You are here:
Alumni Association
The Alumni Association strives for a positive working relationship between alumni and the university. It provides discounted rates and complimentary services for various items and activities, both on and off campus. In addition, it facilitates opportunities for former students to support their alma mater through gifts of time, professional expertise, financial means, and their good word.
DEFINITION & FEES
The Alumni Association is comprised of all former students of La Sierra University, including those who attended under a different school name (La Sierra College, LLU La Sierra Campus, LLU Riverside, Southern California Junior College, La Sierra Academy and Normal School). There are no membership fees.
ON CAMPUS
Alumni have access to collections of yearbooks, student newspapers, and alumni-authored books that are housed at the Alumni Center on Pierce Street. (Yearbooks can also be viewed online at https://archive.org/details/lasierrauniversity). Alumni are given access to the university library and receive discounted pricing for use of campus facilities, such as rental of the Alumni Center and memberships to the athletic facilities. Alumni are also invited to be a part of the campus family as volunteers, mentors, guest lecturers, class agents, and donors.
OFF CAMPUS
Alumni are invited to off-campus alumni gatherings which are planned each year and hosted by university administrators and faculty. Alumni are requested to use the online form available at lasierra.edu/alumni/update/ to update their personal contact information, which is kept confidential in the alumni office.
Alumni Services
Alumni Events
Donation Options
Your gifts are essential to La Sierra University and our students. Giving to La Sierra University is easy and quick on a secure method through MobileCause. Thank you for your generosity!
Please choose the purposes you would like to donate to below. Input a value and optional description. Enter a description for more detailed designations. Click continue.
For the purposes of strengthening the development program at La Sierra University 5% of all gifts will be used to partially defray related fundraising costs. We welcome your feedback as we steward the essential gifts necessary to fulfill the mission of La Sierra University.
Donation Designations
The Emergency Student Aid Fund helps students who are in dire need of financial assistance due to unprecedented or unforeseen circumstances. When all other avenues of assistance have been exhausted, this fund enables students to stay enrolled, obtain necessary school supplies, and provides for other emergency needs.
Through Alumni Initiatives, donors support La Sierra alumni events, help promote engagement, and ensure that the relationship with the alumni community remains strong. Yearly events such as Homecoming are a vital part of La Sierra’s ongoing legacy.
The Brandstater Endowment was established by Rhona Brandstater Hodgen, Bernard Brandstater, Murray Brandstater, and Lynette Brandstater Bellville in honor of their parents Roby and Frances Brandstater. The fund directly supports fine arts activities in the Brandstater Gallery and the Department of Art + Design.
This fund aids the Center for Near Eastern Archaeology in responsibly conserving and displaying artifacts, maintaining educational resources for the university, and providing research opportunities for students, scholars, and the surrounding community.
Students in the Department of Music are supported by this fund, which aids in hosting group music experiences, helps supply the means for student performances, and continues to provide the essential tools for making and responding to music.
Via this fund, donors aid the H.M.S. Richards Divinity School in its work to prepare students for service and ministry through various areas of religious education from archaeological studies to pre-seminary programs.
The Golden Eagles fund directly supports the Athletics Department at La Sierra University, where student-athletes not only compete for optimal results in various sports but also develop self-control, self-assurance, and leadership skills through hard work and camaraderie.
The School of Education fund supports both undergraduate liberal studies majors and those pursuing graduate degrees in various areas of education.
Research and development in the sciences is a long-standing part of La Sierra University’s legacy. Donations to this fund help support myriad projects in our departments of Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Health & Exercise Science, Physics, and Psychology.
This fund will help build the La Sierra University Museum and Visitor Center. La Sierra University’s various collections and artifacts have historically had separate leadership and management, but will be unified through one museum designed to provide our students and the community with a window to the past and a broadened view of our present world.
Funds donated here benefit the Tom & Vi Zapara School of Business, supporting students in their endeavors to create value and make a difference in their local and global communities through organizations like Enactus.
To donate a custom amount and designation, please use this option.
Contact US
alumni@lasierra.edu
(951) 785-2500
Office Hours
Alumni Relations
M-Th 8:30am - 5:00pm
F 8:30am - 12:00pm
Location
Alumni Relations Office
La Sierra University
Administration Building
Second floor, Room 232
Mailing Address
Alumni Relations
La Sierra University
4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, CA 92505