Pepperdine University Hosts Moore Haus Renovation Celebration in Germany
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Pepperdine faculty, staff, and alumni gathered on June 3 to celebrate the unveiling
of the newly renovated Moore Haus facility, the University’s International Programs
campus in Heidelberg, Germany.
Built in 1906, Moore Haus facilities include a library, a computer lab, administrative
offices, dorm rooms, a student center, and a faculty apartment.
The new designs feature redefined and remodeled residential, study, and recreational
spaces with improved traffic patterns and increased student capacity, as well as improved
technologies for academic, residential, and personal use.
The living space for the resident-faculty family was also expanded and relocated to
the tower, which provides them with additional privacy and brings all students into
the main house.
“One of the real advantages is that this will allow more students to go to Heidelberg
for their international program,” says Charles F. Hall, dean of international programs
and associate professor of psychology. “The building could hold only 40 students before
and can now hold 56. It also allows more common public student areas for studying
and relaxing.”
Pepperdine purchased Moore Haus in 1965, and the facility serves as the first and
oldest of the University’s international properties.