Observatory ===
The Frances E. Barnard Memorial Observatory is located behind the main La Sierra campus at the base of Mount Two-Bit. The observatory was named for Frances Evelyn Barnard, mother of Marion Cecil Barnard, who donated the money necessary to build the observatory and purchase two telescopes (one of which is currently mounted to the concrete pier inside the building).
== Academics ==
La Sierra University is composed of the College of Arts and Sciences, Tom & Vi Zapara School of Business, H.M.S. Richards Divinity School, and School of Education. The university operates on the quarter system.
=== Research ===
Lee Grismer, a biology professor at La Sierra, has been noted for discovering multiple species of geckos in Southeast Asia.
== Student life ==
=== Enactus ===
La Sierra is a leading school in the Enactus (formerly Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE) program. Since the inauguration of the SIFE World Cup (now Enactus World Cup) in 2001, the school has represented the United States twice, …
