STUDENT ACTIVITIES
STUDENT ACTIYITI ES
DEVOTIONAL LIFE The Uni versity beli eves the spiritual life of the individual sll1- dent is of unnost importance. Therefore, everystudent is urged to set aside time for personal devotions. In addition to tJ1ese per sonal devotional periods, undergraduate students meet each Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Chase Gymnasium fo r a 40-minute chapel service for worship and praise. The graduate schools plan separate chapel programs. The chapel programs include speakers chosen from faculty, alumni , sllldents, visiting guests; musical groups; Christian films; drama; and other special events. Each fall there is a Spi1i tual EmphasisWeek. Once each semester the school observes a planned Day of Prayer and infor mal prayer groups meet as a regular pan of residence hall life. The Tomy Memo1ial Bible Conference and tJ1e Missions Con ference are high poin ts in the development of the spi1ill1al life of the s1l1dent. Attendance is required at all of tJ1ese events. STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATES All registered undergraduate students are members of the Associated Students, Bi ola's undergraduate student gove rn ment. The stated purpose of this organization is: "To develop a communi ty that is seeking God, that is committed to one another and that is impacting tJ1 e world fo rJesusChrist. " The A.S. President presides over two bodi es tJ1 at comprise the sllldent government, the Executive Council and the Ser vi ces Council. The Executi ve Council , which holds the legisla tive power of tJ1e A.S. is chaired by the President and consists of elected senators, the Vice President, Comptroller, and Secre tary. The Services Council, which plans activities and ministries for students on and off campus is chaired bythe Vice President and consists of tJ1e elected leaders of each board: Sll1dent Mis sionary Union, Social Board, Intramural Board , Student Rela tions, Chapel Board, Club Director, and PublicationsBoard. Students are we lcome to atlend the weekl y busin ess mee tings of both councils as we ll as participate on the vari ous boards and workwith senators. The Associated Student 's offi ces are located upstairs in the Student Union Building and are open Monday through Fridayfrom 12 pm to 5 pm. STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Each graduate school has an appropriate student govern ment prog ram whi ch provides leadership and acti vities appropri ate fo r graduate students. For additional in fo rma tion contact the respecti ve graduate school offi ces. STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION The Student Mi ssionary Union is a student organi za tion of which eve1y undergraduate student of Biola Uni ve rsity is a member. A major function of SMU is to provide opportuni ti es fo r students to share th eir faith in Christ by va rious means of evangelism. These opportunities take place locally in ministries to East Los Angeles, Watts, La Mirada and the surrounding vicini ty. In addition, manystudents spend their summers in overseas mini stries with experienced mi ssionar ies through the Students Abroad program.
SMU sponso rs specifi c chapels by whi ch students are chall enged and informed concerning missi on opportunities, and each year SMU presents th e annual Mi ssions Confe r ence. Other ac tivities include mi ssions multi-media presenta tions, organi zing missions praye r groups and finan cing mis siona1y proj ec ts of seve ral thousand dollars. ATHLETICS Intercoll egiate athleti cs at Biola Uni ve rsity provide men and women with interest and ability in athleti cs an opportuni ty to compete with other institutions of higher educa tion whose size and athl etic poli cies are similar. Intercollegiate competi tion for men is conducted in the following sports: baseball, bas ketball , JV. basketball , cross-counuy, soccer, and track and fi eld. Sports fo r women include basketball, cross-counuy, ten ni s, u-ackand field , soccer, and volleyball. Intramural ac tivities are organi zed in both team and indi vidual sports for men and women. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The undergraduate student body sponso rs two student publi cations: a weekly newspaper - the Chimes - and a year book - the Bio/an - whi ch also contains a fine arts section. These serve to transmi t news, keep a record of school life, and provide furth er outlet fo r student creativi ty and expression. FORENSICS In recent years Biola University has been ranked in the top ten percent of successful speech squads among coll eges and uni ve rsities nationwide. As an ac tive member of the Pacific Southwes t Co ll egiate Forensics Association, Biola regul arly attends debate and individual events speech tournaments throughout tl1e western states. Each year in the fall and spring, Biola hosts intercollegiate speech LOurnaments on campus. STUDENT MINISTRY Akey component in the spi1itual life of a Christian is the call of our LordJesusCh1ist to service. As an integral part of our aca demic program, the faculty of the University and tl1e student minisay staff have joined together to provide significant oppor tunities for se1vice and minisay. The intent of the ministJies pro gram is that each student should select at least one course or an ex tJ-a-cun-icular activity involving community se1vice each semes ter. The Student Minisuies Office is available to serve the sll1- dents in arranging minist1y relationships with church, para church and communi ty organizations. The servi ce learning courses, with their special component of servi ce or outreach assignments, are designated as such in the pre-registI-ation and registI-ation schedule of class book.lets. Students are encouraged to participate in a vaiiety of minisuies during tJ1eir years at Biola. Biola has been a leader in requi1ing oua·each in se1vice as part of its undergraduate education. If you have any questions, please contact the Student Ministries Office or your major 's depart ment academic advisor.
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