THE CONCESSION

To our fellow Biolans:

We would first like to extend our thanks to the Biola community for your participation in this AS election. Alex and I have been encouraged not only by all of the great ideas of our fellow candidates, but also by the amazing turnout of voters over the past two days. This demonstrates a growing interest in the welfare of this institution among the student body, a trend that we truly appreciate.

After a truly close election, we have been in discussion with Jared and Tiffany and we have every confidence in their abilities to represent Biola this year. We encourage all of our supporters to rally around them in the next year, uniting as a Student Body to collaborate for the cause of Christ.

Though we have not been selected to become next year’s AS President and Vice President, we still have much passion to push Biola toward a higher standard. In the next year, we would ask you to stand alongside us as we push toward the launch of the Isaiah project. As you may know, the Isaiah project will unite Christians across vocational, ethnic, and geographical barriers in order to shape the global panorama in the cause of Christ. A statement on the future of the Isaiah project will be posted following spring break on this blog.

At the same time, we implore the new administration to push for excellence, taking Biola to new heights and greater influence without compromising this Institution’s tradition and original vision.

We would like to thank those that ran alongside us this election. Your passion and energy for Biola is inspiring, and the spirit of camaraderie in this campaign was truly refreshing.

We would like to thank those in support of the RECAPTURE vision and of us. Your tireless efforts carried each of us personally through the weeks that have transpired. We would ask you to continue to collaborate with us in the coming year as we begin the initiative behind the Isaiah project.

Once again, we would like to thank our Biola peers for your consideration of our candidacy. Each of us has grown through this process and hope that perhaps some of you may have as well.

We are confident that God will continue to bless Biola this year and in the years to come.