La Sierra University

Not to be confused with Sierra College.
La Sierra University
Seal of La Sierra University
Former names
La Sierra Academy (1922–1923)
La Sierra Academy and Normal School (1923–1927)
Southern California Junior College (1927–1939)
La Sierra College (1939–1967)
Loma Linda University: La Sierra College of Arts and Sciences (1967–1990)
MottoTo Seek, To Know, To Serve
TypePrivate university
Established1922 (1922)
Religious affiliation
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Academic affiliations
NAICU[1]
APGA
Endowment$35 million[2]
PresidentChriston Arthur
ProvostApril Summitt
Students1,609[3]
Undergraduates1,259[3]
Location
Riverside, California
,
U.S.

33°54′41″N 117°30′06″W / 33.91139°N 117.50167°W / 33.91139; -117.50167
CampusSuburban, 150 acres (61 ha)
ColorsBlue & Gold
   
NicknameGolden Eagles
Sporting affiliations
NAIA – Cal-Pac
MascotGolden Eagle
Websitelasierra.edu
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La Sierra University (La Sierra[4] or LSU) is a private, Seventh-day Adventist university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1922[5] as La Sierra Academy, it later became La Sierra College, a liberal arts college, and then was merged into Loma Linda University (LLU) in 1967 and became the Loma Linda University La Sierra College of Arts and Sciences (or better known as La Sierra Campus of LLU). In 1990, the La Sierra Campus separated from Loma Linda University to become La Sierra University, an independent institution. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA), and several discipline-based accrediting bodies.[6]

Since becoming independent in 1990, La Sierra University has won multiple national and world titles in the Enactus (formerly Students in Free Enterprise) competition.[7] In the late 2000s and early 2010s, controversy arose involving the teaching of evolution in La Sierra's science curriculum.[8] La Sierra was founded in 1922 when the Southeastern California Conference, one of the regional governing bodies of the Adventist church, obtained 300 acres (120 ha) of land[9] in an unincorporated area of Riverside County from Willits J. Hole.[10] The land was once a part of a large Mexican land grant named Rancho La Sierra, giving La Sierra its current name.[10]

  1. ^ "NAICU - Membership". Archived from the original on Nov 9, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "California Baptist University & La Sierra University". 951 Magazine. July 23, 2005. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  3. ^ a b La Sierra University Enrollment Report - 2022-23, Fall 2022, IR Office.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AboutOverview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "La Sierra University | Best College | US News". Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  6. ^ La Sierra University. "Accreditations | Academics | La Sierra University". Lasierra.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  7. ^ "La Sierra University Enactus Team Wins National Championship". Spectrummagazine.org. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  8. ^ Olson, David (2012-05-10). "RIVERSIDE: La Sierra professor, board members dismissed - Press Enterprise". Pe.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  9. ^ Robison, James I.Southeastern California Academy Pacific Union Recorder. June 29, 1922, p. 3 Accessed April 7, 2011
  10. ^ a b Klotz, pages 228-230.