Events & Programs

Sola Soul

Sola Soul is our annual Hip-Hop concert. At this energetic event we seek to celebrate unity and diversity through the artistic medium of Hip-Hop. Guest artists from the surrounding community share of the creative and diverse art forms of which they seek to glorify God as well as to evangelize the community. At Sola Soul we seek to utilize and showcase the various elements of Hip-Hop such as B-Boys, Graffiti, Spoken Word and D.J’s. Sola Soul takes place annually in the Fall semester. For more information contact the MCR office at ext. 5899 or ext. 5837.

Gospel Fest

Gospel Fest is an annual celebration of the Lord's goodness and grace. At this event, a variety of artists share their unique giftedness as they perform and lead the congregation in worship. In keeping with the Biola Gospel Choir's distinctive, Gospel Fest displays the diversity and variety of Gospel music styles. In addition to a performance each year from the Gospel Choir, guest performances have included soloist, duets, dance, mime, and choirs from churches and colleges across Southern California. Takes place Spring semester.

SCORR—Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation

An annual gathering of college students from across the west, dedicated to the needs of students from culturally diverse backgrounds on the Christian College campus. More information here.

Poetry Lounge

Poetry Lounge takes place once each semester when an entire evening is dedicated to students and guests from the community partaking in spoken word and creative expression. Poets and lyrical artists share their original work in an array of cultural expression forms.

Cultural Encounters

Cultural Encounters is a year long workshop series linked with the SURGE (Students of Under-Represented Groups of Ethnicity) scholarship award. The purpose of the program is to equip students from diverse backgrounds to better serve the Biola community and society at large by exposing them to the basic concepts of leadership, diversity and racial reconciliation. Some of the program’s objectives include to enable students to be effective in their roles through enhancing self-understanding, creating an environment in which an open, cross-cultural and multi-ethnic dialogue can occur, and to develop interpersonal communication skills for successful cross-cultural interaction.