The representative power of the student membership is vested in the Associated Students ·council. The A.S. Council is composed of twelve members who work together as a team to carry on the functions of the government. The Council includes the A.S. President, Chapel Board Chairman, SMU President, Student Services Board Chairman, ~ocial Activities Board Chairman, Athletic Board Chairman, Publications Board Chairman, Biola Men President, King' s Daughters President, Controller, Special Counsel to the President, and Secretary. All of these, with the exception of the Special Counsel and the Secretary, are voting members. Members of the A.S . Council are responsible for all formalized dialogue with the administration and faculty of the college. They gather weekly to discuss business, resolve conflicts, and initiate programs. All students are welcome to attend and participate in all regular meetings of the Council. Council members have their offices located on the upper level of the College Union Building. STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION The Student Missionary Union (SMU) of Biola College is an active chapter of the Student Foreign Missions Fellowship, a national organization of students who are looking forward to foreign missionary service. The Student Missionary Union is a student organization of which every student of Biola College is a member. Amajor function of SMU is to provide opportunities for students to share their faith in Christ by various means of evangelism. The SMU Gospel Teams sing and speak in churches, colleges, high schools, and youth camps. Approximately 200 students serve Christ weekly in East Los Angeles, Watts, La Mirada, and the surrounding vicinity. In addition to this, many students are sent overseas to maintain practical summer ministries with experienced missionaries. Once each week SMU sponsors the chapel program by which students are challenged with mission opportunities. By arranging for missionary speakers, financing missionary projects of several thousand dollars each year, presenting the annual Missionary Conference and organizing missionary prayer groups, students are made aware of worldwide missionary needs. ATHLETICS Intercollegiate athletics at Biola College provide men and women with interest and ability in athletics an opportunity to compete with other institutions of higher education whose size and athletic policies are similar. Intercollegiate competition for men is conducted in the following sports: baseball , basketball , cross-country, wrestling, soccer, tennis, and track and field. Women compete with other colleges in basketball, softball, tennis , and volleyball. Intramural acitvities are organized in both team and individual sports for men and women who do not have the interest, ability, or time for varsity teams, but who desire well-planned physical activity and sports competition. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The Student Body sponsors three student publications: a weekly newspaper, the BIOLA CHIMES; a yearbook, the BIOLAN, and an annual literary arts publication, SELAH. These serve to keep a record of school life and to provide further opportunity for student creativity and expression. KING'S DAUGHTERS AND BIOLA MEN King' s Daughters and Biola Men are corresponding organizations on campus whose purpose is to promote interpersonal relationships among the students, faculty and administration of Biola College and to encourage involvement in the civic activities of the surrounding communities. Each organization has an elected president and council who are directly responsible for planning programs to fulfill the spiritual , social , and physical needs of each Biola student. FORENSICS Biola College is an active member of the. Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensic Association. The Biola forensic squad regularly attends the intercollegiate speech tournaments sponsored by this organization. In addition , students also represent Biola College in other major tournaments throughout the Western States. STUDENT MINISTRY A distinguishing feature of Biola College is its emphasis on Student Ministry which gives the student practical experience through a program of in-service training and Christian character development. At present, students serve in more than 300 churches in Southern California. Opportunities are provided in gospel teams, youth directorships, hospitals, released time education classes. Juvenile Hall , Child Evangelism, and other activities. While enrolled at Biola the student is given the privilege of expressing his preference in Christian outreach and is encouraged to accept the opportunity which best suits his desires and abilities. Each student is expected to devote a minimum of three hours each week in his assigned area. Completion of one assignment for each semester is necessary to satisfy graduation requirements.
SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT 1975-76
Women
Total
Men 305 278 315 176 31
Classification FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES
708 575 612 397 57
403 297 297 221 26
JUNIORS SENIORS POST-GRADS, GRADS, AND SPECIALS Totals TALBOT THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Totals
2,349 518 2 ,867
1,244 41 1,285
1,105 477 1,582
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