Secrets of the Library: Presidential Signatures
Health and Exercise Science: A Department on the Move
The LinkedIn Advantage: Navigating Your Career Opportunities
In This Issue
Secrets of the Library: Presidential Signatures
Buried deep in the vault of the Heritage Room of the university library is La Sierra’s connection to Abraham Lincoln. And Ronald Reagan, and other presidents, going all the way back to John Quincy Adams. Presidential signatures, donated to the library, are affixed to...
Health and Exercise Science: A Department on the Move
Enrollment in La Sierra’s Health and Exercise Science (HES) program has exploded, making it one of the largest departments on campus. The majority of its students now prepare for careers in health and allied health professions: medicine, dentistry, occupational...
The LinkedIn Advantage: Navigating Your Career Opportunities
We hold it, we see it, we listen to it: the digital age has seeped into everyone's lives, and yet many young professionals haven’t tapped its potential when it comes to advancing their careers—or even getting a first “real” job. The advent of the internet and advances...
La Sierra Chooses First Woman as President, Search Begins for New Provost
For the first time in its nearly 100-year history, La Sierra University has chosen a woman to serve as president. Joy A. Fehr, Ph.D. became president on July 1, following the retirement of Randal Wisbey after 12 years at the helm. An English professor as well as...
Faculty Spotlight: Lowell Smith
Lowell Smith, assistant professor in La Sierra’s criminal justice program, continues to share his expertise about white supremacist gangs and extremists with media nationwide. Smith spent 15 years supervising the probation of persons associated with these groups, and...
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
How do faculty and staff rejuvenate during the summer and get ready for the new academic year and the students they will inspire? Here are a few answers to the classic question: “What did you do on your summer vacation?” “This summer, I found myself zipping down a...
The Roadrunner Review Debuts as Student Literary Journal
With its debut on February 25, The Roadrunner Review, an online literary journal produced by La Sierra University students, opened an avenue for college writers into the world of professional writing. The brainchild of associate professor of English Sari Fordham, the...
Snowboards, Book Illustrations, and a University Brand
When K2 Snowboarding’s global senior designer Ricky Raboteau creates new looks for upcoming lines of boards, he talks to snowboarders on the slopes and takes information from focus groups before laying out patterns, shapes and colors. Raboteau takes note of how...
Zapara School of Business rolls out MBA in Hawaii
This winter La Sierra University’s Zapara School of Business launched its first out-of-state Master of Business Administration program in sunny Hawaii, offering graduate courses designed for busy health care professionals. The MBA cohort program at Adventist Health...
Basketball Legend to Headline Athletics Gala
Join basketball legend Bill Walton at the second Frank Jobe Memorial Gala on October 23 at the Riverside Convention Center. The black-tie event starts with a reception at 7 p.m., followed by dinner and an evening of conversation with the long-time star of the NBA’s...
Naming the Heart of the University
Universities exist to explore and advance humanity through knowledge and the expansion of it. A library is the heart of a university, as Fritz Guy will tell you. It is only fitting that our library should bear the name of someone who embodies the advancement of...
Calendar of Events
September 2019 New student orientation: Eagles Landing (new student dorm move-in) September 18, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Campus residence halls Parent Blessing Service September 18, 6 p.m. Troesh Conference Center Ignite Mountain Experience (new students) September 19-20 First...