Pepperdine miscalculated its on-campus student COVID-19 vaccination rate due to a programming error, according to a Sept. 10 email released to the community.The University reported its student vaccination rate was 96%, when the real number is closer to 84%, a difference of 12%.The error was caused by faulty programming, Chief Operations Officer Phil Phillips shared in a Graphic … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Miscommunicates Student Vaccination Rate Due to ‘Programming Error’
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The Fine Print: Coming Back is Hard — And That’s OK
This fall, Pepperdine students return to campus after a totally normal summer. There’s nothing out of the ordinary — everyone’s fine, all the summer abroad programs were so fun, and we definitely didn’t just exit a period of tremendous collective loss and trauma (that actually might be true, considering we haven’t made that exit yet).The reality is … [Read more...] about The Fine Print: Coming Back is Hard — And That’s OK
What’s in a Mandate: Breaking Down the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Graphic by Ashley MowreaderPepperdine issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate July 9, notifying faculty, students and staff they need to be vaccinated before returning to campus for the fall, with a deadline to provide vaccination status by July 31.The mandate comes after months of deliberation and feedback from community members and allows for medical, philosophical and religious … [Read more...] about What’s in a Mandate: Breaking Down the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Pepperdine Modifies COVID-19 Protocols Following State Reopening
Students loiter in the shade of Mullin Town Square in late February. Campus reopened for some in-person classes in April and administration lifted some COVID-19 safety protocols mid-June. Photo by Ali LevensFollowing the June 15 California reopening, Pepperdine announced changes to its COVID-19 safety protocols on its Southern California campuses June 17.Under new state and … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Modifies COVID-19 Protocols Following State Reopening
Pepperdine Releases Tentative COVID-19 Policy, Leans Toward Requirement
Pepperdine created a second draft of its COVID-19 Vaccine Policy, which would require students to be vaccinated before attending school in the fall. The University Management Committee shared a second draft of its interim COVID-19 Vaccine Policy on May 12 for community review. The updated policy would require students to be vaccinated before attending school in the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Releases Tentative COVID-19 Policy, Leans Toward Requirement
