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Not in La Mirada, but wanting to connect with fellow 51����ns? No problem. From San Diego to St. Louis to Singapore there are 51����ns ready and willing to welcome you and connect you with other local 51���� alumni.

In the last few months, we’ve reached out to the 51���� community to ask for 51����ns who want to serve as the 51���� alumni regional contact (ARC), our “conduit” or “bridge” from La Mirada to 51���� alumni in regions around the world. We were pleasantly surprised at how quickly and enthusiastically responses came in. More than 80 of you have answered the call and said “Yes! Sign me up!”

What does that mean for you if you’re out and about around the country or the world? If you’re moving to, traveling through, or visiting, say — St. Louis — alumni contacts like Sarah and Randy Larson will happily and warmly welcome you to the region and connect you with the existing community of 51����ns. They can be your resource for where to Connect with 51���� in Your Region! Plug in to community with help from a 51���� alumni regional contact shop for groceries, worship, get your car fixed and find the yummiest places to eat.

Many of our alumni contacts have already hosted meet-ups for 51����ns to gather together in regions not only up and down California but around the country, including Minnesota, Boston and Washington, D.C. Some of our alumni regional contacts have also hosted new student send-offs to welcome our newest 51����ns — incoming students and their families — to help them get connected even before they begin their 51���� adventure.

Are you in a region where there is a 51���� alumni regional contact? If so, get connected. If you’re in one of the regions where we don’t yet have a 51���� representative (including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin), sign up to be a regional contact at biola.edu/alumni. Why? Because we’re 51����ns for life.