Clean Bill of Health
Eagerly anticipating the day that students, faculty, and staff will return to learning and living on campus, the University has invested in a variety of health and safety measures to outfit its campuses with protective equipment.
Chatter
Although closed to the public, Pepperdine’s 13th annual Waves of Flags display commemorated the lives lost in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, with both a physical display and virtual reality tour.
KATHY BARTON
Praying for all those families and the brave and selfless first responders who gave
their lives to help others.
STEVEN MOCK ('03)
9/11 happened when I was in my sophomore year at Pepperdine. Once our class graduated,
I joined the army as soon as I could, and I’m still in. Rest assured, I’ll never forget.
Twiter
@LILUB13
And this is one of the many reasons I love my school.
Did You Know
On September 9, 2020, 214 worshippers gathered online during the Jericho Challenge: Prayer and Action for Racial Healing to pray and share Pepperdine’s plans for inclusion and belonging.
Sound Bites
Explore a collection of some of the most notable moments from recent events held across the University.
“I challenge each and every one of us to muster the courage it takes to create a community of belonging, the courage to reach out and love each other through differences and disagreements, and through difficulties and disappointments, because that’s when the power to love is real.”
Jim Gash (JD ’93), President and Chief Executive Officer, Pepperdine University
EVENT: 82nd Annual Founder’s Day
“I encourage people to pick up the phone and call someone, to actually hear their voice and have that human connection. . . There are still ways to use digital technology to bring us together, and can continue to find ways to have human connection.”
Sharon Kopp, Chief Business Officer, PTK Capital Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer, Category41
EVENT: Navigating an Uncertain Future in Digital Media: Emerging Technologies Webinar
“If you make city data easily accessible and consumable by anyone . . . companies will build products around it, and you can generate economic activity from that in your community. Data is the source for economic expansion in your community.”
Jonathan Reichental, Chief Executive Officer, Human Future
Author, Smart Cities for Dummies
EVENT: Smart Cities: History and Technology Webinar
“9/11 was a defining moment for our nation and our military. The days ahead were different but filled with purpose and belonging. Thousands of young men and women would yet again answer their nation’s call to service, just as they continue to do today.”
Eric Leshinsky, Director, Student Veteran Affairs, Pepperdine University
EVENT: 9/11 Memorial Service
From the Archives
Pepperdine University president M. Norvel Young introduces donors Charles Payson (second from left) and George Elkins to then governor Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan while Pat Boone (far left) looks on during the Birth of a College dinner held on February 9, 1970. Governor Reagan was the keynote speaker of the event that revealed plans for Pepperdine’s Malibu campus. The event, which was held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, California, was such a success that guests filled out an overflow ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Courtesy of Pepperdine Libraries Special Collections and Archives