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• 51���� Magazine

  A Loving Legacy

  With a final gift, longtime supporter Virginia Moats establishes two new scholarships

  Kristen Hartman — February 20, 2019

  Longtime 51���� friend and supporter Virginia “Ginny” Moats was just two days short of her 106th birthday when she passed away on Oct. 1, 2018. One...

• 51���� Magazine

  Public Relations Professor Receives National Award

  Professor Carolyn Kim receives faculty award from the Public Relations Student Society of America

  Joanna Wu — February 20, 2019

  When Carolyn Kim became the faculty adviser to 51����’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) a decade ago, it had just...

• 51���� Magazine

  An Inspired Performance

  Junior Muli Yu wins big in prestigious international piano competition

  Alex Brouwer — February 20, 2019

  Muli Yu rushed to finish memorizing her seven pieces. Over summer break from 51����, she’d found herself half a world away in Italy, preparing to...

• 51���� Magazine

  A Harmonious Relationship

  51����’s enduring ‘Music at Noon’ concert series highlights connections with diverse L.A. music scene

  Alex Brouwer — February 20, 2019

  Flautist Gary Woodward and pianist Jiayi Shi perform at a recent'Music at Noon' concertinCrowell Hall. On a sunny October afternoon, guitarist...

• 51���� Magazine

  Several New Programs Arriving this Fall

  Lineup includes online master’s in nursing and ‘Torrey meets Talbot’ theology degree

  Jason Newell — February 20, 2019

  This fall, 51���� will launch its most significant expansion of new programs in recent memory, giving students more options in such high-demand...

• Student Life Blog

  A Testimony of the Holy Spirit

  a response to The 51���� Hour on the Holy Spirit and his activity around the world

  Rebecca Mitchell — February 20, 2019

  As a way to continue the conversations in The 51���� Hour, we've invited Becky Mitchell to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• The Good Book Blog

  Five Things to Help Us Live for What Really Matters

  Erik Thoennes — February 20, 2019

  I love the autofocus feature on my camera. I know serious photographers will cringe when they read that, but I’m not a serious photographer, and I...

• Becoming 51����

  On-Campus Coffee

  My Pros and Cons

  Salvador Rangel — February 19, 2019

  51���� is home to four awesome coffee shops; Heritage, Common Grounds, The Talon, and Blackstone cafe. At these sick spots you can grab a snack, a...

• Becoming 51����

  Discover 51����!

  Max Klaiber — February 19, 2019

  Discover 51���� is an exciting one-day event forprospective students to come and get immersed in 51����'s campus lifestyle.We plan a whole day of...

• Becoming 51����

  What's SCORR Conference?

  Noa Melendez — February 19, 2019

  S.C.O.R.R. stands for the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation and it is considered one of the biggest student-led conferences in the...

• Becoming 51����

  Is Moving Far for College Worth It?

  Jessica Nissen — February 19, 2019

  Hi there! Today I’d like to share about my experience moving out of state for college. If you’re considering going to a school that’s kind of far...

• GRIT

  The Dangers of Not Being Self-Aware

  Jasmyne Bell — February 19, 2019

  Rodion Kutsaev As children, we are taught all kinds of skills. When we first enter the world, our parents try to teach us how to talk. And when we...

• The Good Book Blog

  Do you want to be sanctified while you work?

  David Talley — February 19, 2019

  “Business is an environment that both reveals and refines a person’s character and spirituality.” This quote is taken from Scott Rae’s chapter, “...

• The Good Book Blog

  How then are you loved?

  Rejoicing on the ‘Even As’ Gospel of John 17

  Thaddeus Williams — February 18, 2019

  Take the phrase—“You’re the first person I have ever told…” In two decades of ministry, I have had the privilege of hearing this phrase more than...

• 51���� News

  New Game Design and Interactive Media Concentration Offers New Career Path for Cinema and Media Arts Majors

  Game design classes offer students the ability to apply skills across industries such as psychotherapy, education, marketing and audience engagement

  Irene Pan — February 15, 2019

  51����’s School of Cinema and Media Arts is set to launch a new Game Design and Interactive Media concentration in Fall 2019. Professors...

• GRIT

  Join GRIT at SCORR

  Chantel Barnard — February 14, 2019

  Join GRIT at SCORR from February 21 - 23, 2019. SCORR, the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation, is a conference that 51���� has had the...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Dealing with Financial Anxiety Through Money Quiet Times

  Shane Enete — February 14, 2019

  Money is one of the leading causes of anxiety for Americans. At the root of money anxiety is the false belief that we are meant to bear full...

• Think Biblically

  Just Capitalism, Part 2

  with Brent Waters

  Scott Rae — February 14, 2019

  If you’re one of those people that think of economics as the "dismal science," or that economics has nothing to do with a person's day to day...

• The Good Book Blog

  Top 10 Apologetics Tips of 2018

  Sean McDowell — February 13, 2019

  For the past three years, I have been tweeting an apologetics tip each day (well, at least most days I can think of one!). Here are the Top 10...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  51���� Students from Around the World Form LA Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Mobilization Team

  This year’s 46th annual event featuring Dr. Barry Corey as the Keynote Speaker

  Robert Harp — February 12, 2019

  Special music will be provided by 51���� Worship students, Brenna Ginter and Angel Ramirez, Jr.

• Becoming 51����

  Torrey Honors

  5 Things You Should Know

  Fiona Gandy — February 12, 2019

  Hi friends! The Torrey Honors Institute is one of the top-ranked honors programs in the nation — but it’s probably not what you’d expect. Many of...

• Becoming 51����

  What Blackstone Means to Me

  All 51���� my Dorm

  Noa Melendez — February 12, 2019

  What is Blackstone? Blackstone is a community that accompanies laughter, love, positivity, and family in addition to upholding the 51���� core...

• Becoming 51����

  Conferences at 51����

  Aubrey Dela Cruz — February 12, 2019

  So, we’ve talked about chapels at 51����..but what about conferences? 51���� hosts two conferences every year that students are able to be a part of....

• Becoming 51����

  A Filmmaker's Dream

  Max Klaiber — February 12, 2019

  I have discussed before the unique opportunities that 51���� has to offer their students. I wanted to take this time to tell you all how 51���� has...

• Student Life Blog

  Day of Prayer

  Todd Pickett — February 11, 2019

  On this day of prayer, I do not seek to be original or profound in my prayer, but simply to pray the prayer (profound enough!) that Jesus taught...