STUDENT ACTIVITIES
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DEVOTIONAL LIFE The university believes the spiritual life of the individual student in the midst of a program of study to be of utmost importance. Therefore, every student is urged to set aside time, both morning and evening, for personal devotions. In addition to these personal devotional periods , undergraduate students meet each Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Chase Gymnasium for a forty-minute chapel service with worship and praise as the primary purpose. The chapel programs include speakers chosen from faculty, alumni , students and visiting guests, musical groups, Christian films, drama and other special events. Each fall , soon after classes are in progress, 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 Missionary Conference are high points in the development of the spiritual life of the student. The Associated Students is the undergraduate student government of Biola University in which all students registered for seven units or more are members. The Associated Students has as its stated purpose: to develop a community that is seeking the person of God and is commit ted to glorifying Him in all its thoughts and actions. The representative power of the student membership is vested in the Associated Students Council. The A.S. Council is composed of eleven members who work together as a team to carry on the functions of government. The Council includes the A.S. President, controller and secretary, Chapel Board chairperson, Student Missionary Union presi dent, Student Services Board chairperson, Social Activities Board chairperson, Athletic Board chairperson, Publications Board chairperson, Spiritual Life Board chairperson, and Student Relations Board chairperson. All of these, with the exception of the secretary, are voting members. Members of the A.S. Council are responsible for facilitating and formalizing dialogue with the administration and faculty of the univer sity Theygather weekly to discuss business, resolve conflicts and initiate programs. All students are welcome to attend and participate in all regular meetings of the council. Council members have their offices on the upper level of the Student Union Building. Tuition and fees paid by graduate students do not include member ship in the Associated Students. STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION The Student Missionary Union is a student organization of which every undergraduate student of Biola University is a member. Amajor function of SMU is to provide opportunities for students to share their faith in Christ by various means of evangelism. 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 mir.i~1 ries with experienced missionaries through the Students Abroad program. Attendance is required at all of these events. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
Each week SMU sponsors the chapel program by which students are challenged and informed concerning mission opportunities, and each year they present the annual Missionary Conference. Other activities include missions multi-media presentations, organizing missions prayer groups and financing missionary projects of several thousand dollars. ATHLETICS Intercollegiate athletics at Biola University provide men and women with interest and ability in athletics an opportunity to compete with other institutions 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 compete with other colleges in basketball , tennis and volleyball. Intramural activities are organized in both team and individual sports for men and women who do not have the interest, ability or time for varsity teams, but who desire well-planned physical activity and sports competition. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The undergraduate student body sponsors two student publications: a weekly newspaper, The Chimes, and a yearbook, the Bio/an, which also contains a fine arts section. These serve to transmit news, keep a record of school life and provide further opportunity for student creativ In recent years Biota 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 throughout thewestern states. Each year in the fall and spring, Biola hosts intercollegiate speech tournaments on campus. STUDENT MINISTRY The Student Ministries Department provides students with the op portunity to express their faith in tangible ways Qames I :22) and encourages the development of individual gifts and abilities (I Corin thians 12:1). The opportunities include ministries with both church and para-church organizations. With the aid of the Students Ministries Office, each student carrying more than nine (9) units selects a ministry each semester. Our hope is that this ministry involvement will provide for the development of long-term ministry goals, the develop ment of spiritual gifts, and provide opportunities for students to depend on God as they risk new spiritual challenges. Specific guidelines for what constitutes a student ministry and how student accountability is handled are found in the Student Handbook and will also be sent upon request. ity and expression. FORENSICS
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