Torrey Honors Institute
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Academic History
The Torrey Honors Institute is a program in the liberal arts general education for undergraduates at Biola University. Modeled on the Oxbridge tutorial system, Torrey is designed to hone students' critical thinking skills by exposing them to classical texts and using discussion as the primary mode of instruction. Torrey offers individual mentoring and a tight-knit Christian community. Students in the program may study any major offered by Biola University. Torrey stresses academic excellence, but also values students who demonstrate abilities in diverse fields.
Organization
The Institute's students are arranged into two houses, Morgan House and Johnson House. The two houses have different unit loads and curricula lists.
Within the two houses, students are assigned to groups of about 15-18 students. Generally speaking, these students remain together as a class across semesters, though students might change groups or enroll in meta-Torreys. The group of students will assemble at their class time and meet their tutor for that class. The tutor is a THI faculty professor, who rotate between the groups teaching different books every semester.
Each individual student is given a THI professor as a mentor. The mentor and student meet over the course of the term, and the mentor decides the individual requirements for that student as well as that student's final grade.
Students who most live up to the ideals of the institute can be selected for the St. Anne's on the Hill Award.
History
Notable members
Faculty
Faculty as of the 2008/2009 Academic Year
Dr. John Mark Reynolds — Director; Professor
Nicole Meline — Writing Director
Dr. Phillip E. Johnson — Visiting Professor; Scholar in Residence
Dr. Fred Sanders — Johnson House Chair; Associate Professor
Dr. Paul Spears — Morgan House Chair; Assistant Professor
Morgan House Faculty
Dr. Jamie Whitaker Campbell — Assistant Professor
Carlos Delgado — Assistant Professor
Joe Henderson — Assistant Professor
Dr. Matt Jenson — Assistant Professor
Robert Llizo — Professor
Dr. Donna Thoennes — Associate Professor
Dr. Diane Vincent — Assistant Professor
Johnson House Faculty
Dr. Greg Peters — Assistant Professor
Melissa Schubert — Assistant Professor
Dr. Allen Yeh — Assistant Professor
Past Faculty
Alumni
Torrey Sponsored Conferences
GodBlogCon/The Christian Web Conference
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The Christian Web Conference (formerly GodBlogCon) is an annual conference of Christian thinkers from the blogosphere and other new media. The conference is designed for the sharing of ideas and the promotion of new and innovative ways to further the kingdom of God.