STUDENTS WIN 2003 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD
Pepperdine students Robin Mastro and Yuriko Castro have been chosen to receive the 2003 American Eagle Outfitters Spirit of Service Award, which recognizes the students’ commitment to Jumpstart, a national service organization committed to preparing children to succeed in school. They will receive the award at AE’s Santa Monica flagship store.
As the first-ever recipients of this award, the Pepperdine students were chosen from 120 Jumpstart Santa Monica Corps members in the Los Angeles County area.
Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles Barbara Sandoval will present the award to Mastro and Castro who have “exceeded the call of duty by surpassing the yearlong service commitment and demonstrated extraordinary leadership and unwavering professional integrity,” according to a press release from the mayor.
Mastro, an education major, is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children, as shown through her leadership role at two early-learning centers. She was also the first Jumpstart Santa Monica Corps member to surpass the 300-hour Jumpstart commitment.
Castro spent her Spring Break volunteering at an early-learning center and is considered an asset to her team, the children her team serves and Jumpstart. AE commends her for her contagious excitement, a great capacity for leadership and strong perseverance to get the job done.
Mastro said she was honored to be the recipient of such an award.
“Everyone working for Jumpstart deserves this recognition because everyone has worked hard to build this program,” she said in a news release. “It is an honor to represent such an amazing group of people dedicated to serving children and to making a difference in their lives.”
SEAVER COLLEGE CAREER CENTER HOSTS STEVE BLAIR’S ‘INTERVIEWONE’ WORKSHOP
Pepperdine University’s Seaver College Career Center will host Steve Blair’s “InterviewOne” interview skills workshop May 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Fireside Room.
The comprehensive five-hour workshop is designed to help students, alumni and transitioning professionals perfect their skills at job interviewing. Participants will learn effective positioning and communication techniques through an interactive forum of discussion and teamwork. A professional time-management portfolio and course study guide is included in the program.
Blair is one of America’s foremost leaders in interview training with more than a decade of frontline corporate recruiting experience and intense market research for several Fortune 500 companies, including Xerox. He is the author of several corporate recruiting and selection training programs, including “The Art of the Interview.” He is a Certified Employment Interview Professional and a member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers.
The cost of the workshop is $295 for Pepperdine students and is limited to 50 participants. For more information, contact the Career Center at ext. 4184.
DR. DON THOMPSON NAMED ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Nancy Magnusson Durham, vice president of planning, information and technology, announced this week the appointment of Dr. Don Thompson as the department’s associate vice president.
Thompson will assume administrative duties associated with university-wide assessment and technology support for a two-year term, while maintaining his duties as a Seaver professor of mathematics and computer science.
“He has built expertise … during his service as associate dean of Seaver College and is uniquely qualified to advance these agendas university-wide,” Magnusson Durham said in a news release.
Thompson has been with Seaver College since 1979 and has served for nearly six years as associate dean.
April 03, 2003