The No.13 Waves men's tennis team will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Division I Tournament this weekend on the University's Malibu campus. Pepperdine (18-6) will play the University of Hawaii (8-10) in the first round of NCAA Division I action on Saturday, May 6, at 11 a.m. in the Ralph-Straus Tennis Center. Stanford will face UC Santa Barbara at 2 p.m.
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The Pepperdine University Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art presents 'Reflections from the Artist's Eye: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation' on display beginning Saturday, May 17, through Sunday, Aug. 3. Members of the public are invited to attend the opening reception on Saturday, May 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Pepperdine University has signed a contract to become the newest member on iTunes U, a service platform provided by Apple that will enable the Pepperdine community to distribute digital videos and audio recordings over the Internet.
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The Pepperdine men's volleyball team will try for its sixth NCAA title Saturday, May 3, as the second-seeded Waves (17-10) take on top-seeded Penn State (29-1) in the national championship match. The game begins at 4 p.m. at the Bren Events Center in Irvine and will be televised on ESPN2.
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He called Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965, Hank Aaron's record-breaking home run in 1974, and Kirk Gibson's World Series home run in 1988. This year Vin Scully, "Voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers," made the call that 650 students and their parents had eagerly anticipated: "Congratulations, Seaver College Class of 2008." Scully addressed the audience and received Pepperdine's highest distinction, the Honorary Doctorate degree. Watch the video of Scully's speech.
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Pepperdine University presents the 65th annual Bible Lectures through Friday, May 2. This year's program, themed "The Upside Down Kingdom: Living the Sermon on the Mount," is the largest program in Pepperdine history, with 272 classes and 15 singing and drama groups. Nearly 5,000 visitors are expected to attend from 40 states and more than 20 countries around the world.
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The Pepperdine men's volleyball team has earned the #2 seed at this week's NCAA Championships and will meet MPSF rival Long Beach State in the national semifinals Thursday, May 1. The Waves (16-10) will play the third-seeded 49ers (23-6) at approximately 8 p.m. at the UC Irvine Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif. The match will be televised by ESPN2.
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'Portfolio of Creative Work', a new exhibit featuring drawings, paintings, and photography from members of the Pepperdine Public Affairs team, will be on display at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art Wednesday, Apr. 30, through Friday, May 2.
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He called Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965, Hank Aaron's record-breaking home run in 1974, and Kirk Gibson's World Series home run in 1988.
This year Vin Scully, "Voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers," will make the call 650 students and their parents have eagerly anticipated: "Congratulations, Seaver College Class of 2008."
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Both the Pepperdine women and men's tennis teams recently won West Coast Conference (WCC) championships. The No. 18 women's tennis team captured its sixth consecutive WCC crown and 20th in Pepperdine history with a 4-0 sweep over Saint Mary's in the finals of the WCC tournament on Sunday, Apr. 20. With a 4-0 win over Saint Mary's in the WCC finals on the same day, the men's tennis team won its 39th WCC Championship. The Waves brought home the WCC trophy for the 18th year in a row.
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Pepperdine University has signed a contract to become the newest member on iTunes U, a service platform provided by Apple that will enable the Pepperdine community to distribute digital videos and audio recordings over the Internet.
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The Pepperdine women's golf team captured the 2008 West Coast Conference Championship on Tuesday, Apr. 15, by one of the largest margins in tournament history, while senior Leanne Bowditch and freshman Taylore Karle shared the individual title. Pepperdine coach Laurie Gibbs was named WCC Coach of the Year for the ninth time and the fourth year in a row.
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Rick Marrs has been appointed dean of Seaver College following the retirement of W. David Baird. Marrs earned his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies at The Johns Hopkins University in 1982 and both his bachelor's and master's degrees at Abilene Christian University in 1973 and 1976 respectively. A member of the religion division faculty at Pepperdine since 1987, he was the Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Religion from 2001 to 2006.
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Pepperdine University's Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art will showcase the accomplished artwork of Seaver College seniors majoring in fine arts in the Senior Student Art Exhibition Ransomed, on display beginning Thursday, Apr. 10, through Saturday, Apr. 26. Entrance to the museum, located on the Malibu campus, is free and open to the public.
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The Graziadio School of Business and Management (GSBM) invites the Malibu and Pepperdine communities to celebrate the 2008 graduation of GSBM students on Saturday, Apr. 12, at 10:30 a.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse on the Malibu campus. Alejandro Bustamante, president of Plantronics Mexico (PLAMEX), will receive an Honorary Doctorate. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, owner and CEO of Pace Communications, the largest custom publishing house in the nation, will be honored as Distinguished Alumna.
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