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Campus Life Project

Project Benefits

STUDENTS

Pepperdine University

Students are at the core of the University's mission.

To continue the University's commitment to academic and Christian excellence, competitive athletics, and an ongoing legacy marked by the University's friends and alumni, the Campus Life Project strives to provide vital and necessary updates in order to enhance campus life.

On-campus housing

  • Net increase of 468 new beds
  • Expansion and renovation of existing residential space including the addition of five new residence structures
  • Added amenities including a cafĂ©/convenience store, outdoor green spaces, kitchenettes, recreation areas and study rooms

Athletics

  • Enhanced recreation area
  • Upgraded NCAA-regulation natural grass soccer field (240 feet by 360 feet) with stadium bleachers providing approximately 1,000 seats
  • Ancillary facilities including concessions, storage, restrooms, and locker rooms for home teams, visiting teams, and officials
  • NCAA-regulation volleyball and basketball competition venue with approximately 5,000 permanent seats

Recreational Open Space

  • New Seaver Town Square quad area with enhanced landscaping and open space for recreation, gatherings, and outdoor classes
  • Added open space, landscaping, and dispersed seating arrangements in and around each project component

Academic and Community Support

  • Added square footage designated for academic support, classes, and multi-purpose needs

COMMUNITY

A University tailored to Malibu's unique character.

Positive relations with adjacent neighbors and the surrounding community are extremely important to Pepperdine and the University remains committed to keeping local residents fully informed about the Campus Life Project.

Enrollment Commitment

  • The Campus Life Project is not about increasing the University's student body, it's about better serving the needs of existing students. The University will not enroll additional students, but instead provide more opportunities to house existing students on-campus rather than in the surrounding communities

Traffic

  • Reduced traffic impacts are anticipated given the additional on-campus student housing proposed and the project's intent to service the existing student body rather than increasing enrollment
  • Added on-campus parking will continue to ensure that Pepperdine students, employees, and visitors do not park in the surrounding neighborhoods

Relocation of uses

  • Proposed athletic facilities and the majority of existing athletic-related events will move deeper into the campus interior, making them less obtrusive to adjacent communities in terms of noise impacts, view obstruction and intensity of use

Amenities and Open Space

  • New University Welcome Center on the proposed Seaver Town Square quad will greet guests and provide information on the University for visitors

ENVIRONMENT

Respecting the California coast Pepperdine calls home.

Landscaping

Pepperdine University

Designed with water efficiency, fire safety and wildlife protection in mind, the proposed landscaping palette seeks to incorporate recommendations made by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Native species will be considered for areas proximate to native vegetation, whereas areas associated with interior campus development will employ recommendations noted in the CNPS listing of "Non-Native Invasive Plants in the Santa Monica Mountains." Further, the University remains committed to recycling treated wastewater for irrigation purposes campus-wide.

Sustainable Design

While building designs for all aspects of the project are not yet final, all structures associated with the proposal will incorporate sustainable design principles where feasible and will comply with the County of Los Angeles' development standards. The University remains committed to design techniques such as the following examples:

  • Recycling of demolition materials and construction waste
  • Use of permeable hardscape surfacing and native vegetation to minimize irrigation and increase water filtration
  • Stormwater runoff and wastewater reclamation
  • High performance glazing for windows and skylights to minimize winter heat loss and summer solar heat gain
  • Using motion detectors, timers, and natural light sensors for lighting and air handling systems
  • Photovoltaic skylight panels to reduce energy demands
  • Optimal solar orientation of buildings
  • Low-flow or dual-flush toilets, waterless urinals, and low-flow showers
  • Recycled carpet tiles that are carbon neutral
  • Use of fluorescent rather than incandescent lighting and reflectors to reduce the number of lights per fixture