CAMPUS SAFETY Bio la 's De pa rtme nt of Campu s Safety has a genuine con cern for th e safe ty of indi vidual stude nts and th e Biola com munity as a whole . Campu s Sa fe ty's primary respons ibility is to pro tec t a ll chose in d ividua ls assoc iated with Biola Uni vers ity and th e ir prope rty, as we ll as th e prope rty of the Uni ve rsity itse lf. Tra in ed offi ce rs a re on d uty 24 hours a day. The Campus Safety Depa rtme nt offers special services such as a campus escort service, a rape prevention program, bicycle registra tion service and Operat ion Identi ficat ion (engraving of pe rsonal prope rty for posi ti ve id e ntifi cation in case of th e ft ) th roughout the yea r. Vehicle registra tion, tra ffi c control , build ing security, ass istance in med ica l eme rgencies and uni versity switchboa rd are also hancl le cl by chi s departme nt. Recogni zing that a Christi an uni versity is not exempt from crime and clange r, stude nts are as ked to use common sense and caut ion in every as pec t of the ir acti viti es . C rime statisti cs arc ava il ab le upon req uest at the Offi ce of Campus .Sa fety, or on the Biola website. Pl ease re fe r to the Camp us Safety Hand book fo r further In fo rma ti on or ca ll (562) 903-4877 . INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES Biola be li eves that students from va rious cultures contribu te signifi cantly to the university community. T he d iversity th at comes from the ir expe ri e nces e nh ances our e nvironme nt of fa ith and lea rning. Biola, fo r its part, provides services that will he lp th e inte rnati onal stude nt to acc lima te to th e uni vers ity e nvironme nt. Also, issues re lated with U.S. Immigration and Na turali zati on fo r the In ternaci onal Students are be ing unde r take n by the Immigrati on Se rvices of the Inte rnati onal Stude nt Se rvices. Contact the Inte rnati onal .S tudent Division in Stu de nts Affa irs at (562) 777-4007 or 4008 fo r furthe r info rmat ion. DISABILITY SERVICES Di sab ili ty Services is commit ted to e nsuring eq ua l treat me nt, ed ucat ional opportuni ty, academic freedom, and human d igni ty for stude nts with lea rning, phys ica l and psychologica l di sa biliti es . Di sability Se rvices actuates chis commitme nt by prov iding reasonabl e and appropri ate accomodat ions to stu de nts with d isa bili t ies, ass isting students with d isa biliti es in advocacy, e ducating the Biola community about d isabilities, and by e nsuring lega l compli ance with sta te and fede ral di s ability laws, the Ame ricans \Vith Di sabiliti es Act and Secti on 50-t of the Re hab ili tation Act. For more in fo rmat ion, contact the O ffi ce of D isabili ty Services at (562) 94+-035 1, x585 l. COUNSELING SERVICES Perso na l co un se ling se rvices arc ava il abl e to inte res te d graduate and unde rgrad uate stud e nts fo r a modest admini stra ti ve fee. Indi vidual counseling, group counse ling, pre-e ngage me nt, premari ta l and marital counse ling arc ava il abl e during th e sc hoo l yea r a nd summ e r month s. G roups fo r spec ia l needs, workshops and seminars arc he ld throughout the yea r. Inquiri es may be made in pe rson at the Biola Counse ling Cen te r or by pho ne a t (562) 903-4800 . E me rge ncy se rvice is accessed th rough thi s same number d uring non-c lini c hours. CAREER SERVICES Are you conce rn ed about yo ur choice of major? Do you kn ow how to obta in a job or pursue gradu a te schoo l after
yo u gradua te? T he answe r to th ese qu es ti ons can be found in Ca ree r Service s. Ca ree r Se rvices offe rs the following: Ca reer Planning ■ Ca reer counseling for students, alumni , staff and community ■ Ca re er tes ting (fee req uire d ) ■ Ca ree r resource libra ry ■ Unde c id ed major ass ista nce ■ Academi c adv is in g Part-time Jobs, Internships and Experiential Edu cation ■ Inte rnship coo rdin ato r fo r inte rn ship pl acement ■ S tud e nt Empl oyme nt fo r off- campus jobs ■ Job and inte rnship li st ings for ex pe ri e nce re late d to acade mi c major Full-Time Job Assistance ■ O n-Campu s Ca ree r Fa ir fo ll owed by rec ruitm e nt for jobs and inte rnships ■ Pos it ion ann ounceme nts, wo rkshops, job and internship sea rch ass ista nce ■ Inte rne t li nks fo r job sea rc h Graduate School Assistance ■ Semin a ry, G raduate and Profess ional Schoo l Fa ir ■ In fo rma ti on readi ly accessed on mos t graduate programs in th e U.S. and Ca nada ■ G radu ate Schoo l E ntrance Exam Pre parati on ■ Gl\ lAT , G RE and LSAT exa m pre para tion software ■ Graduate Schoo l and Employme nt Pl aceme nt File Service WRITING CENTER T he Writing Cente r, Suthe rl and Ha ll 213, is a pl ace where stud e nt s of a ll d isc iplines and writing abilities can di scuss th e ir writing with a tra ined writing consultant. Computers, compute r programs and a lase r printe r are avail able for stu de nt use. T hese se rvices are ava il abl e to a ll Biola students. LEARNING ASSISTANCE SERVICES Lea rnin g Ass ista nce Se rvices prov id es programs which ass ist students in becoming e ffecti ve and inte ntiona l lea rners in orde r to mee t the academi c demands of the Uni versity. P rograms offe re d to the unde rgraduate population include: ■ College S111di, Sh/ls course fo r s tu dents who wo uld like co stre ng th e n acad e mi c skill s. ■ 7i11ori11g Programs p rovi de d fo r mos t Ge ne ra l E ducation courses and se lecte d l\ l ajor e mph as is courses (a minimal fee may be req uire d ). ■ Prov isional E 111ra 11ce Progm111 - "EXCE L " provides spec ifi c ass ista nce to se lected new ly-admitted s tudents in th e form of stud y skill s d eve lopme nt, counse ling and pee r me ntoring. ■ / 11divid11a/ Academic Co1111seli11g and Adv ising APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES Deta il ed in fo rmati on rega rd ing g ri eva nces and appeals , whe th e r in rega rd to schola rships, acade mi c life , fede ral leg is lati on or stud e nt condu ct are fo un d in th e Stud e nt H and boo k of each schoo l. Copi es are ava il ab le upon request.
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