Photos by Nicole Spafford A man opened fire in a Texas church Nov. 5 and killed 26 people, just five weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history that killed 59 in Las Vegas. Six days earlier, a man drove a truck into a bike path in Manhattan, killing at least eight and injuring 11 others. These mass slayings came weeks after Hurricane Harvey killed 82 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Cares for Trauma-Stricken Students Amid National Tragedies
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Pepperdine Goes Smoke-Free
Pepperdine will transition to a smoke-free university starting Fall 2018, according to an email from Pepperdine's Public Relations office.This change will apply both to Pepperdine's domestic and international campuses, though graduate campuses will retain designated outdoor smoking areas per their lease agreements, according to the email.Director of Human Resources Sean Michael … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Goes Smoke-Free
Pepp plans to increase Seaver
Graphic by Chad Jimenez There are 953 incoming students at Seaver College this semester, as of Friday morning. Growing Seaver was a plan set in motion in 2014 to expand Seaver College and to have 916 students in each class with a total of 3,664 total undergraduate students. Although Dean of Seaver College Michael Feltner said he expects the number to decline slightly … [Read more...] about Pepp plans to increase Seaver
Horton Named New VP of Student Affairs
Connie Horton is stepping up and into a new role. The Office of Student Affairs has restructured its administration this academic year amidst expanding the roles and reach of the Student Affairs division across all schools. Mark Davis and the department have split his previous jobs as Dean of Students and the Vice President of Student Life for the whole university. Davis … [Read more...] about Horton Named New VP of Student Affairs
Stigma of School Counseling Decreases
Graphics by Rachel Littauer The stigma behind seeking mental health treatment at Pepperdine is going away— slowly but surely. Pepperdine University is home to approximately 3,500 undergraduate students, all of whom are eligible for free services at the Pepperdine Counseling Center. Use of the counseling center has increased dramatically over the years, according to … [Read more...] about Stigma of School Counseling Decreases
