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Pepperdine Community Celebrates Mountain Parking Structure Opening

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Pepperdine's Student Government Association (SGA), Student Programming Board, Rise, Student Wellness Advisory Board(SWAB) and Campus Rec put on a Parking Party Friday, Feb. 21 to celebrate the new Mountain Parking structure. The event was held on the top level of the parking structure.The party commemorated the structure's opening on Friday, Feb. 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Celebrates Mountain Parking Structure Opening

Students Learn About Mindfulness at RISE Summit

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Pepperdine students and staff gathered in the Light House for the Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) Summit on Feb. 19. An annual event, this year the Summit included a meal, a raffle and a talk from Shauna Shapiro, a clinical psychologist, professor and author.The RISE Summit is split between two sessions: one at lunch and the other at dinner.The lunch session of the … [Read more...] about Students Learn About Mindfulness at RISE Summit

Students Connect Sports and Spirituality at Pepperdine

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Pepperdine requires Chapel for every first and second year student, but there are many options from religious discussions to prayer and sports. Many athletes, in both the collegiate and professional realm, have religious ties, which is a contributing factor to why Sports Chapels at Pepperdine are so popular. “The theme of fellowship is what the Chapel was centered on,” … [Read more...] about Students Connect Sports and Spirituality at Pepperdine

How Students Spend their Crafternoons

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Pepperdine's Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) program hosts biweekly Crafternoons for students to have mindful relaxation.These events take place every other Tuesday of the Fall 2024 semester and occur in The Lighthouse. The event allows students to come and go as they please, providing students with crafts, food and a different RISE mindfulness lesson each week. … [Read more...] about How Students Spend their Crafternoons

RISE hosts Pumpkins & Pizza event for GSEP students

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Molly Adams, Pepperdine's Resilience-Informed Skills Education graduate assistant, hosted a Halloween-themed Pumpkins & Pizza event at Gulls Way Patio on Oct. 31. for the Graduate School of Education and Psychology students to highlight two of the six dimensions of RISE. Adams said the event focused on the social and service dimensions of resilience. Students were able … [Read more...] about RISE hosts Pumpkins & Pizza event for GSEP students