Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology Margaret Weber announced Tuesday that she would retire at the end of this academic year. “My husband and I have been talking about it for a number of years,” she said. “As Ecclesiastes says, there’s a time for everything, and now is that time.” President Andrew K. Benton wrote in an email that he and Provost Darryl … [Read more...] about Dean Weber of GSEP announces retirement after 13 years
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DPS Reports 09.19.13
9/10/13 10:26 a.m. Traffic Related – Traffic Enforcement – Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign Location: John Tyler Drive Summary: A Public Safety officer reported a vehicle driving unsafely that failed to yield to their patrol emergency lights. The vehicle was later found parked on campus and cited. 9/10/13 8:56 p.m. Drugs & Alcohol Related Incidents – … [Read more...] about DPS Reports 09.19.13
Type A’s can live without calendars
Classes are red, work is purple, obligatory weekly events are yellow, optional weekly events are brown, obligatory one-time events are orange, optional one-time events are blue and my to-do list is green. My calendar could easily be mistaken for an explosion of a Skittles factory by an unsuspecting Type B personality. I’ve never been tardy to class, every text message I … [Read more...] about Type A’s can live without calendars
Waves of Innovation Phase II begins
Students are often told that college will change their lives. This year Pepperdine University is offering students the opportunity to change their college. One hundred and sixty students, faculty, staff and alumni, both independently and collaboratively, have submitted proposals to “re-think Pepperdine” and “help shape its future.” Waves of Innovation is beginning Phase II … [Read more...] about Waves of Innovation Phase II begins
Law prof. creates bar passage calculator
Associate Professor of Law Robert Anderson IV has created a calculator that can predict aspiring lawyers’ chances of passing the bar examination in hopes of raising awareness regarding the difficulty of different states’ bars. In order to predict someone’s chance of passing the bar, the calculator considers LSAT score, law school class rank, law school ranking and bar … [Read more...] about Law prof. creates bar passage calculator