PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY NEWS

The Season of Giving: Pepperdine Hosts Holiday Service Projects (Click Here to View) The spirit of the holidays stirs in the hearts of the Pepperdine community as faculty, students, and alumni unite for the season of giving. This year, service initiatives continued the scope of service to avenues of generosity, and purpose-filled members of Pepperdine's five schools served familiar organizations to express their instinct to give.

 

OTHER PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY NEWS

James Q. Wilson, the Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine, Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn that Dr. James Q. Wilson, the Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine and recipient of the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, passed away March 2. He was 80 years-old.


Pepperdine Libraries Launch "Digital Commons" Publication Platform
The Pepperdine Digital Commons at the Pepperdine Libraries is now live, providing a centralized platform for Pepperdine journals, faculty webpages, conference proceedings, student research, and e-scholarship. The collection aims to make Pepperdine's scholarly output accessible, secure, and search engine optimized for online discovery.


Graziadio School Hosts China's Vice President Xi Jinping Business Delegation
The Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management and ChinaMart® Los Angeles hosted a February 16 seminar on U.S.-China trade relations and shared economic interests for members of a business delegation from the People's Republic of China and U.S. business officials as part of Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Los Angeles.


Pepperdine School of Law Vice Dean Tim Perrin Appointed President of Lubbock Christian University
Perrin will become the sixth former Pepperdine employee currently serving as a university president.


Graziadio School of Business and Management Establishes Research Partnership with Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. will collaborate on research regarding access to capital for private businesses and national economic forecasts.


Parkening International Guitar Competition Announces Judges for 2012 Competition
The judges for the third triennial Parkening International Guitar Competition, to be presented by Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, from Wednesday, May 30, to Saturday, June 2, have been announced.


Waves Men's Volleyball Opens 2012 Season
Waves men's volleyball opened the 2012 season last weekend with a pair of matches versus Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association rival and the #13-ranked Lewis University Flyers on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7 and 8.


Former Heidelberg Program Director and Professor Emeritus Herbert Luft Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn that Herbert Luft, who held several key positions with the University over 26 years, passed away this week. He was 69 years old.


The Season of Giving: Pepperdine Hosts Holiday Service Projects
The spirit of the holidays stirs in the hearts of the Pepperdine community as faculty, students, and alumni unite for the season of giving. This year, service initiatives continued the scope of service to avenues of generosity, and purpose-filled members of Pepperdine's five schools served familiar organizations to express their instinct to give.


Life Regent Rosemary Kraemer Lokey Raitt Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn that Rosemary Kraemer Lokey Raitt, a 29-year member of the Board of Regents, passed away on December 16. She was 91 years-old.


Davenport Institute Launches "Golden Governance" Blog
The Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy recently launched a new blog, Golden Governance, which focuses on government and citizen collaboration to provide services in California communities.


The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine Releases "Golden Governance" Report Encouraging a Collaborative Approach to Government
A report issued October 27 by Pepperdine University's Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership finds that California's tough economy is causing cities, towns and counties across the state to rethink how they tackle some of their toughest challenges. A new collaborative approach to governance, it notes, is key.


Waves Student-Athletes Top NCAA Graduation Success Rate Data
Pepperdine University continues to do an outstanding job of graduating its student-athletes, according to Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data released by the NCAA on October 25. Thirteen of the Waves' 14 programs had averages better than the national rate for their sports and seven teams received perfect scores.


Professor Emeritus Glenn Webb Conferred Order of the Rising Sun
Glenn Webb, Professor Emeritus at Pepperdine and former director of the Institute for the Study of Asian Cultures, was conferred the Order of the Rising Sun by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Akihito of Japan November 15 in Los Angeles, Calif.


Robert Jackson, Life Regent, Passes
The Pepperdine community was saddened to learn of the passing on November 21 of Robert Jackson, a 25-year member of the Board of Regents. He was 80 years old.


John Paglia Awarded Inaugural Tom Hopkins Award
John Paglia, associate professor of finance at the Graziadio School and director of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, was presented with the first annual Tom Hopkins Award for Excellence in Mergers and Acquisitions by Chapter 101 of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).