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La Sierra University (La Sierra〔 or LSU〔http://spectrummagazine.org/article/news/2013/01/09/accreditation-la-sierra-university-creationism-goes-extreme〕〔http://advindicate.com/articles/2014/3/6/judgment-granted-in-favor-of-church-in-lsu-3-lawsuit〕〔http://www.lsugoldeneagles.com/〕〔http://lsuchurch.org/〕〔http://lsuchurch.org/lsustudentmissions〕) is a Seventh-day Adventist co-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 it has won multiple national and world titles in the 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. ==History== La Sierra was founded in 1922 when the Southeastern California Conference, one of the regional governing bodies of the Adventist church, obtained of land〔(Robison, James I.''Southeastern California Academy'' Pacific Union Recorder. June 29, 1922, p. 3 ) Accessed April 7, 2011〕 in an unincorporated area of Riverside County from Willits J. Hole.〔Klotz, pages 228-230.〕 The land was once a part of a large Mexican land grant named Rancho La Sierra, giving La Sierra its current name.〔 Since its founding in 1922 as La Sierra Academy, La Sierra has morphed through a number of stages. In 1927, the school became known as La Sierra Academy and Normal School when it expanded into offering courses for future teachers. Later that year, after course offerings were expanded, it became known as the Southern California Junior College.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=La Sierra University: Our History )〕 In 1939, the school was renamed La Sierra College. In 1940, the high school section split to form La Sierra College Preparatory School, now known as La Sierra Academy, and is located at nearby Golden Avenue. It was first accredited as a four-year liberal arts college in 1946.〔 In 1964 the city of Riverside annexed much of La Sierra lands and nearby Arlington, placing the college within Riverside's city limits.〔〔 In 1967, the college merged with Loma Linda University, becoming Loma Linda University's College of Arts and Sciences.〔〔(Beach, W. R. ''Loma Linda University and La Sierra College to Merge.'' Review and Herald, May 11, 1967, p. 32 ) Accessed April 7, 2011〕 During this time, La Sierra's School of Education, School of Business and Management, and its Division of Continuing Studies were founded.〔 In 1990, the two campuses were reorganized into separate institutions, and the La Sierra campus became La Sierra University.〔 La Sierra remains a major feeder school for Loma Linda University,〔 particularly for Loma Linda's medical programs.〔 After the separation of the two campuses into independent institutions, Fritz Guy became La Sierra's president.〔 〕 He was followed by Lawrence T. Geraty in 1993.〔 In 1999, over 20 percent of the student body signed a petition criticizing the university's core curriculum due to its alleged lack of focus on the Bible, politically liberal leanings, and "subversive attacks on Christianity and monotheism".〔http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20110502-la-sierra-students-criticize-core-classes.ece〕 La Sierra sold approximately 200 acres of its land to a developer in 2000, in what the university described as "the most significant physical change to La Sierra in the institution's 78-year history."〔https://newweb.lasierra.edu/fileadmin/documents/prmarketing/news_archives/2000/may2000/riverwalk.html〕 The land, which the school formerly used for agriculture and a dairy, became a planned development known as "Riverwalk".〔〔https://newweb.lasierra.edu/fileadmin/documents/prmarketing/news_archives/2000/dec2000/riverwalk.html〕 In 2007, Randal Wisbey, previously president of Columbia Union College, became president of La Sierra University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「La Sierra University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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