Student Activities
SPIRITUAL FORMATION T he Uni ve rsity be li eves th e spiritual life of the indi vid ual student is of utmost importance. T herefo re, every stu dent is urged to set as ide time for prayer and stud y ing God 's Word. Students can also choose to be part of small discipleship groups - men or women . In addition to these personal devo ti onal periods, undergrad uate students meet each Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Chase Gymnasium fo r a 40-minute chape l se rvice of worship and praise and an alternate chapel on Thursday. The grad uate schools plan se parate chape l programs . The chapel programs include speakers chosen from fac ult y, alumni , students, visiting guests; musi ca l gro ups; C hri st ian film s; drama; and other special events. Each fall there is a Spiritual Emph asis Week. Once each semester the school obse rves a planned Day of Praye r. and info rmal praye r groups meet as a regul ar part of res idence ha ll life. T he Torrey Memorial Bible Conference and the Missions Conference are high points in the deve lopme nt of the spiritual life of the student. Atten dance is requ ired at all of these events.
ties take place loca ll y in mm1stries to East Los Ange les, Watts, La Mirada and the surrounding vicinity. In addition, many students spend their spring breaks and summers par ti cipating in va ri ous m1ss1 on proj ec ts. SMU sponsors specific chapels by which students are challenged and informed concerning mission opportunities, and each yea r SMU presents th e annual Missions Confer ence. Other activities include missions multi -media pre sentations, organ izing missions prayer groups and fundrais ing for va ri ous mission projects. ATHLETICS Inte rco lleg iate at hl e tics at Biola Uni ve rsit y provid e men and women with interest and ability in athletics an op portunity to compete with oth e r institutions of hi gher ed uca ti on whose s ize and athletic po li c ies a re s imil a r. Intercollegiate competition for men is conducted in the following sports: base ba ll , basketba ll , J .V. bas ketb a ll , cross-country, soccer and tra ck a nd field. S po rt s for women in clud e bas ketball , cross-country, tennis , track and field , soccer and vo ll eyba ll. Intramural acti vities are organized in both team and indi vidual sports for men and women.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATES
All registe red und e rgrad uate students are members of the Assoc iated Stud e nts , Bi o la's und e rgrad uate student gove rnme nt. The stated purpose of this orga ni za tion is: "To deve lop a community th at is seeking God, that is com mitted to one anoth e r and that is impacting the world for Jesus C hrist. " The A.S. President pres ides over two bodies that com prise th e stude nt government, the Executive Counc il and the Services Council. The Executive Counc il , which holds the legis lati ve power of the A.S. is chaired by the President and consists of elected senators, the Vice President. Comp troll e r and Secretary. The Services Co uncil , which plans ac ti viti es and ministries for students on and off campu s is chaired by th e Vice President and co nsists of the e lected leaders of each board: Student Mi ss ionary Union , Socia l Board, Intramu ra l Board, Student Re lations, Chapel Board, C lub D irector and Publications Board. Students are wel come to attend the weekly busin ess meetin gs of both co uncil s as we ll as parti cipate on the va ri ous boards and work with senators. T he Associated Stu dent 's offices are loca ted upsta irs in the Student Uni on Building and are open Mo nd ay throu gh Thursda y. 12 to .'i p.m. , and Friday, 12 to 2 p.m.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Each grad uate schoo l has an appropriate student gove rn ment program which provides leade rship and activities appropriate for graduate students. For additional informa tion contact the respective graduate school offices. STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION The Student Missionary Uni on is a part of the associ ated student gove rnment. A major function of SMU is to provide opportunities for students to share their faith in C hri st by va ri ous means of evangelism. These opportuni-
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