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Programming and Activities) manage 70–80 active student clubs, intramurals, and plan large-scale events each year, including Mock Rock, the Eddys, Punk N' Pie, Nationball, and Study Break. SPA is located in the upper level of the Student Union Building and is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. SPA staff can also be contacted at (562) 903-4882. Student Government for Graduate Students Each graduate school has an appropriate student government program which provides leadership and activities appropriate for graduate students. For additional information contact the respective graduate school offices. Student Missionary Union The Student Missionary Union (SMU) is a student-led organization, founded in 1923, that has at the heart of its mission to glorify God and to see Him glorified. All of history is moving to a time when God will restore all of creation to what He had intended from the beginning. God began His work of restoration through Christ, reconciling the world to Himself. God has made us agents of that restoration by making us His ambassadors. The Student Mission Union is a student-led organization that motivates and mobilizes students to align their lives toward the completion of the Great Commission. SMU facilitates the sending of short-term mission teams to locations all over the globe, including such places as China, Mozambique, Mexico, Holland and Romania. They sponsor an Unreached Simulation, weekly prayer meetings and other events through their Prayer Ministries. The entire student body attends Missions Conference, which includes exciting events such as Global Awareness, where students experience another culture, and Explorations, where they can visit such places as a mosque or a Mormon temple. The Long-Term Missions Department seeks to answer many practical questions from students interested in long-term cross-cultural work. SMU offers a multitude of opportunities for involvement with 25 staff positions and more than 100 volunteers each year. They are located in the upper level of the Student Union Building and are open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They can also be reached at (562) 903-4881. Athletics Intercollegiate athletics at Biola University 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, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and track and field. Sports for women include basketball, cross-country, golf, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, soccer and volleyball. Intramural activities are organized in both team and individual sports for men and women. This program is directed by the Student Government Association. Student Media Students can gain experience and career preparation in reporting, writing, photojournalism, video production and radio work through one
of Biola University's campus media outlets. Most campus media at Biola University fall under the Biola Media Board, which oversees selection of top leaders in each media group and their budget processes. Students from across the University can participate in The Chimes, Biola's weekly newspaper (including a daily online edition); The Point, feature magazine of the Biola Department of Media, Journalism and Public Relations; Biola Radio, a Webcast operation providing music, news and sports coverage; EagleVision, Biola's news, feature and sports television Webcast, and The Biolan, a traditional yearbook. Some staff positions in these media receive payroll compensation, some receive scholarship funding, though funded positions tend to be chosen through competitive application based on job qualifications and prior media experience. Campus media are guided by the insights of appointed faculty advisers, all of whom serve on the Biola Media Board. Campus media advisers have professional expertise in the media they oversee, helping guide the skills of staff members toward pre-professional maturity of mind and skill. Theatre Productions The Theatre major within the Communication Studies Department provides Fall and Spring drama productions and many student- driven productions for the campus and immediate community. These productions are open for audition to all students, faculty and staff. Theatre seasons include serious drama, comedies, original student and family productions. Forensics Biola University has been ranked with successful speech squads among colleges and universities nationwide. In recent years, the Biola Forensics Team has particularly excelled in British Parliamentary Team Debate. As an active member of the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association, Biola regularly attends debates, individual events, and speech tournaments throughout the western states. Exceptional student performances qualify for national tournaments each year in individual events and debates. Other Performance Opportunities Presentational fundraisers for the forensics team, student film productions and occasional on-campus musical theatre productions have open auditions for all students, staff and faculty members. Seasonal chapel performances (Christmas and Easter) also utilize Communication Studies and Theatre majors. Performance dates are spread throughout the academic year. Student Services Biola recognizes that education does not take place exclusively in the classroom; rather, the individual student is viewed as a "whole person." We are committed to contributing to student development in the social, personal, physical and spiritual areas of life, as well as that of the intellect. Toward that end, a number of departments and programs are devoted to student development. The Division of Student Development is responsible for programs and services for both residential and commuter
students. Also, it is involved in such areas as: • chapel programming and accountability
• housing placement; discipline • spiritual and character formation • leadership development and advisement to student organizations • learning skills development
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