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Student Activities
nization of which every undergraduate student of Biola University is a member. A major function of SMU is to provide opportunities for students to share their faith in Christ by various means of evan gelism. These opportunities take place locally in ministries to East Los Angeles, Watts, La Mirada and the surrounding vicinity. In addition, many students spend their summers in overseas ministries with experienced missionaries through the Students Abroad program. SMU sponsors specific chapels by which students are challenged and in formed concerning mission opportunities, and each year they present the annual Missions Conference. Other activities include mis sions multi-media presentations, organizing missions prayer groups and financing missionary projects of several thousand dollars. ATHLETICS Intercollegiate athletics at Biola University pro vide men and women with interest and abi li ty in ath letics an opportunity to compete with other institu tions of higher education whose size and athletic policies are similar. Intercollegiate competition for men is conducted in the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross-country, soccer, and track and field. Women 's baske tball, cross-country, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Intramural activities are organized in both team and individual sports for men and women. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The undergraduate student body sponsors two student publications: a weekly newspaper, the Ch imes, and a yearbook, the Biolan, which also con tains a fine arts section. These serve to transmit news, keep a record of school life and provide further opportunity for student creativity and expression . FORENSICS In recent years Biola University has been ranked in the top ten percent of successful speech squads among colleges and universities nationwide. As an active member of the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association, Biola regularly attends debate and individual events speech tournaments through out the western states. Each year in the fall and spring, Biola hosts intercollegiate speech tourna ments on campus. STUDENT MINISTRY The Student Ministries Department provides stu dents with the opportunity to express their faith in tangible ways and encourages the development of individual gifts and abi lities. The ministry opportuni ties include church, para-church, and community organizations. Our hope is that this ministry involve ment will encourage the development of spiritual gifts and provide opportunities for students to depend on God as they risk new spiritual challenges.
DEVOTIONAL LIFE The University believes the spiritual life of the individual student is of upmost importance. Therefore, every student is urged to set aside time for personal devotions. In addition to these person al devotional periods, undergraduate students meet each Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Chase Gymnasium for a forty-minute chapel service for worship and praise. The graduate schools plan sepa rate chapel programs. The chapel programs include speakers chosen from faculty, alumni, students, visit ing guests, musical groups, Christian films, drama and other special events. Each fall there is a Spiritual Emphasis Week. Once each semester the school observes a planned Day of Prayer and informal prayer groups meet as a regular part of residence hall life. The Torrey Memorial Bible Conference and the Missions Conference are high points in the develop ment in the spiritual life of the student. Attendance is required at all of these events.
Bio/a 's commitment to the spiritual growth of each student is dem on strated through campus wide chapels, annual Bible and missions conferences. Christian service projects, Sunday night worship services, small group disci/1/eship, summer missions projects, gospel outreach teams and much more.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATES
All registered undergraduate students are mem bers of the Associated Students, Biola's undergradu ate student government. The stated purpose of this organization is: "To develop a community that is seeking God, that is committed to one another and that is impacting the world for Jesus Christ." The A.S. President presides over two bodies that comprise the student government, the Executive Council and the Services Council. The Executive Council, which holds the legislative power of the A.S. is chaired by the President and consists of elect ed senators, the Vice President, Controller, and Secretary. The Services Council, which plans activi ties and ministries for students on and off campus is chaired by the Vice President and consists of the elected leaders of each board: Student Missionary Union, Social Board, Intramural Board, Student Relations, Chapel Board, Club Director, and Publications Board. Students are welcome to attend the weekly busi ness meetings of both councils as well as participate on the various boards and work with senators. The Associated Student's offices are located upstairs in the Student Union Building and are open Monday through Friday from 12 pm to 5 pm.
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 gradu ate school offices. STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION The Student M issionary Union is a student orga-
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