Student Services
dence halls or apartments on a space-available basis . Requests for exceptions are to be directed in writing to the Residence Exception Committee care of Auxiliary Services. All students living in undergrad uate residence ha lls are required to participate in the food service program. All universit y undergraduate residence halls will be closed over the Christmas holiday. HOUSING RESERVATION All accepted applicants requiring on-campus housing will be sent a housing information ca rd by the Office of Admis sion along with their notice of acceptance. This card must be filled out and returned to the Office of Admission with a $100 housing deposit and the required $100 enrollment deposit. No room can be reserved without these deposits. Applicants who have paid the $100 room reservation deposit but decide 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 receive this notification prior to July 15 for the fall semester or prior to December 15 for the spring semester. Failure to notify the Housing Manager hy the designated dates will result in forfeiture of the deposit. The $100 housing deposit will be kept by the Un iversity to hold a space in on-campus housing until such a time as the student withdraws, graduates, is eligible to live off-campus and does so or receives an exemption from the residence requirement. In the case of withdrawal, or moving off cam pus, the student must submit a written request for refund of th e housing deposit to the Housing Office at the time the student moves off campus (cla im forms available at Student Services Building front desk). Such notification must be received prior co July l.'i after the spring semester or prior to December l.'i after the fall semester. Refunded deposits will be credited to the student's university account balance. In the case of grad uation, the deposit will be automati call y refunded to the students account balance. In case of an exemption to the residence requirement, the terms of th e exemption will inform the student whether the deposit will be refunded or forfeited. Refunded deposits will be credited to the student's university account balance. CONTINUING STUDENTS: PROCEDURE FOR RESERVING CAMPUS HOUSING Continuing on-campus students desiring to reserve on campus housing for the fall must sign up for the room of their choice according to the reservation schedule in the spring. Commuter students desiring to live on campus need co contact the Housing Manager. COMMUTER STUDENTS Students who live off campus are an important pan of our university community. Because it may take more effon for com muter students to feel a pan of a university community, com muter students are strongly encouraged to interact with those students living in residence halls and to panicipate in student life on c,1mpus. Involvement in clubs and leadership opponunities is strongly encouraged. For undergraduate student,, the Student Senate and the Student Relations Board have designated posi-
Biola recognizes that education does not take place exclu sively in the classroom; rather, the individual student is viewed as a "whole person." We are committed to contribut ing 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 depanments and programs are devoted to student development. The Student Affairs Divi sion is responsible for programs and activities both in the res idence hall s and throughout the campus community. Also, it is responsible for such areas as career planning, discipline, Chaplain 's Office and Student Miniseries, advisement to stu dent organizations, new student orientation, learning skills development, students with disabilities, ethnic and interna tional student relations and campus safety. The Auxiliary Services Department is responsible for the business manage ment of the residence facilities, food services, health serv ices, the bookstore, the duplicating center and the schedul ing of facilities for Biola's va ri ous non-academ ic programs. RESIDENCE LIFE The residence halls are more than a place for students to sleep and study. We also see the hall s as a place for a person to develop in all areas of life. For this reason programs and staff are ava il ab le to provide an environment for such growth. We see the residence halls as an exciting, challenging place to live. Resident Directors and Resident Assistants are avail able in each hall co serve as a resource for students. THE RESIDENCE HALLS Rooms accommodate two co three students and are eq uipped with indi vidual study desks, single beds, closet space, chest of drawers, bookshelves, phone and wastebasket. Each residence hall has laund ry rooms equipped with card-operated washing machines and dryers. Resident.~ receive a laundry card when they originally move into their residence hall. Students are expected to supply their own linens (sheets, pillowcases, towels, blankets. pillows and bedspreads), desk lamps and irons . No cooking equipment is allowed in the residence hall rooms except in kitchen faciliti_es. HOUSING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS There is a limited amount of off-campus apartment ho usin g for single gradu a te stude nt s. Apartments are located wit hin three miles of the campus , man y within walking distance. Major kitchen appliances (refri ge rator, stove/oven) are provided as well as residence-hall style bed room furnishings , couch and dinette set. Rates are paid monthl y, not billed to student accounts, and are based on the number of occupants sharing each bedroom. Utilities are included; telephone service, howeve r, is arranged and paid for by the residents themselves . Information on availability and rates may be obtained from Auxiliary Services at (562) 903-4872. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS All unmarried freshmen and sophomores under 21 years of age and not living with their parents are expected to live in the residence halls if they are enrolled for 10 units or more. Incoming students 21 and older may live in resi-
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