1. Important Dates & Phone Numbers

Academic Year/Contract Year

For the purposes of Housing the 2010/2011 Academic Year, which is also the Contract Year, begins on Fall Opening Day, Friday, August 20, 2010 and runs through the day of Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 28, 2011, excluding Christmas Break (Saturday, December 18, 2010 through Sunday, January 2, 2011).

For the purposes of Food Service, the Contract Year includes the Fall (August 20 – December 17, 2010) and Spring (January 25 – May 27, 2011) semesters. Interterm (January 2 – 24, 2011) and Summer (May 29 – August 18, 2011) are contracted separately.

Fall Deposit Refund Deadlines: New Incoming StudentsThursday, July 1, 2010
Fall Deposit Refund Deadlines: Continuing StudentsThursday, July 15, 2010
Fall Meal Plans BeginFriday, August 20, 2010
Opening Day: For New Students8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 20, 2010
Opening Day: For Continuing Students8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, August 21, 2010
1:00 – 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 22, 2010
Fall Housing Claim/Check-In Deadline*Wed., August 25, 2010
Last Day to Reduce Meal PlanFriday, September 3, 2010
Last Day of Late Registration (residents must complete registration or vacate their housing assignment)Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Thanksgiving BreakNovember 24-28, 2010
NO MEALS SERVED DURING BREAK · NO OPEN HOUSE
Interterm Housing Sign-Up StartsWednesday, December 1, 2010
Christmas Break Closing DayFriday, December 17, 2010
NO OPEN HOUSE DURING BREAK OR INTERTERM
NO MEALS SERVED DURING CHRISTMAS BREAK
MEALS RESUME WITH BREAKFAST, SUN., JANUARY 2, 2011
Interterm Reopening1:00–7:00 p.m. Sat.-Sun., Jan. 1-2, 2011
Spring Deposit Refund DeadlineSaturday, January 15, 2011
Spring Meal Plans BeginTuesday, January 25, 2011
Spring Opening Days (for all students)8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tues. – Fri., January 25-28, 2011
1:00 – 7:00 p.m., Sat. – Sun., January 29-30, 2011
Spring Housing Claim/Check-In Deadline*Monday, January 31, 2011
Last Day to Reduce Meal PlanFriday, February 4, 2011
Last Day of Late Registration (residents must complete registration or vacate their housing assignment)Monday, February 7, 2011
Easter Break Closing DayThursday, April 21, 2011
NO OPEN HOUSE DURING EASTER BREAK
NO CAFETERIA MEALS DURING BREAK, April 22-May 1, 2011
EAGLE’S NEST OPEN FOR LIMITED HOURS, MON-FRI OF BREAK
CAFETERIA MEALS RESUME WITH BREAKFAST SUNDAY, MAY 1
Year-End Closing Days: non-graduating residentsby 6:00 p.m., Sat., May 28, 2011
Year-End Closing Days: graduating residentsby 10:00 a.m., Sun., May 29, 2011
Move Into Summer Housing10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Sun., May 29, 2011
Summer Meal Plans beginBreakfast Tuesday, May 31, 2011

*If you will not be claiming your room you must notify the Housing Office in writing before this date to avoid a one month “no show” charge. Please do not depend on any other Biola department or personnel to do this for you. E-mail:

Or write to:

Housing Manager, Student Services Building
Biola University
13800 Biola Ave
La Mirada CA 90639

Important Phone Numbers

Air Conditioning/Heating ProblemsMaintenance Line, 4898
Broken WindowsMaintenance Line, 4898
Check-Out Appointmentsyour R.A. or R.C.
Check-Out Fines Billing QuestionsResidence Life Office, 5842
Cleaning Supplies (suites, apartments)your R. D. or R.C.
Damage Charges Billing QuestionsResidential Facilities, 5813
Electrical ProblemsMaintenance Line, 4898
EMERGENCY on campus5111, or 562-777-4000
Floor Covering Repair/ReplacementResidential Facilities, 5813
Furniture Needs/Repairs/ReplacementsResidential Facilities, 5812
Graduate Student HousingGraduate Housing, 5814
Housing Assignments (Undergraduate Students)Housing Office, 5838
Housing Deposit Refunds (apply for)Housing Office, 5838
Housing Fee Billing QuestionsResidential Facilities, 5813
Key Card Replacement (Hope Hall, Welch Apts)Housing Office, 5838
Key Charges Billing QuestionsResidential Facilities, 5813
Light Bulbsyour Resident Director
Light Fixture ProblemsMaintenance Line, 4898
Married Student HousingGraduate Housing, 5814
Meal Plan Billing QuestionsAuxiliary Operations, 5810
Meeting Room Reservations Campus Coordination, 5816
Plumbing ProblemsMaintenance Line, 4898
Residence Exception ProcessHousing Office, 5838
Room AssignmentsHousing Office, 5838
Room ChangesHousing Office, 5838
Roommate Conflictsyour R.A. or R.C.
Roommate RequestsHousing Office, 5838
Room Reservation Process
(during Spring for upcoming year)
Housing Office, 5838
TheftsCampus Safety, 0
Vacuum Cleaner Checkoutyour Resident Assistant
Vehicle/Foot Safety EscortCampus Safety, 0
Window Covering Repair/ReplacementResidential Facilities, 5813

RESIDENCE LIFE STAFF EXTENSIONS

Alpha Chi East6525
Alpha Chi West6561
Emerson/Horton6319
Hart4925
Hope North5926
Hope South5930
North Horton6227
South Horton Hall6998
Sigma Chi5826
Stewart6231
The Bluff/The Block5872