Collage by Ali Levens On Aug. 1, 2019, President Jim Gash’s official first day of office, he and Chief of Staff Danny DeWalt began digging in Rho parking lot — the first symbolic dig of the future student recreation and event center, “The Mountain.” On Aug. 6, 2020, one year later, I asked Gash what he had learned throughout his first atypical year of presidency. Gash … [Read more...] about Looking Back — A Year in Review with Gash
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Going Back to the ’Bu: Pepperdine Shares Plans for In-Person Instruction
Pepperdine's main campus is completely empty after classes switched to online classes in March. Photo by Kayiu Wong Story updated May 22 to include Seaver College updates. President Gash announced this afternoon that Pepperdine plans to resume in-person instruction early August on Malibu campus and international campuses. The announcement came a little after 2 p.m., … [Read more...] about Going Back to the ’Bu: Pepperdine Shares Plans for In-Person Instruction
Preview of the Gash Inauguration
Infographic by Natalie RulonPepperdine University planned eight days worth of events for the inauguration of the university’s eighth president and chief executive officer, Jim Gash.The inaugural celebration started Tuesday, Sept. 17, and will conclude Thursday, Sept. 26. President Gash described why it is important to attend and get involved in the university's momentous … [Read more...] about Preview of the Gash Inauguration
Pepperdine hosts President Benton’s last Associate Dinner
Pepperdine hosted the 43rd annual Associate Dinner on May 11th 2019 at LA Live in Downtown Los Angelos. Photos by Kaelin Mendez The President of Pepperdine Andrew K. Benton was the keynote speaker of the event. He reflected on his almost 19 years of serving as the President. Other members of the Pepperdine community were in attendance including the Chancellor of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine hosts President Benton’s last Associate Dinner
Looking Ahead to the Gash Presidency
President-Elect Jim Gash anticipates his presidency merging the top three most important facets of his life: faith, family and Pepperdine. As the community looks ahead into the unknown following the completion of President Andrew K. Benton’s last academic year of leadership, Gash says these three core values provide insight into the direction that the university will head under … [Read more...] about Looking Ahead to the Gash Presidency
