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A ‘Magical’ Experience: Faculty Children Grow up Abroad

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Scaling Mount Vesuvius, gazing at the Duomo, witnessing penguins in Patagonia, delighting in “Harry Potter” in Heidelberg — where the Heidelberg Castle looks like Hogwarts — and soaking in the summer in Fiji and Kenya. These are just a few of the experiences of some faculty children. Briana Plank, daughter of Biology Professor Donna Nofzinger Plank, … [Read more...] about A ‘Magical’ Experience: Faculty Children Grow up Abroad

Opinion: Heidelberg is the Best Abroad Program

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Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Pepperdine is among the top 12 study abroad programs across the nation according to the U.S. News and World Report. However, depending on where students study abroad, opinions and perspectives may shift about which program is … [Read more...] about Opinion: Heidelberg is the Best Abroad Program

International Programs Points Transfer Students Toward Summer Programs

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Since eighth grade, junior Taylor Ritchey dreamed of attending Pepperdine. Now that she’s here after transferring from a community college in Levelland, Texas, she said she wants to soak in the entirety of what Pepperdine offers. However, Ritchey is finding that her study-abroad dreams may be difficult because of the amount of credits she already possesses. “Having as … [Read more...] about International Programs Points Transfer Students Toward Summer Programs

International Programs Create New Friendship and Relationship Dynamics

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Sophomore Margherita Zaramella is one of only five women in Malibu from Delta Gamma's pledge class of 38 members. The other 33 members are studying overseas in Pepperdine’s International Programs. Zaramella started the semester without her best friends, but she said she has developed close relationships with her new suitemates and found ways to keep in touch with her friends … [Read more...] about International Programs Create New Friendship and Relationship Dynamics

Students Reflect on Their First Impressions of The Switzerland Chateau

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Imagine this: You're going for a morning run next to Lake Geneva during sunrise down the perfectly paved road lined with beautifully manicured trees that lead into the Chateau d’Hauteville. This is the life of sophomore students Kaitlyn Gerrick, Faith Talbott and Katherine Johnston. Talbott said she wasn't given much information coming into the Switzerland International … [Read more...] about Students Reflect on Their First Impressions of The Switzerland Chateau