News 2009 - La Sierra University

Dr. Alvin Rohrs, Students In Free Enterprise President/CEO, announces that Heather Miller, La Sierra University SIFE Faculty Fellow, has been inducted into the SIFE organization’s Hall of Fame.

La Sierra SIFE leader inducted to Hall of Fame

For Heather Miller, involvement in the international Students In Free Enterprise organization presents opportunities to better the world in which she…

La Sierra University senior art major Amy Cronk will exhibit a solo show titled “Image,” in Brandstater Gallery May 11 – 21. The gallery will hold a reception Mon., May 11, 6 – 8 p.m. Cronk’s exhibit, an exploration of the meaning of identity, will consist of 12 to 15 works. The pieces are mixed media, some consisting of oil paintings on wood panels with three-dimensional components and some formed of welded steel.

Self discovery drives artist’s creative works

Some of Amy Cronk's artistic works are several feet in height and width, creating a strong physical presence symbolic of the role a person's form…

LSU SIFE team members Daniel Chinchay and Kimberly Miller practice their presentation parts while faculty fellows Heather Miller and Jodi Cahill listen.

La Sierra team fine-tunes performance for Philly nationals

“Daniel. You're a very good speaker, but sometimes you get into a talk show host voice. Kimmy, be careful you don't slip into a cadence. Robert.…

La Sierra University Opera Theatre presents “Opera Scenes,” Sat., May 2

By Larry Becker La Sierra University Opera Theatre presents “Opera Scenes,” Sat., May 2, 8 p.m., at Hole Memorial Auditorium. Always a favorite,…

Many hours of disciplined practice paid off for La Sierra piano student Akane Iida, a native of Japan. In February she took a first place in the Rio Honda Symphony’s young artist’s competition and will perform with the orchestra on May 3. Her teacher is La Sierra’s Elvin Rodriguez.

Prize-winning pianist headed for symphonic performance

Akane Iida practiced the Mozart piano concerto four to six hours a day for nearly three months, challenged in part with small hands that hindered…

“Adventist Women and the Earth: A Response to Ecofeminism” will take place at the La Sierra University Church. The conference will feature talks, workshops, panels, a film screening, prayer labyrinth and community outreach activities. Keynote speaker and theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether will deliver an address April 25 titled “Ecofeminism and Theology: A Comparative Perspective.”

Ecofeminism, ecology key topics for women’s conference

What responsibilities do women, particularly Seventh-day Adventist women, have toward safeguarding planet Earth? What connection do religious beliefs…

La Sierra Students Make Music For Missions

By Laura Samano The Student Association of La Sierra University (SALSU) hosted a benefit music festival on campus in early March that raised more…

Cambridge University Press in September will release a book penned by Gary Chartier, La Sierra University associate professor of law and business ethics. Chartier's book, Economic Justice and Natural Law, offers an account of how persons can do justice and of how communal norms, rules, and institutions can foster justice.

Biz prof’s Cambridge book calls for economic justice

Costly business license requirements hinder the ability of poor people to start their own companies. Professional licensing rules and drug patents…

Dr. Jim Erickson, the director of the new Center for Philanthropy at La Sierra University. Photo by Larry Becker.

New La Sierra University philanthropy center aims to aid region

Whether they provide after school programs, adult day care or meals for those in need, nonprofits and their philanthropic donors play vital roles in…

La Sierra history major Steven Salcido breaks rock during an archaeological excavation in Jordan. The senior student participated in three Jordan digs through La Sierra's archaeology program and learned much about the work that is placing Adventist archaeologists on the global map.

La Sierra, SDAs lead archaeological legacy in Jordan

In 1953, under an azure Middle Eastern sky, Larry Geraty's father baptized him in the brown waters of the famed Jordan river. The baptism took place…

La Sierra University alumnus Alan Woodson directs the Mt. Rubidoux Seventh-day Adventist Church Choir during a Verizon Wireless gospel music competition. The group won the Los Angeles regionals and performed as the only SDA choir in the national event in Atlanta. The group is comprised of La Sierra and Loma Linda students and alumni. Photo courtesy of Alan Woodson.

Gospel choir leader praises God for answered prayer

Gospel choir director and La Sierra University alumnus Alan Woodson stood in front of the three-member panel of judges in the Los Angeles Coliseum and…