Current Cycle

WSCUC commended Pepperdine for the following:

1. Demonstrating remarkable resilience in the aftermath of devastating regional wildfires that continue to impact the community.
2. Embracing its distinctive mission and Christian values as guiding principles that inform educational programming, decision-making, and institutional culture throughout the university.
3. Advancing the university's mission-driven commitment to community and belonging by creating a unified framework embraced across the institution and supported with comprehensive training and resources.
4. Implementing a comprehensive assessment and program review system and actively using results to enhance educational quality, inspire cross-program collaboration, and inform strategic academic planning.
5. Demonstrating appreciable progress across all six areas addressed in the institutional report while identifying processes for continued development and improvement.

The Commission requires Pepperdine to respond to the following areas for development: 

1. Create and implement a strategic plan as stated in the Office for Community Belonging's goals, including milestones, metrics, and key personnel assignments. (CFRs 4.3, 4.8)
2. Complete and implement the university's definition of shared governance, including stakeholder roles and responsibilities, and establish procedures that operationalize this governance model.
   (CFR 2.6)

Commission Action Letter

Visiting Team Report