Students check in for Spring NSO on Jan. 6. Spring NSO welcomed around 100 new students to campus a week before the start of the semester. Photo by Lucian HimesPepperdine welcomed a few students back early this year — the new transfer students and the Class of 2025 students who were admitted for the spring semester. Spring New Student Orientation began Jan.6-9 with … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Kicks off Spring 2022 with New Student Orientation
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Coffee with a Transfer Connects Students at Starbucks
Photo by Marisa Dragos There's a new campaign curating coffee and community on campus. Student Affairs launched an initiative called Coffee with a Transfer to foster friendships between transfer and non-transfer students. Any Pepperdine undergraduate student can fill out an online form with a little bit of information about themselves, and the Office of Student Affairs … [Read more...] about Coffee with a Transfer Connects Students at Starbucks
Spring Admit Survival Guide
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University Starting college is a difficult and exciting transition, especially if you're a spring admit. The flowers are blooming, classes are starting, friend groups have formed and you feel ... well, lost. No need to fear, here are the top five tips on how to survive being a spring admit at Pepperdine University. #1 Get Involved There … [Read more...] about Spring Admit Survival Guide
Spring Admits Share their Experiences Coming to Campus after Tragedy
For spring admits, it can be difficult transitioning to a new university in the middle of the school year, but this year's wildfires, mass shooting and missed school days add additional obstacles to the existing challenges. The 126 spring admits of 2019 face an unusual situation of walking into a healing community and learning to make it feel like home. Between the … [Read more...] about Spring Admits Share their Experiences Coming to Campus after Tragedy
Spring Admits Overcome Their Tough Transitions
Photo Courtesy of Lynn Gilmour, Ashley Shelton and Jennifer Ipe For students admitted to Pepperdine in the spring semester including transfer students, it can be challenging to find the common comfort of integration when everyone is already a semester ahead. This spring, 100 first-year students enrolled, and 56 students transferred to Pepperdine. There are 156 new students … [Read more...] about Spring Admits Overcome Their Tough Transitions