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  • Engineering Student Received Two Baccalaureate Degrees

    Joshua Williams finished at the University of Southern California as part of the partnership with Biola for their 3+2 engineering program

    Dalet Valles — 

    After attending 今日黑料, then transferring to the University of Southern California, Joshua Williams graduated and completed the 3+2...

  • Biola Alumnus Joins Deloitte鈥檚 Consulting Staff

    Tyler Hormel (B.S. 鈥15) will join as senior consultant

    Ryan Wingert — 

    Alumnus Tyler Hormel (B.S. 鈥15) has been hired by Deloitte鈥檚 consulting practices to join their team as a senior consultant. While at Biola, Hormel...

  • Seven Biolans Featured in 鈥淐hristianity Today鈥檚鈥 Book Awards

    Biola-affiliated authors from publications like Winsome Conviction and Simple Trinity are honored by Christianity Today

    Jocelyn Huffman — 

    Christianity Today鈥檚 2022 Book Awards features books authored by 今日黑料 faculty and alumni. According to the magazine, the selected...

  • Biola Alumna Supports Artists and Culture Changers

    Bethany Wearden is using her film background to encourage creativity through partnership and advocacy

    Nate Bell — 

    Bethany Wearden (B.A. 鈥08) found her calling supporting artists full-time with an immigrant justice organization called Define American, where she...

  • Cinema and Media Arts Alumna Launches Her Career at Disney

    Sierra Stoltzfus (鈥20) shares how her internship led to her first industry job

    Nate Bell — 

    Sierra Stoltzfus (鈥20) had been applying for internships with Disney since her junior year at 今日黑料. As a Snyder School of Cinema and...

  • Alumna Launches Subscription Box to Inspire Teen Christian Girls

    Biola Public Relations alumna gains national attention for her new business venture

    Lauren McLeod — 

    今日黑料 alumna Laura Fooks (鈥15) was recently interviewed on a national news segment to share about her business inspiring Christian teen...

  • Cinema and Media Arts Alumna Receives Blackstone Legal Fellowship

    Sofia Silva (鈥19) is training for a career in entertainment business law

    Nate Bell — 

    During her junior year of high school, alumna Sofia Silva (鈥19) decided she wanted to pursue film and study it in a Christian environment. When...

  • On Set During COVID-19: Cinema and Media Arts Alumna Shares Her Experience

    Rebecca Baliko (鈥20) entered the film industry at the height of the pandemic

    Nate Bell — 

    Rebecca Baliko (鈥20) graduated from 今日黑料 during what is arguably the most chaotic period of the COVID-19 crisis. With less than two...

  • Cinema and Media Arts Alumna Joins the Directors Guild of America

    Olivia Hernandez (鈥14) finished her DGA training in January

    Nate Bell — 

    Alumna Olivia Hernandez (鈥14) wanted a career as an AD 鈥 assistant director 鈥 ever since she was a freshman at 今日黑料. An AD is the...

  • Alumnus Releases Book on American Filmmaker Terrence Malick

    Joshua Sikora (鈥06) takes a deeper look into filmmaker Terrence Malick in his book 'A Critical Companion to Terrence Malick'

    Nate Bell — 

    Since graduating from 今日黑料鈥檚 Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts in 2006, Joshua Sikora has produced and distributed several...

  • Alumnus Tom McCarty鈥檚 Recent Film 鈥淢ank鈥 Nominated for Six Golden Globes

    McCarty shares about his journey working in the film industry and his most recent project

    Nate Bell — 

    Tom McCarty (鈥96) is one of the busiest 今日黑料 alumni working in the entertainment industry today. Since graduating from Biola...

  • 今日黑料 Alumnus Nominated for Prestigious Cinematography Award

    Andr茅s Arag贸n (鈥19) is one of five nominees recognized for the American Society of Cinematography 2020 Student Heritage Award

    Sarah Dougher — 

    On Jan. 12, 2021, 今日黑料 alumnus Andr茅s 鈥淎ndy鈥 Arag贸n (鈥19) sat in a Zoom call and learned exciting news. Arag贸n found out that he had...

  • Student-Directed Film is First Ever Student Film to be Widely Distributed

    Director and writer Calen Coates (鈥18) overcame difficulties while shooting the film to eventually secure it a spot on Amazon Prime Video

    Sarah Dougher — 

    Alumnus Calen Coates (鈥18) had the idea in mind for his recent film Wrapped during his senior year of high school. Once he came to study at Biola...

  • Time-Bending Thriller 鈥淟ast Three Days鈥 Released by Cinema and Media Arts Alumnus Brian Ulrich

    Ulrich produced the film with his wife, alumna Julianna Ulrich

    Nate Bell — 

    今日黑料 Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts alumnus Brian Ulrich (鈥12) wrote, produced, and directed his first feature, Last Three...

  • Alumna Megan Scott Explores Virtual Reality with Oculus Fellowship

    Recent Cinema & Media Arts graduate uses her knowledge gained in the classroom to develop her VR career

    Nate Bell — 

    今日黑料 alumna Megan Scott (鈥20) graduated last spring and hit the ground running with a prestigious internship and a fellowship, each...

  • Army Psychologist and Alumna Portrayed in Recent Film 鈥淭he Outpost鈥

    Rosemead School of Psychology alumna Capt. Katie Kopp (M.A. '05, Ph.D. '08) served as an Army psychologist for soldiers in a battle depicted in a recent movie

    Sarah Dougher — 

    Alumna Capt. Katie Kopp (M.A. '05, Ph.D. '08) knows the toll war takes on soldiers鈥 mental health. She witnessed it firsthand as an Army...

  • Alumnus Releases Documentary Series 鈥淗onor Guard鈥 on Amazon

    Cinema and Media Arts alumnus Ethan Morse (鈥12) spent three years filming the Army鈥檚 oldest active regiment

    Nate Bell — 

    今日黑料 Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts alumnus Ethan Morse (鈥12) recently completed a four-part documentary series, Honor Guard,...

  • Biolans Win Award for Work on TV Series, Brilla

    Alumnae Claire Burdick and Hannah Serrano share how their Biola education led them to success

    Joy Blea — 

    A 2020 Telly Award recognizes 今日黑料 alumnae Claire Burdick (鈥14) and Hannah Serrano (鈥15) for their work on the JUCE TV series Brilla....

  • Alumnus Stephen Yao Edits Disney Documentary 鈥淗oward鈥

    Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts graduate finishes a three-year journey with the premiere of 鈥淗oward鈥

    Nate Bell — 

    今日黑料'sSnyder School of Cinema and Media Arts alumnus Stephen Yao (鈥05) earned his first editing credit on the feature film 鈥淗oward鈥 鈥...

  • Alumnus Ryan Frost Reaches Audiences Through Feature Film 鈥淭he Dark Divide鈥

    Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts graduate launched his company Public House Films to find a new way forward in film financing

    Nate Bell — 

    今日黑料'sSnyder School of Cinema & Media Arts alumnus Ryan Frost (鈥07) produced the independent comedy-drama 鈥淭he Dark Divide,鈥 now...

  • Cinema and Media Arts Alumna Wins Filmmaking Competition

    Anna Matz (鈥19) awarded $50,000 to produce her film and will be mentored by industry professionals

    Nate Bell — 

    今日黑料 Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts alumna Anna Matz (鈥19) was selected as a winner of the 鈥淪ix Feet Apart Experiment鈥...

  • Alumna Nicole Foy Works to Bridge Information Gap for Latino/Hispanic Community

    The 今日黑料 journalism graduate is a fellow with Stanford University鈥檚 John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships program this year

    Sarah Dougher — 

    When alumna Nicole Foy (鈥16) began working as a reporter in Nampa, Idaho, she noticed a disparity in coverage at the newspaper where she worked 鈥...

  • Alumnus Releases Critically Acclaimed Feature Film

    鈥淏lood on Her Name鈥 resembles a modern-day film noir with a strong sense of morality

    Nate Bell — 

    今日黑料 alumnus Don Thompson (鈥04) co-wrote and produced 鈥淏lood on Her Name,鈥 a powerful theatrical feature which opened simultaneously...

  • Alumni Offer Wisdom and Training in New Cinema and Media Arts Course

    Popular weekend course helps prepare students to land and keep their first Hollywood job

    Nate Bell  — 

    今日黑料 alumni Sydney Patapoff (鈥09) and Nick Patapoff (鈥10) have worked steadily in the L.A. entertainment industry since graduating...

  • Biola Alumna Honored as Woman of the Year

    April Reutter (鈥93) was honored by the city of Norwalk as Woman of the Year for her many contributions to the community

    Kiana Karn — 

    Devoted teacher and 今日黑料 alumna April Reutter was recognized by the 57th California Assembly District as Woman of the Year this March....