Alarms rang before 7 a.m. Saturday morning as students prepared to participate in Pepperdine’s annual Step Forward Day. Volunteers flooded the Smothers Theatre parking lot, where they checked in with their respective groups for a day of volunteering across LA and Ventura Counties. This year, 1,350 volunteers signed up, forming 85 groups that went to serve 67 … [Read more...] about Pepp Students Take Another Step Forward
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Service Teaches the Servant
Photos courtesy of Getty ImagesI transferred to Pepperdine in spring 2012. As I sat among other transfers, I could feel excitement surging within me. Home was now thousands of miles away, and the novelty of Pepperdine pumped me up even more. I was a Biology major with high hopes for medical school. I knew it was going to be tough, but I had already dominated community college, … [Read more...] about Service Teaches the Servant
Volunteers Count Homeless in Malibu
Photo by Blake Morasch During the last week of January, a handful of Malibu residents volunteered to take to the streets in an effort to account for the number of homeless individuals living in the area. These Malibu volunteers were taking part in the biennial “Point-in-Time” count, a nationally coordinated effort between local volunteers and members from the Continuum of … [Read more...] about Volunteers Count Homeless in Malibu
FOOD Share Program Transforms Partnership with Pepp
Photo Courtesy of Christopher Molina Pepperdine is redesigning the mission of their ongoing volunteer program partnership with non-profit food bank, FOOD Share. Pepperdine’s FOOD Share volunteer coordinator and senior Christopher Molina said he doesn’t exactly know what the redesigned program is going to look like, but knows that the partnership with FOOD Share will be … [Read more...] about FOOD Share Program Transforms Partnership with Pepp
25 years of service
Photo by Allison Hubbard The silver anniversary of any event makes for a day of disproportionate celebration, warranting balloons, free drinks, boisterous behavior and, occasionally, In-N-Out. Pepperdine’s testament to its long-standing relationship with service last weekend was no exception. On Saturday, more than 2,000 students, faculty, alumni and associates … [Read more...] about 25 years of service
