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Tim Perrin, currently the vice dean and professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law, was named President of Lubbock Christian University on February 3, 2012. The announcement was made this morning in a news conference carried live online at LCU.edu/live.
Perrin, a 1984 graduate of Lubbock Christian, will succeed Ken Jones who held the presidential position for 18 years. Jones transitioned to the role of chancellor last year.
“I can’t describe the sense of privilege and the sense of honor I feel in being given this great trust, sacred trust, to take on ... News »
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to cut $110 million from the Cal Grant budget would affect financial aid for approximately 430 students at Seaver College and more than 26,000 students in California in both public and private universities. The proposed changes would apply to both incoming and returning students and would be implemented as soon as the 2012-2013 school year.
These changes are part of Brown’s plan to close the state’s growing deficit. If approved, $131.2 million would be saved by reducing the Cal Grant maximum award of $9,708 to $5,472.
If Cal ... News »
Settled between arching mountains and a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, Malibu’s stretch of Pacific Coast Highway provides bicycle enthusiasts an unbeatably beautiful route to enjoy on a weekend bike ride. Yet, besides its beauty, the highway is also famous for its fatalities — more than a dozen of which have been cyclists attempting to navigate through infrastructure unsuitable for bicycles.
After a few years of discussions between cyclists and city officials, the Malibu City Council voted Monday night on Jan. 23 to pursue the “Bicycle Friendly Community” designation from ... News »
The Payson Library archivists have been uncovering previously hidden treasures from the library’s special collections. The archives project, titled “Preserving the Past, Preparing for the Future,” aims to free these pieces of history from ambiguous labels on cardboard storage boxes and document them as part of the University’s contribution to historical scholarship.
“We don’t want these things to stay in storage,” said head of Special Collections and University Archives Melissa Nykanen. We want to get them out so people can use them.”
The project, made possible through a $110,143 grant from the ... News »
Former DPS officer Henry “Hank” Gamboa was a proud member of the Pepperdine family. At 77, Gamboa passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. As a DPS officer serving until his retirement in 2010, Gamboa grew to love the Pepperdine community and gave much of himself to its advancement.
Gamboa was the “face of Pepperdine.” As a booth officer, Gamboa was the one who greeted the thousands of vehicles entering campus each day with his friendly wave and unique, warming smile.
Gamboa’s wife of 30 years remembers ... Featured, News »
Dr. Nathaniel Jones III entered his position as Pepperdine’s new associate provost for Academic Administration on Monday.
According to Provost Darryl Tippens, there was a pressing need to fully implement the University’s new Strategic Plan as well as meet the demands of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the regional accrediting agency.
The University needed “someone who had both a strong academic background and specific experience in higher education administration, including accreditation, assessment and strategic planning,” Tippens said.
Moving forward with his new job, Jones “will get acquainted with the budgets ... News »
Malibu City Council member Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner is a quirky mix of traditionalist, environmentalist and empiricist who has made waves in local politics over recent years. Inspired by what future generations will inherit from his own, he has directed his efforts into enhancing and preserving the scenic beauty of Malibu’s 26 miles of coastline.
“I got tired of picked up trash in the canyon and on the beach and I looked to a larger resource to help me with cleaning up the beaches and canyon, and that was environmentalism,” he ... News »
Payson Library’s display of artwork created by Holocaust survivors and a screening of documentary film “As Seen through These Eyes” illuminated survivors’ use of art in the face of tragedy.
The Glazer Institute of Jewish Studies and Payson Library collaborated in an attempt to provoke further intellectual discussion among students regarding the Holocaust yesterday in an art exhibit at 6 p.m. and film screening at 7 p.m.
“This entire exhibition shows the power of art to transcend tragedy,” said Director of Library Advancement and Public Affairs Ken LaZebnik. “To me, this exhibit ... News »
Professors teach their pet subjects well. I took spiritual writing with John Struloeff, who happens to be writing a book on Leo Tolstoy. He went on a tangent about him halfway through class one day, and 30 minutes later, we were all so wrapped up in Tolstoy’s life that we had forgotten to take our break. That’s learning, and that’s why we’re here.
At other schools if your professor is working to get published, he or she is not also teaching you. The teaching assistant is. Not so at Pepperdine, and ... Featured, News »
Students, faculty and guests committed to seeking truth spent the evening in “Radical Conversations” at the Pepperdine Veritas Forum in Elkins Auditorium Jan 29 and 30.
The forum, sponsored by Student-led Ministries, featured speakers Randy Harris, Professor at Abilene Christian University, (ACU) on Sunday, and Dr. Richard Mouw, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, on Monday.
This year’s theme, “Radical Conversations: Engaging a Multi-Faith World,” sought to investigate the place of Christianity in an increasingly pluralistic world. Harris spoke on Christians finding conviction in their “stories” and sought to address the critiques of ... 
