Photo and art by Whitney Powell | Powell illustrated first-year Sports Medicine major Everett Baker’s hope to go abroad by drawing him in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Baker plans to study in Buenos Aires next year. Hope. A term people use lightly but feel deeply. Moments of hope can be significant, life-changing events or even just simple smiles from strangers. Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Finding Hope in Every Moment
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Life After Death, Whatever That Means
Art by Samantha Miller Embrace death to truly start living. That's the counterintuitive take-away Sociology Professor Charles Hall leaves students with in his upper-division sociology course on death and dying. Death isn't the cheeriest subject, but Hall didn't mince his words and isn't one to shy away from difficult conversations. Hall's class strives to break down … [Read more...] about Life After Death, Whatever That Means
IP Begins New Year with Exec. Director Beth Laux
Photo courtesy of Beth Laux Pepperdine's new executive director of International Programs (IP) Beth M. Laux, who succeeded Charles Hall as of Aug. 1, said studying abroad during her undergraduate education shaped her life and expanded her worldview. Pepperdine's International Programs give students the opportunity to study abroad in seven possible locations during the … [Read more...] about IP Begins New Year with Exec. Director Beth Laux
Pepperdine Announces New Executive Director of International Programs
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine Public RelationsPepperdine announced Beth M. Laux will succeed Charles Hall to lead International Programs at Pepperdine, according to a press release from Pepperdine University Public Relations. Laux, who will become the executive director of IP, is the current director of Learning Abroad at the University of Utah. She has participated in … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Announces New Executive Director of International Programs
Staff Editorial: An Open Letter to the New Dean of International Programs
Art by Caitlyn Roark When new students arrive at Pepperdine, it seems that they are instantly bombarded with questions of where they want to go abroad. The pressure to study overseas seems to be evident from the fact that Pepperdine is ranked as the No. 1 university in the nation for the highest percentage of study abroad participation three years in a row, according to … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: An Open Letter to the New Dean of International Programs
