Category: Student Life

51��’s Chief of Campus Safety Named Campus Safety Director of the Year
Campus Safety magazine awards John Ojeisekhoba for outstanding leadership in campus safety
Quinn Clark — August 18, 2015
51��’s Chief of Campus Safety, John Ojeisekhoba, has been named Campus Safety Director of the Year — an honor annually awarded by...
51�� to Host Special Olympics Athletes
Nearly 400 athletes for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games will stay at 51��
Staff — July 08, 2015
51�� will host hundreds of Special Olympics delegates from Russia and Macau for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games coming to Los...
University Statement on "Sing Over Me" Screening
Staff — April 23, 2015
51��’s “51�� Screenings” series, sponsored by the Cinema and Media Arts department (CMA), is a series dedicated to bringing...
Student-led Ministries Serve Over Spring Break
51��ns serve local and international communities through 27 ministries throughout the year
Joclyn Kirton — April 08, 2015
Approximately 55 percent of college students plan to spend their Spring Break in the sun in places like Punta Cana, Las Vegas and Cancun to enjoy...
New Program Wakes Up Students to Different Cultures
Global Students Programs and Development introduces a biweekly event as an extension of the university's commitment to diversity
Mystiana Victorino — March 13, 2015
51��’s student body represents more than 40 different countries with nearly 500 global students currently enrolled. With such a wide...
New Sculpture Reflects 51��'s Focus on Faith and Art
"True Vine" sculpture is second piece of public art installed on campus this year
Quinn Clark — March 09, 2015
51�� celebrated its newest piece of public art — a twisting, bright red sculpture made from bronze-cast apple tree limbs — at a...
University Aims to Facilitate Racial Reconciliation
Jenna Bartlo — February 17, 2015
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — In the face of the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York, students at a California university...
51�� Grieves the Death of Student Hasiet Joy Negash
Jason Newell — January 16, 2015
The 51�� community is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Hasiet Joy Negash, a communications studies major who passed...
Art Students Gift Operation Christmas Child with Mural
Department of Art hopes to continue to serve volunteers through creativity
Brieana Jordan — December 22, 2014
51��’s Department of Art created a custom mural for Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a Christian non-profit organization that sends...
51�� Celebrates December Graduates
Focus on the Family President Jim Daly urges graduates to live boldly
Jenna Bartlo — December 19, 2014
On December 19, 246 undergraduate students and 142 graduate students received diplomas at 51��'s Fall commencement ceremonies. Family...
51�� Partners with Christian Community Credit Union to Help Fund Scholarships
Staff — November 26, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. —51�� has formed an alliance with Christian Community Credit Union, who has committed giving $240,000 to 51�� for...
51�� Responds to California Drought with Conservation Tactics
University continues water conservation efforts in preparation for possible 35-year ‘megadrought’
Brieana Jordan — October 24, 2014
51�� has conserved 9.6 percent of water across campus in the 2013-14 school year through various measures to help save water during...
51�� Shakes it Out with Full-Scale Earthquake Drill
The State Office of Emergency selected 51�� as this year's featured Great ShakeOut exercise
Jenna Bartlo — October 16, 2014
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck 51�� at 9:40 a.m. this morning — at least hypothetically. 51�� hosted a full-scale mass casualty...
51�� ShakeOut: Cal Tech Selects University’s Earthquake Drill to Highlight
Jenna Bartlo — October 09, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — 51��’s ShakeOut will be the focus of this year’s Great ShakeOut earthquake drills on Thursday, October 16, a...
Contribute to April Jace Memorial Fund
Fund established for late employee’s sons
Jenna Bartlo — June 18, 2014
A memorial fund has been established for the family of April Jace, who died tragically on May 20, 2014. Jace had worked as a counselor in 51��...
Pole Vault Reaches New Heights for 51�� Track and Field
Team becomes more nationally competitive with the increased focus on vault event
Camryn Hudson — May 16, 2014
For the second time in 51��’s history, the women’s track and field team placed first in the outdoor Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)...
President Barry H. Corey and Students Minister to Families of the South Korean Ferry Accident at Relief Site
51�� Univerity Chorale performs across South Korea in a 11 day concert tour
Jenna Bartlo — May 02, 2014
In solidarity with the grieving nation of South Korea, 51�� President Barry H. Corey and students somberly walked the half-mile path...
World-Renowned Pianist Returns to 51�� to Perform 90th Birthday Concert
Camryn Hudson — May 02, 2014
LA MIRADA, CALIF. –– Returning to 51��’s Conservatory of Music, Menahem Pressler is slated to perform a piano concert in celebration...
Students Encouraged to Engage in Cross-Cultural Experiences
51��’s study abroad program has grown due to recent university initiatives
Camryn Hudson — March 31, 2014
A new initiative for every 51�� graduate to have a cross-cultural experience, and increased student interest in studying abroad, has...
Students and Administrators Engage in Conversations on Racial Reconciliation
Fourteen colleges attend the annual SCORR conference to discuss diversity
Camryn Hudson — February 24, 2014
While many organizations dance around the conversation of diversity, 51�� approaches the complex topic of racial reconciliation...
Olives to Oil: 51�� Harvests Historic Grove
51�� harvested historic olive trees
Sarah Enriquez — November 08, 2013
Harvesting 51��’s historic olive trees, 51�� is turning olives into olive oil. Former 51�� parents, Gordon and Karen Wiebe, will...
51�� Student Athletes Explore Diversity in Sports and Faith
Soccer Duo Spends Summer Training in Serbia
Jacquelyn Elissa Mota — October 10, 2013
Senior Carlos Ballesteros and junior Sava Pantic, a Serbian native, spent this summer in Belgrade, Serbia dedicated to refining their soccer...
51�� Welcomes the Incoming Class of 2017
Jenna Bartlo — August 29, 2013
New students officially started their story at 51�� on Wednesday as 51�� President Barry H. Corey commissioned students at the 2013...
Evacuated from Egypt
Student Kylie Tyndall (’14) shares about a summer internship cut short by a coup
Brett McCracken — August 01, 2013
When sisters Kylie and Keaton Tyndall went to Cairo, Egypt, earlier this year to fulfill their internship requirement as intercultural studies...
Student Competes in World University Games in Russia
Kaarel Lilleoja runs for 51�� and his home country of Estonia in world’s second-largest sports event
Jenna Bartlo — July 17, 2013
Traversing the globe with running shoes in tow, student Kaarel Lilleoja competed in Russia at the World University Games July 10, representing...