News 2014 La Sierra University

Blues guitarist John Payne with bass player Henry Franklin, background.

Jazz, blues guitarist to lead Pierce Street quartet

As a young boy in West Texas, jazz and blues guitarist John Payne liked what he heard in the region’s fiddle and guitar music and the western swing…
 Lynn Caldwell shows signatures of the Martin Luther King Jr. family on an autobiography by Coretta Scott King. (Photo by Natan Vigna)

Professor helps document African-American history

When Lynn Caldwell visited Bauman Rare Books in Las Vegas last Christmas, she never expected to find a document related to 19th century slavery in…
 Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Sherry Williams will perform July 30.

Jazz vocalist to lead Pierce Street performance

Her voice has been described as smooth, effortless, and “honey-rich,” and she has performed in top venues around the world. On Wed., July 30, …
 Lora Geriguis, associate professor of English and department chair recently published a book chapter on the writings of Daniel Defoe. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

English prof published alongside scholars who influenced early work

The 18th century tale of shipwrecked Englishman Robinson Crusoe so captured Lora Geriguis’ attention during her first class as a graduate student that…

High school math teacher and La Sierra doctoral grad Sandra Stewart-Ximines loves teaching the ins and outs of algebra. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

Female math teachers' early influences pivotal, study says

Sandra Stewart-Ximines, a high school math teacher in Perris, is animated and energetic as she stands before her students teaching them the ins and…
Elementary students try out their 3-D glasses and booklets at La Sierra's World Museum of Natural History.

Service-Learning classes team up to create museum books for kids

The brown fish owl with its scholarly gaze seems real enough to touch as it rises off the front cover of a booklet created by La Sierra University…
 Alum Brian Wright speaks during an alumni weekend awards presentation in April. In the background, university Provost Steve Pawluk. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra alum lands Pistons assistant GM spot

Brian Wright, a 2004 graduate of La Sierra University, has been named assistant general manager of the National Basketball Association’s Detroit…
 La Sierra University business and music senior Jason Anthony was baptized on June 6 by campus Chaplain Sam Leonor.

Twenty La Sierra students dedicate their lives to Christ

When students approach La Sierra University’s Spiritual Life office for baptismal classes, they usually arrive with many questions, particularly about…
 Acclaimed woodwind musician Gary Foster will lead the next Pierce Street Jazz concert.

Saxophonist Foster to lead Pierce Street Jazz

Gary Foster, an accomplished woodwind musician and crossover artist in jazz, pop and classical genres will lead the next Pierce Street Jazz concert at…
 Sang Lae Kim, president of Sahmyook University in South Korea speaks to graduates during La Sierra's commencement on June 15. (Photo by Larry Becker)

Sahmyook University prez challenges grads to seek the impossible

Under a hazy sky and warm temperatures, 366 excited La Sierra University students graduated from their respective programs June 15 during the annual…
 The Ride-for-a-Cause team of La Sierra University staff and students biked 30-60 miles to raise funds for a senior endowment.

Senior class fundraising ride to seed scholarship endowment

This spring nine La Sierra University students and staff pedaled their bikes 30 miles to the beach for some fun in the sun, and to help future senior…
 Students Andrew Akamine and Andrew Moreno discuss their research poster with Divinity School professor Doug Clark. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra celebrates student research

It was a week of discovery and a celebration of accomplishment at La Sierra University May 27-30 as undergraduate and graduate students gave…