Pepperdine Volunteer Center

Volunteer Opportunities

Get Involved

The Volunteer Center offers a variety of ways to get involved in service during your time at Pepperdine.  Each of the ongoing volunteer programs is focused on a particular social issue such as hunger & homelessness, education & literacy, wellness, the environment, and advocacy.  When volunteering with an ongoing program you can expect to work at one particular non-profit organization in our community weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.  Each program is led by a student program coordinator who will provide overall guidance for the volunteers.

Now in its 5th year, the PVC's Jumpstart program pairs 100 Pepperdine students with pre-school students in local area Head Start centers.  Students volunteer a total of 300 hours in one academic year and earn their work-study award in the process.

One-time service events are held throughout the year to provide students, staff, faculty, and alumni with short term opportunities to serve.  Each service event is unique and offers participants a meaningful way to connect with a variety of service organizations in our community.

Project Serve, Pepperdine's alternative spring break program sends teams of students to locations within the United States and South & Central America to provide volunteer service.  Project Serve applications are accepted September through early October.

New Volunteer Programs

Have you been volunteering with an organization that you would like to see implemented as a PVC program or event?  To do so, please complete the "New Volunteer Program" proposal form.  Proposals for new volunteer programs/events are accepted on a rolling basis, but are usually offered the following fall semester.  All proposals should be submitted to Ashley Nolan by email or dropped off directly in the Volunteer Center, TCC 230.