Senior Matt Rosato works the 2018 March Madness tournament at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. He worked for the marketing department inside of Athletics before the COVID-19 shutdown. Photo courtesy of Matt Rosato Seaver alumna Catherine Gibbs (2020) didn't know when she would be able to return to work as a lifeguard at Pepperdine when the Malibu campus closed in … [Read more...] about Student-Workers Return To Pepperdine
Pepperdine Works Toward a New Fitness Center
Firestone Fieldhouse hosts the old fitness center. Campus Recreation plans to build the new one next to Seaside Residence Hall. Photo by Ali Levens Pepperdine plans to build a temporary fitness center to create more space and bring in new equipment for students to use. The temporary location will bridge the gap between the old fitness space in Firestone Fieldhouse and the plan … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Works Toward a New Fitness Center
Jumpstart Works in New Virtual Format
Photo courtesy of Jumpstart Six schools, 12 classrooms, 85 to 100 Pepperdine workers and an estimated 240 preschoolers. These are the rough numbers for Pepperdine's Jumpstart program this year. As schools moved into an online format, Jumpstart shifted to connect with the preschoolers learning virtually. Jumpstart is a program that prepares preschoolers for kindergarten … [Read more...] about Jumpstart Works in New Virtual Format
International Programs Moves Forward with Changes
The Florence study abroad program is shutting down for the fall along with six other abroad programs. The International Programs office has since created new priority deadlines for upcoming semesters. File photo CORRECTION: The priority deadline for IP applications is Sept. 21. The date was incorrectly reported in the original version of this story. Even after fall … [Read more...] about International Programs Moves Forward with Changes
New Students Plug Into Pepperdine’s Virtual Culture
Photos courtesy of PepperdineThe Pepperdine App allows students to access a page for all orientation links. Students could access the NSO schedule and open links to watch live and recorded videos.Typically a week filled with packed activities, New Student Orientation moved to a strictly virtual format in June 2020. "Everything we did online was how it would be like if we did it … [Read more...] about New Students Plug Into Pepperdine’s Virtual Culture
