Far before stepping on Pepperdine soil for the first time, first lady Joline Gash spent her days in the then 400-person town of Penngrove in Northern California. "I lived in the country, where we didn't have sidewalks but we had a lot of animals," Joline said. Early Life Born Joline Oliver, she grew up as the youngest of seven children in a blended family. She was … [Read more...] about Country to Coast: Joline Gash Reflects on Journey to Pepperdine
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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
Growing Up Gash
Photos courtesy of Joshua GashLiving in Malibu for college is one thing but growing up in the seaside town is another entirely. Yet the children of many Pepperdine faculty members have the opportunity to do both.Junior Joshua Gash is the son of Jim Gash, law professor and Pepperdine president elect. He grew up with his two sisters in a Malibu neighborhood just minutes from the … [Read more...] about Growing Up Gash