RISE 101, an event focused on gifts of gratitude, was hosted in the Calabasas Campus on Sep. 25, and served as an opportunity for Pepperdine's graduate students to encourage the community to practice gratitude. The Resilience Informed Skills Education (RISE) program at Pepperdine promotes frameworks that students might use to build and develop skills in one of their six … [Read more...] about RISE 101: Gifts of Gratitude as Service
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Stress and Schedule: Students Face Midterm Season
Every semester, when the halfway mark rolls around, Pepperdine students are faced with midterm season. Students are tasked with the challenge of juggling seemingly endless academic and extracurricular responsibilities. The overwhelming pressures arise form the intense workload, sophomore Isabella Morton said. "I am a Finance and Economics double major," Morton said. "During … [Read more...] about Stress and Schedule: Students Face Midterm Season
Scott Richter Climbs the Restaurant Career Ladder
Restaurant owner Scott Richter recently opened Scott's Malibu Market to the Malibu community.Richter, originally from New York, moved to Los Angeles for his job with Shake Shack, but he often travelled to Malibu on his days off from work. Richter ate at Malibu Kitchen, the restaurant that used to occupy the space where Scott's Malibu Market now resides. When Richter heard about … [Read more...] about Scott Richter Climbs the Restaurant Career Ladder
Step Forward Day Embraces New Changes
Students who missed out on Step Forward Day, can now get involved due to recent changes. Step Forward Day is an annual day of service for the Pepperdine Community and this year, changes were made so that the projects are spread out over the semester, instead of just taking place on a singular day, said Christian Shatzer Roman, director of Community Engagement and Service for … [Read more...] about Step Forward Day Embraces New Changes
Waves Church Kicks Off Small Groups
Waves Church is now offering midweek small groups at community members’ homes both on and off-campus to help students expand their relationship with God beyond their Sunday meetings. Following Waves Church’s one-year anniversary, Lead Minister Taylor Walling wanted to continue developing the church’s community by following the Pepperdine tradition of hosting gatherings … [Read more...] about Waves Church Kicks Off Small Groups