STUDENT ACTIVITIES DEVOTIONAL LIFE The university believes the spiritual life of the individual student in the midst of aprogramof 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 doily, Monday through Friday, for ahalf-hour chapel service with worship and praise asthe primary purpose. The chapel programs include speakers chosen from faculty, alumni, students and visiting guests, musical groups, Christion films, drama and other special events. Each foll, soon ofter classes ore in progress, there is a Spiritual Emphasis Week. Once each semester the school observes oplanned Doy of Prayer and informal prayer groups meet asaregular port of residence hall life. The Torrey Memorial Bible Conference and the Mi ssionary Conference ore high points in the development of the spiritual life of the student. Attendance is required at all of these events. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS The Associated Students is the undergraduate student government of Biol □ University in which all students registered for seven units or moreore members. The Associated Students hos as its stated purpose: to develop a community that is seeking the person of God and is committed to glorifying Him inall itsthoughtsand actions. The representative power of the student membershipis vested in the Associated Students Council. The A.S. Council is composed of eleven members who work together asateam to carry on the functionsof thegovernment. The Council includes the A.S. president, controller and secretary, Chapel Boord chairperson, Student Missionary Union President, Student Services Boord chairperson, Social Activities Boord chairperson, Athletic Boord chairperson, Publications Boord chairperson, Spiritual Life Boord chairperson, and Student Relations Boord chairperson. All of these, with the exception of the secretary, ore voting members. Members of the A.S. Council ore responsible for facilitating and formalizing dialogue with the administration and faculty of the university. They gather weekly to discussbusiness, resolve conflictsand initiate programs. All studentsore welcome to attend and participate in all regular meetings of the council. Council membershove their offices located on the upper level of the Student Union Building. Tuition fees paid by graduate students do not include membership in the Associated Students. STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION The Student Missionary Union is o student organization of which every undergraduate student of Biolo University is amember. Amajor function of SMU is to provide opportunitiesfor students to shore their faith in Christ by various means of evangelism. These opportunities take place locally in ministries to East Los Angeles, Watts, Lo Mirada and the surrounding vicinity. In addition, many students spend their summers in overseas ministries with experienced missionaries through the Students Abroad program.
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Each week SMU sponsors the chapel program by which students ore challenged and informed concerning mission opportunities, and each year they present the annual Missionary Conference. Other activities include missions multi-media pre sentations, organizing mission prayer groups and financing missionary projects of several thousand dollars. ATHLETICS Intercollegiate athletics at Biol □ University provide men and women with interest and ability inathletics an opportunity to compete with other institutions of higher education whose size and athletic policies ore similar. Intercollegiate competition for men is conducted in the fol lowing sports: baseball, basketball, cross-country, wrestling, soccer and track and field. Women compete with other colleges in basketball, tennis and volleybal l. Intramural activities ore organized in both team and individual sports for men and women who do not hove 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 ayearbook, the Bio/an, which alsocontainsafinearts section. These serve to transmit news, keep a record of school life and provide further opportunity for student creativity and express ion. FORENSICS In recent years Biol □ University hos been ranked in the top ten percent of successful speech squads among collegesand universities nationwide. As on active member of the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association, Biol □ regularly attendsdebate and individual eventsspeech tournaments throughout the western states. Each year in the foll and spring, Biol □ hosts intercollegiate speech tournaments on campus. STUDENT MINISTRY Adistinguishing feature of Biol □ University is itsemphasison student ministry for undergraduates which gives the student practical experience through aprogram of in-se rvice training and Christion character development. At present, students serve in more that 300 churches in Southern California. Opportunitiesore provided in gospel teams, youth directorships, hospitals, released time education classes, Juvenile Holl, chi ld evangelism and other activities. While enrolled at Biol □ , the student is given the privilege of expressing his preference in Christion outreach and isencouraged to accept the opportunity which best suits his desiresand abilities. Each student isexpected to devote aminimum of three hourseach week in his assigned area. Since completion of one assignment for each semester isnecessary to satisfy graduation requirements, arecord is kept of completed ministries.
Sometimes I uxmdered if my dream to cut an album u:ould ever befulfilled But I learned that if I remain true to God's direction for my life, He'll u:ork out the rest.
While at Biola'sTalbot School ofTheo logy, Dave performedat a concert, filling in for a friend. Producer and Christian musi cian Larry Norman was in the audience that night, and offered Dave a record contract. "Lead Me Home" (Myrrh) is the result. "Sometimes I wondered if my dream to cut an album would ever be fulfilled," commented Dave. "But it showed me that if I remain true to what I believe in my heart is God 's direction for my life, He' ll work out all the rest."
Dave Mattson had long dreamed of being a musician. When a secular radio station offered to produce his first album, Dave turned them down to take a youth pastorate in Phoenix. Friends thought he was crazy. "There were frustratingmoments ," Dave remembered, "when I thought I'd never get the chance to sing for the Lord. But I felt stronglythat God wanted me in a pastorate. I decided to come to Talbot to learn more about the ministry"
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