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Fresh Faces: Transfer Student Brings Her Heart for Service to Pepperdine

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First-year Alex Ianni stands under the Malibu Pier during her first trip to Malibu as an accepted student in January. Ianni said she wanted to go to Pepperdine to earn a competitive degree while also strengthening her Christian faith.Photos courtesy of Alex IanniFirst-year transfer student Alex Ianni said she wanted to attend Pepperdine ever since she watched Pepperdine Women's … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Transfer Student Brings Her Heart for Service to Pepperdine

Fresh Faces: Business-Driven Student Pursues Dreams of Working in the Fashion Industry

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First-year Ray Morris rocks a Pepperdine T-shirt in Mount Laurel, Ala., after enrolling as a student in April. Morris said she visited and fell in love with the Malibu campus during her first year of high school when her dad took her family on a trip to Los Angeles and San Diego. Photos courtesy of Ray Morris First-year Ray Morris moved to Los Angeles in September and … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Business-Driven Student Pursues Dreams of Working in the Fashion Industry

Fresh Faces: Biology Student Makes the Move From Thousand Oaks To Malibu

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First-year Smayana Kurapati smiles on the sidelines of the football field at her high school, Westlake High School, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., in May 2020. Kurapati said after graduating from high school in 2020 and beginning a remote year at Pepperdine, she is eager to experience normal life on campus with her peers. Photos courtesy of Smayana KurapatiThousand Oaks is only … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Biology Student Makes the Move From Thousand Oaks To Malibu

Fresh Faces: Sports Fan Works Toward His MBA and Athletic Career Goals

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Junior transfer Jacob Piccuito poses in Venice, Italy, while on vacation in 2019. Piccuito said while he once thought he would never be a student at Pepperdine — he now loves being a Wave.Photos courtesy of Jacob PiccuitoTransfer student Jacob Piccuito tore his ACL during a rugby match in the spring of 2019 at Pepperdine. At the time, he was a student at Occidental … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Sports Fan Works Toward His MBA and Athletic Career Goals

Fresh Faces: Social Student Hopes to Foster Her Love of Community

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First-year Ashley Abaya smiles in front of the water of Monterey, CA, in June. Abaya said she wants to go abroad for only one semester so that she can be on campus — and near the ocean — for at least one semester before she is a junior. Photos courtesy of Ashley Abaya   First-year Ashley Abaya said her love of community led her to Pepperdine and her new sorority, … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Social Student Hopes to Foster Her Love of Community