COVID-19 University Updates
The University will report major University actions decided by the Emergency Operations
Committee and any new reported cases of COVID-19 within the community as information
becomes available. The University will continue to provide periodic updates on this
webpage as new COVID-19 cases are reported. This count should not be considered comprehensive
due to the University's significant reliance upon self-reporting and the quickly changing
nature of the outbreak.
Pepperdine COVID-19 Dashboard
*Total number of reported cases of COVID-19 for Pepperdine students, faculty and staff
who reside in the Los Angeles area and beyond. The University has received the reports
of positive COVID-19 test results either through testing at the Student Health Center
or self-reports of those tested elsewhere, or reports of presumed positive cases.
**Total number of reported cases prompting a potential exposure notification from
the University to other members within the community. Pepperdine officials, working
closely with the Student Health Center and public health officials, notified those
in the Pepperdine community who may have had close contact or potential exposure with
the infected individuals and asked them to quarantine for 14 days and monitor their
symptoms.
Weekly cases are updated as new cases are reported. If no new cases are reported during
a week, charts will be updated the following Tuesday.
Los Angeles County moved into Tier 4 (yellow tier) of the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy color-coded system that tracks COVID-19 trends and determines business reopenings
on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. L.A. County's protocol for reopening institutes of higher education only allows limited in-person instruction at this time and does not permit further
opening of on-campus student housing. Updates to county, state, and national data
are made each Tuesday.
University Actions
At this time, and in accordance with county and state orders, the University has taken a number of actions including:
- Academic Instruction: All Pepperdine in-person classes ended on Friday, March 13, 2020. Classes transitioned to remote alternative instruction the week of March 16, 2020 and are currently continuing online.
- International Programs: Pepperdine suspended all Seaver College international programs through the fall 2020 semester. Additional information for the spring 2021 semester will be shared as it becomes available.
- Campus Population: Effective March 17, 2020 Pepperdine transitioned to a critical support personnel model where departments will work remotely except for essential tasks that must be handled on-site to support the reduced on-campus student population.
- Events: As of March 12, 2021 all on-campus events remain suspended except for limited in-person outdoor worship services coordinated through Student Affairs, the Chaplain's Office, the University Church of Christ, and/or Student Activities which cannot be conducted virtually and have been approved by Student Affairs.
- University Travel: As of March 12, 2021 all University international and domestic travel for employees remains suspended.
- Campus Visitors: Restricted access to campus to essential personnel to support the remaining campus population.