Photo by Cassandra Stephenson This year, Pepperdine is partnering with the national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness movement to host an awareness week of their own. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is a nationally recognized event that typically takes place the week before Thanksgiving every year, according to the National Homelessness website. “We are partnering … [Read more...] about Students Call Awareness to Homelessness
Diversity Summit Sparks Inclusion
Photos by Milan Loiacono Students from Pepperdine, Vanguard, Biola and Westmont universities and speakers from ReNew Partnerships gathered Saturday for The Summit on Diversity and Inclusion in Elkins Auditorium. ReNew Partnerships is an organization based out of Ohio whose purpose is to "foster ethnic unity in the body of Christ" to discuss cross-cultural relations. "I … [Read more...] about Diversity Summit Sparks Inclusion
Pepperdine 40 Under 40
Graphic by Kylie Myers Pepperdine University nominated and carefully selected 40 alumni out of 30,000 alumni under 40 years old from around the world to be this year's 40 under 40.. The University solicited nominations via social media, email newsletters and word of mouth that resulted in a total of 276 nominations, according to an email from Pepperdine's Social Media … [Read more...] about Pepperdine 40 Under 40
Coming Out Day at Pepperdine
Photos by Milan Loiacono Crossroads tabled in Joslyn Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 11 in honor of National Coming Out Day to honor the LGBTQ community on campus. Crossroads President and senior Cameron Hart shared his journey of coming out in light of the Oct. 11 celebration. This year was the 28th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, according to the Human … [Read more...] about Coming Out Day at Pepperdine
Women’s Panel for How to Cope with Post-College Life
Photos by Milan Loiacono A panel of three female professors met with students Tuesday at noon in the Fireside room for a Convocation discussing how to be a woman of Christ and cope with life post-graduation. The panelists included Priscilla Macrae, professor of Sports Medicine, Stella Erbes, professor of Teacher Education, and Theresa de Los Santos, assistant professor of … [Read more...] about Women’s Panel for How to Cope with Post-College Life