The Student Programming Board hosts their annual Pacific Sounds Music and Arts Festival utilizing various online resources including Peppervine, Zoom, InstaLive and other digital platforms. The event was available for the Pepperdine community April 19-24. Image courtesy of The Student Programming Board For the first time in Pepperdine history, The Student Programming Board held … [Read more...] about The Board Hosts First Virtual Pacific Sounds Music and Art Festival
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Administration Restructures Convocation as Seaver 200, Reduces Requirements
Graphic by Abby WiltGetting your convocation credit just got a whole lot easier.Pepperdine announced changes to the chapel requirement May 6, following a reimagining of the Office of Spiritual Life on May 3. New requirements for students lighten the credit load — reducing needed credits from 14 to 10 — and base participation on class standing and residential … [Read more...] about Administration Restructures Convocation as Seaver 200, Reduces Requirements
LIVE UPDATES: President’s Briefing Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Policy and Commencement
The President’s Briefing will begin at 8:45 a.m. PDT, May 5, 2021. See live updates below. 9:39: President Gash ended the Briefing. The next Briefing will take place June 2, at 8:45 a.m. PDT. 9:38: Beverly Wright, executive assistant for the vice president for Student Affairs, closed the Briefing in prayer. Question and Answer Why will the vaccine be required for … [Read more...] about LIVE UPDATES: President’s Briefing Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Policy and Commencement
Pepperdine Launches New Spiritual Life Programming — The Hub for Spiritual Life
Pepperdine's Stauffer Chapel sits empty April 7, 2021 after three semesters without events due to COVID-19. The Spiritual Life Office will undergo a reimagining Aug. 1 in preparation for the start of fall 2021. Photo Courtesy of Peyton LeeGoodbye Spiritual Life Office, hello Hub for Spiritual Life.After months of reimagining, President Jim Gash announced changes to the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Launches New Spiritual Life Programming — The Hub for Spiritual Life
Good News: Finding Appreciation in The Pandemic
In my lifetime, there has never been a time where every individual in the world was impacted by an event. COVID-19 changed this fact about my life. It brought with it a slew of destruction and disappointment.Since Pepperdine students and I left campus March 2020, COVID-19 has allowed me the space to reevaluate my priorities and focus on the positives. As a senior and losing a … [Read more...] about Good News: Finding Appreciation in The Pandemic