Pepperdine University is a Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership.
The independent, medium-sized university enrolls approximately 7,600 students in five colleges and schools. Seaver College, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, and the School of Public Policy are located on the University's 830-acre campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu. Courses are taught in Malibu, at four graduate campuses in Southern California, and at international campuses in Germany, England, Italy, Argentina, Switzerland, and China.
The university was founded in 1937 by Mr. George Pepperdine, a Christian businessman who started the Western Auto Supply Company. For the first 30 years of its life, the institution was a small, mostly undergraduate college. University status was achieved in 1970 as the institution added graduate and professional schools. In 1972, the university opened its new campus at Malibu.
Pepperdine University is religiously affiliated with Churches of Christ, of which Mr. Pepperdine was a lifelong member. Faculty, administrators, and members of the Board of Regents represent many religious backgrounds, and students of all races and faiths are welcomed.
It is the purpose of Pepperdine University to pursue the very highest academic standards within a context that celebrates and extends the spiritual and ethical ideals of the Christian faith.
The Schools of Pepperdine University
Seaver College is the university's residential college of letters, arts, and sciences, enrolling approximately 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students. An interdisciplinary curriculum requires each student to develop as a broadly educated person. Seaver College offers 43 bachelor's degrees and seven master's degrees in diverse fields of study.
The School of Law, enrolling approximately 700 full-time students, provides an excellent legal education within a value-centered context. Special programmes include international law study semesters in London and Copenhagen, the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law, and the internationally acclaimed Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.
The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management is one of the nation's largest graduate business schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and enrolls approximately 1,900 students in its full- and part-time programmes. Its mission is to develop values-centered leaders and advance responsible business practice.
The Graduate School of Education and Psychology enrolls approximately 1,600 students. It offers a total of 12 master's and doctoral programmes in education and psychology, all of which are founded on the theoretical understanding of service through leadership.
The School of Public Policy enrolls approximately 100 students and offers a master of public policy (MPP) degree built on a distinctive philosophy of nurturing leaders to use the tools of analysis and policy design to effect successful implementation and real change. The school prepares graduates for careers as leaders and seeks also to strengthen the institutions that lie between the federal government and the individual.
About Rich Dawson
Richard L. "Rich" Dawson has been working in international education for 22 years as the director of the Office of International Student Services for Pepperdine University. That office serves approximately 600 international students each year at the 5 schools of Pepperdine University. Mr. Dawson has led five tours to East Asia, Oceania, and the Asian sub-continent over the last nine years, the most recent one being to Oceania in June of 2010. He was recently honoured by the Overseas Association of College Admission Counseling in 2010 with the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also honoured in 2009 by the Council of International Schools with the T. Michael Mayberry Award for distinguished service. He speaks regularly at international conferences such as the CIS Forum in Europe, NAFSA the Association of International Educators, the OACAC Summer Conference and at Education USA regional conferences in East Asia/Pacific and at MENA, the Middle East and North Africa.
Initiated as an add-on trip to the Council of International Schools (CIS) South Asia Tour and coordinated by Scholarships for USA (Pvt) Ltd (www.scholarshipsforusa.com) Pepperdine University would be visiting Colombo on October 4/5 in the company of few prestigious universities rarely traveled to the Island before. Highlight of the visit would be an opening evening where the best achievers of the nation could discuss with each rep of admissions and financial aid. |
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