La Sierra University
Seal of La Sierra University
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Former names
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La Sierra Academy La Sierra Academy and Normal School Southern California Junior College La Sierra College Loma Linda University La Sierra Campus |
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| Motto | To Seek, To Know, To Serve |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1922 |
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Religious affiliation
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Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Endowment | $35 million |
| President | Randal Wisbey |
| Provost | Steve Pawluk |
| Students | 2,440 |
| Undergraduates | 2,105 |
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Riverside, California, USA 33°54′41″N 117°30′06″W / 33.91139°N 117.50167°WCoordinates: 33°54′41″N 117°30′06″W / 33.91139°N 117.50167°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Colors | Gold and Blue |
| Athletics | NAIA – Cal-Pac |
| Sports | 7 varsity sports |
| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
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NAICU APGA |
| Website | https://lasierra.edu/ |
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| Location | Riverside, California, United States | ||||
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| Coordinates | 33°54′38″N 117°30′19″W / 33.91056°N 117.50528°W | ||||
| Established | February 28, 1971 | ||||
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| Secondary | 12-inch reflector |
La Sierra University (La Sierra or LSU) is a Seventh-day Adventist non-profitco-educational university located in Riverside, California, United States. La Sierra offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level degrees and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA).
Founded in 1922 as La Sierra Academy, it later became La Sierra College, a liberal arts college, and then was merged into Loma Linda University in 1967. In 1990, La Sierra separated from Loma Linda University to become an independent institution.
Since becoming independent in 1990, LSU has won multiple national and world titles in the Enactus (formerly Students in Free Enterprise) competition. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, controversy arose involving the teaching of evolution in La Sierra's science curriculum. La Sierra has also been the subject of controversy due to its students' low CPA exam pass rates and high levels of student debt after graduation.
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 in an unincorporated area of Riverside County from Willits J. Hole. The land was once a part of a large Mexican land grant named Rancho La Sierra, giving La Sierra its current name.
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