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The results are in: Benton announces phase 1 winners of Waves of Innovation

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Successful applicants of President Andrew Benton’s Waves of Innovation will receive one-time planning grants up to $5,000 to prepare a proposal for consideration to be on Jan. 15, 2014. Benton has chosen the following eight initiatives: 1) Joe Fritsch (Seaver College, faculty): Biodegradable Plastics Prepared with Optimized, Environmentally-Friendly Catalyst– A proposal to … [Read more...] about The results are in: Benton announces phase 1 winners of Waves of Innovation

Shearer shares ‘twenty-two years of distilled military wisdom’

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Assistant Professor of Decision Science Robert Shearer was traveling with his son when he discovered Pepperdine. Will, Shearer’s only child, was being recruited to run for the university, and Shearer and his wife Luisa were wandering the campus, not wanting to “hover.” It was then that Shearer chanced across Jere Yates Professor of Organizational Behavior and Management within … [Read more...] about Shearer shares ‘twenty-two years of distilled military wisdom’

Thoughts turn to hunger and homelessness

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Photo by Allison Hubbard National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week is the third week of November, and the Pepperdine Volunteer Center is teaming up with student-led clubs and community organizations to facilitate opportunities for students to serve individuals less fortunate than themselves in the Malibu and Los Angeles areas. “There are a lot of resources at … [Read more...] about Thoughts turn to hunger and homelessness

20 Years Later

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Photo Courtesy of The Malibu Times In a time when most Seaver students had yet to walk, the Malibu campus burned. It was 20 years ago that the Old Topanga fire marred the November sky and scratched the Malibu campus. Fanned by the Santa Ana winds, the fire lasted from Nov. 3 to Nov. 11, 1993 and torched 359 homes across 18,000 acres. Students and staff were evacuated to … [Read more...] about 20 Years Later

Breaking down barriers

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SGA representative tackles cultural differences in freshman dorms Housing and Residence Life addresses sex, drugs and alcohol head-on to freshmen in the first months of college. But one of the most important changes that happens in college — interacting and living with people of different cultures — is not discussed at all, according to Nancy Kannampuzha, Student … [Read more...] about Breaking down barriers