Photo by Michaela Meyer Pepperdine students were evacuated from their Calamigos Ranch dorms early this morning as a fire destroyed one of the buildings on the property. The Gerson Club, a lounge area near the ranch’s upper pool, burned down completely. Students were evacuated at 4 a.m., on Monday and the fire was extinguished by the fire department by 5 a.m. No one was … [Read more...] about Fire Claims Building at Calamigos; Students Unharmed
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Calamigos Ranch No Longer an ‘On-Campus’ Housing Option
Photos courtesy of Michaela MeyerCalamigos Ranch will no longer be a housing opportunity for students through Housing and Residence Life beginning fall 2017.Calamigos Ranch was first offered to students as a housing option in the fall semester of 2014. Calamigos Ranch is located in the Santa Monica Mountains on Kanan Dume Road, which is 11.5 miles away from Pepperdine’s … [Read more...] about Calamigos Ranch No Longer an ‘On-Campus’ Housing Option
HRL to look for new Associate Dean of Students
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Housing and Residence Life Brian Dawson will be resigning from his position at the end of this semester in order to pursue jobs with more direct student relations, according to Dawson. A national search is being done with Dean of Students Mark Davis chairing the search committee, University Chaplain Sara Barton and associate deans of … [Read more...] about HRL to look for new Associate Dean of Students
Housing Crisis: Students frustrated as demand exceeds supply
After last week’s Housing Selection Day, only 41 percent of juniors and seniors were able to secure on-campus housing. All 497 open spots were filled within one hour and 45 minutes, according to Associate Dean of Students for Housing and Residence Life Brian Dawson. “From watching the system as it happened, it appeared that about 240 seniors got in during the first hour … [Read more...] about Housing Crisis: Students frustrated as demand exceeds supply
Housing office updates tech and security
Technological changes are taking place on a backdrop of on-campus housing at maximum capacity. There are more than 2,200 students on campus, and housing is operating at 105 percent of its designed capacity, according to HRL. “There was more demand than we have space for. We have had the largest freshman class two years in a row, and we may have to restrict juniors and seniors … [Read more...] about Housing office updates tech and security
