For Natural Science Division Chair Mike Feltner success is taking his 6-year-old son to hockey practice or his 8-year-old daughter to her soccer games. "Right now my greatest joy is family and spending time with my kids — having time to play with them and being a part of their growth Feltner said. After 23 years in the Natural Science Division, Dr. Feltner will become … [Read more...] about Science division chair named associate dean
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Provost survives no confidence vote initiated by faculty
Provost Darryl Tippens chief academic officer of Pepperdine weathered a vote of no confidence in his administrative leadership Monday the first vote of its kind in Pepperdine history. When last year's controversial tenure decisions regarding Drs. Stella Erbes and Alexander Diener came under fire and little information was exchanged to justify the decisions some faculty began to … [Read more...] about Provost survives no confidence vote initiated by faculty
Spring Break service trips take students around the world
Over Spring Break 175 Pepperdine students went on service trips all around the Western Hemisphere. In its 10th year the students split into teams that volunteered time within the United States and in countries of Fiji Guatemala Honduras Panama Ecuador Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. Junior Jazmyne Sutton who went to Seattle said that her Project Serve trip "challenged … [Read more...] about Spring Break service trips take students around the world
'Soul Surfer' speaks to Pepperdine
David Brookwell is no stranger to success. Since graduating from Pepperdine Brookwell has gone onto produce 27 titles some of the more well-known ones being the Legally Blonde movies Raise Your Voice The Even Stevens Movie as well as the That's So Raven Even Stevens andPhil of the Future TV series. His most recent film Soul Surfer is the true story of Bethany Hamilton who had … [Read more...] about 'Soul Surfer' speaks to Pepperdine
Blast to the Past: GPC alumna reflects
On the ride to the former George Pepperdine College 1962 alumna Susan Giboney proudly pulled out her GPC yearbooks. Excited to divulge the little-known history of Pepperdine University Giboney declared with conviction "We loved our school. We had such pride." She turned down memory lane as the Pepperdine Ambassadors Council and the Student Alumni Organization rode the shuttle … [Read more...] about Blast to the Past: GPC alumna reflects