The percentage of first-year college students in 2015 that returned for their second year was 74 percent, according to Kelly Field in her article “A Third of Your Freshmen Disappear. How Can You Keep Them?,” published June 3 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The same article says that these rates have stayed around the same number for the past 10 years. … [Read more...] about Help Freshmen Through Midterms
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Pepperdine Freshman Releases Debut Album
Photos courtesy of Annabelle ChildersPepperdine freshman Annabelle Childers not only just began her college career, but also released her first album "The Start" in August of this past summer. The 10-track album is filled with Childers' original songs and was recorded in her home state of Arkansas.Childers said music has always been part of her life. Growing up in Little Rock, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Freshman Releases Debut Album
Official Freshman Class is Larger Than Expected
The incoming freshman class is larger than expected, with a prediction of approximately 850 to 900 students joining the student body Monday at the start of classes. In 2013, Pepperdine planned to increase the Seaver College student population to 3,664 total undergraduate students to expand existing programs and to elevate academic quality.The Growing Seaver College report … [Read more...] about Official Freshman Class is Larger Than Expected
Upperclassmen Welcome New Students with Words of Advice
Photos by Haidyn HarveyDuring this year's New Student Orientation week, a new wave of students hit campus, ready to call Pepperdine home. NSO is a time for meeting new friends, frosh folly-ing and hoarding free T-shirts. During the excitement, upperclassmen offer advice for incoming students.Junior Audrey Whiting reminds incoming students to take their time when getting … [Read more...] about Upperclassmen Welcome New Students with Words of Advice
Latest on Women’s Basketball Recruiting
Photos by Arthur Puu Pepperdine Women's Basketball signed guard Malia Bambrick out of Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, CA, the University announced on Thursday, April 12. “Malia Bambrick is a signee that we are very excited about,” Pepperdine Head Coach DeLisha Milton-Jones said in the release. “She will bring a very special skillset to our program. She’s a … [Read more...] about Latest on Women’s Basketball Recruiting
