COASTAL Run-Walk Supports Local Endeavors
COASTAL funds paid for almost 200 hours of one-on-one counseling for children at the Union Rescue Mission’s facility for homeless mothers and children.
Service and Community Outreach Archives
First Recipient of Waves of Service Award Honored at Celebration of Excellence
Dr. Steven Long (EdD ‘08), a graduate of the organizational leadership program, traveled from Taiwan to accept the first Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) Waves of Service Alumni Award at the annual Celebration of Excellence on October 7, 2010
All Hands on Deck
This was not a challenge, but an opportunity to make a difference at a large school in need. I grew excited, and set out to learn as much as possible about how I could make a difference for Foster’s students and community.
Democracy Through Technology
I am eager to determine how ICT can benefit some of the world’s poorest learners, such as those in the informal settlements in this beautiful but socially under-resourced city.
GSEP Holds “Children’s Outreach: Advancing Social Transformation and Learning (COASTAL) 5K/10K Walk/Run”
Join our effort to improve and enrich the lives of future generations by providing children with the resources that lead to a prosperous adulthood.
Irvine Community Counseling Center Celebrates “15 Years of Mental Health Training and Servce”
Staff and friends of the Irvine Community Counseling Center celebrated “15 Years of Mental Health Training and Service” at the Newport Beach home of alumnus Patty Dies.
Kicking Cancer
PsyD Alumnus Teaches Kids to Cope with and Overcome Illness
Options for Youth, an Option for Empowerment
Alumni Working with Unique Charter School System Support At-Risk Teens
Psychology Across Cultures
Alumna Establishes First Mental Health Department in Kuwaiti Hospital
Hope with Every Sunrise
The sunrise in Haiti was especially hot. Our team of 39 of doctors, nurses, EMTs, and humanitarians had pitched our tents at the New Life Children’s home, an orphanage just a few minutes’ drive from the Port-au-Prince airport.
The Bear Necessities
Visiting Fiji for the first time and on a village tour through the remote areas of this beautiful island, I was struck by the sight of an old (nonworking) computer in an otherwise emptyclassroom at the Koroinasau Primary School.
Urban Initiative Update
In honor of Black History Month, the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) Diversity Council hosted a discussion entitled “Social Justice, Faith, and the Pepperdine Community” as a part of the committee’s biannual Multicultural Issues Impacting Community Speaker Series.
GSEP Awarded Grant to Improve Elementary Students’ Literacy and Math Skills
Dr. Anthony Collatos, assistant professor of education, was awarded a $195,000 grant from the prestigious California Community Foundation.
Waves of Service Celebrates Alumni Fulfilling Pepperdine Mission of Service
Waves of Service, directed by the newlyappointed Greg Porter (’87, MBA ’03), a Pepperdine alumnus, recognizes and celebrates Pepperdine alumni who are making a powerful impact on the lives of others.
A Community’s Wish Granted
The Irvine Counseling Center and PRYDE Program Receive Significant Grants to Support Orange County’s Homeless and At-Risk Youth
A Leap of Faith
A perspective by Gail Wilburn from the Fall/Winter 2009 Issue of Colleague Alumni Magazine.
“A” is for Accomplishment
A perspective by Nicole Johnson from the Fall/Winter 2009 Issue of Colleague Alumni Magazine.
Changing Lives: From Trauma to Healing
A perspective by Dr. Rene Hernandez-Cardenache from the Spring/Summer 2009 Issue of Colleague Alumni Magazine.
Giving Wings to Make Hopes Soar
A perspective by Wendy McElfish from the Spring/Summer 2009 Issue of Colleague Alumni Magazine.
Finding Truth in the Big Easy
Alumni Kristin Moody and Channa Cook open charter school for underserved students in New Orleans.