Photos Courtesy of Paper Airplanes fundraising manager and graphic designer Sasha Kleiman. A group of Pepperdine students have found a way to connect with Syrian refugees through a nonprofit organization called Paper Airplanes. President of No Lost Generation (NLG), a refugee advocacy organization, senior Molly Pasquarella brought Paper Airplanes to Pepperdine fall of … [Read more...] about Students Tutor Syrian Refugees Through Paper Airplanes
No Lost Generation
Pepperdine Students, Faculty and Alumni Serve Refugees
Photos by Zach LeWearing a silver necklace that reads "Amelia" in Arabic, senior Amelia Dal Pra said the necklace was made by her friend Alawi, an Iraqi refugee who she met while studying abroad in Jordan with Pepperdine last summer."My time with my refugee friends that I made there humanized the situation and made it a lot more real for me," said Dal Pra, who has contributed … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Students, Faculty and Alumni Serve Refugees
Pepp Community Stands for Unity
Photos by Brett Bean and Cassandra Stephenson Pepperdine students, faculty and administrators gathered to pray and address recent U.S. refugee and immigration policy changes Wednesday. Beginning with a time for prayer at 9:30 a.m., the event took place outside of Firestone Fieldhouse and was sponsored by SGA, the Office of the Chaplain and the Seaver College Dean's … [Read more...] about Pepp Community Stands for Unity