Photos by Sherry YangThe iDebate Rwanda team, including 17-year-old Kellia Kaneze, 16-year-old Jean Din Kariuki and their three coaches, hosted a debate featuring Pepperdine students over the topic of Convicted Civility. Pepperdine is the first stop on The iDebate Rwanda 2018 USA tour. iDebate Rwanda is an organization that stands to change the lives of young Rwandans and East … [Read more...] about iDebate Rwanda Partners with the Pepperdine Debate Team for Convicted Civility Convo
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International Student Ambassador Program Begins
Photos courtesy of OISS Pepperdine University recently introduced an International Student Ambassador Program that aims to further develop a supportive global community and advocate for international students, according to their website. The Pepperdine Student Ambassador Program (ISAP) consists of six international student representatives with different cultural … [Read more...] about International Student Ambassador Program Begins
IP Overbooks Heidelberg Program
Photos courtesy of International ProgramPepperdine’s Class of 2021, the largest ever, has departed for their year abroad.For students attending the Heidelberg program, Pepperdine's oldest international program, a large class size meant challenges along the way, because of the limited space in the Heidelberg house.All students accepted to the Heidelberg program have spent … [Read more...] about IP Overbooks Heidelberg Program
Pepp Offers Greater Support For First-Generation Students Through New Student Club and University Program
Photo courtesy of Student Success CenterIn an effort to provide more support for first-generation college students at Pepperdine, a group of students are launching a first-generation club, and the Student Success Center is starting a program to provide greater university resources for first-generation students.Nineteen percent of undergraduate students at Pepperdine are … [Read more...] about Pepp Offers Greater Support For First-Generation Students Through New Student Club and University Program
Pepperdine Pays Tribute to Sept. 11 Attacks with Annual Memorial Service
Photos by Milan LoiaconoThe Pepperdine community gathered Tuesday to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.The university held a memorial service at Heroes Garden to honor the 2,977 lives lost on on Sept. 11, including Graziadio alumnus Thomas E. Burnett Jr., who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that day.Burnett and the other passengers on Flight 93 were … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Pays Tribute to Sept. 11 Attacks with Annual Memorial Service