Settled in for its second year, SEED has doubled in faculty participation since Pepperdine implemented the diversity training program last year. This year, 59 staff and faculty will participate in the program. Members of the Pepperdine staff and faculty have voluntarily undergone diversity and inclusion training. Diversity training was part of a list of demands made by … [Read more...] about Cultivating the SEED of Diversity
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Faculty Profile: Professor Ronald Cox
The Office of International Programs welcomed Professor Ronald Cox to the position of Associate Dean. Cox, who has been with the university since 2005 as a professor in the Religion Division and also served as a faculty family for the Heidelberg, Florence and London religion overseas programs previously. "I still have a number of my faculty responsibilities, it's just that the … [Read more...] about Faculty Profile: Professor Ronald Cox
Surf Convo Changes Attendance Requirements
Photos Courtesy of Surf Convo Facebook page Surf Chapel, which is now called Surf Convo, is implementing a new way of distributing convocation credits starting this semester, Associate Professor of Decision Science and Surf Convo leader Robert Shearer said. Surf Convo is changing its attendance requirement due to the high turnover rate, which has been affecting the … [Read more...] about Surf Convo Changes Attendance Requirements
Camp Kesem Comes to Pepp Summer 2018
Photo Courtesy of Camp Kesem Camp Kesem, a nonprofit summer camp for kids whose families are affected by cancer, is about to make waves at Pepperdine in July and August 2018 by providing a week of free, fun camp activities run by Pepperdine students. Camp Kesem runs week-long summer camps across the nation for children ages 6-16 whose parents are affected by cancer by … [Read more...] about Camp Kesem Comes to Pepp Summer 2018
From Our Feed: Two Fires Blazed During Heat Wave Saturday
Photos by Matt Benton Firefighters extinguished two brush fires in Malibu on Saturday, one near Corral Canyon and the other near Las Flores Canyon Road, according to the Malibu Times. High temperatures of up to 94 degrees from the record-breaking heat wave in Southern California helped feed the fire, first reported at 2:45 p.m., as it spread up hillsides and close to … [Read more...] about From Our Feed: Two Fires Blazed During Heat Wave Saturday