News by Year - La Sierra University

Aaron Yáñez, left, a registered nurse at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital and Richard Lim, a dentist with a practice in Yucaipa are playing dual roles as Captain Georg von Trapp in the double-cast, multi-performance production of “The Sound of Music” at La Sierra University. The actors paused for a photo during a recent rehearsal at Hole Memorial Auditorium.

La Sierra University to stage “The Sound of Music” in four shows

Loma Linda, Yucaipa health professionals to play dual ‘Captain’ roles
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Despite hectic work schedules and lengthy commutes to…

Carrie Specht, La Sierra University associate professor in the Department of Film and Television Production poses with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz on set last November. Specht won a once-yearly audition to serve as a TCM non-celebrity guest programmer. (Photos: courtesy of Turner Classic Movies)

Film prof lands Turner Classic Movies guest spot

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – It was a dream come true for Carrie Specht, associate professor of Film and Television Production at La Sierra University. But to…

Orchestra’s New Year performance to feature Italian artists

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The La Sierra University Orchestra will present works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a January performance…

Left to right, Presidential Scholars Grant Yonemoto, Ailinh Nguyen and Tyler Yonemoto take time out from freshman orientation activities in September at Forest Falls, Calif. (Photo: Natan Vigna)

For three Presidential Scholars, future plans pivot on service

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Despite hectic schedules, three high school students in Redlands and Loma Linda decided that helping disadvantaged individuals…

Images of art works by Fatemeh Burnes appearing in the "Woven Threads" exhibit at Brandstater Gallery.

Diversity inspires L.A. curator’s Brandstater Gallery exhibit

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Los Angeles artist Gary Brewer noticed the diversity of La Sierra University’s student body while teaching a campus class, and was…

The La Sierra University Golden Eagles baseball team delivered 80-100 toys on Dec. 6 to young patients of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic in San Bernardino, an outpatient service of Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

La Sierra’s athletics teams uplift others with holiday outreach

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- La Sierra University’s Golden Eagles student-athletes took time out from studies, practice sessions and games to help others this…

A close-up photo of ancient Moabite script scratched into the surface of a cylindrical, pedestal-like alter found at a temple excavation site in Jordan. (Photo: courtesy of Dr. Christopher Rollston)

Prof’s temple excavation uncovers rare ancient altar inscription

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- They found it back in 2010, a cylinder-shaped stone object partially immersed in the earth of an early temple site in Jordan.…

The community choir for Urban Voices Project, a nonprotif music outreach program based in L.A.'s Skid Row performs for TEDxLaSierraUniversity directed by program co-founder Leeav Sofer.

Fifth TEDxLaSierraUniversity inspires with ‘Through it All’ theme

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- La Sierra University’s Troesh Conference Center, filled with more than 380 community and university members and regional high…

Photos from the 70th Annual Candlelight Concert in 2017 at the La Sierra University Church. The yearly performance is a favorite holiday tradition at La Sierra. (Photos: Natan Vigna)

Candlelight Concert to celebrate the season with 72nd annual performance

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University’s Department of Music will enter the holiday season with a 72nd performance of its long-running and cherished…

Mozart’s favorite piano in performance at La Sierra University

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Period Piano Collection in Redlands will host Vienna-based pianist Daniel Adam Maltz performing on Mozart’s favorite piano at La…