The Advising Center
includes Smart Stop and Academic Advising for students
All-Hall
dorm meetings/events for residents
AS
Associated Students; Biola's student government
Biola Live
service offering discounted tickets to various events in the Los Angeles area
BSI
Biola Student Information; internet resource that students can use to look up their own information, such as their account balance, grades, chapels attended, etc.; it's the same thing as Portal
BUBBS
Biola University Bulletin Board System; the University's email system, which includes various forums in addition to students' personal emails
Cafe
cafeteria
Chair
the head of a specific department
The Chimes
Biola's student-published newspaper
Collegium
Commuter Lounge; a place for commuter students to do homework, cook food, socialize, etc.; membership required (see Commuter Collegium for more details)
Common Grounds
the coffee shop on campus
Convocation
the first chapel of the semester
Dean
the head of the faculty of a specific discipline
Eagles' Nest
on campus restaurant/diner
Eaglevision
Biola's student run news broadcast
The Eddy
a concert series that takes place every Thursday evening
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid; must be completed in order to receive financial aid
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; law protecting the privacy of student education records
 
GYRAD
Get Your Roommate A Date; residents get dates for their roommates, and then the whole floor goes out as a group
Interterm
a 3-week session between the fall and spring semesters during which a variety of classes are offered; participation is optional
ISF
Institute of Spiritual Formation
SICS
School of Intercultural Studies
MOL
Masters in Organizational Leadership program
BOLD
Biola's adult degree completion program
BCC
Biola Counseling Center; on campus counseling center run by Rosemead, Biola's graduate school of psychology; offers counseling to students at an extremely reduced rate
IMC
Integrated Marketing Communications
IT
Information Technology; on campus computer support
KHPE
Kinesiology, Health, and Physical Education
 
MassComm
Mass Communications degree
McNally
a former middle school located on Biola's campus that is used for classrooms
Metzger
administration building, including admissions, accounting, and financial aid
Missions Conference
a 3-day conference for all of Biola each spring which emphasizes local and world missions
Mock Rock
student lip-syncing competition
Open House / Open Hours
certain hours in the dorms when guys can visit girls' floors and girls can visit guys' floors
PLUS Loan
a low interest federal education loan parents can take out for their students
Portal
same as BSI; students can use this to access their personal information and several campus resources, such as Web-Reg and the campus directory
Provost
senior academic leader of the university
RA
Resident Assistant; student who oversees a floor in the residence halls
RC
Resident Coordinator; oversees the Biola-owned apartments
RD
Resident Director; oversees an entire dorm, manages the RA staff
Roomopoly
the system for current students to choose their rooms for the following year
SAS
School of Arts and Sciences
Senior Petition
All students seeking a degree must complete this form listing all classes completed one year before the expected graduation and have it approved by the registrar.
Smart Stop
part of the Advising Center that provides students with a limited number of free prints, copies, and faxes
SMU
Student Missionary Union; organizes student-led missions trips
SOS
freshman orientation
Singspiration
Sunday night worship in Calvary Chapel
STAR Program
college preparatory classes available for home school students
SUB
Student Union Building
Switchboard
the Biola operator
Syllabus
course contract including class overview, requirements, and grading procedures
Talon
Grab 'n go eating located in School of Business
TeleCom
Telecommunications department
THI
Torrey Honors Institute, Biola's honors program
Torrey Conference
a 3-day conference for all of Biola each fall which emphasizes special speakers and spiritual enrichment.
WebReg
online registration for classes