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pepperdine in the news
August 2011
Posted September 1, 2011
Topanga Messenger, August 25, 2011 – Pepperdine’s commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the attacks that took place on 9/11 was recognized in an article titled “9/11 Remembrance at Pepperdine.” Read the article.
Government Technology, August 22, 2011 – Mark Chun, the director of the Center for Applied Research and associate professor of information systems at the Graziadio School, wrote an article titled, “The Federal CIO Should Look Worldwide for Innovative Ideas,” in which he discussed the evolution of the role of technology and the public-sector CIO. Read the article.
The Malibu Times, August 17, 2011 – Athletics director Steve Potts and women’s volleyball head coach Nina Matthies were cited in an article announcing the introduction of sand volleyball as the school's 15th intercollegiate sport. Read the article.
Ventura County Star, August 13, 2011 – Dennis Torres, executive director of real estate and adjunct professor at the Graziadio School, wrote an op ed titled, "Buying Time in Housing Market". In the article, Torres speaks about the current stagnancy of the Ventura County housing market and its projected inflation and desirability by the year 2015. Read the article.
Posted August 2, 2011
Campus Technology, August 1, 2011 - Timothy M. Chester, vice provost for academic administration and chief information officer, was featured in an article titled, "This Time is Different". In the article, Chester speaks about how innovative technologies such as “the cloud” and social media have changed higher education and how institutions should approach these new changes. Read the article.
Huffington Post, July 30, 2011 - Pepperdine psychology professors Steve Rouse and Jennifer Harriger were mentioned in a web article titled, “Coming of Age, With Cancer.” The article refers to an online survey that the two professors and author Caroline Cicero distributed to Pepperdine Relay for Life participants about the impact cancer is having on today's college students. Read the article.
