es abound in the area. Several major universiti es and librari es arc within easy dr i- ving distance of La Mirada including the University of Cali - forni a, Los Angeles.; the University of Southern California; the Cniversity of California, Irvine; and several other state and priva te institutions. THE BIOLA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS The campus is bounded on the west by Biola Arcnuc and on the east by La Mirada Boulel'ard. It is located be tween the large cast-west thoroughfares of Rosec rans Ave nue and Imperial Highwa)'. Approximately three mil es Lo the south- west is the Santa Ana Freeway (Freeway I-:i) . Student s coming to the campus by automobil e shou ld fo ll ow these directions: coming from the northwest, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Rosec rans and trave l cas t to Bi ola Avenue; coming from th e southeast, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Va ll ey Vi ew and travel no rth to Rosecrans, then turn right to Biola Avenue; coming from the east via San Bernardino Freeway (10) turn south on the Orange Freeway (57) to Imperi al Highwavand travel west on Imperi al High- way to Bi ola Avenue. The campus consists of 95 acres 11ith 700,000 square feet of building space in 30major buildings. Just under half of the space is dedi cated to seven student residence compl exes, housing nearly 1,500 students in a fine va1ie1y of li1ing quarters. The rest of the buildings house classrooms, labora tori es, auditoriums, offi ces and students senices. Highlights of tl1c buildings include Soubirou Hall , containing speciali zed classrooms for nursing insu·uclion, along 11i tl1 nursing department faculty offices; L1ns- ingAudi101ium, a 450.seat concert hall 11itha fine pi pe organ and exce llent acousti cs: tli e Rose of Sharon Chapel, a small chapel exclusil'cl )' rcsc,ved fo r silem prayer and meditation: and a gim- na1ium-s11imming complex11ith a short-course Ol)'mpic pool. On the eastern side of the campus lie the ath leti c fi elds. Included arc a crushed-brick, quarter-m il e track; an exce l- lent baseball di amond: a socce r fi eld; and tenni s courts. Additi onal rec reati on faciliti es are located in the I05-acrc La Mirada Regional Park , just across I.a Mi rada Boul evard from the Biola campus. The Southwest corner of the campus consists of a 20-acrc, former intermedi ate school recentlvpu rc hased by Biola. This has added 58,000 square feet of classroomand offi ce space, as well as over 10 acres of athletic fi elds available fo r Bi ola's extcnsil'e intramural program and for informal rec reati on. During the 1989/ 90 schoolyear, several additions to the cam- puswere completed. Atl1ree-buildi ng residential complexscn·cs as undergraduate housing in a residence hall and graduate and manicd housing in aparunent-s~k li,ing. The Student Union Building has been expanded, and the Bookstore has been replaced bya new, larger building. Anew energy-effi cient Cen- u-al Plant fo r healing, cooling, and cogeneralion is nowcomplete. The plant prmidcs a cost effi cient means of ai r conditioning our older classroomsand residential buildings.
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