News 2018 La Sierra University

Tenor Anthony León, this year's concerto competition winner, will serve as featured soloist during the 60th Annual Concerto Concert at La Sierra University. (Photo: Ivan Ji)

60th Concerto Concert to highlight award-winning tenor, music alums

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University’s 60th Annual Concerto Concert offered during the university's homecoming weekend will feature the 2018…

Rancho Mirage-based bariatric surgeon Dr. Bobby Bhasker-Rao is a 1989 graduate of La Sierra. He has been included in the New York Times' 'Top Surgeons in the Nation' listing each year from 2013 to 2018. (Photo: Patrice Gaspard-Nelson)

Noted surgeon cites university's foundational support, influence

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Those considering a college education grapple with a myriad of concerns including the costs of tuition and the ability to reach…

La Sierra Hall, one of La Sierra University's iconic buildings, is home to the H.M.S. Richards Divinity School.

H.M.S. Richards Divinity School receives 10-year re-accreditation

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University’s H.M.S. Richards Divinity School in February received notification that it had been awarded a reaffirmation…

Syrian teenager Dalya, displaced by war from her home city of Aleppo, tries to fit in at an all-girls Catholic high school in Los Angeles. Her story is told in the documentary, "Dalya's Other Country." (Photos: Anne Etheridge)

Syrian refugee documentary to screen at Troesh center

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University and the World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California will host a screening of the documentary film…

Grace Park, violin, has been a featured soloist at renowned venues around the world and will play with La Sierra University’s Chamber Music Recital Series this Sunday. (Photo: courtesy of Grace Park)

Chamber Music Recital Series to showcase world-class musicians

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Five acclaimed string musicians will share the stage this weekend as part of La Sierra University’s Chamber Music Recital Series.

Symposium on women’s lost histories to feature RCC, La Sierra profs

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Two Riverside higher education professors will lecture in a symposium that sheds light on the little-known contributions of women…

Senior art student’s first exhibit explores anguish and redemption

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Randy Lauw, fine art senior at La Sierra University will showcase in his first exhibit a collection of self-portrait pieces…

Christian music duo The Brilliance will give a benefit concert at La Sierra University on Fri., March 16 to aid Puerto Rico.

The Brilliance to hold Puerto Rico benefit concert at La Sierra

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Student Association of La Sierra University and the university’s Spiritual Life office are presenting a special benefit…

Maestro Herbert Blomstedt, conductor laureate of the San Francisco Symphony will give a presentation at La Sierra University. (Photo: Martin U.K. Lengemann)

Renowned conductor Herbert Blomstedt to give presentation at La Sierra

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Renowned orchestral conductor Herbert Blomstedt, a former music director of the San Francisco Symphony, will give a presentation…

An installation work that visualizes the barracks of Japanese internment camps is the central feature of an exhibit at Brandstater Gallery by San Francisco artist Mark Baugh-Sasaki. (Photo: Courtesy of Mark Baugh-Sasaki)

San Francisco sculptor's internment exhibit explores connections

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Artist Mark Baugh-Sasaki explores identity and connection in an exhibit that evokes the Japanese internment camp where his father…

Debbie Molina, senior social work major, has been personally impacted by her internship working with children in the Parent Involvement & Community Outreach program of the Jurupa Unified School District.

Social work intern's efforts through parent program create lasting impact

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A senior social work student at La Sierra University is making a difference in the lives of three families in nearby Jurupa and…

Giovanni Santos directs the La Sierra University Wind Ensemble which will make its Carnegie Hall debut on March 15. (Photo: Natan Vigna)

Conductor unveils new work at Kennedy Center, preps for Carnegie Hall

Giovanni Santos, fresh from the thrill of directing the U.S. Naval Academy Band in a Washington D.C. premiere of his own composition and is now in…