Student Services
Biola recogni zes that ed ucat ion does not take place exc lu s ive ly in th e c la ss room; rather, the indi vidual student is viewed as a "whole person." We are committe d to contribut ing to student development in the socia l, pe rsonal, physica l and sp iri t ual a reas of life, as wel l as chat of th e in tel lecc. Toward that e ncl , a num ber of depa rtme nts and programs are devote d to student clevelopmenc. The Student Affa irs Di vi sion is responsible for programs and activities bot h in the res id e nce hall s and througho ut the campu s community. Also, it is respons ibl e for such area s as ca ree r planning, di sc ipline , Chap lain 's Office and Student Mini stries, advisement to stu dent orga ni za ti ons, new student o ri e ntation , lea rnin g ski ll s deve lopme nt , stud e nts with disabilities. ethni c and interna tiona l stud ent rel at ions and campu s safety. T he Aux ili ary Services Department is respo nsibl e for t he bus iness manage me nt of the residence fac iliti es, food se rvices, health se rv ices, the bookstore, the cl upli ca ring center and th e sched ul ing of facilities for Biola ' s vario us non-acade mi c proo-rams. RESIDENCE LIFE T he res id e nce halls a re more than a place for stude nts to sleep and study. \Ve also see the halls as a place for a person to develop in a ll a reas of life. For thi s reason programs and staff a rc ava il ab le to pro\'idc an environme nt for such growth. We see t he res ide nce hall s as an exc iting, chall e nging place to li ve. Resident Directors and Resident Ass istants are avail abl e in each ha ll to serve as a resource for stud e nts. THE RESIDENCE HALLS Roo ms acco mm odate two to three s tud e nt s and are eq uipped with indi vidual study desks, single beds, closer space, chest of drawe rs, bookshe lves, phone and wastebasket. Each res ide nce hall has laundry rooms eq uipped with ca rd -operated was hing machines and drye rs. Reside nts receive a laundry ca rd when they originall y move into their residence hall. Students are expected to sup pl y th e ir own line ns (s heets, pill owcases, towe ls, blankets, p ill ows and bedspreads), desk lamps and iron s. No coo king equ ipme nt is a ll owed in th e res id e nce hall rooms except in kitchen facilities. HOUSING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS T here is a limited a mou nt of off-campus apartment hou s in g for s in g le g rad uate s tud e nt s . Apartments a re located within three miles of the ca mpu s , m any within walking distance. Major kitchen ap pli ances (refrigerator, stove/ove n) are provided as we ll as res iden ce- hall style bed room furni shin gs , co uch a nd dinette sec. Ra re s a re pa id monthl y, nor billed to student acco unts, and a re based on the numbe r of occupants shar in g eac h bedroom. Ut ilities a re included: te lep hone se rvice , howeve r, is arranged and paid for by th e residents th e mse lves . Informa ti on on availab ili ty and ra tes may be obta in ed from Auxil ia ry Services at (562) 903-4872 . RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS All unmarried freshmen and so ph omores under 21 years of age and not living with their pare nts are ex pected to li ve in the res id e nce ha ll s if they are e nroll e d fo r IO units or more . Incoming stud ents 21 and old er may li ve in res idence
halls or apartments on a space-ava ilabl e basis. Requests for excep tion s are to be directed in writing to the Residence Excep tion Comm ittee care of the Housing Office in Stu de nt Affairs. All students li ving in undergraduate residence hall s are required to participate in the food se rvice program. All uni ve rs ity undergr aduate res id e nce halls will be closed ove r the Ch ri stmas holid ay. HOUSING RESERVATION All accepte d app li cants requiring on-campus housi ng will be se nt a housing information card by the Office of Admis sion a long with their notice of acceptance. Th is card must be fill ed out and returned to the Office of Admiss ion with a $100 housing deposit and the required $ 100 e nrollment deposit. No room ca n be re se rved without these deposits. Applicants who have paid the $100 room reservation deposit but dec ide not to attend Biola or obtain exemption from the res idence requirement may request a refund of this deposit if the Housing Manager in Residence Life has been notified in writ ing. The Housing Manager must rece ive thi s notification prior to July IS for the fall semester or prior to December 15 for the spring semes te r. Failure to notify the Housing Manager by the designated dates will result in fo rfeiture of the deposit. The $100 housing de posit wi ll be ke pt by the University to hold a space in on-campus housing until such a time as the student withdraws, graduates, is eligible to li ve off-campus a nd does so or receives an exempt ion from the residence re quireme nt. In the case of withdrawa l, or moving off cam pus, the student must submit a written reques t for refund of the hou sing deposit co the Hou sing Office at the time the student moves off campus (c laim forms avai lab le at Student Services Building front desk). Such notification must be receive d prior co Jul y 15 after the spring semester or prior to Decembe r 15 after th e fal l semeste r. Refunded deposits will be credited to the stude nt ' s university account balance. In th e case of graduation , th e deposit will be automati ca ll y refunded to the students account balance. In case of an exemption to the res id e nce re quire me nt , the terms of the exemption will inform the student whether the deposit wil l be refunded or forfe ited . Re funded deposits will be credited to th e student 's uni ve rsity account balance. CONTINUING STUDENTS: PROCEDURE FOR RESERVING CAMPUS HOUSING Continuing on-campus students desiring to reserve on campus housing for the fall mu st s ign up for the room of their choice according to the rese rvation schedule in the sp ring. Commucer students des iring to live on campus need to contact th e Housing Manager. COMMUTER STUDENTS Students who li ve off campus are an important part of our uni versity community. Because it may take more effort for com muter stude nts to feel a part of a university community, com muter students are strongly encouraged to inte ract with chose students li ving in residence halls and to participate in student life on campus. Involvement in clubs and leadership opportunities is strongly encouraged. Foe undergraduate students, the Student Senate and the Student Relations Board have designated posi-
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