Student Activities
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The Unive rsity believes th e spiritual life of the indi vid ua l stud ent is of utmost importance. Therefore, every st u dent is urged to sec as id e cime fo r pra ye r and scudying God's \Vo rel. Students can al so choose to be part of sma ll di sc ipleship groups - me n or wome n. In add ition to these personal devotional periods , undergraduate scuclents meet each J\lonclay, \Vccl nesday and F rid ay in Chase Gym nas ium for a 40-minute chape l service of worsh ip and praise and an alternate chape l o n Thursday. Th e g radu ate schoo ls plan separate c hape l programs. The c hape l programs include spea kers c hosen from facu lt y, alumni, students, vis itin g g ues ts; mu s ica l groups; C hri st ian films; drama; and oche r spec ia l even t s. Eac h fa ll th e re is a Sp iricu a l Emphasis \ \leek. Once each semester the school observes a planned Day of Prayer, and in forma l prayer groups meet as a regular pare of res id ence ha ll life . The Tor rey J\ l c mo ri a l Bible Co nfere nce and th e J\lissions Confe re nce arc hi gh points in the deve lopment of the sp iritua l life of the student. Accen clance is required at a ll of these even cs.
STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION The Student t-.lissionary Un io n (St-. l U) is a scucle nt le d organ izat ion, fo und ed in 1922, chat has ac the hea rt of its mi ss ion to g lorify God and to sec Him glorifi ed . All of hi s tory is moving to a time when Goel will restore a ll of c re at ion to what He had intended from the beginning. God began I !is wo rk of restoration t h rough Ch ri st, reconciling che world co Himse lf. God has made us age n ts of ch at restoration by making us His ambassadors. St-. l U seeks to moti vate studen ts to a li fet im e of se rvi ce co chc t-.lascer t h ro ugh it s S ho rt Te rm t-.lissions Depart me nt , Praye r t-.liniscries, l\lissions Confe rence and Long Term t-.li ss ions Department. St-.lU facilitates the se nding of more than twenty sho re term mission teams to locations a ll ove r the globe, including such places as C hina, t-. lozamb ique , J\lcxico, 1-lo ll a ncl and Romania. They sponsor a Persecuted C hurch S imul a ti on, weekly pra yer meet in gs and ocher even t s t hrou g h their Prayer t-. lini str ics. T he entire student body attends Mis s ions Confe re nce, which includes exciti ng events such as G loba l Awareness, where students experience another cul ture, and Exp lorat ions, where they ca n visit such places as a mosq ue or a t-- lormon temple. T he Long Term l\ li ss ions Department seeks co answer many pract ical questions from stude nts interested in long-term crosscultura l work . St-.lU offers a multitude of opportunities for in vo lve ment with 24 staff positions and more t han 100 vo luntee rs each year. T hey a re located in the upper leve l of t he Stu dent Uni on Building and are open l\ londay through Thurs da y, 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. co 3:30 p.m. They can a lso be reached at (562) 903- -188 1. ATHLETICS Interco ll eg iate at hl et ics at Biola Uni ve rs it y provide me n a nd women with interest and abi li ty in at hl etics an oppo rtunity co compete with other in s titutions of hi g her ed ucat ion whose size and athletic policie s are s imilar. Interco ll egia te compe titi o n for me n is co nclu ctccl in th e following spores: baseball , basketball, J. V. basketball , cross-country, soccer a nd track a nd fie ld. Spo rt s for women in clude basketball , c ross-country, t ennis, cra c k and fi e ld , socce r and vo ll eyba ll. Int ram u ra l activities are orga ni ze d in both team a nd indi vidua l spores for men and women .
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATES
All registered uncl crgracluacc scuclencs are members of the Assoc iacccl Students (A.S.), Biola's und ergraduate stu dent government. The stated purpose of chis organ izat ion is: "To develop a community that is seek ing Goel, that is committed to one another and that is impact in g the world for Jesus C hri st." T he A.S. President presides over two bod ies chat com prise th e studen t government, chc Executive Counci l and th e Services Co unc il. The Executive Cou nc il , wh ich holds the legis lati ve powe r of A.S., is chaired by th e President and cons ists of e lected senators, t he Vice President, Co n troller and Secretary. The Services Counc il , whi ch plan s activiti es, provides serv ice s, and mini sters to stud e nts on and off cam pu s, is cha ired by the Vice President and con s ists of the fo llowing members: Socia l Board C hair, J\ lulci cu ltural Relations Board Co-cha irs, C hape l Board C ha ir and C hair E lect, Intramu ra l Board C hair, Marketing Director, C lub Director, Inte rnacional Student Association President, C himes Editor (rh e stude nt newspaper) and Biolan Ed itor (the undergrad uate yearboo k). A.S. offe rs man y ave nu es for in vo lve ment with 20 elected positions, over 40 appo inted and hire d positions, and man y vo luntee r opport uniti es eac h year. They a re located in the uppe r leve l of th e Scude nt Uni on Building and a re open J\londay through Thursday, 10 a.m. co 5 p.m. a nd Friday from 10 a .m. to 3:30 p.m. T hey ca n also be reached at (562) 903--rn82.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Each graduate school has an appropr iate stude nt govern me nt progra m which prov id es leaders hip a nd activ iti es appropri ate for grad uate scuclents . For add iti ona l informa ti on contact the respective graduate school offices.
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