Pepperdine’s Lovernich Residential Complex is one of the three apartment-style housing options the University offers. While residents may live on the same floor as someone who identifies with a different gender, rooms are separated based on assigned sex at birth. Photo by Alexander Payne Editor's note: To protect the identity of a source the Graphic has used the pseudonym John … [Read more...] about Taking Each Person as They Are: Gender-Inclusive Housing Provides Support for LGBTQ+ Students
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Kicking off the Fall Semester With a Year Two Welcome Event
Pepperdine is hosting a Year Two Kickoff event for all sophomore and transfer students Aug. 20-26. The event will be an opportunity for students to connect with other students and get acquainted with campus. Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine Student ActivitiesPepperdine plans to host a Year Two Kickoff Event for all incoming sophomore and second-year transfer students Aug. 20-26. … [Read more...] about Kicking off the Fall Semester With a Year Two Welcome Event
Spring Enrollment Stays Consistent Despite Semester Starting Online
First-year Peyton Nebens poses in her hometown of San Antonio in December 2020. As she starts classes virtually this semester, Nebens said she hopes to connect to the Pepperdine community through the University Church of Christ and virtual events. Photo courtesy of Nebens The spring 2021 semester will begin with more new students than last spring, even as many express … [Read more...] about Spring Enrollment Stays Consistent Despite Semester Starting Online
New Kind of NSO: Pepperdine Releases Plans for Virtual Orientation Events
Pepperdine Orientation leaders greet students as they move onto campus. Photo courtesy of Pepperdine Student ActivitiesComing back to campus in the fall means several big changes for campus life and events, and New Student Orientation is the first Pepperdine event to officially take place online. In an email sent to orientation presenters and campus partners, Director of … [Read more...] about New Kind of NSO: Pepperdine Releases Plans for Virtual Orientation Events
SGA Postpones Elections, Cancels Meetings
File PhotoPepperdine’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced in an email Tuesday that elections for next school year have been postponed to fall 2020. Senior and SGA President Meredith McCune wrote in a separate email to the Graphic that the SGA Senate would not continue holding its regular Wednesday meetings. Next year’s elections will take place online … [Read more...] about SGA Postpones Elections, Cancels Meetings