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Sharon Hargrave Named Director of Boone Center for the Family
Sharon Hargrave, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in couples, families, and intergenerational issues, has been appointed the new director of the Boone Center for the Family. more
Graziadio Professor Demos Vardiabasis Skypes Greek Government to Discuss Debt Crisis
Demos arranged for a minister in the Greek government to Skype into class for a live frank and informal Q&A regarding the debt crisis seizing the country and sending shockwaves across the European Union. more
Pepperdine Wins Inaugural AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championship
Pepperdine Wins Inaugural AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championship more
Seaver Dean's Office Hosts Undergraduate Research Banquet and Presentations
The Seaver Dean's Office hosted the 2012 Undergraduate Research Banquet and Presentations March 29 at various locations across the Malibu campus. more
James Q. Wilson, the Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine, Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn that Dr. James Q. Wilson, the Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine and recipient of the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, passed away March 2. He was 80 years-old. more
Pepperdine Libraries Launch "Digital Commons" Publication Platform
The Pepperdine Digital Commons at the Pepperdine Libraries is now live, providing a centralized platform for Pepperdine journals, faculty webpages, conference proceedings, student research, and e-scholarship. The collection aims to make Pepperdine's scholarly output accessible, secure, and search engine optimized for online discovery. more
Graziadio School Hosts China's Vice President Xi Jinping Business Delegation
The Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management and ChinaMart® Los Angeles hosted a February 16 seminar on U.S.-China trade relations and shared economic interests for members of a business delegation from the People's Republic of China and U.S. business officials as part of Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Los Angeles. more
Pepperdine School of Law Vice Dean Tim Perrin Appointed President of Lubbock Christian University
Perrin will become the sixth former Pepperdine employee currently serving as a university president. more
Graziadio School of Business and Management Establishes Research Partnership with Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. will collaborate on research regarding access to capital for private businesses and national economic forecasts. more
Parkening International Guitar Competition Announces Judges for 2012 Competition
The judges for the third triennial Parkening International Guitar Competition, to be presented by Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, from Wednesday, May 30, to Saturday, June 2, have been announced. more
Waves Men's Volleyball Opens 2012 Season
Waves men's volleyball opened the 2012 season last weekend with a pair of matches versus Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association rival and the #13-ranked Lewis University Flyers on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7 and 8. more
Former Heidelberg Program Director and Professor Emeritus Herbert Luft Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn that Herbert Luft, who held several key positions with the University over 26 years, passed away this week. He was 69 years old. more
The Season of Giving: Pepperdine Hosts Holiday Service Projects
The spirit of the holidays stirs in the hearts of the Pepperdine community as faculty, students, and alumni unite for the season of giving. This year, service initiatives continued the scope of service to avenues of generosity, and purpose-filled members of Pepperdine's five schools served familiar organizations to express their instinct to give. more
Life Regent Rosemary Kraemer Lokey Raitt Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn that Rosemary Kraemer Lokey Raitt, a 29-year member of the Board of Regents, passed away on December 16. She was 91 years-old. more
Davenport Institute Launches "Golden Governance" Blog
The Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy recently launched a new blog, Golden Governance, which focuses on government and citizen collaboration to provide services in California communities. more
John Paglia Awarded Inaugural Tom Hopkins Award
John Paglia, associate professor of finance at the Graziadio School and director of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, was presented with the first annual Tom Hopkins Award for Excellence in Mergers and Acquisitions by Chapter 101 of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). more
Robert Jackson, Life Regent, Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn of the passing on November 21 of Robert Jackson, a 25-year member of the Board of Regents. He was 80 years old. more
Professor Emeritus Glenn Webb Conferred Order of the Rising Sun
Glenn Webb, Professor Emeritus at Pepperdine and former director of the Institute for the Study of Asian Cultures, was conferred the Order of the Rising Sun by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Akihito of Japan November 15 in Los Angeles, Calif. more
Waves Student-Athletes Top NCAA Graduation Success Rate Data
Pepperdine University continues to do an outstanding job of graduating its student-athletes, according to Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data released by the NCAA on October 25. Thirteen of the Waves' 14 programs had averages better than the national rate for their sports and seven teams received perfect scores. more
The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine Releases "Golden Governance" Report Encouraging a Collaborative Approach to Government
A report issued October 27 by Pepperdine University's Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership finds that California's tough economy is causing cities, towns and counties across the state to rethink how they tackle some of their toughest challenges. A new collaborative approach to governance, it notes, is key. more
Law School Hosts Legal Scholars for a Conversation "From the Left and the Right"
The School of Law hosted two authors and legal scholars from across the political divides, Mark Lane and Robert K. Tanenbaum, on October 27 for a discussion about their careers and the search for truth following President Kennedy's assassination. The discussion, titled "From the Left and the Right," took place with a crowded audience in the Mendenhall Appellate Courtroom of the law school, Malibu. more
Pepperdine Hosts Delegate of Rwandan Officials
The School of Law and School of Public Policy (SPP) joined forces last week to host a delegate of Rwandan leaders, including the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Tharcisse Karugarama. The four-day visit served to strengthen ties between Pepperdine and the Rwandan government, which is served every summer by internships from students at the law school and SPP. more
Daphne Green Awarded Inaugural Faculty/Staff Waves of Service Award
Daphne Green, laboratory manager for Pepperdine University's Natural Science Division, was awarded the inaugural Faculty/Staff Waves of Service Award at the annual Pepperdine Honors event held Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Mullin Town Square on the Malibu campus. more
President Benton Named to National Higher Education Commission
President Andrew K. Benton has been named one of three inaugural vice chairs at the creation and first convening of a national Commission on Higher Education Attainment. Its goal is to chart a course for greatly improving college retention and attainment and, in turn, restore the nation's higher education preeminence. more
Pepperdine Hosts Step Up Women's Network College Connections Conference
Over 120 participants flocked to Pepperdine's Malibu campus Saturday, Oct. 8, to attend the third annual Step Up Women's Network College Connections Conference hosted by Seaver Admission. The day was filled with college access programming and mentorship between professional women mentors and high school girls from underserved, under-resourced communities in Los Angeles. more
Two On-Campus Greek Organizations Earn National Distinctions
Two Greek organizations at Pepperdine University were recently recognized nationally for their exemplary accomplishments within the university community and beyond. more
Pepperdine University Announces Changes in Bible Lectures and Church Relations
Pepperdine University religion professor Jerry Rushford is concluding 30 years of distinctive service as director of Church Relations and director of Pepperdine's acclaimed Bible Lectures effective May 4, 2012. Following a year of teaching in Pepperdine's international program in London, England, he will return to Pepperdine to be director of the Churches of Christ Heritage Center. more
Standout Pepperdine Athletes Join Waves 2011 Hall of Fame
Three All-Americans, a coaching legend, and one national championship team make up the newest group inducted into the Pepperdine University Athletics Hall of Fame. The inductees, Mike Fetters (baseball), Maureen Formico (women's basketball), Jim Harrick (men's basketball), Troy Tanner (men's volleyball), and the 2006 NCAA champion men's tennis team, were announced Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Department of Athletics' 2011 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, Calif. more
Ten Faculty Members Honored with 2011 Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence
The 2011 recipients of the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence were announced Friday, Oct. 7, during the University Faculty Conference. The award, named in honor of Pepperdine's fifth president who served the University as teacher and administrator for almost 30 years, is given to full-time faculty members each year in recognition of their distinguished record of teaching excellence. more
Khalil Jahshan Visits Malibu to Discuss Pepperdine's Washington D.C. Program
Khalil Jahshan, executive director of the Seaver College Washington D.C. Internship Program, will be on the Malibu campus Monday, Oct. 3, to Wednesday, Oct. 5, to host a series of events where he will discuss the DC program and its internships with students. more
