On any given Tuesday evening at the Starbucks in Payson Library, students will wait at the counter, receiving bags of packaged pastries and sandwiches — all free of charge. It is a part of the fight against wasting food and food insecurity at Pepperdine. These students are members of the 7-year-old Food Recovery Network club, which rescues unconsumed food from events on … [Read more...] about Campus Food Recovery Network Serves Local Community
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Pepperdine Introduces New Opioid Awareness and Mental Health Resources
The Student Health Center continues its commitment to ensuring physical and mental health resources through its continued partnership with TimelyCare for this academic year and the introduction of Narcan. TimelyCare is a nationwide organization promoting a plethora of 24/7 virtual care for universities around the United States. The 2024-25 academic year will mark the second … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Introduces New Opioid Awareness and Mental Health Resources
Gender Gap Persists in Seaver Business Division
Pepperdine’s Seaver College is a female-dominated school, but the opposite is true in its Business Administration Division. Between 2019 and 2024, men accounted for about 60% of Pepperdine’s Business majors, despite women accounting for roughly 60% of all Seaver College undergraduates, according to data from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE). In 2024, more than … [Read more...] about Gender Gap Persists in Seaver Business Division
Good News: My Life told through a Series of Sunsets
Growing up in Leander, Texas, a small suburb of Austin, I learned to appreciate a good sunset. Sunsets were always my dad's favorite and on our drive back from elementary school at 6 p.m., he would always point them out. My family and I used to go to a restaurant called the Oasis to admire the sunset. It had around three stories of outdoor patios and as the sun went behind … [Read more...] about Good News: My Life told through a Series of Sunsets
How Students Spend their Crafternoons
Pepperdine's Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) program hosts biweekly Crafternoons for students to have mindful relaxation.These events take place every other Tuesday of the Fall 2024 semester and occur in The Lighthouse. The event allows students to come and go as they please, providing students with crafts, food and a different RISE mindfulness lesson each week. … [Read more...] about How Students Spend their Crafternoons
